Questions tagged [windows-11]
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Password protected Excel file on usb drive file behaving strangely when clicked
Nothing unusual at first glance - a password-protected Excel file on a usb stick. Previously, put the stick in the usb port, double-click the file and enter the password to work on the file.
Now ...
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Mysterious WiFi network being broadcast from my PC
I have a laptop (Framework 16) running Windows 11 Education 23H2 (Build 22631.3737). Today, I noticed a secure WiFi network called "Direct-URLAPPYmsQA" where "LAPPY" is the name of ...
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How to prevent resizing snapped windows in Windows 11?
TLDR; When I have windows snapped to the left and right sides of the screen, is it possible to resize one without resizing the other?
Frequently I want to quickly have two windows on the screen, but ...
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Turning off responding to the mouse when computer in sleep mode
Can I turn off responding to the mouse when the computer is in sleep mode (which leads to undesired wake up)? Sometimes I touch the mouse by mistake and the computer wakes up. I'd be fine with him ...
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Is this ResetWindowsSearchBox.ps1 the same as a Delete and Rebuild Index in Indexing Options?
We have some windows.db files on a few machines that have grown to massive sizes in Windows 11; and I was wondering how to use Powershell 5 to clean these up.
I am aware of the Control Panel’s ...
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Why do Windows 10 / Windows 11 copied/pasted shortcuts not appear, but newly created ones do?
With Windows 10/11 you can access the start menu items in these locations:
"%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\...
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reimaging win11 arm64 stuck at Starting Bootmgr
reimaging new arm64 hardware. Snapdragon X chip, surface laptop 7. I built a bootable with rufus4.5 (from exfat, NTFS is the only option in rufus), the win11 pro iso i need to use, booting with secure ...
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Is there a deterministic way to reboot Windows 10/11 from the login screen (if you can't see the screen)
I have a machine that sometimes boots up without activating the discrete Nvida GPU.
Thus I have a machine that's booted, running, at the login screen, but sending video to the wrong place. A reboot ...
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Bypassing Secure Boot without disabling it
I've tried archboot, but no luck as I was stuck due to the plymouth missing. Now I want to try to install arch or nixos alongside Win 11. The problem lies in secure boot. I don't have spare linux to ...
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Windows 11 Device Encryption not working after dual boot
First I installed Windows, I turned on Secure Boot and checked in System Information that the PCR7 Configuration was OK and that Device Encryption Support was ready to be enabled. Then I installed ...
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Screen capture in Windows is all black
I'm trying get screen capture through a SSH connection. In this SSH connection, I'm using the normal user. (in my case its PC)
I found that after executing this command:
screenshot-cmd -o test.jpg
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How to "dir" a folder on my phone? [duplicate]
Environment: Computer: Windows 11 / Phone: Android 9 (Yeah, It's old.)
If I want to save the contents of a folder on my computer, I can go to Command Prompt and do:
dir "folder_path" > ...
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Network connectivity between 2 pcs
Both pc are connected into a unmanaged 24 port unmanaged switch. Windows 11 pc is in port 3 and windows 10 pc is in port 4 the one and 2 is filled by a Playstation and a TV. The router is connected ...
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Brightness doesn't change on external display
I have a laptop with a external display and when i try to change brightness in windows it changes only on built in display. Night light works tho. I'd change brightness with monitor menu, but hdr on ...
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Is there a way to merge the sound level sliders?
In my Windows 11 I now have a growing set of sound loudness sliders which regulate in detail how loud the sounds of given applications are.
The problem is that usually/often, when I have a headset ...
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Recover from disk failure using mirrored volumes
I have a system set up with Windows 11 and two drives. The disks have been converted to dynamic disks and the boot volume has been mirrored. As far as I can tell only the "primary" disk can ...
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Hide user folders in Windows explorer
They are back! After a recent (June/2024) update these undesired links to folders are back. I have tried all methods of removing them to no avail. And now there's a link to Gallery on the Drives panel ...
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Admin Pop-Up Mid Download [closed]
I am trying to download a software but during the "Install" step it asks for an admin password. I do not know the admin password.
I used a .bat file to open the setup but I don't know how ...
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Prevent installed apps from opening the Microsoft store
I've installed Net Speed Meter from the Microsoft Store https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nmbx01pxz4l on my Windows 11 computer. Now, when I restart my computer, the Microsoft Store opens to the Net ...
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Windows not dual booting with Ubuntu
I recently installed Ubuntu 24.04 L.T.S. I had a lot of problems during installation but now, I just can't boot up windows. Even if i give it top priority through BIOS, Ubuntu somehow keeps opening. I'...
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Why is Afrikaans Keyboard randomly installed on Windows 11? [duplicate]
I've done some searching and this seems to be a common problem. It is not included under settings in my list of languages and keyboards, but when I installed another language it magically appeared. I ...
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windows defender antivirus folder missing on local group policy editor
gpedit.msc was missing, i added it with using .bat
after restart i could enter to gpedit.msc but windows defender antivirus folder is missing
i need that folder to disable windows defender. pls help
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Continuous pen strokes in Snipping Tool cause DWM to crash in Windows 10 but not in Windows 11
Around the same time last year I had to upgrade my existing Windows 10 installation to Windows 11 because of a weird AMD graphics driver issue from the February 2023 version and onwards where strokes ...
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Is it possible to get rid of msixbackgroundtasksexecutor while still using Skype?
Not long ago I turned on Skype, which updated itself and installed a process called msixbackgroundtasksexecutor. Ever since, this process has been running in the background, without showing up in the ...
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How to tell the program to look for its AppData/Local files in a flash drive it's installed on
I would like to install a software on a flash drive completely, without creating any local files on a PC (privacy purposes). I have installed the program on a flash drive and I have transferred its ...
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I can't insert long paths in the "Target" box in Windows 11 shortcut properties (might consider using vbs or batch)
I'm trying to create a Windows shortcut that will be put in my startup folder. The shortcut starts a program (Discord), but with a 1-minute delay. I'm doing this because my (ancient) core i3-2100 PC ...
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Fix high DPC latency for stornvme.sys (NVM Express controller)
I have a PC with Windows 11 (I had windows 10 and updated when it came out the 11) and it frequently get unusable because of very long freezes. After investigating for a while it seems that the ...
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Task manager shows ridiculously wrong memory consumed by processes
After one of windows updates Task Manager in Windows 11 shows memory consumed by processes in its Details tab as single kilobytes which is obviously wrong. Look at the screenshot, it shows Visual ...
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PC Running slow and issuing a BSOD with WHEA_uncorrectable_error [closed]
My PC has been running very slow ever since I got it, like super slow that it looks like I'm running on an old hard drive but it has a 128GB SSD. I thought it must have been the OS and is currently ...
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Wifi/LAN stops working randomly
Problem Behavior:
Internet on my PC stops working randomly. This happens both with WiFi and LAN.
I have seen that once the computer locks/goes to sleep, I am unable to access internet.
I can access ...
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Windows 11 sometimes doesn't reconnect to Wi-Fi without manual prodding
Sometimes, when I turn on my Wi-Fi hotspot, Windows 11 does not connect to it automatically.
I have to bring up this menu:
Then, click on the > arrow on the Wi-Fi button to show the list of nearby ...
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How do I change network name of Windows 11 PC?
My Windows 11 PC came with a generic name DESKTOP-CLIQGVS. I followed the standard name change procedure and changed the name to lifebook. It shows both names now, and it is still visible on the ...
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Switch virtual desktop on Win11 on an old keyboard without a windows key?
This is my taskbar. How do you switch desktops without a windows key?
Is there a way to set a keyboard shortcut for it myself?
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HTTP name resolution for local HP printer
OS is Windows 11
My local HP printer has a web server at http://HPF38629 (That's listed in the printer's network configuration as the printer hostname). This works, I can connect to the printer by ...
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task scheduler library does not synch properly wit AD
I have Windows Server 2022 Datacenter 21H2 and a Windows 11 Pro 23H2 machine
I created 2 gpo-s with some scheduled tasks.
I deleted one of the tasks from windows server GPO manager but after many ...
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VB6 Add-Ins only show when Running as Administrator (Windows 11)
I recently installed a version of VB6 (Enterprise) on a Windows 11 machine. When I previously ran VB6 on Windows 10, I was able to utilize the popular mouse-wheel fix add-in by calling regsvr32 <...
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More space on disk taken than actual files Win 11 [duplicate]
Windows says that 207 GB of space is used, but when I sum it up, it amounts to 153 GB. This is an SSD disk, and Windows says it is optimised.
Update: I deleted the recycle bin, and it freed 9 GB, but ...
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How to share my BrightVPN connection via Hotspot on Windows 11 [closed]
I would like to share my BrightVPN connection via Hotspot on Windows 11 without using a third party application if possible.
I have tried to Google for solutions like this but nothing worked so far.
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Unable to remove a record from a Dns Client Cache on Windows 11
I set up a website in IIS on my local machine running Windows 11. It had a domain name secured by SSL. I have since deleted this site from IIS, removed the SSL certificates and moved the site to a ...
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Internet connection is regularly throttled to zero unless I open a game in Steam
This has been a problem since upgrading to Windows 11.
My internet throttles itself to the point of being unusable - essentially not connected, though the wifi panel shows no problems or warnings. To ...
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What to add to batch file to disable device from waking PC during sleep?
I have a batch file on my Windows 11 PC that puts it to sleep. I have a hotkey on my keyboard that runs the program when I press it, putting my PC to sleep.
But recently I've run into issues where my ...
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Pen Drive recognized as Cd-ROM
As I mentioned above, my pendrive is recognized as cd-rom on my Win11 OS. And since it is recognized as CD-ROM, I can't format it, can't list in diskpart, or disk management tool. Even Minitool ...
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Office Pro Plus 2021 Retail via Office Deployment Tool install fails on Windows 11 23H2
Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Version 10.022621 (OS Build 22621.1848)
My windows setup is Local Account with full admin.
Office Pro Plus 2021 Retail
I have been trying for the last three days, including ...
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Merging unallocated partition on a dynamic drive
So I have unallocated space on my drive, sandwiched between two recovery partitions of unknown provenance. I'm trying to merge it into my C: drive, but since they aren't adjacent I couldn't extend ...
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How can Delete new windows update file that are not installed
SO I see that temp files are taking 23GB of space
but when I try to go and clean it, it doesn't delete the files,
how can I delete that 19gb update file
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OneDrive fails to sync when offline for a long time (weeks)
I have a Microsoft 365 subscription which comes with 1 TB Onedrive storage. I am using it in multiple computers regularly.
The syncing of files is smooth enough when I am logging in the computers ...
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What's inside APPDATA and will it be reinstalled if WSL Ubuntu files accidentally deleted?
I was installing WSL and got some problem with the environment variables after doing nano adding 'export $PATH' to the ~/.bashrc. The WSL no longer able to do 'ls' commands nor doing anything else. ...
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Change document icons for Excel files on Windows 11
I am using Office 2021 but installed OneNote from Office 2010 because I need this version for some legacy notes. Except for OneNote, I am using the new applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) in 2021.
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Windows Explorer selected file or folder highlight is very bright
I just bought a new laptop and I am still setting things up and I came across a very irritating feature in Windows File Explorer. Whenever I select a folder or file in the Explorer, the highlight ...
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Option to create new text document randomly disappears in Windows 11 and only returns after I restart my computer
On my new Windows 11 laptop, the option to create a new text file seems to disappear from the right-click menu every so often. I have to restart my computer to make this option re-appear.
Is there a ...
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