Questions tagged [windows-11]
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Disable Windows Notification Suggestions
This thing is a relatively recent addition (less than a year), if my memory is correct:
This message shows up somewhat rarely, but is it possible to make that a never?
PS: Searching online gives me ...
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Green turtle/Snail Mode (Slow Performance indicator) on Virtualbox VM
So the green turtleSnail mode for "emulation mode" remains stubbornly active.
On a Windows 11 host running a Windows 11 VM.
VirtualBox 7.0.6
W11 settings: Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online ...
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How to decode Kernel-Power Event 566 when waking from sleep
On a Dell Vostro 3470 desktop running Windows-11 Pro 21H2 build 22000.795, while troubleshooting an issue related to waking up from sleep (yes S3 sleep, not Modern Standby, as this platform does not ...
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Windows 11: how to customize the emoji keyboard?
Is it somehow possible to customize the Windows 11 emoji keyboard? Maybe through some registry keys? (I liked the Windows 10 emoji keyboard so much better)
1. Default Tab
How to change the default ...
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How to change windows settings programmatically?
The following are the categories of settings in windows:
Each has their own set of sub settings (sometimes nested too), as shown in the following picture:
Whenever I format my computer I change a ...
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Can I enable Unicode UTF-8 WorldWide Support in WIndows 11, but set another encoding for a specific app?
generally, I like to enable UTF-8 worldwide support in Windows 11, because most of apps I use support UTF-8 and I am using Linux OS with UTF-8 at the same time.
But the problem I had so far is one of ...
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How to set the focus on the open app after switching virtual desktop
How can I set the focus to the app of the current virtual desktop on Windows11 ?
For example:
I have 2 virtual Desktops, 1 desktop where I have my Code-Editor open as well as the browser showing my ...
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Using RDP with a passwordless Microsoft Account
I am trying to use Remote Desktop from my iPad to the Remote computer on the same network which is using Windows 11 Pro. The Microsoft Account I am using is a passwordless account and I sign in using ...
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Found and fix a CTD in Windows 11
I've just installed Windows 11 Pro on this PC:
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core Processor 4.50 GHz
RAM 32,0 GB
GPU AMD Radeon RX6800 XT
Via Steam, I bought and installed Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th ...
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windows 11 broke Win+0, Win+1, etc. style shortcuts
I have a number of common apps pinned to specific locations on my Windows taskbar, so that I can open or switch to these apps by using the Win + 0 or Win + 1 style key combinations. These worked ...
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is there a way to enable Colored Emojis in windows file explorer
using emojis in windows file explorer (file and folder names for example) always show in black/white version of the emojis
but i noticed that in windows 11 explorer tabs the colored emojis are ...
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Is it possible to get File Explorer to remember open tabs for next time you start it?
I've been using an add-in for Windows File Explorer called QtTabBar for years. The main benefit it gave me was tabs.
I've just upgraded my PC from Windows 10 to Windows 11, which has tabs in File ...
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How can I add multiple Edge profile icons to the Windows 11 Start menu?
I use several Edge profiles and I'd like to add them to the Windows 11 Start menu. 'Pin to Start' puts them in the alphabetical list accessed using the 'All apps' button on the Start menu but I want ...
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Windows 11 22H2 WSL error - Windows cannot access \\wsl.localhost
I have installed WSL on Windows 11 and Ubuntu-22.04 in it. However, when I click on the Linux icon on the side panel,
I get the below error message:
WSL successfully opens Ubuntu-22.04:
Please let ...
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Can I force Windows to only wake from sleep via a power button press or have a manual allow-list of devices (rather than automatically granting wake)?
When I sleep my computer, it always wakes unexpectedly. When checking what devices are allowed to wake it up I have this list.
PS C:\> powercfg /devicequery wake_armed
HID-compliant mouse
HID-...
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assoc & ftype stops working on Windows 11
In Win 10 I successfully associated .lyx files to launch LyX using a specific userdir with the following in cmd as admin:
assoc .lyx=LyX.Document
ftype lyx.document="C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2....
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Windows 11 Switch language shortcut works only after 2 presses
Since windows 11 a weird bug seems to occur, and it only occurs after some time.
So I have 2 languages - EN and HE.
I'm using Alt+Shift and everything works well - it switches between the 2 languages, ...
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Remove "AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition" from Windows Explorer context menu
When I right click inside a folder in Windows Explorer, there is an option called "AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition":
(This option only appears when I right click on an empty space inside ...
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How to deal with huge pagefile (committed memory) usage created by ASUS LightingService?
I have an Asus TUF Gaming laptop that I have owned for around a year. I am running Windows 11 on it.
Recently, I noticed a significant increase in memory usage, specifically from higher page file ...
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How to remove WSL directory icon from desktop?
How to remove this?
I've tried to remove this icon through WSL. On path /mnt/c/Users there is desktop.ini file, I think that file represents desktop icon of WSL directory. rm -r desktop.ini doesn't ...
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Windows 11 sudden issue with Windows Sandbox and Windows Subsystem for Android
For some days now, my Windows Sandbox & Windows Subsystem for Android, stopped working and i can't find a way to solve the issue after trying many suggestions i found on the internet.
Windows ...
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WSL update "Element Not Found"
When running wsl --update on my windows 11 machine, it errors at 90% with "Element not found.".
I can't find anything online about this related to windows 11, only errors for windows 10.
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How do I change the Minimize, Maximize, and Close Button icons?
On Windows 11, is it possible to upload an icon to change a UI button?
For example, the Minimize/Maximize/Close icons:
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How to get rid of Microsoft Rewards notifications?
My Windows 11 PC randomly pops up a notification about Microsoft Rewards. How do I get rid of this?
I'm not logged in with a Microsoft account
I don't use Edge
"Get tips and suggestions when ...
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How to rename Bluetooth device in Windows 11 Pro 22H2?
All the guides that I managed to find (namely this one, this and this) seems to be pre 22H2. The Control Panel section named Hardware and Sound → Devices and Printers seems to be no longer exiting in ...
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Windows 11 Snap Layouts: force all 6 layout options (irrespective of display resolution)?
I noticed that on Windows 11, upon pressing Win+z, on my smaller screen I have ...
...while on my bigger one I have two more options:
(And if you upvote this question,then next time I'll be able to ...
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Windows touchpad-like smooth mouse scrolling
Is there a way to enable "real" smooth scrolling system-wide in Windows (11)? I just got Logitech MX Master 3s with a free rotating scroll wheel, but so far smooth scrolling only works in ...
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Windows 11 Laptop is woken up by USB wired mouse despite mouse's ability to wake being disabled and wake_armed showing "NONE". How to fix?
We have a custom Windows 11 laptop that has an external Microsoft USB wired mouse attached to it with the full Microsoft drivers for it installed.
In Device Manager, the mouse's ability to wake up the ...
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Dependency Xvfb missing error on npm run
On running the command npm run test on ubuntu WSL-2 Windows 11. I get the following error:
[email protected] test
cypress run
It looks like this is your first time using ...
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How to unpin/remove "Home" from top of Navigation Pane?
How do I unpin/remove "Home"?
(With "Documents", "Music", "Videos", etc. I could right-click and "Unpin from Quick access". But for "Home", ...
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Intel iGPU passthrough on Hyper-V using Discrete Device Assignment (DDA)
I have a Hyper-V VM (Gen 2) running a Linux distribution and would like to passthrough my intel-iGPU (intel UHD graphics) using DDA.
I have encountered the following error after following the ...
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An error occurs on the process monitor of the windows11 vm:Unable to load Process Monitor device driver
I installed windows11 virtual machine on m1 MacBook pro, then i installed Process Monitor on win11, but each time I run Process Monitor, it shows "Unable to load Process Monitor device driver&...
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WSL2 GUI App (Ubuntu 22.04 welcome screen) is cut in diagonal
I installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS from the Microsoft Store, and this happened, already tried twice, but still the same problem
UPDATE:
My GPU is Asus TUF nVidia GeForce RTX 3070 OC, drivers always up to ...
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How to hard set Windows Terminal as default for ALL applications and users?
The conventional method to set a default terminal application doesn't apply to 2 types of applications:
Running a shell (e.g: Powershell) as administrator
Running a application-specific such as Git ...
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Strange remote desktop connections after Windows 11 startup
Recently I have noticed that when I start Windows, just after startup, before doing anything or starting any other application, I always have 3 remote desktop processes in the task manager (screenshot ...
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Windows 10/11 pending files to be indexed
Is there a way to see which files are pending to be indexed?
In Windows 11 settings > Privacy & Security > Searching Windows, the Indexed Status indicates the number of indexed and pending ...
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What is Windows 11 doing in the Maintenance Phase of Modern Standby when it should be sleeping?
I have a new Windows 11 machine that seems to support Modern Standby fine. Often, though, it seems to keep running when I put it to sleep. I have run powercfg.exe -SleepStudy and the report shows the ...
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Virtual Machine Platform turned on but Windows Subsystem for Android not working
I want to use Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11. I encountered a problem while following the article in the link step by step. When I try to open an app (in Amazon Store or files app in wsa ...
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Scrolling through the taskbar pinned icons in Windows 11
After upgrading to Windows 11, I'm facing an issue in which I can't scroll through my taskbar pinned icons.
I have a lot of them, and it is shown this way on my laptop:
There is a list of icons, and ...
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Error 0x80070781 copying files from WSL to Windows
I am trying to copy files from WSL2 Ubuntu 18.04 to Windows v21H1 using path \\wsl$\Ubuntu-18-04 so I can create a boot disk for a Yocto project I am working on, and can see, access, and navigate to ...
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Windows 11 update check cached?
Tried to get upgrade for Windows 11 - the Windows Update shows the PC does not meet requirements and the Microsoft PC Health Check shows it does (I have Asus ROG Strix X570-E with AMD Ryzen 9):
One ...
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Batch - How to differ between Windows 10 and Windows 11 in future versions
In the past i was using the major/minor number received from the ver tool in case i need to execute OS specific commands. With the release of Windows 11 it looks like this wouldn't work anymore (at ...
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How to fix extremely slow Microsoft Store downloads?
I recently helped set up a new computer with Windows 11 (preinstalled), and while it went rather smoothly, there's a problem that the Microsoft Store is downloading and installing extremely slowly: It ...
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Core Isolation Issue: "Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection is off"
I am getting this warning since my last Windows 11 update in:
Windows Security > Device Security > Core Isolation
Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection is off. Your device may be ...
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Bluetooth Headphones get Paired but don't Autoconnect on Windows 11
The Problem
My Bluetooth headset is enabled and shows as “Paired”, but it does not autoconnect. The device is Sony WH-CH510 headset and my machine runs Windows 11. Headphones autoconnect just fine ...
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Visual Studio Community 2022: mscoreei.dll could not be loaded
I've become suddenly unable to use Visual Studio Community due to the error in the screenshot. It comes up a lot and makes the IDE completely unusable. The error comes after I load up my solution.
My ...
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KB5034441 update error 80070643 - Increasing recovery partition size in VMWare
I have two VMWare workstation virtual machines where update KB5034441 update fails with error 0070643.
This supposedly is a too small recovery partition. Quoting from:
KB5028997: Instructions to ...
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How do I make the File Explorer dropdown collapse?
I don't know the name of what I'm trying to get to collapse, so I've not been able search to solve my question. I'm sorry, so I'm going to give the excruciating long description which Google/Bing can'...
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What's MS way to replace the Windows System and keep user directory from WinPE?
I'm messing around with two full-partition installations of Windows 11 & 10 on two separate drives using the BIOS F12 startup-drive-selector to change disks and windows installs. (Windows system ...
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Why is the camera list showing “Sonix Technology Co Ltd.” instead of “Integrated Camera?”
I’m trying to set up OBS with my webcam and integrated camera, but in the cameras list it shows up with my webcam, but instead of “Integrated Camera,” it shows up with “Sonix Technology Co., Ltd.,” ...