Windows 11

I have run out of storage space on Microsoft cloud. Can I delete old files no longer needed? If so how do I do that?View the full article

HiThe touchpad on both hp and asus laptop stopped workinf after windows update. I got the Hp laptop touchpad working but asus is still not working, i tried uninstalling and reinstalling the asus precision touchpad driver, enabling/disabling etc, there is no rollback driver option available. I am not sure what to do here. View the full article

Good afternoon, everyone! I am working with a Surface Laptop 7, which has the new Snap Dragon 64-bit ARM-based processor, and I upgraded to Windows 11 Professional in order to enable Hyper Visor. I have enabled HyperVisor, virtual machines, and Windows Subsystem for Linux; however, every time I try and run a VM for multiple Linux distributions, it automatically attempts to load over PXE over IPv4, ignoring the boot sequence that I have programmed. Additionally, I have tried to adjust the firmware to ignore secure boot, and I am still running into the same issue on all the distributions I am usView the full article

My primary computer is locked by bitlocker. I login to my account from my tablet. Microsoft needs to verify my identity but sends code to old email or possibly not sending one at all. My new email that I sign in with has the same first two letters as my old deleted email. I haven’t been able to add my phone number also due to verification issue. Please help me!View the full article

I recently got a new laptop at work which upgraded me as a user to Win11 from Win10. My fave and reliable Win10 snipping tool is no more. Instead in Win 11 I have a snipping tool that truncates screen captures and squeezes (or stretches) the image/text I'm trying to capture.It turns out it's MY fault, as I connect my laptop to an external monitor for an extended desktop and they run at different resolutions (and also are magnified) to help with my aging eyesight.The only solution I've found seems to be for me to resize both screens back to 100%, then snip my image, and then reset the screens tView the full article

This may be an issue with some folks that have Windows 11 pro along with iTunes on the same desktop. i have experienced unexpected crashes that may involve the iTunes program not transferring properly from an older PC to this one.View the full article

Every time i start my pc it tries to update windows, after that it fails and gives me an error. Multiple errors occur until i get to this screen [seen attached]. I havent been able to reset my pc or repair windows from bios. Also havent found anything useful online. Id appreciate some help.View the full article

Detailed instructions for moving files using command promptView the full article

Hi,Been working on this for some time. I have reinstalled windows from a bootable USB.Disabled any and all overclocks and cannot seem to find the issue. MINIDUMP IS: ************* Preparing the environment for Debugger Extensions Gallery repositories ************** ExtensionRepository : Implicit UseExperimentalFeatureForNugetShare : true AllowNugetExeUpdate : true NonInteractiveNuget : true AllowNugetMSCredentialProviderInstall : true AllowParallelInitializationOfLocalRepositories : true EnableRedirectToChakraJsProvider : false -- Configuring repositories View the full article

I have windows 11 and direct x 12 but GTA v tells me I need direct x 12.. what can I do to fix thisView the full article

So essentially a game called Total war: Rome 2 doesn't want to load battles anymore and we found out its a windows issue as its fixed by uninstalling updates.Any ideas other than constantly uninstalling updates as somehow it breaks again.View the full article

Since a recent update, I've been seeing all sorts of visual bugs, such as tablet mode not tilting correctly and stuck on portrait mode as well as the taskbar icons getting bigger than usual. Is there a way to solve this? Is this a gpu driver bug maybe?(as described here's a picture of the taskbar icons)View the full article

Hello all I have a big problem getting my laptop to work.Earlier today my Asus Zenbook 13 was lagging like when u running out of ram. So I restarted the laptop. And the updates started happening. I left it alone and came back to it and a Asus start screen was on with top left corner saying The operating system did not shutdown cleanly.So I left it alone came back to it after couple of hours and it's still there.So switched it off holding power button.Turned it on Asus screen with the O comes on and it's just processing stuck there after about 30 mins I see the blue screen of error Your device View the full article

I've been experiencing recurrent blue screens of death with my brand new Dell Inspiron 14 7445 running Windows 11 Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.5039). The laptop has a built-in Realtek 8852CE Wifi card that seems to be causing the issues. I’ve reinstalled windows from a full factory reset, and updated the driver to the latest version available from the Dell website (6001.16.162.1, A07). It still causes the BSOD, including two crashes within five minutes of each other earlier today. I've currently rolled the driver back one version to see if that fixes it, but since the errors only happen usuallView the full article

The last 2 updates to Windows 11 (KB5052093 and KB5053598) disabled my Search window and prevented me from opening the Calendar from the Taskbar. In each case, uninstalling the update restored functionality, but I'm concerned that I may be missing an important update. I'm running 24H2 on a desktop. Have not tried my laptop yet.View the full article

I have Windows 11 Professional installed on a flash drive. I use the flash drive on a Windows 11 Laptop. I boot to the Windows To Go Flash Drive. I have been doing the monthly updates for several months in the past. I tried to download the March 2025 updates. I would be able to download the cumulative update up to 6%. It does not go beyond. I made 3 different attempts and got the same results over a 3 day period. I have tried the Windows update troubleshooter. It has failed all 3 times. I have an older laptop with Windows 10 Professional and a seperate Windows 10 Professional To Go also on a fView the full article

I got a new computer and will eventually set up Windows 11. I want to customize the Library Folders. I want to set up a folder that says "Audio Files" or "Podcasts" instead of "Music. How can I do this?View the full article

microsoft defender said it found a threat (5 days ago) and it said that it had been taken care of.currently running a full system scan with microsoft defender. the virus in question is Behavior:Win32/ExplorerInjectQueueAPC.Shis there any way i can prevent from spreading/delete it without have to back up my files or re-install windows? (lot of work and i just moved so i dont have a spare hard drive)currently running windows 11 24h2i have a nvidia rtx gpu however the latest driver isnt installed.View the full article

After Restart w/update on Window 11 (Cumm updates 2025-01, 02, or 03) comes up to sign-in security screen (normal), but as soon I entry log-in and enter...the screen then just flashes on & off (forever). This is the 3rd time this has happened. In Feb I took to Best Buy Geek squad and got back a couple weeks later after they loaded a fresh copy on 11 on the computer. After getting home shortly after did an update again 2/24 and the same problem returned. Figured out to get into Safe Mode and removed latest update and was ok again...suspended further updates until today. Today did updates agView the full article

My desktop will no longer connect to the Internet. Despite Internet services being available on all other computers. This occurred after a Windows updates. On diagnostics it says that the Wi-Fi network adapter isn’t responding. I have an AC 9462. Enabling and disabling the Driver did not help.View the full article

My keyboard PrtScn key has behaved well with Greenshot (on Windows 11) would "Capture Region" as ddefine in my Greenshot > Preferences > Hotkeys until a couple minutes ago... It started to opening a new window of Spotify desktop app. I thought Spotify was interacting with the hardware and uninstalled the app. Now the PrtScn key opens a new window of Excel...... I tried the on-screen keyboard PrtScn key and it still opens Greenshot "Capture Region".Any idea how I can go back to my physical PrtScn keyboard key to opens Greenshot "Capture Region"?Thank youView the full article

I have tried every ways and tricks on the internet but they all seem to not be working at all. Can anyone help me with this error? View the full article

i can't install windows 11 through flash driveView the full article

When my wife logs into her Windows 11 computer the account is associated with her mother, not my wife. I've tried to add my wife's Microsoft account and remove her mother's but I see no option to allow me to do this.View the full article

After update Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5053598) one of my m.2 drive keeps disappearing it has happen 2 times now. I cant find the drive in device manager or in disc managment. I had to open up my pc take the drive out and install it again to make it work and after that no problems. But then windows was pushing me to update so i did i thought it was a one time thing but after the update same thing again plz help. im just stunned by the fact that a big company like this can do so **** work with its updates the should pay us compensation for this, View the full article