Windows 11

The Copilot icon has begun appearing in my Outlook messages wherever I type. I am a creative fiction writer so it's of no use to me, I just find it visually distracting. But can't figure out how to turn it off. Is there any way to do this? I will have to completely stop using Outlook for email if I can't fix this.EDIT: I downgraded my subscription from Microsoft 365 Personal to Personal Classic which is not supposed to include AI, but the icon still appears and I still can't get rid of it. I tried calling the customer support number but it just tells me to go to the website, which is not helpfView the full article

Hi,I recently bought a PC. I tried to play Forza Horizon 4 on my new PC however, I came across a error. It says " Unknown software exception (0x0000008). After the error message my computer completely freezes. Also my friend bought a PC with same specs. It gives the exact error message. By the way in the error message header our .exe files are different. So I assume that this is not an issue related to the specific software.SPECS:32GB RAMRTX 40601TB SSDThanks!View the full article

The following release notes coincide with Cumulative updates for all the supported versions of Windows, released on March 11, 2025.Windows 11Windows 11, version 24H2March 11, 2025—KB5053598 (OS Build 26100.3476) - Microsoft SupportWindows 11 version 23H2March 11, 2025—KB5053598 (OS Build 26100.3476) - Microsoft SupportWindows 10March 11, 2025—KB5053606 (OS Builds 19044.5608 and 19045.5608) - Microsoft SupportFor information about Windows update terminology, see the article about the types of Windows updates and the monthly quality update types.View the full article

Been locked out of my PC for 2 days can't get Microsoft to do anything except give me the AI run around. When I enter my password it says that my account has been locked due to "unusual activity". I've done the chat box and was informed they can't help, turned in tickets with no response, went through the self help ****, tried calling and waiting on hold for hours on end.....View the full article

When I try to set a PIN for Windows login, it asks for my password to verify first, after I put in my password, the popup window just closes and nothing else happens. Sometimes the mouse cursor will switch to the "busy" cursor, but that changes as soon as the mouse is moved.View the full article

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is there a Windows 11 Scandisk?View the full article

Hello everyone ! I'm writing this from my phone, I will do my best to provide any info from my pc if I am able to do that (it keeps crashing). I just turned on my pc today and played some games and I noticed a low fps it's around 200+ and now it was 90~120 with some frame drops. I opened HWmonitor and I looked at the temps and under what load the components were in Task Manager, everything looked fine. I then turned my pc as usual and came back to it later. This time when I started it it went ahead and printed the Asus logo but then a black screen and it looked like it started the whole bootinView the full article

My computer (Dell Inspiron 14 7435) updated last night to Win11 24H2. Now I cannot get online. The “Get Help” service first said that the WiFi adapter had not woken up, but when I tried that recommendation it now says “Windows networking services might not be running as expected.”In services, DNS client is disabled and grayed out.Additionally, the following services return an “Error 1068: the dependency service or group failed to start.”IP helperNetwork connectivity assistant RAC managerWinHTTP Web Proxy AutoDiscovery WLAN autoconfig What can I do to restore internet access?View the full article

It seems that the Windows Boot Manager is getting extra entries created which is causing the systems not to boot. We follow these steps to fix the laptop:Once in the recovery menu:Hit the Troubleshoot optionClick Advanced Options (you may need to put in the bitlocker key)Click Command PromptType "bcdedit" then hit enterDO NOT MESS WITH THE WINDOWS BOOT MANAGER (or bootmgr)Look under the Boot Loader sectionsI believe the original should have a path that looks like " \WINDOWS\system32\winload.efi " and the system root should just say " \WINDOWS "I believe any copy should say " NEWOS" in it's patView the full article

I have a 7 month old Lenovo Laptop (Ideapad Flex 5i). I use it almost daily for online lectures in school. Last week, the integrated camera just stopped working during a lecture. This also affected an exam that was online and proctored, causing MAJOR issues. When I go into settings, and into Privacy, I can see that all of my permissions are set correctly. When I try to go into Cameras - Integrated Camera to see myself and ensure the camera is working, it *tries* to open, but immediately closes and won't let me in. I cannot even get in to troubleshoot. I have uninstalled and reinstalled View the full article

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My connected Samsung phone when viewed in file explorer suddenly marks some pictures as trashed, some normally but only shows icons for all. Things were fine with 200+ trash. Then explorer locked up. I shut it down and it returned with all icons. View the full article

I'm trying to change my phone number on Microsoft authenticator when I follow the instructions to change the number, it is just to send code to my old number and I just keep going around in circles!!?? can someone please advise View the full article

Windows freezes upon start, i cant acess my apps, i cant access the settings menu soni cant use the recovery feature. I wont reset. Do you have a solution?SincerlyPView the full article

Under Other troubleshooters, Windows Update, I clicked the Run button and ran the Windows Update Troubleshooter, then eventually received this message "I'm sorry. I was unable to run the Windows Update diagnostic. I might need to transfer you to an agent to help solve your problem.". I clicked "Yes" and eventually got here. Can you help me?View the full article

I have an Epson ET2840 printer and a HP tower, I have happily printing borderless photos until today. I cannot print borderless on either my photoshop programme or my microsoft photo programme. I tick the borderless option and I get in this loop where it say something like unavailable and I have to tick if I want to overide their suggestion but then it won't let me and I get in this loop again of them saying no and offering an overide but that takes me back again to were I was before.The long and short of it is - it was working fine never had a problem and now it will not work. I need thView the full article

Is my hardware in the best condition? please reply with enough info.View the full article

Post personal information such as your email address, phone number, product key, password, credit card number, or anything else that could compromise your privacy.View the full article

I have multiple users' computers shutting down while they are in sleep mode. Fast Startup is enabled for some of these computers, but not all. They are running Windows 10 & Windows 11. The shutdown can vary, some may lock their computer, walk away, and it shuts down within an hour of entering sleep mode. Other times, it can be a few hours until it shuts down.Any input on why this may be happening suddenly? View the full article

I found how to pick and choose which widgets I want to show in my feed so I could remove the (insert preferred expletive adjective here) news and gaming and sports feeds. I DON'T want to disable the entire widget feed.I browsed new widgets that I might like, selected one, and discovered it sucks. I WAS able to unpin it, BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO REMOVE IT from my program. This led me to the entire list of programs that are in my Microsoft store library (see attached photo), NONE OF WHICH are able to be DELETED. WTH, honestly?Someone plz help. View the full article

recently i got this laptop fixed by installing a new windows on it, but then it started crashing again after updating to 24h2 and didn't stop after rolling back. I have ruled out that it is not a hardware issue, but instead a driver issue. I have attempted to figure out what driver is conflicting but to no avail. I've tried every trick in the book to figure it out but i can't seem to figure out what's going on.I've tried: driver easy, command prompts, driver verifier, updating drivers from manufacturer, fixing ram, running tests, etc.majority of the bsod are memory related such as kernal securView the full article

I had to dual boot into windows 10 to play just this one game. I think the problem is windows 11 locks the folder and files down. But windows 10 does not. Has any found a fix or Microsoft Can you please look into this. If everyone is supposed to upgrade to 11 then I think it should be fixed.View the full article

Hi, when open a window (program or web browser), may be window down to edge of screen. So we couldn't resize the window from buttom. because task manager will open. From right or left side we can resize the window. but not from bottom. I attach a picture. "?" means there is no cursor here. "1" what I mean about the cursor.How can I handle this. is there any way to resize?Basic/simple solution. When we hold the window from side with mouse, we can only resize left or right. Is it possible to after holding, resize from up/down with mouse movement up/down?thank you,View the full article

Why are the photos I take on my Samsung Gallery S23 saving in two locations, OneDrive\Pictures\Samsung Gallery\DCIM\Camera and OneDrive\Pictures\Camera Roll? Which is the original and which is the duplicate? How can I stop this?View the full article