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#bug
About this tag
The #bug tag on WindowsForum.com covers user-reported issues in Windows, including visual glitches like the explorer.exe icon being replaced by random application icons, and performance anomalies such as Notepad.exe unexpectedly consuming RAM. These threads often involve troubleshooting steps and community advice for resolving unexpected behavior in Windows 11 and other versions. The tag is a resource for users encountering similar software bugs and seeking solutions.
Anyone else every have this strange issue where explorer.exe icon is replaced with some random shortcut or application and it changes once in awhile too depending if I've installed something recently or not. On Win 11 22h2 No dev preview or anything... My explorer .exe icon has also been the...
I'm not sure when this occurred but whenever I open Task Manager, I see notepad taking up my device's ram. I have never seen notepad running in background and I don't think it needs to do so. Is it a virus? If so how can I remove it permanently?