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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22543 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR We’re introducing more natural voices for Narrator. This build has a good set of improvements such as a few updated visuals for some UI areas. We have a good set of fixes too! As...

Windows 11 brings refinement to contextual file operations in the right-click context menu and share dialog. These are extensible by apps, including unpackaged Win32 apps. The context menu is one of the most popular and useful shell extensions. If you are already in File Explorer or on the...

Hi, Am looking for a way to force the pen on my external tablet monitor to behave like the mouse using keyboard shortcuts. App in question is MS Whiteboard. Have tried uinsg "left click" as a setting in the driver, and holding down the left click on the mouse and moving the pen cursor. No joy...

I was writing some basic batch code and discovered F11 and ALT+ENTER worked to maximize cmd. However, if you spammed it fast enough, you could see something that looks a bit like windows 7 pop up at the minimize and maximize buttons. can someone explain this?

Web browsing doesn’t happen in isolation, and users frequently multitask between their web browser and other apps using the Taskbar and Alt + Tab. Traditionally, these surfaces have been almost exclusively focused on apps, forcing users to take additional steps to get to the tab they need—until...

Usually my system (windows 10 desktop) is extremely reliable and fast. Every once in a while I mis-type something (probably involving a special key such as control or alt) And things go crazy. Certain keys stop working (e.g. backspace). after a little frustration and banging of keys a voice...

Hello! I have tuned Windows 10.1909 x64 Pro with many extensions. I found problem with using cut, copy and paste by shortcuts Ctrl+X/C/V. Still is possible to cut, copy and paste only by context menu. But - not in whole OS - mainly in Explorer and file dialogs and some applications. Really I'm...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19018 (20H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Starting today, Windows Insiders who have opted into Skip Ahead are being migrated back into the Fast ring. This means that Skip Ahead will no longer be reflected...

I have a dual monitor system. Today, I awoke my computer from sleep and somehow all of the icons from the left screen (my main display) ended up on the right screen, while the taskbar remained on the left side. I went into display settings and found that my choice for the main display somehow...

On my systems, Windows Explorer is pinned to the taskbar at position 2. This enables the key sequence <Win> 2 to open the Explorer. I have several folders pinned to Explorer. This allows for the key sequence <Win><Alt> 2, then m to open the Explorer on the pinned folder named "Metrics."...

Hi. I am new to this forum and Windows and I apologise if this has been asked/answered before. Is it possible to program (say) a function key to 1) Open a notepad file then 2) Select all (ctrl-A) then 3) Copy to clipboard (ctrl-c) then 4) Open chrome browser then 5) Open a browser extension...

Hi, I press the function key shortcut for projecting display on other devices. A window from left-hand side opens up. I select 'PC Screen Only' by clicking on that option or by pressing 'Enter' key. Nothing happens. I have to press the function key shortcut again to get rid of that popup/window...

Hi, I usually use alt-arrow keys and Enter to navigate in Widows Explorer. But there is one really irritating feature. When you open a folder (with Enter) and press down arrow, the second file from the top will be highlighted. Since my folders are sorted on date modified and I usually want to...

Hi, I have a strange issue when I left click on the start menu nothing happens either can I open the action center. I can right click on everything and the search icon works in the taskbar etc. but I can't open start menu or action center. I can't either open the start menu with the keyboard...

Hi All , We were able to do minimize the pop up while saving a file successfully on our local machines which are Windows 8 and above, by going to task manager and locating the application and right clicking and then choosing "minimize". however when we are trying to do the same in windows 7...

The other day, My cursor froze and I couldn't restart. I had to perform a hard shutdown, instead. How can I perform a restart when the cursor freezes? I imagine there are certain keys that must be pressed. Thanks for your assistance, guys.

Hello: The functions within a text in Microsoft Edge or IE 11, using SHIFT + ARROW DOWN or SHIFT + END, worked well, selecting the text line by line or selecting the text until the end. From about one or two months month these functions do not work anymore. For example in Word ou other...

Continuum for Phones, available on select Windows 10 Mobile devices, allows customers to connect their phone to a monitor, projector, or TV for a full-sized desktop experience, powered by their phone. Because Microsoft Edge is built on the Universal Windows Platform, Microsoft Edge in Continuum...

Got no idea if this is right thread, but i got this idea. when u mark texts, you can just press caps lock to make everything in caps, and ofc toggle so hitting caps lock again will make the text small again Someone make this happen, because its not a stupid idea.

My adult daughter is running Windows 7 SP1. She swears that whenever the computer misbehaves or otherwise does something she doesn't like, she presses CTRL-Fn and the problem goes away. I know, I know, these are both modifier keys and require another standard key to accomplish something, but...