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school computer
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Discussions about school computers on WindowsForum cover a range of practical issues. Users report problems like data loss after Windows updates on school laptops, restrictions on personalization settings in school environments, and concerns about using BitLocker-protected USB drives on older or virus-prone school computers. Additionally, threads discuss Microsoft's discontinued Windows 11 SE, which was designed for education but failed to compete with Chromebooks. These conversations highlight common challenges students and educators face with school-issued Windows devices, including update reliability, administrative restrictions, and data security.
Microsoft's recent decision to discontinue Windows 11 SE marks the end of its latest attempt to penetrate the education sector with a streamlined operating system. This move underscores the challenges the company has faced in competing with Google's Chrome OS, which has steadily gained traction...
Just a few years after its ambitious debut, Microsoft’s experiment to wrest the education device market from Google—Windows 11 SE—is coming to an abrupt end. Launched in late 2021 as a stripped-down, classroom-focused edition of Windows 11, Windows 11 SE was billed as Microsoft’s strongest bid...
I Got issues with my Windows. It started updating automatically. It did that thing where it says “hello. We are making everything ready for you” or something like that. It also said that it took longer that they expected. After the update the screen was black and the windows thing down in the...
The "Personalise" option is blocked at my school on their computers, therefore I cannot customise them. I have seen people do it, but i don't know how. I want to customise the 3d text screensaver (using shortcuts, or something).
Thanks.
Hello people, I want to know something about the BitLocker protection system:
If I use it to protect my USB pendrive, how can I use it on a Windows XP system for example? How it'll ask me the password?
I want to lock my pendrive because I have important data on it and my school computer has...