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Hello, Is there any way to disable the giant and unnecessary "ribbon" (I think it's called that at least) in windows 11? In win 10 there is a little arrow to the top right which you can minimize it with, and there are also tools that let you disable it completely, but I can't find anything at...

Hi, is it possible to make a startup script (win 7-10) doing the following: 0. Script starts with the OS. 1. Detects connected to PC displays (I use a TV display, hdmi). 2. Opens a web browser on TV (f.ex. display 1) FULL screen mode. 3. The browser starts with a particular user profile (f.ex...

I can never leave well enough alone, I always want to know what clicking on this or that does. This time I'm talking about the panel that comes up when you click on the Connection Icon on the right side of the taskbar. This time I clicked on a Checkbox next to my internet connection. I think it...

Hello, so i added my batch script for auto turning off nanoleafs on pc shutdown via this tutorial Executing a batch script on Windows shutdown but it does not work, if you run the script alone, it works fine, but not on windows shutdown... any ideas? Its added in a shutdown folder and also...

Hello and happy holidays everyone! How can I clear the autofill drop down e-mail suggestions whenever I begin to type an address in Mail? You see, I've accumulated tons of addresses from years of being a user, some are no longer valid, some I have no use for. How can I clear the autofill, or...

Right click taskbar>taskbar settings>left click settings>other system tray icons= red X on mouse keys. Why is there a red on mouse keys and how to remove it? P.S. I used a program to recover an image and all is fixed. Never did get the way to fix the previous OS issue. Now it is moot.

If I were to make Google Docs my default writer instead of Word would I then see docs when I use my Windows 11 file explorer instead of Word? If possible do I go to apps and select the default Google Docs assuming it is there. Or HOW would I make Google Docs my default writer?

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1028 and Build 22623.1028 (KB5021866) to the Beta Channel. Build 22623.1028= New features rolling out. Build 22621.1028 = New features off by default. December 2022 Bug Bash: Starting tomorrow December 7th...

I have a DELL laptop, windows 11 latest update. My battery icon shows a 'X' mark and the wifi/sound/battery taskbar is all greyed out. When I open Bluetooth settings the windows auto closed. Need solution for this.

Hello, I'm wanting to upgrade from Win10 Home to Pro, so I went to the start area and entered Update, then clicked "Check for updates". The screen that popped up had a few icons in the upper right-hand corner, one being Windows Update. Below those words I see Attention needed. When I click...

How do I change edge from being the default browser

Just got my windows 11 pc... is there any way to set the screen to lock after timed inactivity as in previous versions of windows? I don't wish to pair my phone so dynamic lock is not an option for me

Where can I find the power and sleep settings in windows 11? The "Power" settings under "system", with "Screen and Sleep" does nothing. I set them both to 1 minute to test them and got nothing.

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25236 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR This build has a set of improvements as well as some additional known issues – please be sure to read through the blog post below. Insider Windows 11 Season 2 continues with episode 2...

Hello,I'm new to this Forum, and hope to be aided to solve a problem I'm unable to solve by myself. My aim is to be able to access drives of Desktop from Laptop, and viceversa. Here is the situation: I have a Desktop and a Laptop connected to the same LAN Ping from Laptop to Desktop works Ping...

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for my question... My original Surface Pro stopped charging, so I exchanged it for a refurbished Surface Pro from Microsoft. It is running very slowly on my new machine after I cloned the original. Maybe it's a problem with the machine rather than cloning...

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Hi There, I am facing slowness while pinging loop back IP address for windows servers ( OS 2016 and 2019) . Ideally it should be <2ms . But for multiple servers it shows <7ms . For testing purpose, I have disjoined server from domain and it looks normal. As soon as added back into domain...

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Hello, how can i activate the weather in my win 11 taskbar on the left side ? regards chris