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Hello everyone, I'm a first-time poster on this forum and I've encountered a problem with Windows' GPU selection feature. Windows offers a functionality wherein it should ideally select the most suitable GPU for an application, given a choice between two GPUs. The selection parameters are...

Hello !! I'm new to the forum. My PC at work displays an annoying image on the desktop on startup that obscures the icons. I can change it by going into Personalisation and changing the background to "solid". This is something that I have to do every time that I boot my PC up. Is there...

Hi Forum, I have setup a L2TP/IPSec VPN using a synology NAS and Widows 11 client. I have successfully setup 1 laptop and it connects without an issue. My seconed laptop tho is having issues event view has error 789 "the user system dialed a connection named VPN name which failed. the error...

Introduction The Windows Insider Program has introduced Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23493 to the Dev Channel. Here's a summary of the key features and updates in this latest release: Key Features and Updates Windows Copilot Preview: The Windows Copilot Preview showcases an early look at...

Any way to do that? For example, some programs like to hijack your browser and switch your current tab to their homepage when you install/uninstall/update them. Would like to completely stop that (for all apps ever at once, not individually).

Bit of a strange one, here. When I'm browsing YouTube I'll usually hit the mouse wheel button to open a video in a new tab while I continue to browse. However sometimes Windows seems to change what it does, as it enables the scroll function. As you can see here - This scroll function is not...

Hi all, So I have this very strange issue which I've never encountered and it suddenly started and now it always happens. I'm using dolby atmos for spatial audio (this is important). When I pause a video (on any browser) it feels like my sound cuts out and that is has a massive delay before I...

Win10 64bit. I have installed notepad++ and wanted to make it the default app to open .txt files. When trying to change the default editor I am not offered notepad++, only other software I also had installed previously, but most of them are not even editors. How can I make it the default editor?

I am trying to reinstall the Windows 10 Settings app I got this off the web: PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRootImmersiveControlPanelAppxManifest.xml when I run it I get this: cmdlet Add-AppxPackage at command pipeline...

Using Windows 10 on both PC and laptop each with a logical D: drive. I can ping each other as they are both on the same Ethernet connection. I can also see the contents of the PC's D: drive from the laptop. However, I am unable to see the contents of the laptop's D: drive from the PC. I do see...

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Hey all so I've been running into an issue when I turn on my computer the CPU is stuck at base speed of 2.9 when I have it clocked to always be at 4.6ghz. Recently I went and turned on memory integrity as windows was suggesting it and when I do so it locks my cpu speed at 2.9 and when I turn it...

I would like to rename a network media device. I'm not quite sure what this is when I see it in File Explorer but here it is under Networks. How do I change the name from Simone's Media to something else? Clicking on it does not provide a means to do so.

Dear All, I've been attempting in vain to delete old email accounts that are stored in outlook. Please view the 2 pictures that are attached. 1: After selecting "add account," (Picture 1) I can choose five to six outdated email addresses, many of which I no longer have access to in the...

Good morning, I’m new to windows and am have an extremely difficult problem changing (I assume) my default email address. I’ve changed it in accordance with all the tutorials and help suggestions online. What is happening is when clicking on an attachment or link to share-email recipient...

This large window pops up randomly and has no title at the top. Below the search box at the top, it will list many of my apps. I want to stop it from automatically popping up. I'm new to Windows 11. I've spent most of my time turning off automatic processes/ windows.

I just changed the login password for my PC. I don’t know if this is relevant but now when I start my computer I get asked for a PIN but no longer get a prompt for Sign-in options. This means that I can’t login with my Password should I choose to. Windows 11 Home 22H2.

I just installed Windows 11 on my Dell laptop. I have stopped the notifications. A window keeps popping up spontaneously on the left side of the screen a list of my apps. How do I turn this off? I got it fixed

I'm trying to use Nearby Sharing for the first time with my Android phone. Although I'm signed into my Windows account as an administrator, the Nearby Sharing page demands that I sign into an old work account that I've not had access to in years. How do I change that to be my Windows account?

I deleted a software by deleting it's entire folder and NOT by uninstalling it from installed apps list in settings--->Apps--->Installed apps--->uninstall. But the app still shows up in this installed apps list even though it doesn't exist anymore. If I try to click on uninstall it shows windows...