Hi guys, sorry been searching on the internet for awhile and couldn't find anything regarding this so i have to reach out.

Basically I want to move the files like when I downloaded something regarding 3D printing ".stl" or ".3mf" it will automatically go to a "3D printing" folder, or when I download an excel files it automatically go to my "Work" folder.

It sounds easy but i just couldn't find anything, can anyone help? I'm using Chrome by the way.

I fresh install windows about once every couple months just cause and everytime I do SFC scannow always find something corrupted and I don't know why. Is it normal and is there anything I can do to stop issues from appearing on future fresh installs? Thank you

I have the dell XPS 13 9315, but this applies to most laptops I have used. Whenever I am using windows 11, it is always using like 3-5% of my CPU on idle even when nothing else is open. Compare this to my Fedora linux install that uses 0% of my CPU while on idle.

On my previous laptop (surface laptop go), this was not much of problem as the intel cpu was quite efficient and when in sleep mode, Microsoft's modern standby implementation was very high quality (would not lose battery at all). However, with this laptop, the fan is blasting 100% and the device gets quite hot even on idle sitting on the desktop (I have made sure startup apps are disabled and killed edge). This also caused my battery to drain

So would anyone here know wtf Microsoft is doing using 5% of my CPU on idle. I have telemetry disabled but are they still phoning home without me knowing or is it just some bloat. I am very tempted to debloat the install but last time I did this I ran into a lot of problems and crashscreens

The title is self explanatory

This all started yesterday (I hope), but almost every time I leave my computer idle (idle as in not pressing any keys on my keyboard or moving my mouse) and come back to my computer, I always notice an app quickly close in the task bar. I don’t know what app this is, but all I know is that whenever I move my mouse or press a key on my keyboard after my computers been idle it disappears. I don’t know how I can found out what app this is or how to recreate this event. I am wondering if this is happening to anyone else or if I should be worried or not?

Title self explanatory any fixes?

I am trying to wrap my head around Microsofts decision to replace mail - a simple app that worked - with an overcomplicated, buggy, laggy, broken software that lacks basic, simple features (unified inbox e.g.). It is also acting without any logic, it shows me on opening ancient emails from years ago - the sorting setting is broken since minute one, despite "mail" simply showing what makes sense (latest emails).

The only thing I want from an email program: show me the LATEST emails I receive on ALL of my emails when OPENING the app. Without any second or third clicks - just show me whats new and thats it. That's the only thing I care about.

How is it possible for a billion dollar empire to fail here?

I would like to hear your input on this. It just does not make any sense to me.

Heyho! I'm a little lost. I used my pen for drawing earlier and now I can't use my mouse anymore. I can't see my cursor and I can't do anything. The pen symbol has disappeared by now, but I still can't use my mouse. I couldn't find anything on Google and restarting didn't do anything. I use a laptop (Asus) and the built-in mouse pad.

I'm sure the solution is obvious, but I just can't find it...

As above

Hello everyone.

I installed and activated Windows 11 not long ago. As an average client, I didn't know I have to separately acquire the Office packet in order to work in Word, Excel & Powerpoint (literally the main point of getting my PC).

I navigated through the options but Windows 11 continues to harass me with monthly subscription. I'm a old schooler, I want to purchase an activation code for a one-time payment for the Office programs. I dislike the subscription system for services that has invaded the world.

Also, as an old timer, I don't want anything to do with OneDrive and online or cloud-based office tools, I have several HDDs for backup. Can anyone help me with this? Is it still possible to just pay and play, meaning having the Office programs locally in my PC and call it a day?

Last December I announced Windows 11 Start Menu Styler. Lately, users started showing more interest and demonstrating what they were able to achieve with the mod. To be able to share and use these collections of styles easily, I implemented theme integration into the mod.

Currently, there are four themes available: A theme which just removes the "Recommended" section that many don't like, and three different variations of a "side by side" start menu. Here is a screenshot of one of these themes:

The SideBySide2 theme

If you're not familiar with Windhawk, here are the steps of installing the mod and choosing a theme:

• Download Windhawk from windhawk.net.
• Once installed, go to "Mods" in the upper right menu.
• Find and install the "Windows 11 Start Menu Styler" mod.
• Go to settings and choose one of the themes, or play with the advanced customization options.

If you have ideas for customizing the start menu, let me know and I (or somebody else) might create a theme for it.

Is someone still using Windows 11 21H2 in 2024 or did you upgrade to 22H2/23H2?

Hi,
I am setting up a new User, and wish to hide some apps completely from them.

In searching here I only found one other thread which wasn't much help, and via google I found that I could use the Local Group Policy Editor, but it doesn't seem available for me

So, I'd like to completely revoke access/ visibility (hidden folder on hdd, doesn't appear in app list or search etc..)

Is possible in any way?

So, I recently picked up two Surfaces from eBay, and they both give me quite different Windows update experiences:

SURFACE PRO 5

Surprisingly, the first and cheapest came with Windows 11 Pro pre-installed. After I performed a hard reset and made it my own, it flawlessly upgraded to 23H2.

SURFACE PRO 7

Now, we have the device on which Windows 11 is officially supported. I went through the same process of performing a hard reset and setting it up with my Microsoft account. All seemed to be going well. Accept that it has only upgraded as far as 22H2 and now insists that there are no further updates.

What is going on? On both devices, I re-installed Windows 11 from the device. Could doing the reinstall from the cloud yield a different result with the Pro 7?

This may sound stupid, and I guess it is, but this is what happened: A few days ago I had a problem that I didn't know how to solve, I was thinking about ways to not only solve that problem but also do it with other problems that maybe I already had and needed to be solved. From there, and not knowing what to do, I decided that it would be better to format. For some reason I chose to format it completely, and now I think I regret it. I have been able to recover a large part of the files that were there before formatting, but the question is: what can I do to return to how it was before formatting? or how can I place my files as they were placed before formatting? Because I have the files, but they are not placed where they were before, I don't know if I explain myself correctly. Thanks in advance!

So , I Installed Version 26200 yesterday , had a Registry Entry (made by me) that shows all Sound Options , and another one that modifies the Desktop Context Menu , (also made by me) Registry Preview told me "File Larger than 10mb" , I ignored it and ran it Directly through Regedit , it took like 10 Mins to Write , and changed Nothing , but now All apps (except the Run Command) in C:/Windows show an Error Message , and Every other App just didn't run , so with all my Brain Power , I decided to Shutdown , pretty stupid ik , but not even the Shutdown UI showed up , it Looked Pretty Bad from there , so I Force-Shut it Down , and it started to not even load nor give me a GSOD , it was Pretty F-ed , so I tried Doing System Restore , it told me "Disk Space isn't Enough" (5GB free out of 299GB) , so now ,

#Here's the Plan#

I'll use my Backup SSD to Move my Personal Files (29.9GB) Temporarily , and do System Restore on my Original Drive , and move my Personal Files back , will keep y'all Updated .

#Moral of the Story#

never run 2 Registry Entries both being Larger than 10mb .

Good day everyone,

I want to upgrade my current operating system which is Windows 7 to Windows 11 so that i can play steam games, I am just wondering if my system specification can handle Windows 11. Please see brief specification of my pc system below;

Intel Core i5-4590

Ram: 8GB DDR3 1300Mhz

HDD: 500 Gb

GPU: GeForce Aorus GTX 1060 6gb.

Thank you.

Loading the sidebar on my file explorer takes a really long time,

previously i thought it was because i enabled the "Show files from Office.com" toggle, but then when i try to remove my quick access folders, the loading is now fixed

there is no more loading now, but i want a way to have quick access for my folders somewhere at least cus right now i need to remember them and use "PowerToys Run" to search folders faster, but i dont want that, is there any free file explorer alternatives or a better way to have quick access for folders without the lag in file explorer?

screenshot

I have a nameless folder in my downloads folder, is it a virus or am I missing something? I tried deleting it but I couldn't access "downloads" location afterwards so I had to undo.

https://preview.redd.it/h2p0osyeukvc1.png?width=1686&format=png&auto=webp&s=38c0e28a3145dcbeb105d4b78eab73eea8a4d1a4

Does the registry hack while clean installing windows 11 still work? my laptop is "unsupported" but has both secure boot and TPM

PS : Also where can I find ISOs? thanks

Hey redditors,

the Dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /AnalyzeComponentstore command shows the following:

Shared with Windows : 3.48 GB

Backups and Disabled Features : 1.40 GB

Cache and Temporary Data : 0 bytes

So, 4.88Gb in total. In the File Explorer, however, the folder size is 7.62Gb (Size) and 4.64Gb (Size on disk). I assume DISM shows the "Size on disk" figure, but what the "Size" figure mean then?

Nevertheless, the problem is not the size, but unability to clean the WinSxS folder. These 2 commands just don't decrease its size, not even for a byte:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase

And I still see about 16.000 subfolders with data there. What can be done to git rid of that trash?

Thank you!

Is there a quick way to turn on the screen saver when I walk away from the computer? A shortcut or a key combination? I don't want to lock the screen, I just want to start the screen saver rather than having to wait for it to automatically start after a set amount of time.

I already erase the history and cache files. Prefetch, temp, and %temp%. Are there any others? Or anything else I can do? I use CCleaner delete whatever else I tell it too. (Never had a problem either). Just wanna have as much storage space as I can.

When I go and launch a game it begins to open but once I try to click play it tabs me out and keeps running. I found a temporary fix of going into video settings and taking the game off of Fullscreen but that only works if I'm fast enough before it tabs me out. I thought about reinstalling my laptop and also resetting my pc. Any recommendations are welcomed.

There's an edit in the registry I used to use on my other desktop that I can't for the life of me locate again on google.

There's an arbitrary (and silly) limit to the number of items you can select, right-click, and retain and still see context menu options and app functions docked onto your right-click's menu. But when you go over a certain number of files/folder/whatever selected (around 15 items or so is the limit), you end up losing several if not all of these functions in your normal right-click menu. Not limited to apps, some windows functions too just go up in smoke.

Things like apps and their functions, opening multiple files, etc, all disappear if you go over 15 items selected.

What's the click path in the registry to find the option to edit and increase the number of selectable items, and still retain all of your right-click options?