Dell Laptop / Microsoft being Microsft

I'm just simply trying to change the name of this new laptop I got from dell(ugly name in upper left, same name when you start up the computer) to whatever I want and I never thought this would be such a chore.

No article I can find online is helping me so of course you can always count on the Reddit community right?

Do I have to login to my Microsoft account to do this? That seems silly so I've been looking in what seems like a million other places to do this to no avail. So it seems like that would be the only option left. Reason I haven't tried that is changing my password and just logging into my Microsoft account has proven to be a separate chore.

I remember this taking 10 seconds back in the day, so did something change on Win11? Or even 10? Dumbfounded.

Thanks.

DOD STIG for Windows 2016 Sever requires TPM even on a virtual server. I thought TPM only applies to physical hardware. Why would TPM on a virtual server enhance security?

I want to continue sync my folders to google drive but i dont want to see the ugly check marks. Is there a way to remove the checkmarks and keep syncing the folders?

I saw this ad on the start menu on Chinese of Microsoft 365. I didn't use VPNs and my location and language settings aren't on Chinese, something should I worry about?

https://preview.redd.it/nsaytadtmt0d1.png?width=287&format=png&auto=webp&s=b45982817514976ce0ea2eb25bdaa6f3d5229a44

Tom Warren says "I’m told Microsoft has full confidence that Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon X Elite processors will begin a new era for Windows laptops"

Looks like Microsoft figured how to make their own Rosetta 2. Source

I just noticed this today. I run the update yesterday when I saw it in the notifications. Anyone here have an idea why this user randomly appeared? Is it part of the recent Windows update?

Now I'm not sure if it's safe to login on my actual account.

It's been a while so I'm out of the loop of how virus protection and removal works on Windows currently. My family member has a Windows S mode device, in which the virus scanning options are more limited than regular Windows. The information online seems to refer to Microsoft Defender for this, which as opposed to Windows Defender seems to be a paid part of a 365 subscription. Is there indeed no built-in (free) virus scan functionality in an S mode Windows device?

Hello, i am looking for a 1024 x 768 driver that works in VMware 9. But, i can't find what im looking for. Where could i find it?

Hey just wondering any ideas on how to best transfer my windows files over onto mac. So i have a PC with Windows and mac of course with whatever macos it is and im looking to boot my mac with windows instead as theres a bunch of plugins id like to transfer over and use on my mac and pc. Some of them are windows specific hence the change. Is there anyway as i already own windows 10 that i can do this easily. Any cool ways i could set it up that would allow file share between both? let me know! If not just gonna source new windows key and boot on mac and copy over some stuff from pc :)

Hi
I'm sure some of you have ever wished to be able to just easily sync changes from one windows terminal instance to another one, for example a secondary laptop or a work device.

If so, consider adding a thumbs-up or your comment to this feature request, thanks!

https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/17277

Hi,

right now I have Windows 11 Home installed, if I just put Windows 11 Pro key as an activation key, will that make it a Pro version or is there something else I must do?

Thanks

Hello,

I am using Windows 11 Home.

Is it possible to update BIOS from Windows updater?:

Windows check for updates

Also, I heard that you can update hardware drivers from here, is it true? Is there a way to prevent that?

Thanks.

https://archive.org/details/en_windows_7_ultimate_with_sp1_x64_dvd_u_677332_202006

I want to use it for a VM

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Particularly with Adobe suite, but also Affinity, Inkscape and even Paint.

https://preview.redd.it/bvcj2xzb2p0d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=e809d320fcc03bcc76e7ce8534f90ba6109718df

Are there any programs I can use to recreate this look?

In the following link https://archive.org/details/X05-76793 , there is no CD1 ISO file.

I wonder if anyone has Korean version of "Office 2000 Premium with SR-1 CD1" file. I'd like to send them the file and I'd like that file.

Hey everyone, my PC recently encountered an error to which when I start up my PC it forces my current profile to sign out and puts my PC to a temporary profile which I fixed. My real question here is when I fixed the Issue and open the Users folder in Local Disk (C:) containing my PCs User profile I see there are folders with the word "TEMP" on it.

https://preview.redd.it/mv4bdf4eqo0d1.png?width=183&format=png&auto=webp&s=cbae6e1eb95c5d022d5747c194d5dd3abbdd3802

What should I do to them? should I just delete them or just leave them there? can anyone tell me what to do, I'm a bit afraid I might damage something on my PC

No .exe files, please.

My audio jack is playing audio without bass and i have a type c to 3.5mm converter (not a dac) which i plugged into my type c port on my MSI GF 65 thin laptop, but i am unable to get any audio out of it. the type c port and the converter both work but its not even showing up on my laptop as a device

I have a win10 machine that I am going to upgrade all the internals (cpu, gpu, mobo, etc) - I was planning on upgrading just the hardware and then plugging in my existing drives with the OS and applications. I'm concerned that I may need to upgrade to win11 though before I cut over, any thoughts?

So in a few decades Windows 1.0 will officially be in the public domain. But don't get your mega happy up, since these are the only things you can use:

Windows 1.0 gui

Windows 1.0 programs

windows 1.0 cursor

windows 1.0 cover

Also, all the trademarks are still owned by microsoft so you can't use the name "windows" or "microsoft" if you want to profit off this

you can't use the windows 2.0+ you need wait if you want newest ver like windows 11 you wait for 93 years

and also also also you can't copy floppy disks of windows 1.0.

https://preview.redd.it/p4ckk0aylm0d1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=500f11bcc4b2671e20136921ef41cc14c07b09d6

I get an email every day that "Here is your single use code, that you requested to use it with your Microsoft account" .

This has been going on for 2-3 months now.

I am well aware that someone is trying to hack my MS account. I just don't know what to do. I changed my password many times, deleted devices off the account, yet this message keeps coming up, as of someone is trying to hack my acct. The email provides zero options to counter this, other than "if you did not request this code, you can safely ignore it, someone else might have typed your email by mistake".
Does someone have an idea what I should do, other than delete my Microsoft account?

Microsoft and cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky have uncovered a critical zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) core library, which QakBot malware exploited to deliver various payloads.

https://cyberinsider.com/critical-zero-day-in-microsoft-windows-exploited-by-qakbot-malware/

See above. I know various companies are trying to sneak advertisements into more and more locations but this to me isn't something I'm willing to deal with. I'd love to go back to the beautiful photographs they had previously and don't want to manage with finding them, saving them locally, and refreshing them every so often. Is this a temporary thing? Any other recommendations for desktop backgrounds? Thanks!