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Reinstalling the Microsoft Gaming Overlay
Hi! Some time ago, I uninstalled the Microsoft Gaming Overlay - I think it was the overlay used by the Xbox Game Bar (win+G to bring it up). I am trying to reinstall it, but I can't figure it out. Is there a powershell command I can use to reinstall it? Every time I launch a game, I get the following popup a few times: Any ideas? Thanks!Using Widgets Effectively in Windows 11
With Windows 11, Microsoft introduced the Widgets feature — a fly-out panel that gives quick access to personalized information like weather, news, calendar events, and more. While it might seem like a simple cosmetic addition, when used smartly, it can help streamline your workflow, keep you informed at a glance, and reduce unnecessary context-switching. This guide will explain what Windows 11 widgets are, how to activate and configure them, and how to use them effectively for productivity and personalization. https://dellenny.com/using-widgets-effectively-in-windows-11/Customizing the Lock Screen in Windows 11 A Step-by-Step Guide to Personalize and Optimize
When you start your PC or wake it from sleep, the first thing you see is the lock screen. In Windows 11, it’s more than just a gateway to your desktop — it’s an opportunity to make your computer feel personal, functional, and inspiring. Whether you prefer a minimalist look or something dynamic with useful information, customizing your lock screen in Windows 11 is quick and rewarding. This guide will show you how to personalize it step by step — from changing wallpapers and adding slideshows to setting widgets and status apps. https://dellenny.com/customizing-the-lock-screen-in-windows-11-a-step-by-step-guide-to-personalize-and-optimize/Win 10 to Win 11 with cpu/mb replacement
My desktop PC is a home built machine, a beast in its day but now about 6 years old, which is currently running Windows 10. I get the normal nags from Microsoft inviting me to upgrade to Windows 11 but the current system fails the “can your machine run Windows 11” test. I’m about to rebuild the PC by replacing the CPU, which means replacing the motherboard, but I’m retaining pretty much everything else. (Plan is to upgrade the GPU when prices calm down a bit.) I guess this is going to qualify as a brand new PC as far as Microsoft is concerned, but just before I go out and buy a new Win 11 license I thought I’d ask just in case I have overlooked something that will allow me to retain my existing license and save a little money on the upgrade.Windows update active hours constraint
I’m trying to avoid my machine rebooting while I am not around to exercise a modicum of control. In my Windows Update settings I have disabled “get the latest updates as soon as they’re available” and I have “pause updates” set to 1 week. In the advanced settings I have disabled “get me up to date”, and I have enabled “Notify me when a restart is required”. Today I sat down to my PC to discover that it had terminated all my running programs and rebooted. Without any kind of prompt or warning. Which brings me to “Active Hours”. Active hours can be set automatically or manually and I thought I could set them to 00:00 to 23:59 to prevent updates running without me being around. But no, Microsoft absolutely prevents the active hours from covering a period longer than 18 hours. Why??? So far as I can tell, I have done everything available in the settings to prevent what nevertheless happened at some point in the last 24 hours. I am not aware of an urgent zero-day security problem that demanded an instant patch. Why did my machine do a forced restart when so far as I can tell I have clearly insisted that it not do so? I must be missing something! Any suggestions?
Xbox authentication doesn't work on LAN
Starting from around yesterday Minecraft and Xbox authentication stopped working on all devices in my network connected via LAN. This problem doesn't seem to persist with any other applications OR with devices connected to WIFI. I would assume its an issue on my part, but from everything I've tested it seems to happen ONLY when trying to log into the Xbox app and Minecraft, everything else works just fine. Would love some help with this. Sorry if this isn't the correct section for thisWindows 11 install from iso can't get past adding Microsoft account
I'm desperate, thought I had researched enough how to sort my windows 11 install. My laptop told me I could upgrade plenty of times, windows healcheck tells me it's compatible. I decided I should do a clean install and foolishly on a summary from online search it said I could do this my reseting my pc - I did this but in reinstalled windows 10 and then despite running updates multiple times gave me no options for upgrade to windows 11, despite the system is eligible... so I try installing from and iso virtual mount... takes forever, but it looks like I've succeeded until I need to add microsoft account... Then I try this and it says success you've proved you're human and then it just hangs... nothing happens... HELP!!!Is it worth purchasing the BitLocker feature for Windows 11 Pro?
For local/personal user, is buying pro worth it or no? I dont need any of those domain features but bit locker to encrypt my drive. I am living in shiithole and want to make sure my data and privacy stay safe. Currently using home,, but I dont know if encryption worths of 200 bucks.. or is there alternative?
Comment convertir des fichiers HEIC en JPG sur Windows 11 facilement
Bonjour à tous, Je viens de transférer des photos depuis mon iPhone vers mon PC Windows 11, et elles sont toutes au format HEIC. Malheureusement, certaines applications Windows ne les lisent pas bien, donc je cherche une solution fiable pour convertir heic en jpg sans perdre en qualité. J’ai entendu parler de l’extension HEIF de Microsoft, mais je ne sais pas si ça permet vraiment de convertir les fichiers. Je préfère éviter les sites en ligne si possible pour des raisons de confidentialité, donc une option locale serait idéale. Est-ce que quelqu’un peut me recommander un outil gratuit, une méthode intégrée à Windows, ou même une commande PowerShell pour convertir heic en jpg ? Merci beaucoup pour votre aide !
The Thirsty Crow Story in the usa and uk
Once upon a time, a crow was very thirsty, the crow was wandering here and there in search of water but he could not see any source of water anywhere. After wandering here and there for a long time, the crow sat on a tree to rest for some time. A little distance from the tree, there was a field where a pot was kept, the crow became very happy inside and quickly reached the pot. But as soon as the crow put his beak to drink water in the pot, his joy quickly changed into sadness, the water level in the pot was very low due to which the crow’s beak could not reach the water. Seeing the water, the thirst of the crow was growing more. After looking around, he found a way to increase the water level of the pot and drink it to satisfy his thirst. He saw that there were a lot of stones lying next to the field. Then the crow started pouring stones one by one into the pot, as the pot filled up with stone pot water level came up. As soon as the water reached the crow’s beak, he quickly drank water and satisfied his thirst. Many times we have to find a solution to fix problems, even though we do not see any simple solution but if we use our wisdom then we must find a way to do so. No matter how difficult problems you are facing in your life, thinking patiently and using wisdom will help you find unique ideas to solve those problems.Robocopy wildcard ignores leading period
Hello, I came across this as I was making a custom procedure to sync our roaming folders (yes we still need them!), as this feature has been a bit shaky in W11. In the root of a user home, there's a few NTUSER-related files, NTUSER.DAT ntuser.dat.LOG1 ntuser.dat.LOG2 NTUSER.DAT{... and so on. Even though I think that it's best to leave all these files alone, while playing around with wildcards I noticed that it was impossible(?) to get /XF "ntuser.dat.*" to match only ntuser.dat.LOG1 and ntuser.dat.LOG2, it swallowed NTUSER.DAT as well. Only if I matched on /XF "ntuser.dat.L* did it leave NTUSER.DAT alone. Surely this is not intended behavior? Or does the dot have an undocumented function in relation to wildcards? Best regards AlexanderHow much is Copilot is integrated in your Windows 11 installation?
Everywhere I look, people seem to be complaining that Microsoft is forcing Copilot and AI on us. But for me, it's just a UWP app that I disabled from auto-starting in Task Manager and sometime I use. It's also in Edge, which I turned off for months but have started using more now, and it's in the Notepad app. Is it different on your Windows installation? I think all of these can be done in Windows 10, update Notepad and Edge and then install Copilot from MS Store... Am I missing something?can I recreate my original user folder and desktop folder?
This is somewhat embarrassing. I failed to take the necessary precautions, such as setting a restore point, before making changes while trying to backup to OneDrive. During the process I wanted to relocate my user desktop folder from OneDrive to the C: drive. This has changed my user profile folder which now shows as a Desktop icon with all the user folders and desktop items in the one folder. All user folders now appear on the desktop. Is there a way I can recreate my original user folder and desktop folder or am I going to have to reset/restore windows? Very grateful for any help
Microsoft : “What needs your attention” displays during a Windows Upgrade
I'm experiencing an issue during a Windows upgrade where a message from Microsoft appears stating "What needs your attention." This notification seems to interrupt the upgrade process, and I'm unsure what specific actions are required to resolve it. It’s causing delays and uncertainty about whether the upgrade will complete successfully or if there are underlying problems that need addressing.Why oobe\bypassnro Not Working for Windows 11 25H2
Hi all, I managed to install windows 11 with a local account by applying the oobe\bypassnro trick. It worked like a charm in the past with Windows 11 22H2, 23H2 and 24H2 installation as far as I have tried. However, it seems this bug was patched by Microsoft and oobe\bypassnro not working for Windows 11 25H2. Is there any other methods I can try in order to install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account? Thank you
Strange display color problem when switching users
Windows 10 Pro 22H2 system with 2 different users. It’s more of a minor annoyance than a real nuisance, but if I switch from the logged in user to the other user, and then switch back to the original user, the gray background color changes slightly. And, like they say, a picture is worth a thousand words so here they are. Here’s the display I get if I login with either user 1 or user 2. If I then switch to the “other user“, it still appears exactly the same as above! However, if I then switch back to the original user, it looks like this. Notice how the gray is a completely different shade."Windows 11 Experiencing High RAM Usage with ~15 GB Unexplained Consumption"
Hello everyone, I've observed a significant increase in memory usage recently, seemingly due to an unknown background service or activity. This issue came to my attention when Star Citizen indicated low available memory despite my system having 64 GB of RAM, with around 15 GB unaccounted for. The memory consumption has become excessive, leading me to restart my computer to manage it. I am speculating whether this might be related to the new Windows 11 recording feature, but I am unsure. Do you have any suggestions or ideas on how to investigate and identify the cause of this memory consumption? Are there any software tools that can help track background activities more effectively?Seriously consider moving to Linux
Used to test Linux in VM only (on SSD) for a long time. For the past week I finally install Q4OS Linux (TDE or KDE desktop) on SSD and use it as host machine. TDE -- Trinity Desktop Environment is XP like. Found it extremely smooth, no tons of crap processes running in the background as Windows 10. Virtual environment KVM is almost as good as VMwarre Workstation.Disappearing browser app icon on taskbar
Hi, all. I created a Google Gemini app from Edge. I selected the image I wanted to use for the icon and had Edge pin the app to by taskbar. When the app is first put on the taskbar, the icon is there. But once you load the app, the icon on the taskbar disappears and doesn't come back. That blank space should be the Gemini logo icon I created. As you can see, it's not there. I've recreated the app, and the same thing happens. Any assistance is welcome. I'm on the RP channel running Version 25H2, OS Build 26200.6725Windows 10 gets 6 years of ESU?
Just updated both of my Windows 10 22H2 Pro PC’s with the June KB5060533 (no problems) and noticed it added some new folders/files as follows: The names & contents would “appear” to indicate Microsoft intends to provide ESU updates for Windows 10 for another 6 years after EoS.
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