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Why is Add-WindowsCapability so slow for RSAT?
We install RSAT for our technicians by using: Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT* -Online | Add-WindowsCapability -Online The download/install is incredibly slow, averaging about ~15 minutes per RSAT tool. There's a total of 21 RSAT tools to install so do the math. No network/traffic blocks. This works just as slow on an open home internet network. No difference between a one-liner approach or foreach logic WUServer is 0 in HKLM path of the registry CBS.log shows about ~10 minutes of Download Progress 49/100 (always at the 49/100 mark) DISM.log doesn't show anything useful Quick googling shows a lot of other people experience slowness. If we can't rely on Windows Update CDN, what's the alternative? Separately downloading, extracting, and storing the content on a network share is cumbersome for each time a new build/FU comes out.
How do I make a Windows system disk bootable?
I have created a bootable internal HDD for Windows 11 23H2 installations (in diskpart cleaned it, created a primary partition and made it active; then ran bootsect command with nt60 switch; then copied Windows ISO contents onto it). Everything worked fine, but after installation onto a system with a new HDD with unallocated space (into that space, so that Windows creates the necessary partitions itself) that disk was not made bootable! The system requires the disk I created as an installation one for startup. The Windows directory is on the target system, however, as expected. I tried to run bootsect in recovery command line (under Windows it gives an access error), it said it was successful, but nothing changed: I still have to keep the installation disk in the system as a second one or I get a "no bootable disk" error 😀. Please let me know how I can make the system disk bootable (without reinstalling Windows, since there is already some software on it). Thank you!
Windows 11 needs to stop auto syncing things to OneDrive
I installed Windows 11, version 23h2 last night when I went to bed. When i woke up it said I needed to finish windows set up I clicked continue.. next thing I know everything is being sync'ed to OneDrive. Which I hate. It shouldn't just do this. leave my settings alone! Then of course when I turn it off, then everything is removed from my desktop, pictures, etc. now I have to go backout to onedrive and move everything back and put it how I had it. Thsi is the second time I've had to do this. I have four monitors and lots of stuff. Microsoft stop doing this.Windows 11 blur window bug
I rebooted my PC and opened Steam in a maximized window. After I closed it, the window was gone but I got this blur over my screen that overlaps everything. I'm using 2 monitors, the second one doesn't have this blur since the Steam window was on the first one. I've seen someone here having the same problem. Is there a way to disable this blur effect until Microsoft fixes this bug? P.S. Also, I've been having lags on file explorer when using the keyboard arrows to navigate, the only way to get rid of the lag is going fullscreen by pressing F11. Is there a working solution for windowed mode?
How can I create a bootable usb for Windows 11 25H2?
Read a couple of news about Windows 11 25H2 and could love to try it out on my HP laptop (running Windows 11 24H2). However, I didn't receive this update yet. For now, how can I create a bootable USB for Windows 11 25H2? I need to test out some of the new features. P.S. I don't want to enroll the Windows Insider Preview on my working machine. Thanks
Blue Screen after update (AMD RAID 0)
Hi, this has already happened to me twice and I’m starting to get tired of it, because I couldn’t fix it the first time, not even using the console through Notepad. I have an AMD RAID 0 setup on my computer with two 2TB NVMe drives. I had Windows 11 installed on them for a long time and never had any issues until the latest update. After this update, the system won’t boot. I tried everything last time, and I find it unbelievable that things like this can happen without a clear solution. The blue screen at startup shows the following error: “INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE”. All the BIOS settings are correct, and the Windows installation tool detects the RAID when I load the drivers from a USB stick. Could someone please help me with a solution to see if I can load the drivers again? It seems like the update removes them. I’d also like to ask — if anyone from Microsoft is reading this — please provide a fix as soon as possible, because this issue started after an update. Thank you very much.
Windows 10/11 Auto installing “LG Monitor App Installer” LG Monitor Support Application Drivers”.
This software is not necessary for the proper function of the basic display and PNP function of the display in windows. The software should be OPTIONAL AND INSTALLABLE BY THE USER NOT FORCED INSTALLED BY WINDOWS UPDATE. This software is considered a PUP. (potentially unwanted program) Im a PC technician and repair expert. If I have to plug in LG monitors into my client’s computers and get force installed PUPS (with drivers and junk that is annoying to uninstall) every time I try to fix a client’s PC I would lose my mind. (I already have) I paid hundreds of dollars for my LG screens just so that this happens; fix your **bleep** Microsoft! Windows never did this before just until some recent feature/security update happened. I know this happens with some devices but for these screens it’s straight up not needed. Since when has anybody needed monitor drivers to use their screen??? NOT GRAPHICS DRIVERS. And it does not even install any monitor driver. It installs some “Software component” that runs a background service to install LG crap. And all that does is allow me to install more LG crap. Just the app from more stupid things. PROPOSED SOLUTION program a GUI interference that prompts the user if they want to install drivers YES OR NO from windows update for a newly connected device. Im sure windows 7 did something like that before rather than silently behind your back; crapping on your system.
