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Win 11 Snipping tool issues
Hello. Came from Win 7 to Win 11 and noticed how much less user friendly the Snipping Tool is compared to the old counterpart. 1. Biggest issue - On high resolution displays (3K+) it does not scale the pasted image to same size. Thus, if I drag and snip something in the view, and paste that image to an email for example, the result is huge in size compared to what it was snipped. Example at the end of this post (snipped this text and pasted it into email.. it stretches all over the screen at full resolution). Display resolution is 3200x2000 with 200% scaling. Everything else looks and sizes normally, only the snipping tool pasted images go totally whack. 2. When clicking on the Snipping Tool icon (keeping mine on the taskbar), why doesn't it go into snipping mode right away? Instead have to make another click to 'New' in order to start the action. In Windows 7 it started the snipping action immediately with no extra click necessary. 3. After dragging over an area to snip and let go of mouse button.. why doesn't it bring up the snipped image? Instead it stays in the background and now have to click on the icon again in order to see it to make markings on it with a pen, or to hit save, etc. If you are trying to save a click here by copying it to the clipboard for immediate pasting, why not save a click when starting up the whole thing? 4. After the snip is taken, and brought to view in the tool, it is too small. In order to see anything inside the tool window, one must first drag the window bigger, to actually see the image in order to make any edits on it. So many things about it seem totally backwards and take way longer to be actually useful. Make it behave like it was in Windows 7, which is actually useful and speeds up process. In Win 11 it's all upside down. Pasted image sample, issue with the scaling:
Feedback on Windows 11
I've been a Windows customer since the beginning. I was doing computing back on the TSR-80, when we still saved information on audio tape. However, with the changes in the last few versions of Windows; I feel I can on longer use a Windows product. I've been using a Windows 11 system for several months now, and I've hated every time I had to use it. With the increase in non-optional "optional" and non-removable features; I've decided that it's time to move onto a Linux based system. Sincerely, a former Microsoft customer.
Cannot Boot from Windows 11 USB Installation Media
So the story is a long one. I updated one of my Windows 10 PC's successfully to Windows 11 using the Rufus tool and all was well. What I hadn't noticed was that the previous Windows 10 install had for some strange reason put the Windows Boot Manager on another 'Data only' Solid State drive (presumably creating a small partition on it). The Windows 11 upgrade process left it there. A few days later my PC would not boot. I think I have tracked it down to the failed m.2 NVMe drive where the Boot Manager was. I installed the drive in a USB carrier but the whole drive was impossible to read. It looks dead. So I thought I would try booting from a Windows 11 USB drive - then from the repair tools try to use the Bootrec tools to fix the MBR on the actual proper Windows 11 installation C drive. I have not got to being able to do that as I just cannot get any Windows 11 USB drive to boot up I have tried the original Rufus generated drive (which incidently works fine on two other PC's I have), then tried Media Creator Tool with fresh USB drive from Microsoft sources. No luck. I have been in BIOS and checked Secure Boot UEFI is on. The CSM entry allows UEFI and Legacy. Its the same on PC's that can boot up. The BIOS was updated to latest from ASUS. No luck. When it starts up it appears it is going to boot, you get the ASUS logo then circle wait scroll - then it blue screens. Nothing. Can anyone suggest another way to get a proper Boot Manager on the Windows 11 drive installation?. Could I put that Windows 11 drive in another PC and then target it to add the necessary Boot manager (booting from a USB drive in the first place)? Basically that System C drive is fine - it has no Boot Record. If my original Windows 10 Pro install had not put the Boot Manager on a totally separate drive I would not have this issue. I even checked PSU rails in the system - all OK. At present I have run out of ideas. Anything anyone could suggest to get the USB to boot up would be welcomed. Motherboard is an older Z390A Prime system with Intel 9900K CPU.Hidden Settings That Make Multitasking Easier in Windows 11
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Use mobile phone with windows 11 as desktop extender?
Is there an official way to use a mobile phone(preferably with usb connection) so the mouse can be used on my mobile phone to run it if docked with a windows 11 pc? I have it plugged into a port for power via usbc and keep wanting to move my mouse into the phone to use it. It's a 40gb usbc port so I would assume it's not a bandwidth limit. Not sure what the phones port limit is. It's a samsung galaxy a16 5g with 25 quickvolt recharging. I think it can transfer files via the port. Haven't tested this but it acts like it can.
"Org Name" is showing in winver and can't activate Windows
I am facing a complex activation issue after performing a clean reinstall. My laptop originally ran Windows 10, was upgraded to Windows 11. I started facing an error saying I'm under some organization and Windows can't activate, whereas I'm not and I can't say if I clicked anything wrong when I created my first Microsoft account. I tried to check the problem by checking the winver by windows+r command and it shows my email which is registered for licensing and beneath that "Org Name" is shown. I tried to solve this problem by various ways like slmgr and registry edit commands but all of them went in vain. Then i reinstalled windows 10 pro, erasing all of my previous data of my laptop but it doesn't activate too. However, I am now completely blocked from activating using my valid Digital License linked to my Microsoft account. The Troubleshooter fails with a persistent Script Error (URLSearchParams is undefined) and a licensing error code 0x803F7001 (No License Found). The slui 4 Phone Activation command is also unresponsive, even after running deep DISM and SFC system repairs. I am unable to use the online activation path due to the script error, and the activation components appear to be severely corrupted. Can anyone help me?Is there any good hard disk data recovery software for Windows 11 recommended?
Hello everyone, the mechanical hard drive connected to my laptop suddenly cannot be recognized recently. There are a lot of work data and photos in it. Now I can see the drive letter when I plug it in, but when I click it, it says "need to be formatted before use". I checked and it seems that the partition table is broken? Is there any good hard disk data recovery software recommended? It is best to use one that is easy to operate and not easy to overwrite the original data. I dare not touch it now... The platform is Windows 11, the hard drive is Seagate 2TB, and the format is NTFS. If there is a kind of preview before recovery, it will be better. Friends who have used it, please recommend it, please~🙏Buying new laptop - need advice
Hi All, I am using windows 10 laptop right now, as the support is ending in few weeks, looking to buy new laptop. Unfortunately existing laptop is not eligible to upgrade to windows 11 so i have to buy new one. Question is should i buy windows 11 laptop now OR wait till windows 12 is released. Also if i buy a windows 11 laptop now, how to find if it is eligible to upgrade to windows 12 once that OS is released. Appreciate your inputs, thanks in advance.
