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How to keep a backup of all your programs windows 11
Hello! Could someone kindly point me towards a straightforward way to backup all my installed programs on Windows 11? I'm feeling a bit lost and would really appreciate some friendly advice from the community. I want to ensure my applications are safe without it being overly complex. This is the main reason why I want to keep a backup of all programs windows 11. I'm aware of system restores and file history, but not confident they handle program backups the way I need. If you use a particular application or method that has worked well for you, I'd love to hear about your personal experience with it. Thanks so much for taking the time to help a newcomer out.
Help analysing BSOD minidump
Hi, Can someone assist with analysis of a minidump? I have a Lenovo TP laptop (still within warranty - so not old), and I have noticed some strange behaviour on occasion where when in sleep mode (so not in use), there is something happening that is causing the CPU to generate a lot of heat as the fan is whirring away pumping out a fair amount of heat. I noticed this yesterday, and I could not get the laptop out of sleep mode. Eventually I was able to, but it was the 'fat finger' method. Looking at the event log this morning, there are 11 'collections' of Windows Error Reporting (1001) in the app event logs since Friday evening. These "bluescreen" events are preceded by different events - none of which are errors or warnings, but appear to be normal activity. Strangely, in the \minidumps location, there are just 5 files (I am not familiar with this - so could be normal), but each of the occasions is writing to a different .dmp file (cyclic?). Anyway, if I upload to say a OD share, could a kind MVP analyse? Many thanks. Jason
How to clear all cache and junk files from my Windows 11/10 computer?
My Windows 11 PC and Windows 10 laptop start to run slowly and the C drive keeps losing free space even though no large files were added. I don't know the exact reason. I know Windows creates temporary files, update cache, and app leftovers, but not sure which ones are safe to delete and which tools or built-in options are recommended by Microsoft. Disk Cleanup seems basic, and I'm unsure if it clears everything. Could someone explain the best method to clear all cache and junk files from Windows 11 without risking system stability?Slowness and saturated Ram following transition to Win 11
I have a Dell G5 15 5587 (2019) laptop - (16go Ram - SSD 256 + DD 1To - Intel 6c/12t CPU - GPU 1060 6go) Since switching to Win 11 last November (voluntary automatic migration), I have had major problems with slowness. The RAM is quickly saturated at more than 85%, everything reacts very slowly, after an hour I have to restart the PC to regain some flexibility). Documents take a good minute to open, with more than 5 PDFs the reader crashes, etc. It's a real hassle. The CPU is never used much (I don't play on it anymore), but it takes crazy hits which can last 30sc where it gets carried away before returning to a normal office level. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance.SD card photo transfer on Windows 11 computer
Hello everyone I wanted to transfer photos from my SD card to my PC and I see that the SD drive is not recognized or visible my sd drive has 2 usb connectors that work I successfully transferred it using the camera connected to the PC via USB cable I went to disk management: the page is blank???? - I don't see what to doWindows 11でYouTube MP3 変換ができず困っています
この件について本当に助けが必要です。皆様、お世話になります。Windows 11のPCで、YouTubeの動画をMP3形式の音声ファイルに変換する方法が見つからず困っています。以前使っていたツールが使えなくなったり、安全そうなサイトが見つからなかったりします。 「YouTube MP3 変換」が可能な、信頼できるフリーソフトや安全なウェブサービスをご存知の方はいらっしゃいませんか？特に、Windows 11で問題なく動作する「YouTube MP3 変換」の方法について、ご経験やアドバイスをいただければ大変助かりま す。 よろしくお願いいたします。How Do I Clean up My PC on Windows 11?
For no reason, my Windows 11 PC has become extremely slow and cluttered over time. This happens frequently after installing the latest 25H2 update. I'm not very technical and feel overwhelmed. I want to get a clear, beginner-friendly guide to safely clean up my PC on Windows 11, such as removing junk files, managing startup programs, and uninstalling bloatware without breaking anything. This PC has 8GB RAM, Intel i5 12th Gen CPU and 512GB SSD.
Restrictive Pin to start/Taskbar
It is so frustrating that I can’t pin every single type of file/folder/program to both taskbar and start menu on windows 11 alongside being forced to look at “enable recommendations section” when disabling extra options for my start menu. I want a completely CLEAN desktop, with all my shortcuts on my taskbar and start menu. However, I can’t pin bat files to either of them. However they can be on my desktop? How does that make sense? I can easily launch them from there, so what’s the difference of not allowing me to pin them? Why can’t the recycling bin be allowed on the task bar, but it can be pinned to the start menu? Programs like ilok software license can be pinned to the start menu… but not the taskbar? What sense does it make??? Seriously, why do you charge upwards to TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS for this operation system just to make inconsistent features and unnecessary bloat that clutters up the interface? I am switching to Linux. Goodbye windows.
I’m leaving windows
I’ve been a Windows user since I was a kid in the 90’s playing solitaire on Windows 3.1 on my dad’s pc. Windows 7 was so good, but since then Windows has gotten so bloated and slow with less control over the pc that I OWN. And now with Microsoft forcing Copilot down our throats and killing the ability to have a local account, the ads in the search window, data collecting, recall, etc I’ve had enough. And to top it off Windows is an absolute RAM hog! I have 32gb of RAM and with only Edge running I routinely have 7 or 8 gb being used by background processes. I’m a 3d artist. I need as much of those 32 gb as I can use! I have switched to Linux Fedora 43 and my computer runs so much better! No lagging at all. Only 2 or 3 gb of RAM being used in the background. I need my Mac to run Marmoset Toolbag but other than that everything I need is on Linux. And it was quite easy to set up a kvm switcher and file sharing between my Mac and PC. I will never use Windows again on a PC I own until they at the very least make Copilot optional, local account posssible, stop all of the telemetry, and make performance a priority. I’m only making this post in hopes someone from Microsoft will actually see it and take note.Recent windows 11 25H2 update memory leak
My first time posting, I am unsure if this has been Acknowledged or what’s the fix but, after the recent updates for windows 11 25H2, I also needed to update drivers, intel drivers and Nvidia Drivers. I’m using an HP omen 16, 32GB of ram, Intel Ultra 7, Nvidia RTX5080. Normally idling uses about 20% ram, I opened Microsoft PC manager and it now was idling at 40% ram usage. After checking task manager, it was WMIproviderhost hogging the ram. Mainly SecurityHealthService in the events WMI log errors. I’ve tried running sc stop SecurityHealthService and responded access denied as admin. I’ve tried changing the folder to SecurityHealth_old to promote a refreshed new folder. Access was denied (system owns it) I have tried the repair app feature for windows security, then reboot. Still slowly ramping memory up. I then reset windows security and rebooted. Still doing it. I’ve verifyrepository and WMI repository came back consistent. delivery optimization has been turned off so it’s not that recent issue and AppX, but WMIproviderhost had been steady climbing upwards of 500mb of ram usage before restarting comp. Any ideas?
