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Please don't deprecate VBScript
Hello, I am new to the forum. I came here for one specific reason. I found out that Microsoft is deprecating VBScript and I have some points to make regarding this decision and I think they are pretty compelling. Firstly, I am a software engineer today and I have VBScript to thank for that. If it wasn't for VBScript, I would not have gotten interested in programming. It provides an easy way for new programmers to experiment with notepad or another simple text editor to create almost anything (as long as it's simple enough). See, a lot of people don't realize that VBScript is far more than just a scripting engine for utilitarian usage. When coupled with HTA files, it becomes something that can even make true games and apps. A lot of IT professionals don't know this, but you can create pretty advanced GUIs with it using HTA. You can think of it kind of like a web canvas that works in IE. It's a lot like electron is today. With electron, you build desktop apps using JS; that's exactly what HTA is coupled with VBScript. It's much more powerful than a lot of people give it credit for. You can make nice apps and games without downloading any kind of IDE. It provides a simple learning environment that teaches about programming (or allows for true app development using HTA). It's useful in a corporate sense for making custom interfaces for kiosks or otherwise. You can make installers or configuration interfaces. (Sort of like your own control panel applets.) Useful for IT professionals that want to have custom configuration software for their specific needs, but don't know how to program in much more advanced languages. A ton of old batch files rely on it in order to function. Once it's removed, these batch files will no longer work and there would be no easy way to get them working again. Honestly, I believe batch files are ugly, but so many people (especially IT professionals) need them. If we're going to leave batch files in place, then we should also leave VBScript alone. Honestly, I think batch files should be the first thing to go in the future - totally not VBScript. Cause batch files are a big problem and almost everything they do can be done in PowerShell. The problem is that isn't true for VBScript. VBScript needs to exist because it can do things that both batch files AND PowerShell can't. It's tiny in size. I don't see how removing it really gains any space at all. If it is an issue, then please just remove the wscript.exe and cscript.exe components, but leave vbscript.dll and mshta.exe. Maybe it's not about size, but rather encouraging the use of PowerShell instead because of increased security. I understand that. In that case, removing wscript.exe and cscript.exe, but not mshta.exe or vbscript.dll ensures that people won't be able to use VBScript for utilitarian purposes anymore (because that's what that thing is for - running scripts that perform system functions on windows). Whereas mshta.exe is just a GUI type framework for VBScript with limited system functions (because it's running in a web browser after all). It's secure, cause unlike wscript, it runs in a headless browser window. Of course, maybe not perfectly secure, but good enough for what it does. It's extensible - using COM. I was actually able to make my own GUI engine for it using VB6. I called it wshshell.exe. You could include that in your script and then build GUIs without using the mshta.exe. This provided actual native windows GUIs without any sort of browser component. Anyway, that's my point. There are so many worse things in windows that could be removed, but removing VBScript makes no sense and is very problematic for a lot of IT people. If VBScript needs to go and Microsoft decides to do it anyway, then I'd like to pose this: Note to MS - We need a programming/scripting language that's built into windows. It should have an entry in the start menu. It should be tailored towards beginners or IT professionals. It should have powerful access to the Windows API and the ability to create GUIs easily in code (without the need for any fancy IDE). Maybe it could have a scintilla based coding environment, but nothing too big. It needs to be kept small if it's going to ship with every copy of Windows. You want it to be a very simple language; even easier to learn than Python. I think using something like lua would be ideal. It's very very small (less than 1MB) and is certainly powerful enough. You would need to include libraries to interface with the Windows API cause lua currently doesn't have enough of that, but it would still be very small. A scintilla based coding environment is also very small. I checked and scintilla's DLL is only 1.7 MB. Especially if you make the included programming language such that it's very Windows centric. This would be a very clever way to capture new programmers into the Windows ecosystem. See, the problem for Microsoft is that most programmers have moved over to open source operating systems and languages like Python. This is a major problem for Microsoft. If you want to get new programmers interested in coding on the Windows platform, then something like this HAS to be done. I honestly wish I wash in charge of Microsoft because I know I could fix your trajectory. If VBScript has to be done away with, then this idea is necessary. This is not written by any AI. It's all 100% handwritten by me. You can see this matters a lot to me.
Windows 11 is no longer activated after a BIOS update and cannot be reactivated
After a BIOS update, my Windows 11 Pro is no longer activated, and I can't reactivate it using the troubleshooter either, as the license apparently can no longer be found in my Microsoft account. Unfortunately, I can’t remember whether I activated Windows with a product key or via a Windows 7 Pro upgrade. Is there a way to reactivate my Windows 11 without having to buy a new copy of Windows 11? It was activated before the BIOS update. No Hardware Change.
Request for missing critical feature: RWBG subpixel layout support for text rendering / ClearType
Hello! Monitors with WOLED panels mostly with RWBG (but also other non-RGB too) subpixel layout are rapidly becoming widespread as they became affordable lately. Mobile OS's have already proven that producing perfect-to-the-eye, artifact-free text rendering / antialiasing on various OLED panels is a totally solved problem already. Current Windows ClearType / text rendering solutions however still fail at this with very unacceptable results. (This is common knowledge all over the internet, I won't post various technical evidence here but you can just look it up easily) Partial 3rd party solutions exist, but are mostly only a band-aid and never produce 100% coverage for all productivity scenarios and never come without side-effects. Thus we now need the official, system deep integrated solution for this. When can you ship this in a critical update with in-advance schedule?Request for missing critical feature: RWBG subpixel layout support for text rendering / ClearType
Hello! Monitors with WOLED panels mostly with RWBG (but also other non-RGB too) subpixel layout are rapidly becoming widespread as they became affordable lately. Mobile OS's have already proven that producing perfect-to-the-eye, artifact-free text rendering / antialiasing on various OLED panels is a totally solved problem already. Current Windows ClearType / text rendering solutions however still fail at this with very unacceptable results. (This is common knowledge all over the internet, I won't post various technical evidence here but you can just look it up easily) Partial 3rd party solutions exist, but are mostly only a band-aid and never produce 100% coverage for all productivity scenarios and never come without side-effects. Thus we now need the official, system deep integrated solution for this. When can you ship this in a critical update with in-advance schedule?The future of Windows 11 on x86-64 based systems
First of all, I love the design and modernisation approach Microsoft first had with the idea of Windows 11, and i'm sure we all know what's been happening lately with the latest OS Patches, so here's my question: Is Windows 11 on x86 fundamentally repairable from the ground up, or are its stability issues baked into legacy architecture? Why does Windows 11 on ARM appear so much more stable compared to the current x86 experience, and what concrete steps are being taken to close that gap? And what is Microsoft's strategy to bring back trust from long time users who've switched over to other platforms? Also, to finish my question, let's say that Microsoft will hopefully fix and improve the overall experience with Windows 11, will the user in the future have more flexibility and freedom over customisation, telemetry and privacy options, and even account options in future improved Windows 11 updates?USB Blocked on Windows 11 at Work? Here’s How to Move Your Personal Files (Without Risking Your Job)
You plug in your USB drive. Nothing happens. No sound. No pop-up. No detection. If you’re using Windows 11 at work and your company has disabled USB ports, you’re not alone. Many organizations block USB access as part of their data security policies. It’s common. It’s intentional. And yes it can be frustrating when you just want to grab your resume, certificates, or a few personal files. But here’s the good news: You don’t need USB to move your personal files smoothly. Let’s break this down in a practical, professional, and stress-free way. https://dellenny.com/usb-blocked-on-windows-11-at-work-heres-how-to-move-your-personal-files-without-risking-your-job/Zap Files in Seconds Using Nearby Sharing for Quick File Transfers in Windows 11
Transferring files between computers used to feel like a chore. USB drives would go missing. Email attachments would hit size limits. Cloud uploads would crawl at the worst possible moment. But if you’re using Windows 11, there’s a built-in solution that makes file sharing almost effortless: Nearby Sharing. Whether you’re moving photos between laptops, sending a presentation to a colleague, or sharing documents across devices in the same room, Nearby Sharing can save you time and frustration. In this guide, we’ll break down what it is, how it works, and how you can start using it today for quick file transfers. https://dellenny.com/zap-files-in-seconds-using-nearby-sharing-for-quick-file-transfers-in-windows-11/
Windows 11 - Advanced display options problem
I found this problem with windows 11. I press on the desktop right click, and then display properties. Then i scroll down, and go to advanced display. There is a button there, that says usually 50hz on it. I hold the CTRL button on the keyboard, and i click on 50hz button 4 times. and the screen goes black. can that be fixed. i am not sure it broke something. also all drop down menus in windows 11, they go invisible if you ctrl click on them 2 times. for example, landscape or portrait drop down menu. if you hold ctrl and you click on it two times, it becomes invisible. after you open it again, then it works. can someone get this fixed.Windows Should Become the Universal AI Layer. Free, Baseline, and Built Into the OS.
Windows Should Become the Universal AI Layer. Free, Baseline, and Built Into the OS. I use AI in a way for prosperity. First timer. Proposal: Make Windows the Universal AI Layer Free, Baseline, and Built Into the OS Thesis: Windows can re‑establish itself as the center of the digital world by making all baseline AI capabilities free at the OS level — permanently, for every user, across every model. No paywalls. No tiers. No fragmentation. This single move reorganizes the entire AI industry around Windows. The Proposal Make AI a constitutional feature of Windows: All core AI tools included by default Free for every Windows user Model‑agnostic No “Pro” tier for basic functionality No gating or fragmentation This positions Windows as the universal AI environment. Strategic Impact This move flips the current power dynamic. Today, AI companies behave as if they are the platform. With this shift, Windows becomes the platform again, and AI models become guests. Immediate effects: Windows becomes the default AI workspace for the world Every major AI company must integrate to stay relevant The OS becomes the primary distribution channel for AI The model layer becomes interchangeable and competitive within Windows This mirrors the same pattern that built the web, the app store, and the cloud. Ecosystem Realignment AI companies will ask to be part of the Windows ecosystem not because of contracts, but because of gravity: Windows has the users Windows has the workplace Windows has the hardware Windows has the global footprint Microsoft sets the constitutional rule: “Inside Windows, the basics stay free. You can build premium layers on top.” This is the open‑platform model that scales. Economic Engine Users don’t pay. Windows doesn’t lose money. Instead, the ecosystem funds itself through: Integration Distribution Compute Marketplace presence Enterprise hooks Cloud usage API access Windows becomes the economic engine of AI without charging end users. Competitive Shockwave This move forces the entire industry to adjust: Google must rethink Android’s AI strategy Apple must rethink iOS/macOS paywalls OpenAI must rethink subscriptions Anthropic must rethink distribution Startups must rethink their go‑to‑market Because the OS becomes the constitutional layer of the AI era. Why This Works This strategy is not speculative it follows a proven pattern: Distribution beats model quality Free beats paid when the free tier is universal The OS is the only layer with global reach and trust Windows already has: the user base the workplace the hardware the ecosystem the global footprint Opening the gates re‑centers Windows as the platform everything else depends on. Conclusion This is the move that positions Windows at the center of the AI era not through force, but through openness. It is the only strategy that wins the long game and aligns with how every major platform shift in history has unfolded. My ideas, your Copilot.
Snap layout slide adjuster won't disappear
I use the snap window function a lot because I have an ultra wide monitor. However, I'm finding the slider to adjust the window size stays up even when my mouse isn't hovering over it. I have to keep moving the mouse over it to make it go away. I've tried re-starting windows explorer, turning the feature off and on again, disabling transparancy effects but nothing seems to work. Is this an issue anyone else is having? I have the same issue on PC and laptop Windows 11 Home 25H2 64 bit
