History on this device setting to Off. <--- Such an option is not available.
I want to close my activity history, but there's no such option. (Windows 11) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/-windows-activity-history-and-your-privacy-2b279964-44ec-8c2f-e0c2-6779b07d2cbd ----> Unfortunately, this information didn't help my .
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!
Microsoft forcing unwanted service onto users
Dear Microsoft, I have been a Windows user for many many years now and I loved windows for many years, but now I'm seriously leaving windows now. Since windows 10 you have been removing user rights in the windows and forcing your way of using the system onto us users, which I simply cannot accept anymore. If I buy a licens to Windows, then I should be the only one in charge of my windows install. Yet if I disable a function/service then you just turn it back on next time I update windows. Thats NOT RIGHT. And now you are removing the option to turn off these function/service, why? Leave my windows install alone. The latest issue you have done is removing the option to remove Copilot. When Copilot first was introduced, I could just uninstall copilot, and it was gone from my pc. Then you change it, so that if I disabled copilot it would disappear - I was fine with that. But now I can't even disable copilot in windows, the option is gone from the setting menu. And it everywhere in windows now and always in your face. I don't want to use it. If I want to use AI, I use ChatGPT (I know you own OpenAI) in the web browser, I just do not want copilot anywhere one my system, because I don't use it and is not going to use it. In your apps, like outlook, word, etc., you still allow users to disable copilot. However, before some update when a user disabled copilot it would disappear from the toolbar - Nice! But you changed that. Now the copilot button is still there, even if I actively disable it - WHY? Again, I do not want to use copilot which is why I'm actively disable it. So please, respect users' decision and stop forcing unwanted service onto users, especially when they have made an active decision to disable the set function/service. I'm leaving Windows for Linux. Outlook for Proton, Xbox for SteamOS, Office for Libre Office, Onedrive for Dropbox. I'm leaving Microsoft and all their products since they are not worth it anymore.Save the date: Windows Office Hours - December 18, 2025
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Windows 11 account issues: lock screen skipped, device not showing in Microsoft account
Hi everyone, I’m facing a few strange issues on Windows 11 that seem to be limited only to my main user profile, and I’m hoping to fix them without creating a new profile and migrating all my data. Settings > Apps > Advanced app settings: I see a sign-in-related issue & an error code 0x80860010. The lock screen is skipped when the PC starts. On power-on or restart, the lock screen flashes for a split second, and then Windows directly goes to the PIN entry screen. This happens only on my main user account. If I create a new local or Microsoft account, the lock screen works perfectly even after a restart or cold boot. My Windows PC does not appear under Devices on my Microsoft account page, even though the PC is signed in with my Microsoft account locally. I’ve already tried restarting, signing out and back into my Microsoft account, checking sign-in options, and testing Fast Startup on and off. Since everything works fine on newly created accounts, I believe my existing user profile or account state may be corrupted. I’m trying to avoid creating a new profile and manually migrating data if possible. Any guidance on repairing the current user profile, re-linking the device to my Microsoft account, or restoring normal lock screen behavior would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help. ~Gourav
Windows Installer logging is not working on W11 25H2
Hello, I am trying to troubleshoot a failed GPO software deployment, the GPO log itself is not detailed enough, so I tried to enable the Windows Installer logging options as per this article: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/application-management/enable-windows-installer-logging I tried both the GPO approach and directly modifying the registry (even though the flags from the GPO were already populated there), but there are no msi*.log files created anywhere. For the GPO installations I expect the log files to be created from the system account, either in %windir%\Temp or somewhere under \%windir%\System32\config\systemprofile I though that maybe there is something preventing the GPO installations to create log files, perhaps since they are silent. According to the article: Each time that you use the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel, a new Msi*.log file is created. so I tested by removing a random program from a user session, expecting a file to be created in %temp%, but again, nothing. Is this feature broken, or am I missing something? Best regards Alexander
Can't find facial ID setup on Windows 11 Pro
Windows are making user a lot of hard time. I bought the computer today with Windows 11 Pro installed. There is no way I can select Facial ID setup. After watching some youtube video, I got into the system --> optional features. But I accidently delete the feature. Now, I am adding back, but it takes almost 0.5 hour. Even I managed to add it back, it still could not find any way to set it up. Can someone help?I accidently uninstalled the IE Mode Option and I need to install it back but I can't find it
I was trying to Install Another Feature on Window 11, when I accidentally uninstalled the IE Mode Feature. Now, when I try to Install It, I can't see it anymore. I spoke to ChatGPT about this and it gave me this Command, but when I ran it, I got this Error: C:\Windows\System32>DISM /Online /Add-Capability /CapabilityName:Browser.InternetExplorer~~~~0.0.11.0 Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.26100.5074 Image Version: 10.0.26200.7462 [==========================100.0%==========================] Error: 0x8000ffff DISM failed. No operation was performed. For more information, review the log file. The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log Can you please tell me how to add it back: https://chatgpt.com/share/69420ff4-d7c4-8000-a448-17006bf16a9e
