new to windows 11
well here i am on windows 11, with a brand new computer that i just bought three days ago , i am a little overwhelmed with ease of of moving all my files etc from my old pc to the new one thanks to ms one drive pretty impressive, my hard drive froze in my old pc which i had the extended updates until 2026 put unfortunately i was forced to get a new pc , now as far as windows 11 so far compared to windows 10, well to be honest i have had it running on my new pc for about 4 days now and have to say the responsiveness of 11 is better than 10, but as far as being stable as windows 10 well we will see what the future brings, i am still experimenting with 11, a lot more security features in 11 for sure a little different layout than 10 but so far i have to say its pretty impressive compared to 10, hers hoping i don't eat my words here in the future but all in all i will say not to bad so far, like anything else takes a while to to get onto to the changes but all in all pretty impressed to say the least ,not sure how many others feel the same though, time will tell .
How can I convert m4a to mp3 on my Windows 11 PC?
Recently, I found that the audio files recorded with voice memos on my phone are all in .m4a format, although they can be played normally, but I encountered a lot of trouble when sharing them among my friends - some devices don't support direct playback, and uploading them on some platforms is also restricted. I've heard that MP3 is the most versatile audio format, and I'd like to ask you computer experts how to batch convert M4A files to MP3 format. I need to balance the ease of operation and conversion efficiency and worried that the sound quality will be drastically reduced. Is there a recommended safe and reliable conversion way to convert m4a to mp3 on Windows 11? Online tools are convenient, but I don't dare to transfer private files. Lastly, there are multiple files (about 50), is there a shortcut for batch processing?
Serious bug in Windows clipboard - images get corrupted!
Windows supports two formats of image data in the clipboard: CF_DIB and CF_DIBV5. They are (supposed to be) intercompatible - a program can store a bitmap in one of the formats and load it in the other, while Windows takes care of the conversion. However, the conversion from CF_DIB to CF_DIBV5 performed by Windows 11 is incorrect! I've tested this in versions 23H2, 24H2, and 25H2, the bug is present in all of them (and possibly in earlier versions too). There is a very simple way reproduce it: Take a screenshot into the clipboard (Alt + Print Screen) Run the following C/C++ program: #include <Windows.h> int main(void) { if (!OpenClipboard(NULL)) return -1; GetClipboardData(CF_DIBV5); CloseClipboard(); return 0; } This will force the CF_DIB to CF_DIBV5 conversion. 3. Open MS Paint and paste the screenshot. You will get a corrupted image: It might be a bit hard to see here, but essentially, the entire pixel array is shifted by 3 pixels. In the bottom left corner, you can see 3 superfluous pixels (red, green, and blue, so the actual image begins at the 4th pixel in the bottom row and the rightmost 3 columns appear on the left side shifted up by 1 row. Here is another example of a correct image (left) and corrupted image (right) where the column transposition is more apparent. Even if we assume that both my and MS Paint's interpretation of the CF_DIBV5 format is incorrect, we can do the following sequence of operations: Store image into clipboard as CF_DIB Load image from clipboard as CF_DIBV5 (forcing Windows to perform the conversion) and store the bitmap data Empty the clipboard Store the previously retrieved bitmap data unchanged back into the clipboard as CF_DIBV5 Load image from clipboard as CF_DIB, forcing the opposite conversion The resulting image will not be the same as the one initially put in, but will be corrupted in the same way as I demonstrated above. This proves that the error is in Windows's handling of clipboard DIB data conversion. This specifically happens for the format Windows uses for screenshots - BI_BITFIELDS and 32 bits per pixel. The conversion appears to correctly convert the DIB header, but then just takes the remainder of the data and copies them. The problem is that in BI_BITFIELDS mode, the V1 header requires additional 12 bytes of the bitfield masks to be placed between the header and the pixel data, while for DIB V5, these 12 bytes are included in the (larger) header. So what happens is that instead of the 12 mask bytes being absorbed into the header, they are kept after it, in the part that is strictly for pixel data in V5 (these are the three RGB pixels), shifting the entire pixel array back by 12 bytes.What’s the Quickest Way to Wipe a Windows 11 System Drive?
What’s the fastest way to wipe the existing 2 TB SSD system and data drive (while leaving it inside the box)? I’m sending a Lenovo laptop workstation into their repair depot to, (a.) fix its growling fan(s) which started at 1 year and 2 days after the new machine was put into service, and, (b.) add a separate, dedicated Windows 11 (Pro) system drive (512 GB?), which should also, (c.) solve niggling, unresolved task scheduling/awakening problems with the original Windows 11 OS – after I used Laplink Pro to migrate both my data and apps from Windows 10.How to create a one-key-open of built-in 'Snipping Tool' in win11?
Press Win+Shift+s you can open built-in 'Snipping Tool' of win11, then if you want a faster way to access it, follow me. 1, Open 'Snipping Tool' app (Type 'snipping tool' in 'search' box on taskbar, then click the app 'Snipping Tool' listed above) 2, Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to open task manager 3, you can see 'Snippingtool.exe' in the tasks list. If not, look for task 'snipping Tool' in the list and expand it, then you can see 'Snippingtool.exe' 4, Click 'Open file location' after right click the '.exe' file above 5, Right click the original '.exe'on the list, then click 'Show more options'-'Send to'-'Desktop(Create shortcut)' 6, Add the above shortcut file on desktop in 'Exclusion File(s)' of security protection of system, details as attachment steps below. 7, Click 'Properties' of the shortcut file on desktop after right click it 8, make a click in 'Shortcut key' box in 'Properties' window, then press function key 'F8'(available for me not sure you) on keyboard, following press 'confirm' There after, when you press function key 'F8' at almost anytime, 'Snipping Tool' will open at once. Attachment steps: 1,Press Win+I to open Settings of win11 2,Click 'Privacy & security' 3,Click 'Windows Security' 4,Click 'Virus & threat protection' 5,Click 'Manage settings' 6,click 'Add or remove exclusions', then Click 'Yes' in new popup window 7,click '+ Add an exclusion' 8,Click 'File' 9,Locate the above shortcut file on desktop, 'open' it. Succeed on win11 24H2, on Aug 30, 2025 Any questions feel free to contact me.
