When you press Win + E to open File Explorer, the window automatically opens in full-screen mode.
After installing a system update, every time I press Win + E to open File Explorer, the window opens in full-screen mode instead of the previously set window size. I tried manually resizing the window, closing it, and reopening it, but the window still appears in full-screen mode and does not retain the window size settings.
Windows does not shut down when pressing enter
Windows 11 does not shut down when I select the shut down option with my mouse and press the enter button to confirm; instead, it only goes into stand-by mode. I either have to use my mouse to confirm shutting down, or select the option for shutting down with my keyboard. I just noticed this bug today after I wondered many times why my PC has been going in stand-by mode instead of shutting down for days. I have always been selecting said option with my mouse while confirming it via the enter key and never experienced this inconvenience, so this must have been introduced with a recent Windows update. Am I the only one having this issue? Is it a bug or intended (the latter wouldn't make any sense IMHO)?
Search in File Explorer can't find files with hyphens
Search not only fails to find the files with hyphens, the results are inconsistent as well depending on the searched terms. Remember to not immediately conclude that you don't have the file (if it has hyphens around the search term) when a File Explorer search doesn't show it. Try searching with asterisks like *this* and it will find the file correctly. That said, we can't expect everyone we share files with to know that. Microsoft REALLY needs to fix search and File Explorer in general.
Problem with PIN Availability in Safe Mode
Hey Everyone, Encountering an issue when trying to enter safe mode on Windows - a prompt appears stating "Your PIN is unavailable due to an error." Clicking on the "Set up my PIN" option yields no results. Any suggestions on resolving this obstacle and regaining access to safe mode would be greatly appreciated. P.S. - I am able to access Windows without issues in the "normal" mode.The New Start Menu Is a Perfect Example of Microsoft Forcing Unwanted “Features” on Users
I’m posting this because I’m beyond fed up with the direction Microsoft is taking with Windows, and the latest Start Menu redesign is really unwelcomed. Whoever decided to implement the new “All” section with forced Categories, Grid/List views, and a permanently attached app list seems to have completely forgotten something fundamental: this is my Start Menu, not theirs. I’ve already turned off every bit of clutter I can — Recommended, recent files, “suggestions,” all of it. Yet Windows still insists on injecting an enormous block of UI I never asked for and will never use. I don’t care whether it’s Categories, List, or Grid. I don’t want any of it. I want the Start menu to show ONLY the pinned items I chose, nothing else, the same way it worked for years. But now? Microsoft has deliberately removed the ability to collapse, hide, disable, or eliminate this lower “All” section entirely. It wastes space, disrupts workflow muscle memory, and provides zero value for users who already know exactly what they need. It’s an unwanted visual and functional takeover of the one UI element that should be the most personal and customizable. This is exactly the type of “change for the sake of change” that pushes long‑time Windows users away. It feels like decisions are being made by people who never actually use Windows for real work, and who believe their design experiments matter more than respecting users’ preferences. I’m tired of being forced into UI experiments I never opted into. I’m tired of updates that remove more choice than they add. And I’m tired of Microsoft ignoring the most universal feedback users keep giving: Stop shoving new UI elements in our faces and give us back full control over our own operating system. If Microsoft wants people to stay enthusiastic about Windows instead of increasingly frustrated with every forced redesign, then we need true user‑controlled customization — not “pick between three unwanted layouts,” not “view modes,” not scripts, not policies, not third‑party hacks. Just a simple, basic ability to hide what we don’t want. Give us the Start Menu we choose, not the Start Menu you decide we should have.
Copilot pain points....
Guys… seriously… we need some improvements here. I’m not asking Copilot to solve quantum physics or decode alien transmissions. I’m asking a Microsoft program for help with a Microsoft program. You’d think that would be the one scenario where Copilot would shine, right? Like, “Ah yes, my home turf, allow me to demonstrate competence.” But no. I can’t even get Copilot to correctly explain how to do basic SharePoint tasks. BASIC. As in, “click the thing, then click the other thing.” Instead I get a TED Talk about SharePoint philosophy and a guided meditation on patience. And then there’s the folder comparison fiasco. I want Copilot to do something so simple it should practically be a reflex: Compare two folders on my hard drive and tell me if they’re identical. Copilot’s response? “Absolutely, I can do that!” Followed immediately by an ever‑expanding scavenger hunt of things I apparently need to do first. It’s like asking someone to hand you a screwdriver and they say, “Sure, but first you’ll need to assemble this IKEA shelving unit, install three dependencies, sacrifice a goat, and agree to a quest.” I’m glad to hear you’re merging all the copilots into one “super Copilot.” Great idea. Fantastic. But let’s be honest — I’m praying the one that survives is the personal Copilot, because Copilot 365… whew. That thing feels like it was built by a committee that communicates exclusively through interpretive dance. And don’t even get me started on the wrapper versions. Those are like Copilot wearing a Halloween costume of itself, but the costume is made of cardboard and disappointment. And by the way — I’m STILL waiting for Copilot to create an app or program that automatically files my Outlook emails into folders. This is not a moon landing. This is not a Mars rover. This is not a Nobel Prize category. This is a simple, everyday, normal-person task. Yet somehow Copilot treats it like I’ve asked it to build the next Windows release from scratch using only a spoon and positive thinking. Come on, guys. We love the vision. We love the potential. But the basics need to work before the magic tricks do.
Help! Can't get my Debian GNOME desktop to consume more than 512MB RAM on idle — need it to hit 6GB+
I'm trying my hardest to bloat my Debian GNOME desktop install to consume 6 or more gigabytes of RAM on startup, but I can't seem to get past 512MB idle usage. Any tips? I tried finding bloating scripts, but to my surprise, none seem to exist. It seems people actually want more RAM available rather than less?? I just want a clumsily designed, sloppy, and infuriating desktop experience that harvests all my personal data and stores it in a huge JSON blob cached in RAM, which then gets sent off to some imbecillionaire company that hasn't shipped a good line of code in 35 years. Please send it over cleartext as well. Please also make me pay for a license... no wait, I want to subscribe to my desktop on top of offering my personal data. How can I get ads in my start menu? Ads that aren't even personalized to me? Ads that lock up my start menu entirely? Can I please just get one file browser lockup, right in the middle of a meeting if possible? Can I get 5 diffrent versions of Teams and skype? If someone removes any please make so they all come back after an update? This dumb Linux kernel properly separates user space from kernel space. Where's the "security hypervisor"? I need something to protect me from myself, and how do I even know it's running if it's not dropping half my frames in Borderlands 3? Is this something I can enable in Debian? And if only there were a way to encrypt my hard disk without even wanting to, and have it send my disk encryption keys to every three-letter agency in existence? Can you have the OS clear my TPM randomly for no reason and make it so only three letter agencies have access to my hard disk recovery keys in case of an emergency? Please, I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here. I spent so much money on a modern computer and it's TOO FAST. If only there were a way to slow it down to the pace of a system from 15 years ago. I want to feel like im dragging a massive sack of door knobs whenever im using my computer.How to fix "High Definition Audio Device" on my Windows 11?
Hello, Since a couple of days I've been encountering this issue of my laptop speakers randomly not playing audio, even if I'm playing a video with audio, the sound just "disappears", after multiple restarts only is when the audio returns to play from the speakers, there's no such issue when i connect my Bluetooth earphones. As per previous forums questions, I've also tried restarting the audio services, re-installing audio drivers, but nothing seems to be working. I'm suspecting it to be driver issue and not a hardware issue as the hardware diagnostics show no result of a failing hardware. I noticed a greyed out, hidden driver named "High Definition Audio Device", the device status shows the following: "Currently, this hardware device is not connected to the computer. (Code 45) To fix this problem, reconnect this hardware device to the computer." I'm suspecting this to be the main issue, please guide me if you think otherwise. Driver version : 10.0.26100.8737 Driver date: 18/06/2026
