Monitor turns off for few seconds when opening certain apps
**bleep** of now those apps include Apple Music, tidal, Amazon prime, the monitor turns off for a few seconds then turns back on, it’ll work fine and then when I close it it does it again. Turns off for a few seconds then it’s fine, this is very very annoying and definitely not normal ive tried ddu install, ive tried capping fps in the apps and still nothing, all input is welcome windows 11 144hz monitor 5080 ryzen 7 9800x3d 32gb ddr5 6000MT
Why Does Windows 11 Keep Hiding My System Tray Icons? (Taskbar Icons Missing)
Has anyone figured out why Windows 11 keeps hiding system tray icons? My taskbar icons go missing constantly, and I can’t get certain apps to stay visible. Sometimes they show up under the taskbar overflow menu, sometimes they completely disappear from the notification area, and sometimes they only show up after a restart. I’ve searched everywhere for answers like: “Windows 11 taskbar icons missing” “system tray icons keep disappearing” “hidden notification area icons” “apps not showing in system tray Windows 11” “Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/Volume icon missing” “Windows 11 keeps auto-hiding tray icons” It seems like this issue happens after Windows updates or changes in the settings menu. I’ve already checked Select which icons appear on the taskbar, but Windows still hides them. Restarting Explorer sometimes fixes it, but the icons eventually vanish again. I’ve also seen mentions of registry keys like IconStreams and PastIconsStream, but I’m not sure if editing those is safe. Is there a reliable fix to stop Windows 11 from auto-hiding system tray icons? Why do my notification area icons randomly disappear, refuse to stay pinned, or only show when clicked? Any solutions or troubleshooting steps would be greatly appreciated.
HELP: Text Glitch on Start's Search Feature
Hi, I need help with this glitch on my laptop. It first appeared in Microsoft Edge, but I fixed it by disabling graphics acceleration and clearing the cache. Now it's happening with the Search feature on Start. I'm using Windows 11 and an Aspire 5 laptop. I have already updated my system, tried updating my graphics driver, and clearing the font cache, but the problem persists. I would appreciate the help!Windows 11 Taskbar becomes unclickable randomly??????
Hey folks!! lately my Windows 11 taskbar will just freeze up out of nowhere. I can see it, but clicking on the Start button, notifications, or any of the icons does nothing. The only thing that fixes it temporarily is restarting Windows Explorer from the Task Manager, but it's a hassle to keep doing that. Is this a known bug with a recent update, and is there a permanent fix on the way?
W11 Lock Screen
I stumbled across a bug, when disabling TextInputManagementService On reboot, Windows will not prompt for password, instead is stuck on Blue Lock Screen. No info anywhere other than "Dude you're screwed reinstall the OS" Solution: Reboot Laptop into Recovery Environment. For my Lenovo Laptop it was F8 Troubleshoot>Advance>Comand Prompt C: cd windows cd system32 regedit Note the registry shown is for the Recovery OS not the actual OS that I was using. In order to edit the actual registry from within Recovery Mode, one has to load it. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE File menu> Load Hive open the registry file called SOFTWARE for the OS in C:\Windows\System32\Config Name it Temp or whatever Then navigate to the tree under Temp to edit the actual registry file Temp\Policies\Microsoft\Windows (The actual registry location is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization) If not there, create a key under Windows called Personalization within Personalization create DWORD32 called NoLockScreen and assign value=1 THEN File menu>Unload Hive On Reboot Windows should bypass the Lock Screen. I actually just went into the services and re-enabled TexInputManagementService which is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TextInputManagementService and change start=2 But I had to use the same Regedit procedure within recovery environment since I was unable to config the service from CMDSave the date: Windows Office Hours - November 20, 2025
Save the date for our next monthly Windows Office Hours, on November 20 from 8:00-9:00a PT! We will have a broad group of product experts, servicing experts, and engineers representing Windows, Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager, Windows 365, Windows Autopilot, security, public sector, FastTrack, and more. They will be standing by -- in chat -- to provide guidance, discuss strategies and tactics, and, of course, answer any specific questions you may have. For more details about how Windows Office Hours works, go to our Windows IT Pro Blog. If you can't make it at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time, post your questions on the Windows Office Hours: November 20th event page, up to 48 hours in advance.'Show Recently Used Files' unchecks itself after saving settings.
Hello, I am trying to view recently used files on my computer, and I have found that if I go to file explorer, click on the ellipses, select options, and check the 'Show recently used files' box inside of the general tab, the box will uncheck itself after I click 'Apply' and close the options window. Looking more into this, I have also noticed that my Activity History is completely blank, even though I have 'Store my activity history on this device' set to on. Not sure if related, but I have looked everywhere to see if there was a fix for this, and am coming up empty handed. Any Ideas?
Explorer ribbon blocked / 90% hidden after update
I had an overnight update install itself last week. After the AM reboot, the Windows Explorer window has been altered, such that the ribbon is now hidden the the content frame (not sure about my terminology; please see attached screenshot). The tops of the buttons are barely visible, but hovering over them, some are active. Rebooted many times, no diff. Compact view on or off makes no difference. I believe I tried safe mode, no diff (I'll try again). My tech support source got on the machine and rolled back an update, but no difference. I've uninstalled some useless demo apps, etc, no difference. I don't believe there are any more updates that came that night to roll back. My skill levels are approximately "old school power user." NOT tech support level. I would be grateful for any suggestions; it's not shutting me down, but it's getting fairly tedious. And aside, kind of personal mantra now: "It was working before; why did you break it?"
