Hey Copilot Voice Function is not working
I am trying to use the "Hey, Copilot" feature in the Copilot app on my PC. It is not working because the voice assistant does not open when I say the wake phrase. I have already contacted technical support, and after going through all the troubleshooting steps, we were unable to find a solution. My microphone is working perfectly because if I launch the voice assistant manually, I can have a voice conversation without any issues. Microsoft Copilot version: 150.0.4078.96 (64-bit) Windows 11 installed "Hey, Copilot" is enabled Mic permissions are enabled Manual voice conversations work correctly Reinstalled Copilot and restarted the PC Issue: Saying "Hey, Copilot" does not activate voice mode.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.
On Windows 11, the lock screen disappears immediately upon startup
Previously, the lock screen wallpaper would appear first after booting up, and the PIN entry screen would only appear after clicking the mouse. However, starting yesterday, the system goes directly to the PIN entry screen after booting up, skipping the lock screen wallpaper. If I manually press Win + L to lock the screen after booting up, it works normally. How can I restore the lock screen wallpaper that appears at startup?
DWM crash error and can not log into my PC
After trying to update my pc the update installed and prompted a restart. I restarted the pc and while it was trying to finish the installation on startup I saw a message saying something like, "the update didn't go as planned", then rebooted. Since then every time I try to log in I get the following message: "Your session was logged off because DWM crashed. Please contact your administrator for further information and check the event log." Then it resets to the login screen again, so I am unable to login at all. I've tried practically every option in the "Windows Recovery Environment", command prompts, system repair, system reboot etc and nothing is working. Even though safe mode allows my to log in I still get the error message and am unable to do anything. Please can someone tell me what is the solution for this??
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.
