Windows 11 Fast Startup Causes Some Hardware to Fail Initialization
After enabling Fast Startup, the system occasionally fails to initialize the sound card or network adapter correctly at each boot, resulting in no sound or an inability to connect to the internet. To restore normal functionality, you must manually disable and then re-enable the device or restart the computer. The issue disappears when Fast Startup is disabled.
Incorrect Storage Used Number
When I go into my storage settings and check how much storage I've used, it says I've used 98.4 GB. It also says my installed apps take up 49.1 GB, my temporary files take up 4.63 GB, and Other files take up 4.01, all of which do not add up to 98.4. Which one do I believe, and how do I fix this?
Taskbar icons not showing after reset and cache clear (tried all fixes)
Hi everyone, I’m having an issue where some of my Microsoft taskbar icons are not displaying (they appear blank), even though the apps themselves open normally. Other apps like Adobe and Canva appear not to be affected by this issue. This started after I reset my laptop. Before noticing the issue, I also deleted a large amount of cache files to free up space, which I suspect may have triggered the problem. Since then, I’ve worked through a lot of troubleshooting (with Copilot), including: Deleting and rebuilding the icon cache multiple times Restarting Windows Explorer Running ie4uinit.exe commands (ClearIconCache and show) Unpinning and re-pinning all taskbar apps Restarting multiple times Despite this, the issue is unchanged. Icons are still not showing, even for system apps like Copilot (see screenshot): I don’t have admin access (school-managed device), so I’m limited in what I can try. Has anyone seen this before or know what might be causing it? Could this be a corrupted user profile or a policy issue? Thanks in advance.
In Windows 11, this dialog box does not link directly to the Default Apps page in Settings.
When the system asks, How would you like to open this file?, it doesn't take you directly to the Settings → Apps → Default Apps page for the corresponding file type or protocol association. This interaction isn't very user-friendly. Is this due to technical limitations?
