How often do you reinstall Windows 11?
I've had mine for about two and a half years now. It started getting pretty slow at startup, so I finally bit the bullet and did a complete reinstall from a USB stick—wiped the main drive and started fresh. Definitely feels snappier now. Over the years, I've swapped GPUs a couple times—Nvidia to AMD and back to Nvidia—and installed/uninstalled countless apps. Pretty sure all that clutter was taking a toll on performance. Just curious—how often do you guys reinstall? Once a year? Every few years? Or do you just deal with the slowdown until it becomes unbearable?
Autocorrect works everywhere except Copilot – any fix?
For a couple months now, autocorrect has stopped working in Copilot. It still works fine in the Settings app—typing "windosw" automatically corrects to "windows"–but in Copilot, nothing happens. No red underlines, no corrections. Notepad shows the underlines but doesn't correct either. I've looked around for a fix but haven't found anything. It would be great if Windows autocorrect worked like SwiftKey on Android—consistent across every app. Anyone else dealing with this or know how to get it working again?Border around right-click context menu – is this new or just a bug?
Switched back to the old context menu recently using Chris Titus's Windows util. Don't remember seeing a border around it before—is this a native Windows 11 thing now? Looks nice either way. Edit: It disappears after a restart. Seems to happen when I boot with both TV and monitor connected—output defaults to the TV, and when I switch to the monitor, the border shows up. Probably a scaling-related visual bug, though I have no clue how that affects the context menu. Somehow it does. Also noticed shortcut icons aren't showing the usual arrow indicator—everything in the screenshot except This PC, Recycle Bin, and folders is a shortcut. And some Windows-related icons in the context menu look glitched too.Windows11 Microsoft Store download progress bar stays at 0% when updating Store apps
When updating apps from the Microsoft Store, the download progress bar often remains at 0% for an extended period and then suddenly completes. This issue occurs even with a fast internet connection and has been observed on multiple devices. Pausing and resuming the download can temporarily resolve the progress bar display issue, but the problem reoccurs when updating or downloading a new app during the same session.
Can't sign into Microsoft account – Minecraft says no internet
Been stuck on this for a couple days now. Windows Security keeps telling me it couldn't sign me into my Microsoft account and that there's some kind of problem with my PC. Minecraft won't let me log in either—says I "do not have an internet connection." Except everything else works fine. Browser, other apps, all online. It's been like this for days, so I doubt it's just a server hiccup. Running a Ryzen 7 7900X, 32GB DDR5, RX 7800 XT, OS build 26200.8973. Minecraft error is 0x800704cf—tried every fix I could find, nothing worked. Anyone else seen this?
Win11 Microsoft Store downloads fail with error 0x80070005 on the first attempt but succeed on retry
When downloading from the Microsoft Store, the first attempt usually fails with error code 0x80070005. After clicking the Retry button, the download succeeds immediately. This issue occurs whether I'm downloading a new app or updating an existing one, forcing me to download the app twice every time.
Where can I get a list of all installed Programms and start them?
Just something like a "Programm" List. I can't even start excel on the up to date start menue - because it is't listed till after 15min of a running pc. Other programs that are correctly installed are nowhere to be found and need to be started completely manual. So where or how can I turn off this new "features" and get the old program list? without any widgets and ribbons. Thanks for information, Best regards Martin70% RAM used with nothing open – Windows Modules Installer eating 1.2GB
Running Windows 11 LTSC on an 8th gen i7 with 16GB of RAM. Been noticing that memory usage sits around 70% pretty consistently. Task Manager shows: CPU: ~37% Memory: ~70% Disk: ~4% GPU: ~4% What stood out to me is that Windows Modules Installer Worker is eating up about 1.2GB of RAM by itself. I know Windows tends to use memory for caching and background stuff, but I figured LTSC would be leaner than that. Is 70% actually normal for this setup, or is something worth digging into? And could that Windows Modules Installer process be the main culprit here?Is this the Microsoft Windows Application Compatibility fix Database?
My Windows 11 25H2 laptop has an application called "Microsoft Windows Application Compatibility fix Database" that inexplicably appeared in "Settings" → "Applications". It was installed around 4 PM today; I didn't click on any applications, it just suddenly appeared. Does anyone know what this application is? Its location is C:\Windows\AppPatch, and the modification date has also changed.Win11 Delete key stops working for file deletion after renaming a file
After renaming a file and pressing Enter to confirm the new name, you may sometimes find that the Delete key does not work to delete the selected file in File Explorer. The Delete key still works normally in other applications. Restarting File Explorer will restore the Delete key's functionality, but the issue may reoccur after the next renaming operation.
