Insider Program Switching channel
I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out regarding an issue I am facing with my Windows Insider Program settings. By mistake, I switched my device to the Dev Channel, but I would like to return to the Beta Channel. I attempted to switch back to Beta and even recovered my system once to resolve the issue. However, after an update, my system reverted to the Dev Channel again. I do not require the Dev Channel and would prefer to stay on the Beta Channel. Unfortunately, I am unable to perform a clean installation of Windows, as my laptop contains private and critical data that I cannot risk losing. I kindly request your assistance in providing a solution to help me switch back to the Beta Channel without the need for a clean installation. Please Microsoft team reach me out with the mail with solution i dont want to lose my data as i dont have any bootable drive
History on this device setting to Off. <--- Such an option is not available.
I want to close my activity history, but there's no such option. (Windows 11) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/-windows-activity-history-and-your-privacy-2b279964-44ec-8c2f-e0c2-6779b07d2cbd ----> Unfortunately, this information didn't help my .
Issue with sign-in to Office apps after Windows update
We are experiencing sign-in issues with Office apps after the two latest Windows updates: KB5068865 and KB5071417. When launching Office applications, users receive an Account Error warning. The apps otherwise work as expected, but users must reauthenticate in Outlook to access their mailbox. After signing in, everything works normally. However, the issue reoccurs after a machine restart. We are running Windows 11 23H2 multi-session in Azure with Citrix DaaS, deployed using MCS. We have also tested upgrading to 25H2 and updating FSLogix, but neither made any difference. If we uninstall the update, everything works as expected again. Does anyone have any ideas or has anyone experienced something similar?
Win 11 login, freezes, create pin
Working on a friends Samsung notebook, and I am going crazy,. Originally installed Win 10 home, factory reset. Upgraded home to Pro with a new key, got all of the updates possible. Installed Win 11 Pro from a USB drive, seemed to work fine. Went out and got all of the updates possible, running 25H2 I believe. Removed the fancy lock screen pic, went to a generic blue background. With all of that said, there are multiple occasions during login, that the keyboard does not work for entering the password, or it will take 1 character only, and then freeze. The mouse moves, but selecting anything to click on provides zero responses. When i do finally get logged in after multiple reboots, I try to go into Settings, Accounts, and select to change/remove the password. From there, it goes into what appears to be a continuous loop... Enter account sign in, confirm I am a parent (why is this even there?) and from there I can choose to send a code to the account email or to use the password to sign in... when I do either of these processes, it just loops back to asking the same thing over and over again. I also tried to setup a PIN, and again the same process repeats over and over. Checking Windows Update, and it tells me everything is current. Honestly about ready to find a hammer.... Suggestions please, and thanks in advance... Gary :)
Microsoft forcing unwanted service onto users
Dear Microsoft, I have been a Windows user for many many years now and I loved windows for many years, but now I'm seriously leaving windows now. Since windows 10 you have been removing user rights in the windows and forcing your way of using the system onto us users, which I simply cannot accept anymore. If I buy a licens to Windows, then I should be the only one in charge of my windows install. Yet if I disable a function/service then you just turn it back on next time I update windows. Thats NOT RIGHT. And now you are removing the option to turn off these function/service, why? Leave my windows install alone. The latest issue you have done is removing the option to remove Copilot. When Copilot first was introduced, I could just uninstall copilot, and it was gone from my pc. Then you change it, so that if I disabled copilot it would disappear - I was fine with that. But now I can't even disable copilot in windows, the option is gone from the setting menu. And it everywhere in windows now and always in your face. I don't want to use it. If I want to use AI, I use ChatGPT (I know you own OpenAI) in the web browser, I just do not want copilot anywhere one my system, because I don't use it and is not going to use it. In your apps, like outlook, word, etc., you still allow users to disable copilot. However, before some update when a user disabled copilot it would disappear from the toolbar - Nice! But you changed that. Now the copilot button is still there, even if I actively disable it - WHY? Again, I do not want to use copilot which is why I'm actively disable it. So please, respect users' decision and stop forcing unwanted service onto users, especially when they have made an active decision to disable the set function/service. I'm leaving Windows for Linux. Outlook for Proton, Xbox for SteamOS, Office for Libre Office, Onedrive for Dropbox. I'm leaving Microsoft and all their products since they are not worth it anymore.Save the date: Windows Office Hours - December 18, 2025
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Windows 11 installation keeps failing
So, I recently built this brand new PC and no matter how many times I try to install windows it will just fail around 50%. Sometimes it will give me the 0x8007025d error if I try to do it these other ways YouTube says. Thes thing is that this is a brand new PC and doesn't have windows 10 or anything where is like I can't upgrade it's just failing to install windows 11 onto a brand new nvme. I can't find anything online and I can't figure out why it keeps failing. I tried many things like restarting the PC and redownloading the installer onto the usb and other things. No idea what is wrong and the internet has no useful info for when it's a brand new install like this.Memory recovering after working with Restore Points
Hello, I rolled back the system to Restore Point and then undid it (using Windows tools), which resulted in approximately 60GB of disk space being lost. In other words, as a result of this “empty” operation, the status of the operating system itself did not change, but the memory disappeared. I cleaned the disk using the standard system tools and deleted ALL Restore Points (displayed in the list of available ones, except for the ones mentioned above, which had already disappeared by that time), but the disk space was not fully restored. Why is this happening? Are there other ways (third-party software) to effectively but safely clean up the local disk? How useful for this purpose could the Microsoft PC Manager app be: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9pm860492szd ? Moreover, other users have a similar question: https://learn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/answers/questions/4324939/question-4324939 https://learn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/answers/questions/3992426/8-1-70
Windows 11 Home Actual Technical Support
Is there a way to get in contact with a real-life human being for MS Windows 11 technical support? Tried the MS support web sites and can't get past the AI Chat Bot. It only gives you high level links to different support pages, none of which get you to an agent. Tried the 1-800-642 number and AI answering bot just gives web site info and then hangs up on you. Has MS stopped actual human interaction for support Windows 11 home and Windows 365? I am, actually embarrassed that I have to resort to this post avenue to try for an answer. If there is a way, I am specifically looking for technical support on Windows 11 BitLocker error. None of the MS Security, MS Windows 11 technical support or community web sites post anything concerning this error. Really need to open a ticket and speak to a support agent to get this resolved. Any help would be super appreciated. Thank you, SimplyHuman
problems transferring everything
I’ve been working to migrate all files and settings from an old Win 10 pc to a new Win 11 pc. I wanted to use the built-in windows backup tool with One Drive because that seems to be the easiest and most comprehensive way to move files, settings, and everything else. While getting started, trying to follow Microsoft instructions, I accidentally created a second Microsoft account. I want to use that new account going forward because I need to close down the install4you.com domain (I own it) completely. The two accounts are mailto:email address removed for privacy reasons (older account) and mailto:eddie.dobelstein@gmail.com (new account). For the sake of less typing, I’ll refer to those accounts as i4y and gmail. When I set up my old Win 10 computer, it was common just to use a local account and NOT combine logging into it with logging into a Microsoft account. I set up a local account on that computer based on the i4y email. Now settings/accounts/your info shows “E____ D_______, i4y, Administrator.” At some point, during an update, without understanding what Microsoft was telling me to do, I connected the existing local account to my Microsoft i4y account. I can’t get back to the local account I used originally. I need to change the i4y address to the gmail address so my data will flow correctly from my Win10 pc, through One Drive, to my new Win11 pc. For the OneDrive process to work, both computers must use the same Microsoft account. I tried using account.live.com/names/manage and logged in as i4y. I tried to add the gmail address (so I could make it primary) and got the message that it already exists-please use another. I’m afraid I’ll have to delete the gmail Microsoft account (& lose the work I've done setting it up) so I can change the primary email on the old computer. I’m also afraid that if I delete the gmail account, the email address won’t be freed up until the waiting period is over for Microsoft to completely delete the account. Maybe the email address won’t be freed up at all. I know I messed up in several ways. I used to be really good with computers, but I blinked and got too far behind to catch up. (I kinda got old too.) I just need to get everything on my new laptop so I can use it, Thanks for anyone who has the mercy to help. Eddie
