How to register old PC w/new owner on MS acct, install software from new owner's MS acct
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: I have an old but high end with 17-inch screen (HP) laptop which still runs Win11 25H2 very well. It has a legally purchased Office 2019 Home & Student Ed. installed and registered officially to my Microsoft user account. For the purposes of this question, let’s call this setup DT-1 (the 17” screen HP laptop) and the Microsoft Account User-1 where it is officially registered with Office 2019. My friend is running Win11 on a Microsoft Surface laptop with Office 202x – legally purchased and officially registered. For the purposes of this question, let’s refer to this second setup (Surface laptop) and MS user account as DT-2 and User-2 respectively. I am retiring DT-1 as the old owner and am giving it to User-2 so he can have a larger screen size and still run the same Office software (mostly WORD and PPOINT). QUESTIONS: Q1 – When I give DT-1 to my friend can he (should he) register DT-1 to Microsoft Account as the new owner – using his existing User-2 MS Account -- and continue to use the Office 2019 software on it? If so, what procedure(s) must he perform to do this properly and legally (as new owner but same device). Do I (the old owner) have to “Remove device” DT-1 first from my MS Account User-1 BEFORE the new owner can “re-register” it to his MS Account User-2? What is the proper sequence of actions to do this? Kindly provide specifics (what program to run, and from where, etc.) Q2 – After DT-1 is “Removed” from MS Account User-1 and “re-registered” under MS account User-2, can Office 202x be installed on DT1? The total number of devices that installed Office 202x under User-2 account is only one: the Microsoft Surface laptop. The intent is to stop using Office 2019 (from old owner) and start using Office 202x (with new owner). The new owner – User-2 – has purchased a legal copy of Office 202x on DT-2. What are the steps, procedurally to perform in order to achieve the 3 actions described above? Would be grateful for any tips and guidance. Thanks in advance.
My Cursor disappears when writing in Word, editor or any Office program.
Hello, while writing in Word, Wordpad, Libreoffice and editor, my cursor Disappears. I tried every option, resetting my setting to an older date, updating my drivers, disabling the option in the properties of my Mouse, switchting to "beam_r". I dont know but nothing helpes. I would be Happy if someone could help because Microsoft Tech support couldnt help me and send me to this place. and sorry if I have choosen the wrong Labels, idk which one would fit in here.
How to open New Incoming connection?
After installing 2026-03 Security Update KB5079473 (26200.8037) or KB5079466 (28000.1719), in Win32 Control Panel -> Network and Internet -> Network Connections (ncpa.cpl), the classic Menu bar can't be invoked. There's nothing occurred while pressing Alt key on keyboard, and also Menu Bar option in Organize - Layout disappeared. The problem is that several options in classic menus such as File - New Incoming connection and Advanced - Operator-Assisted Dialing, Bridge Connections, Remote Access Preferences, Advanced Settings, have not been moved to Settings app yet. Now these menu options can't be accessed. It seems the classic menus in Win32 Control Panel all disappeared and can't be accessed anymore. Features in menu options that have not been moved to Settings app are unable to use. Classic menus in File Explorer and Control Panel all disappeared, including "Always show menus" option in Folder Options.Why are there so few apps that offer dashboards or feed providers in the Windows 11 Widgets panel?
Why are there almost no apps in the Microsoft Store that offer dashboards or feed providers for the Windows 11 Widgets panel? Moreover, most of the existing widgets have limited functionality and aren't very practical. What are your thoughts on this?Environment Variable inconsistency
We utilize the ClientName variable in our production environment, but we've had some inconsistent results in it's behavior. From what I understand, when using remoting technology such as RDP, windows creates a value in HKCU\Volatile Environment\<session ID> called 'CLIENTNAME' with the value being the remote device's computer name. Then, when software is launched, it reads from HKCU\Volatile Environment, HKCU\Environment, and HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment. Herein lies my dilemma. Occasionally, when our users log into their sessions (we utilize Omnissa Horizon VDI, using Horizon Blast) for the day, some of them (roughly 1-2%) will not have the Environment variable set for CLIENTNAME. This is validated by the 'set' command being ran in command prompt, with the results not showing the CLIENTNAME variable shown at all. When I check the registry, the value exists and is populated with the client device name. I then re-launch CMD and run the command again, to validate it is not a timing issue, and it still does not show. Then I restart explorer.exe using task manager. Once I do this, and re-launch CMD again, it shows when I run the set command. I could see maybe explorer caches some variables and it's referenced from there, but that thought falls apart when I continue testing. Once the variable is set and explorer is relaunched, I can make any changes to the registry key/value and it will reflect upon re-launching CMD, as expected. There are other variables in HKCU\Volatile Environment\<session ID> that also do not populate until explorer.exe is restarted. Is this a bug or am I misunderstanding how windows handles environment variables? Thank you.Windows 11 desktop click network icon white window opens, does not populate, just an empty white box
I have three pc's in my room. All three suddenly started having the same problem on the same day earlier this week (noticed this behavior this past Monday - possibly the issue started a few days earlier, but only first noticed this Monday). I would click on the Network Icon on the desktop and a white box opens up with nothing in it, it never populates. This is what I see (see below) - I can wait and wait and wait, but nothing happens. If I hoover my mouse pointer over it, a continuously rotating circle appears as if it's trying to do something. Now, I have researched a bit on the web, the only thing I found as a very temporary fix is to: Press the Start button, type cmd, right-click Command Prompt, and select Run as administrator. Type netsh winsock reset and press Enter. Type ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter. Restart your computer. Indeed, when I reboot, I click on the network icon, a box pops open and I can now see all the other pc's on my home network. BUT, when I reboot or turn off and turn on the pc, I'll click the network icon on the desktop and all I get is that odd white box again. Anyone have a clue as to what's happening and how to fix this issue? I routinely apply all windows updates. Thanks! NelsonNeed help with hp victus 15-fb0131ax
so, i was tweaking settings with help of copilot, when i was trying to unhide hybrid sleep and few settings i accidentally hidden , i trusted copilot method blindly and changed attributes of all settings under power settings, which lead to error and blank window when opening advanced power settings window. the reason was some of the reg settings under power menu had attributes like 2 etc instead of just 0 or 1. so only way to fix the registry mess made is export the registry files from a hp victus 15 same model. Thus i want help from anyone else having a hp victus 15-fb0131ax . direct message me if you have it and can help.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
Edge Updates Keep Forcing Bing - Overriding User's Search Engine Choice
I need to bring attention to a serious issue that's affecting many Edge users: automatic updates are resetting our default search engine from Google (or other chosen providers) back to Bing without consent. What's happening: I deliberately set my default search engine to Google After Edge updates, my choice is silently overridden back to Bing This has happened multiple times now - it's not a one-time bug No notification, no consent dialog, no option to preserve my settings Why this matters: This isn't just annoying - it's about user autonomy and respect for our choices. When I configure my browser settings, I expect those preferences to persist. Silently changing them back feels like: A violation of user trust Anti-competitive behavior that leverages OS update mechanisms The opposite of "user-first" design Microsoft claims to embrace What should happen instead: Updates should preserve ALL user-configured settings If there's a technical reason settings can't persist, users should be notified and given a choice Microsoft should respect that users deliberately chose a different search engine I love many things about Edge, but this practice needs to stop. Users deserve control over their own browser configuration. Has anyone else experienced this? Is there an official response from Microsoft about why this keeps happening?
