"Start Menu -> All Apps" Some installed Apps are not showing; Do not show up in Search
Hi, I just got myself a new Windows 11 machine running 22H2. When installing some applications, I noted that they had been successfully installed, and can be run up manually from their "Program Files" folders respectively. Also checked under "Settings -> Apps -> Installed Apps" that these application had been installed successfully. However, when I try to look them up from Start Menu -> All Apps, I noticed that some applications did not show in this menu. In addition, when I do a search from the Start Menu for these affected apps, these apps could not be found. I tried going to their respective .exe files to "Pin to Start" and they do appear on the Start Menu's pinned section and now show up when I perform a search from the Start Menu. But they still do not show up when I try to find them on "All Apps". Obviously, once I remove the pin, they do not show up from the search menu anymore. Is there anyway I can resolve this? Thanks!
Downsides of using UTC time by setting RealTimeIsUniversal
Hi, I have a dual-boot machine where I use both Windows 11 and Linux. To fix a minor annoyance with the hardware RTC clock always being set to the wrong time zone whenever I switch to the other OS, I know I can make Windows use UTC time by adding the RealTimeIsUniversal entry to the registry: reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation" /v RealTimeIsUniversal /t REG_DWORD /d 1 What are the downsides of making this change? Are there any known issues, other than the usual caveats about using undocumented and unsupported registry keys?
Unable to enable Num Lock on brand new HP notebook with Windows 11
Dear Community, Lately I have setup a brand new HP notebook from the business line which had a preinstalled Windows 11. After finalizing the setup I remarked that I was unable to enable the Num Lock on the external keyboard. I have tested multiple keyboards, connected them either directly to the notebook and via the docking station. With the same keyboards on other computers there is no issue to enable the Num Lock. However, on this particular notebook it doesn't work. Based on the explained issue I suspect that it must be a wrong setting on the new machine. However I was unable to find a particular setting to fix this issue. Do you know any reason why this could happen and how I can solve it? Best regards, cmcmMy 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.Windows 11 frequently prompts to restart the computer during startup.
When booting up, the computer frequently prompts “Restart required” (despite no prior updates or other operations). After performing a forced shutdown and restarting, the system boots normally. This issue has recurred twice with identical symptoms. Please identify the root cause and provide a permanent solution.
Recent windows 11 25H2 update memory leak
My first time posting, I am unsure if this has been Acknowledged or what’s the fix but, after the recent updates for windows 11 25H2, I also needed to update drivers, intel drivers and Nvidia Drivers. I’m using an HP omen 16, 32GB of ram, Intel Ultra 7, Nvidia RTX5080. Normally idling uses about 20% ram, I opened Microsoft PC manager and it now was idling at 40% ram usage. After checking task manager, it was WMIproviderhost hogging the ram. Mainly SecurityHealthService in the events WMI log errors. I’ve tried running sc stop SecurityHealthService and responded access denied as admin. I’ve tried changing the folder to SecurityHealth_old to promote a refreshed new folder. Access was denied (system owns it) I have tried the repair app feature for windows security, then reboot. Still slowly ramping memory up. I then reset windows security and rebooted. Still doing it. I’ve verifyrepository and WMI repository came back consistent. delivery optimization has been turned off so it’s not that recent issue and AppX, but WMIproviderhost had been steady climbing upwards of 500mb of ram usage before restarting comp. Any ideas?Can't access ReFS partition after update on Windows 11 Pro
I configured storage spaces to be my primary data storage with multiple copies of data. I formatted the drive as ReFS, and let it do its thing. To be honest, W11Pro has been rock solid, no crashes, and I am running on a 13900k (I don't overclock so I haven't seen the issues). Any rate, after an update, I couldn't access my drive (F:). I checked Drive Management, and my F: drive was listed as Raw.
Windows 11 account issues: lock screen skipped, device not showing in Microsoft account
Hi everyone, I’m facing a few strange issues on Windows 11 that seem to be limited only to my main user profile, and I’m hoping to fix them without creating a new profile and migrating all my data. Settings > Apps > Advanced app settings: I see a sign-in-related issue & an error code 0x80860010. The lock screen is skipped when the PC starts. On power-on or restart, the lock screen flashes for a split second, and then Windows directly goes to the PIN entry screen. This happens only on my main user account. If I create a new local or Microsoft account, the lock screen works perfectly even after a restart or cold boot. My Windows PC does not appear under Devices on my Microsoft account page, even though the PC is signed in with my Microsoft account locally. I’ve already tried restarting, signing out and back into my Microsoft account, checking sign-in options, and testing Fast Startup on and off. Since everything works fine on newly created accounts, I believe my existing user profile or account state may be corrupted. I’m trying to avoid creating a new profile and manually migrating data if possible. Any guidance on repairing the current user profile, re-linking the device to my Microsoft account, or restoring normal lock screen behavior would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help. ~Gourav
Windows 11 right-click .js file open method: “Script Host”
When right-clicking a .js file, an unremovable “Microsoft® Windows Based Script Host” option appears in the “Open With” menu. Standard methods (searching the registry HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT for the same entry and deleting it) fail because the registry path or key name does not match. Seeking a professional-level solution.
