The search box appears grayed out; you can activate the search function using a keyboard shortcut.
The search icon on the taskbar has turned gray; left-clicking it does not produce any response, but pressing the Win + S shortcut opens the search panel normally. Restarting File Explorer temporarily resolves the issue, but it reoccurs after a while.When I open File Explorer, the window automatically focuses on Quick Access instead of This PC
When you press the Win + E shortcut to open File Explorer, the window defaults to Quick Access instead of the expected This PC. Even if you've set Open File Explorer to to This PC in Folder Options, the setting is ignored, and the window still opens to Quick Access when you reopen it.What is an enablement package?
Windows 11, versions 22H2 and 23H2 share a common core operating system with an identical set of system files. As a result, the new features in Windows 11, version 23H2 are included in the latest monthly quality update for Windows 11, version 22H2 but are in an inactive and dormant state. These new features will remain dormant until they are turned on through the “enablement package,” a small, quick-to-install “master switch” that activates the Windows 11, version 23H2 features. The enablement package is a great option for installing a scoped feature update like Windows 11, version 23H2 as it enables an update from version 22H2 to version 23H2 with a single restart, reducing update downtime. This enables devices to take advantage of new features now. For version 22H2 devices that receive updates directly from Windows Update or Windows Server Updates Services (WSUS), devices automatically get the enablement package by installing the feature update to Windows 11, version 23H2.
There is a delay when the taskbar menu appears after right-clicking an empty area of the taskbar
When you right-click on an empty area of the taskbar, the context menu takes about 2–3 seconds to appear, which is noticeably slower than in Windows 10. However, when you right-click an app icon pinned to the taskbar, the context menu appears at a normal speed. This issue is particularly noticeable in the system tray area.
I'm pissed, how is the install experience this bad.
I switched to Linux, uninstalled Windows, and made sure to link my microsoft account to my install first. Pop!OS installed like a dream, no issues. I realize one of my devices has a windows only driver, so I reluctantly reinstall windows on a new SSD. Windows loads broken drivers for my Intel NIC and breaks. Google Gemini walks me through solving it by going back to my pop!os install and getting the drivers. Everything seems fine, but Windows won't activate on my account. Hitting "Troubleshoot" and following the troubleshooter results in the troubleshooter crashing, saying it can't find ANY previous devices, not the one I'm on, not my old one, just a blank spot in the page where the device would be printed normally. It says I need to click "Get Help." I do, I sign in, and get denied because I only have a "personal account." I'm left here staring a dead end of support. Oh and the entire time it's asking me "Why don't you click on the store and just buy a new license?" F*** You. It doesn't say, if you don't have a license click here. The wording clearly implies "It would be easier if you just paid us again." You feel like a scumbag mobile game. I go to microsoft's device page. And my install is there, on the website. The troubleshooter can't find it. I spend like 3 hours trying to force it to recognize my old install, give up and nuke the installation again. Gemini (who knows your stuff better than you do honestly.) suggests it was due to the installer not being online due to the nic issue. I have the drivers now, so I nuke the entire install, resintall from USB (Because your in place installer freezes during windows update, on a fully updated machine that just ran windows update.) I get through the installer, point it to my nic drivers, the install finishes. It finds my old device, THANK GOD. I go to sleep. I wake up, Windows is asking me to activate. Seriously, as soon as I replace the one device I have that needs a windows driver. You're gone.
The system indicates that Storage Awareness is not running, but the feature is enabled in Settings.
The Storage Sense feature in System Settings has been manually enabled, but I occasionally receive a notification stating that Storage Sense is not running; I have to toggle the feature on and off to restore normal cleanup. Upon investigation, I found that even when enabled, Storage Sense does not automatically perform cleanup operations as scheduled, especially when new content is downloaded to the Downloads folder.The Compress Folderfeature cannot compress files into .zip format and displays an error message.
When you select a file or folder in File Explorer, right-click, and choose “Send to” → “Compressed Folder,” a system pop-up appears stating that the compression operation cannot be completed, even though you have verified that there is sufficient disk space and the destination folder has write permissions. You can compress the file normally using third-party compression software.
