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.Win11 Caps Lock state indicator in system tray disappears after lock screen
After locking and unlocking the screen, the Caps Lock indicator on the screen disappears. The indicator reappears only after you toggle Caps Lock again. This issue occurs on devices without a physical LED indicator, making it difficult to determine the Caps Lock status before entering a passcode or text after the system wakes up.Question about the "Destination Path Too Long" problem (Windows 11)
I'm running Windows 11 Home, and today when I tried to cut a folder and paste it into another location, I got hit with the "Destination Path Too Long" error. The only option was "Close"—no way to bypass it. The message said: "The file name(s) would be too long for the destination folder. You can shorten the file name and try again, or try a location that has a shorter path." I'm wondering whether it's safer and more practical to just leave the system as is and manually shorten file names and folder paths whenever this comes up, or if there's a reliable way to configure Windows to allow longer paths without breaking anything. If you do recommend enabling long path support, what's the safest and most official way to do that in Windows 11 Home? I've seen mentions of Group Policy and registry edits, but I know Group Policy isn't available on Home edition, so I want to be sure I'm going about it the right way. Appreciate any professional insight on this. Thanks in advance.
Multi-Language Custom Windows 11 Image
Hi, I am trying to create a custom Windows 11 Image. I followed this page for most of my customizations : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/oem-deployment-of-windows-desktop-editions?view=windows-11 Almost everything works fine in my online and offline modifications (adding drivers, custom apps, default settings, recovery, etc.). The only thing I haven't manage to achieve is adding multiple languages to a custom image. What I do is : Make offline modifications using DISM on my tech PC. Apply this image to a SSD using WinPE. Boot into that SSD and make online modifications using audit mode. (Generalize these modifications using sysprep) Boot into WinPE again and capture that image. When I apply that final captured image and boot into OOBE, when I switch between languages, the UI does not update. It stays in the default language. I have seen it works on many Dell PCs, but nothing seems to work on my side. Do you have any insights on what I could be doing wrong? Is there missing information in the doc I linked above? I tried adding the languages in the offline step, after the final capture, but the result is always the same. Thank you, Antoine
What's the fastest way to move a ton of photos from Android to a new Windows laptop?
Alright, so I haven't owned a laptop in about a decade—I've just been doing everything on my phone. But I finally caved and bought one, and now I'm trying to move over a massive pile of photos from my Pixel. For context: I do reselling, so I take a ton of product photos, organized into albums by item. I'm not talking about a few dozen pics—we're talking a serious library. Here's where it gets messy. I plugged my phone into the laptop via USB, and OneDrive immediately started auto-syncing everything. Before I knew it, I hit my storage limit and had no idea what was even backed up versus what was actually on my machine. Ended up nuking everything from OneDrive and starting over. Now I'm just trying to manually copy things over, but I'm running into a problem. On my phone, all my photos are neatly organized into albums by product. But when I dig into the phone's folder structure on the PC, I don't see those albums at all—it's just one giant folder with every photo dumped together. Is there any way to keep my albums intact when transferring? Also, speed-wise—what's the actual fastest way to do this? I've seen options like the Phone Link app, but that tried to push me through Bluetooth, and my phone just keeps disconnecting. I spent way too long trying to get that to work and eventually gave up and uninstalled it. USB seems straightforward, but the album thing is throwing me off. And I'm not sure if I'm missing a better approach. Any tips from folks who've done this dance before? Appreciate any help for a laptop newbie who's a little overwhelmed.Win11 Can't drag files into open app windows on taskbar
Dragging a file from File Explorer and dropping it onto an app icon on the taskbar no longer brings the app window to the foreground. The cursor displays a blocked indicator, preventing users from quickly opening the file by dragging and dropping it onto the app. Restarting File Explorer does not resolve this issue. While this behavior is inconsistent, it is common in third-party apps.Windows11 File Explorer freezes when opening a folder with many SVG or HEIC files
When browsing folders containing a large number of SVG vector graphics or HEIC image files, File Explorer freezes or becomes unresponsive for 5 to 10 seconds. The issue is more severe when thumbnail previews are enabled. Disabling thumbnail view reduces the delay but does not eliminate it entirely.Windows 11 just randomly decided to forget my pinned taskbar apps
Booted up my PC this morning and my taskbar is completely bare. All my pinned apps—gone. Just the Start button, Search, and Task View sitting there like I just did a fresh install. Didn't change anything, didn't run any tweaks, didn't mess with the registry. It just... reset itself overnight. Anyone else have this happen? Or did Windows just decide to gaslight me today.
Anyone else getting weird stuttering in Explorer on Windows 11?
File Explorer has been feeling super sluggish lately—opening folders takes a second, right-click takes forever to pop up, and scrolling through files is choppy. It's not constant, but it happens often enough to be annoying. Tried restarting Explorer, clearing File Explorer history, even disabled some of the new tabs stuff. Still happens. Running an SSD, plenty of RAM, no weird background processes. Is this just a Windows 11 thing now or is there actually a fix?
