Windows location service persistently reports weird incorrect location
Since approximately March-April 2026 My Windows 11 Pro x64 started reporting strange and incorrect location information to applications that request it, primarily web browsers. I'm located in San Francisco Bay Area, California, but every web site that relies on location information (Google Maps, Bing Maps, Starbucks etc.) stubbornly places me at location 44.97320223006452, -93.35278344048427 in Minneapolis (Golden Valley, MN to be precise) What is that location? And why has this started happening? My default location in Windows 11 settings is also specified correctly, i.e. it contains my correct address in California. However, this has no effect on the above strange behavior. The computer in question is a desktop with no WiFi capabilities, just an Ethernet connection. Another Windows 10 Pro x64 desktop computer on the same LAN (also Ethernet connection) has no such problems. Windows 10 on that machine is locating itself properly. Various "where am I" web sites that determine my location by my external IP address also work correctly even on the problematic Windows 11 computer, i.e. they correctly place me in California. However, everything that works through Windows Location on that machine places me in Minneapolis. What gives?My Windows 11 Cannot connect to the internet
My computer suddenly cannot connect to the internet, even though other devices on the same network are working fine. I have already tried restarting my PC and router, but the issue persists, and I keep getting a "No Internet Access" or "Connected, No Internet" message in the taskbar.
BiDi broke in Windows 11
After years of no-problem Arabic in both Windows 10 and 11, Arabic text is now being displayed left-to-right in command prompt, Windows PowerShell and PowerShell 7.6.2 (I've removed Windows Terminal to simplify things). In PowerShell ISE, in Konsole (windows .exe build) and all apps (Notepad, Office, Notepad ++, etc.) Arabic is displayed correctly right-to-left. In the Windows shells the letters are shaped and joined correctly but display left to right. . If I copy Arabic text from one of the misbehaving shells and paste it into a browser, Notepad, Konsole, etc. it displays correctly. I've tried changing fonts, changing code pages, checking registry entries and even an in-place reinstall of Windows, all to no avail. Anybody have any ideas?From Windows 11 to Linux, need help!
Recently, I built a new computer with two hard drives: one for the Windows system (which stores approximately 3 games from the Steam library, as these games do not support Linux), and the other for my Linux gaming system. Previously, I used Bazzite to play indie games on my old computer, and my partner and I could collaborate. But recently, when running Garuda, after moving from a small SATA SSD to the new NVMe solid-state drive, I encountered problems. So I switched to CachyOS Plasma. Need help! Thanks.Windows has been updated. AMD Adrenaline no longer functions. Do you need any help?
I clearly told Windows Update to *pause* all updates, but it still continued to update several items including AMD Adrenaline. Now, every time I try to open this application, it prompts me that an update is needed... And when I try to download the update, the progress jumps directly to 100% and then closes. What should I do? I have already tried the AMD website, but their installation program only gives me the drivers, not the application itself.Lock Screen Timeout Settings on Windows PC
Not sure if I have forgotten to set something or if I have not set something right but looking at some Windows 11 devices we have, I can see via Control Panel power settings that the monitor is set to go to sleep after 25 minutes but I wonder if this only applies when left open on desktop because from lock screen, monitors are going blank after a minute or so. It doesn't look like the devices (Intel NUCs) are going to sleep themselves because the power light is still a solid blue, mouse laser still on etc. but sometimes users cannot wake the devices up through mouse, keyboard or power button input and end up restarting from the plug. Have not tested but will try to see if being connected to projector\SMART board makes any difference.
Windows 11 25h2 ISO download for making an offline installer
Need to repair a Windows 11 PC and want to create an offline installer for Windows 11 25H2 and the official ISO would be the way to go. The goal is to have a clean, legitimate copy that can be used to make a bootable USB drive or DVD for fresh installs on machines without a reliable internet connection. Microsoft's official download page is the obvious first stop, but it's not always clear whether 25H2 is available there yet or whether the Media Creation Tool is the better route. Would love to know the safest and most straightforward way to download the official Windows 11 25h2 ISO offline installer? Thanks in advance!
The best ai to remove object from photo automatically on Windows 11
Recently, photo cleanup has become a regular need asked by my parents for old photos, and a reliable AI-powered tool that can automatically remove unwanted objects would make a huge difference. The ideal solution would handle things like removing people, signs, or background clutter with minimal manual effort — ideally with results that look natural rather than patchy. A Windows 11 desktop app would be preferred if it was good to remove object from photo automatically, though a solid browser-based tool works too. Free or affordable options are great, but paid is on the table if the quality justifies it. Bing suggests a few free ai tools, but it's hard to judge quality without real-world experience. Would love to hear from anyone who uses these regularly — what actually produces clean, convincing results and what falls short?
