Snap layout slide adjuster won't disappear
I use the snap window function a lot because I have an ultra wide monitor. However, I'm finding the slider to adjust the window size stays up even when my mouse isn't hovering over it. I have to keep moving the mouse over it to make it go away. I've tried re-starting windows explorer, turning the feature off and on again, disabling transparancy effects but nothing seems to work. Is this an issue anyone else is having? I have the same issue on PC and laptop Windows 11 Home 25H2 64 bit
Windows 11 has got to be the worst Operating System I've ever used in my life
I've never ever been this disappointed in a software product as much as I am disappointed with Windows 11. I've always held onto the current WIN for as long as I could, and last month I bit the bullet and thought I'd give WIN11 a go, and I'm regeretting it ever since. It's not even, "omg this is new, I don't know how to use it" type of frustration - no, the OS is a complete mess, it's unstable, messy, unprofessional, and the entire thing felt fake and dysfunctional on so many levels. It really makes my blood boil. When I drag the volume all the way down in the sound mixer, it doesn't mute the app, I have to click on the app icon itself When I select a lot of files, and I click in that little small gap in-between each file, it deselects all of them When I have a lot of windows open and I would hover over them to select one, it rarely catches it from the first try. I'd click the window I want to use and it never selects it If I have a file path selected in a window, I click away, and I click back again on that window, I get the drop down list of paths that lead to that path and I end up clicking on a completely different path that would take me out of the window I selected When I click on and out of a folder, it updates in the Quick Access bar and in doing so, it glitches the entire UI across all windows open I could go on and on and on, this has got to be the worst product I've ever used. I have a couple big projects I'm finishing now, but after I'm done, I'm going back to Windows 10, and I'd stay with that until it gets hacked by Anonymous or something. My lord what a joke of a product.
Windows Hello Interrupts Live Presentations and Demos — A Clear Case for Presentation Mode
I rely on my Windows device during my two‑hour classes to deliver presentations, demos, and instruction, and it’s essential that the screen remain awake and unlocked throughout. Despite configuring all relevant power and presence settings, Windows Hello still disrupts the class by forcing the device to the lock screen — and the setting that should prevent this is greyed out and unavailable. Context I teach two‑hour classes and use my Windows 11 laptop to present materials, run demos, and guide discussions. During class, the device must remain: awake unlocked connected to the projector responsive However, the laptop repeatedly reverted to the lock screen mid‑lecture, interrupting the presentation and forcing re‑authentication in front of students. What I Tried I addressed every obvious cause: Power Plans I created custom power plans for the classroom and office, switched via script, and disabled: display timeout sleep lid‑close actions Modern Standby transitions Presence Sensing I permanently disabled Presence Sensing, which was turning off the display when I stepped away from the lectern. These changes solved most issues — except Windows Hello. The Remaining Problem Even with all power settings configured, Windows Hello still timed out and returned to the lock screen. The setting “If you’ve been away, when should Windows require you to sign in again?” was permanently greyed outand set to Every time. This meant Windows Hello was overriding all power plan behavior. Root Cause After extensive troubleshooting, I discovered that: enabling Windows Hello combined with using a Microsoft account, OneDrive, Teams, or Office 365 causes Windows to silently provision Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) even on personal devices. Once WHfB is active: idle‑lock becomes mandatory, the timeout setting is disabled, and the UI no longer reflects the system's true state. This occurs even when: the device is not Azure AD joined, the device is not Intune‑managed, all work accounts are disconnected, and Hello is used only for convenience, not for enterprise identity. In short, the OS presents idle‑timeout as a user preference, but silently removes that choice as soon as Windows Hello is active. Impact on Teaching and Presenting Teaching and presenting require the device to: stay unlocked, keep the display active, avoid interruptions, ignore Presence Sensing, and maintain stable external display output. Before Modern Standby and WHfB, Windows supported this through Presentation Mode, which temporarily suspended lock and sleep behavior. Modern Windows removed Presentation Mode; there is no equivalent system‑level override. The result is: screens locking mid‑lecture, forced PIN/biometric prompts, display dropouts, Presence Sensing interruptions, and disrupted instruction. This is not a security improvement — it’s a workflow regression. The Architectural Gap There is currently no supported way to: use Windows Hello, and use Microsoft cloud services, and control idle‑lock behavior. The OS assumes that anyone using Hello must want enterprise‑grade identity protection, even on personal devices and even in teaching, presenting, or demonstrating scenarios. Why a System‑Level Mode Would Improve Security Right now, users must attempt to manage: power plans display timeouts sleep settings Presence Sensing Windows Hello behavior Modern Standby quirks This patchwork approach is error‑prone and often leads users to disable security features permanently. A system‑level mode would: make the behavior explicit, make it temporary, ensure the device returns to secure defaults afterward, reduce accidental misconfiguration, and provide predictable, intentional control. This strengthens security by replacing ad‑hoc workarounds with a single, reversible, auditable mode. Proposed Solution: A Modern Presentation Mode Windows needs a system‑level Presentation Mode — ideally a Quick Settings toggle (like Airplane Mode) — that: temporarily suspends WHfB idle‑lock, temporarily suspends Presence Sensing, temporarily suspends Modern Standby, prevents display‑off and lockscreen activation, maintains stable external display output, and restores all prior settings when turned off. This would support teaching, presenting, training, and demo workflows that Windows has historically handled well. Conclusion Windows Hello for Business assumes it can automatically determine a device's security context and defaults to an enterprise‑first posture. But many real‑world scenarios — including teaching, presenting, and live demonstrations — do not fit that model. In these cases, WHfB’s assumptions break down. Without a system‑level override, users have no way to signal that the device must remain awake and unlocked for a limited, intentional period. A modern Presentation Mode would provide that missing signal. It would honor WHfB’s security objectives while giving users a deliberate, temporary way to suspend idle‑lock and related behaviors during time‑bounded workflows. Just as importantly, it would ensure the device returns to its standard security posture afterward, reducing the need for ad‑hoc workarounds or permanent configuration changes. I welcome feedback from Microsoft PMs or MVPs on whether a modern Presentation Mode could be considered for future Windows releases.Minimize Maximize Button
In any open window it used to be that you could hover over the Minimize Maximize button in the top right corner and it would give you a choice of layouts to place your window so you could have 2 open windows side by side. I'm finding this is no longer possible. Is this a bug, or was the feature taken out by design?Cloning a networked system, Windows 11, Mac OS and bios
Here is the very first message that I posted on this forum, I thank you in advance for your help and your welcome I'll explain the subject to you. I am currently working as a work-study student in a place intended for cultural mediation, more precisely on musical awareness among children. The place is large, and all activities combine audio /video /light /computer systems. All the poles are centralized with a computer located in the control room which allows you to act on the devices remotely (computer control, switching on, off, etc...). My tutor asked me to find a way to clone computers. This would allow us to easily replace one in the event of a breakdown. The idea is therefore to clone the system identically, including all the data, the operating system (windows 10 pro and Mac OS), but also the bios settings. Ideally, the computer should be functional directly and capable of connecting to the network and being recognized by the rest. Overall, I have to optimize all of this, find the best, most efficient, fastest method. I only have basic computer skills which do not immediately allow me to know where to go.What to do if I failed to install security updates since Dec 2025?
So back in December the security update KB5072033 failed to install in my computer repeatedly. The update was said to force AppXSVC to autorun and eat up RAM, which causes lags that I don't want to happen, so I was waiting for further updates to change this. Now I'm hearing news that not installing that previous update will make the computer unstable, and will malfunction if I install the January update KB5074109. So what am I supposed to do now? Wait for future updates to fix this? Try to install KB5072033 again?
How can I flip an image in Windows without Photoshop?
I need help with a basic image editing task on my Windows 11 computer. I'm looking for a simple, free way to flip or rotate an image horizontally or vertically, but I do not have and cannot use Photoshop. What are the easiest built-in tools or reliable free programs I can use to do this quickly? I want a straightforward method that doesn't require advanced software or complex steps, just a simple solution to mirror my pictures for a project. Any guidance on the fastest or most user-friendly option would be greatly appreciated.Sharing folders under Windows 11 Pro over a local Wifi network
Hello, I cannot share 1 folder between 2 PCs running Windows 11 Pro. 1) The folder is in share mode with Everyone in Read/Write 2) I share proximity with everyone 3) I am on a shared private network with automatic network search and file sharing enabled 4) I disabled the public network 5) My wifi is on a private network 6) I disabled the firewall in private network (and network with domain) The 2 PCs are configured in the same way a priori. Only one of the two has file shares I can see the other PC in the file explorer network but cannot access shared folders. I get an error message telling me that I cannot access the computer.Native software to allow android biometrics to unlock windows 11?
Is there ever going to be software from microsoft(for security reasons) to allow you to use a remote android computer tablet or similar to activate windows with biometrics? I have a Tab S11 ultra I want to use to unlock it for playing steam games. Will this ever be a thing. I think one of the problems with steam is it needs to be active to work via steam link. But this works if coming out of sleep mode specifically. But anything to allow this or for a seperate app to wake and remotely use the desktop would be wonderfully useful. Especially something official that is secure. I'm coming from linux and I don't use 3rd party software in general. Obviously it would be insanely insecure to use any such software that is not official. Could such software allowing a tablet to be used with other software to be a remote screen be used to not even need steamlink to play games. Unless the steamlink is better with the connection lag somehow.
Windows 11 23H2 → 25H2 in-place upgrade fails in SAFE_OS / MIGRATE_DATA
I'm trying to in-place upgrade a Windows 11 23H2 system to 25H2 and consistently get a rollback in the SAFE_OS / MIGRATE_DATA phase with 0x8007042B – 0x2000D. After a lot of analysis (Panther logs, SetupDiag, DISM, etc.), the failure always points to migration problems around Microsoft-Windows-TPM-Driver-WMI (CCSIAgent) and, secondarily, Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-ADAM-Client (adammigrate.dll). I'd like to confirm whether this is a known 25H2 migration issue (especially on Education) and if there is any supported workaround short of a clean install. --- ENVIRONMENT - OS: Windows 11 Education 23H2, Build 22631.6276 - Edition: Education (confirmed via winver and Settings → System → About) - Target: Windows 11 25H2 (26200.6584, "2025 Update") - Upgrade method tried: - Windows Update feature enablement - Windows 11 Installation Assistant - Official 25H2 ISO (26200.6584.250915-1905.25h2_ge_release_svc_refresh_CLIENT_CONSUMER_x64FRE_en-us.iso) mounted locally → setup.exe - Hardware: - Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 AORUS PRO (BIOS F31) - SSD: WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe (firmware 731130WD, WD Dashboard reports "Healthy", no errors) - TPM 2.0: Intel PTT (firmware TPM) enabled - Secure Boot: Enabled - BitLocker on C: OFF (fully decrypted) --- SYMPTOM Every full in-place upgrade attempt (23H2 → 25H2) behaves as follows: 1. Setup runs, copies files, reboots to SAFE_OS phase. 2. During MIGRATE_DATA, setup fails and rolls back to 23H2. 3. Message on screen: "0x8007042B – 0x2000D The installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with an error during MIGRATE_DATA operation" In C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther\setuperr.log / setupact.log, the failure is always in SAFE_OS / MIGRATE_DATA and includes: V2VArbitrate: Source migration unit <System>\Microsoft-Windows-TPM-Driver-WMI (CCSIAgent) is not supported on the destination machine and it will not be restored V2VArbitrate: Source migration unit is critical, arbitration will fail V2V Arbitration failed. Last error: 0x00000032 pSPExecuteApply: Apply operation failed. Error: 0x0000002C Apply (machine-independent apply, offline phase): Migration phase failed. Result: 44 ExecuteOperations: Failed execution phase Safe OS. Error: 0x8007042B On some runs, just before the TPM arbitration failure, there are also errors related to DirectoryServices-ADAM-Client: Failure while calling IPostApply->ApplySuccess for Plugin="Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-ADAM-Client\adammigrate.dll"… Error: 0x80070002 Error READ, 0x00000002 while gathering/applying object: apply-success, Action,CMXEXmlPlugin, C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\ReplacementManifests, Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-ADAM-Client\adammigrate.dll… However, the ADAM plugin errors are logged as "ignore" in some traces, while the actual rollback is always tied to the critical TPM-Driver-WMI migration unit. --- WHAT I HAVE ALREADY TRIED I've tried to rule out all the usual suspects and a bit more: 1. Health checks & storage - sfc /scannow → no integrity violations - DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth / CheckHealth / RestoreHealth → clean - chkdsk C: /scan → no file system / bad sector issues - WD Dashboard extended test → drive healthy, no SMART warnings 2. Drivers, TPM, AV, services - TPM: - Device: "Trusted Platform Module 2.0" (ACPI\MSFT0101\1) - Driver provider: Microsoft (inbox TPM driver), no OEM TPM drivers - pnputil /enum-drivers | findstr /i tpm shows only Microsoft TPM entries; any OEM/TMP-related oem*.inf were removed. - Legacy / problematic drivers: - Removed old Intel CougarPoint USB driver (oem25.inf) via pnputil /delete-driver oem25.inf /uninstall /force. - Antivirus / security: - McAfee WebAdvisor fully uninstalled. - Kaspersky products uninstalled via standard uninstallers and then cleaned with Kaspersky's kavremover in Safe Mode. - No Kaspersky services, drivers, files, or uninstall entries remain. - Currently only Microsoft Defender is active. - Telemetry: - Connected User Experiences and Telemetry (DiagTrack) service set to Manual and Running to avoid telemetry-related cancellation (0x800704C7). 3. Upgrade artefacts / component cleanup - Deleted: - C:\$WINDOWS.~BT - C:\$GetCurrent - C:\$WINDOWS.~WS - C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download - Ran: - DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase - Then again DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth and sfc /scannow 4. ISO & media verification - 23H2 ISO: Win11_23H2_English_x64.iso (official multi-edition ISO, SHA-256 verified). - 25H2 ISO: 26200.6584.250915-1905.25h2_ge_release_svc_refresh_CLIENT_CONSUMER_x64FRE_en-us.iso (official 25H2 ISO, SHA-256 verified). - Both mounted locally; upgrade run via setup.exe from the ISO (no third-party media tools). - Tried with Dynamic Update enabled and disabled (/DynamicUpdate Disable). 5. Compatibility scan vs full upgrade behavior - Running from 25H2 ISO: setup.exe /Compat ScanOnly /DynamicUpdate Disable → completes WITHOUT logging the earlier TPM-Driver-WMI / MIGRATE_DATA critical failures. - However, when running a FULL in-place upgrade (same ISO, same environment, DynamicUpdate disabled, "Keep personal files and apps"), the upgrade still fails in SAFE_OS / MIGRATE_DATA with the same TPM-Driver-WMI critical arbitration error and rollback. So, compatibility scan looks clean, but the real SAFE_OS/MIGRATE_DATA phase still hits the TPM-Driver-WMI migration problem. 6. ADAM / DirectoryServices-ADAM-Client state - DISM shows DirectoryServices-ADAM-Client feature as Disabled. - The ADAM migration plugin (adammigrate.dll) logs 0x80070002 during IPostApply->ApplySuccess on some runs. - As suggested in other cases, I have tried: - dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:DirectoryServices-ADAM-Client /norestart → reboot - dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:DirectoryServices-ADAM-Client /norestart → reboot - The ADAM error sometimes disappears or is logged as "ignored", but the TPM-Driver-WMI critical arbitration error persists and still causes rollback. 7. Attempt to repair TPM-Driver-WMI as a package (failed) Following the idea that TPM-Driver-WMI might be a partially removed servicing package, I: - Ran: DISM /Online /Get-Packages | findstr /i "TPM-Driver-WMI" → NO ENTRIES. There is no Microsoft-Windows-TPM-Driver-WMI-Package~… installed as a standalone package. - Mounted Win11_23H2_English_x64.iso as G: and searched for *TPM-Driver-WMI*.cab: → No such cab found anywhere in the ISO. - Mounted install.wim (index 4, Education) read-only and inspected Windows\servicing\Packages, and ran offline DISM /Image:... /Get-Packages | findstr TPM: → No Microsoft-Windows-TPM-Driver-WMI package or mum/cab. Only the component payload exists in WinSxS (amd64_microsoft-windows-tpm-driver-wmi_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.22621.1...), but there is no installable package to feed into DISM /Add-Package. So there is NO STANDALONE TPM-Driver-WMI package that I can re-add or repair via DISM; it appears baked into the base image. --- CURRENT SITUATION - TPM driver: Microsoft inbox, no OEM TPM drivers. - AV: only Defender. - Component store: DISM /RestoreHealth and sfc /scannow are clean. - Storage: healthy. - Telemetry service: running. - ADAM client: "enable → disable" cycle tried. - 25H2 compatibility scan: now passes without TPM migration errors. - Full upgrade: still fails in SAFE_OS / MIGRATE_DATA with: - Source migration unit <System>\Microsoft-Windows-TPM-Driver-WMI (CCSIAgent) is not supported on the destination machine and it will not be restored - Source migration unit is critical, arbitration will fail - V2V Arbitration failed. Last error: 0x00000032 - pSPExecuteApply: Apply operation failed. Error: 0x0000002C - ExecuteOperations: Failed execution phase Safe OS. Error: 0x8007042B At this point, the only remaining options I can see are: - In-place repair install of 23H2 using the 23H2 ISO (setup.exe → keep apps & data), to rebuild the whole servicing/migration stack, and then retry 25H2; - Or clean install 25H2 from scratch. Before I go down that path, I'd like to know: --- QUESTIONS 1. Is this a known migration issue in Windows 11 25H2 (especially for Education) involving Microsoft-Windows-TPM-Driver-WMI (CCSIAgent)? In other words, is the "not supported on the destination machine" for this migration unit an expected symptom of a current 25H2 bug or a misconfiguration on my side? 2. Is there any supported way to reset/repair/ignore the TPM-Driver-WMI migration unit on the source side, given that: - there is no standalone Microsoft-Windows-TPM-Driver-WMI-Package~*.cab in the 23H2 ISO, and - DISM /Get-Packages does not list such a package? 3. Is an in-place repair install of 23H2 the recommended next step in this scenario, or is the official guidance to perform a clean install of 25H2 when SAFE_OS / MIGRATE_DATA fails on a critical migration unit like this? 4. Is there any known difference between consumer vs Education/volume 25H2 media that could affect whether the TPM-Driver-WMI migration manifest is present on the target image? Any official guidance or confirmation (e.g., "this is a known issue; wait for an updated 25H2 image or cumulative update" vs "your 23H2 install is irreparably corrupted, clean install recommended") would be very helpful before I commit to a wipe-and-reinstall. Thank you in advance.
