We're trying something new: skilling snacks!
As a Community Manager, I often receive questions on where to find more information about a certain topic, feature, or capability. I know: there are a LOT of resources out there (docs, learning paths, blog posts, videos, demos) and it can be hard to determine which one is "the best" for your needs. I'm happy to share that we've collected a massive inventory of the most up-to-date, helpful, and relevant resources from across Microsoft's video, learning, and documentation sites--and will be packaging these up into short, bite-sized topics on the Windows IT Pro Blog over the next few months. Each skilling snack is designed to be consumed in less than two hours so our hope is that this makes it easier for you squeeze in some new knowledge or skills during a lunch hour or no-meeting afternoon. With new snacks slated to be published weekly, we are interested in what topics are on your learning "to do" list--or what topics we can cover to help you better educate your colleagues, customers, or partners--so please leave a comment below and we'll work to feature that topic in an upcoming snack. We hope you find these skilling snacks helpful! Check out the first one, just published yesterday on security fundamentals!
Where is the "Never Combine taskbar buttons" fix for Windows 11 - We are in March of 2023
Where is the "Never Combine taskbar buttons" fix for Windows 11? It should have been fixed on Oct. 6th of 2021, but as this is Microsoft, they've been busy working on finding less creative ways to insert ads into their stuff and borking other things instead of addressing this basic/reasonable request from their users. Enough with the waiving of hands and the like. This OS has been out of over a year and a half and this usability request needs to be addressed fixed yesterday. You have the tools. What are you waiting on?
Updating Taskbar to not combine buttons
I've seen this question asked before but never found an answer, though I did find a question that said that it was being resolved in a future update. But that was answered almost a year ago. There have been updates since then. Where in the Settings is there an option to make sure the items displayed in the taskbar are not combined? Or was this never addressed/fixed? Can someone ELI5 if it does have a resolution? Thank you!
Upgrade to windows 11 Pro from unlicensed Home version
Hi I have build a computer and I downloaded unlicensed Windows 11 Home to a usb drive (from microsoft) and installed it as operative system. Then my manager bought a 11 pro license key (misunderstood each other) instead of windows 11 home license key. Now I try to write in the 11 pro license key but it doesn't work. I get an error message when I push next. I thought it would upgrade to pro automatically. So my question is: does this not work? what should I do? I don't want to reformat the computer since I have bought office package and another program.
Bulk buy Windows 11 Pro Upgrade
We purchased 10 laptops and discovered they had Windows 11 Home installed. I want to upgrade them to Windows 11 Pro. Is there somewhere I can bulk buy the 10 licenses rather than going through the Microsoft Store? I would prefer one transaction to 10 individual transactions. I see us continuing to purchase several more of the same laptops but cannot get them with Pro pre-installed.
How can I easily install pending Windows updates on my PC?
Call 1-855-535-7109. To install pending Windows updates easily on your Windows PC, follow these steps: Open Windows Settings: Press Windows + I to quickly open the Settings menu. Go to Update & Security: In the Settings window, select Update & Security. Check for Updates: Under the Windows Update section, click Check for updates. Windows will search for any pending updates. Install Updates: If updates are available, click on Install to begin the installation process. Windows will automatically download and install the updates. Restart Your Computer: After updates are installed, a restart may be required. Windows will prompt you to restart, or you can manually restart your PC. Use Windows Update Troubleshooter (if issues occur): If updates aren’t installing properly, try using the Windows Update Troubleshooter. Go to Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot > Additional troubleshooters, then select Windows Update and run the troubleshooter.
