Save the date: Windows Office Hours - September 18, 2025
Save the date for our next monthly Windows Office Hours, on September 18th from 8:00-9:00a PT! We will have a broad group of product experts, servicing experts, and engineers representing Windows, Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager, Windows 365, Windows Autopilot, security, public sector, FastTrack, and more. They will be standing by -- in chat -- to provide guidance, discuss strategies and tactics, and, of course, answer any specific questions you may have. For more details about how Windows Office Hours works, go to our Windows IT Pro Blog. If you can't make it at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time, post your questions on the Windows Office Hours: September 18th event page, up to 48 hours in advance.
Microsoft forcing unwanted service onto users
Dear Microsoft, I have been a Windows user for many many years now and I loved windows for many years, but now I'm seriously leaving windows now. Since windows 10 you have been removing user rights in the windows and forcing your way of using the system onto us users, which I simply cannot accept anymore. If I buy a licens to Windows, then I should be the only one in charge of my windows install. Yet if I disable a function/service then you just turn it back on next time I update windows. Thats NOT RIGHT. And now you are removing the option to turn off these function/service, why? Leave my windows install alone. The latest issue you have done is removing the option to remove Copilot. When Copilot first was introduced, I could just uninstall copilot, and it was gone from my pc. Then you change it, so that if I disabled copilot it would disappear - I was fine with that. But now I can't even disable copilot in windows, the option is gone from the setting menu. And it everywhere in windows now and always in your face. I don't want to use it. If I want to use AI, I use ChatGPT (I know you own OpenAI) in the web browser, I just do not want copilot anywhere one my system, because I don't use it and is not going to use it. In your apps, like outlook, word, etc., you still allow users to disable copilot. However, before some update when a user disabled copilot it would disappear from the toolbar - Nice! But you changed that. Now the copilot button is still there, even if I actively disable it - WHY? Again, I do not want to use copilot which is why I'm actively disable it. So please, respect users' decision and stop forcing unwanted service onto users, especially when they have made an active decision to disable the set function/service. I'm leaving Windows for Linux. Outlook for Proton, Xbox for SteamOS, Office for Libre Office, Onedrive for Dropbox. I'm leaving Microsoft and all their products since they are not worth it anymore.Cant install software after reinstalling Windows
After i reinstalled Windows I couldnt install Maxthon , Firefox or Opera browsers. I downloaded, installed and used all three before the reinstall. I was only able to install Firefox by using Internet Explorer when the box popped up it says open or save. I saved it and installed it, its the only browser i have to use now. I was able to install Opera and Maxthon by downloading them with Internet Explorer and when the box popped up that said open or save i choose open because they wouldnt save to my computer. But when i open Opera and Maxthon the pages dont show all the pictures and i get error messages like security certificate expired or cannot display this page. If i download the files form another computer onto a usb stick they wont install, i click on them and nothing happens. The same thing happens if i can download the files while using Firefox browser. Has anyone ever heard of anything so crazy? I only installed SP1 and SP2, no other Microsoft updates , there are some on the Windows updates catalog page that i didnt install yet. Could that have something to do with it.
Fully Automated Windows Factory Reset for Corporate Laptops
Hello, I am working on a corporate project where we need to allow employees to purchase company laptops. After purchase, the laptop must be fully reset to a “factory state,” removing all corporate data and files. I have tried several approaches: systemreset -factoryreset — but it always shows the GUI and prompts the user to choose whether to keep files or remove everything. Using a ResetConfig.xml — but without an OEM recovery image, it does not work. Applying install.wim via DISM — but after reboot, the system remains unchanged. My goal is to fully automate the factory reset without any user interaction, ideally in a corporate environment. I am considering using MDT, SCCM, or Intune. My questions: What is the best approach to fully automate Windows reset for corporate laptops? Are there best practices or official guides from Microsoft for this scenario? Has anyone successfully implemented fully automated factory reset in a corporate deployment?
Windows11 system deleted Windows Defender. How can I restore it?
I recently ran a batch file that ended up deleting Windows Defender from my computer. This happened some time ago, and unfortunately, I don’t have any system restore points set up beforehand. I’ve been trying to find a way to get Windows Defender back but haven’t had any luck so far.
4K monitor Win11 scaling causes abnormal mouse movement
After replacing the monitor with a new 4K display, when the Windows 11 scaling is set to 150%, the mouse encounters an “obstacle” at the Y-axis position of 1440 (1728 at 125% scaling), preventing vertical movement. It can only move horizontally and requires acceleration to force through. Hardware issues with the mouse have been ruled out (replacing the G502 did not resolve the issue), and this phenomenon does not occur on the Windows 10 system. System version: Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (22631.4112).The Windows 11 login screen lacks a password field and displays a password error.
The Windows login screen fails to display the password input field. After clicking “Login,” it prompts that the password is incorrect (though the actual password is correct), preventing access to the system. Seeking an effective solution.
