Issue with "Edit with Paint 3D" Functionality
I have recently encountered an issue with Paint 3D. When I try to edit a picture using Paint 3D by right-clicking on the photo and selecting "Edit with Paint 3D," I am unexpectedly prompted to choose an app to open the file instead of Paint 3D launching directly. Has anyone else experienced this problem, or does anyone have any insights on why this might be happening and how to resolve it? Thank you for your assistance! Following was done: Reinstall Paint 3D Open Microsoft Store: Go to the Start menu and open the Microsoft Store. Search for Paint 3D: In the search bar, type "Paint 3D." Reinstall Paint 3D: If the app is installed, you can click "Open." If it’s not installed or you suspect it might be corrupted, click "Install" or "Get" to reinstall it. Ensure Paint 3D is Enabled Open Settings: Press Win + I to open Settings. Go to Apps: Navigate to "Apps" and then "Apps & features." Find Paint 3D: Scroll through the list of installed apps to find "Paint 3D." Ensure It’s Enabled: If you find it, make sure it’s not disabled. If it is, re-enable it. Associate Image Files with Paint 3D Manually Right-click on the Image File: Right-click on an image file. Select Properties: Choose "Properties" from the context menu. Change the Default Program: In the Properties window, click the "Change" button next to "Opens with." Manually Find Paint 3D: Click "More apps" if Paint 3D is not listed. Scroll down and click "Look for another app on this PC." Navigate to C:\Program Files\WindowsApps and look for the Paint 3D executable. Note that you may need administrative permissions to access this folder. Use the Default Apps Settings Open Settings: Press Win + I to open Settings. Go to Apps: Navigate to "Apps" and then "Default apps." Reset Default Apps: Scroll down and click "Reset" under "Reset to the Microsoft recommended defaults." Change Defaults Manually: After resetting, try setting Paint 3D as the default app for your image files again. Check for System Updates Open Settings: Press Win + I to open Settings. Go to Update & Security: Navigate to "Update & Security." Check for Updates: Click "Check for updates" and install any available updates. Sometimes updates can fix issues with system apps like Paint 3D. 1. Check if Paint 3D is Installed Correctly Open PowerShell as Administrator: Press Win + X and select "Windows PowerShell (Admin)." Check Installation: Enter the following command to check if Paint 3D is installed: powershell Copy code Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.MSPaint* | Select Name, PackageFullName If Paint 3D is listed, it’s installed. If not, proceed to reinstall it. Reinstall Paint 3D: Uninstall Paint 3D using PowerShell: powershell Copy code Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.MSPaint* | Remove-AppxPackage Reinstall from the Microsoft Store: Open the Microsoft Store, search for "Paint 3D," and install it. 2. Reset Paint 3D Open Settings: Press Win + I to open Settings. Go to Apps: Navigate to "Apps" > "Apps & features." Find Paint 3D: Scroll down and select "Paint 3D." Advanced Options: Click on "Advanced options." Reset: Click the "Reset" button. This will reset Paint 3D to its default state. 3. Create a New User Profile Open Settings: Press Win + I to open Settings. Go to Accounts: Navigate to "Accounts" > "Family & other users." Add Someone Else to This PC: Click on "Add someone else to this PC." Create a New User: Follow the prompts to create a new user account. Log In: Log out of your current account and log in with the new user account. Check if Paint 3D works correctly in the new profile. 4. Repair Windows Using DISM and SFC Open Command Prompt as Administrator: Press Win + X and select "Command Prompt (Admin)" or "Windows PowerShell (Admin)." Run DISM: Enter the following command to repair the Windows image: powershell Copy code DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth Wait for the process to complete. Run SFC: Enter the following command to check and repair system files: powershell Copy code sfc /scannow Wait for the process to complete and restart your computer.Impossible to sign in with different user account
I use this browser with two MS accounts. The techcommunity does not let me choose the user account to sign in with! I'm forced to open a private window to sign in and write this feedback. So when clicking Sign In, it thinks I want to sign in with my M365 company account, and asks me to accept certain permissions. However, I want to sign in with my personal MS account. So I click cancel and get redirected to the home page. So, in order to visit the site with my personal MS account, must either use a private windows, or clear every single cookie for every single Microsoft domain, which is also NOT what I want to do. This is simply unacceptable and driving me away from using the techcommunity at all! I made a video for you to show you how broken the sign in flow is: https://i.imgur.com/KnxnPKM.mp4Changing profile picture, see old and new
When I changed my profile picture, I see it is changed in main Teams window but in live meeting it shows old picture and all people see old one. Last time I did this it took some weeks or months until all people in our org started to see updated picture. What exactly is happening that slow? Can this sync be forced by users?What’s New in the MTC? September 2023 – Community Ranks
Our Mission at the MTC is to provide a community Microsoft users can get the latest news, ask questions, learn new skills, and connect with peers and Microsoft experts from around the world. This month, we are rolling out a new ranking system designed to recognize users’ contributions to the community and add a little more ‘Microsoft’ to the MTC. What are the Community Ranks? We now have two ranking ladders to recognize both types of our tech community members. We have our Contributors Ranks for those who come to the MTC to interact and ask/answer questions in our forums, blogs, and events. Some of you Microsoft gamers may notice the subtle nod 😉 Contributor Ranks Onyx Contributor Titanium Contributor Diamond Contributor Platinum Contributor Gold Contributor Silver Contributor Bronze Contributor Steel Contributor Iron Contributor Brass Contributor Copper Contributor And for our members who come to the MTC to catch up on news and learn something new from the blogs, we have our Reader Ranks! These are replacing our Visitor/Member ranks, and once you start posting in the MTC, you will move into the Contributor Ranks. Reader Ranks Senior Reader Prolific Reader Regular Reader Frequent Reader Casual Reader Occasional Reader New Reader (Please note that these rankings are intended for fun and are not a measure of MTC’ers technical competence.) What goes into the Community Ranks? When you become a member of the MTC, you start climbing the ranking ladder, starting as a New Reader. As you contribute more and more to the community, you will start to climb the rank ladder. Here are some of the key ingredients that go into our ranking recipe (*These points are awarded each time an activity is completed): Viewing messages (0.25 points) Commenting on blogs, ideas, and TKB articles (1 point) Creating new discussion topics (1 point) Replying to forum discussions (2 points) Giving (2 points) and receiving Kudos (4 points) Contributing Ideas (5 points) Authoring blog articles (10 points) Publishing Knowledge Base articles (10 points) Getting your replies marked as a solution (15 points) Simply put, the more you engage and interact with the MTC, the more points you earn and the higher your community ranking will be! If you have any questions on these new rankings or you’d like to share feedback with the Tech Community Team, let us know in the comments below.
Windows 11 update prevents MS office from working
Hi All, Recently I bought a laptop Dell Vostro 3510 with Windows 11 preloaded. I have updated the Windows and Dell drivers to the latest version. But I am unable to use the Office Apps especially Power point. It is taking ton of time to load the initial appearance though nothing is installed except the preloaded apps. My computer is taking 6-7 seconds to load my hard drive. Please suggest some possible ways to rectify this. Thanks all.Ranks
Hi all, We are currently considering refreshing the community rank structure and making it clearer what rank community members have. Presently our ranks are made up of the following 'generic' user types: Members / Visitors Typically, users with this rank have joined the community, visited a few times and maybe read a few articles but that is the limit of their participation Contributors This overly broad range of users is everything from someone who has commented on at least two posts / started two conversations all the way up to our honored contributor who must have reached (btw this is also why previously we have not shared this information, it's not a straightforward as you might imagine): (posts - deleted posts) + ideas >= 8000 Been a member for at least 208 days Likes received + (accepted solutions * 10) >= 1500 Has been given admin points totaling 300 or more Employees MVPs Community Managers Now we are going to leave out Employees, MVPs and Community Managers, at least for now. but my broad stroke idea is to make the rank names marry up closer to user activity i.e. New Members (Users who have just joined and not really done anything) Visitors (Users who have been a member over two weeks who have visited at least twice and only read pages) Praisers (per visitors + have given at least 1 like to a post or user) Conversation starters ( per visitors + praisers and also have started at least one new topic) Knowledge sharers ( per visitors, praisers, conversations starters and have replied at least once) Experts (per visitors, praisers, conversation starters, knowledge sharers and have at least 10 Accepted solutions) Now all these broad strokes are still to be defined (i.e. exactly what each level in each rank will be) but I would like to ask the community what the rank names for all these roles should be. Now keep in mind we can't use names that are trademarks or copyrighted to anyone else, so everyone thinking of their favorite superhero cartoon.. forget it that is a definite no!! Unfortunately, the current rank engine doesn't let us target specific communities either so we can't have Excel Expert etc.. In 1 week - on Monday, 28th Feb - we will create a shortlist poll of the names we can proceed with and ask you all to vote for your favorite. I am hoping by then I will be able to better define how many levels will be present in each rank as well. To be clear, there is no prize for the winner and names will be accepted and shortlisted purely at our Team's discretion. To get you started here are some very simple ones we have considered: New Member Visitor Supporter Conversationalist Knowlegable Expert We have also considered using the same rank structure that is used in other Microsoft Communities, i.e. Power Users & Power BI As we are larger than these communities, we may need to tweak some of the thresholds of these ranks and our concern was you all might find it confusing if you had a different rank in each community. Or convert activities into points and use a levels system like the Microsoft Rewards team do, although this would be much more complicated to ensure progression through the levels at a reasonable rate. Hope this gets your creative juices flowing.
Cant fully remove user profile Win10 Enterprise V2004
Hello everyone For years I have been able to recreate user profiles by rebooting the machine and then going to control panel and opening up the list of user profiles and deleting it. I would then confirm no trace of profile in registry here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList Now when I attempt this, things like recycle bin is still full and some onedrive files are left behind. We suspect the 2004 update may have altered how to recreate profiles. Does anyone know how to solve this? I have tried on 2 different machines with 2 different users with no luck. Thanks in advance.
