I think I can deal with Windows 11
I’ve been writing code since 1974. My first PC was a Texas Instruments TI-99/4A. I wrote a program I used to balance my checkbook and track my income/expenses. My second PC was a Packard Bell with a Pentium 75 MHz processor. It came with Windows for Workgroups 3.11 installed, with a free upgrade to Windows 95 after RTM.
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.
W11 Lock Screen
I stumbled across a bug, when disabling TextInputManagementService On reboot, Windows will not prompt for password, instead is stuck on Blue Lock Screen. No info anywhere other than "Dude you're screwed reinstall the OS" Solution: Reboot Laptop into Recovery Environment. For my Lenovo Laptop it was F8 Troubleshoot>Advance>Comand Prompt C: cd windows cd system32 regedit Note the registry shown is for the Recovery OS not the actual OS that I was using. In order to edit the actual registry from within Recovery Mode, one has to load it. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE File menu> Load Hive open the registry file called SOFTWARE for the OS in C:\Windows\System32\Config Name it Temp or whatever Then navigate to the tree under Temp to edit the actual registry file Temp\Policies\Microsoft\Windows (The actual registry location is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization) If not there, create a key under Windows called Personalization within Personalization create DWORD32 called NoLockScreen and assign value=1 THEN File menu>Unload Hive On Reboot Windows should bypass the Lock Screen. I actually just went into the services and re-enabled TexInputManagementService which is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TextInputManagementService and change start=2 But I had to use the same Regedit procedure within recovery environment since I was unable to config the service from CMDSave the date: Windows Office Hours - November 20, 2025
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Fingerprint Login No Longer Working
Login with Fingerprint is no longer working after the latest Windows 11, 25H2 update. It recognizes my fingerprint but immediately says "your pin is required to sign in". I have removed my fingerprint and PIN, restarted the computer, re-added the PIN and fingerprint, but continue to experience the same issue. The issue started after the most recent round of updates. KB5066835, KB5066128, and KB5068331 were installed. I removed KB5066835 and the functionality returned to normal. Anyone else experiencing this issue?
Fingerprint recognition issue on Matebook pro x after clean Win 11 install
Laptop: Huawei MateBook X Pro (2018 model MACH-WX9), after performing a clean installation of Windows 11 24H2. Background: I recently repartitioned my hard drive to merge the C:\ and D:\ partitions into a single C:\ drive. As part of this process, I performed a clean installation of Windows 11 (latest stable version, fully updated) using the official Microsoft USB installer. I installed Huawei PC Manager to restore missing drivers, and all device drivers (including fingerprint and chipset) are now correctly installed, according to Device Manager and Windows Update. The Issue: The fingerprint sensor is detected and shows the correct driver version (Goodix Fingerprint Driver v1.1.11.41, dated 2020). I had to manually install this version from the huawei site as the pc manager installed the .32 version (which also didn't work). However, when setting up Windows Hello Fingerprint, I am prompted to tap repeatedly but the process never completes, suggesting the sensor isn't fully functional. Pc manager also states the sensor as 'abnormal'. What I've Tried: Installed all optional and recommended Windows Updates (including drivers). Installed and updated all drivers via Huawei PC Manager. Confirmed that the fingerprint sensor was fully functional before the reinstallation. Verified that all other device drivers (including Intel MEI and Watchdog Timer) are installed and stable. My Conclusion: It appears that the existing Goodix fingerprint driver (v1.1.11.41) may not be compatible with newer Windows 11 security requirements — specifically Memory Integrity (HVCI). I’m reaching out to ask: Is there an updated fingerprint driver available or in development that is compatible with the latest Windows 11 build and security features? If not, is there a recommended workaround or plan for future support? I have seen blogs of users disabling Disabling Memory Integrity, but I am not prepared to do this to risk malicious malware entering my system. Thanks
Biometric link up with mobile phones for login?!
I have steam link on my phone trying to run games from my pc. I have it to where it can wake up from lan and everything except log in. There appears to be no way for windows to natively use biometrics from my phone to login in place of my pin. I have this from a samsung galaxy a16 5g phone. Is windows going to make this possible without a built in scanner so pcs can use this? Or have they already done so. I don't trust 3rd party software unless it belongs to my hardware company. How is this not a basic feature in this day and age. I'm coming from linux after decades and am behind. But this seems like a necessity for remote play in a modern ecosystem. How does this not exist already and why isn't it a top priority for all companies to get working. Needing to leave my login with no password feels ridiculous now a days. Especially when you can have an equivalent in the form of biometric scans.
