COM port connection issue
There is a connection issue with the COM port after changing the port name. The device is assigned to COM1 and the connection is established using the CreateFile function: HANDLEm_Hdl = CreateFile(reinterpret_cast<const wchar_t *>(portname.utf16()), GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, 0, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL); After the handle is closed and the port name is changed from COM1 to COM2 using Device Manager it is not possible to connect COM2. The CreateFile returns error 2(the system cannot find the path specified). But the attempt to connect the old port COM1 succeeds. The problem goes away after plugging/plugging the device. The device is connected using USB. The driver is CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP. This happens on certain Windows 10 machines and does not happen on Windows 11 machines. The driver is the latest and the same on all machines. The Windows 10 machine where the issue happens: The Windows 10 machine where the issue does not happen. The Windows 11 machine where the issue does not happen.
When is Microsoft going to bring Microsoft Authenticator windows aka desktop or within edge itself?
When is Microsoft going to bring Microsoft Authenticator windows aka desktop or within edge itself? (People like me lose mobiles) Isn't Windows device considered anything? Only mobiles and android and iOS devices matter? People like don't store important info on Windows devices? Edge has support for in-built password manager like chrome with chrome and google passwords then why is edge not having 2fa support on windows yet in 2024? Is windows still usable if my phones goes for service center, dies randomly, or is stolen? Can I consider windows devices to be of valuable in 2024 or should I shift 100 percent to android and MacOS and ios? Should I throw my windows devices out of window since it is not dependent device when any other fails? On a sidenote, I tried checking out but WinAuth Authenticator exists for Windows PC is open-source & offers 2-step verification (but unfortunately not updated since 2016) so why Microsoft which focuses so much of AI of everything has been able to bring desktop version for windows users? Or am I asking too much in the name of security and privacy that big tech promotes all the time? Can we trust microsoft and windows devices? Or is everything going to be done by google and chrome?[FIXED] Legacy Edge extensions on Windows store after installing the new Edge
Today I came across this extension when browsing Windows store https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9P59WXTBHZZM I could install it without any issue but the thing is it doesn't work when I have the Stable version of Chromium based Edge installed. clicking "launch" opens the new Edge only, nothing else happens. I think the proper way to handle this situation is to either hide these extensions from Windows store once the new Edge is installed, OR show a message to user that: "it's not compatible with the current installed version of Edge browser". My suggestion is to add the new Chromium based Add-ons to the Windows store to be easily available and installed by users. https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/An error occurred while checking for updates: Failed to cache the downloaded installer
An error occurred while checking for updates: Failed to cache the downloaded installer. Error: 0x800b0001. (error code 7: 0xA043050D -- system level).Learn moreVersion 85.0.564.41 (Official build) (64-bit) Windows 10 (up to date) Edge stable is preinstalled so I can't uninstall it. tried to download the offline installer last time I got this error, Edge got updated, but now that there is a new update available, it's giving me this error again. also tried to run Edge as admin, no luck.You can now sync your favorites with Application Guard Window from Windows Defender
Microsoft Edge version 91.0.831.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit) you need to enable this newly added flag: edge://flags/#edge-wdag-favorites-sync and then when you open a new application guard window, your favorites will be there. Learn more about Windows Defender Application Guard mode (WDAG) and it's security features here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-application-guard/md-app-guard-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-security-windows-defender-application-guard
How to retrieve History for related websites ? User Profile as solution isn't programming-immune...
Because History View As-Is don't have filtering, I create Profile to browse websites so that I can view history on related websites; however, to get more (such as Path Name), I need to access History File; which unfortunately is not Profile specific. Is it possible for History file profile-specific without involving non-Microsoft apps such as SQLite DB? My company policy is to avoid programming.... Thanks Ahead!Access Microsoft Edge Legacy/Classic (EdgeHTML) after installing the new version of Microsoft Edge
Access Microsoft Edge Legacy/Classic (EdgeHTML) after installing the new version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium) This article describes how to access Microsoft Edge Legacy (version 45 and earlier) after installing the new version of Microsoft Edge. Note: This article applies to the Microsoft Edge Stable channel. The procedures in this article apply to systems that have been updated with the latest security updates, up to and including November 2019. When the new version of Microsoft Edge is installed, the old version (Microsoft Edge Legacy) will be hidden. All attempts to launch the old version will redirect the user to the newly installed version of Microsoft Edge. Before you begin Before using the detailed instructions in this article, consider the following 2 steps to enable a side-by-side browser experience. These steps will let your users run Microsoft Edge Legacy and the next version of Microsoft Edge (Beta channel) side-by-side. Prevent the automatic install of the next version of Microsoft Edge by Windows Update. For more information, see Windows Update: FAQ Install the Beta channel of the new version of Microsoft Edge. Note This side-by-side solution is less complex and requires less management that the detailed solution described next in this article. How operating system (OS) changes are triggered After the systems are fully updated and the Stable channel of the next version of Microsoft Edge is installed, the following registry key and value is set: Key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientState\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062} Key value: BrowserReplacement Important This key is over-written every time the Microsoft Edge Stable channel is updated. As a best practice, we recommend that you don’t delete this key to allow users to access both versions of Microsoft Edge. How to enable a side-by-side experience with both versions of Microsoft Edge Installing the Stable channel of the next version of Microsoft Edge at system-level will cause the current version (Microsoft Edge Legacy) to be hidden. If you want to let your users to see both versions of Microsoft Edge side-by-side in Windows, you can enable this experience by setting the Allow Microsoft Edge Side by Side browser experience group policy to "Enabled". To enable the side by side browser experience policy: Open the Group Policy Editor. Under Computer Configuration, go to Administrative Templates>Microsoft Edge Update>Applications. Under Applications, select "Allow Microsoft Edge Side by Side browser experience" and then click Edit policy setting. Select Enabled and then click OK. Note By default, this group policy is set to "Not configured", which results in Microsoft Edge Legacy being hidden when the new version of Microsoft Edge is installed. For the best experience, the Allow Microsoft Edge Side by Side browser experience should be enabled before the new version of Microsoft Edge is deployed to your users' devices. If the group policy is enabled after Microsoft Edge is deployed, there are the following side effects and required actions: Allow Microsoft Edge Side by Side browser experience won't take effect until after the installer for the new version of Microsoft Edge is run again. Note The installer can be run directly or automatically when the new version of Microsoft Edge updates. Microsoft Edge Legacy will need to be re-pinned to Start or the Taskbar because the pin is migrated when the new version of Microsoft Edge was deployed. Sites that were pinned to Start or the Taskbar for Microsoft Edge Legacy will be migrated to the new version of Microsoft Edge. SourceProblem with PWA icons on Start menu on Edge dev
When installing a website, such as Instagram, as PWA in Edge dev (Version 88.0.685.3), the Instagram icon appears in the apps list of Start menu, at the top under "recently added" list (not pinned yet). when you drag & drop it on the Start menu to Pin it, it will have a small centered icon. but if you go to edge://apps/ and Pin Instagram's icon from there then Instagram's icon will be in normal big size in the Start menu Left side is big and normal, right side is very small pea-sized icon created by drag & drop. Instagram is one of the websites used as example, the same thing happens to Twitter, YouTube, Bing etc (tried all of them). see if you can reproduce it and send feedback through browser (preferably with "recreate my problem") Windows 10 20H2 latest versionMicrosoft Family safety feature is not working with Edge Android or stable on Windows 10
My account is the group's organizer, the Microsoft account that I've added to my family group, as a member has Windows 10 latest version 20H2 with Edge stable and Windows Defender on laptop. signed in with the same Microsoft account in Windows 10 and Edge profile. when I add a website to be blocked in here, it's never blocked, I can still access it on Windows 10 using Edge stable 87. does anyone have any experience with this that can help? only if you've done this before successfully.
