Welcome to the community for Windows 11, Microsoft's latest computer operating system.
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Windows 11’s controversial Recall feature could soon arrive for Copilot+ PCs
There’ll be no shortage of security experts and hackers lining up to test Recall’s defenses, let’s face it
In theory, I'd like to reinstall my laptop regularly - say every couple of months? In practise, it's easy to keep putting it off. One of the detractions was not just the time to re-install Windows, but also to then install all the various device drivers. So time goes by and next you realise it's bee...
There are an almost uncountable number of Windows 11 "tweak"-type utilities out there. But Wintoys is one of the better ones.
Microsoft has made the process slightly complicated because Windows 11 now requires you to create a Registry entry before.
Microsoft makes Windows setups more restrictive.
How to upgrade to Windows 11 - most privacy, freedom and efficiency
There are a ton of people using EOL (end of life) Windows versions, which is kinda scary. Not few of them do so because Microsoft has made updating something negatively associated, which is also incredible.
Updating software is essential, please do so. If you don't want to and don't need Windows-only software, there are a bunch of penguin people that happily guide your way through Linux.
I recently installed Win11 for a friend who needs Adobe software, and I think I have achieved a near perfect result, with minimal hassle.
This guide will show you how to do a clean install of nearly unchanged Windows 11, and adapt it with a few free and open source tools, to be less invasive and resource intense.
If you don't want to reinstall, the german tech news channel Heise has made a Registry hack that allows upgrading normally to Windows 11, if your hardware is unsupported.
ℹ️ Update
Microsoft fucked with the "online account bypass" method, so now the batchfile is removed. The comma
Win10 taskbar in Win11?
Hi guys! I’ve been pushed on my work machine to use Windows 11. I’m not loving too much the taskbar, which won’t allow to have 2 rows of windows, and the single row of tasks gets a ‘…’ button as soon as it’s getting a bit crowded. This makes it very difficult to find your app. I don’t want to combine tasks, and I’d very much prefer to have two rows of tasks. Is there any trusted (FOSS) way of doing this? Seems there’s no easy registry key to just enable it these days.
Mouse Properties dialog is now fully migrated to Windows Server Settings
best free remote desktop software?
Looking for software
I want to set up remote desktop takeover for my girlfriends computer so i don't have to come down and help her with issues.
Theres RDP but setting it up to do shadow connections so she doesn't get kicked off her shows is annoying and complicated and my edibles are kicking in.
I need a super free and simple remote desktop software, any ideas?
Cumulative updates: March 11th, 2025
Microsoft is killing off Skype in favour of Teams
Skype is going away after being bloated with ads, as well as MSN feed and, recently, Copilot. App will be removed in May 2025.
Microsoft confirms Windows 11’s new iOS like Start menu layout for “All” apps view
Windows 11 24H2 and even 23H3 are getting a new Start menu layout for the "All" apps page that organizes apps based on their category.
Cumulative Updates: February 11th, 2025
Windows 11 24H2's first patch of the year is causing all sorts of problems with audio, Bluetooth, cameras, and games.
Cumulative Updates: January 14th, 2025
Windhawk mod doing nothing--why?
I have enabled the mod "Bring Back the Borders!", which is said to remove rounded corners and add borders in Win11, and added dwm.exe to the include list as directed:
However, I'm still seeing rounded corners:
What steps should I take to fix this?
Windows 11 24H2 has a bug that could ruin your games. It could make games color appear incorrect. It's also crashing games.
Microsoft doesn’t know what to do with Windows 11 Copilot key anymore
Microsoft doesn't know what to do with Windows 11 Copilot key anymore and probably regrets adding it to new PCs.
Cumulative Updates: December 10th, 2024