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KB5060842 Breaks Start Menu Search

Hi all, Really struggling with a pretty widespread issue in our organization with KB5060842. Our devices once this patch installs are unable to search within the start menu, all other search functions work. Here's what we've tried: Reset AppxPackage…

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asked 2025-06-30T16:29:16.9366667+00:00
KsalBurns 10 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-17T23:22:49.2366667+00:00
Yooji 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Is there a way to use different OneDrive accounts (personnel and business) with Windows 11 multiple desktops?

Hi everyone, I hope that you´re all well ;) Is there a way to run separate OneDrive folder backups accounts on Windows 11 multiple desktop feature? I want to synchronise one desktop with my business account and the other with my personal account. If…

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asked 2022-04-07T10:33:17.473+00:00
Raphael Costa 21 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-17T21:58:13.3966667+00:00
Andrew Aitken 0 Reputation points
2 answers

How to Change user folder name in Windows 11

I need to change my user folder name from xabcd to Abcd but there is no rename option.

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asked 2024-12-05T15:31:03.49+00:00
Clay Ramsey 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-17T19:47:52.0433333+00:00
FlintW 0 Reputation points
3 answers

How to install netbanner on windows 11

I need to display the classification of the computer on the screen. This was done in windows 10 using netbanner from the GPO. I want to use this functionality in windows 11

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asked 2024-11-25T22:11:05.7233333+00:00
James McClernon 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-17T16:50:16.56+00:00
David Mejia 0 Reputation points
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Windows 10 showing low disk space but no excessively large files are found

In Windows 10 I keep getting messages that I have low disk space, and I see that I only have 5 GBs of free space left. I checked everywhere but I don't see anything that would be taking up excessive space. Is there anything else I can do to resolve…

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asked 2025-07-17T15:15:06.5933333+00:00
Marko, Timothy 20 Reputation points
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Why doesn't the touch screen keyboard (tabtip.exe) have this icon in win11, and how can I get this icon to show up?

Normal touch keyboard (tabtip.exe) icon display: My win11 touch keyboard (tabtip.exe) does not show this icon:

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asked 2025-02-11T13:45:49.6266667+00:00
松 柴 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-17T15:07:40.25+00:00
Henrik Dam 0 Reputation points
7 answers

winget is not recognized as the name of cmdlet

If I try to execute winget as admin, I will get error saying "winget is not recognized as the name of cmdlet" This is seeing on any Windows 11 computer. I already checked variable below. Is the any way to archive this? Because Intune new Store…

Microsoft Security | Intune | Application management
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asked 2023-06-14T11:44:35.61+00:00
Pavel yannara Mirochnitchenko 13,341 Reputation points MVP
commented 2025-07-17T14:31:33.7366667+00:00
Glenn Vaags 0 Reputation points
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User settings/files backup when refreshing/replacing PCs

We have for some years used User Profile Central (UPC) from Ehlertech to transfer users from old PCs to their new one. Not only stray documents outside OneDrive but also user preferences, shortcuts, browser favorites from Chrome, Edge and Firefox…

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asked 2025-07-17T13:48:18.84+00:00
Mario Campo 36 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can't access computer drive remotly via C$

Hi , I think I have a setting or a service in my environment causing the issue , so when I try to browse to \computername\C$ I get the following errors. Network Error Windows cannot access \computername\C$ check spelling ... Although I'm sure…

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asked 2020-11-13T18:49:27.06+00:00
Bonus12 1,126 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-17T13:32:45.9866667+00:00
Ajay Ajay 0 Reputation points
4 answers

I open Windows 11 and log in to a blank (black) screen.

This problem may have started after rebooting from a Windows 11 update. It also may have started after I looked at a Facebook notification that I couldn't exit and that warned me not to shut down my computer, which, of course, I did. So, after I shut it…

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asked 2024-11-13T23:26:13.4566667+00:00
Gary DeRoy 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-17T13:11:26.43+00:00
Patrick Owens 0 Reputation points
4 answers

clipboard history : any way to get pinned items on the top of the list

Hi, Is there any way to get pinned history items at the top of the list ? I use win+v shortcut for pinned elements only and everytime I need to scroll to the end of the list to get them, it's a little boring... Usualy pin functionality is there…

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asked 2021-03-09T07:47:25.37+00:00
benjamin BOUFFIER 31 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-17T12:44:59.0666667+00:00
Stephen Corbett 0 Reputation points
2 answers

File Explorer Restrictions Not Working in Windows 11 Kiosk Mode. Any Solution or any alternatives?

I'm currently setting up a Windows 11 kiosk configuration using Assigned Access, but I'm running into an issue where my File Explorer restrictions aren't being applied correctly.  I have a configuration XML file that’s supposed to restrict File Explorer…

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asked 2025-06-03T04:09:44.6766667+00:00
AjayJ-9757 10 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-17T11:58:02.6733333+00:00
TobiSt 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Mouse without Borders - use own security key

Is there a way to use my own personalised security key for Mouse without Borders, not one generated on one of the devices. I managed to do this for 5+ years, until recently, when the app started insisting on a unique security key generated on at least…

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asked 2025-06-25T01:41:08.0933333+00:00
BrianC 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-17T11:45:11.0633333+00:00
Max 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Comment remettre le logo de démarrage à la configuration usine

Bonjour j'ai aqueri en septembre 2021 un ordinateur (HP ProBook 440 G8 Notebook PC (windows 10 professionnel éducation) fourni gratuitement par la région "pays de la loire". Apres 3 ans soit à la fin de mes années lycée, l'ordinateur est cédé à…

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asked 2025-01-17T15:34:50.93+00:00
Quentin Gentil 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-17T11:42:04.8166667+00:00
maxence 0 Reputation points
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Microsoft Garage Mouse without Borders

Hello, I wanted to use Mouse without Borders from the Microsoft Garage, i.e. without the PowerToys. Setup: Computer 1 with User 1 Computer 2 with User 2 I entered the security key for both computers. Everything works. However, if I now log on to computer…

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asked 2025-07-17T11:38:52.0133333+00:00
Max 0 Reputation points
1 answer

how to copy a file from windows to a mapped network folder on linux

when i try to copy a file from my windows video folder to a mapped newtwork fold on linus, I am told I need permission. Where do I get permission?

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asked 2025-06-16T04:04:09.15+00:00
Clyde Nolan 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-17T10:45:58.25+00:00
Oliver Nguyen 0 Reputation points
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I have been experiencing regular blue screen reboots. But the screen is too quick for me to see

The blue screen issue has been happening regularly enough to be annoying: During productivity, often 3 or 4 times in a session. It normally happens in a midway intensive moment, such as after giving an instruction in Adobe Premiere, or creating a precomp…

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asked 2025-06-17T07:11:04.3233333+00:00
Nick J 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-17T07:26:49.4666667+00:00
Docs 16,306 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to Enable/Disable audio devices

Hi, I want to enable/disable audio devices listed in sound control panel (mmsys.cpl) but either through programmatically or through any power shell commands/scripts or windows internal utilities(pnputil, devcon). I tried using WMI APIs, Core Audio APIs,…

Windows development | Windows API - Win32
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asked 2024-03-14T09:13:27.3433333+00:00
Ramashankar 30 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-17T03:38:43.81+00:00
C C 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

SQL Server 2022 installation error on windows 11 pro with error "Could not find the database engine startup handle"

I am trying to install SQL server 2022 on windows 11. But the installation always gets stuck on SQLEngineDBStartConfigAction_install_configrc_Cpu64 Then after some time it shows an error: - I have tried everything from completely uninstalling, to…

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asked 2024-08-16T09:25:44.7233333+00:00
Nazir Abubakar 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-16T21:27:14.7+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 122.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
3 answers

802.1 X settings is lost after inplace upgrade

We migrating Windows 10 22H2 to Windows 11 23H2. After upgrade computers can't connect to LAN cause it lost all 802.1 X settings and fall to guest LAN with no access. We export settings through netsch before and after upgrade and it miss everything we…

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asked 2024-08-05T15:36:33.2233333+00:00
Belan Marek 56 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-16T20:01:59.0733333+00:00
Bob Brinley 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee