Windows 11 - Start menu search not functional, typing selects items instead of searching, clicking the search bar closes the start menu
When trying to find a file using the start menu search function, any keyboard inputs will instead select specific apps (eg. Typing M will swap between Mail, Microsoft Store, MyASUS, etc.). Left-clicking on the "Search for apps, settings, and…
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How to acquire Windows 11 licenses for employees worldwide
Hey folks My company has headquarters in US but we have many employees located in other regions (i.e Brazil). If I buy Windows licenses through the MS US website, will those licenses work for the employees outside US? Or must I buy via local MS or…
Slow right click menu windows 11
I've just bought this new laptop and all the windows updates are installed, everything is in place. However, the right-click menu is really slow when I use it in the file explorer. Could you please advise?
Where to find correct version information using in C on Windows
I'm looking to programmatically find the correct version information for Windows using the "C" programming language. I've searched online with no luck. Does anyone know where I can find resources to help me achieve this goal?
Tpm Attestation not supported in amd tpm 2.0
Some certificate is missing i am not able to get that.... i tried updating bios firmware resetting windows resetting tpm nothing worked
Using a Linux CA as the root for Windows Server Active Directory Certificate Services
I have been looking for some documentation or guidance on using an existing Linux Certificate Authority as the root CA for Windows Server AD CS. Is this possible? If so, anyone have any documentation or white papers on planning and implementing said…
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Windows 10 built-in apps take a long time to open when others don't
Lately when I open windows 10 default applications such as notepad, disk management, control panel, explorer.exe is always slow. and when I turn on the laptop a black screen appears, cursor and then loading taskbar appears. and also when I open a dialog…
OS replacement.
Current im using win 11 Home single language which comes with my laptop when i bought, Now if i want win 10 home edition will the key automatically replaces and activate the win 10 which im going to install?
authenticator code required after password reset.
Yesterday i change my azure admin account password. At that time i don't have any authenticator configured with my admin account so it didn't ask for any code when i change the password just verify me by sending me a verification code in my email and i…
Minimize App when all you have is AppUserModelId
I get all the apps from AppsFolder: `ShellObject appsFolder = (ShellObject)KnownFolderHelper.FromKnownFolderId(AppEntry.AppsKnownFolderId);` ```which I enumerate and display each app in a list (name and icon from the shell object). The user selects an…
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How to disable the Energy recommendations section in Settings?
We would like to be able to disable or grey-out the energy recommendation page in the Settings App while these settings are managed by a third-party tool.
Remote desktop session not responding to mouse or keyboard
Using Microsoft Remote Desktop 10.9.6 (2188) on MacOS 12.7.5 connecting to a Debian 12 (Gnome 43.9) (latest) X86 laptop with built in 'remote desktop' setting turned on. The connection is made, logged in and the screen is visible, but mouse or keyboard…
image issue
Hi All I have created Windows 11 VM in Azure and i want to create image from this VM. i have created image & when i deploy VM in Azure from this image i am getting operation timeout error. i am using sysprep using the below command. please guide…
Disable WinRM PowerShell Remoting
Hi All I have a requirement to Disable or Harden PowerShell Remoting and WinRM Services. The impact what i see is one server cannot connect to another server using remote powershell scripts. Please also let me know what possible issues we can come across…
How do I get the program past the "modify setup" box?
I have some documents from Veterans Affair that need downloaded, but when I use the link they provided for Azure info protection they program is stuck on a box with "modify setup" and I can't use the program to download the documents. Please…
character path limitation
Hi all, I have a file on a Windows server that I want to rename, but the file name exceeds 256 characters. I understand there is a 256-character path limitation. Is it possible to rename a file with a name longer than 256 characters
Query on Access
Hi All This might be a stupid question, but I would still like to ask: Is there any recommendation from Microsoft to restrict the number of Global Admins and Domain Admins? Specifically, in an organization, how many Domain Admins or Global Admins should…
Internet-based what?
**Configuration Manager:**Configuration Manager is an on-premises management solution to manage desktops, servers, and laptops on your network or internet-based. internet-based what? This sentence is grammatically incomplete/incorrect. It’s unreadable.…
How to fix wifi icon not present in network and internet settings
Just 4 hours before wifi was connected perfectly but suddenly after a moment wifi icon was missing from network and internet settings and pc disconnected from wifi. I tried troubleshooting. And when I click network and internet settings, settings app…
How to record the mouse drag event and simulate it ?
I'm a newbie of Rust, and try to write a windows desktop app. I read the documents then I found SetWindowsHookExA(WH_MOUSE_LL,...) can record the mouse event, but I only record the mouse down, move and up. no drag event produced. I try to simulate them…