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New surface laptop pro start and taskbar search stopped working

I just got a new surface laptop with windows 11. After using it for literally an hour or so the search in the start menu and taskbar completely stopped working. This is the second surface laptop with this issue… I got one a few weeks ago and had this…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-05-29T23:59:10.2466667+00:00
EMilGoob 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-08T11:23:48.9866667+00:00
EMilGoob 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

windows file recovery

windows file recovery is a Microsoft store application but does not open command prompt in 11 S mode

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
asked 2026-06-08T10:31:44.86+00:00
Jari Melanen 40 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-08T11:22:07.9433333+00:00
Jari Melanen 40 Reputation points
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Windows 10 with ESU - problems signing in

Just tried to login today on my Dell Desktop- same problem each time Gets part of the way through - can enter password - Buffering sign freezes after a while - PC light goes off - screen freezes ESU expires in October 2026 Machine cannot use Windows 11 -…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-06-08T11:16:41.0533333+00:00
J Bennett 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-08T11:16:57.77+00:00

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Microsoft Gameinput keeps crashing

For that couple of days whenever I boot into windows I get the error Gameinput has stopped working I've tried many things to try and fix it uninstalling it deleting the folder and GameInputSvc.exe and well as any registry entries recommended and…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
asked 2026-03-21T14:01:05.66+00:00
Mohammed Jaafar 35 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-08T11:08:52.12+00:00
dio hanafianto 0 Reputation points
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PARA LOS EJECUTIVOS DE MICROSOFT

WINDOWS DEJEN DE EMBROMAR A AQUELLOS QUE CREEMOS HACE MUCHO TIEMPO EN USTEDES ; SABEMOS QUE LA NO SINCONIZACIÓN DE HORARIO ES UNA FALLA DE USTEDES Y TENEMOS QUE LIDEAR CON MUCHOS PROBLEMAS POR ESTE INCONVENIENTE. POR FAVOR DEBEN DARNOS UNA SOLUCIÓN…

Windows for home | Other | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-06-07T19:49:30.74+00:00
jose antonio ojeda 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-08T10:51:31.63+00:00
Lychee-Ng 21,200 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Hypervisor_error when starting X-Plane 12 simulator

After a recent upgrade, one week ago, I have started to get a black screen hypervisor_error (0x200001) and re-boot. I have tried to impliment every possible fix that I have read about. No success. I have stress tested my video and my motherboard…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-06-03T17:46:27.2633333+00:00
Joseph C McCormick III 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-08T10:46:47.1466667+00:00
Andy Foster 0 Reputation points
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Driver Hive corrupt. Please help

I've been unable to install any windows updates for the past 2 weeks, and recently discovered that attempting to update my graphics driver, among others, fails with a corrupt registry error. Going through all the steps from other questions, it seems that…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-06-08T08:58:39.4033333+00:00
zhe chen 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-08T10:46:05.32+00:00
DaveM121 886.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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JPG filer i Office Home 2024

Åpne JPG filer uten Utklippsverktøy. Når jeg åpner bilder som er JPG fil kommer det automatisk i Utklippsverktøy app

Windows for home | Other | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2026-06-08T10:09:37.6066667+00:00
ØYVIND LIE 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-08T10:43:55.64+00:00
DaveM121 886.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

Windows for Home|Windows 11|Settings

Eye Camera device, using the camera to take the photo when plugged into the computerHow do I switch from taking the picture, on the eye camera device instead of using the computer screen option?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-06-08T07:41:55.8566667+00:00
Lindsey Dixon 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-08T10:28:22.13+00:00
Gunasekar N 68,860 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

windows file recovery

windows file recovery in windows 11 S mode does not open the command prompt window I have tried to uninstall and install again

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
asked 2026-06-08T10:24:14.4+00:00
Jari Melanen 40 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-08T10:25:50.99+00:00
Jari Melanen 40 Reputation points
2 answers

WINDOWS 10 with ESU - Cannot Sign In

Just tried to login today on my Dell Desktop- same problem each time Gets part of the way through - Buffering sign freezes after a while - PC light goes off - screen freezes ESU expires in October 2026 Machine cannot use Windows 11 - I will have to…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Extended Security Update (ESU)
asked 2026-06-08T09:48:24.56+00:00
J Bennett 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-08T10:25:48.4533333+00:00
Sumit D - IA 170.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Admin Locked out of Family Settings

After signing in to Teams it immediately closed Chrome. Now, I get a Family Safety prompt saying "You'll need to ask to use this app. You can't use Google Chrome because of your family safety settings, but it doesn't hurt to ask" After I…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-05-29T00:45:21.14+00:00
James Pollock 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-08T10:24:51.6233333+00:00
Ian-T 7,755 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Why is the game bar's looking for group only linked to PC games?

It used to work completely fine, and you could search posts from both PC and Console, and you didn't even need to have a game open to view them. Now you need to have the game open, and this makes it so that PC and Console posts are separated, even when…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2026-06-07T02:02:02.42+00:00
answered 2026-06-08T10:24:37.18+00:00
Alex-L 7,140 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

PhoneeEperienceHost exe Unkown Hard Error Bluescreening Windows 10

For the last several weeks, at seeming random times, my computer will crash for several minutes, then this error will appear and the computer will bluescreen and restart shortly after that. This can occur anywhere from minutes to days of using the…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-05-30T10:19:24.74+00:00
Graeme Johnson 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-08T10:13:22.11+00:00
Graeme Johnson 20 Reputation points
2 answers

audio on my USB

I have no incoming audio on my USB camera during Zoom calls

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-06-08T09:37:32.0266667+00:00
Kevin Mc Dermott 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-08T10:11:18.8+00:00
Sumit D - IA 170.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

How to fix not getting builder cape after redeeming?

I still haven't gotten my builder cape and it has been 21 hours. Does anyone know how to make it show up? I've redeemed it

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2026-05-31T19:43:43.2866667+00:00
Dark Void 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-08T10:05:57.7966667+00:00
Darrel Heard 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Maps whats new

What's new for maps? Maps is know longer maps what took it's place

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
asked 2026-06-08T00:15:34.67+00:00
Dale Winningham 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-08T10:03:41.3766667+00:00
Vikki-T 5,815 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Xbox gamer tag change

I never changed my gamertag so I should get one change for free but it won’t let me how can I fix this?

Windows for home | Other | Gaming
asked 2026-02-06T20:39:02.23+00:00
Wilson Miranda 50 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-08T10:00:49.2033333+00:00
Sikosis 144 0 Reputation points
2 answers

camera issues

my camera is giving issues, it says to use this app, open privacy settings, and change the settings to allow this app to use your camera and microphone

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-06-08T08:56:17.2633333+00:00
Khanyile Lusanda Racaza 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-08T09:31:34.04+00:00
DaveM121 886.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Get Chat transcript

Just finished chat and requested transcript but do not see in my email. How to get transcript? <Moved from Office/Access>

Windows for home | Other | Apps
asked 2026-06-06T20:19:53.78+00:00
Tod Arnold 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-06-08T09:23:41.7266667+00:00
Don Varnau 19,810 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator