#Windows Help

[onyourstageleft]

does anyone know a lot of stuff about Windows updates btw bc I messed with some stuff a few weeks ago while downloading a 🏴‍☠️ game and now every time I try to update my PC it goes "something didn't go as expected, rolling back changes" except my start menu doesn't work

unfortunately at the time I made the settings changes I was a) v stoned and b) using an incognito browser to do my research so I have NO CLUE what I turned off and can't look at my browser history to find the articles I was working from

it was a minor thing, I went through task manager and picked something and disabled it on startup ((I'm wondering now if it was some sort of sign on services thing?)) and it was fine for a few sign in/out cycles so I I know I didn't directly break something but then the update rolled out and it broke my start menu

if context helps I was trying to figure out how to limit a local user account to certain files/programs, but I'm not 100% sure the change I made in settings directly related to this overall effort

I tried everything on the guides for fixing a start menu that's broken, I downloaded the files and messed with Cortana settings and all the things that should have fixed it and they didn't. I was really hoping another windows update would fix it but it appears to do the same thing it did before of "something didn't go as expected" or whatever that message says so maybe whatever minor thing I turned off somewhere deep in settings broke the ability to update? if you know anything about what my stoned ass could have done pls tell me like it's just a minor inconvenience rn but idk what else could break down the road

[captain-acab]

This will not work for most users.

The above advice, in addition to being quite complicated for a layperson to follow, forgets one key fact: most users can't access to the Group Policy Editor. It is, as the name suggests, specifically for groups using Win 11 Pro and Enterprise users, not Win 11 Home, which is what most people have on their personal devices. (and if you have a company laptop, you probably can't access GPO anyway.)

Here's what to do instead: go to (https://winaero.com/winaero-tweaker/amp/#download) and download the free program Winaero Tweaker.

It's a simple, user-friendly interface that offers all of the above privacy tweaks, plus other enhancements to usability and appearance. The layout is easy to follow, so there's no confusing settings locations. Each option has a clear description of what it does.

In other words:

I got a laptop with Windows 11 for an IT course so I can get certified, and doing the first time device set-up for it made me want to commit unspeakable violence

Windows 11 should not exist, no one should use it for any reason, it puts ads in the file explorer and has made it so file searches are also web searches and this cannot be turned off except through registry editing. Whoever is responsible for those decisions should be killed, full stop.

Switch to linux, it's free and it's good.

[3utoolsdownload]

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[as-warm-as-choco]

IS THERE ANY WAY TO RESTORE A SIMPLE NOTEPAD TO YESTERDAY IF ANOTHER VERSION IS NOT ON %appdata% ? T_T

[uwudonoodle]

[sabelacarsonsblog]

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[apuff]

are any other windows users experiencing file explorer + those popup file uploading menus not allowing you to search for words in a file title anymore? no matter what words i search it always just displays "no items matched your search"

[jo3ydr3w]

Hey we get this on the right window when we've clicked on the left window, so how do we get rid of it?

🔪

[techmomma]

For those with homes built to keep heat in, not let it out: aluminum foil your windows, shiny side out. Cover the window, tape up the sides, maybe tape cardboard behind it to help insulate from the heat outside and absorb heat that gets through the foil.

Love, a former Californian, whose had to keep houses cool without any electricity.

P.S. this is a method endorsed by FEMA and the Department of Energy, so if you need more than anecdotal evidence, there ya go.

[peace-hunter]

important context: they found him moping over a picture of him and d-16 at 1AM :/ gotta lay down some of that collective wisdom when needed and they're Not enabling bad taste ://

haunted au

[splatbastards]

what if sea critters were GAY and AUTISTIC or some shit...

[lolathelooptyloop]

i love how in a book full of so many nuanced themes and important messages suzanne collins took the time out of her schedule to be like "also i think gay people are neat"

[treef-greef]

[sesamestreep]

I really feel like one of the best details in “A Scandal in Bohemia” that I never see people fixate on enough is that the story starts with Watson stopping in to see Holmes at Baker Street on a complete whim, because he happens to see that he’s home (and Watson is now married and living elsewhere). Like he doesn’t send word first, he’s not invited, he just shows up and surprises Holmes. Which is not that weird but then Holmes is like “oh good, I’ve got a case anyway, you might as well hang out!” which just makes it funnier when the King shows up and is like “I’d really rather speak to you alone, actually” and Watson tries to leave and Holmes is just like “anything you can say to me, you can say to my best friend John Watson, and if you ask him to leave, I would consider it a grave insult, you would be my enemy and I will not help you ever!!” And the king is like “…ok” and just moves on.

like, that is crazy behavior. Holmes is talking about how there’s probably lots of money in this case, and then almost turns away the client for…not knowing who the fuck Watson is?? He’s not even supposed to be there?? He just came to say hi?? “It is both or none”… girl, GET UP.

[kaasiand]