Windows 11 Support Thread

SHL said:
Updated to Win11 two days ago. Only issue thus far is that I'm unable to print any documents even after running the troubleshooter. No errors, it just says 'printing' but nothing happening. Managed to fix the issue after seeing this video...

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Decided to go back to Win10. Still having printer issues on Win11 even after following above guide. Also experiencing freezing on the login screen. Had to restart my system a few times before I could login. Don't have time for this troubleshooting kak.
 

Microsoft Teams Will Let You Mute Your Mic From the Taskbar - How-To-Geek​

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Sick of forgetting to mute your mic during Teams calls? Windows is going to make it easier as the latest Dev channel Insider Preview has a feature that lets you mute your microphone right from the taskbar in Windows 11.

Microsoft announced Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22494 in a blog post, and the main thing it adds is a quick microphone button to the taskbar that you can click to mute your mic during a Team call without having to open the app’s window.

If your dog suddenly starts barking or you feel the need to badmouth your boss, you can hit this button and save yourself some embarrassment.

Interestingly, the feature is only coming to Microsoft Teams at first, but Microsoft says other developers can add the feature to their call apps on an app-by-app basis when the feature is widely available.

“Other communications applications can also add this capability to their applications. The capability to mute or unmute your call applies only to your current call,” Microsoft’s blog post reads.

Microsoft noted that this feature would be made available to a small subset of Windows Insiders on the Dev channel and that others would receive it gradually.

So even if you download Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22494, there’s a chance you might not see the feature just yet.

Make sure it’s there before you start screaming obscenities during your next meeting thinking you have a quick way to mute it.

Outside of the mute feature, the build also comes with all sorts of fixes and small tweaks that should make Windows 11 a more enjoyable OS to use, though they won’t completely change your day-to-day workflows.

For example, there was an issue where Tooltips would appear in random places on the Taskbar, but that’s been solved now.
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Microsoft Teams Will Let You Mute Your Mic From the Taskbar

Sick of forgetting to mute your mic during Teams calls? Windows is going to make it easier!
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For those of you who have Windows 11 installed on 'unsupported hardware', there's a new update available (KB5008295):

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UPDATE: After installing it, I noticed that the OS Build is now 22000.282, but the Experience Pack has a higher incremental number - 22000.318.0.

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Running smoothly on my side.
Had an issue with the snipping tool not working.
Something to do with digital certificates.
Set time back to 31 Oct manual then back to auto & it worked.
Performance & stability about the same as windows 10. Will be interesting so see how the direct storage api will affect performance once the devs start using it.
 

Microsoft Launches Windows 11 Update To Fix Bugs In Snipping Tool, Touch Keyboard & More - Republic World​

Microsoft says on the official support page for the update that users must restart their systems after they apply the Windows 11 KB5008295 update.

Microsoft has launched a Windows 11 update to fix several in-built features that failed due to an expired certificate. The issues were discovered earlier last week wherein applications like Snipping Tool, touch keyboard, emoji panel and some more were not opening.

Since the update was not scheduled or planned by Microsoft, it is being called an Out-of-band update.

Microsoft Windows 11 KB5008295 update key improvements​

Addresses a known issue that might prevent some users from opening or using certain built-in Windows apps or parts of some built-in apps. This issue occurs because of a Microsoft digital certificate that expired on October 31, 2021.
  • Snipping Tool
  • Touch Keyboard, Voice Typing, and Emoji Panel
  • Input Method Editor user interface (IME UI)
  • Getting started and Tips
  • Addresses a known issue that prevents the Start menu and Settings app from opening as expected (S-mode only).
Microsoft says on the official support page for the update that users must restart their systems after they apply the Windows 11 KB5008295 update.

The update is available across the following channels: Windows Update or Microsoft Update, Windows Update for Business, Microsoft Update Catalog and Windows Server Update Services.

Microsoft has acted at a quick pace to fix the issue with the new version of the Windows 11 operating system.

https://www.republicworld.com/techn...in-snipping-tool-touch-keyboard-and-more.html
 
I see there now is an xbox insiders option for xbgp. Apparently we are going to be testing some new ****...
 
Morning all
Don't know if this was mentioned previously how to get rid off Xbox app.

Cant get rid of it.
 

How To Remove the Xbox App in Windows 11​

Step 1: Open the Start menu, and then choose All Apps.
Step 2: Right-click on the program you want to remove and choose Uninstall.

That’s it. That’s the most basic way you can uninstall the Xbox app in Windows 11. The only difference is that you now have to also click on “All Apps” instead of having the full list visible from the start.

However, you can also do it the same way you would do it in Windows 10 using PowerShell.

On top of that, you also have a few options that weren’t as clear in Microsoft’s previous OS. Here they are:

Use the Settings App​

You can access the settings app via the start menu or by pressing the Windows key and I at the same time. From there, go to the “Apps” menu on the sidebar and You should see an option for Apps & Features.

Click on it, then click on the three dots that appear next to the specific app, and from there you can choose to remove the Xbox app seamlessly.

Use the Control Panel​

Open the Control Panel, go to the “Uninstall programs” section, and from there look for the Xbox App. You can either select it and then click on “Uninstall” from the above toolbar or right-click and click on Uninstall right on the list selection itself.
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Here is the link - it also provides the procedure for Windows 10 as well:

win10faq.com

How To Remove the Xbox App From Windows 10 & 11 in 2022

There are a few simple ways you can remove the Xbox app from your Windows 10 or 11 PC. Click here to see them all.
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More updates for PC's running the 'unsupported hardware' versions of Windows 11:

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UPDATE: After installing it, I noticed that the OS Build is now incremented to 22000.318, and the Experience Pack has remained at 22000.318.0 as well.

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I upgraded to Windows 11 over the weekend, and so far so good. I moved my taskbar to it's rightful place on the left, and did the registry hack to enable the full dropdown menu again and that's that.

I like the animations and interaction better than Windows 10. The start menu is weird, but the last time I really used the start menu was Windows XP, so not a real issue for me.

I like that if you have two windows docked, lets say Word and Chrome, and then focus on another one, lets say Acrobat reader, and then hover over either Chrome or Word in the taskbar, you can select the one that you hover over or the docked windows as a group, bringing both to the front.

I'm still trying to see if HDR is better. The reds do look less saturated than it did on Windows 10 where the high saturation annoyed me.
 

Windows 11 build 22000.346 rolls out to Insiders with new Fluent emoji - XDA​

Microsoft is releasing a new cumulative update for Windows 11 to Windows Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview channels.

This update, which brings Windows 11 up to build 22000.346, includes the new Fluent emoji Microsoft rolled out in the Dev channel a few weeks ago. It also includes a ton of bug fixes.

The new emoji designs rolling out today also come with support for the Emoji 13.1 Unicode standard, but the big news is the brand-new designs, which Microsoft has updated for the first time in years.

These new emoji have caused quite a bit of controversy online, as Microsoft initially announced them over the summer with animated 3D designs.

However, the emoji designs used in Windows 11 are 2D adaptations of those original versions, which many felt are nowhere near as appealing.

Regardless, it’s fair to say that the new emoji are a big improvement over the previous designs Windows was using, so it’s not all bad news.

Aside from the new emoji, this build includes a huge list of fixes for a wide range of issues in Windows 11, as well as some minor changes.

For instance Microsoft has brought back the blue screen of death (BSoD) for when a device stops working or Windows crashes.

Windows 11 has initially changed this screen to have a black background, but now it’s back to the classic blue.
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Windows 11 build 22000.346 rolls out to Insiders with new Fluent emoji

Microsoft has rolled out Windows 11 build 22000.346 to Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview channels with new emoji and fixes.
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Well there is no way you can scoot around this. I thought the VIA Eden was x64, turns out it is only the dual core ones. Not this single core C7 based one.

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Has anyone who has an unsupported system due to old TPM or similar and that used methods to bypass the hardware check had issues thus far with their Win 11 install, related to the incompatible hardware or Win 11 throwing it's toys out the cot when it discovered the workaround or shtty old hardware?

Basically is it safe to install Win 11 on older hardware, in my case an i7-4790 system?
 
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