Also it looks like they're going to stop selling 10 at the end of this month. So for folks who are in that hardware space that is older but not recent enough for 11, y'all be screwed.
Win10 is over 7 years old at this point. But end of retail sale doesn't mean end of support. That goes until 2025. And it's not like 10 will stop working on your existing equipment. And you can just get the Win10 installer download and use your existing key to reinstall 10 on whatever you want forever so nobody is actually "screwed" here.
I think I've heard that Windows 11 keys also work for Windows 10?
Also it looks like they're going to stop selling 10 at the end of this month. So for folks who are in that hardware space that is older but not recent enough for 11, y'all be screwed.
Win10 is over 7 years old at this point. But end of retail sale doesn't mean end of support. That goes until 2025. And it's not like 10 will stop working on your existing equipment. And you can just get the Win10 installer download and use your existing key to reinstall 10 on whatever you want forever so nobody is actually "screwed" here.
I think I've heard that Windows 11 keys also work for Windows 10?
wait, there's an 11 key? I thought a keyboard only goes up to 9.
Also it looks like they're going to stop selling 10 at the end of this month. So for folks who are in that hardware space that is older but not recent enough for 11, y'all be screwed.
Win10 is over 7 years old at this point. But end of retail sale doesn't mean end of support. That goes until 2025. And it's not like 10 will stop working on your existing equipment. And you can just get the Win10 installer download and use your existing key to reinstall 10 on whatever you want forever so nobody is actually "screwed" here.
I think I've heard that Windows 11 keys also work for Windows 10?
wait, there's an 11 key? I thought a keyboard only goes up to 9.
Spinal Tap keyboards go to 11.
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Bleh, the media creation tool isn't letting me keep my programs when I try to set up an upgrade from 8.1 to 10. A bit of research indicates that it might be due to having originally installed an EN-GB version of 8.1 instead of the EN-US version.
Dug a little deeper into the process, it's looking like it's trying to install the Home version of 10 that came preinstalled on my system rather than an upgrade to my Pro version of 8.1. I'm going to try creating a USB installer for 10 Pro instead, hopefully that will work better.
So, I just restarted my pc for an update and now Notepad doesn't display the names of the files I have open on the taskbar, it just says "Notepad".
It opens things in tabs, which whatever, I don't care, but I rely on the names being able to be seen on my taskbar to not have to click through every single fucking notepad I have open for the thing I need at any given time.
Is there a way to disable this shit? What an astoundingly stupid thing to arbitrarily change after three fucking decades.
EDIT: apparently wordpad still exists hidden in there, I'll just associate .txt with it and oh well. Microsoft you fucking morons. Who wanted this?
So, I just restarted my pc for an update and now Notepad doesn't display the names of the files I have open on the taskbar, it just says "Notepad".
It opens things in tabs, which whatever, I don't care, but I rely on the names being able to be seen on my taskbar to not have to click through every single fucking notepad I have open for the thing I need at any given time.
Is there a way to disable this shit? What an astoundingly stupid thing to arbitrarily change after three fucking decades.
EDIT: apparently wordpad still exists hidden in there, I'll just associate .txt with it and oh well. Microsoft you fucking morons. Who wanted this?
new Notepad update brought tabbed support. Pesonally, I absolutely love it. Fewer windows, more tabs is the way. But that's me. You can turn off the tabbed interface for notepad in Notepad settings.
Huh, my PC is now being marked as able to upgrade to Windows 11. Despite being ineligible before and having changed nothing. Meh I guess as long as it doesn't try to upgrade without permission like 7-10 did.
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Huh, my PC is now being marked as able to upgrade to Windows 11. Despite being ineligible before and having changed nothing. Meh I guess as long as it doesn't try to upgrade without permission like 7-10 did.
This happens a lot. The Windows upgrade will just mark itself as compatible when it's not. So I would double-check your hardware before doing any upgrades and staring at a reinstall down the line.
Huh, my PC is now being marked as able to upgrade to Windows 11. Despite being ineligible before and having changed nothing. Meh I guess as long as it doesn't try to upgrade without permission like 7-10 did.
This happens a lot. The Windows upgrade will just mark itself as compatible when it's not. So I would double-check your hardware before doing any upgrades and staring at a reinstall down the line.
In theory it can also be that they now have enough data from other chumps about your configuration to say that it will work.
But yes, definitely check on your own before hitting that button.
So last night, I shutdown my gaming PC for the night and it wanted to update. I chose "Update and Shutdown", left it to do its thing and went to bed.
This morning, it wouldn't boot. It goes a few seconds past the "Press F2 or DEL for BIOS" prompt, spins the Win11 loading circle a few times, and then goes into a reboot cycle. After at least one reboot, it ends up in Recovery Mode.
From Recovery Mode, I've tried the following things, in this order:
1. Startup Repair (didn't mention whether it succeeded or failed, still didn't boot)
2. Uninstall last Custom update (said it succeeded, still didn't boot).
3. Uninstall last Feature update (said if failed, still didn't boot).
4. System Restore to a point before the last Windows update (said it succeeded, still didn't boot).
5. System Restore to a point before my last iCue update about a week ago (said it succeeded, still didn't boot).
6. Tried poking around with the Command Prompt, based on: <https://appuals.com/cant-boot-into-windows-11/> (the DISM command failed, still didn't boot).
Throughout all those steps, it has continued to boot into Safe Mode (with or without networking), so I don't think it's completely hosed.
Is there anything else I should try before resetting Windows?
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Do a clean boot. If it's working on safe mode it sounds like something in the boot process is nuking itself, so in safe mode open up task Manager and disable everyone in startup. Also kill any third party antivirus software while you're in safe mode.
Do a clean boot. If it's working on safe mode it sounds like something in the boot process is nuking itself, so in safe mode open up task Manager and disable everyone in startup. Also kill any third party antivirus software while you're in safe mode.
I disabled all the startup apps, but still no joy. I suppose the next step is to try disabling services, too?
Huh, my PC is now being marked as able to upgrade to Windows 11. Despite being ineligible before and having changed nothing. Meh I guess as long as it doesn't try to upgrade without permission like 7-10 did.
This happens a lot. The Windows upgrade will just mark itself as compatible when it's not. So I would double-check your hardware before doing any upgrades and staring at a reinstall down the line.
Oh I actively don't want it to update. 11 doesn't add any features I want and removes things I use, so. This just adds an annoyance.
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Do a clean boot. If it's working on safe mode it sounds like something in the boot process is nuking itself, so in safe mode open up task Manager and disable everyone in startup. Also kill any third party antivirus software while you're in safe mode.
I disabled all the startup apps, but still no joy. I suppose the next step is to try disabling services, too?
Anything that's not Microsoft, yeah. Make sure your data is backed up before mucking with services though. Just in case.
not sure what the desktop toolbar is, but if this is what you mean: you can minimize to desktop on 11 by clicking on the far right most end pixels of the taskbar, there's an option to turn that on/off in the taskbar properties
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I think I've heard that Windows 11 keys also work for Windows 10?
wait, there's an 11 key? I thought a keyboard only goes up to 9.
Spinal Tap keyboards go to 11.
It opens things in tabs, which whatever, I don't care, but I rely on the names being able to be seen on my taskbar to not have to click through every single fucking notepad I have open for the thing I need at any given time.
Is there a way to disable this shit? What an astoundingly stupid thing to arbitrarily change after three fucking decades.
EDIT: apparently wordpad still exists hidden in there, I'll just associate .txt with it and oh well. Microsoft you fucking morons. Who wanted this?
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new Notepad update brought tabbed support. Pesonally, I absolutely love it. Fewer windows, more tabs is the way. But that's me. You can turn off the tabbed interface for notepad in Notepad settings.
This happens a lot. The Windows upgrade will just mark itself as compatible when it's not. So I would double-check your hardware before doing any upgrades and staring at a reinstall down the line.
In theory it can also be that they now have enough data from other chumps about your configuration to say that it will work.
But yes, definitely check on your own before hitting that button.
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This morning, it wouldn't boot. It goes a few seconds past the "Press F2 or DEL for BIOS" prompt, spins the Win11 loading circle a few times, and then goes into a reboot cycle. After at least one reboot, it ends up in Recovery Mode.
From Recovery Mode, I've tried the following things, in this order:
1. Startup Repair (didn't mention whether it succeeded or failed, still didn't boot)
2. Uninstall last Custom update (said it succeeded, still didn't boot).
3. Uninstall last Feature update (said if failed, still didn't boot).
4. System Restore to a point before the last Windows update (said it succeeded, still didn't boot).
5. System Restore to a point before my last iCue update about a week ago (said it succeeded, still didn't boot).
6. Tried poking around with the Command Prompt, based on: <https://appuals.com/cant-boot-into-windows-11/> (the DISM command failed, still didn't boot).
Throughout all those steps, it has continued to boot into Safe Mode (with or without networking), so I don't think it's completely hosed.
Is there anything else I should try before resetting Windows?
I disabled all the startup apps, but still no joy. I suppose the next step is to try disabling services, too?
Oh I actively don't want it to update. 11 doesn't add any features I want and removes things I use, so. This just adds an annoyance.
Anything that's not Microsoft, yeah. Make sure your data is backed up before mucking with services though. Just in case.
Is pinning the Desktop folder from Explorer the only way?
Lets me access files and shortcuts on the desktop without minimizing
Did some digging in Windows Forums, here's something that attempts to replicate the functionality https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/systemtraymenu/9N24F8ZBJMT1
I'll check that link later; thanks