186 questions with Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Other tags Lock screen by-passed on Windows 11 startup to immediately show Sign-In screen I am using a Home Windows 11 computer. A Microsoft agent has remotely changed my lock screen settings on startup, as the lock screen with the clock, information and Windows Spotlight image of the day is by-passed, and immediately the 'sign-in' screen… July 29 Preview Update (KB5101684) issue I have an occasional black lock screen wallpaper from time to time the UI (clock , date ,etc.) is still visible and the log in screen is visible just a black wallpaper. I tried windows spotlight and a new picture wallpaper still happed this only happened… Unable to access parts of Windows UI after updating motherboard BIOS & latest Windows Update Hey, here's my current predicament. I installed the latest Windows 11 update 12th of August (KB5121003) and today updated my motherboard BIOS to its 2026 version. After updating, I found several oddities in the way Windows behaved. I could operate… Spotlight Waste My Energy So I Already know how to go into settings/personalize/then select anything other than windows spotlight to rid myself of the annoying "learn about this" picture, and I never voluntarily use Bing (because it is a terrible browser). But even… windows 11 Shut down dialog box defaults to switch users instead of Shut down windows 11 Shut down dialog box defaults to "swittch users" instead of Shut down How do I fix this. My lockscreen no longer shows Windows Spotlight, and everything is in German I was recently travelling in Norway. At some point, all of the ads or promos on my lock screen started being in German. No big deal, but it continues now that I'm back in the US. And, the lock screen is just the standard blue Windows one, instead of… Windows 11 lockscreen spotlight feature not working even after trying every possible solution online. The spotlight feature of my windows 11 lockscreen is not working, it automatically switches to picture mode when i apply the spotlight preference and exit settings app. When i click spotlight in lockscreen settings, the losckscreen preview becomes grey… My system keeps asking "Which OS..." even though only Windows 11 is installed At boot-up, I am asked which OS do i want to boot, even though I have only Windows 11 installed. When I converted Windows 10 to 11, there was trouble converting the MBR disk to GPT, and the system became unbootable. The boot structure was manually… How can I disable Taskview from opening every time I open and close an app Since the last Windows update, everytime I try to open or close an app, such as a web browser, I get a task view window that opens and I have to click on my 1 monitor screen or the app I've opened to switch to it. When I'm done and click x to close the… Windows 11 can't select slideshow desktop background

Windows 11 won't allow me to use a slideshow background Keyboard and Mouse Problem Fixed after Starting PowerShell s Adminstrator Problem started when the computer was started up in the morning. The mouse seemed to work but didn’t have scroll wheel function and the keyboard didn’t operate correctly. Two error messages windows were opened; You’re holding down the CTRL key. Do you… Windows Search gone white but everything is dark mode and fine. I've been starting to customise my PC so I think the customisation is the problem. Windhawk doesn't seem to be the problem. I uninstalled YASB, whkd and komorebic. Windows Search gone white but everything is dark mode and fine. I've been starting to customise my PC so I think the customisation is the problem. Windhawk doesn't seem to be the problem. I uninstalled YASB, whkd and komorebic. How do I see all Notifications I receive - WIN11? In WIN 11, how do I display all Notifications I received in past month or so? I have installed the app/utility "Notification Logger" and it seems to work but what if I did not have that app - where do I find the notifications? In Win 10 they… Slideshow keeps changing background picture I have the slideshow turned off, yet it keeps changing my background picture. How do i keep my selected background from changing? Win+R history cannot be cleared on Windows 11 25H2 (26200.8894) – all MRU sources already wiped Below is the complete list of actions I have already performed while trying to clear the Win+R (Run dialog) history on Windows 11 25H2 (build 26200.8894). Despite completing all of these steps, the Run dialog still shows previous entries. Cleared… Options in Personalizing my desktop keep changing after Windows 11 updates! It seems that everytime I get a "Windows 11 Update" it messes up my desktop personalization settings: I right-clicked on "Personalize" on my desktop, then, 2. Clicked on "Personalize Your Background" in settings; 3. I… Personalization > Start. Under Layout options missing when I go personalization settings layout option is missing How to: Use Snap Layouts and Snap groups in Windows 11 - Article Windows 11 comes with numerous multitasking improvements, one of the best being Snap layouts and Snap groups. This article explains how to utilize Snap Layouts and Snap Groups in Windows 11. How to use Snap Layouts in Windows 11 Snap layouts in action -… Color Tag Windows Files How to tag windows files with color in Windows 11. What is the Win11 feature called when a small version of active windows pops up and how do I shut it off? Win11 has started popping up small versions of each active window while blurring the background. This is similar to what happens with Snap Window. However, the Snap Windows is already turned off and this is happening whenever I move the mouse cursor…