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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-kb5020044-makes-task-manager-partially-unreadable/
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Its supposed to look like this in dark mode: I see a post every once in a while where Windows fucks up and they get a weird amalgamation of dark and light mode
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Dec 2, 2022 23:54
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kirbysuperstar posted:https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-kb5020044-makes-task-manager-partially-unreadable/ lol, great Dark mode windows + light mode apps is how I like it because I enjoy having a dark taskbar but I want most of my apps to be in light mode still. For whatever reason, having the light mode taskbar on the bottom makes it seem way too bright even though it's no brighter than the rest of the screen.
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Dec 3, 2022 09:46
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Combat Pretzel posted:
It's about time, and pitiful that the taskbar and Start menu weren't shipped like this on the initial Windows 11 release. Drag and drop missing especially was egregious. Theme chat: is there a setting anywhere in 11 to schedule dark mode to kick in on sunset or a specified time?
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Dec 3, 2022 10:21
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Why the gently caress are there preview updates We are the beta testers now
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Dec 3, 2022 10:46
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These ship now outside the Release Preview ring?
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Dec 3, 2022 11:20
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no, i think those updates are still just for people who opt into the preview program, which has been a thing for a long time. I opted into it a while ago and I've been trying to opt back out for months now, but microsoft won't let me out. they say you'll be phased out of the preview program after the next major update when you choose to opt out, but 22H2 came and passed and I'm still in it. i feel like my only recourse is to reinstall windows at this point Dr. Video Games 0031 fucked around with this message at 13:07 on Dec 3, 2022 |
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Dec 3, 2022 12:52
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WattsvilleBlues posted:It's about time, and pitiful that the taskbar and Start menu weren't shipped like this on the initial Windows 11 release. Drag and drop missing especially was egregious. Auto Dark Mode’s beta release has been OK (up until recently): https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/auto-dark-mode/XP8JK4HZBVF435 Unfortunately, it’s started doing what has been shared here with imperfect transitions between the two. Not every time, but sometimes. I’m curious if anyone else has suggestions too.
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Dec 3, 2022 12:53
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nitsuga posted:Auto Dark Mode’s beta release has been OK (up until recently): https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/auto-dark-mode/XP8JK4HZBVF435 Why the hell is it an app and not a setting? The bloody Xbox has it!
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Dec 3, 2022 15:29
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Quick question from someone migrating from an 8.1 laptop to an 11 laptop as of a few days ago and Googling is getting different problems: On 8.1, I have File Explorer pinned to taskbar, and I can right click it to reveal a list of specific folders I also pinned. Is this still in 11, been overcomplicated, or did I just forget to try?  I'll also be finding ways of hiding the Notepad app and reviving the notepad.exe somehow (maybe calculator too, we'll see) and getting Microsoft Photo Viewer back by downloading the WebP codec later but we'll see how we go.
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Dec 3, 2022 15:36
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Szmitten posted:On 8.1, I have File Explorer pinned to taskbar, and I can right click it to reveal a list of specific folders I also pinned. Is this still in 11, been overcomplicated, or did I just forget to try? In the necessary folder click thee dots in the ribbon and click pin to quick access.
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Dec 3, 2022 17:09
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WattsvilleBlues posted:Why the hell is it an app and not a setting? The bloody Xbox has it! There's no setting so the guy wrote an app to do it instead.
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Dec 3, 2022 17:10
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Szmitten posted:I'll also be finding ways of hiding the Notepad app and reviving the notepad.exe somehow (maybe calculator too, we'll see) and getting Microsoft Photo Viewer back by downloading the WebP codec later but we'll see how we go. And why are you doing this?
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Dec 3, 2022 17:25
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Doctor_Fruitbat posted:And why are you doing this? Yeah, notebad.exe sucks and so does the windows photo viewer.
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MikusR posted:In the necessary folder click thee dots in the ribbon and click pin to quick access. Thanks, I'll check it when I'm on it. Doctor_Fruitbat posted:And why are you doing this? redeyes posted:Yeah, notebad.exe sucks and so does the windows photo viewer. I like them 
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Dec 3, 2022 17:45
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Szmitten posted:Thanks, I'll check it when I'm on it. Well ok. There are a ton of notepad.exe style programs out there, even with a few features! Notepad++ is decent and free. Irfanview is a long favorite image opener and there are others like FastStone and XnView.
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Dec 3, 2022 18:31
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The Photos app shipping with Windows finally stopped scaling the pictures you were looking at by the HiDPI scaling factor you might have had set, if you were using 4K monitors and such. Dear god, it annoyed me for years that "View actual size" would scale up the image and make it blurry, especially with technical drawing and other things with fine detail.
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Dec 3, 2022 19:04
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Combat Pretzel posted:The Photos app shipping with Windows finally stopped scaling the pictures you were looking at by the HiDPI scaling factor you might have had set, if you were using 4K monitors and such. Dear god, it annoyed me for years that "View actual size" would scale up the image and make it blurry, especially with technical drawing and other things with fine detail. I did notice that too. For awhile I actually thought my phone camera was broken. These kind of bugs should not exist.
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Dec 3, 2022 19:13
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redeyes posted:Yeah, notebad.exe sucks and so does the windows photo viewer. Uh because all the web tutorials say to use notepad to edit HOSTS, duh
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Dec 3, 2022 23:15
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I just flattened and reinstalled 11 and suddenly its asking me if I want to boot 11 or 10 every time, which it didn’t before. When I upgraded from 10 to 11 in the first place I deleted Windows.old. If I open sysconfig it says 11 is installed in C:/windows and 10 is in just /windows. I do have a second HD with a recovery partition and efi system partition but I don’t think I’ve ever had an OS installed on it? edit: if I select 10 it just fails and says it needs to be repaired. dumb Super No Vacancy fucked around with this message at 23:57 on Dec 3, 2022 |
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Dec 3, 2022 23:53
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Notepad.exe a very good solution to a totally no-nonsense, featureless pure text editing experience. They're are times and places where that is super useful and any general purpose OS should have something like it.
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Dec 4, 2022 01:39
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Super No Vacancy posted:I just flattened and reinstalled 11 and suddenly its asking me if I want to boot 11 or 10 every time, which it didn’t before. When I upgraded from 10 to 11 in the first place I deleted Windows.old. If I open sysconfig it says 11 is installed in C:/windows and 10 is in just /windows. I do have a second HD with a recovery partition and efi system partition but I don’t think I’ve ever had an OS installed on it? I've had similar issues in the past. I used EasyBCD to fix the Windows bootloader and it's been fine since. For whatever reason I've never had the issue come up in GRUB - the Windows bootloader is really dumb by way of comparison.
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Dec 4, 2022 01:45
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Canine Blues Arooo posted:Notepad.exe a very good solution to a totally no-nonsense, featureless pure text editing experience. They're are times and places where that is super useful and any general purpose OS should have something like it. Obviously Notepad++ and Sublime Text are better for a multitude of reasons but the basic functionality is useful and I don't know why they'd deprecate it or hide it away in their awful store.
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BaldDwarfOnPCP posted:Obviously Notepad++ and Sublime Text are better for a multitude of reasons but the basic functionality is useful and I don't know why they'd deprecate it or hide it away in their awful store. I have and use NP++, but for quick notes I hit a preloaded media key on my (ps/2) keyboard and it pops open MS Notepad no matter what I’m wanting to c/p or remind myself of. Small footprint as well.
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Dec 4, 2022 02:41
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Notepad.exe fans GO.
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I use it a lot to strip formatting
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redeyes posted:Notepad.exe fans GO. Black Notepad is cooler and fits my theme better.
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Dec 4, 2022 20:05
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I disabled the new Notepad because it has a propensity to crash randomly. The old Notepad might be blindingly bright in a dark mode desktop, but at least it won't lose data.
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Dec 5, 2022 00:02
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biznatchio posted:I disabled the new Notepad because it has a propensity to crash randomly. Are you on windows 11 because I had random crashing and programs closing all over the place.
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Dec 5, 2022 02:42
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redeyes posted:Are you on windows 11 because I had random crashing and programs closing all over the place. What the hell programs? I haven't had anything crash consistently (anything can crash once in a while, of course).
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Dec 5, 2022 02:48
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hooah posted:What the hell programs? I haven't had anything crash consistently (anything can crash once in a while, of course). Yeah, I mean random stuff! 22H2 nuked a few of my computers. All are running Intel 12th and 13th gen though. Also when I say crashing I mean just poof program goes away, no crash message.
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redeyes posted:Yeah, I mean random stuff! 22H2 nuked a few of my computers. All are running Intel 12th and 13th gen though. Also when I say crashing I mean just poof program goes away, no crash message. Ah, I haven't received the 22H2 update yet. The only program that just closes itself sometimes is Phone Link, but it just closes the window; it's still in the tray. I attribute that more to UWP shittiness than Windows itself.
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Dec 5, 2022 04:10
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redeyes posted:Are you on windows 11 because I had random crashing and programs closing all over the place. Yes. I don't see random crashing and programs closing in traditional Win32 apps on Windows 11; and I don't run a lot of 'modern' stuff outside of what ships with the OS so I don't run any of it enough to see if it also has crashing problems -- but Notepad crashing is a headache I simply can't excuse. I've used Windows for 30 years and never had Notepad crash before Windows 11 outside of, say, trying to open enormous files with it. And yeah, as mentioned, it doesn't even have the decency to tell you that it just crashed and lost your data; the window just disappears and a new, empty Notepad opens a moment later. If I wasn't on an Alder Lake CPU, I wouldn't be using this pile of garbage OS.
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Dec 5, 2022 05:06
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Windows 11 22H2 fixed the issue my laptop was having where it was telling me I didn't have the necessary security hardware (yes, I do), so who can say if it's good or bad?
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Truly, a land of contrasts
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biznatchio posted:And yeah, as mentioned, it doesn't even have the decency to tell you that it just crashed and lost your data; the window just disappears and a new, empty Notepad opens a moment later. That behavior looks like what happens when a store app updates.
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biznatchio posted:Yes. I don't see random crashing and programs closing in traditional Win32 apps on Windows 11; and I don't run a lot of 'modern' stuff outside of what ships with the OS so I don't run any of it enough to see if it also has crashing problems -- but Notepad crashing is a headache I simply can't excuse. I've used Windows for 30 years and never had Notepad crash before Windows 11 outside of, say, trying to open enormous files with it. Are you on 22H2? Have you tried a clean install from an installation media (like a USB flash drive)? I just did this after having some stability problems and it seems to have cleared things up. Clean install with total drive reformat -> install LAN/Chipset/Audio drivers -> windows update is my panacea.
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Any recommended methods for transferring a Win 10 user profile to a Win 11 machine?
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Why would you need to?
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lovely programs that are fussy about reinstalling/reusing a license key or just a hassle to get all settings exactly right again? Because if someone has a bulletproof solution to that where you can otherwise do a fresh install I'd love to hear it.
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