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1. 2,501. W10 Hibernation - shutdown query
2. 2,502. I love latest Windows 10 updates! Check out how well whiteboard app works!
3. 2,503. How do I restore the Cortana search box?
4. 2,504. Microsoft is testing a new notification system for the Edge feature that allows you to send...
5. 2,505. Microsoft Edge will use a new notification system when sending tabs or links to your other...
6. 2,506. Middle mouse button drag with the touchpad
7. 2,507. Need to refresh to update file new name / see deleted file disappear / etc
8. 2,508. Microsoft is testing some changes to Edge's Tracking Prevention settings, and the browser...
9. 2,509. a way to hide disc drives with no disc in them
10. 2,510. Windows update being awesome as per usual
11. 2,511. Server 2016 mmc remote desktops snap-in
12. 2,512. Hey so...I didnt update my laptop I turned it on this morning and there's a whole new look...
13. 2,513. Simple Questions and Help Thread - Week of December 5th, 2021
14. 2,514. Taskbar not popping up when apps are open.
15. 2,515. HEVC Video Extensions
16. 2,516. I favor my Optane h10 SSD's to be used on my new dell 5410 laptop, but no luck when attach...
17. 2,517. It's almost 2022 and the browser (Microsoft Edge) that comes default with the world's most...
18. 2,518. Microsoft Authenticator gets new security features
19. 2,519. This is my definition of sick! If you wanna know how, reply to this post...
20. 2,520. Shortcuts in the desktop right-click menu take your productivity to the next level! Wanna...
21. 2,521. Lovin windows 10 recovery options
22. 2,522. Accidentally I started the Windows 11 update, now my Windows 10 is waiting the reboot to...
23. 2,523. Tab Search feature is now "officially" being tested in Microsoft Edge Canary.
24. 2,524. Stuck on Windows 10 Education 1909
25. 2,525. Windows 10 on 220 MHz?!
26. 2,526. Windows 10 Store is a lot nicer now!! and looks Great!!
27. 2,527. Chrome will be more "colorful" in the future thanks to the Windows accent color.
28. 2,528. After having upgraded from Home to Education, and me about to cleanly reinstall windows...
29. 2,529. Normal for Win10 not to restore desktop apps on restart?
30. 2,530. suck a fat d*ck microsoft
31. 2,531. Windows 10 feature.
32. 2,532. Alt-Tabbing without explorer.exe
33. 2,533. Simple Questions and Help Thread - Week of November 21st, 2021
34. 2,534. Unable to Reorder Virtual Desktops in the release version of 21H2
35. 2,535. Default apps
36. 2,536. This "GIF Powered by Tenor" feature is the most annoying thing Windows ever added to the...
37. 2,537. Windows 10 is bad, its very bad! Use Windows 7 or Debian instead!
38. 2,538. How can I merge two partitions from an external SSD ?
39. 2,539. How can I lock a browser page to my screen so it doesn't move or resize ?
40. 2,540. I really wanted to use this feature on PC
41. 2,541. Windows 10 20h2 and higher (including windows 11) causing huge DPC latency spike into 27ms...
42. 2,542. Why doesn't support.microsoft.com work?
43. 2,543. Microsoft Edge and Office could be more deeply integrated in the future.
44. 2,544. General Availability of PowerShell 7.2
45. 2,545. Start menu web search preview gone
46. 2,546. WINDOWS 10 - How To DISABLE The ALT+SHIFT Keyboard Shortcut
47. 2,547. Freezing on Windows 10 21H1
48. 2,548. (Rant) Anyone find recording feature is really suck?
49. 2,549. Simple Questions and Help Thread - Week of November 7th, 2021
50. 2,550. wtf
51. 2,551. Third Party Apps That Should Be Included In Windows
52. 2,552. The search window got dark mode!
53. 2,553. How does windows 10 backup to onedrive when a program is 40gb on pc but 200mb backed up on...
54. 2,554. Half of my screen got physically destroyed. Is there is a way to set resolution based on...
55. 2,555. Cleartype
56. 2,556. Only a white screen
57. 2,557. Half of my screen got physically destroyed. Is there is a way to set resolution based on...
58. 2,558. Virtual audio output for windows
59. 2,559. Changing Default Icons in Win10
60. 2,560. Do I have a silent virus?
61. 2,561. How To Enable HDR Windows 10
62. 2,562. Weird question about folders
63. 2,563. whats up with this thing showing up every few weeks
64. 2,564. Simple Questions and Help Thread - Week of October 17th, 2021
65. 2,565. Same content (table) across multiple apps
66. 2,566. Anyone else can't sort virtual desktops?
67. 2,567. Displayport Hotplug Detection
68. 2,568. How to Invert Colours When A Sound Plays (Or Doesn't)
69. 2,569. anyway to get this old search gui back (not my image)
70. 2,570. I found something in system 32.
71. 2,571. My Drive D keep missing
72. 2,572. I thought my eyes was too tired. Turn out the screen was doing sth weird. Have no clue what...
73. 2,573. iOS emojis in Windows 10
74. 2,574. When the anti-virus IS the virus...
75. 2,575. Can i add HDR toggle to taskbar or tray ?
76. 2,576. dark theme via overlay , is there such an utility or is it even possible?
77. 2,577. Windows 10 Home vs Pro edition
78. 2,578. Windows 10 lock screen login screen support video
79. 2,579. Windows doing windows things
80. 2,580. Snip & Sketch Feature
81. 2,581. Simple Questions and Help Thread - Week of October 3rd 2021
82. 2,582. quick windows question
83. 2,583. If I upgrade Home to Pro through store, will the key I get allow me to install in future...
84. 2,584. Reverse image search in Edge's Bing sidebar will soon be (a bit) easier and faster.
85. 2,585. Sync iPhone & Windows Clipboard?
86. 2,586. Alt tab display not working
87. 2,587. Stop Win10 from modifying hyperlinks, turning them into the name of the linked page.
88. 2,588. browser miniplayer comparison
89. 2,589. Simple Questions and Help Thread - Week of September 19th, 2021
90. 2,590. Anyone know how to use two different Bluetooth speakers at once in windows 10?
91. 2,591. New (and welcome) Windows 10 behavior as of this morning
92. 2,592. Did anyone else noticed this in News & Interest?
93. 2,593. Windows 10 start without "tiles". Version 1511 (2016).
94. 2,594. Anyone else knew about this? lol
95. 2,595. Can you protect a file with a fingerprint?
96. 2,596. Microsoft warns users of a Serious Windows 10 Attack – Here’s How you can prevent it!
97. 2,597. Bring Back System Page from Control Panel!
98. 2,598. You can now create memes from within Xbox Game bar Recording Gallery
99. 2,599. Windows 10 turn off Windows Update
100. 2,600. Edge's "View site info" pop-up will provide more information about the sites you visit and...
101. 2,601. Can it be told when functionality from preview build 20211 is going to be ported into a...
102. 2,602. Simple Questions and Help Thread - Week of September 5th, 2021
103. 2,603. Dark mode for the Run box has finally arrived in Windows 10! (21H1)
104. 2,604. Sign-In "Search for app in the Store?" Bug
105. 2,605. I have trouble with M TO DO
106. 2,606. More padding/spacing in File Explorer?
107. 2,607. I accidentally found out that you can make confetti shoot out on your screen with a...
108. 2,608. I can’t believe the Windows To Do app doesn’t have feature parity
109. 2,609. Windows Media Player
110. 2,610. Screen shot to window
111. 2,611. So I brought my laptop to a repair shop because the display was damaged and now my windows...
112. 2,612. Weird box and shading on desktop - can anyone tell me what this is?
113. 2,613. Microsoft Edge will allow you to resume reading from where you last closed your PDF document.
114. 2,614. Was looking around System32 for some fun apps when I found the Bluetooth file transfer app,...
115. 2,615. That moment when even the blue screen is corrupted
116. 2,616. Microsoft is testing Windows-style scrollbars in Edge.
117. 2,617. lol
118. 2,618. 2 active windows
119. 2,619. Windows Default background (edited)
120. 2,620. What is a name of a program that displays many GIF pics together in it similar to File...
121. 2,621. Lost pc
122. 2,622. Since when can you middle-click the preview pane in file explorer? Scrolling there in any...
123. 2,623. The flipped image on the webcam Asus K52JC on windows 10.
124. 2,624. Favorite Feature I'll Miss
125. 2,625. Can I make notifications show up on the program taskbar icon instead of the notification...
126. 2,626. Hello. Recently, there is a pop out page asking about alternative battery saving plans and...
127. 2,627. Backups
128. 2,628. Simple Questions and Help Thread - Week of August 22nd, 2021
129. 2,629. What is Secure Boot? Questions about Memtest86
130. 2,630. De-duplicate app
131. 2,631. Why doesn't windows10 have an inbuild bandwidth monitor?
132. 2,632. The Paid Alexa Voice Assistant App For Windows 10
133. 2,633. Categorized List View for All Control Panel Items
134. 2,634. How can I make Windows automatically offer the deletion of shortcuts with missing targets?
135. 2,635. Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19044.1200 (21H2)
136. 2,636. Windows 10 Home should have BitLocker
137. 2,637. Can use windows restore on fresh install? I want to switch to Linux but have a back up in...
138. 2,638. What is the problem with Snip n' Sketch?
139. 2,639. Microsoft Edge will allow you to search through your open tabs thanks to a new menu.
140. 2,640. How Do I Remove Windows Hello PIN?
141. 2,641. Photos app new border around (fullscreen) pics should be removed
142. 2,642. Simple Questions and Help Thread - Week of August 15th, 2021
143. 2,643. Started using the new Windows packet manager Winget today.
144. 2,644. Start Orb
145. 2,645. What can you do on Windows10 that you cannot do on Mac iOs and vice versa?
146. 2,646. This Bing bot really is the next-gen Cortana.
147. 2,647. I can't tell if new 'active window' behavior is intentional or not after recent update.
148. 2,648. Damn. Even the AI has its priorities straight.
149. 2,649. Lock or password protect an item on the taskbar?
150. 2,650. I hope this "feature" makes it to all versions of Windows 11 and not just pro
151. 2,651. UWP Explorer Hidden in Windows 10
152. 2,652. Rootkit/malware screen of death. If you see this lock screen, you are infected
153. 2,653. Just copy email links to clipboard!!?? Click mailto: links and copy email as default email...
154. 2,654. Simple Questions and Help Thread - Week of August 8th, 2021
155. 2,655. Is it possible to completely remove Weather and News? Not to hide it from the taskbar, but...
156. 2,656. Question about quick assist
157. 2,657. In the future it will be easier and faster to save web pages as PDF in Microsoft Edge.
158. 2,658. Windows 10 equivalent to Memory Pressure.
159. 2,659. How to disable auto-switching of desktops
160. 2,660. The new Winget package manager for windows is pretty dope. I made a little batch script...
161. 2,661. Simple Questions Thread - Week of August 1st, 2021
162. 2,662. Oh Internet Offline: MS Edge Fulfills Your Needs [Surfing Game]
163. 2,663. Is it possible to change the size of icons in file explorer globally?
164. 2,664. External monitors?
165. 2,665. Keyboard gets switched inadvertently
166. 2,666. Are you aware that there is an initiative by Microsoft about this tabbed file explorer...
167. 2,667. Hey, I found at least 5 of the hidden/leftover features from Windows 8.1 or the beta...
168. 2,668. Every version of Paint
169. 2,669. Microsoft Plus!95 still works to an extent on Windows 10
170. 2,670. All versions of Calculator running under Windows 10
171. 2,671. Why can’t you change Sticky Notes font size anymore?
172. 2,672. Your Phone should allow you to stream audio from your computer to the headphones connected...
173. 2,673. TIL you exit explorer if you hold ctrl+alt+shift and right click Taskbar
174. 2,674. The new Teams Chat app feels nostalgic
175. 2,675. TIL you can freeze (hold/pause) Task manager values by holding Ctrl button
176. 2,676. Remotely connecting to Desktop from a non-local LAN
177. 2,677. Windows 365, what is it?
178. 2,678. MSASCuiL at Startup
179. 2,679. Edge will show you the percentage of resources saved when the "Sleeping tabs" feature is...
180. 2,680. Poll for Edge users, do you use horizontal or vertical tabs?
181. 2,681. Here's how to shutdown a computer correctly
182. 2,682. Dark Mode Toggle in Quick Actions
183. 2,683. Is there a way to force to scale all apps to something higher?
184. 2,684. Is there a way to force minimize a fullscreen game?
185. 2,685. If someone wants a free windows 10 pro code I bought the wrong one
186. 2,686. Screensaver while working on PC
187. 2,687. Just got WSL (Windows subsystem for Linux) and it is beautiful (Especially the way I have...
188. 2,688. Custom clock? is there a nicer layout for the clock and time in this vertical config.
189. 2,689. Simple Questions Thread - Week of July 18th, 2021
190. 2,690. Is there a way to mute my mic for specific applications?
191. 2,691. Feature Request/Suggestion: "Update and Restart Followed by Shutdown"
192. 2,692. New 3D emoji coming later this year on Windows 10.
193. 2,693. New 3D emoji coming later this year on Windows 10.
194. 2,694. Introducing the next feature update to Windows 10: 21H2
195. 2,695. who tries this?
196. 2,696. Recently I saw a post saying "how we want news and interest to look like". IDK how it...
197. 2,697. Ah yes Windows 10, that's what I meant by searching "update".
198. 2,698. Taskbar integrated To-do/note taking
199. 2,699. Finally Fixed!
200. 2,700. Amazing Groove Music Feature
201. 2,701. First thing I did after installing window 11.
202. 2,702. Would love to disable this cool new feature!
203. 2,703. Simple Questions Thread - Week of July 11th, 2021
204. 2,704. Can I display files in a folder organized by groups, just like in quick acess?
205. 2,705. I just found out that there's a Microsoft Defender offline mode
206. 2,706. Is it possible to enable the hidden guest account, if you don't know the password of the...
207. 2,707. Is it possible to prevent the creation of guest users in Windows 10 Pro?
208. 2,708. Searching in Edge's vertical tabs might be possible in the future thanks to a Chromium feature.
209. 2,709. How to containerize without encrypting?
210. 2,710. Windows 10 Wi-Fi => LTE Handoff
211. 2,711. How can I get rounded corners in Windows 10?
212. 2,712. Question about few windows 10 services.
213. 2,713. I think I may have found the answer, but just in case...
214. 2,714. What effects does the 'night light' make in windows 10?
215. 2,715. Activate The Quick Launch Toolbar - For Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 & 11
216. 2,716. There is no battery in the laptop
217. 2,717. Neofetch on Windows 11 is showing the old Windows XP logo
218. 2,718. Weather Feature
219. 2,719. All praise be to thee, for the dark has come.
220. 2,720. Why is windows text to speech so awful?
221. 2,721. This search with a screenshot thing is so cool! Better than googles what's on my screen
222. 2,722. Disabling Telemetry no longer actually disables telemetry, even in Enterprise. Instead...
223. 2,723. Is it safe yet to install the feature update to Windows 10, version 21H1?
224. 2,724. Yikes
225. 2,725. FN Lock in Windows 10
226. 2,726. Windows 11 PC Health Check app tells the age of your machine!
227. 2,727. If you’re running into TPM module issue, check your BIOS, it may be hidden deep and under a...
228. 2,728. One thing Microsoft didn't discuss: Windows 11 privacy
229. 2,729. About the Folder Tree - For those who are in-the-know about W11, can the File Explorer view...
230. 2,730. Windows 11 Won’t Let You Move the Taskbar (But It Should)
231. 2,731. New, redesigned file explorer in windows 11, thank you microsoft but please now add sets...
232. 2,732. File explorer, Paint and Notepad are getting a partial redesign in Windows 11.
233. 2,733. Evolution of Speech Recognition (Delete That
234. 2,734. New File Explorer shown off in a video about Windows 11 posted to their Insider Youtube channel
235. 2,735. New flyout designs in Windows 11.
236. 2,736. Microsoft Edge could have a new Sharing menu in the future.
237. 2,737. Is windows security enough protection for my PC?
238. 2,738. New AAC codec tested with AirPods Pro
239. 2,739. Hi I need help, when I open my file Explorer it runs on the task bar and I can't open it....
240. 2,740. Why is my profile picture a triangle instead of a circle
241. 2,741. WTF Win10 ! All these bloatware downloaded when OS is updated.
242. 2,742. How old are you when you found out that the middle click on a mouse will open a new...
243. 2,743. [preview build] Anyone tried new AAC driver with AirPods?
244. 2,744. Pressing the power button used to bring up a dialog box, now it doesn't.
245. 2,745. Touchpad Gestures
246. 2,746. Making a Recovery partition with a retail copy of Windows 10?
247. 2,747. Very cool Microsoft, TIL!
248. 2,748. Does Windows 10 support creating ISO files natively?
249. 2,749. Devs, please make the task bar stop appearing for every notification, or give us a way to...
250. 2,750. How do I get this OneDrive crap off my computer? I’ve looked it up and it says it can only...

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