Windows 10: Phone Link is expanded so large, I can't pull the top down or raise the bottom up. The...

Phone Link opens expanded so large I can't pull the top down or the bottom up. The minimize/maximize buttons are out of view and so is the text box. I can't respond or create a new text message. I am using a nearly new Lenovo Windows 11 pro laptop. This problem began about two weeks ago. I would love to just remove Phone Link but do not know how to do that. Please help!

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Allow the active window to not be raised to the top

Question is for Windows 10



In Windows 7, there were mouse settings that allowed you to

• Make a window active by hovering over it with the mouse (ie. You don’t have to click in the window to make it active)
• Allow the active window to not be raised to the top. So I can type in a window just by moving my mouse to that window without raising that window to the top (as long as I could see the prompt to type).

In Windows 10, there is only one of these settings, which causes serious issues for the way we work with lots of windows and multiple monitors.

There are two options

• Make the window active by clicking it, which also raises it to the top – this is a problem with CAD tools and xterms because we typically copy and paste between windows, type in multiple windows, editors, CAD tool command lines, etc and we’re always typing
  in the wrong window (unless we click first).
• Or make the window active by hovering over it, which also raises it to the top --- this is problem with CAD tool gui windows because the small command and query windows that overlay the large gui windows get buried beneath the large window when you move
  the cursor over the large window. It’s also a problem when you have many different xterm windows open, in addition to text editors, outlook, etc. and as you move the mouse across the screen (2 of them in my case), each window you cross raises to the top. This
  is a disaster when you have 8 windows open and now you’ve lost the window you were working in behind whatever pops up to the top.

Is there a way to have Windows 7 –like control with both settings?

 

Raising the windows domain and forest issues?


hi,

I run a domain that was all 2003 r2 servers. I recently upgraded all my domain controllers to windows 2012 r2.
That went off without any problems.. Our trust relationships had no issues also.

My first step was to raise the Domain and Forest levels past 2003 to 2008. This went off without a hitch.
These are the features for raising the levels to 2008:

• Features and benefits include all default Active Directory features, all features from the Windows Server 2003 domain functional level, plus:
• Read-Only Domain Controllers – Allows implementation of domain controllers that only host read-only copy of NTDS database.
• Advanced Encryption Services – (AES 128 and 256) support for the Kerberos protocol.
• Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) – Allows SYSVOL to replicate using DFSR instead of older File Replication Service (FRS). It provides more robust and detailed replication of SYSVOL contents.

Forest Level Windows Server 2008

• Features and benefits include all of the features that are available at the Windows Server 2003 forest functional level, but no additional features. All domains that are subsequently added to the forest will operate at the Windows Server 2008 domain functional level by default.

My next step is to raise the domain and forest to 2008 r2, then 2012, and finally 2012 r2. I have been trying to find out exactly what I could expect from raising the Domain and Forest for each step.

The step involving 2008 r2 seems relatively a non issue. But getting the couple of new features seem very nice

Domain Level Windows Server 2008 R2

• All default Active Directory features, all features from the Windows Server 2008 domain functional level, plus 2 new features

Forest Level Windows Server 2008 R2

• All of the features that are available at the Windows Server 2003 forest functional level, plus the following features:

• Active Directory Recycle Bin, which provides the ability to restore deleted objects in their entirety while AD DS is running. <== New Feature very cool
• All domains subsequently added to the forest will operate at the Windows Server 2008 R2 domain functional level by default.

Here is my big concerns for the next raising of domain and forest to 2012.

Forest Level Windows Server 2012:

• All of the features that are available at the Windows Server 2008 R2 forest functional level, but no additional features.
• All domains subsequently added to the forest will operate at the Windows Server 2012 domain functional level by default.

Domain Level Windows Server 2012 R2: <=====Need to investigate more and why this post

• DC-side protections for Protected Users. Protected Users authenticating to a Windows Server 2012 R2 domain can no longer:

• Authenticate with NTLM authentication <==============(what issues may arise)
• Use DES or RC4 cipher suites in Kerberos pre-authentication
• Be delegated with unconstrained or constrained delegation
• Renew user tickets (TGTs) beyond the initial 4-hour lifetime

Will this affect my exchange anywhere users with remote access authenticating either clear of NTLM???
and what would/may not to work properly day 1 when I raise the domain and forest to 2012. I cant really find anyone that can answer a straight question.

Has anyone gone through this? what problems did you have, if any , if a lot???

Any thoughts and suggestions will be much appreciated??

thanks


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One more point... I am not sure if I posted this to the correct forum.. So if I was wrong and it should be in a different one..
PLEASE LET ME KNOW

 

Windows Phone users Clubhouse

I think I'll put a list of people's favourite apps in the OP, starting with my own until I get some suggestions, but you can take a look at the Windows Phone app store at the top apps to see what's popular Microsoft Apps

You are both now added, welcome! *Toast :toast: