Windows 10: Why are there multiple layers on top of old settings in windows 11?

Brandons404 · Oct 16, 2023

Why is the old context menu buried under a "more options" button, INSIDE another context menu? Give me the option to show just the normal context menu from windows 10, most of which are just duplicated the the first menu with less options.So many settings are buried under numerous pointless layers and it's near impossible to find anything anymore, assuming you don't get lucky with the start button search. I found myself googling seemingly obvious things that are just arbitrarily hidden in the UI. The overall interface is just absolutely painful to use.

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Janeane Cru · Oct 16, 2023

Desktop Icons are giantt size and layered on top of each other

Hi Gloria,

The size of text, apps, and other items in the display settings might be higher than 100%. For us to isolate your concern, we would like to ask these questions:

Which Windows build version do you have?

Have you made any recent changes to your computer settings prior to this issue?

Which troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

Meanwhile, we suggest that you check the size of text, apps, and other items in the display settings on your computer by following these steps:

Click on Start.

Type in Display, and then select Display settings
from the list of results.

Under Change the size of text, apps, and other items, make sure that it is on
100% only. If not, change it to 100% by moving the slider from right to left.

We look forward for your response.

Brink · Oct 16, 2023

Introducing apply layered Group Policy in Windows 10 and Windows 11

To give IT admins greater control and visibility with corporate-owned devices in their organization, we have now enabled the apply layered Group Policy feature. This new feature gives you the ability to decide which devices can be installed on machines across your organization and which are prohibited.

The ability to apply layered Group Policy is available for all versions of Windows 10 as part of the July 2021 optional “C” client release, and will be made more broadly available beginning in the August 2021 Update Tuesday release. The Windows Server release will follow thereafter. This feature will also be supported in Windows 11.

Device installation policies are used to restrict the installation of any device, both internal and external, to all machines across an organization while allowing a small set of pre-authorized devices to be used/installed.

Every device has a set of ‘device identifiers’ that are understood by the system (class, device ID and instance ID). The allow list, which is written by the system admin, contains sets of identifiers that represent different devices – this way a system understands which device is allowed and which is blocked.

Adding the new apply layered Group Policy to the existing device installation policies improves intuitive usage and flexibility as follows:

Intuitive usage: With this new policy, you don’t need to know different device classes to prevent USB classes only from being installed. The new policy allows you to focus scripts on USB classes and be confident that no other class is going to be blocked unless specified by the IT admin.

Flexibility: In the past, every prevent policy took precedence over any allow policy, which created a set of definitions and a rigid set of allow/prevent devices, causing update strains every time a new set of devices entered the market. With the new policy, we introduce hierarchical layering in the following order:

Instance ID: the highest ranking

Hardware IDs and compatible IDs (Device IDs)

Class

Removable device property: the lowest ranking

The ranking of the device identifier is assessed and, if the ranking is the same, prevent priority is given over allow priority. For example, IT pros may prevent all USB classes and allow only a small set of USB devices through hardware IDs since they have a higher rank; however, the allow list takes precedence over the prevent list only when the listed devices on the allow list are connected to the machine.

To learn more about device installation policies in Group Policy, and specifically about practical scenarios that utilize the new policy, please visit Manage Device Installation with Group Policy.
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Source: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/...y/ba-p/2608462

Mithin_EJ · Oct 16, 2023

How to save a multiple displays settings?

Hi VAinc,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums

You may want to answer these questions to get more clarity on this issue:

May I know the make and model of the PC?

Did you try updating your display driver?

Are you getting any error message?

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

Steps 1:

Go to settings

Click on “System"

Then click on Display

Move your mouse to the monitor that needs to be set as primary and check the box
"Make this my main display"

Under "Multiple displays" select "Duplicate these displays"

Then select “Keep this display settings”

Once you make these changes, you may restart the computer and check.

Hope it helps,

Mithin EJ

Microsoft Community- Moderator

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