Windows 10: Windows 11 will let you change where on-screen indicators appear

Microsoft is testing new options that will allow you to choose where on-screen indicators appear in Windows 11. Welcome back, top left volume bar!

Phantom Of Earth has shared some screenshots that showcase the changes. Before you get too excited, I must point out that it doesn't look similar to the one on Windows 10. In case you've forgotten, Windows 10 has a vertical on-screen indicator (OSD) for the volume control, the upcoming OSD on Windows 11 uses a horizontal design. This horizontal volume slider was introduced about 3 and 1/2 years ago. The new bar looks exactly the same as it does now, but you can move it to the top left, or top center. It is a welcome change, especially as the volume bar appears in the bottom center of the screen, right where the subtitles or playback bar usually appear, which can be a little annoying. Moving it to the top or the corner of the screen could fix the problem.

According to the leaker, the option to customize the OSD location will be available under the Settings > System > Notifications page. The setting is under a section that is labeled "Indicators from keyboard actions", and is called "Position of on-screen indicators". It also changes the location of the OSDs for brightness, and other controls.

On a sidenote, Microsoft is also adding some options to the Settings app such as displaying additional clocks in the system tray, which might be useful who want to know the time in different time zones. Microsoft is also said to be testing a Dynamic Background, which will automatically update the wallpaper based on your selections. Yes, this is an AI-powered feature.

Do you remember Quick Machine Recovery? It is a feature will automatically fix boot failures on Windows 11. Well, XenoPanther says that this option is being enabled by default on Windows 11. All these changes are currently being tested in the Windows Insider Program, but haven't been announced by Microsoft yet. So it may take a while before they make their way over to the stable channel.

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Survey Reveals Companies' Early Windows 8 Reactions and Plans

Bull fucking shit.

 

Overclocking / Undervolting guide for Vega 56 or 64?

Here's a quick laundry list:

List of software to use for overclocking and testing
Examples:
Wattman (and how to find and use it, like an overview, including profiles)
Unigine Valley or Heaven (use this for quick testing while changing settings in Wattman and checking for stability / artifacts) ...just suggesting this
How to monitor cores / mem speeds and temps during testing (I've seen screen overlays, and others using GPUz)

Step-by step overclocking in Wattman
Fan speeds
Power limit
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Windows 8.1 update changed the language, can't change back

Maybe, these will help... it seems it is a common enough problem.

Language packs are no longer available after you upgrade to Windows 8.1

And, sort of the same here --> Add a language or keyboard

Quote from above MS web page:

Spoiler Download and install language packs
You'll need to download the language pack if you want to make a language your Windows display language (that's the language you see most often in Windows and apps).

• Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap Change PC settings.
  (If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, click Settings, and then click Change PC settings.)
• Tap or click Time and language, and then tap or click Region and language.
• Tap or click a language that says Language pack available underneath, and then tap or click Options.
• Tap or click Download. The download process might take a while, depending on your PC and the size of the language pack.
  If you want to make this your display language, see the next section "Change your Windows display language".

Change your Windows display language
To change your Windows display language (that's the language you see most often in Windows and apps), first add a language, download and install the language pack, and then follow these steps.

• Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap Change PC settings.
  (If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, click Settings, and then click Change PC settings.)
• Tap or click Time and language, and then tap or click Region and language.
• Tap or click the language that you want to set as your display language.
• Tap or click Set as primary to move the language to the top of the list. If the language can become your Windows display language, you'll see Will be display language after next sign-in appear under the language.
• Sign out and then sign back in to finish.

And here is some more info --> Add Language Packs to Windows