I still hesitate when I open task manager even after years of it support on windows 11

MS just announced that the KMS (the licensing servers used to activate Windows Server in enterprise environments) will be upgraded with the next version of Windows to become tamper-proof. This was one of the main thing that was exploited by all of those tools that activate Windows... "sketchily" (it's illegal, you should buy a license..)

Nothing is certain and they announced this for their enterprise clients, but it's very, very likely that it will also apply to Windows 11 (or Windows 12?) eventually, and most likely will break all current known methods of "sketchy" activation.

So guys I hope y'all got your license 👀

I seem to be the only one that loves all the new AI features in Windows, but I understand why they are not for everyone, some folks just prefer classic Windows. To solve this all Microsoft has to do is when you run Windows for the first time, it should give you two options to pick from: Classic Mode (Everything stays the same like older windows, show classic control panels only, classic file explorer with classic right click context menu, classic start menu, classic notepad, classic paint like a windows 7 windows 11) or Modern Mode (Modern system apps with ai like the new notepad and paint, the new start menu, the new right click context menu, show the new control panel only not a mix of both.)

Also, telemetry and default apps like bing, onedrive, teams, copilot should be optional not preinstalled, I know Microsoft wants everyone to use them, but no apps should run at start up unless user requested it to. The first step to get users to use an app is building quality apps not shoving it down all users' throats and making them damn near impossible to remove without using powershell scripts.

I have more ideas that can help Microsoft. I just feel like since they are such a big corporation that it's hard to pay attention to the small details because there's so many people in the inside with different agendas that's pulling Windows into different directions and now it's turning into AI slop. When Microsoft went from Vista to Windows 7 it was like a breath of fresh air, it was the last Windows version where I remember everybody was satisfied when it was released, it was simple, fast and stable. I haven't had that feeling in a while so I'm looking to connect with someone that works in the Microsoft building in Miami. If you do and you see this, send me a message or maybe you can refer me to someone that can get these ideas to the right person so that we can actually see changes make Windows great again!

I just do the ChrisTitu Standart tweaks for my Win11 Pro and have the O&O Shutup10++ run the recommended settings/tweaks and my ram usage at bootup its drastically decreased . I did the July update and it got back to 5.2gb instantly within minutes of loading drivers and all goes to 5.7gb . So I needed again to do the tweaks and went back to 3.1gb on 2 min of startup which is good since i can save a bit of ram . When windows its gonna fix this , probably never since they force telemetry back and guide tracking as much as they can . If i hadnt bought the license and didnt need Teams for my university I would switch to Win 10 iot Ltsc or 11 Ltsc . We all want to enjoy a smooth experience less bloat and much responsive performance , yet again dissapointed it seems the best choice is to pause updates for 2-3 months.

shows up whenever i open certain apps on my phone, could be something else tough

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cool glitch that happened to me. think id be a cool design feature as a separator : r/Windows11

Hey everyone,

If you use Windhawk for Windows customization, you probably know that it doesn’t have a built-in export or backup feature. Every time I set up a fresh Windows installation or test things on a clean slate, manually tracking down my configs, compiled binaries, and custom scripts turns into a tedious chore.

To fix this, I built Windhawk Backup Manager—a lightweight, native Windows 11 utility (written in PowerShell + WPF with Fluent Design) that handles backups and restores cleanly and selectively.

What it does:

• Selective Backup & Restore: Instead of a blind full dump, it scans your installed mods and lets you check/uncheck precisely what you want to include in your .zip backup.
• Smart Local Source Handling: Automatically targets and packs local mod source files (local@...) while leaving standard repository mods to fetch from official sources.
• Precise Binary Matching: Uses registry mapping (LibraryFileName) to ensure compiled engine binaries (Engine\Mods) match up correctly without dragging along legacy clutter.
• Fluent Design & Auto-Theming: Automatically matches your Windows Dark/Light mode preference with WinUI 3-inspired toggles and smooth overlay scrollbars.
• Auto-Elevation: Automatically requests the necessary administrator privileges under the hood to manage system directories and services safely without crashing.

Links & Code

The project is fully open-source. Feel free to check out the repository, test it out, or drop feedback:

• GitHub Repository:osmanonurkoc/Windhawk-Backup-Manager

Let me know if you run into any bugs or have suggestions for improvements!

Hey there.

Would anyone be able to tell how I can get the macOS-like floating thumbnails for windows where I can just drag and drop my screenshot, instead of using Ctrl + C?

Idk if this is the right sub, but i think it fits.

I use windows mostly for gaming and with in the years, i became more and more affectionated by optimizations and learning how and why these disabling/enabling "X" option make a difference. The problem here is that i can't find a good source of information, 90% of the the videos i see is some clickbait do some random bullshit, do a non consistent benchmark on none and call that optimization.

I came here to ask you guys have some good recommendations of sources or anything trustfull. TY

Ones that maybe keep files locally?

Also, can't they make it so whiteboard keeps files locally? Why was it online in the first place? Are they retiring it? Just like google wave ages ago? How can i even export whiteboards? Do i screenshot them? So many questions and learn more link takes me to the general help page with no info on this. For someone who relied a lot on whiteboard this is beyond devastating.

Tell us about some cool features on Windows 11 that not alot of people know about(;

Been waiting for this, but unsure if it's been released in any builds yet? Not seeing it in any of my updates.

I'd love to unsubscribe from Snagit, and this is the last feature that will allow me to do that.

Thanks for any info!

Almost every time I do a restart, my two big monitors are set to duplicate display. I can’t imagine why anybody would want that setup. Does anyone know a good reason?

Why is an attachment necessary? I don’t see it in the community rules.

I just asked Gemini "write me windows 11 pro product key"

Aviyal is a lightweight and portable window manager for windows 11

Features:

1. Workspaces
2. Workspace animations (Horizontal and vertical)
3. Dynamic Tiling : Dwindle, Stack, Master
4. Toggle floating
5. Close focused window
6. Shift focus
7. Configuration using json
8. Hot reloading
9. Qerry state using websocket and execute commands
10. Launch apps using hotkeys
11. Move windows without the titlebar

https://github.com/TheAjaykrishnanR/aviyal

I was hoping the redesign would have addressed these weird issues. I enabled the accent color on my Start and taskbar to make it a bit more apparent. It's never in sync with the color settings, it has a broken drop shadow, context menus look different, and sometimes it still fails to even load any content. What is this thing made of? None of the other flyouts behave this way. Even the new Widgets flyout seems to now actually conform to the others, it used to have a different blur backdrop, bg color and broken animations.

It would make more sense if search wasn't even its own flyout, but instead loaded the search UI within the Start menu. They can't both be open at the same time anyway, and it would probably be faster at switching over to search when invoked from Start. And while we're improving it, maybe make it use the File Explorer context menu in results, so I can have options like "Open with" and "Copy".

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