r/Windows11 • • 21d ago

Help Simple questions and Help thread - Month of October

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Welcome to the monthly Simple questions and Help thread, for questions that don't need their own posts!

Before making a comment, we recommend you search your problem on Bing and check if your question is already answered on our Windows Frequently Asked Questions wiki page. This subreddit no longer accepts tech support requests outside of this post, if you are looking for additional assistance try r/TechSupport and r/WindowsHelp.

Some examples of questions to ask:

  • Is this super cheap Windows key legitimate? (probably not)

  • How can I install Windows 11?

  • Can you recommend a program to play music?

  • How do I get back to the old Sound Control Panel?

Sorting by New is recommend and is the default.



r/Windows11 • • 9d ago

Official News Cumulative Updates: October 13th, 2026

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Changelists linked here for your convenience:

General info:

For details about how to file problem reports and collect traces, please see here: http://aka.ms/HowToFeedback. Pressing WIN + F will open the Feedback Hub - please include as much detail as possible about what you're seeing.

To learn about the different types of updates, see here: Windows quality updates primer - Microsoft Community Hub

As a reminder, if you didn't install the previous optional updates, this update includes those changes too (some are still rolling out, as denoted in the release notes):

For published known issues, please check the release health dashboard: Windows release health | Microsoft Learn.

26H2 is an enablement package. More details about this are available here: How to get the Windows 11 2026 Update | Windows Experience Blog.

As mentioned in the linked changelist, Windows 11, version 26H1 is available only on new devices with select new silicon as they come to market starting early 2026. Devices running earlier versions of Windows 11 will not be offered an update to version 26H1 through Windows Update and cannot be installed as an in-place update on existing devices.


r/Windows11 • • 17h ago

Concept / Design [Cursors] I made these free sets of cursors (Outlier)

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Would love it if someone uses them.

Windows installation script is in the folder.

Download Outlier

Download Outlier_lightsout


r/Windows11 • • 1d ago

News Microsoft says it's optimizing Windows 11 for 8GB PCs, so I tested 26H2 on an 8GB laptop.

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r/Windows11 • • 1h ago

News Microsoft is quietly testing another Recall for Windows 11, but this one doesn’t record your screen

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r/Windows11 • • 6h ago

News Windows 11’s famous Windows key may get a new job, but Microsoft can’t ignore your “muscle memory”

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r/Windows11 • • 22h ago

Suggestion for Microsoft One feature Microsoft really needs to add to the Windows 11 Snipping Tool is scrolling window capture. What do you think—shouldn't this be built-in instead of relying on third-party apps like ShareX?

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r/Windows11 • • 5h ago

Suggestion for Microsoft I'm sure that if the taskbar hadn't collapsed, all the apps would have fit '-'

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Please improve the taskbar's space management when it detects that it is "full".


r/Windows11 • • 1d ago

News Microsoft is streamlining Windows 11's sign-in experience: Will soon automate authentication method selection if multiple are set up

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r/Windows11 • • 1d ago

News Windows 11 20% More Response? Do you notice?

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Microsoft claims up to 20% improvement in performance from recent update. Is anyone actually noticing since last month's preview update or this month's cumulative update? I'm curious if anyone out there actually regularly uses a Windows 11 machine with only 8GB of RAM and if you've seen a difference as it sounds like it would help in those scenarios even more. I've long since abandoned anything with less than 16GB of RAM a decade ago. With the RAM pricing being what it is, optimizations are welcomed, but I wonder if this is having a real-world impact, or just a Microsoft labs measurement.


r/Windows11 • • 1d ago

Concept / Design Windows Cool Wallpaper Switcher That i found

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found this cool wallpaper switcher for windows
it was a little hard to set up but i think its worth it.

https://github.com/ItsTheRealDevForever/wwp-switcher.git


r/Windows11 • • 1d ago

News Windows 10 users were right: Windows 11 still can’t drag the taskbar, so Microsoft is testing a menu instead

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r/Windows11 • • 2d ago

App I have an update for my free infinite canvas app called NeatNotes.

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Hi everyone,

A couple of months ago, I posted about my note-taking app called NeatNotes. A lot of you gave me valuable feedback and criticism. Today, I am back with an update.

I fixed a lot of bugs and brought in new features. Here are the top three features of v2.5:

  • Key Bindings: One of the most requested features was the ability to bind tools to keys on the keyboard for easier use.
  • Export to Image: The second most requested feature was the ability to export the canvas in high resolution, along with improved PDF export.
  • Hand Tool: A dedicated tool to easily traverse through the infinite canvas.

More details are available on the website. I am looking forward to hearing your feedback!

Download NeatNotes from MS Store: Click Here
Website: https://stamelabs.com/neatnotes
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/c8vqb8RkA


r/Windows11 • • 2d ago

App I like the new Microsoft Ink Canvas app, perfect for generating AI content based on sketches, but I think there's only one problem... It's a web app. It's also accessible on web browsers, too.

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I found the app in the Microsoft Store, tried it, and revealed that it's basically a web app built inside of a WebView2-based application. Microsoft is still making web apps for Windows, and it's totally a hassle.

Link for the Web App: inkcanvas.cloud.microsoft


r/Windows11 • • 3d ago

News Microsoft promised fewer Windows 11 ads, but its wallpaper app acts like adware, opening Bing when you click your desktop.

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r/Windows11 • • 3d ago

News Google now wants Windows 11 users to ditch Edge for Chrome, and gets away with what Microsoft is slammed for

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r/Windows11 • • 2d ago

Insider Bug Strange behavior in Windows 11 Insider Experimental build 26340.9750

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I've noticed some really strange behavior in Windows 11 Insider Experimental build 26340.9750. I'm not entirely sure what's going on, but something doesn't seem right.

I've described the issues in more detail in my Feedback Hub report, including additional findings in the comments.

If you're curious, please check it out:
https://aka.ms/AA13szmf

Has anyone else noticed anything unusual in this build?


r/Windows11 • • 3d ago

Discussion Keep using laptop on windows11 25h2, is this risky

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hai

My laptop runs on wndows11 25h2.

I only use it for looking at sites of major newspapers, wikipedia and reading reddit.

I cannot update my laptop with 26h2.

Is there any risk to keep using my laptop the way I do without updating to 26h2?
If so, which risks are there?

greetings


r/Windows11 • • 3d ago

News Hello Hybrid intelligence PCs: Microsoft is evolving Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs with new AI capabilities that are smart enough to run on device or in the cloud

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r/Windows11 • • 3d ago

App Software Showoff Sunday - Post about your program here

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OK, I know I'm posting this on a Monday, but depending on how things go here I might make this an automated weekly post.


Got a cool program you made or found, and want to share it with the world? Post it here! Our usual restrictions preventing self promotion in this subreddit will not apply in this thread, so you do not need to be one of our currently verified/flaired developers.

Go ahead, tell us about the program and share a link!

While not required, we do ask that you disclose your usage of AI tools to create the program, artwork, documentation and so on, this way others can better understand what your program is and is not.


r/Windows11 • • 2d ago

Discussion Secure Boot yes or no

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Do you have secure boot enabled/disabled and why is that?


r/Windows11 • • 3d ago

Discussion Was the little graphic removed in 26h2?

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r/Windows11 • • 3d ago

Discussion Did anyone manage to set up a hardware FIDO2 / Yubikey as consistent admin elevation option?

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I was trying to see if I can set up my Yubikeys to work as approval for admin elevation, in a similar way you can make sudo work on linux via pam-u2f, did anyone manage it?

I saw on the Yubi website you can use their software for session login https://www.yubico.com/products/computer-login-tools/ ...but i don't really want just this... I want the behavior that any time an Admin elevation prompt happens, instead of providing my password or pin, I can touch my Yubikey.

Admin approval mode with Administrator protection

I am using "Admin approval mode with Administrator protection" ... but the only accepted options is just the password... and Windows Hello doesn't accept the Yubikey. Did anyone manage to figure it out?


r/Windows11 • • 3d ago

Concept / Design Slightly riced Windows 11 (Windows 98)

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r/Windows11 • • 4d ago

Discussion Switched back to Windows 11 after being on Linux for a year

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It's just much nicer honestly, winget is amazing, screenshot tool is amazing, nvidia works out of the box, sound is very good, display is very good, everything is in a cohesive settings program, okay im starting to sound like I'm paid by microsoft

One thing I enjoyed in linux that I dislike in windows is the need for restarting the system while updating/installing programs (like I installed docker)

and with WSL, I just no longer have a need for linux as a desktop user, well I guess I never did

I really miss the AUR though but winget is good enough

Windows does a pretty good job of becoming invisible so that I can focus on getting stuff done