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cant change cursor icon to normal state

windows 11 out of nowhere the icon of my cursor has canged to the clasic old one, and wallpaper has turned black. Wallpaper could be changed without a problem, but cursor is stuck. sometimes the new one i tryied to change trought Mouse-properties is…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-10T14:02:17.75+00:00
Bílek Josef 0 Reputation points
accepted 2026-09-10T15:32:35.2033333+00:00
Bílek Josef 0 Reputation points
3 answers

Lost connection while being assisted by support.

I was connected to support over an issue I was having and got disconnected.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-09T23:04:34.47+00:00
Glenn Walker 251 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-10T10:17:54.1+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon 86,980 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Second internal hdd-its capacity decreased for no apparent reason

My laptop has two internal drives an ssd that installed the programs and os and a hdd that i use for saving documents and media files.The hdd had capacity 41 GB at last Sunday 6/9/20206 and now have 35 gb wihtout download any large file.Do you what…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-10T06:14:05.4866667+00:00
answered 2026-09-10T06:52:37.4266667+00:00
GsN5034 - IA 76,465 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

microsoft pc manger clean options

Hello.I use microsoft pc manager for cleaning my C drive(ssd).My laptop has and a second internal hdd that i am using as a storage folder.I do not know if this app can clean it.The scan could not find it.Do you know anything…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-10T06:11:12.37+00:00
answered 2026-09-10T06:47:16.1633333+00:00
DaveM121 928.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

How do I actually turn off Spatial Sound?

I am using my realtek headset, but it seems that no matter what I do, spatial sound remains on. Spatial sound is set on "off" but when I play a game with no native spatial sound, there it remains. I set spatial sound on "Windows…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-07T11:29:47.55+00:00
Oddloaf 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-10T03:52:13.87+00:00
Emma1-N 11,865 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Zoom Camera

My webcam does not work while on Zoom. How do I install it?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-10T01:54:40.0766667+00:00
Gerald Richard 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-10T02:45:55.9+00:00
SD - IA 178.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Camera connected to phone

I need to use my camera to take a test, but it says it's my phone's camara. How do I change it so it's my pc camera

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-08-26T16:14:03.0666667+00:00
D McVey 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-09T22:12:10.86+00:00
THONG DANG 0 Reputation points
2 answers

cant uninstall google play

when i go into programmes i cant uninstall google play.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-09T13:39:53.21+00:00
lynda Baggley 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-09T14:15:19.05+00:00
DaveM121 928.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

The coursor of mouse doesn't change its colour once trying this.

Please, I know exactly where to set (change) the colour of the mouse cursor, but it simply doesn't work at all. I have Windows 11 OS. I can only guess this happened after an Intel graphics update. There must be a broken registry key or something like…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-03T11:21:54.1+00:00
Richard Hofman 30 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-09-09T13:49:54.1933333+00:00
Richard Hofman 30 Reputation points
1 answer

How to fix screen shot issue unable to capture and save screenshot

Actually i try to take screenshot but screen shot is not capture and also not save screenshot. Actually previously this work properly. Please help me out as soon as possible.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2025-09-26T06:24:11.7266667+00:00
Parth Makwana 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-09T10:14:18.6066667+00:00
JuliaMarvin 22,275 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
3 answers

voice clarity disappeared

i had voice clarity and have been using it recently because i like how it removes my AC unit background sound. i recently got a new motherboard and cpu and all of a sudden its gone, ive tried everything i see online and have been troubleshooting for…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-05T23:14:23.8633333+00:00
Porkee 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-08T23:24:41.6333333+00:00
Porkee 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Windows scale

Now my sign in or any needed data window scale is very small even when display scale is 175 How to make windows bigger without changing all display scale? also, without changing resolution

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-06T19:14:18.7933333+00:00
Eriny Adek 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-08T14:24:27.7+00:00
Alex-L 12,555 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

cant uninstall google play

cant uninstall google play on programmes on my windows 11 pc.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-08T13:22:44.59+00:00
lynda Baggley 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-08T14:02:10.9566667+00:00
David-M 125K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I stucked in loop to bios after actived secure boot?

In past my PC can normally turn the Secure boot on. But to this day happen follow the title, my conditions are as below. 1.Disabled CSM 2.Enabled Secure boot --> already show active status 3.My window drive is GPT 4.Just reinstalled window and updated…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-03-10T16:32:56.8033333+00:00
KF 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-08T05:09:07.9233333+00:00
JuliaMarvin 22,275 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
1 answer

How do I connect an external sound input to my HP windows 11 laptop using the USB-C port?

How do I connect an external sound input to my HP windows 11 laptop using the USB-C port? Do I use the lighting port or the other USB-c port? Or do I use the earphone output jack? The idea is I, could make recordings of my band.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-05T23:35:56.8233333+00:00
B. Svoboda 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-08T03:38:15.4+00:00
B. Svoboda 0 Reputation points
2 answers

How to disable WIN + TAB shortcut permanently

This shortcut is a curse and I absolutely despise it. Is there a way to permanently disable this without having to use 3rd party software? I've tried making an entry in regedit didn't work, i can't access the group policy cause it isn't available on W11…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-05-27T10:01:30.2566667+00:00
Jacob Marriott 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-07T07:35:20.6866667+00:00
BERKAN ÇALIŞKAN 0 Reputation points
2 answers

How to remove Windows pin in Accounts

It seems like Microsoft is forcing me to have a Pin in Accounts & settings in order to use my computer - which I hate. I tried to remove it but remove is greyed out. Is there any way to remove it? I am the administrator of my computer. Yes, I know…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-05T21:00:33.8833333+00:00
Donna B 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-07T06:38:55.2733333+00:00
Hendrix-V 18,515 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

how to turn off sound enhancement eg. whirring sound effect while playing movies?

how to turn off permanently the whirring sound ( enhancement ) sound while playing movies?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-07T03:26:37.4966667+00:00
Alan Jarrett 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-07T04:05:13.73+00:00
GsN5034 - IA 76,465 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Power & battery opinion does not stay open windows 11 25H2

Hello, I have the following issue with windows 11 25H2 in settings when I click battery & power this opens for a second then closes, it does not stay open. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2026-09-03T19:12:02.9866667+00:00
Apache060-6721 30 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-06T20:02:34.38+00:00
Apache060-6721 30 Reputation points
2 answers

Clicking on the date suddenly no longer makes the calendar pop up. How to fix?

All of a sudden, nothing happens when I click on the date/time in the lower right corner. Previously, it made the calendar pop up. I use this A LOT as a teacher. How do I get it back? I've already read other posts, which suggested turning notifications…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2025-11-16T21:48:29.4266667+00:00
Luara 90 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-06T18:12:20.0533333+00:00
Inky Squid 0 Reputation points