Windows 11
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:49 am
Well, if it's still not passing I would try downloading Windows via the MS Media Creation Tool and see if it will install over USB. That's the way I typically install anyway.
Probably my next step. Thanks.Shizzle Popped wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:49 am Well, if it's still not passing I would try downloading Windows via the MS Media Creation Tool and see if it will install over USB. That's the way I typically install anyway.
I've never used it but I think StartAllBack will let you move the taskbar to the left side of the screen.Mrich wrote: ↑Mon Nov 28, 2022 11:05 am I had to get a new laptop and of course it has Win11. The only thing I really wish they would "fix" (in my mind it's a fix, not a feature!) is the taskbar. For years and years I displayed my taskbar vertically on the left side of the screen, without grouping "like" tasks. You can't do this in Win11; the taskbar is at the bottom of the screen. You can still auto-hide it.
I've used FOXIT pdf reader for years now. It has its own annoyances but its better than AAR.MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 5:04 pm I downloaded and installed Adobe Acrobat Reader and, without asking me, it installed a McAfee program.
At some point I may need a PDF editor. I'll certainly look at Foxit at that point. Thanks for suggesting that company.Suranis wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 5:36 pmI've used FOXIT pdf reader for years now. It has its own annoyances but its better than AAR.MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 5:04 pm I downloaded and installed Adobe Acrobat Reader and, without asking me, it installed a McAfee program.
https://www.foxit.com/pdf-reader/
So I upgraded and it did it with no issues.
In my expierience when one downloads from Adobe they offer to install some stuff (McAffee) but the question (Do ou want this stuff) has a checkbox to uncheck. After having this annoyance happen to me I know know to check what is included before hitting the Go/Yes/Install button.MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 5:04 pm I'm now setting up my new Windows 11 laptop and, per Keith's suggestion, I'm documenting what I do. But dang! Software companies can be sneaky. I downloaded and installed Adobe Acrobat Reader and, without asking me, it installed a McAfee program. They did show it downloading and installing, but there was no way of optioning out. Of course, the McAfee program runs in the background so you have to make sure you stop it, then uninstall the stupid thing. Thank goodness I know how to do that.
That had always been my experience in the past which was why I was so pissed today when Adobe gave me NO option to not install McAfee. I clicked on the download Acrobat Reader link and it showed that it was downloading AND installing both Acrobat Reader and the McAfee software.RTH10260 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 6:49 pmIn my expierience when one downloads from Adobe they offer to install some stuff (McAffee) but the question (Do ou want this stuff) has a checkbox to uncheck. After having this annoyance happen to me I know know to check what is included before hitting the Go/Yes/Install button.MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 5:04 pm I'm now setting up my new Windows 11 laptop and, per Keith's suggestion, I'm documenting what I do. But dang! Software companies can be sneaky. I downloaded and installed Adobe Acrobat Reader and, without asking me, it installed a McAfee program. They did show it downloading and installing, but there was no way of optioning out. Of course, the McAfee program runs in the background so you have to make sure you stop it, then uninstall the stupid thing. Thank goodness I know how to do that.
Yeah, I hate that sneakyware stuff, especially McAfee, but there should be an (often virtually hidden) opt out. I think that was law suit mandated many years ago.MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:09 pmThat had always been my experience in the past which was why I was so pissed today when Adobe gave me NO option to not install McAfee. I clicked on the download Acrobat Reader link and it showed that it was downloading AND installing both Acrobat Reader and the McAfee software.RTH10260 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 6:49 pmIn my expierience when one downloads from Adobe they offer to install some stuff (McAffee) but the question (Do ou want this stuff) has a checkbox to uncheck. After having this annoyance happen to me I know know to check what is included before hitting the Go/Yes/Install button.MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 5:04 pm I'm now setting up my new Windows 11 laptop and, per Keith's suggestion, I'm documenting what I do. But dang! Software companies can be sneaky. I downloaded and installed Adobe Acrobat Reader and, without asking me, it installed a McAfee program. They did show it downloading and installing, but there was no way of optioning out. Of course, the McAfee program runs in the background so you have to make sure you stop it, then uninstall the stupid thing. Thank goodness I know how to do that.
is this of any help:Foggy wrote: ↑Sat May 27, 2023 10:59 am As y'all know, I have been a fan of Win11.
Howsoever, it develops that every time I do an update now, it helpfully sets "what happens when you close the lid" to SLEEP.
But I keep my laptop lid closed. I want that set to DO NOTHING. And I set it to Do Nothing, and it stays that way until the next time Microsoft decides to push an update, in which case they put it back to the setting Microsoft would prefer that I is forcing me to use.
But I don't want to use that setting. I want my setting, dammit.
I used to have the same problem but with the sound settings.Foggy wrote: ↑Sat May 27, 2023 12:13 pm No, the power management tool is working fine, all I have to do is set it back to what I want and it works perfectly. But every update changes the setting for me, again.
The first time it happened, it took me a while to figure it out. Of all my customized settings, that's a weird one to override with the Microsoft choice. But now it's just annoying. I know what's going to happen, and what to do about it. It's just that I shouldn't have to fiddle with that setting every time they do an update.