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Actually, the user's Public folder is not shared with other computers on the network by default, but it is shared with other computers if you enable the "Public Folder Sharing" setting in Settings->Advanced Network Settings->Advanced Sharing Settings->All Networks. This is the how I am sharing...

I have been plagued by this issue for years. I have a couple of Windows desktop PCs and a couple of laptops on our home network. I often want to make a file accessible to all of them so I put it in my \Users\Public folder so the other computers can grab it, but then I go to those PCs and they...

Thanks. As previously mentioned, I checked the Windows Update settings and "Get the latest updates as soon as they are available" setting is OFF on all computers. This is why I don't understand why it was delivered to all PCs in my house. I guess it's no longer a "preview" and is being...

I was one of the unfortunate ones who had more than one computer corrupted by KB5034848 update. It cost me an entire weekend reinstalling Windows (I tried everything else to go back, uninstall updates, repair Windows, etc.) and reconfiguring applications on two machines. Now that the two...

Thanks. I did, but I remember when I chose repair (keep apps and files), but it said it couldn't do that from a USB drive. It said to do that, I had to run the setup.exe from the USB inside Windows. Unfortunately, when I tried that, Windows got partially into the repair install, opened a...

This update took down two of my laptops (one Lenovo and one MS Surface). The two desktops in the house are fine. Explorer won't open, Settings hangs, Task Manager hangs, CMD.EXE won't open most of the time... crippled both laptops. One I could uninstall the update and it is working fine now...

My understanding is that while this is not a "sleep" mode, modern standby does eventually reach a level of inactivity that is so "low" that it prevents certain processes -- like Task Scheduler -- from occurring when it reaches that level. I'm not sure offhand if the fans ever turn off when it...

You're welcome! I certainly can't claim being one of the sharper minds -- I just got lucky searching and finding what others had discovered. But I'm also thankful they did! 😌 Glad it helped solve your problem. The symptoms are weird indeed and would have never led me to think that the...

This thread may help explain what's happening with the mouse clicks not working upon waking. I had the same issue, and uninstalling the Widgets app resolved it: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/very-minor-desktop-icon-issue.12438/

So my research in the meantime seems to indicate that modern standby actually is a "power saving" mode. In fact, that's all it is -- not a "sleep" mode, per se, but still power saving. Even though it starts with the processor and fans fully active, my understanding is that it moves through...

Update: This issue is being discussed at length in another thread: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/very-minor-desktop-icon-issue.12438/

I didn't use it anyway and had it disabled in Settings prior to this issue. But even if I wanted to reinstall it, it's easy enough to reinstall through MS Store: Get Windows Web Experience Pack from the Microsoft Store

Update: after the true uninstall of the web experience package, the last three "long sleep wake ups" have allowed me to click desktop icons immediately.

Add me to the list! Grateful for this thread as it lets me know I'm not crazy. Waking from longer sleep sessions leaves icons on the left (I only have them on the left) unclickable. For the record, this is a brand new PC with Windows 11 Pro. All updates installed (but not an insider). I...

Sorry, my PC specs changed but I hadn't updated my profile. The Beelink had S3 sleep and worked fine in this regard. I've updated my PC specs for the new PC that causes the issue. I did check for and installed the newest firmware (a minor version increase) when first setting up the PC, but...