Solved Some bugs I found in Windows 11

BunnyJ · Dec 30, 2021

Always Why said:
I agree. I have several post in this forum about W11 and how it's not a finished OS yet. Just go into your Recovery and choose to go back to previous OS. In a matter of minutes you will have Windows 10 again. I am waiting until next year when all the missing or silly Context Menus, Start Menu and Taskbar Options are addressed in a major update.

By what measure is it not finished??

Edwin · Dec 30, 2021

BunnyJ said:
By what measure is it not finished??

Windows has never been finished since it's inception!

BunnyJ · Dec 30, 2021

Edwin said:
Windows has never been finished since it's inception!

It's always a work in progress but I wonder what exactly he was referring to.

glasskuter · Dec 30, 2021

Always Why said:
silly Context Menus, Start Menu and Taskbar Options are addressed in a major update.

There will be fixes and improvements , sure, but don't expect MS to make major changes to the things you mentioned. They've committed to this new direction and will not change the default way windows 11 works. You'll either have to use some of the tweaks listed in this forum's tutorial section, use third party tools, or stick with 10. Despite some bugs that will eventually get worked out, the vast majority of people who use 11 have no major issues with it and like it.

Edwin · Dec 30, 2021

BunnyJ said:
It's always a work in progress but I wonder what exactly he was referring to.

Meh..., it is what it is! My .376 Build is quite stable actually, runnin like a top!

We could go on and on about Microsoft's *ahem* shortcomings but frankly, I'm tiring of it!
Just go with the flow.

Scott · Dec 31, 2021

Edwin said:
Meh..., it is what it is! My .376 Build is quite stable actually, runnin like a top!

Same here @Edwin.

I recently restored my Win 10 image to a spare SSD just to update it and clean it up some. TBH, I don't miss it.

Stigg · Dec 31, 2021

I'll add one. The volume tray icon bug.

Fix: Incorrect Volume Icon Mute Status in Windows 11 Taskbar

In this guide, we will show you various methods to fix the issue of Incorrect Volume Icon Mute Status in the Windows 11 Taskbar.

www.droidwin.com

By the way. I don't regard those fixes as fixes. Only Microsoft can fix it.

Edit: Here are more (so called) fixes.

Windows 11 volume icon in taskbar appears muted even when sound is not

Some Windows 11 users are reporting that volume icon in taskbar corner appears muted even when sound is not muted.

piunikaweb.com

hdmi · Dec 31, 2021

Mystere said:
I'm not sure what you mean by "pictograms" vs "miniatures", but right click in the window (not on a file) and change the listing under "view".

Pictogrammen = Icons
Miniaturen = Thumbnails

So basically, "icons vs thumbnails".

Anixx · Dec 31, 2021

William said:
- Openning settings sometimes close itself after open.

Yes, have this as well, and some settings pages just close in 100% cases after 30 seconds, such as advanced display properties.

pietcorus2 · Dec 31, 2021

" I'm not sure what you mean by "pictograms" vs "miniatures", but right click in the window (not on a file) and change the listing under "view".
.........I want to see photos NOT PICTOGRAMS , in my photo-folders !!!! WHY is this so hard to get in Win11..........??

hdmi · Dec 31, 2021

pietcorus2 said:
" I'm not sure what you mean by "pictograms" vs "miniatures", but right click in the window (not on a file) and change the listing under "view".
.........I want to see photos NOT PICTOGRAMS , in my photo-folders !!!! WHY is this so hard to get in Win11..........??

Because this is Mickeysoft?

Edwin · Dec 31, 2021

@pietcorus2
What Build are you on?

pietcorus2 · Dec 31, 2021

It does show the .img extension in miniatures , it shows only .jpg ext. in pictograms !
I wonder what (?) is the difference between these two extensions .............

Then HOW (??) to fix it ; .jpg in miniatures .............

Bree · Dec 31, 2021

pietcorus2 said:
My new Win11 has a problem with showing miniatures , instead of pictograms !
When opening a picture-folder , I get some miniatures but most of them showing pictograms still .

Your File Explorer is also showing the W10 style ribbon at the top instead of the new W11 menu bar. The 'pictogram', or the icon for Photos as it actually is, shows because a thumbnail has not yet been generated. With some difficulty I can get mine to show the same thing. I had to use 'pinch-zoom' on my touchpad to resize the pictures until I found a zoom size that had an incomplete set of thumbnails.

I then pressed the F5 key to refresh the view, and all the remaining thumbnails appeared.

pietcorus2 · Dec 31, 2021

" File Explorer is also showing the W10 style ribbon "..........yes, I changed it to Win10-style with a regkey.
Has nothing to do with the problem of not showing miniatures instead of all these horrible pictograms in a photo-folder..........
Can I download and use this "pinch-zoom " , and how to use it for having my miniatures back ......??

Bree · Dec 31, 2021

pietcorus2 said:
Can I download and use this "pinch-zoom "

pinch zoom is a two-finger gesture that's built in to the Windows OS, it works for most things that can be zoomed, such as browsers or even Notepad. Place two fingers on the touchpad, then move them apart horizontally to make things larger, or move together to make them smaller.

For a mouse (I believe, not actually having one) the mouse wheel can do the same thing.

Touch Gestures for Windows 10

List of Touch Gestures for Windows 10

www.tenforums.com

Edwin · Dec 31, 2021

pietcorus2 said:
...Can I download and use this "pinch-zoom " , and how to use it for having my miniatures back ......??

Try Ctrl+Mousewheel first...

pietcorus2 · Dec 31, 2021

Again no luck .........tried it several times !
Only by pressing Ctrl and moving the mousewheel changed the display of all items in the photo-folder ( big icons , small icons ,details, etc )
Have to search on for solution..............