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Windows Spotlight no longer working
Running on desktop PC: - Windows Insider Preview 64-bit, professional Edition, Build 26300.9550, Processor AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, Ram 32Gb my associated windows security system is BitDefender Premium Security (Individual Plan) New PC build, system running…
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2026-10-08T15:59:12.7766667+00:00
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2026-10-08T15:59:44.3066667+00:00
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How do i switch off WhatsApp desktop app prompt to download it on my taskbar
How do i switch off WhatsApp desktop app prompt to download it on my taskbar? Even if i close it, it just reappears and i dont want to download the WhatsApp desktop app ever, i prefer just to use WhatsApp Web
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2026-07-17T07:02:14.2833333+00:00
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Lennon I. Emmanuel
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2026-10-05T18:29:06.9733333+00:00
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Black, Te'Vonta K
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File Explorer hangs after many hours — WinDbg points to UserActivity / CoreMessaging; PublishUserActivities=0 appears to fix it
I would like to report a long-standing File Explorer hang that I have finally been able to investigate with Process Explorer and WinDbg. The problem did not start with any particular Windows Insider build. It began when I bought this new PC exactly one…
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2026-09-30T15:47:19.8433333+00:00
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Артур Гроховский
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2026-10-05T07:44:16.72+00:00
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Kai-H
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Local Send and port 53317
Hi, I just install buil 26340.9577 and Localsend say me : " SocketException: Failed to create server socket (OS Error: Tentativo di accesso al socket con modalità non consentite dalle rispettive autorizzazioni di accesso. , errno = 10013), address…
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2026-09-27T09:24:01.06+00:00
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max milans
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2026-09-30T15:21:36.29+00:00
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Lucus-V
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WASAPI exclusive mode issue in Snipping tool
Hello Team, I have been getting this issue, "WASAPI exclusive mode", whenever I make a video recording using the Snipping Tool I tried all the solutions in the YouTube videos for this case, but none of them worked. I changed the settings…
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2025-08-26T22:17:10.5533333+00:00
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Gehad H. Mohamed
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2026-09-21T20:19:12.9666667+00:00
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Jen Higginbotham
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Voice Typer launcher won't stay open or keep settings.
Have to open it every time I use it, and it will not remember settings.
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2025-11-12T21:04:01.36+00:00
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David Kelley
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2026-09-18T00:10:45.6033333+00:00
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Peter
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Notification window that Defender Antivirus is turned off
Reported on this for 4 months now in feedback hub and windows insider When will Microsoft fix the annoying notification pop up window that Defender Antivirus is turned off, even though if you go to services.msc it clearly shows that it is running?
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2026-09-01T17:55:58.3333333+00:00
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kirbster 1
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2026-09-02T03:11:25.12+00:00
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Pauli O
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AppX/MSIX deployment consistently fails at Indexed stage (0x80073CF9 / 0x87AF0813) on Win11 Insider Dev 29648 after packages were previously provisioned on a secondary-drive AppX volume
Environment Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview, Build 29648 (Dev Channel), x64 Not domain joined, not MDM managed, local admin account System locale zh-CN Symptom Installing a specific Store-signed MSIX (OpenAI.Codex, PFN OpenAI.Codex_2p2nqsd0c76g0) fails…
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2026-08-23T09:02:27.0666667+00:00
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Neno X
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2026-08-25T10:08:16.9366667+00:00
Brent Cunningham
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Network and Sharing Center - The service to detect this status is disabled.
I am running the latest version of Windows 11 Pro Canary. This has been a problem for at least the last 3 builds. I have tried everything that I could find online about fixing this problem. The links in the Sharing Center also do not work. All network…
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word document
my word document is not opening it is writting the application was unable to start correctly
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2026-08-01T15:09:24.0833333+00:00
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Dexter Sianga Mwanamombe
0
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2026-08-01T15:20:43.14+00:00
CrazyKats
20,005
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Missing several Insider milestone badges in Feedback Hub
Hello! I've been an insider since 2014, but I noticed today that I'm missing both the 5th anniversary and founding member badges, but have all of them since the 6th anniversary. Is this a common issue?
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2026-07-22T20:37:18.9166667+00:00
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Midna Park
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2026-07-22T20:42:47.8966667+00:00
CrazyKats
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Windows 11 Insider Build 26200.8737 - Menu Inizio, Alt+Tab e i menu della barra delle applicazioni si chiudono immediatamente
Menu Inizio, Alt+Tab e i menu della barra delle applicazioni si chiudono immediatamente
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W11 build 26100.1- 10.0.26100.1- for Windows Insiders- causing problems?
Hi All On May 3rd this year Windows tech support asked me to download and install an ISO to fix problems caused by the 0x80240067 error- (can't download updates from Microsoft Store). This worked but in recent months I've been having crashes with my main…
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2025-08-30T10:16:52.3466667+00:00
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joe read
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2026-06-10T12:40:38.7533333+00:00
صالح الشهري
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Loading into a Fortnite match crashes my PC.
Other games run fine. But whenever I try and load into a map, my whole setup crashes. During one troubleshooting crash, the text "Your computer ran into a problem and needs to restart" flashed on screen a couple of seconds. I'm not sure if this…
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my some keyboards letters are not working
letter X,S,W,Caps Lock ,and Left SHIFT are not working
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2026-06-01T19:51:21.8233333+00:00
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HABIMANA MANZI Jean Claude
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2026-06-01T19:55:34.1333333+00:00
CrazyKats
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Build 29591 - Feedback Hub app "Community feedback" tab is permanently blank / fails to sync
After updating to Insider Preview Build 29591, the Feedback Hub app's "Community feedback" tab completely fails to load or sync any trending/recent posts. The UI remains entirely blank with the generic message to check back…
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2026-05-26T19:56:46.81+00:00
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LordLegend
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2026-05-26T21:14:22.9133333+00:00
Johnny55
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Phone link mic problem
I have been noticing from past few days that ever since I joined the windows insider program, I am facing mic problem in my phone link app. I do not know whether someone else apart from you is facing this problem or not.But whenever I connect my laptop…
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2025-08-20T09:37:30.01+00:00
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Ritik Kartik
10
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2026-05-23T04:10:14.04+00:00
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Eric A
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Xbox Mode Button Missing on Latest Build - PC
Xbox mode is missing in build 26220.8474. The previous build had the Xbox mode button, but it is gone now. I am enrolled in the Xbox Insider Program. And have "get latest updates as soon as they are available" enabled.
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Leave the Windows insider program
Minimal use of this computer and want it to start up quickly and run as fast as possible!
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2026-05-22T09:02:56.88+00:00
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Simon Moss
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2026-05-22T09:43:53.4633333+00:00
Pauli O
16,460
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Whatsapp is not starting
Till now, I have had no issues regarding WhatsApp desktop. But after the recent update, it stopped working. I tried the media feature pack and uninstalled it several times, but it didn't work. [P.S: I use the Windows Insider program.]
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2026-05-17T06:03:07.24+00:00
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Sajib Uz Zaman Shanto
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2026-05-18T15:03:07.72+00:00
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Alex-L
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