Recent content by mccnavy

DHCP...no static IPs.

I have always experienced memory leak with File Explorer. I read it is common. However, I have never had mine use that much. Mine usually tops out in the 200 - 300 MB range. Killing the task temporarily brings it back down.

I'm not seeing anything in event viewer. It only does it on my laptop...desktop is fine. I just did a Windows 11 Network reset but I doubt that is the issue or will fix anything. As steveg said...it is more an annoyance than anything.

Yep...assuming that each of those profiles is different, they should simply be the SSID. Even though I only have one saved network, I'll end up with lots of them...the same name but with a number after. Something keeps triggering Windows to add a profile for the same name but with a number...

I recently deleted them...when they build up again I'll take a screenshot. Basically, if you go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles it shows all of the network profiles you have used. There should only be one for each connection. However...

In NetworkList (Registry) Windows keeps creating new profiles...seemingly everytime I restart my computer...i.e. Network name with a # after it. The list can get quite long and I need to manually go in from time to time to delete them...to get the Wi-fi profile to show correctly without a #...

Fortunately, on both of my machines (older desktop and 11th Gen Intel Dell XPS laptop), 24H2 performance and efficiency has started to feel like 23H2 prior to upgrade. I was an early adopter of 24H2 and in addition to original issues, the first several monthly updates (cumulative and previews)...

Thanks for the quick response. Are both of these apps specifically for deleting locked files or can you open locked folders (i.e. system/trusted installer, etc) to view contents too...without having to go through all of the "take ownership" steps?

I used to use Unlocker but 1) it has not been in development for many years and 2) it now triggers Windows Defender alarms. Is there a recommended alternative that others use for opening locked folders or deleting stubborn folders/files? Lockhunter and Iobit Unlocker seem to show up regularly...

Ok...thanks. I had to search through my "library" in Microsoft Store and found that there have been two versions of that software installed at some point. I installed both of them...and then used Revo to uninstall both of them. At this time the orphan entry is not there...fingers crossed...

I will try that again but I tried that once already (including using Revo). It removed the "duplicate" icon that is created but the original orphaned icon remained.

I found something similar for Windows 10 but the instructions to fix don't seem to apply. I removed MaxxAudioPro from my laptop. It left an orphaned icon in my Start Menu. How do I delete it? I have tried: - Delete and let Windows remake the icon cache...didn't work - Item doesn't have an...

My laptop used to do a halfway decent job showing the estimated battery life remaining (taskbar and Settings). I think the January 2025 update messed things up. My battery life immediately dropped and temps were higher than normal. After yesterday's cumulative update preview, temps seem to...

Thanks...now I see...if you just use "Extend partition" you only get the slider. If you use Move/Resize, you can somewhat finer tune it. Thanks...I forgot about that.

I have been using Minitool for a while now because I have never had any notable consequences...especially resizing and moving noncontiguous partitions around. However, the one issue I do have with it is that I often to combine actions with Disk Manager. Minitool uses "sliders" to make...