Recent content by ship169

Ah... yes "Everything" is fabulous and I use it a lot. But it only searches file names. J

Hello everyone, I’m looking for recommendations for a desktop search application to replace X1 Search on my Surface Laptop 7 running Windows 11 (64 bit) on an ARM processor. REQUIREMENTS: Indexed Searches – I need a tool that builds an index to allow fast, efficient searches, rather than...

Interesting. However I find it hard to imagine that Microsoft would have built in (or claimed to have done so) if staying at 100% charge was not in some way damaging. The BIOS only seems have one setting and that make is stop charging at about 48% and worse, is pretty clunky to change...

OK so what's the answer?! It's pretty clear that keeping the laptop's Lithium-ion battery at 100% charge for too long is BAD for the battery health. So, how can I keep it below 80% charge? J

Well what do you make of this article about Lithium Ion batteries? https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-808-how-to-prolong-lithium-based-batteries I am at the limits of my knowledge, but it seens pretty compelling to me... J

Yes the Surface App is installed. My problem is that it keeps being in "Paused" mode. i.e. It keeps charging up to 100% and leaving it there for days, which I know is bad for the battery. So my question is: How can I turn it on again... and thereby start capping the charge at 80%?

Hello How can I get Windows 11 (Home) to protect my battery properly? i.e. Normally it should only charge to 80% when plugged in, and when it gets below 20% (30%?) give me a warning and then soon after put my latop into sleep mode. AND allow me to override these settings when I am travelling...

OK I have solved the security warning issue. For some (idiot) reason, Win11 doesn't like it when I open files from C:\Users\alecs\Favorites\Links But if I create a new folder called C:\zz_Quick Launch, then it seems fine! [deep sigh] :eyeroll::eyeroll:

New problem! With StartAllBack ("SAB") I am getting an Open File "security warning" in every shortcut. Is there any way around this? Weirdly, I can't even find the application file anywhere... (The only way to open it appears to be to Right-Click on the windows Start button).

OK (reluctantly) I am trying StartAllBack. But I still can't see how to create a "Quick Start" type menu. i.e. What really I want is an area of the bottom of the screen onto which I can drag either applications or individual files. Failing that I would like a large Start Menu area that behaves...

My scaling by default was set as "150%". I have now increased it to 175%, but I don't want to go much larger than that. But is there any way to increase the size of the Start Menu? Because I want to fit more stuff on it...! J

Hello How can I make the Start Menu larger (in Windows 11 home)? Background I am using a fairly high resolution screen 2496 x 1664 pixels (Microsoft Surface Laptop v7). Thanks J