Recent content by Sidecar Bob

So 8 months after I started this thread I think I finally have the solution. For most of that time it only opened a few times per week but it has been getting a lot worse lately. This afternoon I googled windows search opens on its own and the first result was this...

I have been known to touch keys accidentally but this most often happens when I'm playing Solitaire or Backgammon while watching TV in the evening and only using the touchpad.

About 10 years ago a friend sent me a link to a computer he liked at a place called Factory Direct, an Ontario based electronics liquidator. I wasn't shopping at the time but when it was time to replace my computer a couple of years later I looked them up and bought the computer I'm typing this...

The frequency of occurrence decreased after my last post but it didn't completely stop and it has started doing it more frequently again lately.

OK, I've turned off Shoe search Highlights in More Settings. I also clicked Windows privacy options under Related settings and turned off Show me suggested content in the Settings app and Show me notifications in the Settings app. We'll see if that helps.

Sorry I didn't reply sooner but I did not receive any email notifications. I have checked my profile and they are turned on and my email address is correct. And there is nothing in my spam folder. Windows Search. Interesting. There is no Search button in my taskbar (I always turn garbage like...

This window frequently opens up on top of what I'm doing. When it opens nothing shows in the taskbar. I tried using Task Manager to find out what it is but as soon as I click anything it goes away. I thought it might be something to do with Windows Copilot because of the logo but I have copilot...

I just tried the registry edit. As soon as you restart windows explorer the registry entry reverts to 03. Google tells me tyhis used to work but one of the updates this year stopped that. I'm cheap so I want to do this for free if I can. Besides, if MS stopped the registry edit from working...

I've had my taskbar at the top since XP. One of the things I really loved about Win10 was that they made that a setting. Everyone reading this probably already knows that the ability to move the Taskbar has not been included in 11. Google tells me that there are ways to accomplish this but I...