Windows 11 24H2 has a bug wherein the menu shows upwards, thus hidden from the viewport when the window is in a maximized state. This occurs when you click on the ellipsis icon (the button with three dots). It’s supposed to show the dropdown menu instead of upwards. This bug hasn’t been fixed at least until build 26100.3037.Read more
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Disk Management Reports Incorrect Volume Size
When you open Disk Management, the volume size (i.e., capacity) may be misreported in the top pane. The bottom pane, which shows the graphical view, may report the capacity correctly for each volume.Read more
What are WAL files in the C Drive
You may find many 0-byte files in the root of the C:\ drive. The file names may start with WAL. You wonder what causes these files to be created and whether they can be deleted.
Old menu bar appears in File Explorer in Windows 10 or 11
When you open File Explorer in Windows 10 or 11, the old menu bar containing the File, Edit, View, and Tools menu options may appear.

The menu bar may appear with a white background and doesn’t look good in dark mode. And there is no GUI option to hide the old menu bar. Previously there was a setting (“Always show menus”) in the Folder Options dialog, but it has been removed in the recent builds.Read more
How to Get Back WordPad in Windows 11 24H2 and higher
WordPad is deprecated and has been removed in Windows 11 24H2. This article tells you how to restore WordPad to Windows 11 24H2 and higher.Read more
How to Uninstall and Reinstall MSPaint in Windows 10
If Microsoft Paint is missing in your Windows 10 computer, you can reinstall it using Windows Features or DISM.
Note that the information in this article doesn’t work in Windows 11. It’s because Windows 11 ships with the Store version of Paint.
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How to Block the Windows 11 (24H2) Feature Update
If you’re using Windows 10 or an earlier version of Windows 11, such as 23H2, you can block the Windows 11 24H2 Feature update from being offered or installed automatically via Windows Update.

Windows 10 22H2 is supported till October 2025, and Windows 11 23H2 till November 2025. Until then, you can defer the latest feature update (24H2) if you don’t need it now.
To block the 24H2 update, you can use the “ProductVersion”, “TargetReleaseVersion”, and “TargetReleaseVersionInfo” registry values or the equivalent Group Policy setting.Read more