Windows 11 issue

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in windows 11 there is an additional program that than not only be annoying but also slowing windows down. this called Gallery under the heading “ONE DRIVE”
it gathers up all photos going back years and stores them taking up memory space.
Microsoft have not made any way to remove it,I did some research and found the only way

WARNING WARNING WARNING back up to spare dive or extrnl drive first

you have to be a bit tech computer savvy as it means getting into what is called the registry of the computer

Link one mistake and your in trouble and best left to those who knows how

I did it and removed over 3,000 photos, yet still have them all on my backup intrnl and extrnl drives. now looking at those photos on these drives shows them at least twice if not more quicker. what a difference it has made

it is like having a new computer

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Windows 11, when new or after an update, wants you to

lets finish setting up your device

Just click on “Remind me later” / “Remind me in 3 days”

and you avoid lots of unwanted stuff.

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or there’s a page here on how to disable it

https://techlabs.blog/categories/guides/disable-lets-finish-setting-up-your-device-windows-11-using-registry-powershell

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What a pain that is, having to remind every 3 days when I only wanted to delete one program called “Gallery”.

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It says 3 days but it appears once after an update.

Personally I’m not interested in any of those MS products, but of course some people are.

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I always wondered why I got the message:-
“lets finish setting up your PC” after each update d00d. I just switch off the computer and turn it on again and it doesn’t appear until the next update. Now you’ve explained it I’m glad I didn’t investigate further or click on stuff.

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My laptop has frozen after a windows update. Just a blank screen. Anything I can do to get it working again?

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Are you on windows 10 or 11 Scot?
Or were you swapping 10 for the newer 11 with a free download?

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I’ve had that situation before when I’ve been on the point of turning off. Then it suddenly sprang into life again. How long has it been frozen for? I’d say to leave it for a while yet, just in case it’s taking a long time for the update to complete.

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The first step that’s generally recommended is a

  • Force Shutdown: Hold the power button for 5-10 seconds until it turns off.
    Then turn it on again. You either get a blue screen or it boots as normal.
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We used to call it “The Blue Screen of Death” Dachs…
:frowning_face:

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Yes, in the dark old days, but computers aren’t scarry anymore. You get the old little blip, but always sorts itself out nicely.

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Windows is pretty good at mending itself now. Turn off and back on again and Bob’s your uncle. Well, not the Bob of course. :slight_smile:

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Quite. They have their own on-board troubleshoot and repair programmes but first you need to give your PC the kiss of life.

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That referred to a blank blue screen. There’s also one with options given on it. That’s the one you need.

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You could access the bios on startup on vista and windows 7 very handy if you knew what you were doing Dachs…Suicidal if you didn’t…
:open_mouth:

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That hasn’t changed.

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Thanks all. I have been out all day and when I returned it started no bother. Thanks again.

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I’ve disabled then deleted One Drive on all my computers. It doesn’t delete the contents stored in your One Drive account on line and you can still use it if you so desire.

I always log in to a new computer using a local log in, something which M$ has made increasingly difficult and my first task is to delete all the M$ bloat programs like One Drive, Paint, Linkin, Office 365, Xbox, Textpad etc before I load any programs that I actually want. It saves a lot of time later.

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