If you’re running VirtualBox on Windows 11 and notice a green turtle icon in the bottom right corner of your VM window, you’re not alone. This icon indicates that VirtualBox is running without hardware virtualization (VT-x/AMD-V), which severely impacts performance and compatibility. Continue reading
If the Windows 11 Start Menu is really slow to display search results, try resetting the Client WebExperience and Client CBS apps. Run the following from an elevated Powershell prompt:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience* | Reset-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage *MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience* | Reset-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage *MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS* | Reset-AppxPackage
At the “Let’s connect you to a network” screen, press Shift+F10 to open a command prompt and type start ms-cxh:localonly to open a window where you can create a local user. Continue reading