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Can i move the location of my appdata folder?

When i got my laptop 3 yrs ago, the guy how setup my laptop split the 512 ssd in to 2 separate folders (230 gb+ 244 gb), and put windows into the 230gb folder

Now my folder only has 29.5gb of storage left, 60gb of that space is being taken by the appdata folder,

I found another reddit post asking the same question as me, and it says that i shouldn't transfer the folder but, that post is 9 yrs old, so im here to ask abt it

I want to transfer the appdata folder from the users folder in the windows ssd drive, to the other 244gb drive

Im scared that there want be any space left in my windoes ssd after some time

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u/whyme2479 — 4 days ago
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How to run a fullscreen application at 1920×1080 inside a 4K monitor without changing desktop resolution?

Hi everyone,

I recently upgraded to a 4K monitor (3840×2160), but I frequently need to test industrial HMI/SCADA applications designed for lower resolutions, typically 1920×1080.

The problem is that these applications launch in fullscreen mode, and their graphical interfaces don't always scale properly on a 4K display.

What I'm looking for is a way to run such an application in a fixed 1920×1080 area of my 4K screen, while keeping the rest of my desktop at its native resolution and fully usable.

Ideally:

- The application would behave as if it were running fullscreen on a 1920×1080 monitor.

- It would occupy only a predefined area of my 4K display.

- The remaining screen space would still be available for other applications.

- I wouldn't need to change the Windows display resolution every time.

I've looked into Microsoft PowerToys FancyZones, but as far as I understand, it only manages window placement and sizing rather than creating a virtual display with a specific resolution.

Is there a tool or workaround that can achieve this?

I'm open to solutions involving PowerToys, AutoHotkey, virtual displays, window wrappers, or other utilities.

I'm using Windows 11, and the applications run locally.

Any suggestions or experience with a similar setup would be appreciated!

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u/No-Perspective3501 — 5 days ago

Upgrading from Win 10 to Win 11 using Rufus

I want to upgrade from Win 10 to Win 11 but i want to keep all my files and apps.

I used Rufus to put the iso onto my USB drive.

I want to know if i have to boot from the USB drive after restarting or if i can just use the setup.exe on the USB drive to upgrade directly?

I should probably also turn of Ethernet for the local account option?

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u/HentaiSeishi — 13 days ago
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Error code: (0x80073712

When trying to update to 26H2

I get this error when installing this update specifically justy before this appeared on my windows update i installed two other updates just fine it seems to only be with this system version.

I did the following in cmd which stated it found corrupt files and fixed them:

  1. Type DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth and press Enter [0x0.6.11]. Wait for it to finish [0x0.6.11].
  2. Type sfc /scannow and press Enter [0x0.6.11]. Wait for the scan to reach 100% [0x0.6.11].
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u/Lazejdb — 13 days ago