WSL Window Closes Right Away? Check the Default Distro
WSL window flashes open and closes at once? Your default distribution cannot start a shell. List it, set Ubuntu back as the default, or install a distribution first.
WSL 2 Has No Internet? Start With DNS, Not the Firewall
WSL says Temporary failure in name resolution while Windows browses fine? It is DNS. Reset the network with WSL shut down, write your own resolv.conf, or try mirrored mode.
Windows Terminal Has No Tabs or Title Bar? Focus Mode
Windows Terminal opens with no tabs, no title bar and no X? Focus mode hides them. Press Ctrl+Shift+P, run Toggle focus mode, and set Launch mode back to Default.
Blank Icons on the Windows 11 Taskbar? Clear Both Caches
Taskbar buttons showing white pages or gray squares in Windows 11? Restart Explorer, then clear both icon caches with Explorer stopped, or re-pin the app while it runs.
New Text Document Missing in Windows 11? Repair Notepad
Text Document gone from the right-click New menu in Windows 11? The entry comes with the Notepad app. Repair or reset Notepad, make it the .txt default, or reinstall it.
Can’t Ping a Windows 11 PC? Turn On the Echo Request Rule
Every other device answers a ping but your Windows 11 PC times out? Its firewall echo rule ships switched off. Enable it, check its local subnet scope, or turn on sharing.
Universal Clipboard Not Working? Turn Handoff Off and On
Copy on iPhone, paste on Mac, and nothing arrives? Turn Handoff off and on at both ends, restart Bluetooth from Settings, then sign in to iCloud again.
BitLocker Says Too Many PIN Attempts? Leave the PC On
BitLocker says too many PIN entry attempts, even with the right PIN? The TPM is locked. Leave the PC on and plugged in, and the count drops by itself.
Screen Turns Off a Minute After You Lock? Change the Timer
Windows turns the display off 60 seconds after you lock it, whatever your screen timeout says. Change the hidden lock timer with powercfg or Power Options.
Keyboard Layout Keeps Coming Back on Windows 11? Fix It
An extra keyboard in the Windows switcher that Settings does not list? Add its language, remove it, restart, then copy your settings to the sign-in screen.