Microsoft Windows Issues and Fixes

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Posted on 2026-02-02 Edited on 2026-02-17 In Exploration , Updating Word count in article: 193 Reading time ≈ 1 mins.

Counted by a VSCode plugin, the platform I spent the most time on is Debian via SSH remote connection from MacOS. However, Windows is still an important platform I use frequently, especially for some specific software that only runs on Windows or have requirements for a powerful GPU. This post records some issues I encountered when using Windows 11 on my Lenovo laptop, and their solutions.

As my computer is a dual-booting system with Arch Linux, some issues are related to dual-booting systems. These issues and their solutions will not appear in this post - please check Arch Linux - Windows Dual-Booting System Installation Guide for details.

Set PowerShell 7 As Default Terminal

By default, Windows Terminal uses PowerShell 5.1 as the default shell. However, PowerShell 7 has many new features and improvements over the older version.

To set PowerShell 7 as the default terminal in Windows Terminal, open Windows Terminal, goto Settings > Startup > Default profile and select PowerShell (the one with version 7.x.x). Remember to save the settings and restart Windows Terminal for the changes to take effect.

Virtual Machines

VMware Workstation Pro is the virtualization software I use.