I have a missing/lost/forgoten PASSWORD. WIN. 8.1 dell 610 laptop.
I have a dell 610 laptop with win 8.1. The password box is below a really old email address. I assumed that was a MS sign in. I havent touched the dell in three years and forgot the password. I went to MS to recover my password and they don't recognize …
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility
Windows Media Player 12 won't burn audio CD's
Windows 10. Can't burn audio CD's. Burns to 99% then I get an error message box that says something like, "Cannot burn these files. Maybe your CD burner is busy, not connected correctly, or using the latest driver. " I checked with my new…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
I accidentally changed my .csv/.exe files to open with Notepad. Other forum posts and answers aren't helping. Windows 10.
I was trying to open a .csv file and accidentally selected that I wanted to make Notepad my default program for opening similar files. Soon after all of my thumbnails for programs on my desktop turned to Notepad and no .exe files would run. I reset my …
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
Pc Game Pandora's Box Running Windows 7
Hi I have dug out my old pc game Pandora's Box from 1999. It is a microsoft product. I love playing this game. I tried installing it on my pc running Windows 7 and I get an error saying the version of Windows Media Player I have does not support play.…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Gaming
Stuck at logo during rollback.
I needed to roll back the last patch because of hardware, but my pc is stuck at its logo screen and stays that way for hours. How dio I get past that point? Alienware Alpha R1 i7
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
Windows 10 wont stay activated
I have this problem that win 10 will NOT STAY ACTIVATED I have a legit win 10 key OEM version, and windows 10 needs to reset the key EVERY DAY, its driving me nuts, I have to use the trouble shoot option to reset the digital licence, I am the…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation
USB hard disk is getting disconnected and then reconnected with a high frequency
I am having a USB hard disk Toshiba this is getting connected and disconnected from the Windows 10 without any human intervention. I sit on a table and chair and inserted the USB cable to my HP laptop. Now after the hard disk is detected a small sound…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
Change the language for pre-installed Windows 10 Pro
Hello Support, I have a Thinkpad laptop with a German version of Windows 10 Pro pre-installed. Originally the laptop had Windows 8 (and a license key for it in the BIOS) and this was updated by the seller. What I want to do is change this installed…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
Making All Networks Private By Default
Hello. I have Windows 10 and I exclusively use ethernet, I don't even have an adapter to be able to connect to a wireless network, so logically any network I will ever connect to will most likely be private as I won't have ethernet access to any public …
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
Upgrade to 1909 that completed 11/15/2019 shows Installed on date of 7/4/2019
My Surface 3 just completed the upgrade to 1909 (Windows 10 (64-bit) Home), but shows an Installed on 7/4/2019 date for OS build 18363.476. This tablet is just used for ordinary browser and has been kept up to date with the regular patches from…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
System Unit will not function
Hey Folks, I have a computer that i've had for a couple of years now and over a year go i tried turning on the system unit so the computer can turn on and once i did that it seemed as if the computer didn't get a signal or something so i once again…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
Change Administrator name in Windows 8.1
I upgraded from Windows 7 to Window 8.1 by an usual upgrade. Through the Store, I think, this occurred. The name for the Window 7 administrator account was changed. I wish to change the Administration account for Windows 8.1 to the name for Windows…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Security and privacy
how do i move photos from email to photo file on my laptop?
How do I move photos from email to photo file on my laptop?
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
Productkey after switch back to Windows form Linux
I'm debating on switching to Linux, But if I some day decide to switch back to windows10 will I be able to use the same productkey to activate my windows again? Its a OEM key that came with my laptop. I'm asking this because it would be a deal braker if …
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation
Configuring Micro SD to add to internal storage
Hi, I have a surface pro 6, but have the 128 GB model so I am struggling for storage space. Is there a way of configuring a Micro SD card so that it adds to the internal storage of the device so I effectively have more storage? Thanks
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
How do I change the language in Microsoft Store?
Windows is set to use English, but Microsoft Store appears in French. I could cope with German, but English would be preferable.
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Microsoft Store
VOLUME KEY F9AND F10 NOT WORKING UNLESS I HIT FN KEY AT SAME TIME
VOLUME KEY F9AND F10 NOT WORKING UNLESS I HIT FN KEY AT SAME TIME.....IT S TOSHIBA LAPTOP.... ANY SOLUTION?
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
NIC adapter setting got changed automatically
On Windows 10 system NIC adapter setting for IPv4 was set as Static IP and after restarting the system it got automatically changed to Obtain automatically IP. Please advise us How could this happen
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
How To Run MSI From Command Prompt on Broken Win10 ?
I have a broken win10 install and it seems to be missing the BCD. I ran across boyans.net utility visualbcdeditor and downloaded it to see if it could help me. It is an msi file. I am looking at the sick OS via a Repair Install USB I made. Tried all…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
Lumia 950 screen unresponsive
My Lumia 950 screen has become completely unresponsive. Initially when this happenned, I could restart by either removing the battery or by doing a reset (volume + power button). Once restarted, it will start working for some time and it will become…