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Windows update bandwidth throttle not working

"Windows update > Advanced options > Delivery optimisation > Advanced options" supposedly allows the bandwidth to be limited for Windows update downloads. I have mine set to 50% as I only have 2mb bandwidth, which is slow at the best…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2020-03-11T08:38:04+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

"Program is already Running on this computer" but it isnt running on Task Manager

Hi, i been having error with some programs...  (Featuring Twitch & Steam) I try opening them and they wouldnt open. so i went with uninstalling them and re-installing. (i know how this works) but when i went to re-install, i get a message saying…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2020-02-23T04:02:43+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I bought Minecraft, Do I need to buy it again?

I purchased a new computer and was looking to re-install Minecraft on the new puter.  I purchased the Minecraft Win 10 version for PC.   edit: in 2016. I disconnected my "Old PC" from managed Devices on Microsoft's site. Do I need to…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2020-03-23T20:49:46+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers

Bad battery performance with connected standby enabled

I have the surface pro 4 and i had as ive used it ive noticed bad battery life anywhere between 2 and a half hours or 3 hours of web browsing. So i was looking online and I saw that disabling connected standby might help. So i did and it increased my…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Sleep and Power on, off
asked 2020-03-17T23:04:30+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

mymsn.com

I can't sign in to mymsn.com it only takes me to msn.com

Windows for home | Other | Apps
asked 2020-03-23T20:29:25+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Recurring Ethernet connection issues

Hi, I have been having constant, worsening problems with connecting to the internet on my windows 10 desktop pc. The issue is that, at seemingly random points multiple times a day my internet connection will become unavailable and not return for up to…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2020-02-22T12:18:12+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

My Wireless Headset is detected as a "Other Device" when its a "Audio Device".

Recently I found out my pc doesn't support Miracast so it can't connect to Bluetooth. So I connected my wireless headset through USB and it detects it as a "Other Device" not a "Audio Device" and I can't find out how to fix it. Btw my…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2020-02-10T17:54:56+00:00
Anonymous
9 answers

I am blocked and cannot run diagnotics to find the problem

Trying to run diagnostics to check internet and connections. I only get an error message saying I am blocked.  I am the admin for my laptop, so what to do?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2020-03-14T05:51:25+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers

Remote Desktop on Windows 10 Home

My PC will not allow me to use Remote Desktop because I have  windows 10 home. Due to COVID-19 I will be required to work from home remotely. How can I use Remote Desktop or is there an app that would allow me to remote log into my work pc? I'm very…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2020-03-27T12:35:12+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

Windows 10 ignoring NTFS permissions??

I am trying to create a file on a guest account with some information, and I only want them to have permission to read the file. Nothing more, nothing less. However, this doesn't seem to be happening. I have only given the account permission to read the …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2020-03-13T08:33:37+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

BSOD- Critical Structure Corruption

Hey, so built my own PC. Updated drivers with Nividia Geforce for GPU. Updated anything else I saw through device manager. Andddd BSOD visited me. I've done most of what I can find on the internet for solutions with no resolution yet.  One thing I did…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2020-03-06T09:14:02+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Blue screen of death: KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE

Now I have encountered a blue  screen error.  Please tell me what is the reason for the error??? What is affected by this error???  How can I rectify this error????  ***Original title: Help me fix this blue screen error.......***

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2020-02-10T11:41:15+00:00
Anonymous
9 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Defender disabled by Ransomware with nppp extension

nppp ransmware hacked my computer and infected windows defender. how can i fix windows defender ?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2020-02-21T23:23:38+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

How to move an existing user from HDD to a SSD

I upgraded my laptop and installed a SSD (keeping my HDD installed). I made a new Windows installation on the SSD and created a new user for myself, but my brother would like to move his user account (with all his files, folders, preferences etc) from …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2020-03-22T21:44:37+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Active user accounts from local domain and unused FSP objects in Foreign Security Principals Container

Hello, I have local domain: Accounts.root.corp. There is 2 way external trust relationship with external domains: infra1.local and infra2.local. In my local domain Accounts.root.corp under Foreign Security Principals container, there are FSP objects…

Windows for home | Other | Apps
asked 2020-02-16T16:15:18+00:00
Anonymous
8 answers

Windows 10 Keyboard Set to UK English but works as US English

Hello, We have recently upgraded all our machines to Windows 10 in the office from Windows 7 however it seems that after the upgrade some users have started getting US English keyboards. I have looked through Language settings in the settings area and…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2020-03-04T10:53:31+00:00
Anonymous
14 answers

Surface Laptop UEFI BOOT Loop

Hi All, After a windows update this past week I have encountered this boot loop issue on my Surface Laptop Gen 1. Here is a screenshot. As you can see there is a HDD icon in the top right corner with an X I have tried various options with MS support…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2020-02-10T17:38:51+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

How do I put a password on a folder?

How do I put a password on a folder in Microsoft 10?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2020-03-18T02:27:15+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Sudden Change In Brightness Of The Screen After Windows 10 Update

Samsung Laptop Running Windows 10 On Monday 02/03/20 I noticed the top bar from the Google Chrome browser was flashing quite rapidly, but intermittently, at the top of my computer screen.  I restarted my computer and the issue didn’t recur. Then, on…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2020-02-07T00:09:45+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Syskey support on windows 10

Hello, I have a laptop that has confidential files on it. I would like to encrypt the SAM database with syskey. The only problem is that syskey got discontinued with windows 10 1709. Is it possible to add syskey to windows 10 1909 even though it is…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2020-02-02T02:58:30+00:00
Anonymous