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Bad USB Vulnerability Exploit Using Bluetooth

Ok I Know my machine is toast. Bad USB is real.!! I was wondering if there's anyway to email or use one drive yo get me a clean bootable iso so I can rest everything. I have a brand new usb ready to go.  The malicious little code has gotten into my Intel…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2020-02-07T14:11:04+00:00
Anonymous
71 answers

Disable Touch Pad on HP Laptop running Windows 10.

I can no longer disable Touchpad (Synaptics SMBus Touchpad) on HP laptop with windows 10. Typical Disabling Driver options through Device control panel are not available. Disable driver options are grayed out. Are there other ways to disable the touch…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2020-02-01T18:31:02+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

Windows 10 black screen with flashing taskbar after login

As the title says - after I login I get a black screen with a flashing taskbar. This problems still exists even in safe mode i had to uninstall quality update in order to get the system running i don't know what the issue is. Also it says nvvidia…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2020-03-24T11:35:01+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Windows Hello won't let me change my username

Dear Microsoft Support Team or whoever it may concern, As a computer owner, I decided I wanted to use Windows Hello for its built-in computer sensor.  Aside from that, Windows Hello displays my real name, but I don't want people to know who owns this…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows Hello, lock screen and sign-in
asked 2020-03-01T19:02:09+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Permission Denied For Some Windows Tools When Launching From Start Menu

Hello, I just did a factory reset on my PC and installed Windows 10 Home fresh from an installation USB. I just finished setting up all of my applications when I noticed that I cannot access some Windows tools like Disk Manager, Environmental Variables, …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2020-02-16T02:45:17+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

I didn't uninstall anything. Overnight all of my windows programs have disappeared including my email.

I've tried updating and it hasn't worked.  What's up?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2020-03-26T02:03:13+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Missing video files

Hello, I recently lost some game recordings that I had captured using the XBox Game Bar screen capture. The recorded video files were being saved in the Temp folder under User/AppData. I have seen the videos and played them may times but I am not seeing…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2020-03-02T23:57:46+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

I want to use file property columns for sorting; how to populate Title or Tags or File Description

How can I populate values into file FOLDER property columns:  Title and/or Tags and/or File Description?  (Windows 10)

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2020-02-04T18:48:50+00:00
Anonymous
11 answers

Asus external DVD reader stopped working after last Windows 10 update

My Asus external DVD reader (SBC-06D2X-U) stopped working right after the last Windows 10 update (1909). I see the drive in Device Manager as well as File Manager, but when I insert a disk and try to read it, I get the message asking "Please insert…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2020-03-08T16:02:54+00:00
Anonymous
8 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Wifi connection showing "Connected, No Internet Access" browser redirects to spam page when asked to Login to ISP. But I HAVE internet access.

I am having a problem that occurred suddenly where my WiFi connection would show "connected, no internet access" But I do have internet access. After running Network Troubleshooting it says I need to Login to my ISP which them proceeds to…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2020-03-19T04:00:31+00:00
Anonymous
6 answers

Cant enter safe mode Windows 10 restart loop after update

I have had a problem for about a year where it doesnt seem to take any updates. It reverts back and I go on with my life. However this time after reverting it now gets stuck restarting at the logo screen, right after it says "undoing…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2020-03-22T03:48:24+00:00
Anonymous
6 answers

Onedrive status icons on desktop

Hello everyone,  I just recently noticed that there are status icons appearing on my desktop, what does it mean? No its not in my onedrive but in my desktop folder, and these icons also appear with icons on my desktop.  

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2020-02-18T18:29:47+00:00
Anonymous
10 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Scanning any external devices before opening

Good day all. I am used to Bitdefender Total Security where I have an option to ALWAYS scan any device plugged into my laptop before opening it. I am new to Windows 10 and Windows Security (Windows Defender). Does Windows Security give one that option or…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2020-03-08T13:01:53+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Keyboard number keys stop working until I reboot.

My keyboard number keys (the ones in a row above the letters, not the ones on the numeric keypad) randomly stop working. I can't get them to work again without performing a reboot, although if I put up with it for a while, the problem sometimes fixes…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2020-03-23T03:24:09+00:00
Anonymous
0 answers

Freeing space on windows c drive so I can reset laptop

I was hoping to simply factory reset my laptop so I can solely use it for work while I work from home. This however is proving difficult. Each time I go to reset it the pictured message pops up. I've tried so many ways to clear it and nothing is…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2020-03-25T21:33:24+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Backlit keyboard XPS 15

I turned on my laptop for the first time in a while today. When I pressed F10 to adjust the backlight for my keys, it didn't work. Can someone help me? It would be much appreciated.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2020-03-03T01:41:45+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

intermittent DNS while on phone hotspot, works fine with home wifi

when I connect to my phone hotspot, I get the errors of server dns address couldn't be found ONLY for some websites and not all. This happens regardless of the browsers I used. If I connect to Home wifi, everything works fine. its not my phone because…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2020-03-01T22:18:42+00:00
Anonymous
8 answers

via Mac - Windows10 to 64 bit

Hello, I need to upgrade Windows 10 from 32 bit to 64 bit. Only computer with internet access is a Mac. Any direction would be appreciated. Thank You

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2020-03-29T20:12:26+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Can't access Desktop of Local Account

When I log into my main account on Windows 10, I'm greeted with a black blank screen. It looks like the account's been reset. None of my programs are on the task bar, and an error message appears. The message stays up for like a second, then it and the…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2020-02-13T19:42:03+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Wifi disconnect when i am using window but never repeat when i use linux.

Whenever i install windows in my laptop then after using it for 1 or 2 hours my wifi disconnect automatically and never connect again after that. In order to connect wifi again i have to restart my pc which is very annoying. However if i transfer wifi…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2020-02-19T03:04:20+00:00
Anonymous