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DOS files in Win10

I recently found a post by John Shadow regarding selective backing up via a dos file he had written. I would like to apply this to my win10 but as a newbie, I do not know how to implement it. I have written it out as suggested in notepad but do not know …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2019-02-08T10:53:33+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

Which windows 10 should I use in this specs?

I am using windows 7 (64 bit) in an old desktop PC. My specs are- g31 motherboard 2.00 GHz Dual core processor (about 8 years old) 3GB DDR2 RAM Can I use windows 10 (64 bit) comfortably? or should I install 32 bit? or which windows should I use? please…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2019-03-14T15:38:48+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Wireless Display Adapter

I've hooked up my new Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter to my tv, connected it to my new laptop through settings, and everything is working great except it makes me reconnect through settings each time my computer goes to sleep and I have to re-login.  …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | PC projection
asked 2019-04-01T15:02:00+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers

Windows 10 1809 LTSC keeps crashing BSOD Memory Management

Source Windows Summary Shut down unexpectedly Date ‎21-‎02-‎2019 09:15 Status Not reported Problem signature Problem Event Name: BlueScreen Code: 1a Parameter 1: 41792 Parameter 2: fffffa01123dc190 Parameter 3: 80000000 Parameter 4: 0 OS version:…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2019-02-21T03:58:30+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

windows cannot run disk checking on this volume because it it write protected

Want to do chkdsk/f in windows 10.  Receiving the following: cannot lock current drive.  Windows cannot run disk checking on this volume because it is write protected.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2019-02-28T16:14:39+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

I locked myself out of all my files with Windows 10 Security Settings

I am a Mac user but also have a Windows game pc that I rarely use. I was trying to create an extra account so others can use this pc. To protect my files I expected that a standard user wouldnt be able to access the files of an administrator. This was…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2019-05-29T08:00:08+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro free upgrade

Hi, Is it still possible to free upgrade from Windows 7 pro to Windows 10 Pro. Our customer has bought M365 E3 license which has Windows enterprise free upgradation license. For this to happen, the base OS should be Windows 10 Pro activated. Currently…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation
asked 2019-02-11T07:03:23+00:00
Anonymous
8 answers

Windows 10 PIN feature grayed out

Hi All, Please advise me how to fix it. The Windows version is 1809 Build 17763.404 which is the latest version The issue is that PIN sign up feature is disabled. I have searched and tried the following…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2019-04-09T03:55:35+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

My mouse won't stop selecting even after I have let go of the left click.

I think I changed some Windows 10 setting and made it so that whenever I select something for about 5 seconds or more, it continues selecting even after I have let go of the left click (e.g. highlighting text, manually using a scroll bar). I thought it…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Accessibility
asked 2019-05-02T04:36:17+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Quicken 2019 Will not Install on Windows Pro 10

I had Quicken 2019 installed on my windows 8 that had been upgraded to windows 10 but when I upgraded to Windows 10 Pro after my computer crashed now the Quicken 2019 will not run. Keep getting error message saying I needed Microsoft.net 4.6 installed …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2019-03-25T20:00:26+00:00
Anonymous
13 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Out of nowhere my PC has reallocated some of its vram to system ram. Why?

Earlier today I planned to play Oxygen Not Included (which is a great game btw) and I alarmingly noticed that it was running like hot garbage, it couldn't hold a steady 30 FPS at all. I checked Task Manager and I see that there's 1GB OF VRAM! I have an…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2019-02-24T22:37:29+00:00
Anonymous
24 answers

Indexing MS office files without MS office installed

I need to have MS office files indexed a computer that does not have MS office installed. what tool do i need to install?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2019-04-25T17:44:13+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers

Unable to update Windows 10 to 1803 or 1809 versions - migrate failure 0x8007042B

Hi, For ages now I have been unable to update my Dell XPS 9550 laptop to Windows 10 versions 1803 or 1809. Each time it tries, it fails with the error 0x8007042B - 0x4000D: "failed in the SECOND-BOOT phase with an error during the MIGRATE_DATA…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2019-03-30T12:18:28+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Windows Server 2016 (1607) docker image pull fail

Good day, I am having trouble getting docker to successfully pull an image on a newly set up Windows server 2016 (version 1607) (OS build 14393.2906) Windows defender was deactivated. No Anti-virus was installed. Docker version:   Engine:   Version:     …

Windows for home | Other | Apps
asked 2019-04-30T10:12:07+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

How to transfer Contacts to new Win10 (Home) computer

Setting up a new computer (running Windows 10 Home) - it's replacing an older one running Windows 10 Pro. I simply CANNOT get the e-mail "contacts" copied over from the old one to the new one. Here's the situation: The old computer is using…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2019-03-28T16:13:05+00:00
Anonymous
6 answers

Fps Stuttering/Frame Skipping in Games

HELLO I've been getting the fps stuttering/frame skipping in all the games I play Rainbow Siege Siege, Apex Legends, CSGO, PUBG. I get just a bit over 60 fps in all those games but the stuttering and frame skipping makes it feel like I'm getting 20. Me…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2019-02-14T10:50:28+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

enable vt in windows 10 pro

how to enable vt in boot mode.. I got it in the windows features area.. iam lost

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2019-05-31T02:42:06+00:00
Anonymous
12 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

What software can be used to access old software (before 2000)

To whom it may concern, I have digital versions (ISO) of the CD games that I used to play on Windows XP as a little kid. However, as shown in the screenshot below, they do not work since they are not designed to work on 64 bit operating systems. Since I…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2019-05-16T07:35:17+00:00
Anonymous
6 answers

Driver Verifier Detected Violation: WUDFRd.sys failed

Hello, I have been having some blue screens on my computer when is has been idling for a bit. I have tried tracking it down my self but have not had much luck. I have ran the Driver Verifier and it blue screened on start up (after BIOS screen but before…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2019-03-24T01:23:15+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

One drive disables the view of photo thumbnails and leaves red X status on all files.

One day my one drive decided to sync everything on my desktop and now I cannot view any of the thumbnails on my photos. I need to quickly sort through my photos to edit but, They are all replaced with a red x.  I have tried playing around with the view…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2019-05-28T03:47:50+00:00
Anonymous