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/Windows update destroyed my computer, how do I recover from this?

Last night I restarted to let Windows update do its thing.  It was updating for a long time and when I came back it was on the "choose an option" recovery screen.  I've tried all the easy option to no avail: Use another operating system shows…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2018-05-22T13:33:18+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers

Windows does not restart after recovery

Hi.After I updated my Windows 10 I got a blue screen with the following error : Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart.It then did that,but did not want to restart again. Since I did not have a lot of data on the device,a system recovery was…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2018-09-17T19:50:17+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Hp laptop camera not working only black screen after opening.

My hp laptop**(HP Ab029tx windows 10)** camera has stopped  working .It is showing error message as: Something went wrong, Try restarting your device. If you need it, here's the error code :0xA00F4292 <PhotoCaptureStartTimeout>. I have tried…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Microsoft Store
asked 2018-07-24T15:13:35+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers

Troublishooting info for BMR fwlink/p/?LinkId=225039

can not find remedy for suggested link  what system image I have to select, as only one option is available to select and next ReiImageRecovery.exe on my USB inserted into laptop but I can not work out how to make laptop to read and run it.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2018-04-23T12:37:47+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

BankShot Billiards Deluxe

I purchased Bankshot Billiards Deluxe years ago and have been playing for years without any problems. The game started to mess up on me and so I unistalled and tried to reinstall. I can install it ok, but when I try to play 8 ball and click on single…

Windows for home | Other | Apps
asked 2018-05-22T23:58:20+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers

Web Companion

How can I get rid of Web Companion?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Security and privacy
asked 2018-08-27T13:58:37+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

Microsoft Print to PDF. Cant name new File

Hi There. Whole computer freezers up when I try to name the newly created PDF file. At that most I get the first two letters in, mostly not even that many. Seems to want to create the new file. Not really sure that its working for sure as never get as…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2018-05-21T02:43:06+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Screen goes snowy and white after opening it after closing the screen only

This causes me to have to take the battery out to reset the laptop (Dell). This does not happen with a normal shutdown. IT guy says he has checked the hard ware diagnostic and its all in. He believes the Widow system is playing up and needs to be…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2018-04-20T10:14:19+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Launcher.exe

Hi. I keep getting constant notifications about windows defender finding a threat [launcher.exe]. I keep choosing the option to remove all threats but it keeps appearing and the constant notifications are driving me crazy. I've also tried manually…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2018-05-25T11:54:59+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

This machine is disabled for file encryption.

System: Windows 10 Professional Problem: We have discovered that some computers on our network have folders of user data that have become encrypted. I am unable to decrypt these folders to gain access to the data. I believe that some (but definitely not…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2018-09-07T22:52:52+00:00
Anonymous
13 answers

Multiple DistributedCOM errors, system freezing, etc

I've been trying for several months to solve a problem where my system would freeze up while working. Occasionally it would be while web browsing, other times playing games, but I can't find a real pattern. When I check the event viewer after rebooting I…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2018-04-17T22:50:59+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Win 7 Bluetooth Driver for HK ONYX Studio

Hello Everyone, Does anyone have or know the I.D. of the Win 7/64bit Bluetooth "DRIVER" for HK ONYX Studio. I have a Toshiba Satellite Laptop A505-S6970. "Drivers & Printers" sees the HK Speaker, but won't connect. Error message…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2018-07-10T23:04:30+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

I am getting this error code when trying to play rocket league and I have no idea how to fix it

Faulting application name: RocketLeague.exe, version: 1.0.10897.0, time stamp: 0x5b26d0b4 Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 10.0.17134.112, time stamp: 0xcfe5bd82 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x00059361 Faulting process id:…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2018-06-28T06:17:57+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

The launch CSM in the BOOT aptio Setup Utility is not working

I have tried selecting the"launch CSM " option but it doesn't work.Plz help what doI I do.My laptop is stuck in theclass Aptio Setup Utility. Moved from:  Microsoft Education / Windows 10 / Desktop, Start, & personalization

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2018-05-31T13:01:32+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

The HP audio switch has stopped working.

The HP audio switch which allows choice of audio playback speakers has stopped working.  I can choose a playback device connected to a USB and do the test sound successfully but the playback reverts to the computer speaker playback.  How do I fix this?  …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2018-06-17T14:59:03+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Windows 10 administration​ problem

There is problem in running CMD run as administrator. A new pop up open and only no option is showing.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2018-08-10T08:12:53+00:00
Anonymous
7 answers

Blank/Black screen while using browser

We have a problem with several of our computers where the screen will go black and not respond to touch input (other than to display the little circle on touch. This happens while being used or after idle a few minutes. Pressing CTRL ALT DEL makes the…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2018-06-04T17:15:53+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Date format with dashes instead of slashes

Hi all, I run Windows 10 Pro. Something strange happened when I reset my laptop today: in the date format option in control panel there's now only the option with the slashes, like 03/Apr/18 etc. but nothing like 03-Apr-18. Why are they missing and how…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2018-04-29T18:31:43+00:00
Anonymous
6 answers

Automatic disconnect wireless connection upon a wired connection

Hi, I have a problem with automatic disconnecting wireless connection upon a wired connection. This is my situation and solutions I took but none of them worked: I start Lenovo laptop and when it boots, it connects to my home wireless network (I want…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2018-06-25T15:32:49+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Photoshop 2017-2018 Ram issue

Have anyone had a problem with use of Photoshop since upgrading to 2018?  I cannot do any work because every time I try to save a picture it tells me I do not have enough RAM memory.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2018-06-11T13:48:57+00:00
Anonymous