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Windows Update Standalone Installer: Error 0x80073afc The resource loader failed to find MUI file. Windows 7 64bit

I have a PC in the office running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.  There is an update that is unable to complete, causing the PC to revert the changes back to before the update.  This usually takes an extreme amount of time, and of course I still have…

asked 2015-10-12T16:12:23+00:00
Anonymous
24 answers

Security Update for Windows 7 64 continually fails while other updates do not

For the last few months the Security Updates for windows 7 x64 fails every night it tries to update itself.  I have tried many of the suggestions that I have read online.  Other updates have no problem updating and are Successful.  Is there someone who …

asked 2016-01-29T00:39:15+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

How to remove the browser hijacker feed.searchbar.com from IE

Does anyone know how to remove the feed.searchbar.com browser hijacker form internet explorer? I eliminated it using Adware remover which in turn affected my Windows update settings. I did successfully remove it from IE but it jumped to another browser…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2015-10-03T07:52:32+00:00
Anonymous
6 answers

Microsoft sidewinder x6 keyboard

is there any plan to release new driver for sidewinder x6 or its dead ? the problem is current driver is hilariously buggy !!! i cant believe that Microsoft released this buggy driver ?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2015-09-21T22:32:47+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Useless answers from Microsoft Support Engineers on this site

I have had a lot of problems with Windows 10, and I have asked a lot of questions on this forum. Generally the responses from "Microsoft Support Engineers" have been of extremely low quality. More often than not the answer is generic, only…

asked 2015-09-15T22:43:53+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Stop Automatic Driver Downloads - Using a Huion Pen Display/Windows 7 Home Premium

I'm trying to install a Huion GT-185HD pen display under Windows 7 home. I install the Huion driver software with the tablet unplugged from USB. When I plug in the tablet via USB after installation is complete, Windows automatically installs its own…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2015-09-14T02:31:00+00:00
Anonymous
10 answers

Unknown USB Device (Port Reset Failed)

I have the above error message within the Lenovo Solution Centre. But I have checked all of my USB connected devices & they all function OK. So what is the problem/solution?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2015-11-13T14:53:11+00:00
Anonymous
6 answers

Password-protected documents visible in preview pane.

So I just noticed that my password-protected documents are visible right there in the preview pane (guess I wasn't using the preview pane in the past). What??!! What then is the purpose of password protection? I contacted Microsoft via chat, and the…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2015-11-25T18:30:44+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

HOW TO MAKE DEDICATED GRAPHIC CARD INTO PRIMARY DISPLAY ADAPTER

I have an amd m270 graphic card and can use it for gpu intensive games.But can't play blu ray rip movies on gpu and can only play in my intel hd 5500 graphic card which obviously is not very nice experience.So how to change gpu from render-only display…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2015-09-09T05:11:38+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Error message when importing Outlook Express emails to Windows Live Mail

After browsing to the folder that contains the OE files, I get a message: 'No messages can be found in this folder or another application is running that has the required files open. Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have…

Windows for home | Other | Email and communications
asked 2016-01-19T08:58:37+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Perfmon counters are missing from .blg files

Dear All, I have setup the perfmon counter to collect performance of my windows 2008 R2 server and I have added our application counter to check it's performance but when I check the .blg file I see those application counters are missing. Perfmon has not…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2015-12-01T10:46:36+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Unable to uninstall downloaded game

Original Title: downloaded game issues I can't delete a game I downloaded. I found that a font file/folder was in use by another program. How do I delete it now?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2015-11-28T11:23:18+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Where can I find visual studio 2015 shell download url?

First,I visit the visual studio download site( visual studio 2015 ) and don't find the  the 2015 shell but the 2013 shell. Then I search the MS site and find the [Microsoft Visual Studio Shell (Isolated) Redistributable Package.] on MSDN…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2015-11-23T15:09:19+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Is Digital Advertising Alliance legit or should I delete it ?

* Original Title: John Leo Is Digital Advertising Alliance legit or should I delete it ? If so, how?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Security and privacy
asked 2016-01-11T21:38:40+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

"power settings commend-line tool has stopped working"

I keep getting the above message.  Why is it happening?  It keeps popping up in front of what I'm doing and is annoying.  Is it something I need to be concerned about?  How can I stop it?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2015-12-09T03:43:02+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

flight simulator 2004 a century of flight trouble with won10

has anyone got fs 2004 to work with win 10. I reinstalled it, updated drivers and it will not start up. just sits there.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2016-01-21T14:24:33+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

How do i completely disable (Not hide) the action center icon in Windows 8.1 Pro?

I've been looking for a way to do this, but i could not find any info about disabling this icon on answers.microsoft.com. I'd like to completely remove the action center icon, not hide it using notification area settings, completely make it go away.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2015-10-16T05:30:24+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I remove an image in the lock screen at Windows 8.1?

I uploaded a picture in the lock screen (by examine menu), but I want to eliminate it. But I cannot find where is located. Can you give please me a procedure? I am just a user

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Desktop, Start, and personalization
asked 2016-01-29T05:40:53+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

Minecraft Not Working On Windows 10 Home

Hi there! I have Windows 10 Home on my Asus Notebook... And I've had minecraft on it since i got it... and today, it stopped working. Here is what comes up whenever i try to run the Minecraft Launcher:  If anyone knows how to fix this please tell…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2015-11-26T03:44:16+00:00
Anonymous
6 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to stop Windows 10 Update popping up on Windows 8.1

I have tried all the other things in the posts relating to this without success... I have installed Windows 10 and found it to be useless, and have rolled back to Windows 8.1 but i keep getting a pop up which is annoying and i cannot get rid of it. I do…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2015-12-03T23:47:30+00:00
Anonymous