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Confirm File Delete Window | When Deleting Folder

When I delete a whole folder of a program from Program Files (x86) and it pops up a warning window of a system file that will be deleted, is it OK to confirm its deletion. It is a program I no longer use, for example an old printer that is no longer…

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Regarding to decrypt files using cmd prompt....

Hi everyone, am Gugan S. Here i have a problem, one month ago i encrypted my files using cmd prompt on windows 7. After that encryption i changed my OS into windows 8, on that time, i dont know we have to decrypt the files before changing OS. It shows…

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how do i check my software publisher

i want my folder in a file but it wont do it

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Recover bitlocker encrypted FOLDER from SSD

Hello - running Win7 Ultimate on SSD. During boot-up, shows Windows logo then black screen with frozen cursor. Spent hours trying to repair - Windows repair disk fails during repair. Decided to just recover files and re-install with Win10. When using…

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My Msconfig is launching as Notepad in my Windows 7 PC

Hello everyone, i dont really know if these forums are still working or people still care about Windows 7 but i have a problem in my pc when i try to use Msconfig it comes as a Notepad with a lot of weird numbers and letters, i tried many solutions but…

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bit locker is not responding on entering correct password

Hello technicians, I am in distress. I have my research thesis in my external 3TB western digital hard drive. The drive is just 5 months old. Yesterday after I resumed my PC (Win7) from hibernation, I couldn't unlock my external USB mass storage hard…

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unknown "system file" in windows {was: uknown file system in windows}

Hello I 've recently format my hard and install new windows seven 64 bit on drive c when I untick the " hide protected system files" , I see a file with name " CDIPV " it is 304 kb , picture attached is it a virus or not? Thanks…

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C drive (SSD) fills up automatically whilst running Windows 8.1

Processor Intel i7-6700 CPU @ 3.4GHz, currently running Windows 8.1 (64 bit) (& MS Office 2013) on a 100Gbyte SSD. All my documents, music, pictures, videos are on a separate F drive (1 TB hard disk drive Raid 1). C drive subfolder useage adds up to…

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I Lost All My Files On Hard Disk When i choose to use external drive to update windows 10 how do i recover all this information?

Hello Microsoft, I Was trying to update to windows 10 and i choose use external usb to install to another computer and it deleted all my files i lost 300gb of images and videos of my family, the folder is now 32 gb from 300gb what should i do I cannot…

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Users folder on Windows 8.1

I have a 'USERS' folder on my 'C' and 'D' partition...I don't know why. I need to delete the USERS folder on the 'D' drive so I can delete the partition. Windows won't allow me to delete the D USERS folder because it says a file is being used in another…

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Virtual Machine and missing dll file?

I just recently downloaded a virtual machine of windows xp for nostalgic reasons on VMware. Troubleshooting how to get the internet to work was an obstacle in itself, but I finally got everything working. So it seemed. Since windowsxp is so vulnerable I…

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I want to clone an old Windows XP boot drive and load it onto a modern machine through a VM, bootcamp, or whatever is the recommended option. Is that possible?

The why: Portability and compatibility. I have a work related program that runs on this drive and that particular software only runs on Win XP. Updating the software isn’t preferable as it would cause a host of incompatibility issues in other areas of…

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"CHKDSK is resetting USN information..." message stuck at 2%, what?

I did the disk check today (May 3) after a couple of attempts doing the CHKDSK thing. I did the disk check right now using command prompt without doing the next reboot and I started it at 1:12 PM with no issues. But after at about 3:00 PM it says…

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Can not find script file ''C:\Programdata\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\EdgeUpdate.vbs

i recently have downloaded an application to change my desktop background to a live wallpaper upon downloading that file i was greeted with amessage from windows informing that there is malware found. i have fixed the malware issues with an antivirus…

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Will Microsoft 365 run in a Windows 7 Professional environment.

Until I can get assistance to install, or do what I need to do to get my Windows 10 added to my computer I need to work on my Resume' and don't seem to be able to use Word 2010 that was installed on my computer. Also which suite is better,, Microsoft…

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Is it still possible to get a windows 7 or xp iso

Hi I was wondering if it is still possible to get a copy of a windows 7 and windows xp iso. I want to set up a win 7 and win xp VM but I dont know where to get a copy of an iso for them. Does anyone have a copy or know where I can get a copy from? The…

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destination folder

i want to download a game. I dont know what destination folder i could use.

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Can you hide a drive (Local Disk) in Windows 7 without losing its data?

I have a drive that has many important files. It is around 200 GB and almost full. But I don't use it. It's like future backup. Now I don't want to see it in my File Explorer. I want to see only when I need again. That is I will unhide it manually…

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Win 10 and Win XP File Transfer

I have a Dell with an intel(R) core (tm) I7 CPU loaded with Win 10 Pro ver. 21.H2. The numbers on the keyboard are not working, so I have plugged in another keyboard which takes up a usb port and another mini wireless adapter that takes up the other usb…

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Build against an older .Net framework

I've written a number of powershell cmdlets, which I use to help administer the production Windows machines. However when I try to import the module I get the following message; Could not load file or assembly…

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Confirm File Delete Window | When Deleting Folder

Regarding to decrypt files using cmd prompt....

how do i check my software publisher

Recover bitlocker encrypted FOLDER from SSD

My Msconfig is launching as Notepad in my Windows 7 PC

bit locker is not responding on entering correct password

unknown "system file" in windows {was: uknown file system in windows}

C drive (SSD) fills up automatically whilst running Windows 8.1

I Lost All My Files On Hard Disk When i choose to use external drive to update windows 10 how do i recover all this information?

Users folder on Windows 8.1

Virtual Machine and missing dll file?

I want to clone an old Windows XP boot drive and load it onto a modern machine through a VM, bootcamp, or whatever is the recommended option. Is that possible?

"CHKDSK is resetting USN information..." message stuck at 2%, what?

Can not find script file ''C:\Programdata\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\EdgeUpdate.vbs

Will Microsoft 365 run in a Windows 7 Professional environment.

Is it still possible to get a windows 7 or xp iso

destination folder

Can you hide a drive (Local Disk) in Windows 7 without losing its data?

Win 10 and Win XP File Transfer

Build against an older .Net framework