Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
10,990 questions
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product key not working
i have a computer with the key xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx IT WILL NOT ACTIVATE the first digit is sllghty rubbed off but ive tried everything it looks like karl
asked 2020-10-23T12:17:50.757+00:00
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karl Craigs
1
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commented 2020-10-28T06:50:50.39+00:00
Joy Qiao
4,896
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
3 answers
Language packs are not being downloaded on Windows 10 via WSUS
Hi there! We have a WSUS in our environment and all updates go well except for language packs. I have selected language packs to download and approved the necessary languages. However, I get an error when updating the clients: http://prntscr.com/v38elz…
asked 2020-10-20T17:06:38.41+00:00
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Shukran
41
Reputation points
commented 2020-10-28T06:49:27.373+00:00
Jenny Feng
14,096
Reputation points
1 answer
How do I find out my product key of my Windows 10 computer when I accidentally put the wrong one in for activation?'
I have had this computer for a long time and didn't know about activation, and I put in the wrong activation key when I tried it. I don't actually know my product key for my computer, and it is very annoying having the "Activate Windows" words…
asked 2020-10-24T00:40:12.247+00:00
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Brandon Criss
1
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commented 2020-10-28T06:49:15.973+00:00
Joy Qiao
4,896
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
4 answers
Cumulative October 2020 Updates KB4577671 and KB4579311 having issues such as Black Screen, Cannot Login to Windows, USB Printer issues, Network Issues
Many Users are experiencing severity issues that the computer experiencing Black Screen, Cannot Login to Windows 10, USB Printers issues, Network Issues when applying Cumulative October 2020 updates base on KB4577671 and KB4579311. Microsoft need to…
2 answers
Prevent Local Cached Smart Card Login Being Invalidated After AD Password Change?
We currently enforce smart card login to our Windows 10 Enterprise (1809/1909) workstations using group policy. Our user AD accounts have the smart card certificates mapped in the altsecurityidentities attribute (certificate mapping). Passwords are…
asked 2020-10-07T15:39:02.883+00:00
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jdbst56
6
Reputation points
commented 2020-10-28T03:05:57.737+00:00
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Daisy Zhou
20,461
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers
MICROSOFT TOKEN-BASED ACTIVATION (Multiple Products)
Looking to who within "Microsoft" I can contact to renew an expiring certificate originally issued by Microsoft Product Activation PCA. The certificate was used for activation of multiple office products to include Windows 10, Server 2012 older…
asked 2020-10-27T18:21:26.967+00:00
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Chad L Johnson
1
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answered 2020-10-28T01:56:54.737+00:00
Teemo Tang
11,366
Reputation points
1 answer
asked 2020-10-27T06:07:30.83+00:00
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Phạm Đức Anh
1
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answered 2020-10-28T01:53:12.887+00:00
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Jenny Yan-MSFT
9,326
Reputation points
1 answer
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Where can I find my license key for Windows 10 Pro? It is no longer listed in my summary.
We have gone through several IT persons with login credentials for this site. However, when I try to use my ID, I see very few licenses. I know we had a license key for Windows 10 Pro and am wondering what happened to it. I need to move some of our…
asked 2020-10-27T17:27:45.723+00:00
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Judy Dugan
21
Reputation points
accepted 2020-10-27T17:49:14.373+00:00
Judy Dugan
21
Reputation points
8 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Can't remove virtual disks completely
I'm creating a lot of differencing disks for my project and deleting them after some time. I use "detach vdisk" command, they disappear from disk management but they are not completely removed... When i use "list vdisk"…
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3 answers
windows update problem
Hi, I ma unable to perform windows update on my system. request you to please guide.
asked 2020-10-22T07:08:40.42+00:00
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kanika chhabra
1
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commented 2020-10-27T10:50:00.05+00:00
kanika chhabra
1
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5 answers
Windows 10 pro - version 2004 - OSbuild 19041.508 - Windows explorer unresponsive
Hello, couple things here Windows 10 pro installed for a while with some issues here and there that seemed to go away now ive got this where windows explorer and folders become unresponsive then after a few seconds are able to click on , also my run…
asked 2020-10-01T16:18:42.977+00:00
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Jeff Adair
1
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commented 2020-10-27T10:33:53.57+00:00
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Naik, Anand M
1
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1 answer
Pashto langauage not Good working in 2004 version
Dear Microsoft Language support team, Windows 10 2004 latest version, in language section, "PASHTO" doesn't belong to Pakistan only and isn't working properly.. There are 70% Percent Pashtoon and Pashto speakers in Afghanistan.. Please…
asked 2020-10-19T08:17:49.09+00:00
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ALI MOHAMMAD
1
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commented 2020-10-27T08:37:39.6+00:00
Jenny Yan-MSFT
9,326
Reputation points
1 answer
Windows 10 1809 - Mandatory User Profiles and Apps
Hello, Windows 10 Enterprise 1809 We have always used 'Mandatory User Profiles' for our staff to reduce login times, standardize software configuration settings and present them with a standard desktop. I'd like to continue this practice and…
asked 2020-10-23T11:50:21.007+00:00
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GlenV
61
Reputation points
commented 2020-10-27T08:36:30.753+00:00
Jenny Yan-MSFT
9,326
Reputation points
2 answers
unable to download apps from microsoft store and i receive this error when uninstalling xbox app with powershell
this is the error code i get when attempting to downloading apps; Code: 0x80004005 this is what i receive in powershell when attempting to uninstall xbox app; PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage xboxapp | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage :…
asked 2020-10-25T03:06:15.833+00:00
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Braden Murphy
1
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commented 2020-10-27T08:36:19.047+00:00
Jenny Yan-MSFT
9,326
Reputation points
1 answer
Adding a video tile to windows 10 start menu
Hello! Got a task today: add a video tile to windows 10 startup menu. It should be something like advertisement in pinned tiles. Can anybody suggest a way how to legally(or not) inject video into startup menu?
asked 2020-10-23T09:33:31.47+00:00
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Yuriy Belikov
1
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commented 2020-10-27T08:35:58.107+00:00
Jenny Yan-MSFT
9,326
Reputation points
1 answer
Windows 10 Update 2004 Restart Issue
All The Update Process Goes Normal But At The Middle the PC Restart Again and Let me Choose a Windows From 2 Windows .. After I have clicked it It Displays Undoing Changes made to your Computer .. Now There's no Update Happened and the Windows is…
asked 2020-10-18T02:28:50.273+00:00
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Lithika Damnod
1
Reputation point
commented 2020-10-27T06:41:18.577+00:00
Jenny Feng
14,096
Reputation points
3 answers
Unable to activate Windows 10 Enterprise evaluation version to full Windows 10 IOT Enterprise LTSB 2016
Hi all, We have a license key for Windows 10 IOT Enterprise 2016 LTSB which came with the hardware (lenovo thinkcenter). We want to install it from the scratch (a clean install). We have downloaded the latest version (Windows 10 LTSC evaluation) which…
asked 2020-10-14T13:03:53.927+00:00
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ahmed qureshi
21
Reputation points
commented 2020-10-27T06:39:20.397+00:00
Jenny Feng
14,096
Reputation points
4 answers
Windows 7 to Windows 10
Hello i get a computer by my mom, but this computer is 8 years old and i going to upgrade to windows 10 a i download a Aplication-guide for upgrading to windows 10 and i opn this and all is okay but i have 1 adapter no compatibiled and i cant upgrade…
Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
10,990 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
4,965 questions
asked 2020-10-12T16:05:49.04+00:00
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Jan Samiec
1
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commented 2020-10-27T06:33:00.85+00:00
Jenny Feng
14,096
Reputation points
4 answers
Window 10 Pro How to use ethernet and wifi
Cannot connect to ethernet port and wifi at the same time, let me know how to fix the problem.
asked 2020-10-01T12:27:32.283+00:00
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phaiboon lomas
1
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commented 2020-10-27T06:25:36.417+00:00
Jenny Feng
14,096
Reputation points
4 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Win10 Ent 1909 says no Internet
Hi, My Windows 10 Ent 1909 shows no Internet on the connection status in the right hand corner globe, but actually Internet is working fine with Internet Explorer. Does anyone have any idea about why this happened? Thanks
asked 2020-10-23T07:20:24.237+00:00
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Panicker Tom
21
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accepted 2020-10-27T04:18:01.663+00:00
Panicker Tom
21
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