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Windows 11 transfer from "10" was incomplete. Please help, xxxxx xxxxxxx ******@xxxxxxxxxonline.com. Thank you.
A data transfer to "11" from "10" was incomplete, Your site aka.ms/prosupport and phone numbers don't allow any further communication. Go-Daddy, Best Buy Geek Squad, Geek of States, and others were not able to help. My Outlook had…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2025-10-22T21:45:19.4866667+00:00
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Terry Ettkins
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answered 2025-11-17T10:07:29.97+00:00
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Vikki-T
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"The specified account does not exist" when trying to login after Win11 Insider Preview Feature Update (26220.7051)
On 11/1/25, after completed update 'Windows 11 Insider Preview Feature Update (26220.7051)' on my Windows 11 Home laptop, my Windows account, which is associated with a Microsoft account (not local), has the following message appear upon attempting to…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
7,545 questions
asked 2025-11-07T00:20:41.1866667+00:00
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Alex Zawartka
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commented 2025-11-17T10:07:17.5766667+00:00
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Emma1-N
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How to prepare an empty disk
The basic healthy disk is named Disk 0 C: with MBR. I wish to clone it to a visible external drive Disk 2 which I would like to name H: Under Disk Management Disk 2 has 3 partitions: System 350MB NTFS Healthy and Active, 931.17 GB healthy primary…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
23,322 questions
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Random System Crash To Black Screen
I have been for a while having random system crashes to a black screen. There are no error messages shown to try and give a hint, unfortunately. It seems to happen both while the system is under a heavier load and not. I have updated all drivers and BIOS…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
29,670 questions
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I changed my motherboard and now Windows 11 won’t activate. How can I reactivate my license or get Microsoft to link it to my new hardware?” If you want it slightly longer or more detailed, I can adjust it
I recently changed my motherboard due to a hardware issue, and now Windows 11 is showing that it can’t be activated because of a hardware change. Before replacing the motherboard, my Windows 11 was fully activated and linked to my Microsoft account. I’ve…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
3,742 questions
asked 2025-11-17T10:05:09.97+00:00
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ajit singh thakur
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asked 2025-11-17T10:05:09.97+00:00
ajit singh thakur
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How do I run programs as administrator without being asked/prompted
Im the only one who uses my computer. Im set as the admin. Basically no programs run unless run properly unless run by administrator so I have to run everything as the administrator which I am. I tried setting programs to run as administrator in…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy
7,396 questions
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I would like to transfer my [Windows 11 Pro] license to another PC.
Thank you for reply. make sure, your computer B already had Home edition activated before you installed Pro, right? I tried to transfer licenses to Computer B when it was running Home, but it didn't work, so I upgraded it to Pro. Just to be sure, is it…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation
6,544 questions
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My PC suddently turned off
hello, i have some problem with my windows, after sometime running a game it suddenly shut down i have Event 6008, Event Log The previous system shutdown at 23:45:57 on 2025/11/16 was unexpected. events led up to this shut down…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
29,670 questions
asked 2025-11-16T17:51:30.9533333+00:00
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abiyyu zharif
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commented 2025-11-17T10:03:08.9866667+00:00
DaveM121
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Update KB5066791 for Windows 10 - PDF Preview
I have uninstalled the update a few times and was able to preview my pdf's in File Explorer. Now for some reason I cannot uninstall it. It doesn't show up in the Uninstall Window. But it does show in the "View Update History" How do I fix…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
23,378 questions
asked 2025-11-17T09:24:00.8533333+00:00
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Yasmin Wendling
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answered 2025-11-17T10:03:02.4233333+00:00
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Sumit D - IA
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Windows 11 Pro digital license lost after a reset! No help given.
I have reset my PC and it has reverted to Windows 11 rather than the Pro version which I purchased through the Microsoft Store. The purchase still shows on my order history from a year ago. I have tried the generic pro key and it says there is no digital…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
3,742 questions
asked 2025-11-16T22:22:36.24+00:00
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Salman Ghauri
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commented 2025-11-17T10:01:30.1+00:00
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Neil D
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After Update, Windows Fails to Start with Intel TXT Enabled
Hello, After an update sometime within the last couple months, my system suddenly began failing to start the OS and would instead boot to Recovery options instead. I was able to troubleshoot in the BIOS and found that disabling Intel Trusted Execution…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy
7,396 questions
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Activation State not active
I have a problem when i update the windows it occurred and said like this : Main problem: We can't activate Windows on this device as we can't connect to your organization's activation server. Make sure you're connected to your organization's network…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Install and upgrade
8,175 questions
asked 2025-11-17T09:23:17.95+00:00
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BIPUL KISHOR
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answered 2025-11-17T09:57:04.77+00:00
DaveM121
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Stutter when dragging windows around
While doing day to day task on my pc, when I click on a window to move it or scroll through it that specific tab becomes really choppy which is quite noticeable because I have a 144hz monitor so it goes from smooth to choppy. Best way I can describe it…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
29,670 questions
asked 2025-11-14T01:33:31.7833333+00:00
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Harley Rain
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commented 2025-11-17T09:55:37.0133333+00:00
Harley Rain
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2 answers
Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power EventID 41 Version 8 Level 1 Task 63 Keywords 0x8000400000000002
Moved from: Microsoft System Center | Other
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
42,279 questions
asked 2025-11-15T20:31:49.4866667+00:00
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Bernard Vielle
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answered 2025-11-17T09:54:27.3533333+00:00
Bernard Vielle
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Why isn't my Minecraft working?
Ok hi everyone. I am a 12 yr old living in China and figured this was the best place to ask this. So basically there is a VPN on our router (which I don't know what it is, I will ask my dad when he comes home) and I have 12vpx installed on my computer…
Windows for home | Other | Gaming
2,860 questions
asked 2025-11-14T09:07:52.52+00:00
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Keoni Liang
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commented 2025-11-17T09:51:26.12+00:00
Keoni Liang
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How to activate Windows 11 after a disk copy
Until recently I had two desktop PCs, based on Gigabyte motherboards, running Windows 10. I also have a desktop PC, based on a MSI motherboard, running Windows 11. As the Gigabyte PCs do not meet the hardware requirements of Windows 11, I decided to…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
3,742 questions
asked 2025-10-25T16:24:10.8+00:00
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Stephen Gaze
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commented 2025-11-17T09:48:14.33+00:00
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Carl-L
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HOW TO FIZ ERROR CODE FOR AN UPDATE problem, same as discussed .
is there a solution to this error code. I have problem on new computer. <Moved from Microsoft system service Center>
Windows for home | Other | Install and upgrade
1,457 questions
asked 2025-11-14T01:56:35.0733333+00:00
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SUSAN KERR
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commented 2025-11-17T09:47:09.6366667+00:00
Carl-L
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Why does Family Safety restrict me from accessing sites even though my account is an adult?
I tried everything, removing restrictions, kicking myself from all families, trying out the 'schtasks /run /tn "Microsoft\Windows\Shell\FamilySafetyRefreshTask"' command, I'm not sure what to do next
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Family and online safety
600 questions
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Window Backup Transfer option is not showing up on my new laptop
I am trying to use the "Transfer information to a new PC" option in the Windows Backup program to go from my old laptop to my new one. I can see the option on my old laptop, but when I open the program on my new laptop, it only shows me what I…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Recovery and backup
263 questions
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How to fix the Hidden Network problem
So i have been having this problem recently in my Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (2023) laptop. A few days ago, a Hidden network suddenly appears within the wifi list and thats when my home internet goes almost unuseable. It became really hard to connect to my Home…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Internet and connectivity
4,824 questions
asked 2025-11-16T02:07:36.7133333+00:00
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Billy Wijaya
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edited a comment 2025-11-17T09:45:00.66+00:00
Billy Wijaya
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