why are some bing search results suddenly redirecting me to other pages?

updating BIOS didn't work. I would like to know if you have any idea what enabling IPV6 might do? it says it might have something to do with peer to peer and mobile apps. I can see that my adapter is disabled, and it doesn't want to let me enable it.

Enable or Disable IPv6 in Windows | Tutorials (tenforums.com) this seems like it could be when connecting to a router, yet i know there is wifi in this issue too.

Read the Read Me file and follow it carefully, guarding against any chance of losing power or being interrupted when doing the BIOS update. For an issue like this the BIOS Update would be important but I'd only do it if you get clear directions along with the download. If in doubt ask in the motherboard or PC's forums or their Support. Usually if you read through all the Support pages for your model PC or motherboard there will be a section on BIOS Updates. Otherwise ask Google how to do one for your exact model.

safe mode may be something that was an issue upon setup of this system. As I said, I have not ever used it until basically I posted this thread. It may have occurred after an update, the upgrade, or when I setup the very first profile this year. I really don't know.

Regardless, if this doesn't work, it should be that Microsoft (if this doesn't work) would be willing to help me. They know it is a known issue by their response to me. They told me themselves to basically do the installation of windows again. But I suspect it is the in-place upgrade by the information that you gave.

I wouldn't be able to use the google drive necessarily. It is possible that I would, but I would have to examine if all of what I have in the users folders, etc has anything that doesn't need backed up. If the macrium reflect disc image would cover it, it might help. it is clear that safe mode with networking needs repaired just to be able to access it. Yet I suspect that the issue is some kind of setting that may not be in all of those articles. It may not be all about an in-place upgrade. If re-installing windows works, some files might also re-install.

I saw on the HP update website, that there were two BIOS updates. One was from January, and one from March with firmware. yet I also see that HP Assistant does not tell me to download BIOS, but it did not too long ago. Now it only says bluetooth.

The website just gives BIOS and firmware in an optional update, and it tells me to download a readme prior to doing so. The other system I had an issue with BIOS, but I think it was not anything to do with the network. It was an issue with the touchpad. I did read that the adapters similar to mine have some issues in safe mode with networking. That particular number (802.11).

There is some info that that won't work. i found a lot of people saying here that automatically "wifi" won't work as if it is default in windows 10.

another script: Automatically connect to a Wi-Fi network when in Safe Mode with Networking (microsoft.com)

that one you mentioned might work, i just don't know if i have everything installed, and it said something about autologon or something. I know hard drives can fail, but hopefully not from just reinstalling. It wasn't WAN service that I checked probably but WLAN. I don't know for sure. But it was whatever was mentioned in some article. So it is like the network service was running, yet the internet option was disabled, and that is why it was disabled. An option to enable it was available, but it would not let me enable it. Do you think there is something else besides needing to install windows again? msconfig showed some service an article said to start, but that had the context menu said "enable." so this means something was blocking that option. It also showed my realtek adapter was not showing an error. I believe probably the other system had some other adapter, but I am not sure. it may have been similar. If it isn't just the OS, but something installed in the OS, some setting within it might be able to be changed. Yet it could be "upgraded," but it might then download other files and change again.

The instructions for the repair install are in the tutorial I gave for it. What are you wanting to repair exactly? Just the Safe Mode problem? The chances you'll ever need Safe Mode are less than 5%.

Your files should be backed up at all times because a hard drive can die at any time without notice. Besides periodically dragging or copying your User folders to an external USB drive (which you should keep unplugged to protect from ransomware), I would also have a secondary method using the cloud which is fire and theft proof:

You can drag 5gb for free into OneDrive app to store in the cloud where they are safe from fire and theft, which will also let you backup your Documents, Pictures and Desktop folders using Folder Protection Backup: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/116029-turn...

If you install Google Drive, you can use their new Desktop to choose User folders (Documents, Pictures, etc.) to sync up to 15g for free to their cloud:

https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7329379

Another important backup is to periodically make a System Image backup that can restore C in less than an hour by applying the stored image you made. If you include your files in this backup then it can also be mounted to extract files separately, which makes it a file backup, too. For this task I recommend free Macrium Reflect, which is the choice of all experts because it is flexible and just works. More here:

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/7363/macrium-re...

I hope it helps. Feel free to ask any questions.

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so, due to the instructions in the first link, should i make a disc image (despite that it saves stuff), and then also mount something by creating some sort of virtual drive? or upgrade now? can i backup stuff and simply upgrade now? I think when i upgraded to the latest version of windows, I just did the upgrade now.