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How permanently stop windows 10 force updates

I'm using an ACER aspire ES 14 laptop and it's been with me for over a year now with no problems whatsoever. Not until the start of 2018 where out of nowhere, windows 10 wants me to install their updates. Now for how long have I been ignoring those…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2018-02-25T13:34:58+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Volume bar won't go away/volume stuck at 100

For the past 6 days the volume bar has not gone away. I try to turn down the volume, but it gradually goes back to 100. The bar gets in the way, and the volume is way too loud. I've seen other people have had this same problem, but I haven't found a…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2017-12-22T00:30:06+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 10 1709 (Fall Creators Update) failed update

I checked for updates on my HP x2 612 laptop today and it started downloading the Fall Creators Update - Windows 10 1709. It got through the download and finished the install and prompted me to reboot the computer. The computer rebooted and is now stuck…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2017-10-18T21:43:39+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers

Thumbnail Cache gets deleted on every reboot! Win 10 Fall Creators update! 1709 16299.19

OH NO! Back to the Thumbnail Cache deletion Problem again! MS please fix this real fast! I was one of the testers giving information that Win10 always deleted the…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2017-10-29T07:04:19+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers

Aero Themes Broken or Themes Service Disabled "Error 1068" or "Error 1075: The dependency service does not exist or has been marked for deletion"

This is a "Discussion" so feel free to reply here with your experiences and findings when repairing an afflicted Themes Service that will not start. If the Themes Service is not running your desktop may look different in subtle ways (white…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Desktop, Start, and personalization
asked 2016-12-04T12:12:17+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Photo Gallery slideshow full screen in Windows 8.1

I don't recall whether the upgrade caused this, i.e., whether fullscreen was functional in Photo Gallery for Windows 8.0 slideshow. Either way, my question is whether or not fullscreen will be implemented in future versions of Photo Gallery slideshow…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2013-11-04T04:50:50+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to install Apps in SD Card in Windows 8.1 ?

May I know whether is there any way to enable us to install windows store apps into the micro SD card, since my 16GB Dell Tablet is running out of memory. I am using Windows 8.1 (Not RT) ?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Microsoft Store
asked 2013-12-04T16:17:11+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

After update messages Error status 0xc000012f keeps coming up?

Different messages keep popping up on my hp windows 8 laptop after I got the update downloaded onto my computer. Different windows keep coming up all concerning system32\uxtheme.dll for example: Dropbox.exe - Bad Image C:\Windows\system32\uxtheme.dll…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2013-10-14T11:29:21+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Adobe Acrobat on Windows 8.1

Installed adobe acrobat 7.0 pro on windows 8.1 machine. Everything seemed to install correctly but when I try launching the program i get a message: Acrobat.exe - application error The applicalication was unable to start correctly (0xc00000fd). Click OK…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2014-02-12T14:54:24+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers

Touch screen freeze/unresponsive LUMIA 920

I have been playing around with my phone last night taking pictures (the low light pictures are amazing) and when I tried to unlock my phone this morning, nothing of touch input seems to react, even the buttons under the screen don't light up and do…

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2012-12-29T13:54:16+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I fix "Error Loading Player: No playable sources found

I am using IE9 version  9.0.8112.16421 Update Version 9.0.12

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2013-01-30T21:29:29+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

The ordinal 7426 could not be located in the dynamic link library mfc90u.dll

While Installing Samsung Kies I am getting following error  The ordinal 7426 could not be located in the dynamic link library mfc90u.dll?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2012-10-31T09:49:32+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I get the latest version of GenuineCheck.exe

From the following WEB page  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/exe-validation.aspx?id=29156 I downloaded GenuineCheck.exe as required.  However on executing the program I got the following error message "This version of the Windows Genuine…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2012-08-17T10:40:48+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Very big mouse-pointer in Windows 7 Home Basic 64-bit

I've had Windows 7 for about 2 weeks now and I'm just loving it. One annoying problem which I'm gonna ask here is that the mouse pointer suddenly becomes very big and it really is a pain since it also becomes big in games etc... I've tried using the…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-11-16T19:11:05+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to fix "Windows Photo Gallery has stopped working" ?

Windows photo gallery is one of several programs I use while working with my photo files and I find it useful, is some instances more than the expensive programs. But it has stopped working and I'm looking for a fix, preferably without having to…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2008-12-26T16:44:42+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Trying to run sfc/scannow and response is "Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service"

Originally, this started when I was trying to install some statistical software (JMP8) that should be supported by Windows 7.  I kept getting "the application could not start because its side by side configuration is incorrect" While…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Microsoft Store
asked 2010-01-23T17:14:37+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Unable to create a system repair disc 0x80070057

When I create a system repair disk,once click create button and error came out original title: the parameter is incorrect ( 0x80070057)

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2010-04-12T14:20:06+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to change (Dynamic) IP address in Windows 7 or Vista?

Had same issue on Vista, upgraded to Win7 and issue remains. I have a Dynamic ISP IP address, yet it remains as if it were static, everything that use to work in XP and previous versions of Windows no longer works in Vista or 7. I spoke to my ISP (3…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2009-12-10T08:06:48+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can't Stop Edge from Opening at Startup

I imagine this is very old news, but I thought I'd put it together, maybe Microsoft or Community can help. I’ve got Windows 10. After an update, Microsoft Edge is now apparently permanently running at startup. Since I primarily game using the…

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 10
asked 2021-04-05T17:07:03+00:00
Anonymous
72 answers

Talk about unsupported configurations.

I want to install DEV build in my PC

Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Devices and drivers
asked 2021-09-11T20:23:06+00:00
Anonymous