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Windows 11 ( Version 24H2 ) - This PC can't be upgraded to this version of Windows

Hello , I'm already using Windows 11 pro 23h2, and as of Oct 1, 24H2 was released for all PCs ( it was for Copilop+ laptops before ) I used the Windows 11 Installation Assistant / MediaCreation tool, and they both gave me the same error when they were…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2024-10-02T15:43:04+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers

I am trying to install Chinese basic typing, and it doesn't want to install?

I installed the Chinese language pack on my only one-month old computer, and when I try to install the "basic typing", the "handwriting", the "text-to-speech" and the "basic speech recognition", it installs in a…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2025-03-04T05:18:23+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows Security Update Error Feb 2025 : 0x800f0922

Hi all, Getting Error on around 40 devices for Windows Updates: Installing Feb 2025 Security Update Win 10 64 bit (KB5051974) We have 1000 devices total and it only seems to be occurring on around 40 of them, but its the same problem on each. Windows…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2025-03-13T14:24:46+00:00
Anonymous
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Screen Freeze Loud Buzzing BSOD

This has become very annoying. If I am watching a movie or sports broadcast on my Windows 11 laptop, sometimes I get a screen freeze, loud buzzing noise and BSOD. It says you are analyzing the issue and will restart. That never happens. The progress…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2025-04-25T17:33:43+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers

I cannot update my system.it keeps saying failed no matter how many times i press retry

I cannot update my system.it keeps saying update failed no matter how many times i press retry.My mousepad is also not working,and i am thinking that this might be due to the system update fail

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2025-04-22T16:56:27+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why does my PC keep booting into the bluescreen and not let me leave

So I turned my PC on in the morning after putting it into sleep mode, I then proceeded to restart it because it wasn't opening my programs. After it restarted it sent me to the recovery page and it doesn't let me get out of it. I tried using my spare…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2025-06-26T22:08:47+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers

Sorting in Task manager is extremely slow.

Task manager sorting is extremely slow when I switch from sorting by name to performance metrics or vice versa. For example - I can sort by name and if after that I decide to sort by one of the performance metrics - it's going to take about 3 seconds to…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2021-09-02T02:26:24+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers

File History Does Not Work

Hi, For the past few days, File History on my Windows 10 Home (20H2) has stopped working. In Settings, "Back up options" opens after a noticeable delay and displays the size of my back-up as zero bytes with the message' "Your data is not…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2021-02-17T10:20:46+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers

Unable to disable OneDrive file on-demand

I changed my OneDrive local file store location last week.  Then I found I'm unable to uncheck "File On-Demand" option for OneDrive for business account.  When I click that option, a warning message pops-up.  When I click "OK",  there…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2020-06-07T06:37:45+00:00
Anonymous
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Win10 2004 suddenly removed access to multiple external hard drives. In desperate need of help [ cannot find a solution :( ]

Hey everyone, Name is Antonio and I'm not a regular here. But going to give this a shot and hope that the great minds here can help me get access to my 5 External Hard Drives. The brief story: Updated to Win10 2004 a couple of weeks ago and everything…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2020-07-26T02:23:34+00:00
Anonymous
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How can I connect my Win 11 device to my dad's computer for parental controls?

I helped my dad in setting up my Microsoft account on the family safety software, the only problem is I can't connect my computer to his computer, it says I need to do that for activity and location display. We've tried so many things to the point where…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Family and online safety
asked 2024-01-16T16:44:58+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers

MSFS 2020 will not connect to server

Auto connect is not connecting

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Microsoft Store
asked 2020-09-10T14:02:33+00:00
Anonymous
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Exclude an exe from superfetch/prefetch

Hi! As I know it prefetch/superfetch creates .pf files for all executables that were previously runned. As such I don't want windows to make a specific executable's .pf file through prefetch because I don't want to disable  prefetch entirely for…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2020-09-02T19:08:46+00:00
Anonymous
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Kb4493509 Update Problems

Hello, there is an huge problem with the Kb4493509 Update.  Me and an friend got the Update yesterday evening and installed it after the installation and the reboot our system doesn't work correctly.  After an deinstallation of the Kb4493509 the systems…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2019-04-10T13:45:47+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Local Drive E low disk space after Windows 10 April 2018 update

My Dell Inspiron 15 laptop updated this morning.  After the update, I now get a popup that local drive E is low on disk space.  This drive was my recovery image drive before the update.  How do I fix this?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2018-05-01T16:49:34+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers

you'll need a new app to open this ms-gaming overlay (windows 10 1803)

Every time I try to use the game bar, this pops up

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2018-05-27T12:47:02+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

windows 10 - desktop unavailable after updates

Hi Trying to start my pc and get this message:- Location is not available C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Desktop is unavailable. If this location is on this PC, make sure that the device or drive is connected or the disc is inserted, then try…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2018-05-15T08:51:05+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers

Why is my Epson Scanner freezing after upgrading to Windows 10 Spring 2018

i can only scan once before My scan software locks and i then have to cycle the scanner off/on and restart my scan software for the next scan.   This problem affects all my Epson devices that scan.  I tried reinstalling manufacturers software.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2018-05-23T11:36:11+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers

Windows 10 update fails yet again - June 2018

So here we go again. There have been 3 major updates to the WIN 10 OS and all have been colossal failures. They take over your computer for 6-10 hours or more, crash, reinstall previous version.... repeat. This is truly a horror story yet again. On the …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2018-06-09T03:15:22+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

TLS security setting

Can’t connect securely to this page This might be because the site uses outdated or unsafe TLS security settings. If this keeps happening, try contacting the website’s owner. Your TLS security settings aren’t set to the defaults, which could also be…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2017-10-20T13:49:43+00:00
Anonymous