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Windows Brightness issue after the 1809 update
hello , Yesterday I installed the 1809 update , and today i noticed that each time i restart my laptop the brightness level is being reset automatically to 0% or 25-50 i'm not really sure , and after windows will boot up , i will need to manually adjust …
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
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2025-07-08T14:33:18.1733333+00:00
Anonymous
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Failure to install Windows 10 April Update(version 1803)
I am unable to install The Windows 10 Feature update to OS version 1803(from version 1709) on my PC. It is giving 0xc1900101 error. I have all the latest drivers on my PC. The current OS build of my PC is 16299.371. After each failure, the update gets…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
23,820 questions
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2018-05-04T03:55:09+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:50:32.19+00:00
Anonymous
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Nokia 808 Windows 10 USB drivers
This is probably a lost cause at this point, but I've upgraded to Windows 10 and my 808 no longer connects via USB o Bluetooth. There appears to be some sort of driver issues, as in device manager there are multiple 808 and MTP entries with the…
Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
6,810 questions
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2015-07-30T09:29:37+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:45:49.71+00:00
Anonymous
175 answers
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taskbar changed size -- too big -- and i can't change it back
my taskbar changed from bottom to right side of my screen. when i moved it back down, the task bar went from a single row of start up icons with open application windows in the same row on the right side to basically two rows -- top row has start up…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility
8,440 questions
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2009-12-06T05:09:32+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:25:10.87+00:00
Anonymous
175 answers
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Trying to fix Chkdsk from freezing at stage 5 of 5 when scanning and trying to recover bad sectors and fixing file system errors
About a while ago I ran chkdsk to check and recover bad sectors and fix system files and it then froze at 43% on stage 5 of 5. I left it on through out the night and I went to school and came back it was still at 43%. I then manually shut down the…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
20,552 questions
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2010-02-07T02:30:02+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:25:10.87+00:00
Anonymous
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Cumulative updates - February 11th 2020
Changelog for Cumulative updates released on Feb 11th 2020 are as under: Windows 10 1903 and 1909: KB4532693 (OS Builds 18362.657 and 18363.657) Windows 10 version 1809: KB4532691 (OS Build 17763.1039)* Servicing Stack update for Windows 10 1903 and…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
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2020-02-12T05:41:54+00:00
Sumit
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2025-07-08T15:58:02.91+00:00
Anonymous
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How to upgrade 1511 from Home to Pro?
I'm not having any luck figuring out how to upgrade from Home to Pro with an existing key. My system has been running Home and is currently running version 1511. I've decided to go ahead and use an existing key to upgrade to Pro. I did a clean…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
15,822 questions
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2015-11-16T20:31:01+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:46:37.22+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows 10 version 2004 Randomly freezes
windows 10 version 2004 which is the latest feature update, freezes randomly. if anyone knows how to fix it please help its victims. thanks. [Moderator Edit: Moved from Windows \ Windows 10 \ Install & Upgrade**]** (Moderator Edit: Moving this back…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
42,837 questions
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2020-04-25T10:18:00+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-08T15:58:56.2633333+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows 8.1 Keeps freezing any help?
Hi All, I have an issue with windows 8.1 of which I would like someone to shed some light on for me. The issue I am having is that every so often since upgrading 8.1 last night it keeps locking up on me for no apparent reason resulting in a a restart by…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
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2013-10-18T18:25:29+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:44:32.73+00:00
Anonymous
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How do I TURN OFF the "Summary by Copilot" banner that appears on every single email I receive in outlook?
How do I TURN OFF the "Summary by Copilot banner that appears on every single email I receive in outlook? I may, maybe once a year when tagged into a super long email thread try to get a summary... but 99.99% of the time I will never want to use…
Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For home
Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For home
Using New Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
11,998 questions
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2024-06-13T14:54:30+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-21T19:41:00.3533333+00:00
Anonymous
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My Outlook 2016 "Start Up Options menu" has no drop down submenu
I have Outlook 2016 on my home computer. Within the last few weeks, on reopening Outlook, I have received the message "Outlook closed while you had items open . Reopen these items from your last session ?". I have tried to remove this function…
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
Using classic Outlook for Windows in business environments
30,053 questions
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2023-07-04T14:16:19+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-21T19:38:45.2+00:00
Anonymous
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i am unable to get the background settings in microsoft teams
Dear Team , I am using the latest Teams app in my windows 10 laptop. During the meeting for the video I am unable to get the background setting to select a background for my video. Request your help . Thanks
Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Meetings and calls | Other
Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Meetings and calls | Other
Additional meeting and call-related features and issues within Microsoft Teams for business
4,946 questions
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2020-04-14T15:55:58+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-21T15:19:10.7266667+00:00
Anonymous
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Display driver amdkmdag stopped responding and has successfully recovered.
I've been having crash issues for months now with no solution. I've been able to narrow it down to a windows issue but no solution seems to be available. At random points during gaming (COD Warzone) the video card driver stops working and then…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
42,837 questions
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2020-10-03T00:20:08+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-08T21:05:49.51+00:00
Anonymous
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Suporte do Microsoft Rewards
Preciso de suporte. Fiz algumas alterações na minha conta como data de nascimento e adicionei numero novo do celular. Não sei se foi isso mas os pontos do programa Rewards sumiram. Como posso resolver.
Bing | Microsoft Rewards
Bing | Microsoft Rewards
A program that grants points for using Bing search, which users can redeem for gift cards, sweepstakes entries, or charitable donations.
8,319 questions
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2023-06-01T11:53:17+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:07:10.72+00:00
Anonymous
171 answers
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Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 encountered an error during setup.
I've finally gotten Office 2003 out of the way so that I can install 2010. Unfortunately, every time I try, this error appears. Helpful as ever, no extra information (not even a mere error code) is provided. Does anybody have any ideas as to what is…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Windows
Processes in Microsoft 365 for setting up Office apps, redeeming product keys, and activating licenses.
20,446 questions
asked
2010-05-02T12:09:35+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-21T20:52:09.7233333+00:00
Anonymous
171 answers
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Outlook v15.20 - signature now has image embedded not a link
This is a double post as I'm not sure that I posted in the OficeInsider area before. This update seems to have screwed up my signature. Until now my signature had one image that was not embedded but a link. Now this behaviour seemed to have changed and…
Microsoft 365 Insider | Outlook | MacOS
Microsoft 365 Insider | Outlook | MacOS
A Microsoft application for managing email, calendars, contacts, and tasks across devices and platforms.
120 questions
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2016-03-08T09:10:13+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-21T19:06:46.6433333+00:00
Anonymous
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Cumulative updates June 2021
This is a summary of the cumulative updates released on June 8th for all the supported consumer releases of Windows 10. Windows 10 version 2004, version 20H2 and version 21H1 KB5003637 -, Build 19041.1052, 19042.1052 and 19043.1052. For information…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
23,820 questions
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2021-06-08T17:08:06+00:00
Sumit
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2025-07-08T21:08:03.5766667+00:00
Anonymous
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mouse lag in video games since updating to win 8.1
hi all ive noticed that in some games in win 8.1 there is serious mouse lag . this makes some games almost unplayable now. this is a serious issue especially since many gamers upgraded for the benefits ingames but now cant play do to the mouse lag…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Gaming
5,571 questions
asked
2013-10-18T21:31:23+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:44:32.73+00:00
Anonymous
171 answers
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Alt-tab window won't stay on top of other windows in Windows 7
WHen I do an alt-tab in Windows 7, if I don't constantly switch window (holding down alt and quickly clicking tab) it will go into Peek mode. Normally, I would expect the alt-tab window to stay on top when the Peek happens, but, instead my little…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility
8,440 questions
asked
2009-11-19T20:44:44+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:25:10.87+00:00
Anonymous
170 answers
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My saved documents are no longer the W icons but orange icons that I can't open. Please help.
My saved word documents no longer have the W icon but rather an orange icon that I can't open. Spent 10 mins phoning Microsoft at great expense. No answer Any help?
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
62,712 questions
asked
2013-09-11T14:30:26+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-21T20:54:17.3966667+00:00
Anonymous