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Welcome Screen
how can I reduce the time that the welcome screen is displayed when I start up my computer? By "welcome screen" I mean the screen that just shows my user ID and "Welcome"? It is on for FAR TOO LONG and no keystrokes will remove it!!…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows Hello, lock screen and sign-in
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2023-01-04T23:59:26+00:00
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Windows 11 File Explorer Preview Pane for PDF files not working consistently
I am running Windows 11 version 21H2 patched up to date and have noticed this problem recently, although I am not sure exactly when it started in relation to recent patches. When I open a folder the preview pane shows "Select a file to…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
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2022-11-24T17:18:38+00:00
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Why did Windows 11 just install Tik Tok automatically
I have a windows 11 ROG Zephyrus laptop. I am watching a tv show on my 2nd monitor and I am playing a game on my laptop screen. As I was deeply engrossed into my tv show I heard that disruptive windows notification sound. Usually I hate it but this time…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Microsoft Store
3,354 questions
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2022-10-27T20:40:43+00:00
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Cumulative updates July 2021
This is a summary of the cumulative updates released on July 13th for all the supported consumer releases of Windows 10. Windows 10 version 2004, version 20H2, and version 21H1 KB5004237- Build 19041.1110, 19042.1110 and 19043.1110. For information…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
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2021-07-14T02:40:19+00:00
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My Zoom quit unexpectedly when someone shares screen
My Zoom quit unexpectedly when someone shares screen. It only happens on this new laptop Lenovo Flex 5 (Intel 3i). Not sure if it's related to windows 10 or anything. It doesn't only happens when I open up my zoom sessions on the zoom app. It is the…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
39,768 questions
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2021-01-11T09:13:40+00:00
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Can't connect Galaxy S20+ to Windows 10 PC - "We're having issues authenticating your devices"
I'm trying to link my Galaxy S20+ to my Windows 10 PC via the Your Phone Windows app and am getting the following error as soon as I select "Android" and click Continue: In the Link to Windows settings on my phone, I click "Add…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Connect Phone and PC
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2020-12-03T05:15:00+00:00
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MSN Dot Com Loading on start up
I am plagued with MSN Dot Com loading up every time i switch on my computer and reading up on it all i see is a lot of talk about: Do you have Mozilla or firefox. I do not know what they are? All i know is that i have windows 10, and Google Chrome…
Windows for home | Other | Apps
6,620 questions
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2020-12-13T14:05:38+00:00
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2025-07-08T21:06:56.6666667+00:00
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Microsoft backup programs, questions....
I've been on a quest to find a backup system for Windows that is: Easy to use visually for folks with vision issues. That includes me. :-( Easy for a newbie to understand by simply reading the information provided on the screen. All aspects…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
23,842 questions
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2020-11-09T20:27:10+00:00
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New Media Creation Tool for 2020
I began a download for the Windows 10 Installation Media and all proceeded normally. It was about 70% when I checked it last time but when I came in now to look at it, it said something about more spaced needed. The usb drive (I'll call it a thumbdrive)…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
23,842 questions
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2020-10-23T06:51:30+00:00
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2025-07-08T21:05:49.51+00:00
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"Paged Fault in Nonpaged area" after Windows Update
So this all started yesterday morning. I went to Windows Update and it started to update and before I could see what happend my PC hard crashed with a "Paged fault in a non paged area" and then the PC would not start up again. Initially I…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
15,827 questions
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2020-10-24T02:01:42+00:00
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2025-07-08T21:05:49.51+00:00
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Windows update version 20h2 is stuck at 20% installing
I've tried to install this update on my laptop, but it's stuck at 20% installing. Any help?
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
23,842 questions
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2020-10-29T01:34:05+00:00
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2023-02 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5022845)
Hello. 2023-02 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5022845) keeps failing the install even after I did the "in-place upgrade". I have windows 11 pro. What should I do now.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
15,594 questions
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2023-02-15T18:33:32+00:00
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2025-07-08T21:03:32.4433333+00:00
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Math applications not running in Windows 11
Greetings, I am having a tedious issue with a couple of Math applications on a brand-new Windows 11 desktop. Microsoft Mathematics and MaThType 6.9d show the splash screen but then nothing happens: they do not show up. Net Framework 3.5 is turned on and…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
11,732 questions
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2023-03-19T11:06:58+00:00
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2025-07-08T21:03:32.4433333+00:00
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BSOD errors after upgrading CPU and RAM?
So I upgraded my CPU and RAM last month, and after a week or so I started getting random bluescreens. It started with one random bsod when shutting down my pc (though it happened too quick for me to note the error codes, on Feb 20th), then my pc was fine…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
42,863 questions
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2023-03-16T16:40:03+00:00
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2025-07-08T21:03:32.4433333+00:00
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[Solved] Windows 11 Reinstall - Error 0x8007042b - 0x4000D
Hello, A few months ago a transferred my Appdata files from my SSD (where Windows is) to my HDD because my SSD was getting full. Big mistakes, a lot of bugs since. I'm now trying to reinstall Windows to get rid of all the issues but I get the Error…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
32,525 questions
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2023-04-12T22:58:05+00:00
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My camera is not working. In the settings is turn on but when I tried to be on camera through zoom is not working. How can I solve this situation?
My camera is not working. In the settings is turn on but when I tried to be on camera through zoom is not working. I went to the settings, and everything looks right. How can I solve this situation?
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
21,819 questions
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2023-05-15T12:31:38+00:00
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2025-07-08T21:02:03.79+00:00
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Windows 11 PC freezes and becomes completely unresponsive when gaming
I recently got a new prebuilt PC, and within a week of redownloading all my files and games from my previous PC, the computer continuously freezes and becomes completely unresponsive when gaming. It happens at random times and seems to differ between…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
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2023-05-15T05:16:23+00:00
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Cumulative updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 - July 2023
The following release notes coincide with Cumulative updates for all the supported versions of Windows, released on 11th July, 2023. Windows 11 Windows 11 22H2: July 11, 2023—KB5028185 (OS Build 22621.1992) - Microsoft Support Improvements This security…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
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2023-07-11T17:12:12+00:00
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windows will get stuck if I don't go to BIOS UEFI (F2)
So I tried turning off ULPS from AMD, then after I turned it off I immediately restarted the laptop, and since then Windows stuck happened, every time I restarted it would definitely get stuck when loading, but when I opened BIOS F2 then returned to…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
42,863 questions
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2023-09-26T06:00:03+00:00
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2025-07-08T20:58:25.8566667+00:00
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after installing windows 11 from bootable usb i got this error cAdd Rin-time error `5`: invalid procedure call or argument ok
hi, i downloaded official windows 11 iso and made a bootable usb with ventoy and installed it on my laptop.but when rebooting laptop gives following error message.plz help fix it. cAdd Rin-time error 5: invalid procedure call or argument …
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Install and upgrade
9,303 questions
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2023-08-18T16:19:37+00:00
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