Remap or disable 'Copilot' chatbot key on new Windows keyboards
Recently Microsoft has partnered with manufacturers to add new chatbot keys in place of the old commonly used menu/ right control key. I've been getting more and more calls from customers of new laptops complaining about this chatbot key and wanting it…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
Event 65, AppModel-Runtime
I am getting these errors with "Failed with 0x57 retrieving AppModelRuntime status for package Windows." Anyone know what's causing this? Computer is up to date with windows updates... Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-AppModel-Runtime/Admin …
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
Crackling audio after update to 2004
After updating Win10 to 2004, I get crackling audio when I use Razer Surround Pro software. When I switch my audio output, I get normal audio. This only happens when I use Surround Pro. Edit: Still talking with razer support but I ultimately believe this…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
Flight Sim 2020 keeps crashing even with the a beast of a PC and Video card?
I have a i9 5.Ghz with 32Gb Ram, Windows 10 Pro, Nvidia RTX2080Ti and even when I put the graphics on low as recommended with Nvidia Experience the game crashes with error Critical Process Died! I have benched my video card and all Games run perfect and…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
Windows 10 minimizing any games automatically at random times
Hi, Since I installed Windows 10, all my games minimize at random times, I don't have anything else open. It happens with Steam games, as well as games not in steam, like Guild Wars 2 for example. It is so annoying, sometimes I am playing PvP tournament…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
Windows 8.1 Product Key and Activation
About a week ago, I downloaded Windows 8.1 from MS Store. This was an upgrade for Windows 8 which came installed on my new HP PC. The download was successful and Win 8.1 installed. However, Win 8.1 did not get activated and I keep getting a reminder…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Licensing and activation
disable or remove password startup on Windows 8
How can I disable or remove password startup on Windows 8? I have no need to password protect my PC and I would like to remove it.
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Email and communications
Build 22000.282 for Beta and Release Channels
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/15/releasing-windows-11-build-22000-282-to-beta-and-release-preview-channels/
Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Windows AI
I think my Microsoft account has been hacked
I think my Microsoft account has been hacked.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Android
Microsoft 365 features that help users manage their subscriptions, account settings, and billing information.
OneDrive's recent update 23061.0319 doesn't open on Mac (Catalina v10.15.7)
Dear Support Team As a result of the recent OneDrive update 23061.0319 (installed on my Mac on the 1st of Apr 2023) OneDrive app won't sync or open on my MacBook Pro (Catalina v10.15.7). Despite following the steps as (as published in Microsoft Support…
Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | iOS
A Microsoft file hosting and synchronization service.
OneDrive deleted local files and started syncing old files !
Hi, OneDrive has suddenly deleted files in local folders that was not synced with OneDrive. I installed OneDrive a while ago on my work computer and copied a lot of different files including Visual Studio projects to the OneDriver folder. Later found out…
Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
A Microsoft file hosting and synchronization service.
Touchpad scroll not working with Excel 2010
Good day all, I have an Acer Aspire ES 15 running 64bit Windows 10 and Office 2010 Professional. I've just built this machine from new and the only application or situation where 2 fingered scrolling on the touchpad doesn't work is Excel 2010. Following…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
FIXED: Error: “Microsoft Office cannot find your license for this application” and application closes in Office 2016 (Build: 16.0.7167.2040)
Issue: When opening an Office application, you may see the following error message: "Microsoft Office cannot find your license for this application. A repair attempt was unsuccessful or cancelled. Microsoft Office will now close." IMPORTANT:…
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.
Comment balloons will not print. WORD 2010
Comment balloons will not print. I have a document that has insertions and deletiions in the text and comments in balloons in the right margin. When I try to print it, the space is there in the right hand marginto accomidate the ballons but the…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
How do I change the color of Strikethrough without changing the color of the text?
Hello, I have Word 2007. I want to achieve red Strikethrough upon normal black text. I would be grateful to know how to do this, or if, as I suspect, it is not possible, then I would also be interested to know why Microsoft has not provided this quite…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
Transfer license to a new computer
Hello all, I just purchased a new computer and want to transfer my Microsoft Office license to the new computer. How do I do that? Can someone send me step-by-step instructions? Thanks in advance for all the help. Best regards Pablo
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.
hate the new outlook that is replacing win mail. any alternative that is similar to win mail that is simple and fast to load?
hate the new outlook that is replacing win mail. any alternative that is similar to win mail that is simple and fast to load? this is probably worse than the decision to remove group all at task bar and so many people refused to upgrade to win 11…
Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For business
Using New Outlook on Windows for professional communication and productivity
How can I open an attachment without downloading it on new Outlook?
Before I switched to new outlook, I was able to double click on attachments and they would open to their specific apps. Ex. If it was a PDF it would open with Acrobat; If it was a word doc, it would open with word. Now I have to click the download button…
Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For home
Using New Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
New Outlook and OneNote integration
I'm wondering how OneNote integration is handled with the "new Outlook" Experience on Windows? Specifically, will any of these scenarios be supported with the new client? Send to OneNote from Outlook Send Meeting Details to OneNote from…
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
Signatures in New Outlook for Mac have disappeared
On July 6 I installed the updates v16.63 (2207500) and in New Outlook the signatures from all four of the email accounts I have, have all disappeared. They are not visible in SIgnatures, and the '+' button in Edit Signatures does nothing – I can't…
Outlook | MacOS | Legacy Outlook for Mac | For home
Using older versions of Outlook for Mac for personal email and calendar