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Unable to change timezone settings windows 11

After I got my win 11 install setup, I noticed that the time zone section in settings is greyed out, and I am unable to change it, I have included a pic below, I also tried setting it through the control panel, but I just get the error "Unable to…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2021-12-23T00:39:21+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 11 - documents folder is linked to onedrive instead of the pc storage. can't unlink it.

I recently got a new laptop and I'm not sure how windows 11 works. I noticed that my documents folder was just my OneDrive, which i don't want. When i tried to redirect it to the main storage, i get: I'm not sure how to get it to work. I don't want to…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2022-08-26T22:34:31+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

Why is there a debug file on my computer and how to I fix it

In the debug file it says [1010/132558.157:ERROR:directory_reader_win.cc(43)] FindFirstFile: The system cannot find the path specified. (0x3)

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2020-10-10T06:50:09+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

Can't connect to this Wi-Fi after updating windows 11 24H2 update

In previous version of windows 11 i am using wireless network from router but after updating the window 11 24H2 version i can't connect wireless network from router but i can connect smartphone's wifi and router through LAN cable. I have done all the…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2024-10-09T05:27:51+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

BSOD WHILE UPDATING (WINDOWS 11 23H2)

So I basically was updating my windows since my friend told me the updates are useless so I didn't update anything for a year today I made update of 23H2 and while it was on 48% it made me a BSOD With stop code DRIVER_PNP_WATCHDOG Now of course as a…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2024-11-13T14:11:03+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

HELP ME !!! VRChat.exe not responding UnityPlayer.dll caused a Breakpoint

On loading VRChat the white box for VRChat.exe comes up for 2/3 mins and then is not responding and closes. In the error log it mentions; UnityPlayer.dll caused a Breakpoint (0x80000003) in module UnityPlayer.dll at 0033:89f976fb. and; No mono DLL path…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2021-09-01T22:08:23+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 10 automatic update caused intel ac 9560 code 10 error

So my laptop was working fine, then suddenly the internet cut off, since then I can't connect to wifi. I found out that there is no wifi option in the network settings. After that, I also found out that intel wireless AC- 9560 encountered a code 10…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2018-09-01T15:06:19+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

How can I disable the unsafe volume warning?

I usually have my laptop's system volume at 80% and plugged into speakers which I can adjust, but since updating to windows 8.1 I keep noticing that every time I turn my laptop on while plugged into the speakers it automatically lowers and limits my…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2013-11-06T12:28:29+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Photo Gallery not working with Flickr

Flickr has changed there API and I'm not able to use Windows Photo Gallery to load to there site anymore. I've talked to flickr and they say it's cuz of there new API and that Windows Photo Gallery has to update before it will work again. Anyone know…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2014-06-27T21:34:27+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

Windows 8.1 install - unable to create ramdisk - 0xc1900101-0x20017

When I attempt to install Windows 8.1 on my machine from the Windows Store, on boot I receive a blue screen. The error message indicates that the system was unable to create a ramdisk and shows error number 0xc1900101. On reboot, it restores my…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Install and upgrade
asked 2013-10-18T03:27:57+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

Microsoft Fix It encountered an unexpected problem and cannot continue.

I was having trouble with updates. So much so that I was tired of the crashes, hangs, restarts, etc. I re-formatted my drive and reinstalled Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 from my disk. Re-installed all the drivers, programmes, registered with Microsoft…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2014-06-18T11:21:06+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

Low USB microphone recording volume (AT2020)

I've been using an AT2020 USB microphone for several years now, first on Vista and then on Windows 7, with no problems at all. After upgrading to Windows 8, I've found that the recording volume using this microphone is now very low. The hardware is all…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2013-01-12T10:07:02+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

Music stops playing on MS Surface when screen turns off.

I have a Microsoft Surface. I have my mp3's in my default Music folder. When I play an album, a song will play but it will not play the next song if the screen has turned off. I always need to hit the power button again to turn the screen back on in…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2012-12-20T21:34:16+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Update error 0x80070003

How to troubleshoot windows update error code 0x80070003 ran into a problem?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2013-05-18T06:27:54+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Window movie maker: saved video stays black. audio works and preview is fine too... Please help!!

Hi, I have just installed windows movie maker on a laptop that runs windows 7. At the beginning I tried to make a movie from pictures I took and all works fine in WMM itsself. It plays nicely in the previewscreen as well. The problem is that when I…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2012-08-15T15:59:18+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to recovery the Windows 7 product key

original title: Hi i have an activated win7 pro version. It is running slow now days and i was thinking to reinstall it but the big problem is that I have lost the serial Key. Hi i have an activated win7 pro version. It is running slow now days and i was…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Licensing and activation
asked 2011-01-10T14:38:21+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Edge unwantedly adding border around text

When I add text to a pdf in edge, suddenly it it adding a box around the text. It doesn't show up until I hit enter. It's super annoying and I'm sure I did something to turn it on but I can't figure out how to turn it off.

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-02-07T15:21:20+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers

How to cheat in Microsoft Edge's secret Surf game

* Locked Hey there! Most of you might know the hidden game 'Surf' in Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser. You always lose in it when you're 1000m or more (or less- say, 500m), right? This tutorial shows one of the methods to cheat in Microsoft Edge…

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 10
asked 2021-01-20T15:16:46+00:00
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Bing safesearch stuck at "strict" on Edge

Recently, I discovered that when I browse Bing using Edge on my desktop, SafeSearch appears to be fixed on "strict" when it was "off" previously. When I attempt to change this setting, I see the following message with no options to…

Bing | Safety and privacy | Adult content and SafeSearch
asked 2022-02-16T09:34:31+00:00
Anonymous
88 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Surface Pro3 - MicroSD is not working

Hi, My Surface Pro3 is i5, 4GB RAM and 128GB HDD. I have attached 128 GB Sandisk MicroSD and surface pro is not detecting it. I have restated the surface pro several times but it is not showing in Windows explorer. Not even in disk management. I have…

Surface | Surface Pro | Performance and maintenance
asked 2014-08-07T19:00:13+00:00
Anonymous