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Schannel Error 36888

I am getting this Schannel Error 36888 over and over and over again. There NOTHING listed on the help site about it. I have no idea what it is, but my computer is crashing over and over again. I don't know if this is the reason, but it seems to be the …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2009-12-24T01:59:46+00:00
Anonymous
80 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Cannot Connect to my Printer - Operation Failed with Error 0x00000002

My printer was working with my laptop through a wireless network. Now I cannot print or connect to my printer. I am still connected to the network, but I can't connect to the printer. When I try to add it, I can see the printer name and I select it, but…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2010-10-31T04:19:24+00:00
Anonymous
80 answers

New Microsoft Edge freezing intermittently forcing restart

The new Edge browser will occasionally freeze. When this happens there is no screen control and ending the Edge process using the task manager closes the browser window bur does not release all the resources forcing me to restart the PC. This can happen …

Microsoft Edge | Browser crashes or stops working | Windows 10
asked 2020-06-28T20:53:09+00:00
Anonymous
80 answers

(New) Edge C - Step Right Up & Discuss

Anyone using (new) Edge C (GA) & or testing the Edge Insider beta Channels, comments (bad AND good), tips, info to share, observations, suggestions/requests, issues/problems, curiosities, questions, you name it... The floor is yours... Myself, I…

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 10
asked 2020-01-31T09:14:24+00:00
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Windows 11 Pro 24H2 Release Preview 261000.1876 webview2 hash mismatch in store

over the weekend, i ran SFC /scannow as part of my routine Maintenace. normally the command returns with ther typical 'no error found' type of message. but this time it said it had found and fixed corrupted files. subsequent passes also said the same…

Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Repair and recovery
asked 2024-09-26T20:27:22+00:00
Anonymous
80 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Microsoft rewards redeem codes

Where could I find the Microsoft rewards redeem codes to add it to the balance in any other websites or somewhere else? Howto get it?

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.

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asked 2023-12-12T01:00:04+00:00
Anonymous
80 answers

Surface Pro 7 Front Camera Not Working

I'm not sure when it started, since I hadn't used the front camera on the device at all, but today I noticed in the Device manager that the "Surface Camera Front" has an error: This device cannot start. (Code 10)…

Surface | Surface Pro | Sound and camera
asked 2019-10-29T19:25:09+00:00
Anonymous
80 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Surface RT "dead"/black screen after installing optional upgrade(s)

Hello! I've recently reset my Surface RT to factory settings. Now after setting it up again and installing all needed updates via WindowsUpdate, I also wanted to install the optional ones - especially the one with the Windows 10-like start menu because I…

Surface | Other
asked 2018-01-23T22:02:45+00:00
Anonymous
80 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Surface pen no longer able to highlight the article

I use the surface pen to do personal reading as well as highlighting on the article. However, recently I suddenly cannot do the highlighting  anymore. Each time I tried to highlight, the pen dragged the screen to the next page. Is this the problem with…

Surface | Accessories | Surface Pen
asked 2017-11-06T04:35:32+00:00
Anonymous
80 answers

Surface Pro 7 Slow WiFi

Hello everyone, I am working with my new Surface Pro 7 i5 one or two days now and unfortunately, I still have severe wifi issues after installing all updates. Speed is between 0 and 1,250 kbit/s. After searching for this issue, I found several entries…

Surface | Surface Pro | Network
asked 2019-12-28T15:20:10+00:00
Anonymous
80 answers

Surface Book 2 - Fans are noisy / loud after update

Hi, I updated my surface book 2 (13 - i7 - 1050) today from the build 1809 to 1909 with all updates/firmware. I have noticed that the behavior of the fans has changed.  My laptop got a lot noiser during load and even audible at idle. Now the fans are…

Surface | Surface Book | Power and battery
asked 2020-06-25T21:44:20+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers

Microsoft Auto Update gives "One or more updates package could not be downloaded" message

This is for MacOS 10.14.5 Microsoft AutoUpdate is v 4.12 Office Updates are 16.26 Worked with first level support to completely clean my Mac of all microsoft products and reinstall latest package. Ran in SAFE MODE no change. Ran Cocktail and Disk Utility…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Windows
asked 2019-07-02T07:24:01+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers

MAU still didn't work

Split from this thread from months ago Well it's now October, and 16.30 just arrived. The MAU still didn't work. I noticed that it's now combined with the update so didn't try to download the updated first this time. But symptoms are all the same -…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Windows
asked 2019-10-16T18:20:05+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers

Excel printing and display scaling bug

Windows 7 Pro Office 365 x64 ver 1709 (Build 8431.2236 click-torun) When printing with Excel, the page layout is being affected by display scaling.  I had it set at 125%.  A spreadsheet that normally prints to 6 pages is trying to print to 9 or 10 pages.…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows
asked 2018-04-10T15:17:07+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

'Word could not create the work file. Check the temp environment variable.' What is the simplest way to resolve this please!

When I open Word I get this message every time: 'Word could not create the work file. Check the temp environment variable.' Word then crashes very often without autosaving.  I've found many people asking this question but I utterly do not understand the…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2012-01-11T10:55:22+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Computer crashed, lost microsoft office..

My recently I purchased Microsoft office and downloaded and installed it on my computer. Then my computer crashed, I had to reset it, and thus I lost all of my microsoft office products. Is there anyway for me to get them back or do I need to buy them …

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Windows
asked 2013-04-02T00:58:11+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Turn Off Compatibility Mode in Word 2010

Original Title: Word 2010 - Compatibility Mode Hi, I've been reading the threads here trying to find exactly how to turn off this annoying compatibility mode in Word.  I'm NOT using Outlook which seems to have been the culprit for some.  These word docs…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2010-11-20T16:54:07+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Date format problem in Mail Merge - Word 2010

How do you change the date format in Mail Merge - Word 2010? In the data file the date is fomated as DD-MMM-YY, yet in the merge document it appears as MMM/D/YY?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2011-05-04T05:45:56+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How can I turn off automatic date update on opening documents

Original Title: Word 2010 How can I turn off automatic date update on opening documents.  I need to retain the dates letters were written.  Step by step if possible!

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2011-05-10T12:06:19+00:00
Anonymous
79 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Cannot Save docx file - "A File Error has Occurred"

This applies to Word 2007. Ok so I've been working on this document for days. Everything'ss gone ok so far. But I just went to save and it told me "A file error has occurred." It will not let me save in the docx format, however it will let me…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2010-06-16T22:04:12+00:00
Anonymous