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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 will not work on this device?

Hello, I am excited about the new flight simulator! I just purchased the Premium Deluxe edition from the Microsoft Website and seem to have installed the standard edition. I can see this in the Microsoft Store App. However, the Deluxe and Premium Deluxe…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2020-07-19T23:20:27+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows security stuck on black screen after opening.

Hello. I am having issues trying to open Windows security. It gets stuck on a black screen and I can't access the settings. I have tried the reset and repair options and that was no use. I even checked for updates and nothing. I even tried restarting my…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy
asked 2024-01-11T18:20:36+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 10: Sudden activation Error

Having had a legitimate copy of Win10x64 Pro since release, today I have been presented with an activation error (0xC004C003). Running the trouble shooter tells me that I I have a Win10 HOME licence (which is a false statement). Looking at my MS account…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation
asked 2018-11-08T10:44:14+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

File System Error (-2147219196) - Can't open photos, groove, calculator...

Updated to Version 1803 OS Build 17134.1 Now cannot open Photos, Groove, Calculator, and I'm sure a bunch of other apps.... Any help would be appreciated.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2018-05-05T01:57:35+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 10 won't go to sleep after recent fall update

Have checked there are no active wake timers Turned off wake via Ethernet and all drivers/BIOS seem up to date. Any suggestion as to why this is happening and is this a known bug requiring a patch? Also via powercfg no application are preventing…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Sleep and Power on, off
asked 2018-01-16T23:07:44+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers

Nokia 206 - disk space problems

I have a Nokia 206 dual sim phone, and it has a lot of DEMO games pre-installed. These are listed as System Files and i cannot get to remove them. Due to this, i am running very low on operational disk space, even after installing an external memory…

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2013-11-17T18:48:17+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers

Blank Screen after Installing Windows 8.1?

I installed Windows 8.1 earlier today, and the process finished without any trouble. However, a few minutes after reloading, Windows forced me to log off. When I logged back on, there was only a blank screen with a cursor. I activated task manager and a…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Install and upgrade
asked 2013-10-18T03:00:41+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows 8.1 Install Error 0xC1900101-0x20017

I had this problem upgrading from windows 8 to the preview and was never able to install it. Now I just try with the final and same problem is happening. Microsoft is really disappointing me. This is ridiculous <Split from:…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Install and upgrade
asked 2013-10-18T19:56:07+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Grey x's on all desktop icons Windows 8.1

Recently a client discover that all of their desktop icons (files and shortcuts) have large Grey X's in the corner on their Windows 8.1 home PC. The files are still accessible upon click through to them. They do not have a tape drive (one possible cause …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2014-06-18T14:52:09+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

All Modern apps fail to start after Windows 8.1 upgrade

All Modern apps show an "X" in their bottom right corner. Here is some additional information: I Installed via the Windows Store today I upgraded from Windows 8 Store won't open. It shows the splash screen, then a solid color screen. Nothing…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Microsoft Store
asked 2013-10-20T02:13:19+00:00
Anonymous
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how can i lock desktop icons in windows 8

Need desktop icons lock up for WINDOWS 8

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Email and communications
asked 2013-04-20T20:30:14+00:00
Anonymous
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Error “Windows\System32\Atibtmon.exe Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library”.

Original Title: just installed windows 8 pro getting error   windows\system32\atibtmon.exe  mircosoft visual c++ runtime library How can I fix this? Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks in advance Diane

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2012-11-13T12:15:00+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows 7 windows update broken after disk clone

I used EASEUS Diskcopy to clone a harddisk (new disk 750 GB) and now windows update does not work. Any suggestions?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2010-12-16T18:20:17+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can't uninstall iTunes program due to missing itunes.msi file.

I click on itunes icon error Problem with shortcut This action is only valid for products that are curently installed. First I tried searching for the file, no luck. I tried system restore. I tried "winrar" apparantly there were no files to…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2009-11-15T02:18:15+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Update Windows media player to 2.5.0.1 on Windows 7

I am trying to use the OverDrive Media console but I cannot upload books because it says the security on my windows media player is out of date.  I tried the upgrade tool that is built into OverDrive but nothing happened.  Then I tried the website…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2010-04-14T14:20:45+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I search a folder WITH ITS SUBFOLDERS in Windows7 please?

when I run a search in Windows 7, only one folder at a time is searched.  How do I broaden a search to a folder and all of its subfolders?  Vista did that automatically; Windows 7 does not seem to do so. Thanks!

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2010-02-01T02:40:52+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Gateway laptop: Plugged in, not charging

I bought my Gateway laptop in January. Randomly last night it said "Plugged in, not charging" on the battery meter. I know this is NOT an issue with Gateway because I have googled this issue and the common problems seems to be Vista. I tried…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-04-13T05:04:39+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

What do I do if my computer has no sound?

What do I do if my computer has no sound?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2009-08-25T01:35:30+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows lose focus, seemingly at random

Since upgrading from Vista Business to 7 Business, I've run into an intermittent issue. Windows seem to lose focus at random. It may be happening more than I realize, since I have to be actively using the window to notice when it stops accepting my…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility
asked 2009-11-23T19:36:32+00:00
Anonymous
75 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 7 start menu search not working

Whenever I try to search in my Start Menu, I only get ghost search results which I cannot open: ![](http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r215/dimkasmir/img1.png) In many places I have seen instructions to delete the…

Windows for home | Other | Search, touch, and mouse
asked 2010-02-15T02:37:21+00:00
Anonymous