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After replacing hard drive, I can't get my system back to Windows 10

I am dealing with an older HP Pavillion Elite HPE-112y here, refurbing it. I have a legit copy of Windows 7 premium home addition, and had upgraded to Windows 10, during the offer for free upgrade, several years ago. I replaced the hard drive; and now,…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation
asked 2025-06-04T03:40:44+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers

Windows 11 widgets; how to remove these annoying news feed windows in the Widgets panel?

When hovering over or clicking on the Widgets shortcut the panel appears with ~50 of these stupid little windows all showing news feeds. I don't mind the weather and a very few other widgets that show something useful but all of these news panels are…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
asked 2022-03-21T19:23:48+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers

Lost all audio after May, 2021 Windows 10 update!!!!

At some point, after the May update I lost all PC audio! I've done all the 'no sound' troubleshooting suggestions from Microsoft and everywhere else. I reinstalled all audio drivers, you name it. I even shut down my MSI onboard HD audio in bios and…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2021-05-17T06:50:28+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

windows 10 boot logo missing during startup.

When my Dell inspiration 3595 laptop  boots its not showing the windows 10 boot logo. After the dell logo black screen with loading circle appears and start, not showing window 10 LOGO .how to fix it ?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Sleep and Power on, off
asked 2020-06-08T19:44:52+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers

How to stop being logged out of everything automatically when I turn off my laptop

Can anyone help me please?  I installed a Windows 10 update on 23 June 2020 and, ever since then, whenever I turn my laptop on (after it being shut down) I find that have been logged off from everything.  This didn't happen prior to the update and it is…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2020-07-02T14:45:34+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Live Mail cannot display message after Windows 10 update

My laptop recently updated windows 10 (I think #1909) on it's own.  After the update, my Windows Live Mail quit working.  It downloads the message headers/titles, so I know it's connecting to the gmail server, but when I try to open the message, I get …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2020-07-18T21:58:04+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers

'Resolving Hosts' issue in Chrome and other browsers now occurs almost daily

About 3 weeks ago I first saw 'resolving hosts' in Chrome when pages weren't loading, or were taking several minutes to load. The same thing was happening in Firefox and Edge at the same time.  At that time a reboot seemed to fix it.  Since then it's…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2020-02-07T15:28:09+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers

Can't repair windows

I have tried so many ways to repair my computer but still non of them are working . My PC is saying "Windows failed to start . A recent hardware or software change might be the cause . To fix the problem ...... I tried via automatic repair , it…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2019-03-17T19:35:54+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers

"Up to date" even though I am running version 1507 (RTM build of Windows 10); how to get 1803 (Redstone 4)?

Well without any real help from anyone, I managed to get a legitimately genuine version of Windows 10 installed on my computer... but it is from a DVD so I am running the first released version of the operating system, and I am trying to update to the…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2018-09-01T23:13:56+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers

Ask for permission - You'll need to ask an adult in your family if you can use: Windows Shell Experience

Everytime I boot my PC, I will be greeted with below message. I notice that the process is suspended in task manager as well. So far, I do not see any problem with anything I am doing on this PC but I want to get rid the error (and possibly fix…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Family and online safety
asked 2018-07-03T11:49:37+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers

Devices with Intel SSD 600p Series or Intel SSD Pro 6000p Series may crash and enter a UEFI screen after reboot when upgrading to Windows 10 April 2018 Update

When attempting to upgrade to the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, select devices with Intel SSD 600p Series or Intel SSD Pro 6000p Series may crash and enter a UEFI screen after reboot. Microsoft is working with OEM partners and Intel to identify and block…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2018-05-08T00:51:33+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers

SIM PIN2 to unlock mobile broadband device

My new Laptop is a Lenovo T470s (S/N PC0PXLX1) with a "Sierra Wireless EM7455 Qualcomm Snapdragon X7 LTE-A" WWAN card.  After working well for 6 weeks, I am now unable to get an internet connection using that adapter. Windows 10 network…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2017-12-01T16:17:20+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Update for Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems (KB4041994) — error 0x80070643

After fall creators update I have this update KB4041994 which I cannot install. I always got the same error. I was trying to delete it but it is downloaded again. My laptop is Lenovo G510. Any solutions?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2017-10-23T14:17:44+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

"The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable. Please run the chkdsk utility on the volume OS."

Hi, Keep getting the above error in the system log and chkdsk keeps running on startup and never repairs anything.  Thought it was an issue with system protect, so removed it form both drives and applied it again, but it did not fix the issue.  I'm out…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2014-09-30T21:42:02+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Processor maximum speed locked at 0.76 GHz

EDIT: The problem seems to have been fully resolved by doing a clean install of Windows 10. Hello, I use an AMD A6 processor on my Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 15D. Recently, my PC has been slow, and checking the Task Manager shows that the processor speed is…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2014-05-27T00:04:11+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Not able to download any app from Windows store (Windows 8.1)

Hi Apologies for the long post - but the issue is really frustrating to the core. I purchased an HP laptop 6 months back with Windows 8. I upgraded to 8.1 a couple of months back. Initially I was using a Microsoft account; after a few days I…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Microsoft Store
asked 2013-12-14T07:23:50+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

strange volume listed by disk defrag

Today when going into Disk Defrag, within windows 8.1, I see listed as the last disk a strange volume with now disk drive assigned. It has a lot of letters and numbers after it. It does not show up anywhere else on the computer. I have defrag many times …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2013-10-22T20:31:09+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers

XBox Music App Issues - Windows Phone 8.1

I installed the Developer Preview of Windows Phone 8.1 earlier today, and was frustrated to discover that the dedicated XBox Music app has seemingly not been updated at all since it was released as a Beta months ago. Of course since this app replaces…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2014-04-14T16:01:04+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 8.1 Network Connection Error: One or more network protocols missing on this computer

Friend's computer running Windows 8.1 is unable to connect to awired or wireless network giving the following error: Problems found: One or more network protocols are missing on this computer. Windows Network Diagnostics is unable to repair the problem.…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2014-02-23T13:40:19+00:00
Anonymous
62 answers

can't update to 8.1 0xc1900101-0x20017

Tried to the new release 8.1 today 10/17.  My desktop was successful, but my laptop failed with can't update to 8.1 0xC1900101-0x20017. I have read a clean install may be required. I have just installed windows 7 then upgraded to windows 8 about one…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Install and upgrade
asked 2013-10-17T20:08:40+00:00
Anonymous