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Win10 2004 suddenly removed access to multiple external hard drives. In desperate need of help [ cannot find a solution :( ]

Hey everyone, Name is Antonio and I'm not a regular here. But going to give this a shot and hope that the great minds here can help me get access to my 5 External Hard Drives. The brief story: Updated to Win10 2004 a couple of weeks ago and everything…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2020-07-26T02:23:34+00:00
Anonymous
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How can I connect my Win 11 device to my dad's computer for parental controls?

I helped my dad in setting up my Microsoft account on the family safety software, the only problem is I can't connect my computer to his computer, it says I need to do that for activity and location display. We've tried so many things to the point where…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Family and online safety
asked 2024-01-16T16:44:58+00:00
Anonymous
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MSFS 2020 will not connect to server

Auto connect is not connecting

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Microsoft Store
asked 2020-09-10T14:02:33+00:00
Anonymous
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Exclude an exe from superfetch/prefetch

Hi! As I know it prefetch/superfetch creates .pf files for all executables that were previously runned. As such I don't want windows to make a specific executable's .pf file through prefetch because I don't want to disable  prefetch entirely for…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2020-09-02T19:08:46+00:00
Anonymous
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Kb4493509 Update Problems

Hello, there is an huge problem with the Kb4493509 Update.  Me and an friend got the Update yesterday evening and installed it after the installation and the reboot our system doesn't work correctly.  After an deinstallation of the Kb4493509 the systems…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2019-04-10T13:45:47+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Local Drive E low disk space after Windows 10 April 2018 update

My Dell Inspiron 15 laptop updated this morning.  After the update, I now get a popup that local drive E is low on disk space.  This drive was my recovery image drive before the update.  How do I fix this?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2018-05-01T16:49:34+00:00
Anonymous
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you'll need a new app to open this ms-gaming overlay (windows 10 1803)

Every time I try to use the game bar, this pops up

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2018-05-27T12:47:02+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

windows 10 - desktop unavailable after updates

Hi Trying to start my pc and get this message:- Location is not available C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Desktop is unavailable. If this location is on this PC, make sure that the device or drive is connected or the disc is inserted, then try…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2018-05-15T08:51:05+00:00
Anonymous
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Why is my Epson Scanner freezing after upgrading to Windows 10 Spring 2018

i can only scan once before My scan software locks and i then have to cycle the scanner off/on and restart my scan software for the next scan.   This problem affects all my Epson devices that scan.  I tried reinstalling manufacturers software.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2018-05-23T11:36:11+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows 10 update fails yet again - June 2018

So here we go again. There have been 3 major updates to the WIN 10 OS and all have been colossal failures. They take over your computer for 6-10 hours or more, crash, reinstall previous version.... repeat. This is truly a horror story yet again. On the …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2018-06-09T03:15:22+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

TLS security setting

Can’t connect securely to this page This might be because the site uses outdated or unsafe TLS security settings. If this keeps happening, try contacting the website’s owner. Your TLS security settings aren’t set to the defaults, which could also be…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2017-10-20T13:49:43+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Toshiba flash cards app is preventing shutdown

When closing down my laptop the following message pops up...Toshiba flashcards app is preventing shutdown.  I have never seen this before various "new" items were downloaded in an automatic update.  I uninstalled it in programmes, but it still…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Sleep and Power on, off
asked 2017-12-19T10:57:58+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Download link of windows 10 1703 version iso.

I want to download Windows 10 1703 iso file. In Microsoft download site there is only 1709 iso file is available.Is there anyone have and cloud link please reply me.Because 1709 have plenty of error.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2017-11-19T08:26:37+00:00
Anonymous
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.Docx files are not showing word icon but only white plain icon (Windows 10)

There is no problem in the process of opening of the files in word. it is just not showing the icon.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2018-01-27T12:53:51+00:00
Anonymous
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Zune Marketplace, RIP

Officially, we all heard that the Zune Marketplace, and the grandfathered Zune Pass, was going to be shut down many months ago. Of course, those of us who were fans of the service weren't happy. Well, whether out of incompetence or benevolence (I'm…

Windows for home | Other | Apps
asked 2016-04-28T08:12:22+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 10: Disable automatic connection of a wireless network

I have a number of available networks in my area but I wish to connect automatically only to my secured Home network. The problem is that one of the unsecured building networks is checked to connect automatically. I have tried to uncheck the box but it…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2016-03-01T00:23:10+00:00
Anonymous
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New software update for Nokia 222/222 Dual SIM: 20.05.11

Hey all, we have started rolling out a new software release for Nokia 222 (RM-1137) and Nokia 222 Dual SIM (RM-1136): 20.05.11. You can update the phone software using Nokia Software Recovery Tool, find the instructions from here. Availability of the…

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2016-03-02T14:10:32+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows Update KB3102429 Does not play well with Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2008

We have developed a .Net C# program that uses Crystal reports to create a report from raw data. We started getting customers with crystal reports errors.  The only common thread was it started happening after a specific date. After tracing it down we…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2015-11-20T18:50:29+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows RT upgrade to Windows 10

Hi, I have recently bought a Lumia 2520 tab that works on Windows RT 8.1. I wanted to know if this Windows RT can be upgraded to Windows 10. If yes, then it would be really great. Else I will have regret for buying an operating system that has no…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2015-01-28T13:00:29+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Unable to connect my iPhone 5s hotspot to my Windows 8 computer.

My iphone 5s personal hotspot (wifi) can not connect to my laptop under windows 8 system. I bring my iphone & lap top to Apple services centre. Apple use a lot of iphone 5 & iphone 5s personal hotspot also unable to connect to my lap top's wifi.…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2013-12-04T07:06:01+00:00
Anonymous