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Windows 11 Install Fails, But In An Odd Way

Hello! I've been attempting to upgrade (my unsupported (CPU is 1 gen too old)) computer to Windows 11. So I mount the ISO, go through the setup as usual. It says it's installing, I leave it (with sleep off). Then, when I return and restart the computer…

Windows for home | Other | Windows update
asked 2025-03-04T09:08:54+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

I was handed a "banned from commenting" message one morning, with no warning.

Initially it said two things; "You have been banned due to your name" and "You have been banned due to violations of guidelines". I have read through the guidelines and an find nowhere a sufficient reason for my commenting suspension.…

Windows for home | Other | Apps
asked 2021-08-08T13:16:01+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Copilot not showing and is missing from settings

Hey everyone! I heard that Copilot was officially released, yet I still don't see it on my laptop. I've tried looking everywhere, and still can't seem to see why it isn't there. Any help will be appreciated, and I'll drop some device specs below. Thanks…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2024-01-02T23:16:22+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why am I seeing lots of Event ID 131 - DeviceSetupManager - Metadata staging failed errors?

In Event Viewer I am seeing lots of errors and warning related to DeviceSetupManager problems. Judging from other questions, this is happening widely. I have been investigating this issue and believe I have some information which may be useful to…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2024-01-21T21:01:31+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Assertion Failed and kept on appearing after turning on my laptop.

So this issue just happened to me 2 days ago and still happening up to this day. Well i have done my research and i think it has something to do with Adobe Photoshop 2020 (which i downloaded from the official site a few days ago but i ended up…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2020-08-21T03:52:02+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Cannot get bootable usb windows 10 2004 to work

Have rest the computer yet again for the umpteenth time Have had one advisor on here saying my pc might not be compatable but it is only 1 year old Lenovo Ideacentre 310s-08asr amd a9-9245 radeon r5 compute cores 2c+3G 8Gb Memory 875Gb free on hard…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2020-09-13T20:35:32+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

I am unable to send or receive emails from Windows Live after upgrading Windows 10 as you said I needed to do

I upgraded Windows 10 and now I can neither send or receive my email on Windows Live Mail.

Windows for home | Other | Email and communications
asked 2020-09-27T22:20:39+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Microphone detected by windows but mic doesn't work

I'm on Windows 10, using Realtek Audio Ok here's what I've what's happening and what I've tried- my headset mic stopped, which uses the 3.5mm jacks on my PC. Audio comes into the headphones fine, but the mic isn't detecting my voice.  I figured maybe the…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2020-04-18T23:12:26+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Disable Get Even More Out of Windows

Hello, I'm having a problem with this screen appearing on my computers. I want it, and anything related to halting startup disabled. What I've tried so far is setting the registry key…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2020-03-25T10:06:25+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Anyone else seeing BSOD issues in cldflt.sys after installing KB4517389

On my laptop machine (but not on my desktop) I started getting BSOD failures in cldflt.sys after installing KB4517389. Symptoms basically the same as those reported…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2019-10-12T12:24:49+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Cannot see MY computer in the network but can see others.

I have windows 10 - updated with the latest software. Network adapter drivers are the latest. I am connected via eithernet or Wifi and have the SAME issue. I enabled the settings to allow network discovery and to be seen on the network for private…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2019-10-19T17:48:04+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Error 0x80070141 when copying photos or videos from iphone xr

I have recently started getting 0x80070141 error when attempting to copy photos and videos from my iPhone XR to my windows 10 desktop.  It will work for a short period but then I start getting the errors.  I have tried 3 different iPhone cables and USB …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2019-11-10T23:35:51+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Cannot scan the pc using cmd

I am trying to scan my pc pn various way but none of them are working, there is always a problem appear . I typed the command chkdsk then sfc /scannow and many others and all of them are showing some problems and I couldn't fix it . So help me from the …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2019-06-25T09:37:01+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Sfc /Scannow Error Resolves

9-07-05 13:38:41, Info                  CSI    000053f6 Hashes for file member [l:27]'MSFT_MpComputerStatus.cdxml' do not match. Expected: {l:32 ml:4096 b:250a58b9ec6c327e7d165cecbdbae0b1fdca203cd342dba12616527b47a44486}. Actual: {l:32…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2019-07-05T12:50:09+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

HATE THIS - Windows Search "Top Apps" - How do I remove it?

Is it possible to remove the "Top Apps" section of Windows Search. I'm using  and the what I need removed is I really hate anything to do with search history and that sort of thing and I really hate seeing this every time I try to do a…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2019-06-16T21:25:43+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Temporary files increasing every day by the gigabyte

Yesterday I went to a computer repair person because I was getting messages that I was out of storage.  He had never heard of this problem but he ran a piece of software and said I would be good for a long time.  Well since yesterday another 6 gigs of…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2019-04-05T12:22:36+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Windows 10 computer is very unresponsive

First I'll describe the problem, then give the background. The problem is that a Windows 10 computer usually is very unresponsive.  Clicking on anything, the blue circle will spin, then stop.  Then 10-20 seconds later the app will start to come up, but…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2019-03-07T19:03:07+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

Windows 10 Blue Screen

I'm getting frequent blue screens on my Windows 10 64bit install.  Here's my sad tale: I upgraded from Win 7 32 bit to Win 10 64 bit, but found my Intel H67 chipset wasn't getting 64 bit drivers... so in order to keep using my i7-2600 2nd gen Intel CPU…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2018-10-26T04:43:52+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can't Add Gmail Account To Windows 10 Mail App (Error code: 0x8000000b)

Hello, I've been trying to set up my Gmail on my new Dell laptop, but keep getting error message 0x8000000b. Could someone please assist me? Thank you. *Modified title for accuracy* *Original title: How do I fix Error Code: 0x8000000b?*

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2018-09-20T23:44:51+00:00
Anonymous
44 answers

intel wireless-ac 9260 blue screen crash when installing adapter

installing intel Bluetooth drivers works fine, and this part of the 9260 actually works. but whenever the wireless adapter is recognized and initialized I receive a blue screen crash with code BUGCODE_NDIS_DRIVER. upon restart, the adapter has a…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2018-06-04T18:03:04+00:00
Anonymous