15,828 questions
43 answers
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Windows 10 stuck att boot logo
Hi i just turned my pc from sleep it didnt turn on so i restarted it and now it wont boot it gets to winows logo and stands there nothing happens
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
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2018-11-29T10:36:27+00:00
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2025-07-08T14:35:44.49+00:00
Anonymous
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Media Created property not showing-disappeared and cannot be set. Error 0xc00d3e8e
Ever since the last major windows 10 update, I cannot set a date at the Media Created property of any of my mp4 files. Every time I try to do it, I get an error code 0xc00d3e8e along with a message telling me that "The property is read-only".…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
23,609 questions
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2018-05-20T20:22:39+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:50:32.19+00:00
Anonymous
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Your Windows license will expire soon. You need to activate Windows in settings.
Hi, my name is Niya and yesterday I went on my computer so I could watch some YouTube and when I started up my computer a message popped up saying: Your Windows License will expire soon. You need to activate Windows in settings. I clicked close and it …
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
15,828 questions
asked
2018-04-05T02:42:32+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:50:32.19+00:00
Anonymous
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Cannot adjust the brightness in Windows 10 1803
I have a Dell L501X laptop with an i5-460m processor with Intel HD graphics first gen (driver 8.15.10.2900). After upgrading to Windows 10 vers. 1803 I've noticed that the brightness control is not working. Because of this, I had to waste MY TIME and…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
39,769 questions
asked
2018-05-12T01:25:19+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:50:32.19+00:00
Anonymous
43 answers
Windows 10 clean install
PC won't boot and I'm done attempting a repair. Finished. I would like to start from scratch but would like to install the OS GPT vs MBR which I had originally done. I originally upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7 Ultimate Edition before the 10…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
15,828 questions
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2018-05-07T07:39:02+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:50:32.19+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows setup could not configure windows to run on this hardware message during repair install
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 I am trying to do a repair install of Windows 7 Ultimate which came pre-installed on the system, but every time I run windows setup, it gets 99% done, and is at the completing setup phase and suddenly pops up with a message…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Install and upgrade
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2018-08-24T03:20:19+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:50:32.19+00:00
Anonymous
43 answers
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Xbox Party chat buzzing on windows 10??
I'm on windows 10 and I made an account for Sea of Thieves. When I tried to make an xbox party with the people in my crew it made a super loud, continuous buzzing noise in their headphones unless I mute myself. I've checked the ports and its happened on …
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
10,457 questions
asked
2018-01-07T06:45:38+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:49:23.3833333+00:00
Anonymous
43 answers
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No permission to disable a task in Task Scheduler
I was searching for a solution to my laptop starting by itself after going to sleep mode. I've read a possible solution is disabling "Reboot" task in "UpdateOrchestrator". Unfortunately, when I try to do this I get a message: Task…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
21,820 questions
asked
2017-11-17T09:57:52+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:49:23.3833333+00:00
Anonymous
43 answers
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WhatsApp installation stucks at “setting up whatsapp please wait”
Hi, I am having Lumia 640 Dual with Windows 8.1. I could not install WhatsApp latest version or even beta version from store. It always stucks at “setting up whatsapp please wait” after phone verification Really frustrating. So far I tried WhatsApp…
Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
6,859 questions
asked
2017-12-23T01:56:23+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:49:23.3833333+00:00
Anonymous
43 answers
Windows 10 - Shutdown, but user stays logged in
When I shutdown Windows 10, (latest version, fully patched up to date 25-Oct-2017), I find that it shuts down without issue. However, when the PC is restarted, the last logged in user (who initiated the shut down) is still logged in. I noticed this when…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Sleep and Power on, off
3,681 questions
asked
2017-10-26T11:43:26+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:49:23.3833333+00:00
Anonymous
43 answers
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File not found. Check the file name and try again.
Running Wordpad and other applications, I cannot save a file. When I try to, I receive the error message "File not found. Check the file name and try again." I have Windows 10 on a Dell Inspiron and I have tried Windows and Dell diagnostics and…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
23,609 questions
asked
2018-03-30T19:55:52+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:49:23.3833333+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows 10 update changed my personal settings---WHY???
Feature update to Windows 10, version 1709 just installed itself on my computer. I checked the details of the so-called new features. There's absolutely nothing there that I need or want. But I had no choice. During the update, Microsoft changed my…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
23,845 questions
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2017-11-18T01:41:39+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:49:23.3833333+00:00
Anonymous
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Fixed - KB4058258 Requires a restart to finish installing
I updated with this today but it says KB4058258 Requires a restart to finish installing Any help? Restarted about 4 times windows 10 1709 build 16299.214 Edit: Fixed it by uninstalling and manually downloading and installing the patch
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
23,845 questions
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2018-02-01T11:59:40+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:49:23.3833333+00:00
Anonymous
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Games(especially PUBG) keep constantly crashing
Hello, I recently built a new computer and whenever I play pubg it constantly crashes. I have done a lot of research and tried a lot of things but still nothing works. Mainly I get crashes saying "bad module info" or "serialization error…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
10,457 questions
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2018-01-18T23:51:49+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:49:23.3833333+00:00
Anonymous
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Fake Virus Alerts, Browser Hijacking (Firefox and IE11) Using Windows 7
Hi, All. I'm trying to resolve a problem on a computer used in our senior group. Something called "Fireball" showed up on this machine. One of the other "lab rats" deleted it--I don't know exactly how they did it. What's been…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Security and privacy
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2017-05-27T01:58:55+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:48:30.94+00:00
Anonymous
43 answers
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Wireless Xbox One controller requires PIN for Windows 10.
I cant connect my xbox wireless controller to my PC with Bluetooth because Windows 10 requires a PIN. The controller is discovered by Bluetooth under add new device and it recognizes that it is an Xbox Wireless Controller. However when I hit the connect…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
10,457 questions
asked
2017-08-22T14:48:00+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:48:30.94+00:00
Anonymous
43 answers
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definition update for windows defender fails over and over in Windows 10
Windows Update fails to install Defender definitions updates, KB KB2267602, error code 0x80070643. I have contacted Microsoft Support 3 times to no avail. The problem is not that I want to allow the update to install 1 time, I AM NOT USING DEFENDER. I…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
17,582 questions
asked
2015-11-22T17:38:05+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:46:37.22+00:00
Anonymous
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Rearrange taskbar buttons and/or rearrange order of notification area icons. Windows 8.1
I found the following for Windows 8.1, order of app buttons on the taskbar: All open files from the same app are always grouped together, even if you didn’t open them one after the other. This is so you can see all of the previews for that app at the…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility
8,442 questions
asked
2015-02-05T14:24:17+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:45:49.71+00:00
Anonymous
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Problems opening/deleting .MOV files in Windows 8.1
When I attempt to open some .MOV files instead of starting up Apple QuickTime Player (which is set as default program for this file type) 10 to 15 seconds Windows closes the folder containing the .MOV file without any explanation. Further attempts…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
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2014-11-16T17:25:53+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:45:49.71+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows 8.1 Store Not working
Yesterday I upgraded to windows 8.1. after installing my programs, I launched the Windows Store, and to my surprise, it said: "We weren't able to connect to the Store. This might have happened because of a server problem or the network connection…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Microsoft Store
1,234 questions
asked
2014-12-26T13:26:41+00:00
Anonymous
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2025-07-07T19:45:49.71+00:00
Anonymous