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Fresh Install Win 10 v 1709 Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP Error Event log 100 + times

Error is at bottom. "What was I doing when I noticed this error"?  Nothing usually the errors do not 'present' themselves - I just see them in event viewer.  3k + errors can not be good. Specs: Computer Age: 2-3 yrs w/new component (HD, Ram,…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2017-11-12T01:46:57+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

Burning mp3 files to CD using Windows Media Player

I'm on Windows 7. I wanted to delete all the files from a RW-CD so that I could burn some different mp3 files onto it using Windows Media Player. I thought that the best way to do this would be to format the CD. I did this but when I tried to burn the…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2017-12-27T15:33:16+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

While shut down or restart getting message that "someone is still using" my pc

I am getting this problem after the fall creators update .It's happening sometimes when I click shut down or restart a message pops up, it says someone else is using my pc, I do have another user in my pc but that user is not in use when I am getting…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Sleep and Power on, off
asked 2017-10-29T06:54:41+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

File History Not Backing Up OneDrive Local Files

Running 16299.19 on new Surface Pro. I have about 15GB of OneDrive files synched to my local HDD. I have unchecked the "files on demand" button so that files are actually synched locally; however, when File History runs, it does not include…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2017-10-22T21:25:23+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

Intel Wireless Bluetooth not working

I started my computer today and noticed I couldn't use my bluetooth devices. When I went to the Device Manager, I noticed my Intel Wireless Bluetooth was not working properly. The error message "This device cannot start. (Code 10)…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2018-01-02T00:34:24+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Volume Icon in system tray won't open after installing latest Windows10 updates

since I installed the latest updates to windows 10, the volume icon in system tray no longer works. The icon IS there in the system tray hovering over the icon shows the volume level HOWEVER, when I left click OR right click on the icon, NOTHING…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2017-08-13T13:51:04+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

Windows 10 keeps changing my default programs

Windows 10 keeps changing my default pdf program from Adobe Acrobat to Microsoft Edge.  Please don't tell me to set my default program in control panel - I do that weekly. Please don't tell me to do the "OpenWith" registry hack - I've done…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2017-07-17T19:36:54+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Defender Offline on Windows 7 machines DEFINITIONS OUT OF DATE

Windows Defender Offline has stopped recognizing UPDATED Definitions on W7 machines,  Again. Immediately after updating the Media USB, using the MSSSTOOL, attempts to boot from the USB fail, indicating that the Definitions are out of date. On both 32bit…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Security and privacy
asked 2017-05-31T08:59:20+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

Windows 10 - Defender Offline Scan not working

Win Defender Offline Scan not starting, not rebooting, nothing happens (?) Moved from  Windows

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2017-02-27T09:04:07+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

Nokia lumia can't connect to Microsoft account.

Hi  I  trying to sign in to my Microsoft account using my nokia lumia 520. I keep getting an error message Saying can't connect  try again later. I tried the date and time setting, the region setting and did multiple hard reset and reboot. Please help

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2017-02-05T20:19:39+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

Lumia 950XL - battery bulges - overheating problem

I'm posting this to share my 950XL experience with users. I've become too aware that MS don't care.  Unlike other brands, we are clearly users and not "fans" or "supporters". Purchased on 3rd Dec 2015, on the first day.  Immediate…

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2016-08-28T08:26:05+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

BSOD: The bugcheck was: 0x000000df

Hello! I manage a small team of users running Windows 7 on a network and one of them is getting the BSOD with error "The bugcheck was: 0x000000df". I tried various things to fix it and using Norton to clean everything up, and uninstalled…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2016-06-28T12:15:13+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

Reboot takes more than 4 minutes!

I made a backup of my Windows 7. It includes a system image. Following this, the computer takes 4 minutes to reboot on every boot! If I perform the very same backup without a system image, there is no impact on the boot time which is then around 30…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2015-12-20T11:32:39+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

Windows 10 Mail Attachments - Download Failed

I am synching my outlook.com email across my desktop, tablet and windows phone. Over the past 3 weeks, the Windows 10 Mail app on each device shows the majority of (but not all) attachments as "Download Failed". The attachments failing include,…

Windows for home | Other | Email and communications
asked 2015-11-11T05:32:31+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Far Cry 3 crashes on Windows 10 after 15 minutes of gameplay

I updated my 64-bit 8.1 to Windows 10, and far cry 3 was the one crashing in 10 mins, every time. All the drivers were up to date, and yet no good news. The game started, 10-15 minutes of gameplay, crash. I re-installed Windows 10 x64 from zero, and…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2015-09-19T17:03:07+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

Windows 7 SP1 Update Error Code 800F081F

Hi, For a few days now I'm getting an alert in my system tray that Windows cannot automatically search for updates. Clicking on the icon leads me to a message saying that the Windows Update Agent needs an update and a button to do this update. Clicking…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2014-10-07T17:46:09+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

Windows 7 update keeps installing the same 5 important updates. Can someone help?

Sometimes I it says they installed successfully.  sometimes I get error code 9C48, or 0x80070057.   I ran sfc /scannow successfully as admin from dos window and have the CBS.log.  Can someone help?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2015-04-08T19:26:55+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

New MSN homepage not loading slideshows

I am running windows 8 and was converted to the new MSN homepage. The page itself loads just fine. However, for articles that are slideshows, the main images do not show up. I can see the entire article page and even the thumbnails. The main picture…

Windows for home | Other | Apps
asked 2014-10-01T00:11:39+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers

Latest Windows Update for Windows 7 - KB2923545, error Code 800703e6

I have just attempted to download the latest Windows Update for Windows 7 - KB2923545 and get error code 80070e6.  i.e. even the download will not complete. Any ideas for a fix please. Chris. Moved from Windows 7 Install, Upgrade and Activate Forum.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2014-02-27T11:12:46+00:00
Anonymous
42 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How Do I Remove the UTC Timestamp from files backed up by FileHistory?

Since I was having so many problems with Windows 8.1 on my ASUS Vivobook x202e, I backed up my files with Windows File History onto an external hard drive and restored the machine to factory settings so I could start using Windows 8 again, with which I …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2014-01-02T19:28:25+00:00
Anonymous