Recent content by Moondoggy

I just finished updating my Windows 10 laptop to with August 2025 patches. After rebooting I didn't see any option to sign up for ESU but then I read that instead of being logged in with my local admin account I needed to temporarily be logged in with my Microsoft account instead. The...

Weird,,,,, Layout was not present but after patching and a reboot is was. Problem solved. Thanks for the feedback.

I'm setting up my new Windows 11 Pro rig and I was wanting to be able to display more pinned apps on the Start menu. I checked the internet and it says to go to settings/personalization/start and there will see Layout which will allow me to increase the number of apps shown. There's also a...

I just wanted to add an update to this posting. After upgrading my HP Pavilion DV7 Laptop to Windows 10 Spring Creators edition (Version 1703) I found that when I tried to open Control Panel the application would open and display the applets but you could not select any applet and the desktop...

OK, I solved my own problem! After my last post I did some additional investigation and found that my problem was an old IDTNC64.CPL file in the system32 folder. I also learned that this CPL file is part of an IDT Audio driver that HP and DELL use on some of their PC's and laptops. Evidently...

I just upgraded my PC and my laptop to the Windows 10 Creator's upgrade and after the upgrade I noticed that my laptop is having a minor issue. I know that with the update Microsoft has removed Control Panel from the START menu but it's still available by searching for it on your PC. On my...

Deciding what AV product to install on your PC is like playing the kids game "King of the Hill" with a new king being names all the time but I certainly wouldn't go with just Windows Defender either. I did some research a few months ago as I wanted to switch AV products on my laptop and opted...

I'm not aware of any color coding associated with Google Contacts. I thought that they might indicate a difference between the classification of the person as a business, a friend, a coworker, family etc. but I changed some classifications on some folks from co-workers to friends but that...

I guess my fears were unjustified. Apparently, the install went well and my system is running great. After going thru what I went thru (long story) after my PC was upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10, a backup of the HD and reset should have been the first order of business not the last.

OK, thanks for the reply. The reset that I performed was from inside the current Windows 10 install as you've noted however that wasn't my question. My concern is whether the install is really a new install. I told the reset process that I wanted to completely flush the HD, which it did, but...

I'm confused about the Windows 10 reset function and need some enlightenment. Today, I decided to do a Windows 10 reset and wipe out my existing HD of all of the old apps, files, etc. (I have it all backed up with Acronis backup). I thought the correct procedure was to burn an install DVD for...

This is a final update to this thread by me. I believe that my system has never been stable since I upgraded to Windows 10 and this problem and others keep cropping up. Bottom line is that I'm of the opinion that the best course of action to take, because of this instability, is to backup...

The problem that I have is that when I right click on ANY application in Start/Apps the only option I have is "pin to start". For example on both my desktop PC and my laptop I have CCleaner. If I right click on CCleaner on my laptop it displays several options one of which is uninstall. On my...

Apparently, I have yet another problem with Windows 10. I noticed today on my laptop that that when I right click on an application from the start menu there are options such as Pin to Start, Pin to Taskbar, Uninstall, Run as Administrator and Open File Location. However, when I right click on...

If your familiar with how to look at the event viewer you might see if you find anything in there regarding Windows Update and an error code of 8007005. I had that on my PC and so does my son whose waiting for more mature Windows 10 anyway. I ran scans of my system files and tried a lot of...