Recent content by terrym

I should have mentioned I did $ sfc /scannow Beginning system scan. This process will take some time. Beginning verification phase of system scan. Verification 100% complete. Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them. For online repairs, details are...

Windows 11 23H2 KB5046633 Causes Windows Update to Fail Abbreviations WUP = Windows Update Resources https://minitool.com/news/reset-windows-update-components.html ######## First, I realize this is late as the Dec 2024 updates dropped today. However I hope it will help someone who is as...

This wonderful tool removes bloatware aka crapware from your PC. Note that it only removes apps i.e. Microsoft-installed apps and those installed from the Microsoft Store. It will not remove installed programs like Adobe Reader, Foxit, etc. I have used it on Windows 10 and Windows 11. It works...

Windows10Debloater app interface with options to remove bloatware, change registry, and toggle features.

Screenshot of Windows10Debloater tool interface showing selectable installed system apps and services.

I want to recount how 'Reset my PC' saved my *** recently. My misery started when I replaced a failing 10-year old Lexmark printer with a new Epson WF-4740 AIO. Long story short(er) I was unable to uninstall the Lexmark and made the mistake of trying to manually delete the Lexmark drivers and...

MIRACLE OF MIRACLES In April 2019 (on one and only one of my 3 home machines) did a FU (Feature Update) show in WUShowHide. Personally, I think FU could mean something else from Microsoft ... Checking for Updates... Please wait... Hidden Updates ------------------------ 1> Windows Malicious...

I DO INSTALL UPDATES AND UPGRADES when I want, not when Microsoft wants. Who would take a forced update that will hose their machine? Some users who were "adventuresome" enough to install W10O8 v1809 when it was first released (or had it forced on them) LOST DATA! LOOK IT UP...

ABBREVIATIONS WUP = Windows Update W10 = Windows 10 Initial Release (v15xx W10AU = Windows 10 Anniversary Update (v16xx W10CU = Windows 10 Creators Update (v17xx W10A8 = Windows 10 April 2018 Update (v1803 W10O8 = Windows 10 October 2018 Update (v1809 REFERENCES =>Microsoft has given itself...

The above site Link Removed will only give you the Media Creation Tool if you are using a browser on Windows. I recently found a way to download the ISO direct: use a Linux Browser.

People are way misinterpreting what I am saying in this post. @Mike says: "I would suggest re-evaluating why you are so fearful of future updates ...". I don't know how many times I have to say this: I am not fearful of updates and I apply all Cumulative Updates when safe to do so. In other...

#### I'LL SAY IT AGAIN AS SOME ARE NOT LISTENING KB4056254 and KB4023057 are **NOT** Security Patches THEIR PURPOSE IS TO FORCE YOU TO UPGRADE TO THE LATEST VERSION OF WINDOWS. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SECURITY.

NO IT IS NOT DUMB! It is smart to block worthless updates that are not updates, in this case "updates" that want to force you to upgrade when you don't want to. If not me, listen to AskWoody: On 12 July 2018 AskWoody reported: KB 4023057 — an "update reliability" patch for older Win10 versions...

Since my last post on this thread M$ has (in June and July) dropped kb4056254 and kb4023057 aka The Windows Update "Facilitator" and Update Assistant(V2). Both of these Updates first appeared in February. Microsoft claims the purpose of the WUP Facilitator is to improve the WUP Process. I don't...

Abbreviations W10 = Initial Release Windows 10 (v15xx W10AU = Windows 10 Anniversary Update (v16xx W10CU = Windows 10 Creators Update (v17xx W10A8 = Windows 10 April 2018 Update (v18xx WUP = Windows Update Resources AskWoody.com ######## Microsoft is at it again, trying to force-feed us the...