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On my new clean install, Cortana is actually speaking when it responds. I had the panel lock up when I first enabled the Respond to Hey Cortana setting, but after a reboot it seems to be working better. Many questions are met with "I can't do that until after an update". More use of the App...

I am trying to reimage my Windows 8 computer with Windows 7. I tried to boot from the DVD, and got some error like it wasn't able to recognize the DVD, or some such thing. I think, perhaps, the DVD is not configured for this. Maybe it's not bootable compatible, or whatever. When I double...

Hi Well I've been putting it off because I was going to clean install Windows 10 build 10041 on a different drive as a clean install, but Windows suddenly announced that it was rebooting to install "Windows". The only options were do it now or do it later so I said "Go" and after about 45...

Hi I've got my Windows TP 10041 install disk made. I've tested it and it boots and starts the install process. I want to install to a new partition with out removing my current install from the drive it's on. It's on a different physical hard drive. Any suggestions, I don't want to get into a...

There is a method for taking the ESD download of build 10041 and converting it to an ISO image that can then be burned to DVD or placed on a USB drive to perform a clean installation of the latest Windows 10 Technical Preview build. read more Continue reading...

I have an HP Envy 15 laptop and every now and again (at least once per day) the screen will go completely black for maybe half a second then come back on again. This sometimes occurs more than once but it will happen at least once every day while I'm using the computer. In addition, on occasion...

So i recently just installed windows 8 into a new hard drive i got, as it started it up into the desktop screen it asked for my product key to activate windows. So i used the key i had and it didn't work then went it into a error "saying the software licensing service determined that this...

I have Power ISO installed, so if I mount the Windows 10 ISO as a virtual disc, can I just install it like that, rather then using a real disc? I know it will not work if I'm formatting and doing a clean install but I am just upgrading from Windows 7.

Hi all, My apologies if this is a repeated question; I am at my limit with computing today and have been scrolling through forums to find people with similar issues as I have. I had installed Windows 10 TP from Windows 8.1, and after realising what a mistake that was, I tried to revert back...

Hello When the free upgrade is available, for people who are not techy like me, could you correct some misconceptions I have. I think I will click on the installation file to begin, I don't know if I will need a product key, I hope to choose 'custom' for a clean install and not upgrade, I do not...

Hi I was still trying to decide whether to do a clean install this morning. I was checking to make sure that Guild Wars 2 was working after my recent redo of my second hard drive when the game suddenly closed and the message, "Windows need to restart several times to finish updating". I had...

Hi When the next update comes online I'd like to do a clean install, on my original C:\ drive in place of Windows 8 which won't boot anyway because the drive became Dynamic when I was messing around. I have everything on the drive backed up, I'd like to format it, partition it the way I want...

Hello, I'm encountering an issue with Windows 8.1 when trying to do a clean install. The OS install boots, but then crashes saying: "Un unexpected error occured. The computer will now restart." I've been thinking this is a driver issue, Wi-Fi card or DVD, both of which I've removed from the...

Hi guys, I recently purchased a new custom built computer from a local computer store. Everything was already set up, but I wish to do a system recovery. There is no system recovery option. I can't access the recover folder in my C: drive. I've asked windows support for help. It turns out my...

Build 9879 non-Enterprise ISO download http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-iso-update?os=win10 excerpt : Calling all Insiders: ISO files of the November Update (build 9879) are now available for download. You'll still receive this update automatically via Windows Update, but if...

I've never heard of a "gray screen of death" either, but that's certainly what it looked like! I'm working on a clean install of 64-bit Windows 7 Pro SP1U, and I'm mostly finished installing my apps. The major problem symptom is that all of a sudden, my Intel PROSet Ethernet Connection (2)...

This scenario happens in other OSs as well, but my question is on Win 10 TP. Why KB3016656 appears in Programs and Features > View installed updates, but not in Windows Update > View update history ? I have Build 9879 Enterprise clean installed with ISO. No left-overs from previous builds.

Is this site reliable ? Get ISO image for Windows 10 build 9860 for a clean install Link Removed

hi I've installed a new 3,5"" HDD to my PC for storage purpose, working together with my current HDD. Because of other reasons, I clean re-installed windows 7 again. During the partition section, I allocated new partition to the new HDD. However, after clean re-installing the windows 7 on the...

Hello! I've recently bought a Dell Inspirion notebook with Windows 8.1 Home Edition 64 bit OEM pre-installed on it. Now, what i want to do is to replace the HDD with SSD, so i did a little research and....well, I' am more confused now! But first thing first. For those who want to tell me about...