installation issues

I just had my computer repaired and the technician put in Windows 10 Pro. I get a message saying to go to settings to activate windows. I do not have a product key. The technician said it will kick in in 3 to 4 days. I asked him if this was a legal installation and he said he bought it at Best...

I was recently contacted by Outlook and told to reset my mail account because of possible security breaches and that it would be shut down for 30 days. I had tried telling them that many times before but no one listens. I was going to send them what follows but since I cant log in and corporate...

I am using Windows 10 build 21390 (May 2021). I believe I have the Windows Insider Program disabled. However, Windows Update keeps downloading, and wanting me to install, Windows 11 Insider Preview builds. Any idea how I can stop this?

I will post below the WNW - I pass everything I have signed up for Windows Insider program. Stop Getting Preview Builds is off I have the Beta Channel (Recommended) selected. I met ALL requirements. I have a brand new rig (designed for gaming Yet, every time I check for "updates" nothing No...

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For a few weeks I’ve had a couple of issues, I don’t know if related, with Updates. It may have to do with the October 2020 update v.20H2. [only because I have seen it] When I go to Start/Power, I get two options: Update and restart, Update and shutdown. When I do either, it starts the update...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 21H1 Build 19043.928 (KB5001330) the Beta Channel for those Insiders who are on 21H1 (Click here for the 21H1 announcement). This update is also available for commercial devices in the Release Preview Channel on 21H1 as mentioned here in this blog...

I had to install a service after uninstalling the previous version. This requires to first uninstall the current service. By mistake i ran: sc del "service_name" command in cmd instead of uninstalling from control panel. Now I can't repair or remove it . It throws error "the installer was...

Hi, I previously used Nlite to make a custom xp install with the sp3 slipstream feature, it also let me install drivers for the sata drive. Upon installation I had a variety of issues like missing files. Anyway today I wanted to just make a original xp disc using the driver packs software...

Hi, I finally got xp installed to my laptop, however, I have run into a problem. The software I want to install is designed to only be installed to the C:\ partition, it will not let me choose another drive to install to and I cannot install to C:\ becauase there is not enough space to install...

This is a strange one to explain. I would like to install the Microsoft downloads for other products other than windows 10 e.g. for Word 16 pro and others but when I untick the box to allow the installations’ am hit with a flood of updates and one of them has an adverse effect on my Word and...

I did a fresh install of Windows 10 on a new Samsung SSD drive several months ago. I have a second drive in my system which is my data drive. I've had no issues for several months. Yesterday I decided to replace my secondary drive with a bigger drive. When I powered up my computer I get a...

When im trying to install the 2020-03 cumulative update it will throw me this error, i tried everything from dism to defraging the hard drive but its still giving me that error message, it will jump from 20% to 70% for 10 minutes and then 100% and it will stay there for 5 minutes before throwing...

I'm about to upgrade some of my components, and by that I mean I'm basically building a whole new machine...I'm going to replace my motherboard/cpu, video card, RAM, and adding a second SSD for more storage. So essentially the only things I'll be keeping are my PSU and current SSD. When I do all...

I have a fresh install of Win10Pro. However, when I look at File Explorer, there is no Quick Access Link for "Downloads" and there is also no "Downloads entry under the "This PC" section. The "This PC" entry will not allow me to add a new Folder either as it redirects to network. When I use...

So, my Win10 Installation is pretty broken, but somehow still working... (I already used SFC /Scannow, it didn't do shit) (I want to know ways, without reinstalling Windows 10) Question: I have several problems with Windows 10, and I would like to know if there are any ways to scan and repair...

I recently installed windows 7 in dual boot with my windows 10.I got most of devices working by wasting a few hours.But i can't get display driver working.When doing manual instllation through device manager,on clicking on inf file it shows the folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible...

I transfered important data to drive d hoping that I wouldn't have to format the d drive but during the installation, I couldn't download it in the other partion and message appeared "windows cannot be installed to the disk the selected disk is of the gpt partition style". Looked for the...

I started scan with admin priv. Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them. For online repairs, details are included in the CBS log file located at windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For offline repairs, details are included...

Asker 1 Ihttps://support.microsoft.com/fi-fi/help/4514156updating-to-windows-10-version-1903-on-devices-with-certain-versions-o . I'm trying to install the latest update, complain about the wrong version of the RST tool. I installed a new version of Windows Update compatible but I still...