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    Windows 10 Can You Convert an Existing OS from ESD to WIM?

    Can one convert an existing OS from .ESD to .WIM or is it just the installation media you convert such as a flash drive?
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    Windows 10 Does Win10 download+install Updates when Login=Welcome screen is up? Updates in battery mode?

    Assume I boot Win10 but do NOT login. So currently the Login=Welcome screen is visible. Does Win10 in this state (auto)search for updates, download and install them? In other words: Is auto-update Win10 user-independent or a user login required? Related question: From Android it is known...
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    Windows 10 Change Windows Version Between Two Computers

    Hi, My question is if it is possible to change my Windows version between two computers, and if so, how to do it? I want to be able to use the Windows Sanbox Mode, so I need to have Windows Pro to do so, at least thats what i have been reading. I do have Windows 10 Pro in my PC, but it does not...
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    Windows 10 Fresh Start???

    I am trying to start fresh on my work laptop. I am fine with starting completely over as well as buying a new OS. Just wondering if its possible and how to go about it. The skinny... I was planning on merging companies with a buddy and we purchased me a laptop for work. He handled all the tech...
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    Change Hard disk for window server 2008R2

    I have a HP ML350 G6 window server 2008 R2, 6 x 300G Hard disk in Array 5, due to lack of space, I going to change to 6 x 3T Hard disk in Array 5, I want to ask how to copy the OS into the new hard disk, thanks.
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    Windows Server 2016 : .msi files fail to execute

    Good day all, I’m running Windows Server 2016 on a VPS. All of a sudden, I cannot install .msi files anymore. I tried a few things as a quick fix but no success. Any idea how to resolve this issue ? I’m clueluess and would like to avoid formatting/reinstalling the OS Thanks in advance !
  7. Windows 8 window 8

    How much time is taken to install it?
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    Windows 7 Window 7 Pro black screen before login screen

    Hi , I have a strange problem with window 7 pro , every time I turn on the PC / restart , window will boot to the window logo page then goes into black screen with no cursor. The black screen remain for about half an hour before the login screen appears ( Crtl + Alt + del to login with...
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    Windows 7 Format Windows 7

    Hello Users, how can i format my windows to install a fresh Windows 7 and use the product key of the bottom of my notebook?
  10. VIDEO Is Windows 7 Still Safe to Use?

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  11. Windows 10 About Window 10

    What about Window 10?
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 refuses to totally reset - help!

    I am trying to factory reset my Samsung R519 laptop (running Windows 7 home premium) in order to recycle it but have encountered a problem: once the Samsung Recovery Solution 4 utility has finished using the 'initial computer status' recovery option and the system reboots, I still get the...
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    Windows 10 Frequently Freezing my Computer?Windows 10 Frequently Freezing my Computer?

    Hi all, Long story (and getting longer all the time) but basically for almost a year now, my computer has been completely freezing. I have to hold down the power button to hard-reset in order to get the computer working again. This happens about once a week. For a long time I thoughtOmegle Link...
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    Windows 10 1 hardware change

    I was talking to Microsoft support and they were telling me that my digital windows key was tied to my hardware and i only had 1 hardware change so if i ever wanted to add an ssd andLink Removed ovo.fyi/temp-mail ovo.fyi/10-minute-mail move the os onto it, thats was it. If i wanted to change my...
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    Windows 10 Determine which PCs were originally Windows 10 - now with Windows 7

    Hi - I work for a company that orders a lot of Dell PCs. We ordered many of them originally with with downgrades from Win 10 to Win 7 as some of our software was not yet Win 10 compatible. Now I'd like to begin upgrading those machines back to Win 10, but have lost the file as to which...
  16. Windows 10 installing windows 10

    So i got new laptop wich came with a pre installed ubuntu. It had many issues and i wasn't able to fix them with ubuntu's latest update so i decided to stick with windows. It's been a while since i last used a computer to format an os, so i got lost with the steps. What do i need exactly to put...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 32bit, windows update OS failure complicated with kapersky encryption

    So, I’m running windows 7 32 bit on my work pc and some new policies come down from corp. headquarters that all the pc’s hard drives need to be encrypted with kapersky and the have to be updated every month with windows updates else the pc will be booted from the network. So, I reboot by pc one...
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    Windows 10 Admin and standard account

    Apparently when setup is complete, the user is the administrator. It's been so long since I set up a new system I don't remember how it played out. Should I set up a standard account or is win10 so protected (which I have heard) that I can just have one user account, admin? Thanks.
  19. Freezes and five beeps

    I recently changed my Hard drive for a SSD, and today ive gotten multiple freezes, the computer is unresponsive and all audio stops for about a minute. There is no logs in the event viewer either. This last time, everything froze, but i was still able to move my mouse, but it was extremely...
  20. Windows 10 Windows 10 to windows 8 is possible?

    Hello I downloaded win 10 2 years ago And ı loved It first year but now It feels boring And ı want to make my computer windows 8.How can i do it pleasr help me :(