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Ladies and gentlemen, it looks like Microsoft is at it again, pulling out its boldest strategies to nudge—and by “nudge,” I mean throw—Windows 10 users towards upgrading to Windows 11. According to recent reports, the tech giant has turned up the heat with full-screen advertisements promoting...

On November 5, 2024, Valve unveiled a significant update to its popular Steam platform that marks the official end of support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1. This decision has widespread implications for gamers still clinging to these older operating systems. Users are now faced with the need to...

I'm really hoping someone can help me while I still have some sanity left. I finally gave in and decided to "upgrade" my photo editing computer from windows 7 to windows 10. (Replacement actually as it's not the same physical computer) Not my first windows 10 computer, but the things I could...

I'm currently having trouble with Windows 10 "insisting" on temporary profiles. I started my troubleshooting when it decided to fail to run windows store apps. All I wanted to do that day, was take a video with my camera app. I ended up doing it with my android phone, then waiting for it to...

Hello please help I'm trying to run the mbr2gpt command and conversion so I can enable my secure storage option so I can move to win 11. When looking at the log for why the action failed to validate it tells me that BCD for boot volume cant be opened. Also my boot manager is somehow one disk 1...

Hi all, A while back I upgraded from 1909 to 2004. However, one particular piece of software started misbehaving and I had to roll back (there were a few other issues as well, but these were minor). Since then, that particular app has been updated for compatibility with 2004, but Windows update...

I have everything running smoothly on my standard account but the admin account is problematic. --When I download a photo and try to open it, I get a message: Invalid value for registry -- photo will not open. I ran a sfc scan and nothing came up as being corrupt. So no solution. --The apps...

Hello all, After trying to follow the instructions to upgrade from a 32 os to a 64 os, I tried opening one of my hard drives and get this black reboot screen. I have tried to install from gpt, mbr, with flash drive connected, and hard resetting the computer. Does anyone know how to fix...

hello to all im tring to resolve a friend issue with his HP Pavilion TouchSmart 14-b173cl Sleekbook where the screen touch stop working. since it has also different issues, i installed fresh new windows 10 64bit OS on the laptop. i download and installed newest driver for graphic driver and...

Insiders are the millions who represent the billions – Dona Sarkar This is absolutely true. Each and every Windows Insider out there is an individual who represents not only themselves, but also – to varying degrees – countless others who don’t participate in this amazing program. One area...

Hi There, I have recently upgraded a machine from windows 8 to windows 10, when I try to upgrade the windows 10 home to pro I kept getting the same error. While searching for solutions I came across how to check version of windows and used slmgr/dlv in cmd prompt. The result I got was surprising...

Hi, I got Win Vista 7 on my DELL PC, and I'd love to upgrade the OS to Win 10. Is it possible to upgrade to Win 10 for free? or must I purchase a Win 10 license? Thank you.

Hey! I couldn't get windows 10, due to not being able to install windows 8.1 for some strange reason. So I followed the guide from dssjr85, Guide: How to force Windows 10 Update even if "incompatible" But, the OSUpgrade folder didn't exist on my registry, so I had to create it. And then I did...

Hi, I have an original windows 8.1 retail license. After installing windows 10 (a new install, not an upgrade) using windows 10 download tool. During the installation I tried to enter the original windows 8.1 key but received an invalid key message. I pressed on "skip" and tried to enter the...

If for some reason you can't get Windows 7/8/8.1 to upgrade to Windows 10, there is a way to force it. I had help with this last night from Microsoft Support and wanted to share it. Open your registry and go to the following key...

After updating my OS from Windows 8 to 8.1, I have started to expierience wierd keyboard lag. I mostly notice this when gaming. When I am pressing a key for a longer time, it gets "stuck" for a few seconds, and all other keys become unresponsive. I had this issue last time when I upgraded to...

why my W8.1 Professional on after the upgrade shows W10 Home edition?

I'm worried about installing the downloaded Windows 10 and having it overwrite my existing os. Is there a way to install the downloaded W10 in a dual boot with the existing W8.1? I have updated the 8.1 system but I heard that the W10 install deletes the W 8.1 registration so that restoring from...

I have a HP laptop,running vista, with a Pentium (R) dual-core processor, memory is 3.00 GB, 32 bit, base score of 3.4, would it be worth it to install windows 7 , then upgrade to windows 10 on this computer, windows adviser says it will work, or do you think the processor will be to slow,,I...

If i download Windows 10 Preview do it delete my Windows 8 OS ? And do it effect my files or OS ? Please reply ASAP