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Hi, I was using File History before the 1809 update and saw it was no longer working. I do not want an image- just file and folder backups. Here are the steps I have done Removed old File History backup and restarted- same issue. Further investigation showed that I was hitting MAX PATH 256...

I have installed Avast while I disabled Avira. Now Avast is on system and I am logged in as Admin in order to uninstall Avira. Unfortunately, Avira will not let me uninstall saying I need permission from Admin. Can someone give me a clue as to how to get this off my system... Help asap...

I have a notebook running Win 8.1 that cannot see share4d files on a Win 10 Pro 64 bit machine. The Win 10 machine CAN see files shared on the Win 8.1 machine. I have checked sharing and permissions, and can't seem to correct this. Any ideas what's wrong here? Thanx.

Hi, So I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium, and I ran into an issue with a font. I tried installing this font Barlow Condensed ExtraBold. Normally I just drag the file into Windows\Fonts, and there are no issues. However, this time, when I moved the file, it did not show up in the folder: As...

Attention: windowsForum members: I am having trouble with the "sudo" command. When prompted for a [sudo] password, I have tried both the Linux root password and the regular Linux password, but have no success. Also, when attempting to use the "ssh" command to log in as root, I use the...

Up until a couple weeks ago we've been able to network the computers in our house just fine. Lately I can get into his files but he can't get into mine. It always gives the " You don't have permission to access\\said computer" message. It seems like this all started when I had to reinstall...

Afternoon all , I was wondering if anyone knows how to Uninstall Avast Free Antivirus . I installed it by mistake last night that and another program something with byte in its name . The program I installed was Daemon tools free , I have a large Disk image video file . And I thought Daemon...

I'll keep this brief because Windows has wasted a fair portion of my life for various reasons. Is there no utility that cuts through the stupidity of not being able to TURN OFF "Read-only" folders and files contained within MY file system FORCING them to STAY write-able? I ask about a utility...

Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 I tried to restore to a previously 'created restore point' but it failed (System restore error 0x80070091). Because I had an Audio Driver issue... Meantime I fixed my audio card driver problem (reinstall)... But immediately two irrelevant things are screwed up now...

This happens every time I reboot. Windows Firewall asks me for letting an app through. I have granted the access before, but WF doesn't seem to remember. Also, the path is very strange: What may be happening? Thanks!

hi, I am 65yrs old and have just got Windows 10 on my laptop and am having a few teething issues to say the least but there are 2 that I would like to get sorted out. 1/ 2016 Microsoft Outlook is starting up when I start computer and I don’t want it to,,,,, NOW outlook is not in startup folder...

Just joined. New one for me:: "You don't currently have permission to access this folder" but its not a file problem, it's the USB drive. Tried to change permissions - Administrator has a Red X in permissions. Ch'd to 'Everyone', etc .. doesnt matter. this is weird. Suspect latest...

Idk wth is going on but its getting extremely annoying... I have a folder "neard" in c:\ so its c:\neard\ and its a lamp stack. every time I try to delete a folder/file in c:\neard\www it get a administrator required and then it still fails. I've tried setting the permissions and they all show...

I have the Opera browser setup. When I double click on the executable file, the UAC window pops up, asking me whether to allow changes by this app to my computer. Even if I click on 'No', the setup proceeds anyway and completes. Why is this happening? Is this a problem? If yes, then what can I...

Hi All Expert, Good day. Like to check is there a way to sync my outlook 2013/2016 with other 3 users without the domain, exchange and office 365 but in the same network. As in 3-4 users can view each and other Calendar only, and able to make changes to oneself only. Appreciate if any expert...

Hello Everyone! Recently from past 1 month I've been facing a problem after my Win10 update i.e I'm unable to copy or move any file from my Laptop to any of my External HDs. I am also unable to format those External HDs. I've tried everything; copy paste, drag & drop etc. I've even tried...

Is there a way to set 2 different sets of permissions for a single external HDD used on a windows 7 and a windows 10 computer so that the WIN 10 computer has full read write permissions but the WIN 7 can only read? The objective here is to reduce the chances of the WIN 10 computer, which needs...

I create several network drives. I forget for some network drives the account I used to map the network drive. How can I get the account that I used to map a network drive? Where is the account of a network drive stored. In the registry?

Assume I have a file D:\aaa\bbb\ccc\ddd.txt Can this file inherit its owner from the wrapping folder? Can folder ccc inherit its owner from the parent folder bbb? Or is inheritance only applicable to access permissions and not to ownership? Peter

I know this is a familiar problem, but the explanations I've seen for it are very lengthy, and they didn't seem to apply to my exact problem. Please advise. I get this message: "You don't currently have permission to access this folder. Click continue to permanently get access to this folder...