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Windows defender and windows update, cer. expired. Non of the Windows apps are working , so i have uninstalled most of them , using PowerShell admin. In my opinion, most Microsoft stock apps are useless, so no big deal. However, the same can not be said for the Windows Defender. When getting...

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...

Hello guys. Recently I've been having issues updating my Windows 10 machine. Last night I successfully updated to version 1809, but this morning when I checked if there were any new updates available I received the following message: I also have this message showing me that my feature...

Hello so I have a 30gb SSD C drive and a 1tb hard drive as my D drive. I want to install Office on my D drive and I can't start the setup because it keeps trying to install on the C drive. How can I change this? I don't wanna mess up my registry so what can I do?

Hello, I use iTunes 10.7 (the toolbar was removed in newer versions) and I have the option to enable it, but no matter how many times I click on it, it never becomes active. I have something like this (it's an internet image): I can enable/disable all but the iTunes one. I've tried...

Hello! i have a big problem waiting for quick solution, but spendig hours over it did not produce any solution. I needed to disable Windows Update, so I opened Task Scheduler and deleted the triggers of all tasks in UpdateOrchester directory under Windows. It would be enough to disable update...

Hello, We have a user defined Appilcation to be executed after user logs in. Hence we have added it to the below path : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit In that user defined application, we check for the login event. Once the user is...

Looking for collegues to work on re-inventing Pc for design review for Microsoft. I have a good grasp on an all new project built around new binary with simplistic security features protecting preliminary keymaps registry basic runtime and other simplistic ways of protecting OS from...

I wanted to add Macro-enabled workbook to the New context menu in Windows. I got the idea of creating a "NullFile" string value from this page: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xlsm\Excel.SheetMacroEnabled.12\ShellNew "NullFile"="" But it doesn't work. Nor does using a string value of...

The windows 10 Gamebar ruins your game's performance! Here I have the steps to completely disable the Gamebar in Windows 10 (Any version) OK, So first go to your XBOX settings in the settings app and change the setting Record game clips,screenshots and broadcast using Gamebar to off. And now...

When I first got my PC I got it all set up the way I liked it then created a system image. I then followed every guide I can find on the internet to disable auto update and telemetry. This worked great for about a year until today. I went to turn off my PC and boom there it was, "Restart and...

Intel release updates for Spectre on 6th generation (Skylake) chips: Intel Link Removed that they have completed their validations and started to release microcode for newer CPU platforms around Spectre Variant 2 (CVE 2017-5715 (“Branch Target Injection”)). This update includes microcode...

Earlier, before i reset my laptop, i could record games using xbox but now it is saying that my pc doesn't meet the hardware requirements to record... I researched a lot and there was something called ProductOperatingSystem which i had to set to 0 from 1. This does not exist in the registry of...

Hello everybody! I just got my custom PC upgraded to Windows 10 version 1709 from 1703, and what really bothers me is the Cortana Search bar in my taskbar. It used to be a lighter shade of my accent color earlier, and looked less distracting. Now, its dazzling white, looks like it pops out of...

Never had this problem before :- 1) load MS spider solitaire 2) which loads but after a few seconds freezes the PC for about 5 seconds and then everything returns to normal. 3)During the freeze SS displays a completely different set of cards which return to the start set when the freeze is...

Is it possible to change the default view of the Windows 10 Recycle Bin when it opens? I figure there’s settings in the Registry somewhere. I would like the default to be view by details, sorted by date, descending.

I have some questions about the structure and dependencies of Registry branches. When I inspect (on 64bit Win 7) all entries of a certain program then I found two identical branches of it in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\ Is the second a replication of the...

some time ago I used a reg hach for sticky keys to replace my admin password. does any one recall something like that. my pc was stolen and I lost the 411 and would like to regain it

Recently I was asked to repair a Dell desktop PC running Windows 7. It had multiple problems, one of which was Windows update didn't work. I suspected corrupt system files. Running system file check did not help, nor did DISM. I looked at the registry and Windows services, but neither were of...