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In the ever-evolving landscape of Windows operating systems, customization has often been both a blessing and a challenge. Windows users have access to a plethora of system settings that they can tweak to enhance their experience. However, unearthing these settings can be frustrating due to...

In a recent announcement on Microsoft's support site, the tech giant has revealed that the long-standing Control Panel is being "deprecated," raising concerns regarding its potential removal from future versions of the Windows operating system. For many Windows users, the Control Panel is...

In today's digital landscape, where security and productivity are paramount, it is often necessary to manage user access to specific applications on Windows 11. Whether in a corporate environment or a home setting, restricting users from running certain programs can prevent unauthorized access...

We bought a Windows server 2022 license for 10 systems. One licensed system no longer exists. How can I get that discontinued license back for reuse?

Hi all, I have used Windows 10 Education for the past two years after my switch from MacOS, since I work in education. Worked fine, but certain features didn't work because they were apparently "hidden or managed by my organization". These included clipboard history (greyed out) and the option...

From Windows 7 I know that all the updates are divided into two categories: - security-related or - optional=feature-only updates. I can setup Win7 so that only security updates are downloaded and applied. Is there a corresponding categorization in Windows 10? I prefer to download and apply...

If Windows is automatically checking for updates when I turn on my computer first thing in the morning what does this show up as in Windows Task Manager processes that are running?

I have read on Lenovo's website about Lenovo Service Bridge. But I do not understand that much. No matter what Lenovo Service Bridge is for something or why I've used it for it? But I clicked on the icon, and then the program started running. And now more days after, the program is running yet...

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Turns out you can control the delivery of universal drivers from Windows Update on your Windows 10 systems. read more Continue reading...

I can't seem to change Windows Update settings in order to update my Windows 7 and later change to Windows 10, the Windows Update states that "Some settings are managed by your system administrator." But I am the only user on this computer that has the status of an Administrator.

I am an IT person. I create images for an organization. I get a base image from our organization, tailor it for our specific needs and create the new image. We are using Windows 7 Enterprise but are not using a domain controller (No AD). The problem is someone at a high level recently...

Is there a way NOT to enable + disable Pagefile.sys through Systems dialog but with a Registry key? When enabling from disbaled state it should take the previously (eventually in the past) set partition location and file size. If this is not possible then pagefile.sys should be set to "system...

my windows update is downloading updates. how do I cancel them while they are downloading?? windows 7 had the option to cancel the download, windows 10 I dont see it...

Perhaps a little late to the table but in my travels around the net I came across this: It would seem there was an answer all along to the troublesome Update fiasco we've been seeing with the new Windows Update: Full instructions and download is available here...

I've got an Asus T200 with a 32gb eMMC, 64GB sd card and a 500 GB hdd. My problem lies basically with the eMMC storage for which Windows seems to have conflicting data. The storage comes with approx 21GB assigned to drive C and 8GB assigned to a recovery partition. Computer Management and...

I bought my wife an Ex-display HP G62 laptop from Tesco direct 2 years ago, she has began to complain that it is running really slow. I've checked and it shows that there are updates for windows, however it will not even open windows update program. I have a feeling that Tesco probably set up a...

Hi I want to uninstall service pack 1 on my windows 7 home premium system, so that I can install Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 which apparently cannot be installed before SP1. The problem is when I go to Control Panel --->Programs--->View installed updates I don't see SP1 in...

Hi I want to uninstall service pack 1 on my windows 7 home premium system, so that I can install Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 which apparently cannot be installed before SP1. The problem is when I go to Control Panel --->Programs--->View installed updates I don't see SP1 in...

I was using Win7 on an HD with all the programs like Excel. Recently, I installed Win 8.1 on a new SSD and disconnected the HD with Win7 on it. Can I, and if yes, how do I uninstall Win7 from the HD without affecting other program on the disk which I would like to use with Win8.1? Thanks.