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Hi, For almost 2 years I have Lenovo Legion Y520-15IKBM. I noticed that I have an old version of the system (1803). Windows did not inform me about this. Trying to upgrade to 1903 (or 1909) the problem occurs: The Windows support page has a guide on what to do in this case...

Assume I have a notebook with Win10 v1803. Now I would like to upgrade this Win10 to ONLY (!) Win10 v1903 but NOT the newest v1909. Is this possible? How can I avoid beeing upgraded to newest v1909? Peter

Hi , I just purchased this laptop at a fairly inexpensive price, because I wanted to have a "typewriter" that would have the bells an whistles, and be used strictly off internet. The problem is that I don't like or want Windows 12, and e ven off the internet, I'm still plagued with issues...

I have been searching for a solution to allow boot up only if a third party hardware is connected. For the new tech people. A similar solution was possible during the days of Windows 95 up to Win Me by using Dos. The idea is to disable all the HDD from booting and enabling USB and once the boot...

If you change your country or region for Microsoft Store, stuff you got in one region might not work in another. Continue reading...

Hi everybody, I hope someone can guide me through this. I have a program that I really like to use called FolderMatch. Other than run in a Microsoft environment, it is not at all related to Microsoft or Microsoft Office 2003, although I still have that suite installed but the Installation CD...

today windows 10 update 1903 was installed with a vocalized Cortana which I will never use and do not want. I uninstalled it easily in previous 1809 but find only very complicated methods to do so in 1903. How can I uninstall, delete, or otherwise close Cortana

Now that ms stopped providing metadata support for Windows media player does anyone have any registry hacks to divert to another music database (MusicBrainz)? https://www.ghacks.net/2019/01/27/changes-to-windows-media-center-and-player-metadata-service/

I can only find info on how to recover data from windows.old. This does not help. I need to restore old programs from an old windows 10 install to a new windows 10 install. I realize I could download them again but would rather know how to do it with windows.old. I think it might be usefull just...

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?

Assume I setup a task in Task Scheduler. It appears in Task Scheduler as active task with the status "Ready". Now I want to edit this task e.g. the name of the task. How can I achive this? If I mark e.g. the task in task list or double click on it then I still can not edit the entry...

When i try to install Windows 10 Pro on a 8GB hard-drive , i get the following message .It says; Compatibility report: The computer started using the windows installation media. Remove the installation media and restart your computer so that windows starts normally. Then, insert the installation...

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...

this is for people that want to play against their mates but are having crossplay issues Steam players: need to right click Stellaris from the steam ui, pick properites then Betas and the cross_play server... if you now see Stellaris [Stellaris_Test] in the game title you got it right...

After a bout with some malware, I found that I have two entries for Firefox in my list of default programs in Win 10 settings. One won't let me pick Firefox as the default browser when I choose that one. I want to remove it from the list. Is there a way? See the screenshot. Thanks!

Hello All, Ever wonder what they mean. There are up to 15,841 error codes. This website has them all. Explanations for All 2500 System Error Codes in Windows

How can i disable windows updates forever?

Need to restore Edge Manage backup for the first time. Should be simple and obvious - it isn't. You finish with a file with .edb suffix and no clue what to do next to actually restore the backup favourites. Baffling. Screengrab attached.

I never had a problem with Windows Seven and Eight, but don't know about Windows Ten. I have Firefox.

Today, we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to turn on automatic updates. More information about this month’s security updates can be found on the Link Removed. MSRC team Continue reading...