windows home

  1. Microsoft Introduces Default BitLocker Encryption for All Windows 11 Users

    In a significant move to bolster security for its users, Microsoft has announced that BitLocker device encryption will be the default setting for all Windows 11 users, including those operating the Home version. This change comes as part of the latest Windows 11 24H2 update and aims to protect...
  2. How to Create a Windows ISO using UUPDump (Windows 11 24H2)

    Creating a Windows ISO can be an essential task for IT professionals and enthusiasts. This guide will take you through the process step-by-step using UUPDump. Step 1: Access UUPDump 1. Open your preferred web browser. 2. Go to the UUPDump website: UUPDump 3. Alternatively access or visit our...
  3. D

    Need full Administrator authorization not local

    Hello to anyone reading this. Thanks for your interest. I'm trying to help the aunt of a friend of mine. She doesn't remember her account password (I know) and would like to get back into her account. There's a lot of back story to this that I won't bore you with. The computer is a desktop Asus...
  4. H

    Windows 10 Windows 10 Home - can't update the OS

    Hello, I'm wanting to upgrade from Win10 Home to Pro, so I went to the start area and entered Update, then clicked "Check for updates". The screen that popped up had a few icons in the upper right-hand corner, one being Windows Update. Below those words I see Attention needed. When I click...
  5. K

    Issues with Date Modified Search in Windows 10 Explorer: Seeking Alternatives

    Can't get the datemodified: trick to work in my windows explorer. It doesn't show the promised calendar, parameters such as "thisweek" give nothing. Is WIndows 10 a bunch of crap? Never had this and a hundred other problems with 7 but it seems we're forced to use this OS or migrate to Linux...
  6. X

    Windows 10 Change Windows Version Between Two Computers

    Hi, My question is if it is possible to change my Windows version between two computers, and if so, how to do it? I want to be able to use the Windows Sanbox Mode, so I need to have Windows Pro to do so, at least thats what i have been reading. I do have Windows 10 Pro in my PC, but it does not...
  7. R

    Windows 10 Clipboard manager not working

    I was really excited by the prospect of the clipboard manager when I read about it, but it is not working on my machine (Dell XPS13). Pressing windows +v does nothing. I have looked in system, but there is no clipboard option. Windows Home version 1803, OS build 17134.376 Windows reports...
  8. Windows 10 Dark Theme for Explorer in Windows 10 Home

    I just installed Windows 10 Home on my PC and left it to get updated. After sometime when I checked it showed no updates available and it was updated to build 1803. But when I enabled dark theme it wasn't applied to Explorer. How can I enable it? Every suggestions are appreciated...
  9. Introducing Windows 10 S

    A new version of Windows 10 Pro will be introduced around 2019 called Windows 10 S: Reference: Link Removed Reference: Confirmed: Windows 10 S will evolve into a 'mode' of Windows 10 in 2019
  10. Windows 10 Stop Win 10S from Installing

    I have read lots of comments about the upcoming Windows 10S and I would like to be certain that it does not install on my system. I currently have Win home Ver. 1607 running on a Hp machine that was originally purchased with Win 8. I have been trying to find the path to turn off auto-updates and...
  11. Windows 10 How to prevent automatic app installs?

    Hi! I just did a clean install of Windows 10 Anniversary Update. After the OS had finished installing a few updates it began downloading and installing some useless games (Candy something something and others). I have a slow internet connection so I had to wait for ~30 mins for all the games...
  12. M

    Windows 10 Windows 10 Clean Install after Pro Upgrade

    I bought a PC with Windows 8 Home and performed the update to Windows 10. The only problem I had with Windows 10 was the unannounced and automatic update process. I would start a backup and find Windows would be doing an update, or I would shutdown in the middle of an update. I upgraded to...
  13. V

    Windows 10 GPSVC going crazy

    Hello. Since I have installed win10 on this notebook, ASUS K45VM, weird things started to happen. Sometimes, after the logon, the following message appears on tray: "Windows cannot connect to group policy client service...". This is complete random. When this happen, I cant open anymore Google...
  14. Windows 10 Windows dissappear while moving windows around screen

    I have a problem since I installed windows 10 every time i go to move a window with the mouse soon as i click on the window to be moved the window completely disappears I move it and let go of the mouse button the window reappears where ever I moved it too. Is there a way to fix it so that you...
  15. F

    Windows 7 Actual Solution for System Restore Error Code 0x81000203

    There are a number of old posts regarding this problem and some people were able to fix their problem using the guidance provided. However, many people, including myself, were tearing their hair out because none of the provided suggestions worked. The suggestions included: ensuring Volume...
  16. S

    Windows 7 Cannot change mouse pointer

    Hello all, I've searched here and in Google, but I can't find a satisfactory answer. I open the mouse section in Control Panel, choose the Pointer tab and set it to the pen. Well, applying it or OKing it doesn't work; nothing takes. I try browsing to the pen curser, but it still doesn't take...
  17. R

    Windows 7 firewall blocking network discovery, file sharing,streaming options

    Hi folks this is an annoying puzzle for me. I have 64bit windows home premium and the firewall blocks local network discovery and options to enable file sharing and media streaming. I am using a home network, when i go to allow a program through there is no option for file and printer service...
  18. J

    Windows 7 Had BSOD but cannot follow your instructions

    A day ago I had the BSOD, but my Win7 64-bit cptr was set to wait a few seconds and then start automatically, so I didn't get to see any error msgs and it booted into a temp profile, which I didn't realize and I thought I had lost all system reset points and almost everything else. I overlooked...
  19. F

    Windows 7 Can't access crash logs

    I've been attempting to diagnose and fix an occasional blue screen crash that I get. I've downloaded windows debugger, but I can't open the mindump files because it says I don't have administrator privileges. I'm the administrator on this computer (It's my personal laptop). Any ideas? I'm...
  20. N

    Windows 7 map network drive

    I am running home premium and want to map a network drive on a computer running ultimate that is on a different domain. It keeps giving me the error "The network password is incorrect." After googling around I found several people that said this is a limitation of home premium. Is that correct?