windows issues

I've installed Windows 10. It's much, much better than Windows 8. I've been using in for a few months. The other day, the Start button would not actuate. After several restarts and cold shutdowns, nothing changed. I started searching around for solutions. By the number of folks who are in the...

I have been unable to make Windows 10 work properly with folders. First of all it will not create new folders. Clicking on the create new folder does nothing. When I right click on the screen I get no "New" option. The only way that I have been able to create a new folder is to copy an existing...

Well I see MS is going to try and force the Windows 10 upgrade again Automatic Windows 10 installs begin but how easy are they to stop? - TechRepublic This is getting to be a real pain to constantly have to sort through the monthly updates. There should be a one time opt out and it should not...

Hello all. I downloaded what I believe is the Windows 10 installer after clicking the Windows 10 icon in the system tray. After this happened I changed my mind and decided not to install it, so I have not installed Windows 10. My problem is that every time I start Windows Update now I get a...

Okay, I updated my HP laptop about three weeks ago to Windows 10 and decided to go back to Windows 8.1 today. I went to the update settings and it gave me the option to go back, so I did and I let it go through the process and it rebooted and went to my original Windows 8.1 start screen where I...

Hi does anyone know how to stop these update nag screens that pop up everyday, i dont want to download any updates at the moment and dont really like being constantly asked to do so. Also the really annoying thing is the machine is used with a large screen to show the current status of a server...

I'm in a loop where no matter what kind of permission I give myself it says I don't have permission:

Hi My windows 7 gets the BSOD .Can you please let me know whats wrong with it I am attaching the file. Thanks

Hello ! After installation of Windows 10 1511. When I try to run an ISO image, I receive this message : setup.exe has stopped working and close the program. Also I was receiving the error : Microsoft Setup Bootstrapper has stopped working. How can I fix these problems ? Thanks you in advance!

Ocassionally, some shotcuts on my desktop (not all of them) that refer to folders stop working unless I reboot. Then they work again. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Hello, today I installed a trial of a voice changer and deinstalled it after a while. However since that moment, I have bugged icons for some filextenstions. Till yet I found out, it is mkv and rar. I tried do delete the Iconcache.db, but this doesn't solved the problem. Any other solutions?

this machine just has 1 user - me. in user settings, i'm listed as administrator of course. yet i'm still always bombarded with "administrator privilege" prompts, and currently............ i'm trying to untick "fast startup" under power settings. it's greyed out, as if i don't have...

When I have file explorer open it refreshes every five seconds or so. If I'm scrolling through pictures, it's constantly jumping back to the top of the file....it's infuriating!!! I can't even rename files or create file names unless I am lightning quick. I am at a loss as to what to do...and...

I have a small home network of 2 XPs and some linux PCs. One of the XP PCs ( XP1, say ) has a printer. This printer is shared on the network and works OK. I've recently added a Windows 7 PC and made it use the same Workgroup as the others for networking purposes. All the Windows PCs can ping...

I'm staying at my parent's house for a week and got an old pc there. For some reason windows xp is not getting installed. I want to play a game on it but windows 10 isn't able to handle even light web browsing! I don't know much about linux so please help me choose one that requires low specs...

I am trying to download YTD Video Converter. However, I cannot download it because I get this instead. You don't have permission to modify files in this network location. Contact the administrator per permission to make these changes.

The shortcuts of the installed games and programs for Microsoft Store does not show in the start app list anymore. I should restart pc to see em. What should I do?

when i play a game 1-2 minuts, then my computer start freezing and my video card crash or BSOD come out. i don't know when that started to happen, i have a "screen" of the errors. thanks! thanks for your help, and sorry for bad grammar.

Got the BSOD about an hour ago and it's been stuck on 86% progress since then. Should I keep waiting or is it safe to hold the power button to shut it down?

When I right click in certain areas on my computer, I get a Not Responding error. This happens with my mouse and trackpad when I right click, so it's my computer and not mouse. For example: Applies to: - Desktop folders/icons/files. When my desktop stops responding, it flashes white, refreshes...