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    Repair Windows 10/11 with DISM and SFC: Online and Offline Guide

    If your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC is misbehaving — BSODs, apps refusing to start, unexplained slowdowns, or failed updates — the built‑in duo of DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) and SFC (System File Checker) will often repair what a reinstall otherwise would. These tools work...
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    Reclaim Windows Disk Space: Safe Cleanups, Compression, and Debloat Tactics

    Windows will often eat tens of gigabytes over time: updates, restore points, index databases and caches can quietly bloat a C: drive, and preinstalled “trial” apps make matters worse — a problem that’s acute on 128 GB laptops and devices with soldered storage. The practical fixes range from...
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    Tiny11 25H2 Debloat: Strip Copilot, Outlook, Teams for a Lean Windows 11

    Windows 11’s inbox app pile just got a new nemesis: Tiny11’s updated builder can now strip Copilot, the new Outlook client, Teams, and a long roster of built‑ins from a Windows 11 image — and the change is explicitly framed as a “25H2‑ready” rebuild that shrinks install size and prevents much of...
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    Windows Error 0x8000FFFF: Catastrophic Failure and How to Fix

    Error 0x8000FFFF — the dreaded “Catastrophic failure” — is rarely fatal, but it’s a disruptive Windows error that often appears after an update, during a System Restore, or when a core servicing operation fails; it generally signals corrupted system files, a damaged component store, driver...
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    August 2025 Windows Recovery Fix: OOB KB5066189/88/87 Restore Reset and Cloud Recovery

    Microsoft’s August update cycle produced an unexpected and dangerous side effect: built‑in recovery tools stopped working on numerous Windows client releases, and Redmond pushed emergency, out‑of‑band (OOB) cumulative updates — KB5066189, KB5066188 and KB5066187 — on August 19, 2025 to restore...
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    Windows 8 Windows folder takes 38GB but all folders inside it take only 19GB (show hidden folders enabled).

    I made my C partition 100GB thinking that i wouldn't need more than that for my windows and users folder, but it turns out that most of the time i am struggling to keep the 10% needed for the windows to function properly. Now while my User folder takes 18GB which is reasonable my Windows folder...
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    Windows 8 Windows takes two much space

    I have recently bought a Samsung ativ book 9 lite. Generally I'm happy with it but not at all with the bad usage of the disk space it has. It is supposed to have 128GB but: 1) It has a recover partition which takes up to 18GB (I think I should remove this one, what do you think of this?). 2)...
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    How to address disk space issues that are caused by a large Windows component store (WinSxS) directo

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    How to Alleviate Disk Space Pressure Caused By a Large Windows Component Store (WinSxS) Directory

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    WinSxS folder Size Explained

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    Windows 7 Uninstalled Microsoft Visual C++, need help getting it back

    Sorry if this sounds confusing. I really need some help here. I've only had Windows 7 installed for a few weeks now, but I've already got most of my software and games installed and working. Based on some bad advice on another forum, trying to solve a problem with getting a game to run, I...
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    Windows 7 Access denied to OpenOffice Installer

    I cant install OpenOffice because, at some point, the installer says it cant write in any \winsxs\ folder. As far as I see that, only "trusted installers" have access to this directory. So how do I force Win7 to like my OpenOffice installer? I changed compability to Vista and everything is ran...
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