Windows 10 Setup

Mouse pointer settings change when User Account Control mask appears

Hello, I have a vision problem so I usually set mouse pointer on a black arrow, because it's easier for me to see. Sometimes, when I install something for example, the UAC mask appears to ask if I want to allow system changes, so after clicked…

How to Feature update Windows 10 (20H2) in Audit Mode - Solved with Guide

Previous guide can be found “Here” Today I'm going to share how to update Windows 10 in Audit Mode! this is not an official guide by Microsoft and should be used as a last resort, or a dirty quick fix! Version 1809 to Version 20H2 I was able to…

Neither Task Manager nor CMD display RAM Speed

Windows 10 x64 on a 2 GB RAM machine in 2021 isn't quite a good idea. So, I'll be upgrading my RAM that currently has 2 GB to 4 GB. I don't want to throw away my installed 2 GB ram and get a completely new one of 4 GB capacity. Instead, I want to install…

where are restore points located

I created a restore point. When I checked the message is there are no restore points created. What is the path/directory where restore points are located? I wanted to save it to a flash drive in case it happens again.

运行wsl --install出现安装过程中出错，错误代码0x80248014

is there fonts free for Arabic?

Hello, i want fonts but free for Arabic? thank you

WInows 10 System Restore rejects microsoft account password

Computer did not boot windows 10 normally and went into attempts to Automatically repair which failed. Then when option System Restore from a restore point was attempted, System Restore asked to select account (only 1 in a list) with account name, after…

Changing permissions on multiple files at once (Windows 10)

Hey everyone! I need some assistance with figuring out how to change the permissions on multiple files at once. I recently had to reload my computer, and pulling files back onto my local disk from my SSD is sending me into an error loop of "access…

Windows10 - Unable to load the specified offline registry have - when rejoining the domain

I have a windows10 desktop that had a trust issue msg. I performed the remove and rejoin to the domain process. When I tried to rejoin it to the the domain, I received the error "Unable to load the specified offline registry hive". I…

Hyper-V cannot install Windows 10

I want to install a Windows 10 virtual machine through Hyper-V( I selected Generation 2, ISO downloaded using media creation tool). However, I always encounter this error: Windows cannot find the Microsoft Software License Terms. Make sure the…

Error installing Win10: Windows cannot read the <ProductKey> setting from the unattend answer file

So I'm building a new PC. I have Windows 10 Home retail version on the readonly USB stick. At the beginning of the install process I'm getting the error message "Windows cannot read the <ProductKey> setting from the unattend answer file.…

Using FFU Imaging; after Optimize-FFU it no longer works

Hi, I installed a fresh copy of Windows Home v21H1. In audit mode, I ran installed all the Windows Updates and then ran System Prep with "System Cleanup Action > Enter System Audit mode" and shutdown the system. I then booted to WinPE…

How to fix The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID

My pc keeps crashing in the middle of games and I can't figure out why. I have followed every single guide on this issue but nothing is fixing it. This is the system warning message: The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local…

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Windows 10 Setup

Windows 10 Setup

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Windows 10 Cumulative Updates are way too slow to download and install

Hi Microsoft, I can no longer tolerate with the Cumulative Updates because it takes so long to download the security updates. And I do not know what is the problems. I don't think it is my ISP is causing the problems. It could be the downloading…

How to solve problem Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server cannot be found

Overall summary: Final result: Failed: see details below Exit code (Decimal): -2068052310 Start time: 2021-05-06 08:17:41 End time: 2021-05-06 08:22:57 Requested…

10 Pro Asks For Company Login After Clean Install in OOBE

Hi, I bought a few used 10 Pro Dell desktops and laptops during a liquidation sale from a business to refurbish and resell, but after resetting or clean install if I connect to internet during initial setup (OOBE) it says Welcome to XYZ Company please…

How do I get the program past the "modify setup" box?

I have some documents from Veterans Affair that need downloaded, but when I use the link they provided for Azure info protection they program is stuck on a box with "modify setup" and I can't use the program to download the documents. Please…

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Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.

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Use Intune "Wipe" or Use Windows 10 "Reset this PC"

We are moving to using Autopilot for provisioning our Windows 10 desktops, so our traditional method of OS reimaging to repurpose a device or to address various OS and application corruption type issues will be gone. The modern way of addressing these…

Sysprep Fails on 20H2

Bit of help on Sysprep needed. I'm trying to capture a master image from Hyper-V (Windows 10 Pro 20H2) and I'm having issues to do with the windows store apps. I have run: Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage and …

Installing Office 365 on a different Hard drive from Windows. i.e. Not on Drive C: (to save space the approx 3GB space used)

This question was asked many years ago, in the old Forum, and some of the answers given appear to be out of date. However, towards the end of the thread what seems to me to be the best two answers are given. See Previous thread…