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How to actually restore stock Windows file permissions?
I recently suffered from some kind of MFT corruption that caused all permissions on my entire installation to be wiped. This made the disk "unaccessable" from another Windows installation ...
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windows partition restored on specific date (unusual)
This is a super unusual issue we have encountered, a PC of our payroll staff displayed an error upon opening today (05/11/2022). --MM/dd/YYYY
see error upon opening the unit
Tried to restart the unit ...
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Do System Restore points affect the files stored in AppData?
I am attempting to recover old System Restore points on a Windows 10 install. I am looking specifically for files that may have been stored in the AppData directory and I need to know whether or not ...
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Restoring my windows 10 into a new partition
I would like to install a new install of windows onto a new partition on my hard drive since the old install of windows is full of viruses.
I don't have a USB key, is there a way to restore windows ...
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Does Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth change anything if there are no corrupt files?
I ran RestoreHealth instead of ScanHealth-CheckHealth accidentally and now it's taking a while to complete and i think stopping it now could cause some issues.
Will this change anything in my windows?
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I've just deleted important registries by mistake - can I somehow fix it?
There was a game which was not working properly. I've found a fix online, but I've deleted the wrong dir. (yes, that was just dumb)
I had to delete this:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Microsoft > ...
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Windows10 System Restore point got deleted after failed restore attempt
OS: Windows 10 (I believe it's Educational version) 1903 - with all updates available.
Here's what happened:
I started System Restore to a point from few hours ago (installed an
app that messed up ...
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How do I back up Windows 10 installed programs and settings and then restore after update?
I am currently running Windows 10 Pro 1709 and want to upgrade to 1803
I've been hitting a ton of weird errors trying to upgrade (its a hand built PC) and troubleshooting hasn't gotten my anywhere (...
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How to restore and dump a windows registry without overwriting the current registry
A GnuCash user has asked for help because they cannot find an old GnuCash data file. They have no idea where it was and a search has not found it.
The location of the most recent GnuCash files are ...
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Windows Update (sorta) bricked my computer. Now I want my settings back
After the most recent Windows Update, I saw this screen. Clicking the button, the computer restarted, and returned to this screen.
So then I burnt a copy of Windows and reinstalled it:
But that wasn'...
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How to revert Windows 10 1709 to 1703 without Windows.old being directly accessible?
My question is comparable to a former one, but a bit different as well: I'm using 1709 and considering "rolling back" to 1703 because of changes in GDI memory management which introduced a serious ...
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How do I get Win10 back on my computer after System restore
I did a full factory restore on my computer and now that it is back set up it has reverted back to Windows 8(the OS that it was shipped with)
I had Windows 10 before the system restore, and am hoping ...
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Backup and Restore while changing harddisk
Lenovo is going to replace my Harddisk under warranty because the diagnostic tests show some error (though I am still not facing any issues).
However, there are only going to replace the disk and ...
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Windows 10 System Restore - Old restore points not appearing in System Restore
I've been facing multiple issues with Windows 10 not starting or not logging in lately. Eventually I had to run the system reset from the recovery environment, which claims to keep personal files ...
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Restore program files on Symbolic Linked OS with Junction?
Is there a way to restore Windows Registry, Paths and confguration if I have a NTFS-Junction link to Program Files, Program Files (x86), ProgramData and Users?
I'm wondering if I can fully restore my ...
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