Questions tagged [windows-10]
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VT-x is not available, but is enabled in BIOS
Recently I started having an issue with VT-x on my Windows 10 running on HP EliteBook. I was using Oracle VirtualBox to run some VMs on it before and VT-x was enabled in BIOS and was working fine.
I ...
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I Cancelled Microsoft 10 Reservation and uninstalled KB3035583 but Window 10 is still trying to install
I cancelled the Microsoft Windows 10 Reservation and uninstalled KB3035583, but Windows 10 is still trying to install.
After I uninstalled KB3035583 and restarted my laptop as instructed, I could ...
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Two blue arrows at top right of icons
On some icons I am seeing a two blue arrows at the top the right pointing towards each other. I first noticed it on the icons on folders which I archived which happened randomly. I archived the folder ...
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WinDirStat shows 244GB unknown space on external drive
I recently noticed that one of my external hard drive seems to be missing a lot of space. It was recommended that I try WinDirStat, as it could help identify how much space each file was taking up. ...
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Tell Windows 7 to Stop Trying to Upgrade to Windows 10?
A customer running Windows 7 Home must have reserved or okayed the Windows 10 upgrade because I am seeing daily messages that the upgrade is failing to install.
This customer is not ready for ...
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Windows 10 "Enable NTFS long paths policy" option missing
For some time, Microsoft has supported an option to remove the limit of 260 symbols for NTFS file name length.
The web is full of articles, describing what should be done.
Hit the Windows key, type ...
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Change Windows 7/8/10 system language - welcome screen, login, etc
Changing an admininstrator user language is pretty straight-forward, but it does not change the language of the Boot screen, Welcome screen, Login screen, etc...
Pretty much anything that's not on ...
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Remove automatically added keyboard inputs and prevent them from coming back (Windows 10)
I have 2 languages installed on my computer, both with a single input method.
I have 2 keyboards: CES-CSQ and ENG-US.
However lately (maybe after the last Win10 update) I started to see 2 additional ...
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Disable Windows Defender in Windows 10
I can't find any information on how to disable Windows Defender in Windows 10. There is some information about how to do it in the previews, but the configuration pages have changed with the final ...
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How to turn off Windows Defender permanently
Windows Defender keeps blocking a third-party program that I know isn't a threat. All my attempts to disable Windows Defender have failed.
I've tried to:
Go in the Windows Defender option and ...
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Windows 10 April 2018 Update added an extra Language and I cannot remove it
I have just updated to Windows 10 April 2018 Update (1803 / 17134.1)
I had my laptop configured completely as UK with only a UK keyboard layout
Since the update, a US keyboard has been added so I ...
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How do you forcefully remove apps in Windows 10?
How can I remove apps that Windows doesn't seem to allow to be uninstalled, like Xbox and Groove Music?
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Windows 10 ver 1607: File Explorer long paths not working?
I updated to the Windows 10 home anniversary edition version 1607 and set LongPathsEnabled to 1 with regedit.exe but the File Explorer doesn't seem to work with long paths still. If you select a long ...
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How do I kill the lockscreen after the Windows 10 anniversary update?
The Windows 10 "anniversary update" is coming out tomorrow and according to some reports the group policy to disable the lock screen is no longer effective on anything below the Enterprise edition. I'...
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How can I migrate a Windows 10 from BIOS/MBR boot to UEFI/GPT without reinstalling?
I've installed Windows 10 in BIOS mode and use MBR. How can I convert it to use UEFI and GPT without reinstalling Windows 10? Is this possible?
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