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    Would a factory restore be the route I want to take? Windows Help

    Would a factory restore be the route I want to take? Windows Help


    Would a factory restore be the route I want to take?

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 06:59 PM PDT

    Hello,

    I just got a PC from my girlfriend's brother. I would like to keep the operating system it's currently on, windows 10. I'm not quite sure which OS the laptop shipped with (nor do I know how to find out). It's a Lenovo Yoga 900 (think it's from 2016/2017). I wanted to wipe the laptop clean so I don't have any files of his. What is the best method of approach?

    I was thinking of a factory restore but I believe that would affect the operating system.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated!

    Edit: Also, this is my first PC in like 7 years, so I'm windows illiterate.

    submitted by /u/FreshPrinceAV
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    Windows 10 can't boot from the drive that it's installed on

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 07:29 AM PDT

    so I've been running this custom pc I built up four years ago happily ever since then. lately, I got some problems but never as big as this one. yesterday I tinkered a bit with an external hard drive (moving all its stuff to my internal HDD, making both external partitions to one, and moving all the stuff back) and everything was running fine so I turned the pc off. today I started and Windows said it couldn't start and I should put in a windows installation disc/drive to repair it. was about to install win to an USB stick again but I then changed the bios boot device from my SSD (where I think windows is installed) to my HDD, expecting it to not work either but it did. now windows boots fine from my HDD where I thought there was no windows on there and doesn't from my SSD where I thought win10 was installed

    Update: I messed something up on the way but reinstalling win on my SSD with the HDD unplugged did it. Positive is that my system's real clean now!

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    Windows won't boot from #1 M.2 drive with 10 Pro unless M.2 #2 is installed, but Disk Mgmt says #1 is bootable.

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 06:03 PM PDT

    Windows 10 Pro PC, recently installed.

    I installed Windows 10 Pro into a new system on a brand new ADATA brand M.2 SSD. It works fine, worked with it for a couple days, installed software, rebooted several times, etc.

    I installed an older Samsung M.2 SSD into M.2 slot 2 to copy some work files over. When I boot with both M.2 drives installed, I get a blue screen that asks which volume I would like to boot from: Volume 2 or Volume 10. Selecting Volume 2 gets me the new Windows 10 Pro system, and selecting Volume 10 gets me my old Windows 10 Pro installation on the Samsung. Whichever drive it boots from shows up as C: and the alternate drive shows up as D:. Seems to be working perfectly.

    Since I was done copying my old files over, I took the D: drive out to use in another system... and the PC won't boot from C:. C: doesn't show up in my BIOS boot manager as a bootable drive. If I reinstall D: in slot 2, I can select between them again and either one is bootable. It's like adding the second M.2 drive somehow neutered my first one's boot capability, even though it was previously working fine solo.

    Disk Management shows C: is bootable. I am confused and curious what's my best next step, how to get C: to boot without the other M.2 installed. Here's a screenshot of my Disk Management volumes.

    https://i.imgur.com/SZ3wA1y.png

    submitted by /u/KungFuHamster
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    Does anybody have the KB2533623 update for Windows 7 (x64)?

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 03:10 PM PDT

    Looks like Microsoft decided to nuke every download link of this update from their website, if someone has an alternative link to it it would be great, thanks.

    The main page is still up, however if you click the links it directs you to a 404 page.

    The specific file I'm looking for is "Windows6.1-KB2533623-x64.msu", I already tried checking out the Windows Update database; I could only find downloads for Windows Vista, but nothing for 7.

    And yes, I get it, W7 is no longer supported.

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    Why did my laptop open command prompt and start typing

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 08:35 PM PDT

    "Are you scared my name?" Then when I closed it it started opening an app I never downloaded I closed them but they kept reopening I deleted the app but then it came back

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    My password data are always deleted from ALL browsers and signed out

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 08:22 PM PDT

    Every time I will use my pc or restart it, my accounts synced to mail always get out of date and needed to fix. also.

    All my saved passwords on ALL of my browsers always get deleted . The boorkmarks and browser data is still there, JUST the passwords.

    So I always need to sign in again

    I tried using different browsers and the accounts are still deleted. I tried to detect malware on defender, and there is none, tried using LAST PASS , it helped a bit. I tried checking all settings , but the saved passwords are turned on, and the settings about "deleting cookies and etc when turned off" is actually turned off.

    Please help me, is that a bug? virus? what should I do?

    submitted by /u/Black_Sinigang
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    My computer keeps doing this on boot up

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 08:08 PM PDT

    About changing brightness

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 07:44 PM PDT

    Why can't I change the brightness anymore? It discourages me from using my laptop for work. Unlike the previous update, the brightness drag bar is gone (located in the notifications window).

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    File help

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 07:22 PM PDT

    So I downloaded all the files off my google drive to another google drive and then to my desktop but when I open up the zip file, it give me a md5 file and a dll file. I don't know how that happened because my drive was filled with just docs. Does anyone know how to convert these files back to normal

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    Looking for Windows Ink pens compatible with Dell XPS 7390

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 07:07 PM PDT

    Hi! I want to get a Windows Ink pen but the only one that I've found to be explicitly compatible with my 7390 2-in-1 is the Dell Premium Active Pen (PN579X), which is 95 bucks and 3.6 stars. Are there any cheaper and/or higher rated pens that are compatible with my laptop?

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    [Windows 7] Configuring Windows Update Stuck at 35% Even In Safe Mood Boot

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 09:08 AM PDT

    Turned on my computer this morning and I got the "Configuring Windows Update" message. It got to 100% and sat there for 3 hours. I shut off the computer.

    Now its stuck at 35% in normal boot and in Safe Mode. I can't get to the desktop in any boot format.

    Any ideas on what I can do?

    submitted by /u/IroncladDiplomat
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    Shortcut to admin CMD prompt

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 02:48 PM PDT

    Hi Everyone,

    Looking for a little help here. I am a good little user on latest stable Win 10 release and run a non-priv account for day to day work and an administrative account for installing apps etc etc. It's all standalone in terms of environment.

    Currently, in order to get an administrative command prompt (for example to run disk manager) I keep having to navigate through the menus, right click on "Run as administrator". How do I do this with a desktop shortcut ?

    I realise you can do win+x, PowerShell admin prompt but this isn't what I want to achieve.

    Regards

    ETA: Answer is at https://www.cnet.com/how-to/always-run-a-program-in-administrator-mode-in-windows-10/

    submitted by /u/IT_ISNT101
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    Help! Urgent! Disable water damaged laptop keyboard bc keeps holding f10 down

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 06:16 PM PDT

    Help! Urget!! i have a windows 10 pc laptop and the keyboard ha sever eater damage and keeps holding doown f10 but i use an exteral keyboard so i want to disable my laptop keyboard permedently Its an hp btw. also i cant watch youtube becuse thats the play/pause key and when i try to go into bios it skips it because it holds f10 down. i ccant type very good bc its holding i do at this monent. sorry for bad gammer. i cant type :( help

    Hp laptop with windows 10

    issue: holds down f10

    edit: found a program called Simple Disable Key. installing it now

    Edit 2: ok so I disabled my hole keyboard even the external ones and that works! But i need an option that lets me just dissable my laptop keyboard... not all of my keyboards

    submitted by /u/Hunter_Ware
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    Can you stream with the windows game bar?

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 05:12 PM PDT

    OBS won't work for me, I have a 1680x1050 monitors, so it records in like a frame every 2 seconds.

    submitted by /u/GlugThePlug
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    I need help for batch for processes with weird path in services.msc

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 06:04 AM PDT

    I want batch for bitdefender total security. I disabled automatic launch in save mode, but sometimes i need it. I was able to create working .bat for previous bitdefender version, now i can't because there is text after .exe and i don't know what to do.

    I will paste paths for all bitdefender processes from services.msc (windows 8.1):

    • "C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\bdservicehost.exe" "settings/services/configs/bdauxsrv_config.json"
    • "C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\updatesrv.exe" /service"
    • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender\SetupInformation\Bitdefender RedLine\bdredline.exe"
    • "C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\bdservicehost.exe" "settings/services/configs/bdshieldsrv_config.json"
    • "C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\seccenter.exe" source:startmenu

    Please, give me working commands for .bat for these processes' paths.

    Thanks.

    submitted by /u/tedomedo
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    Running Windows 10 2004, but still having the old Settings app layout?

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 12:12 PM PDT

    I've been running Windows version 2004 (19041.450) for a while, yet I still don't have the new settings app.

    https://imgur.com/MWqRURZ

    My laptop for example is also running Windows 2004, yet it does show the new settings app. Where it shows my Microsoft account at the top, with the profile picture and more.

    submitted by /u/ZyreHD
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    RAM change

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 12:11 PM PDT

    Hello i Need help i Change the ram in my pc and nie i have a blackscreen all parts3 are3 compatible i dont Know what to do but 1 Thing i have done is a cmos reset same Renault?

    submitted by /u/liffl
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    Windows 10 Desktop Scrolling

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 03:39 PM PDT

    Anyone know how to scroll the desktop to the right in Windows 10? In previous versions of windows, if an app was partially off the screen to the right, you could move the mouse to the far right of the desktop, and the desktop would scroll to the right. But that doesn't seem to be possible in Windows 10.

    Anyone know if it's possible, and, if so, how?

    Thanks!

    submitted by /u/nrgins
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    Need help activating windows

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 11:50 AM PDT

    Long story short:

    Bought a PC from someone

    They didn't delete their account / wipe everything before selling it to me

    I made my own account and then deleted his account (he had activated windows)

    Now I'm just confused as to how I'm supposed to activate windows. It says it can't connect to my organization's activation server.

    Edit: Shit, I'm pretty sure it's just change the product key right? Just saw that in settings under "activate windows now"

    submitted by /u/marlborojoint
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    Microsoft Install/Uninstall troubleshooter 404 error

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 02:32 PM PDT

    so I'm having trouble uinstalling a program from the control panel and I thought I could download the Microsoft Install/Uninstall troubleshooter program but when I press the download button on Microsoft's website it just says 404 error page not found... so I can't install the program.. does anyone have the files for this program? and btw why is the 404 error happening??

    submitted by /u/RewindOle
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    Windows Key Help!!!

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 01:50 PM PDT

    I have recently bought a computer from my brother-in-law which previously had windows 10 installed on it. I know because the sticker with the product key is still on the side.

    I did not however purchase the ssd that had windows installed onto it. All the internals are currently the same (soon i will be replacing my HDD with an SSD and getting a new gpu). Do I need to buy another Windows Key, or can I use the old one?

    Thank you for your time!

    submitted by /u/EmergancySocks
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    need some help with my laptop

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 09:48 AM PDT

    On my laptop the F keys are bound to preform specific tasks such as changing the brightness, enabling airplane mode etc.

    however on f1 it opens up Microsoft edge on the Microsoft help page which I don't want it to do because I'm afraid I'll accidentally hit f1 in the middle of a game and open up edge

    anyone know how to remove these sort of keybinds?

    submitted by /u/The-Commando004
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    Play on two different devices through different ports.

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 01:31 PM PDT

    Hi guys So I bought a new Trust Soundbar because my other two speakers weren't working anymore. The subwoofer of the first set still works fine though, so I really want to be able to play sound trough the subwoofer ánd the soundbar. Both have 3.5 AUX-jacks and I have enough ports. The problem is windows itself, I can't find out how to do this.

    Any help would be appreciated, I wouldn't mind downloading extra software, if that's a solution.

    Note: I don't mean that windows media player 'hack', I want to use it for ALL audio. Windows 7 by the way.

    submitted by /u/Vinnye9
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    Desktop in C:\Users is different from Desktop in ThisPC/Desktop

    Posted: 31 Aug 2020 12:55 PM PDT

    I had OneDrive installed and I think it messed with this, but I uninstalled it now - I never used OneDrive.

    It is somewhat annoying, as some applications go to the C:\users desktop which then gets lost as it doesn't show up in the "main" desktop.

    Does anyone how to fix this? I did some google searching and found nothing

    submitted by /u/BenShapiroFanBoi
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