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Window10, Update in Setting dont work correctly
The PC Health Check tool showed that my system meets the requirements. However, the Windows 11 Installation Assistant says I need to update to Windows 10 version 2004 or higher before I can upgrade to Windows 11. But when I open Windows Update, the window doesn’t display anything. What should I do to upgrade to Windows 11? I want to keep my software and data, so I don’t want to install from an ISO file.
Taskbar freezes in place, hiding bottom of apps
I have my taskbar set to automatically hide itself, which is important to my workflow. HOWEVER, after a few hours of work, the taskbar reappears and freezes in place, hiding the bottom of whatever window I'm working on: the Send button for emails, the worksheet tabs for Excel, etc. (All Windows programs would normally shrink to fit the smaller window as soon as the taskbar reappears, but they continue to fill the whole screen, as if the taskbar is not there, except that the taskbar is there and hides their lowest section.)Windows 11 Pro x64 occasionally prompts for activation, after almost 2 years of service!
Recently I have noticed a text in the lower right-hand corner of my home screen asking me to activate Windows. I already did so in September 2023, when I had installed 23H2, and have used Windows without problems since then. The notification goes away if I reboot, and doesn't show every time I login, but if I look under Settings - System - Activation, it says, "Windows reported that no product key was found on your device. Error code =0xC004f213" The PC is joined to a (private) domain, and has been since I first commissioned it in Sept. 2023 Windows automatically updated it to 24H2 at the end of last month. Could that have something to do with the issue? I went through all of the automated troubleshooting options without success. What is the easiest way to get this sorted?Question I'm having issues with Security-SPP source?
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700K Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Ram: Kingston KF3600C18D4/16GX x 2 SSD/HDD: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1 TB, Kingston SV200S3128G, WDC WD20EZBX-22AYRA0 GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 6GB OS: Windows 10 Home Version 22H2 BIOS version: 0403 Context about the issue: I'm a very casual PC user and during gaming or even sometimes while just watching videos my computer would freeze or do some sort of "spasm" where it would replay a certain sound and/or image for 1-2 seconds. Now this isnt that big of an issue but if it happens multiple times a day and for at least a month it does become quite annoying.Cannot log on to windows after motherboard change
A Dell technician replaced my motherboard today. After the replacement, turning on the computer led to the BIOS being flashed. Upon rebooting, the lock screen appeared. After dismissing it, the logon screen shows my name, my Microsoft account with my picture and a message "Your PIN is no longer available due to a change to the security settings on this device. Click to set up your PIN again." There is an option to click on for Set up my PIN. When I click on this it goes back to the lock screen.
Windows 10 slow boot
I just installed Windows 10 and see a huge drop off in the boot time and shut down times. I have an i7 laptop with the OS partitioned on a SSD drive. Windows 8.1 would take 10-15 seconds to boot up. This isnt the case here, right after the logo displays, I get a blank screen for a good minute. The laptop is fine after booting up, no lagging or heating issues so far. I really don't want to clean install, just because the AMD drivers for my gfx card are a pain in the rear to properly install. Also reading people having this issue even after a clean install. Anyone else having the same issue?
