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Can't re-activate Windows after a BIOS update
After updating my gigabyte z790 aorus elite ax motherboard to the latest BIOS April update, I can no longer activate Windows. When I do the hardware change option under troubleshoot, I get the below message: I purchased Windows last year. I have talked with Microsoft support, they did a number of CMD command line changes and an in-place update (reinstall of Windows) and none of these worked. They directed me here. In total, I spent 3 hours chatting with them and never got it addressed. I do not want to pay for Windows again. Thanks for the help in advance.Microsoft 365 login problem on latest Canary 27842
Hello. I encountered a rather specific problem on the latest version of Canary 27842, although it did not appear immediately after installing this build, but only yesterday after updating Copilot, Microsoft 365 (via Store) and Armoury Crate. Namely, after these updates I lost connection to the Microsoft 365 service (information appeared about the loss of validity of credentials along with logging out of this service). Every attempt to log in to it now ends with error 2604 or 2603 (I am attaching screenshots), regardless of the Internet network through which I try to connect. What's more, a similar situation also occurred on my laptop, which has the same problems. An attempt to reinstall the package did not solve the problem, similarly to an attempt to remove old credentials in the administration panel. All this happens despite correct login to the system via a Microsoft account, correct login to the Microsoft account in the browser and generally no other connection problems. The problem concerns only Microsoft 365. I noticed something interesting because when I tried to run the Microsoft 365 troubleshooter, it did not uninstall, but when I tried to run it, I got information about the possibility of running the NVidia overlay, which is quite strange (this message generally only appears when starting games). Another thing is that when I try to verify the service account through the troubleshooter application - I get a message that the account cannot be verified. I also tried: online package repair service from the Windows administration panel, but despite the completion of the process, the problem still exists; creating a new profile and trying to run the package on it (from the new profile) and this also did not work. If any of you have or had similar problems - please let me know.Courses on Windows?
I'd like to learn more about the Windows operating system. I may not be a system engineer, but I want to learn about the inner workings of Windows and its parts interact. There are a lot of courses on the Internet that are free but I don't want to waste my time either. 1) What things should I look at when picking a course or individual lessons? 2) Does anyone have courses they can recommend? So many of you have a great deal of knowledge and experience and I'm interested in what you have to say.
Messing around on my Desktop PC
I have a desktop with a 2 SSD drives and I would like to wipe them both clean before I reinstall windows 11 I have been lent a copy of partition assistant which has a wipe disk function on it . Am I right in assuming that after using this software to wipe both SSDs clean I simply plug a USB Flash Drive in that has Win 11 installation media file on and this will install the OS ? Obviously I have nothing on the PC that needs keeping so there no need to back anything up I assume? Thank You for Reading.Windows PC upgrade
I keep getting messages from Microsoft on my Windows 10 PC, telling me to upgrade to Windows 11 before updates become obsolete. I'm fine with this, as my tower PC is rather old, having bought it nearly 9 years ago, in 2016, but anything with the same or similar specifications (below) now seems to cost thousands of pounds, rather than the few hundreds (just over £400, I think) that I paid. What's the way around this please? Should I buy a cheap laptop and upgrade the RAM and possibly graphics card and plug in my monitor and a larger 2gb external hard drive, with my files on, into it? Or are there any reliable cheaper tower options, with the same or higher spec please?
Provide an 'Edit with Paint' context option on right-clicking a picture file
This is a feature I have wanted since Windows XP, and would save me a great deal of frustration; Instead, I need to right-click a file, and select 'Open With', then browse for paint, if it hasn't been used yet. There are a great deal of situations where this is productive, though in particular if I need to open an image file, while having an 'Open with' window open for another application. An alternative solution would be an 'open file location' right-click context option, that opens the folder the file is in, such that I can use the file from the file explorer, though admittedly this is a lot more time-consuming b/c it will require closing the file explorer. An EVEN BETTER solution, would be to provide customization of the context options provided by right-click for all file extensions, but I am looking to open picture files in paint predominantly, because I have to edit images frequently while I am in a word document.Pls recommend the best duplicate file remover for pc
Recently, I've noticed that my Windows PC has accumulated a lot of duplicate files over time. I am sure most of them are photos, documents, and even music tracks. This is taking up unnecessary space, and I plan to find the duplicate files and remove them up efficiently from my PC. Could anyone recommend a reliable duplicate file remover for pc? The one I'm looking for: Free or paid software that accurately detects duplicates (including similar images or renamed files). Manual methods (if any) using built-in Windows tools. Any precautions I should take before deleting duplicates (e.g., backups). If you know a good duplicate file finder and remover, pls kindly let me know. Thank you
