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Windows 10 virtual machine and host machine display an error message stating it cannot run.
The same application fails to run on both virtual machines and physical machines running Windows 10. It has been confirmed that the program functions normally on devices with other system versions. We seek compatibility adjustments or solutions specifically for the Win11 environment.Windows 11 frequently prompts to restart the computer during startup.
When booting up, the computer frequently prompts “Restart required” (despite no prior updates or other operations). After performing a forced shutdown and restarting, the system boots normally. This issue has recurred twice with identical symptoms. Please identify the root cause and provide a permanent solution.
How to restore an entire drive with file history
My computer is running on Windows 11, with file history backing up to an external SSD drive. I had a problem with the computer not booting up. Took it to a shop and they said windows needed to be reinstalled. They made a copy of all data on C drive, where Windows is located. They were told to not touch D drive as it contained thousands of pictures. Apparently they reinstalled Windows on the C drive and reinstalled the data. However they completely wiped the D drive! Computer is running good and all data is present on C drive. I attempted to restore D drive from the external drive using file history. I could not get it to restore the drive. The note “There isn’t any history of your files, folders, or libraries.” comes up. If I open the D drive, I can find all the pictures along with several copies. How can I get file history to work? I can copy and paste them but that is a lot of work, considering multiple copies in different places.
People whose hardware is too old to update to Windows 11, What's your plan come October?
I'm currently running an i7-4770 paired with a GTX 970. As much as I would love to, replacing it with modern hardware would be financially irresponsible. Luckily I love to make life difficult for myself so I'm planning to remove windows and switch to Ubuntu (or mint). What is everyone else planning to do come October?Firefox deleted everything for me because of the profiles
A profile tab appeared. so I lost everything! I've tried lots of things since waking up and Google nothing works. Basically he deleted my profile from last night and asked me to create a new profile there are no others even about: profiles there are none so I have a very old bookmark file but there are no mdps with it what to do?Downsides of using UTC time by setting RealTimeIsUniversal
Hi, I have a dual-boot machine where I use both Windows 11 and Linux. To fix a minor annoyance with the hardware RTC clock always being set to the wrong time zone whenever I switch to the other OS, I know I can make Windows use UTC time by adding the RealTimeIsUniversal entry to the registry: reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation" /v RealTimeIsUniversal /t REG_DWORD /d 1 What are the downsides of making this change? Are there any known issues, other than the usual caveats about using undocumented and unsupported registry keys?Migrate to Win 11 before or after changing HDD ?
Windows 10 offers me to upgrade to Windows 11, but I want to change my hard drive to upgrade to an SSD. Regarding the license, in what order should I take it ? Another question, is the migration done via an update, or do you have to download an ISO ? THANKSSave the date: Windows Office Hours - January 15, 2026
Join us for our next monthly Windows Office Hours, January 15, from 8:00-9:00 AM PT! We will have a broad group of product experts, servicing experts, and engineers representing Windows, Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager, Windows 365, Windows Autopilot, security, public sector, FastTrack, and more. They will be standing by -- in chat -- to provide guidance, discuss strategies and tactics, and, of course, answer any specific questions you may have. For more details about how Windows Office Hours works, go to our Windows IT Pro Blog. If you can't make it at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time, post your questions on the Windows Office Hours: January 15th event page, up to 2 days in advance.Windows 11 displays a black screen with an error after the login screen.
The system displays a spinning circle on the login screen for an extended period before going black and showing an error message. This issue has occurred twice within the past year (most recently in December). A permanent solution is required.
The Windows11 taskbar does not hide completely, leaving a thin line visible at the bottom.
Hello, after enabling the taskbar auto-hide feature, a thin line remains visible at the bottom and won't fully hide. This issue appeared suddenly without any specific action triggering it. Please advise on a solution.Allow developers to create their own user space
It would be wonderful if Microsoft and the windows team documented how developers could create their own userspace. The NT Kernel was designed for this, and it would allow better extensibility of the overall OS. It also would be a way to partial opensource Windows. You could license the kernel at a low price, and let others build the user space. This would be in the vain of the original WSL, but it would allow any developer skilled enough to bring enhancements to the system.How to escalate support issues.
I have an issue with Microsoft's Backup and Restore and File History on Windows 11. Specifically, the shadow copy space is empty and set to 1GB, but the error complains that the shadow space is full or too small. (I've run through every support article available) This was all working fine (on Win 11) until a couple of weeks ago. However, the support chat claims this is 3rd-party software and that Windows 7 backups cannot be restored to Windows 11, which has nothing to do with the issue at hand. The machine has never had Windows 7 installed, but the support agent insists that Windows 7 is unsupported, and hence, I'm using 3rd-party software and will not transfer me to anyone else, and no longer responds. The agent's reasoning just doesn't make sense to me. Is there any way to raise a support issue for Windows 11 or its components? This reminds me of trying to install Windows Vista; although it was a forced upgrade that failed, the support agent just insisted Microsoft Vista wasn't Microsoft software.
Issues with Bluetooth - Sending to device
I'm having real trouble sending files from my laptop, (running W11) to my smartphone via Bluetooth. I don't seem to have the same problem receiving files from the same source. It's not the phone. I've tried a different phone - my old one and that doesn't work either. But everything was fine when I was running Windows 10. I have gone through the procedures of "forgetting" the device on both devices, (laptop and phone) and then tried to re-establish pairing. Strangely I seem, after a struggle, to get the pairing codes showing on both phone and computer and a momentary message stating I'm connected, only for it to state the opposite several seconds later. I have checked for driver updates and fixes but the updates are apparently up-to-date and everything is fixed - but it isn't fixed at all. The only suggestion I have been offered so far is to connect the devices using a USB cable, which to my way of thinking is a retrograde step. Can someone tell me if this situation, (which I have discovered is not unique by any means), ever going to be resolved any time soon? And if and when it is resolved can whoever it is that sees fit to meddle with things that actually work, please leave them alone? I would welcome any comments from fellow sufferers.Windows Insider update stuck in endless download install restart loop
Hi everyone, I accidentally enrolled my PC into the Windows Insider Preview Program and since then I am stuck in a continuous update loop. A new Insider update appears in Windows Update, it downloads to 100 percent successfully, installs successfully, then Windows asks me to restart to complete the update. After restarting Windows shows Updating for around 30 minutes but it never completes, then the system boots normally and when I check Windows Update again the same update starts downloading again from the beginning. This cycle repeats every time so the update never finishes, I cannot properly leave the Windows Insider Preview Program and Windows Update is effectively stuck. I would like to stop this update loop, safely unenroll from the Windows Insider Preview Program and return to the stable public release of Windows without losing any data. Has anyone experienced this before or knows how to fix it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Muhammad Hasnain
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