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Unable to reset my PC
Hi Insider Community, Hope you are doing great! So I tried to reset my PC from the recovery options menu and selected reset my PC. It opens a permission window then asks for keep my files or delete my files options where I selected keep my files. This shows an error saying you files could be modified by some else which seems strange and I couldn't reset my PC. Please find the attached screenshot for the issue. Best Regards, Siddhartha Sharma
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Sids11
Brass Contributor
Sep 21, 2025 Place Windows Insider Program
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Unable to reset my PC
Hi Insider Community, Hope y'all doing great! I am currently facing an issue while trying to reset my PC. After clicking on the reset my PC button from the recovery menu, I am redirected to the system permission dialogue box. After clicking yes on it, I choose the keep my files option but it shows an error right after that saying someone could be controlling/modifying my files. It seems really odd to me after seeing this error here so I am reaching out for a solution now. Thanks & Regards Siddhartha Sharma
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Sids11
Brass Contributor
Sep 20, 2025 Place Windows Insider Program
dev
insider
Windows Insider
Windows11
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How to Copy files from Dropbox to Onedrive
I am searching for a way to copy files from Dropbox to Onedrive directly and then copy any modified data. I found some tools available on the Dropbox community site like MultCloud and Gs Richcopy360 and I found the tools are paid software, so I need something free please, or steps to follow
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JoyceBeatty
Iron Contributor
Sep 12, 2025 Place Windows 10
Dropbox
onedrive
Transfer
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Accessing wordpad ole objects in windows 11 2H24
Upgrading to a Windows 11 PC resulted in losing the ability to access embedded Wordpad objects (OLE) in documents I have- And I have quite a few. I understand the Microsoft removed Wordpad starting with the 2H24 Windows 11 release, so It cannot just be "activated" as an optional component. I have reviewed means of restoring Wordpad in Windows 11, and have copied the necessary files (Wordpad.exe, WordpadFilter.dll and wordpad.exe.mui) to my Windows 11 PC. I can now run Wordpad on my new PC, but cannot access the Wordpad objects embedded in my documents. I get an error "cannot start the source application for this object" I seem to recall that OLE requires an application to register for OLE support, but I have found nothing detailing how to do that for Wordpad. I thought there might be a command line option, but Wordpad /? and Wordpad /help did not return anything. Does anyone know how to do this?
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Ed_D
Copper Contributor
Sep 02, 2025 Place Windows 11
configuration
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No option to Download and install Windows 11 in Windows Update
I'm still on Windows 10 Home. Ready to go to Windows 11. When I run the PC Health Check, it says "This PC meets Windows 11 requirements". WINDOWS UPDATE in SETTINGS doesn't have the "Upgrade to Windows 11 is ready - and it's free!" download and install screen. Does that mean anything? Should I wait for that or just upgrade to Windows 11 from somewhere else? - I now have Windows 10 Home version 22H2. Will the Windows 11 update be Windows 11 Home? - Do I really need to use Windows 11 Installation Assistant?
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DJFlatland
Copper Contributor
Aug 29, 2025 Place Windows 11
Update management
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How to view large background images in the Windows system taskbar
want to view the large image of the taskbar background, but I can't zoom in, and I can't find the source of the current image for 2025 or the daily replacement pattern. I need a solution.
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Stonehu
Iron Contributor
Aug 25, 2025 Place Windows Insider Program
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Random Crashes to a Black Screen. No Errors.
I'm a little stumped on this one and I'm not even sure its a Windows issue, but for a couple months now when I run some software my screen will go black and the sound will stop randomly. There's no way out of this black screen, there's no errors given, no BSOD, no warning, no feed back that pressing keys is doing anything, and it happens with multiple programs. Because of how random it is I can't even recreate it. A couple months ago it was happening in just one game I play where at least once a session my screen would go black and then a second or two later the sound of the game would stop. And it was only that game until this past weekend where it happened again playing a different game, and happened yet again with a 3rd game today. It doesn't happen with any non-game software. I've tried unplugging the monitor and plugging it back in to no luck. The only way out of this is to completely reboot my computer. I've also thought it might have to do with video drivers, but its happened across multiple driver versions.
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Hutsell
Iron Contributor
Aug 23, 2025 Place Windows 11
deployment
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Command line idle system shutdown?
I yesterday for the first time ran a command from the command line after having booted off Windows 11 installation media. It was erasing every single block of the internal SSD, so that the laptop could be passed along to a new owner. It started around 5 PM yesterday and ran into the night. In the morning the laptop had shut down. Is this normal, or should expect to have seen a blinking cursor at the DISKPART prompt? This would answer the question as to whether the command completed successfully, or whether this is an indication of a failure.
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Yahyayo
Iron Contributor
Aug 22, 2025 Place Windows 11
deployment
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Windows Start Menu Search UI flashing white briefly when opening
Been having this issue on Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.4946. It was clean installed from USB on 8/12/2025. Whenever I use the start menu and type in the search bar the search ui will sometimes briefly flash white before showing dark mode and the rest of the ui. I'm not sure how to fix this or if it can be fixed. I've also noticed it if I click on the search bar on the taskbar Things I've Tried: Updating graphics driver SFC/DISM Restarting DWM and Explorer from Task Manager Reset Web Experience and CBS with powershell Inplace Upgrade It's not a huge issue as the search still works but it is driving me crazy. I'm not sure if it's the bug with Windows 11 Dark theme when it renders the light theme first then renders over it or what. File Explorer and Task Manager don't have this issue. I looked around online and I didn't see anyone else having this issue with the search menu.
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Lenasob
Iron Contributor
Aug 22, 2025 Place Windows Insider Program
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Dual Windows Boot winload.efi error on every restart
Hi. I have dual boot windows 11. One of them always fails to boot after sucessfully booting and then i restart the pc. I get winload.efi error. So i rebuild bcd and all that fixmbr and so on and it works to boot into it, but then i restart my pc and i have winload.efi error again. How do i make it stick?
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DylanDavis
Iron Contributor
Aug 22, 2025 Place Windows 11
community
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How can I force to install Windows 11 on unsupported PC?
I want to upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10 as I just received the news that it will be end of support soon. It is old DIY-PC but it is still a power horse. When I was trying to install Windows 11on this hardware, it came with an error message, saying this pc can't run this version of Windows 11. After that, I ran the pc health check tool and found out the process is not supported and no TPM 2.0. The hardware specs are: Intel i7 6700k processor Kingstone 32GB RAM 512GB SSD Running Windows 10 Home 22H2 How can I install Windows 11 on unsupported PC? I don't afford to buy a new PC now! Thanks for your help
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ZoeyAdams
Iron Contributor
Aug 18, 2025 Place Windows 10
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PC stuck on Preparing Automatic Repair
Hey. I have a problem my pc doesn't turn on after I gave it a clean it is stuck on preparing automatic repair and nothing is happening. I cleaned my pc many times ssme way before and it never had any problems turning on. All lights are on, rgbs are flashing and all fans are working loosing my mind
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Eadians
Iron Contributor
Aug 15, 2025 Place Windows 10
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Unable to Print
I have a new Windows Surface 7 Intel Core Ultra 236V on version 24H2, and I am unable to print from this device. We use a print server and connect the printer to the computer via network. I am unable to print to the connected network printer. I even tried printing a document to PDF and this also did not work. Other computers are able to print to this network printer without issue. We have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the printer on the server, updating the printer driver, stopped and restarted the print spooler service, and nothing seems to work. The issue seems to be with the new device.
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shnbne08
Copper Contributor
Aug 14, 2025 Place Windows 11
community
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5Comments
Best free spotify to mp3 converter for non tech savvy users 2025?
Hi, I'm on the hunt for a good Spotify to MP3 converter and could use some advice. I've seen tons of options floating around, but it's hard to tell which ones are actually safe, work well, and keep the sound quality intact. I need a safe spotify to mp3 converter that works on a computer (Windows or Mac) and can handle playlists as well as single songs. Not a big fan of sketchy online converters, so offline apps or trusted tools would be better. What are you all using these days? Any favorites you'd recommend?
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GajoRamalde
Iron Contributor
Aug 11, 2025 Place Windows 10
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What is one must-have intune policy you always deploy to windows 365 Cloud PCs ?
I'm getting deeper into managing Windows 365 Cloud PCs with intune and I'm trying to build out a solid baseline for policy deployment. I know there's a lot that can be configured via intune, from security baselines to user experience tweaks. Do you use for hardening security, streamlining login times, restricting certains apps, enabling Bitlocker or enforcing windows updates ? Have you had any conflict with other policies ? Does it differ from what you push to physical endpionts ?
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Tovar
Iron Contributor
Aug 07, 2025 Place Windows 365
best practices
General
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Windows Insider Update KB5062673 is not installing
Hey guys, hope this message finds you well. I've tried for a bunch of days to install Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Insider Preview (KB5062673) (26120.5733) on my Windows 11 Pro. But I received an error (0x800f0831), and this update was not installed, nor was it hidden. I've tried uupdump.net ISO file 26120.4452_amd64_pt-br_professional_356d2697_convert according to my Windows 11 Pro Version, but it doesn't work. I received (0x800f0915) error when I tried to mount the ISO in letter E, and run the following command: `DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:E:\Sources\install.wim /LimitAccess` I used my laptop for work, which means I can't format and install everything from 0. Can you provide me with any tips to solve this issue? Thanks for your time in advance.
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periscuelo
Copper Contributor
Aug 06, 2025 Place Windows Insider Program
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Taskbar icons keep getting smaller
My taskbar icons keep getting smaller. They are getting so small they are difficult to make out. This has happened in stages. I have not changed my scale settings, which are the recommended ones. Everything else displayed has remained as it was. Only the taskbar icons have changed. There is no direct taskbar scale setting in Windows 11. What could cause this weird behavior? How can I fix it?
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BillSamuel
Copper Contributor
Aug 03, 2025 Place Windows 11
configuration
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SMB file share not accessible unless I disable password protected sharing?
I have two Windows 11 PCs on the same network. I shared a folder and enabled network discovery and file sharing. However, when I try to access the shared folder from the other PC, I get a login prompt, and no credentials work—not even the host PC’s username/password. Only after disabling Password Protected Sharing in advanced sharing settings can I access it. But I don’t want open access. Is there a way to keep password protection ON and still make it work properly?
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Anikaa
Brass Contributor
Aug 02, 2025 Place Windows 11
accessibility
security
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Where to download Windows 11 23H2 ISO for making an offline installer
My laptop's CPU is too old to run Windows 11 as it does not support SSE4.2. So Windows 11 23H2 should be a better choice. The problem is that the ISO I downloaded from Microsoft product page is Windows 11 24H2 v64. Does anyone know a safe place to download Windows 11 23H2 ISO in order to make an offline installer for my unsupported laptop?
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MercerReed
Iron Contributor
Jul 18, 2025 Place Windows 11
device management
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How to download youtube video on mac with 4k or 1080p
Hi all, Currently, I have a new programming course this semester and to get me more prepared, I want to learn the basic by myself. Actually, I found a couple of very interesting videos on youtube and already approved by the author to do that. I have a Mac computer at home and a Windows 11 PC at school. Is there any way to help me download youtube video on mac that supports 1080P or 4K video? Before making a new discussing, i already tried a few online youtube downloader tools but the video quality is awful. I want something fast and high quality. Thanks
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SlateHollis
Iron Contributor
Jul 17, 2025 Place Windows Insider Program
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