I don't want to update the Windows 11 system version.
The system frequently prompts for updates, and the pause option is grayed out and cannot be clicked. I heard that the new version will lose hard drive data, so I don't dare to upgrade it casually. Is there a reliable way to permanently disable updates?
Insider Program Switching channel
I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out regarding an issue I am facing with my Windows Insider Program settings. By mistake, I switched my device to the Dev Channel, but I would like to return to the Beta Channel. I attempted to switch back to Beta and even recovered my system once to resolve the issue. However, after an update, my system reverted to the Dev Channel again. I do not require the Dev Channel and would prefer to stay on the Beta Channel. Unfortunately, I am unable to perform a clean installation of Windows, as my laptop contains private and critical data that I cannot risk losing. I kindly request your assistance in providing a solution to help me switch back to the Beta Channel without the need for a clean installation. Please Microsoft team reach me out with the mail with solution i dont want to lose my data as i dont have any bootable drive
I accidently uninstalled the IE Mode Option and I need to install it back but I can't find it
I was trying to Install Another Feature on Window 11, when I accidentally uninstalled the IE Mode Feature. Now, when I try to Install It, I can't see it anymore. I spoke to ChatGPT about this and it gave me this Command, but when I ran it, I got this Error: C:\Windows\System32>DISM /Online /Add-Capability /CapabilityName:Browser.InternetExplorer~~~~0.0.11.0 Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.26100.5074 Image Version: 10.0.26200.7462 [==========================100.0%==========================] Error: 0x8000ffff DISM failed. No operation was performed. For more information, review the log file. The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log Can you please tell me how to add it back: https://chatgpt.com/share/69420ff4-d7c4-8000-a448-17006bf16a9e
Windows update using insecure and random IPs
Hi We are using windows 11 Pro for our business. Windows appears to be reaching out to random IP addresses using http which keeps tiggering out antivirus, its is not using a FQDN to do this. I have disabled delivery optimisation, but this is still happening. I cannot post a relevant URL as the post keeps being removed.Turning on Windows Sandbox feature hangs
I just got a new Dell machine with Windows 11 Pro installed on it. I wanted use the machine with Virtual Machines as well as Windows Sandbox feature. When I enable Hyper-V feature, the reboot works fine. After than when I enable Windows Sandbox feature, it reboots and goes to a screen with “Customizing feature for you. You’re 100% there. Please keep your computer on.” And then freezes there. Dell says this is software issue and will have to pay for the support. I just got this machine and not so happy that I’m running into this. Only way for me to get out of this is reinstall the OS. I really need the Windows Sandbox feature. That is the main reason for buying a machine with Windows 11 Pro. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Surya
UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION bsod
Hi, I have a new Win11 computer built by Acer. I've had a few crashes during normal operations - playing a game, sometimes just using Firefox. I only managed to capture one minidump after getting that turned on, and I'm trying to figure out if it's a hardware or software issue. I have attempted the following sfc /scannow DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth Checking for updates in the system settings tool Updating my graphics drivers (NVidia) Running a memory diagnostic via Windows Memory Diagnostic Ensuring I have most of the bloatware installed with the computer removed (McAfee, Acer stuff) The last several frames of my minidump look like this [0x0] nt!KeBugCheckEx 0xfffffb0f4148bb38 0xfffff80490201d36 [0x1] nt!SMKM_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::SmStUnhandledExceptionFilter+0x7e 0xfffffb0f4148bb40 0xfffff804902c2303 [0x2] nt!`SMKM_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::SmStDirectReadIssue'::`1'::filt$0+0x22 0xfffffb0f4148bb90 0xfffff804900fb15f [0x3] nt!_C_specific_handler+0x9f 0xfffffb0f4148bbc0 0xfffff804902ab692 [0x4] nt!RtlpExecuteHandlerForException+0x12 0xfffffb0f4148bc30 0xfffff8048fea45c2 [0x5] nt!RtlDispatchException+0x2d2 0xfffffb0f4148bc60 0xfffff8048ffdb9af [0x6] nt!KiDispatchException+0x35f 0xfffffb0f4148c3c0 0xfffff804902b6145 [0x7] nt!KiExceptionDispatch+0x145 0xfffffb0f4148cab0 0xfffff804902b1282 [0x8] nt!KiPageFault+0x442 0xfffffb0f4148cc90 0xfffff8048ffb2968 [0x9] nt!RtlDecompressBufferLz4+0xd8 0xfffffb0f4148ce20 0xfffff8048feee141 [0xa] nt!SmStoreDecompressBuffer+0x99 0xfffffb0f4148ce70 0xfffff8048feed0dc [0xb] nt!ST_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::StDmSinglePageCopy+0x128 0xfffffb0f4148cf70 0xfffff8048feec909 [0xc] nt!ST_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::StDmpSinglePageRetrieve+0x479 0xfffffb0f4148d010 0xfffff8048feec27a [0xd] nt!ST_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::StDmPageRetrieve+0x13a 0xfffffb0f4148d080 0xfffff8048fea3a2d [0xe] nt!SMKM_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::SmStDirectReadIssue+0xed 0xfffffb0f4148d140 0xfffff8048fea488b [0xf] nt!SMKM_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::SmStDirectReadCallout+0x2b 0xfffffb0f4148d1e0 0xfffff8048fea5987 [0x10] nt!KeExpandKernelStackAndCalloutInternal+0xb7 0xfffffb0f4148d210 0xfffff8048fea58bd [0x11] nt!KeExpandKernelStackAndCalloutEx+0x1d 0xfffffb0f4148d280 0xfffff8048ff8377f [0x12] nt!SMKM_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::SmStDirectRead+0xcf 0xfffffb0f4148d2c0 0xfffff8048ff8453f And running !analyze -v in WinDbg, I see this as part of the output CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1 PROCESS_NAME: MemCompression ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000006 - The instruction at 0x%p referenced memory at 0x%p. The required data was not placed into memory because of an I/O error status of 0x%x. EXCEPTION_CODE_STR: c0000006 EXCEPTION_PARAMETER3: 00000000c000000eWin 11 login, freezes, create pin
Working on a friends Samsung notebook, and I am going crazy,. Originally installed Win 10 home, factory reset. Upgraded home to Pro with a new key, got all of the updates possible. Installed Win 11 Pro from a USB drive, seemed to work fine. Went out and got all of the updates possible, running 25H2 I believe. Removed the fancy lock screen pic, went to a generic blue background. With all of that said, there are multiple occasions during login, that the keyboard does not work for entering the password, or it will take 1 character only, and then freeze. The mouse moves, but selecting anything to click on provides zero responses. When i do finally get logged in after multiple reboots, I try to go into Settings, Accounts, and select to change/remove the password. From there, it goes into what appears to be a continuous loop... Enter account sign in, confirm I am a parent (why is this even there?) and from there I can choose to send a code to the account email or to use the password to sign in... when I do either of these processes, it just loops back to asking the same thing over and over again. I also tried to setup a PIN, and again the same process repeats over and over. Checking Windows Update, and it tells me everything is current. Honestly about ready to find a hammer.... Suggestions please, and thanks in advance... Gary :)Memory recovering after working with Restore Points
Hello, I rolled back the system to Restore Point and then undid it (using Windows tools), which resulted in approximately 60GB of disk space being lost. In other words, as a result of this “empty” operation, the status of the operating system itself did not change, but the memory disappeared. I cleaned the disk using the standard system tools and deleted ALL Restore Points (displayed in the list of available ones, except for the ones mentioned above, which had already disappeared by that time), but the disk space was not fully restored. Why is this happening? Are there other ways (third-party software) to effectively but safely clean up the local disk? How useful for this purpose could the Microsoft PC Manager app be: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9pm860492szd ? Moreover, other users have a similar question: https://learn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/answers/questions/4324939/question-4324939 https://learn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/answers/questions/3992426/8-1-70Media Streaming on Windows 11
Hello! I'm trying to stream media from my Win11 PC to my Philips Android Smart TV, never had a problem with Win 10 It says "media streaming is turned off", so I click turn on "media Streaming" and I get a window saying "Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service or a service it depends on failed to start". If I try and manually start the "Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service" I get a message saying "Windows could not start Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service on local computer", "Error 1068 a dependancy service or group failed to start." which is great but which service or goup it doesn't say. The latest version on Media Player is so different to the previous version, It doesn't show a picture library and there does seem to be way of turning streaming on from media player as there was in the past. So I am at a loss, I've asked Copilot, but none of the suggested solutions appear to work. Any ideas would be helpful, please?
