Cannot enrol in Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU)
Hello, I cannot enrol in Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU). I have Windows 10 version 22H2 installed, including KB5063709. OneDrive is installed. I have tried several times via: Open Settings → Update & Security → Windows Update. I can get to the screen that says "Enrol in Extended Security Updates to stay protected", but after I press 'next', I get a blank window with a wheel of death. After about a minute the window dies. Via a chat with one of the Microsoft support channels the problem may be relates to Windows Backup not working. I have tried several community articles to make this work, but cannot get it to work. I've also been told I need to go to Settings > Accounts > Windows Backup Make to make sure “Remember my apps” and “Remember my preferences” are turned on. but since I can't start Windows Backup, I cannot do this. Obviously with the deadline for registering for extended security deadlines approaching fast I am rather concerned... Please help.
Are you unable to open Google Chrome or any other browser?
Cause & Solution: If you are using Microsoft Intune, the Microsoft AI system may have automatically created a rule that blocks third-party browsers such as Chrome and Firefox. To resolve this, you need to deactivate or delete the automatically generated rule under Windows Configuration Policies.
Moved 2.5"ssd from old Intel NUC to new Intel Nuc, can't find docs/pics
So not sure if this is the right place after wading through all the options so here goes: I moved a ssd from my old NUC that was on it's last legs (pwr supply). It was windows 10 and I needed a new system as the hardware was too old to upgrade to WN11 and the pwr supply was on the blink anyways. I installed two brand new SSD's in the new NUC and installed a new version of WN11 on one (Linux mint on the other). I got the new system up running both OS's w/o much trouble (other than my old HP laser printer which is so old that HP doesn't support it anymore). I took the old 2.5" ssd out of the failing nuc and connected it to the new system via usb-c. wn11 recognizes it as drive F but show two identical F drives...? why two F's? I can open it via File explorer but I can't find any of my word docs. Doing a search in the search box with drive F selected, all wn11 does is state : "working on it" and never finds anything (the little spinning circle spins itself senseless) and I finally give up and end the task :) If I boot my Linux ssd, I can find the docs and also pics too. What am I doing wrong? I can find docs using the linux OS but I can't in the OS that they originally were created in (windows/word)
Macros crashed Word, then disappeared, now back again but not working
My problem started with a few macros in Word (Office 365) crashing Word, then the list macros, while still showing up with Alt+F8, disappeared from VBA. I played around with templates and such, and now have the VBA showing the whole list of macro scripts. However, there is a red scroll icon on my macros list and I have had the message "Your organizations administrator turned off the service required to use this feature", which is odd because I am the administrator (this is a home Office 365 subscription). So I can see the macros in VBA but I can't run any of them, nor can I create any new macros. How do I get my macros up and running again? (I tried to 'repair' Office, and after the full repair ended up with a version of Word that isn't as customised as it used to be.) And what might be the cause of this problem?
