Windows 10 Ask Insider

1. 31,251. Mic super quiet when plugged into the 3.5mm
2. 31,252. Per monitor sleep setting
3. 31,253. Can't print to HP printer. It's an MX472, says driver not available in picture. Used to...
4. 31,254. Does anyone know how to fix this? (Turn sound on)
5. 31,255. Recent W10 updates removed Reliability Report history
6. 31,256. After updating to the latest version of Windows 10, my pc gets these BSODs from time to...
7. 31,257. Network tab - hide devices?
8. 31,258. Windows running slow at random occasions despite low hardware usage
9. 31,259. Audio from different software in different ears
10. 31,260. [.NET Framework] Did a stupid thing and f'd up
11. 31,261. Windows 10 - Factory Restore Blue Screened - Stuck in Windows Install Loop
12. 31,262. System Restore taking 25 hours and counting!
13. 31,263. Dual Booting 2 different Windows 10 versions on 1 PC
14. 31,264. Flat sound/No bass Windows 10
15. 31,265. Windows 10 Taking A While To Shut Down
16. 31,266. System recovery point?
17. 31,267. Windows 10 Settings - How to get the top banner?
18. 31,268. Restore system image to another pc (with different hardware)?
19. 31,269. Windows power settings keep doing this... Can anyone help me? Windows isn't in english, but...
20. 31,270. 'Windows + Any Key' shortcut slow and opening menu in front of desired dialog/window
21. 31,271. After bsod during windows update, my pc turns on to this screen just to turn back off not...
22. 31,272. Unable to sign into Microsoft account in windows
23. 31,273. Storage spaces showing more used than actual
24. 31,274. Unknown devices keep showing up in "Connect to a wireless display"
25. 31,275. Red box around wallpaper
26. 31,276. This volume scale thing randomly appeared in the top left corner. It won't disappear, and...
27. 31,277. Licensing Confusion between work and personal accounts
28. 31,278. Sleep mode closing all apps
29. 31,279. Windows 10 installer not showing up
30. 31,280. After years of Chromebook use I'm back with Windows. Looking to optimize.
31. 31,281. Audio glitching?
32. 31,282. HDD write speed periodically drops to 0 while copying - is this normal?
33. 31,283. New application guard window on edge not working
34. 31,284. Help! Windows 10 update service option keeps reverting to a disabled state on the Registry...
35. 31,285. Windows updates option is not available
36. 31,286. Blank icon in taskbar after uninstalling an app
37. 31,287. BUG: Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F shortcut no longer working
38. 31,288. Reinstalling windows with digital licence linked to account then signing in with different...
39. 31,289. My mic used to amazing but after a windows update it sounds so bad
40. 31,290. How to read DVD-RAM in Windows 10?
41. 31,291. WiFi not showing up on Windows
42. 31,292. Windows Defender randomly turning off sometimes
43. 31,293. I'm having a problem with buttons on all apps
44. 31,294. Why Windows Defender can't remember dismissing alerts about its settings? Every time the...
45. 31,295. Cortana not hibernating computer after voice command?
46. 31,296. I have had this happen a couple of times already. Anyone know whats up? The only way I can...
47. 31,297. help switching graphic card
48. 31,298. Sound inputs not working.
49. 31,299. Need help.
50. 31,300. Unable to open Taskbar Settings when right clicking the task bar and selecting taskbar settings
51. 31,301. Thanks, Windows. Cortana worked fine in the UK prior to version 2004.
52. 31,302. Is it possible to link context menu with running default browser?
53. 31,303. Wallpaper acting strangely in task view and start
54. 31,304. Possible to make a sleep timer shortcut to close Firefox?
55. 31,305. Controlled folder access blocks svchost.exe application
56. 31,306. Xbox Wireless controller losing bluetooth connection causes performance to tank in games
57. 31,307. Is it possible to force Onedrive to sync one folder and all its subdirectories?
58. 31,308. 80% of the time when I google something in google chrome it opens a search on yahoo?
59. 31,309. Headset mic doesn't work on windows10 pc, works on windows 7
60. 31,310. Trying to reinstall windows after an error and this happened. The dots kept appearing until...
61. 31,311. LiveKernelEvent 144
62. 31,312. Audio services not responding
63. 31,313. Does a newer Cumulative Update fix the problems of an older Cumulative update?
64. 31,314. Had to reinstall Windows due to bad hard disk, how to get Pro again?
65. 31,315. Bluetooth speaker has to be removed and paired again after usage in the other OSs.
66. 31,316. Can't disable pin complexity on windows 10 pro.
67. 31,317. Microsoft Photos menus not displaying
68. 31,318. TIL Windows Subsystem for Linux has its own neofetch utility
69. 31,319. Need some help installing windows 10
70. 31,320. Is it possible to select a custom home directory name when I install Windows using my...
71. 31,321. Missing sounds in Windows 10 20H1
72. 31,322. updating help
73. 31,323. Laptop speakers and headphone jack dont work?
74. 31,324. Downloading shifts icons bug?
75. 31,325. Cloning NVME's with Windows 10 installed
76. 31,326. How prevent this from poping up everytime i plu in my earphone?
77. 31,327. (HELP) I need to remove ubuntu completely
78. 31,328. Blue screen error
79. 31,329. Windows wont Reset
80. 31,330. Restore Point or Restore from Image?
81. 31,331. what is this and how to fix it?
82. 31,332. Put old boot drive in new computer
83. 31,333. Can’t boot into Windows 10 Installation Tool after uninstalling Ubuntu..then it gets stuck...
84. 31,334. Why did my Windows do this? How do I change it back to the way it was?
85. 31,335. Adding a Google account without Gmail won't sync
86. 31,336. Is there a program on w10 that can load a tiling layout with all the programs I have set in...
87. 31,337. Windows 10 reinstall
88. 31,338. I'm going to killdisk a Dell G3, but want to make sure i keep the CD key. Is it in the BIOS...
89. 31,339. Google account wont sync with People/Calendar app
90. 31,340. error 41 kernel power
91. 31,341. Is there a way I can reset my Windows 10 to a previous date without a restore point
92. 31,342. can't open Device Manager, strange error message
93. 31,343. Question
94. 31,344. Remote desktop questions
95. 31,345. 100% CPU - How and Why?
96. 31,346. Internet issues with windows
97. 31,347. Gamebar seems to be stuck tabbing through widgets whenever I open it
98. 31,348. Need help, my windows 10 i literally broken
99. 31,349. Windows 10 2004 BSOD boot loop
100. 31,350. So i have a HP Pavilion laptop, and i want to disable Smartsense. I have located the...
101. 31,351. Can I separate sensitivity/speed for my trackpad and external mouse?
102. 31,352. How do I resize the Windows 10 Emoji Panel?
103. 31,353. Is there a way to bind a hotkey to shutdown?
104. 31,354. Black screen
105. 31,355. Windows takes 15 min to boot. When boot log is enabled, still waiting over an hour...
106. 31,356. Pc restarted by itself. Gave this message on event viewer. Happened the other day as well....
107. 31,357. Disk at 100%
108. 31,358. File Explorer always sorts by date modified, and I can't change it
109. 31,359. Google Maps Location incorrect
110. 31,360. Stuck in safe boot
111. 31,361. Bsod help please.
112. 31,362. Disable Web Results in Start Menu Search, but enable Image search (Windows 10 2004)
113. 31,363. ucrtbase.dll error/explorer crashing on a fresh windows install
114. 31,364. Windows Storage Spaces issue "Using 10.2 TB of 14.5 TB pool capacity"
115. 31,365. BSOD and crashes in-game (need help diagnosing MiniDump) Windows 10
116. 31,366. I've been using this keyboard for about three years and I've started having trouble with it...
117. 31,367. Windows 10 Cortana
118. 31,368. No audio on gifs in Edge while watching video on desktop?
119. 31,369. Frustrated! Desktop icons disappear, font settings don't hold.
120. 31,370. What are windows 10 esd keys?
121. 31,371. Is there a Windows 10 discount for educators that is not for just an upgrade?
122. 31,372. Is it possible to change user name?
123. 31,373. How the damn hell do I remove Antimalware Service Executable?
124. 31,374. I suddenly have this message "Some of these settings are hidden or managed by your...
125. 31,375. USB connected and reconnected sound keeps repeating even when no USB’s are connected HELP
126. 31,376. HitmanPro: what the hell are "IQIYI" files?
127. 31,377. What is this and how do I get rid of it (Windows 10 Pro, NOT running in S mode)
128. 31,378. Bluetooth audio crackling after v2004 update
129. 31,379. Wtf just happened to my pc.
130. 31,380. So I updated my laptop to version 2004 and it’s stuck on this page now for a while. What...
131. 31,381. Broken usb
132. 31,382. Can someone please make these group policy and registry edits done via script
133. 31,383. File history to recover data
134. 31,384. My Laptop is not showing the Bluetooth, and I had it until last week, now the...
135. 31,385. PWAs in Edge Chromium now have this ugly black bar at the top
136. 31,386. How do delete the healthy partition?
137. 31,387. How do you enable ransomware protection system-wide and not just on a per folder basis?
138. 31,388. Installations stuck at 2%
139. 31,389. Windows 10 keeps on freezing after the last update
140. 31,390. Does Windows.old get overwritten if I reinstall Windows 10?
141. 31,391. ("New" critical battery alarm behavior) Is this a bug or by design?
142. 31,392. Firewall: How can i allow a programm to communicate only in LAN (IP range)?
143. 31,393. Google Chrome Issues
144. 31,394. You Can Change Your Desired Refresh Rate in Settings (19041.423)
145. 31,395. Windows 10 (2004) stuck at 100% disk usage
146. 31,396. Keep getting the WindowServer32bridge error.Should I be concerned?
147. 31,397. Task Scheduler is failing with 0x1. That's an permissions-related error, right? I need to...
148. 31,398. Windows 10 factory reset help
149. 31,399. A BSOD during a driver update, but the driver apparently still got updated
150. 31,400. Is it safe to remove an internal disk (with just games) so I don't have to backup it to...
151. 31,401. Windows locking me out
152. 31,402. Need help with this unimaginably annoying pop up message.
153. 31,403. My mic alaways randomly mutes itself, I don't know why
154. 31,404. No WiFi please help - just got a new pc but after setting up it's say I can only connect to...
155. 31,405. Xfinity gigabit internet, Windows 10 2004 speeds are around 400dn Ubuntu 20.04 930dn
156. 31,406. How do I fix "we couldnt complete the updates" error for my windows 10?
157. 31,407. Can't optimize hard drive!
158. 31,408. How can I group a program shortcut 'menu' in one 'Pin'?
159. 31,409. Need help with wifi speed
160. 31,410. Vigram.a was found and I searched it and apparently it’s a Trojan?
161. 31,411. Moving Installation Of Windows
162. 31,412. How do I automatically hibernate my laptop after 'x' minutes of inactivity? [ I have tried...
163. 31,413. I've been trying to start the Windows Update service but it always does this and now I...
164. 31,414. New Edge - Stuttering when scrolling down homepage
165. 31,415. I can't login to my microsoft account.
166. 31,416. "Host Process for Windows Services" using large amounts of data, don't know how to stop it
167. 31,417. This is the second time this has happened, I started using the fullscreen mode a few days ago.
168. 31,418. Blue Screen of death and no fixes yet
169. 31,419. I have windows inactivated and there is this red box that pops up when I start my computer....
170. 31,420. Microsoft Defender Antivirus stops scanning after a threat is found
171. 31,421. PUA:Win32/Presenoker & PUA:Win32/uTorrent
172. 31,422. it would take 10 mins for my laptop to shutdown
173. 31,423. Anyone know any apps or any way to play music and seek from the highlighted name section?
174. 31,424. Windows keeps refreshing on its own every couple of hours.
175. 31,425. When i play video games it shuts down by itself
176. 31,426. Window 10 old version can't update to new rev but keeps trying and taking once a month
177. 31,427. Upgrading/Downgrading Windows 10 account?
178. 31,428. Android 10 and windows 10
179. 31,429. I literally used it yesterday, did my laptop transform into a mac over night? V 2004 OS-B...
180. 31,430. Where to get the Realtek Audio Manager?
181. 31,431. Question about Update KB4562899
182. 31,432. Windows 10 Enterprise 1909 still no 2004 update
183. 31,433. Can you activate Windows 10 by phone?
184. 31,434. CPDusersvg takes a lot of processing power
185. 31,435. Windows 10 2FA
186. 31,436. How to keep a monitor with speakers without going to sleep mode?
187. 31,437. Question about reinstalling W10
188. 31,438. Can anyone recommend a good alarm app that allows the use of custom alarm tones?
189. 31,439. Separate Admin account appeared out of nowhere
190. 31,440. New windows install
191. 31,441. Long logon time
192. 31,442. Screen says "locking" during games
193. 31,443. Mail app keep force closing.
194. 31,444. How to move from HDD to SSD with clean install?
195. 31,445. Enabling USB as a boot option for Windows upgrade
196. 31,446. Could not reconnect all network drives
197. 31,447. Windows 10 2004 failure
198. 31,448. Windows 10 Game bar party chat
199. 31,449. Media Controls show 00 where play rewind and forward should be
200. 31,450. Search Bar
201. 31,451. Long time Linux user reviewed Windows 10 Home and highlights a few underappreciated features
202. 31,452. Windows 10 windows buttons customization
203. 31,453. Pin a window on Desktop
204. 31,454. Here is how to access the cloud-based Windows Universal Print Public Preview
205. 31,455. HMB - Enable/Customise Host Memory Buffer in registry ?
206. 31,456. Windows GUI in general is slow, any tips improving this?
207. 31,457. Memory leak
208. 31,458. Help! Windows 10 old photos still shown in photo live tile.
209. 31,459. File explorer showing white color blocking the file path, randomly appears and disappears
210. 31,460. How long do you think its going to take until Microsoft has fixed the Bluetooth driver...
211. 31,461. Weird driver error Windows 10 2004 update
212. 31,462. I have mastered this power
213. 31,463. Missing option for disabling login password? How to disable login password?
214. 31,464. right after the update the windows taking long start and even after the login screen there...
215. 31,465. How do I remove that top extension I downloaded a virus and tried to uninstall all the apps...
216. 31,466. Can someone please make these registry edits and group policies done via script
217. 31,467. Re-install windows with keep personal files and apps
218. 31,468. For god's sake, how the hell do you remove Antimalware Service Executable?
219. 31,469. 8gb of ram only 3.9 usable
220. 31,470. Issue with HP Officejet J 4580 printing on win10
221. 31,471. BSODs
222. 31,472. Deleting services
223. 31,473. Minor problem, can someone tell me why is my windows driver is bellow my other HDD?
224. 31,474. How do you show apps from other virtual desktops on taskbar?
225. 31,475. Grub Launcher upon boot into bootcamp Windows 10
226. 31,476. Windows auto-adjusting microphone volume?
227. 31,477. Can't find notepad with search bar (windows 10 -version 2004)
228. 31,478. When I record the last 30 seconds on Xbox game hub when playing fortnite, it just turns my...
229. 31,479. Biyearly reminder that Microsoft hasn't added proper hotkey support for swapping keyboard...
230. 31,480. Literally nothing works. No desktop icons, clicking doesn't do anything... Please, how do I...
231. 31,481. Screen time
232. 31,482. nignrecentry virus?
233. 31,483. Photo viewer
234. 31,484. My computer with an RTX 2060 has nothing running and "Nvidia Container" has GPU 0 - Video...
235. 31,485. New laptop seems to be having internet connection issues after windows 10 update.
236. 31,486. How to fix the problems shown in the Reliability Monitor report?
237. 31,487. No headset audio?
238. 31,488. PC using 71% ram with only task manager open (77% in video because obs is recording it), is...
239. 31,489. USB not working on boot?
240. 31,490. 2 factor authentication
241. 31,491. 3 good ways to run Linux on Windows
242. 31,492. I want to set YouTube Music as my default music app
243. 31,493. How to install new windows notepad
244. 31,494. touchpad randomly behaves erratic or not at all.
245. 31,495. Tell the folks at home what RECOVERY is and how to clear it's Storage. Also, I'm no way...
246. 31,496. can someone help me with my problem?
247. 31,497. Disk Management has a visual bug which is a green bar that does not let me select the disks.
248. 31,498. Windows!
249. 31,499. The store literally sucks in every way
250. 31,500. Windows install on usb taking forever to install

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