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1. 48,501. Can I use 1 Windows 10 digital license linked to my Microsoft account to 2 devices?
2. 48,502. I saw i could install intel hd graphics 4000 but it needs drivers to work where can i get...
3. 48,503. Can't Remove Personal Data from file in Windows 10 (Incredible?)
4. 48,504. Windows Hello PIN issues.
5. 48,505. I'm at my wits end. Asrock Z87 Extreme4 + GPT/UEFI + Windows 10.
6. 48,506. File explorer not opening from start menu
7. 48,507. Can’t connect to my iPhones hotspot through usb
8. 48,508. Need to reinstall windows and get a new key without losing files.
9. 48,509. Problem with Mail app
10. 48,510. Can't log in to my account, Windows 10
11. 48,511. Install update & restart
12. 48,512. I am on a Razer Blade Stealth 2019, which has a Windows Hello camera that I have been using...
13. 48,513. How do I activate Bluetooth? It does not show up in my activity center and there is no...
14. 48,514. Trouble locating WIFI
15. 48,515. Can't even format my pc
16. 48,516. Cursor pops up on display while using a controller
17. 48,517. Stutter after update
18. 48,518. Realtek HD Audio Manager?
19. 48,519. Cumulative update fails to install.
20. 48,520. Question if im going from the win10 home demo can i upgrade to the win10 pro oem key
21. 48,521. Anyone have problems casting with Edge?
22. 48,522. Screen wont turn back on after folding laptop.
23. 48,523. Windows search not showing anything. Please help
24. 48,524. Can't shrink ssd, need help!
25. 48,525. Round Edges
26. 48,526. Windows 10 Three-Finger-Drag
27. 48,527. Windows 10 stuck on restart
28. 48,528. "Allow remote assistance FROM this PC" setting opens the "allow TO this PC" dialog. Where...
29. 48,529. Having issues with my Xbox 360 controller, dont know the cause
30. 48,530. WHY did my laptop suddenly forget it has bluetooth!!!
31. 48,531. Clean install win10 on ssd and formating old hdd?
32. 48,532. Windows 10 keeps disabling autostart settings for OneDrive, OwnCloud & Backup&Sync clients.
33. 48,533. Does anyone know how to enable Online searches in the searchbar? I used to have them, but I...
34. 48,534. Changing the resolution of a program
35. 48,535. Custom Windows 10 Themes failing to change the minimize/maximize/close buttons
36. 48,536. Is it possible to embed a small excel spreadsheet file permanently/active into my desktop...
37. 48,537. Changed motherboard and CPU and now windows is deactivated?
38. 48,538. Moving icons is different than other versions of wondows
39. 48,539. is C:\ProgramData\ssh a windows folder?
40. 48,540. Copy/paste URL
41. 48,541. Opened non-fullscreen programs/windows are immediately buried under all other open...
42. 48,542. Remote Desktop is preventing program runs
43. 48,543. windows 10 v.1903 start menu options like command prompts, file explorer, computer...
44. 48,544. How to schedule computer to go to sleep mode (not hybernation)
45. 48,545. PC freezing shortly after start-up but mouse still moves and audio still plays?
46. 48,546. Just booted my PC to see no icons. Can someone help?
47. 48,547. Weird CPU throttling after fresh install of windows 10. My entire screen freezes every 2...
48. 48,548. Microsoft doing it again
49. 48,549. Windows Security gives a blank screen
50. 48,550. How to access my Laptop via my PC ?
51. 48,551. Is it against the terms of use to activate windows via an activation code found on internet?
52. 48,552. problem with pen tablet, it acts like its pressing when its not, even when my pen is lifted up
53. 48,553. Windows Calendar App Error
54. 48,554. \system32>sfc /scannow revealed my computer has issues but can't fix it
55. 48,555. how to Keep the wifi connection when there is a problem in the internet connection?
56. 48,556. Very slow intranet file transfer on win10, fine on win7 (same machine)
57. 48,557. Unable to add folders to File History Backup
58. 48,558. Password situation
59. 48,559. Switching quickly between hobbies/work environments
60. 48,560. Windows 10 profile bootup circle is stuck
61. 48,561. WiFi completely broken
62. 48,562. Remove an account from school pc.
63. 48,563. Windows 10 - build selection for old PC.
64. 48,564. Could someone please calculate a hash (SHA-256) of the Win10 1909 x64 ISO?
65. 48,565. Movies app decreases the sound when it's in focus?
66. 48,566. Block part of the screen?
67. 48,567. Does anyone know how I can get rid of the *Some of these settings are hidden or managed by...
68. 48,568. Latest update broke my sound?
69. 48,569. USB 3.0 port issue.
70. 48,570. How to scroll on the inactive window without selecting it?
71. 48,571. Realtek PCIe Gbe Family controller driver problem
72. 48,572. BSOD When starting "Outlook"
73. 48,573. How to Create a Shutdown Icon in Windows 10
74. 48,574. Hello, I need help with touchpad settings on a laptop
75. 48,575. Windows 10 PC stuck when trying to reset. It’s been like this for 3 hours, is this normal?
76. 48,576. Windows 10 black loading screen, white spinning dotted circle.
77. 48,577. No sound from Chrome, any ideas?
78. 48,578. Can I active key Windows 10 Education on Windows 10 Pro?
79. 48,579. Help I cant get in my account i have tried everything that is suggested and tried logging...
80. 48,580. Is there anyway of fixing blurry apps without changing the DPI scaling?
81. 48,581. Having issues with 100% disk usage after most recent Windows update. Anyone else run into...
82. 48,582. Game start in back ground what can i do??
83. 48,583. i cannot play a song or video for some reason, it keeps on repeating the first second over...
84. 48,584. The Microsoft store says my PIN isn't available but going to settings there is no option to...
85. 48,585. Windows 10 Won't Update on Bootup Drive
86. 48,586. Why didn't windows update work?
87. 48,587. Windows 10 installations bumping Desktop shortcuts down, rather than adding from the end
88. 48,588. Move the notification?
89. 48,589. How do I swap icons for OneNote?
90. 48,590. What is happening Someone please help.
91. 48,591. Reset gpedit?
92. 48,592. Can't type into windows 10 search bar, or windows apps
93. 48,593. No login splash on boot, can’t enter computer. Will “Reset PC” in WRE fix?
94. 48,594. Windows 10 product key from an organization?
95. 48,595. For some reason i cant partition almost half of my HDD. I've tried everything, even...
96. 48,596. Reseting windows
97. 48,597. When first clicking start its greyed out?
98. 48,598. Any options to remove the Back/Forward buttons in File Explorer?
99. 48,599. Controller light keeps blinking, despite windows saying its paired
100. 48,600. Microphone stuff
101. 48,601. Xbox Companion App party chat not working?
102. 48,602. IRQL blue screen while playing cs:go
103. 48,603. What do I need to make a RAID 0 array? I running windows off of a small ssd but I have two...
104. 48,604. Windows boot manager after a fall ???
105. 48,605. So I was updating Windows 10 (to 1909) and did this while rebooting. I have a dual boot...
106. 48,606. TIL windows 10 has inbuilt ISO mount function and no need to download virtual drive software.
107. 48,607. Disable access for specific programm for webcam?
108. 48,608. CPU shoots up when charging
109. 48,609. Bought a laptop and windows seem to be stuck on German. Hoe to change it back to English?
110. 48,610. wallpaper changing too often.
111. 48,611. No longer seeing Adaptec ROM on Windows 10 boot
112. 48,612. Windows 10 USB not responding and stuck on restart
113. 48,613. Keep getting Error code: 0x8007025D when trying to install windows
114. 48,614. Number of view or open files count in windows explorer
115. 48,615. Very High Memory Usage With Only 4 Apps Running
116. 48,616. Spotlight lockscreen showing a blue image
117. 48,617. Question?
118. 48,618. Disk management question
119. 48,619. Windows 10 Multi Monitor Help.;
120. 48,620. I've tried to open my vegas pro and this pops up every time. I don't have Magic Bullet...
121. 48,621. Can’t use mouse or keyboard after updates
122. 48,622. Windows Store and associated apps won't work
123. 48,623. I have a problem setting up Calls in My Phone app. It's paired via Bluetooth and connected...
124. 48,624. PC boot failure
125. 48,625. Lost files because of KB4532693 Update....
126. 48,626. Windows 10 Deactivated after hardware change
127. 48,627. Can anyone help with this?
128. 48,628. So I have A USB drive which I am trying to install windows onto a new drive with but for...
129. 48,629. Explorer.exe wont start at startup
130. 48,630. Problem with Chrome extensions (by Google) in Edge
131. 48,631. Ethernet connected but unavailable for use, Windows auto assigning me a 169.254.xxx. IPv4
132. 48,632. I need help with possible spyware
133. 48,633. Bluetooth Is Refusing To Connect
134. 48,634. How do I uninstall Itunes which I downloaded from the windows store?
135. 48,635. Does anybody have a PERMANENT solution to task tray icons auto hiding themselves?
136. 48,636. Defaultuser1
137. 48,637. Can a newer Windows 10 repair an older one?
138. 48,638. WuMgr question
139. 48,639. I have a Hp Pavilion touchscreen laptop.I had these updates yesterday and got my pc updated...
140. 48,640. Cannot clear off space on my laptop
141. 48,641. Windows 10 keeps freezing on loading screen (first boot after installing it). I tried to...
142. 48,642. How to show the date and day of the week next to (not on top of) the clock in the system tray?
143. 48,643. Windows 10 won't repair itself, I've done countless methods such as command prompts and...
144. 48,644. KB4528760
145. 48,645. Microsoft Sticky Notes on W10 1909 Windows 10 Sticky notes not loading. Loading Sticky Notes...
146. 48,646. Desktop UI laggy at the first boot, no issue after rebooting
147. 48,647. I am tryng to install windows on my ssd, but it keeps sayng cant create or find new...
148. 48,648. win10 skype contacts impossible to remove
149. 48,649. Some of my apps turned into this weird graphics thingy.. anyone knows what is going on?
150. 48,650. Trapped in the log in screen(lenovo ideapad)
151. 48,651. "Save as" freeze on my Asus laptop after windows 10 update.
152. 48,652. Snip & Sketch app constantly crashing when taking screenshots with Win + Shift + S...
153. 48,653. The time displayed is suddenly incorrect?
154. 48,654. Why the icons are different
155. 48,655. No login prompt appears so can’t access computer, otherwise boot is ok says diagnostics...
156. 48,656. I tried to install windows on my new ssd but it said something like "can not install on...
157. 48,657. Please help
158. 48,658. Missing icons in taskbar
159. 48,659. Is there a program/native option to automatically update/copy specific folders to OneDrive?
160. 48,660. When i try to reach ransomware settings it says that my IT admin doesn't let me. Please...
161. 48,661. Windows 10 error after update. I cannot access windowsre
162. 48,662. HELP - type search in start / search from taskbar not working
163. 48,663. help
164. 48,664. KERNEL SECURITY CHECK FAILURE
165. 48,665. can someone please give me an ico file to this folder icon? the only ones i can find are...
166. 48,666. Windows 10 License re-useable?
167. 48,667. Lost massive amount of data in update
168. 48,668. How to prevent Windows 10 from creating metadata?
169. 48,669. BSOD pop up after delete hibernation file (a few seconds later), also the hibernation file...
170. 48,670. Please help out someone who just switched from a Mac
171. 48,671. Why does this happen and can i fix it. (More details in comments)
172. 48,672. Help with "This file is in a location outside your local network"
173. 48,673. Camera Seemed to Open Randomly
174. 48,674. Mapped memory file high memory usage.
175. 48,675. Google Chrome Download error and File isnt opening
176. 48,676. How do I remove these things from the lock screen with regedit
177. 48,677. My Game DVR and Broadcast uses 75% GPU all the time whenever i use any application or game...
178. 48,678. DPC_Watchdog_Violation on boot
179. 48,679. High contrast office theme without setting system to high contrast?
180. 48,680. Explorer window preview of PNG files
181. 48,681. Windows automatically unbalancing audio channels
182. 48,682. Issues with Office (Whitescreen)
183. 48,683. Glitchy Audio
184. 48,684. Surface Pro 7 windows
185. 48,685. Windows 10 keeps freezing on first boot after installing it. If anyone could help that...
186. 48,686. Getting all kinds of BSOD's, but mostly DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION
187. 48,687. PC connected to internet via Ethernet cable but won’t work
188. 48,688. Audio Player Wont Work In Chrome or Edge, but...
189. 48,689. Password Log-In
190. 48,690. PC is connected to WiFi via Ethernet cable but I can’t use internet services
191. 48,691. Running two sequential commands using a .bat
192. 48,692. Outlook 365 won't open today. What's going on?
193. 48,693. Will this work on new Windows 10 PC?...you have until the thrift store closes in 33 mins, hehe
194. 48,694. My PC rarely wakes from sleep properly.
195. 48,695. What browser are you using?
196. 48,696. Visual glitch
197. 48,697. I am an idiot for going nuclear before checking devices.
198. 48,698. 'Hsart' user logged in to my pc, ran a 'runtime' script
199. 48,699. Why isn't my lock screen picture changing?
200. 48,700. All my files are gone after taking ownership of the folders in my secondary HDD.
201. 48,701. Disk Usage 100% During Download
202. 48,702. Problems after reset
203. 48,703. Windows 10 Dark mode File Explorer flashes when opened, minimized or maximized!
204. 48,704. BSOD (Except I've never seen that one before)
205. 48,705. hibernate option doesn't show on power menu
206. 48,706. Question about unexpected store exception blue screen
207. 48,707. This random sound keeps playing on my PC randomly...
208. 48,708. Windows Taskbar buttons
209. 48,709. Constant Network Usage? What is downloading in the background?
210. 48,710. Save As dialog locking up when accessing locally networked server
211. 48,711. Windows bug: explorer.exe crashing after "previewing" Canon CR2 files.
212. 48,712. Reinstalled Windows 10, now i keep getting different BSODs
213. 48,713. Microsoft earn billions are year, have millions of employees with millions of work hours...
214. 48,714. How to stop Windows 10 from asking for a password to log on
215. 48,715. When I set my computer to sleep, and come back to it later, sometimes the date and time...
216. 48,716. “Ethernet” doesn’t have a valid ip configuration after port forwarding.
217. 48,717. How do i stop Microsoft Office One-Click
218. 48,718. [HELP] Flickering screen after Intel GMA was installed.
219. 48,719. Grey/Black Screen Crash Send Help
220. 48,720. Help with 1909 and more
221. 48,721. Help, my time and date is all messed up.
222. 48,722. No sign-in screen background after upgrading to student version of windows 10
223. 48,723. Ah, This looks so gorgeous!
224. 48,724. Windows 10 UNBEARABLY slow
225. 48,725. Question: Computer not powering down.
226. 48,726. BSOD: Store data structure corruption
227. 48,727. Cannot open ANY Microsoft Store apps... "Windows Cannot Access the Specified Device Path or...
228. 48,728. Problem
229. 48,729. Managing owner, user, groups
230. 48,730. Windows+Arrow Key (Any Direction) Snaps My Window to Bottom Left Corner after every restart.
231. 48,731. Aurora R8 is infecting XPS 15 laptop
232. 48,732. Please help a poor noob such as myself with slow windows 10 after updates
233. 48,733. Resetting Windows 10
234. 48,734. Help me please, ive had this problem for over 4 months now and i tried almost everything...
235. 48,735. Windows Update
236. 48,736. Screen tearing disappearing?
237. 48,737. can't activate windows 10 (0x8007007b)
238. 48,738. Can someone help with an App/Game download issue?
239. 48,739. How do i fix this?
240. 48,740. Mouse shows up as keyboard! PLEASE HELP!
241. 48,741. Start menu, closes itself as soon as i click anything within it. And search bar refuses to open
242. 48,742. Missing Sticky Notes?
243. 48,743. Simple Questions Thread - Week of February 16th, 2020
244. 48,744. Want To Add Download Folder To Task Bar - It Adds File Explorer When I Drop It
245. 48,745. Questions about installing Windows 10
246. 48,746. HDR Screenshots
247. 48,747. Good pc, bad fps
248. 48,748. All of my games are crashing please help
249. 48,749. Windows 10 black flashing/flickering problem
250. 48,750. Microsoft Family Features: asking for permission to use Firefox and Chrome.

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