Windows 10 Ask Insider

1. 17,251. Since the last update (prior to Dec 8th) I've been getting this error: Disk 5 has the same...
2. 17,252. Windows Game Mode Audio issues
3. 17,253. how to arrange hidden icons on desktop.
4. 17,254. Do ya'll have any scrolling issues?
5. 17,255. Help with my storage
6. 17,256. Help? Airplane Mode is locked to on! I’ve tried restarting it but it doesn’t work!
7. 17,257. Create Disk Image File
8. 17,258. Would choosing the 2nd option shown in the screenshot wipe out all existing files on the...
9. 17,259. how can i change the name of the keyboard layout? I am making a custom keyboard layout and...
10. 17,260. syncing Ipad to windows 10 for external volume mixer control?
11. 17,261. cant open file location
12. 17,262. TCP 6 and UDP 17
13. 17,263. Removing Windows Defender
14. 17,264. Disappearing task bar switches to locked when a notification is received.
15. 17,265. unrelated friend named as defaultaccount in CMD? lacking admin rights on files
16. 17,266. Windows Explorer Freezes up when copying a file
17. 17,267. Network issues
18. 17,268. Getting random BSOD, downloaded bluescreenview. But no dump file is created when I get the BS.
19. 17,269. Laptop's Fans sound weird after new update
20. 17,270. Trouble with Windows 10 bootable ISB. Please help!
21. 17,271. I keep hearing this sound every 2 minutes or so at random and i have no idea whats causing it
22. 17,272. My PC got stuck in an infinite boot error loop
23. 17,273. How to move Windows' EFI partition to its own drive
24. 17,274. How do I fix audio lag when recording with the game bar in my laptop?
25. 17,275. New Rich Text Document.rtf
26. 17,276. Windows 10 LTSB Upgrade
27. 17,277. Installing Windows 10 on PC: problem
28. 17,278. Moving windows like on Linux
29. 17,279. New hardware and fresh Windows on SSD, having problem with my HDDs!
30. 17,280. Brother logged his email account on Xbox app and now my pc’s account is under his email
31. 17,281. Color profile keeps resetting
32. 17,282. Accidentally pressed advanced startup. Need help fixing bcd
33. 17,283. Is the distortion of music normal? Also at the last part, ignore the videos at the bottom....
34. 17,284. I tried the key in the email I got sent, I tried the default product key...and still...nothing
35. 17,285. "Documents is unavailable"... but documents are there.
36. 17,286. Does anyone know how I can make the Shift+Right Click menu the default menu when I right...
37. 17,287. Networked computer log in
38. 17,288. Trying to do a clean windows 10 install but keep getting black screen or error
39. 17,289. Disable notifications from locking the task bar?
40. 17,290. Can't Login To Two Accounts At The Same Time Without Freezing... Help!
41. 17,291. I have this weird sound every 2 minutes or so and i have no idea what it is, can someone...
42. 17,292. I have this sound every 2 minutes or so, and i have no idea where it is coming from, i...
43. 17,293. Windows 10 Reset on a Custom PC
44. 17,294. I can only manually put my PC to sleep or hibernate.
45. 17,295. How do i get back to the old tiles in the start menu? i don't like the transparent ones and...
46. 17,296. User permissions issue
47. 17,297. Windows icons change after switching PbP on and off
48. 17,298. Flac metadata
49. 17,299. Audio crackling in Win10 - trying to find the cause?
50. 17,300. Can my College or admin access to or see my computer?
51. 17,301. What is happening with my computer?
52. 17,302. Wake from USB keyboard/mouse
53. 17,303. Is there a way to have a power plan set when certain applications are running?
54. 17,304. Is there any way to retry to install those feature updates which are failed in Windows 10?
55. 17,305. How to download programs for one user only?
56. 17,306. I just installed today’s update and after restarting this happened, I can’t click or do...
57. 17,307. My windows 10 media creation tool 20h2 is stuck at 30% updating.
58. 17,308. Is amd software automatically downloaded on windows 10?
59. 17,309. Orange Screen of Death?
60. 17,310. File explorer crashing every other time I use it
61. 17,311. Windows 10 almost unusable after update 20H2
62. 17,312. Why does this keep coming up? I am having to reboot my pc over and over again!
63. 17,313. memory?
64. 17,314. Who is watching?
65. 17,315. Windows 10 Home legit iso torrent?
66. 17,316. How make a program autoquit on startup?
67. 17,317. Missing some advanced settings in my power options
68. 17,318. I just wanna upgrade and this... help?
69. 17,319. What are these "redit" files? i look online and i cant find anything about them. What are they?
70. 17,320. Does Nimi Places not work on windows 10?
71. 17,321. Any ideas?
72. 17,322. What are the best utilities/software to diagnose and repair windows 10 problems and issues?
73. 17,323. Why doesn't usb tethering use full potential speed?
74. 17,324. Warhammer 2 totalwar runs worst/loads longer if I don't have Ea origin up/Am in discord...
75. 17,325. Antimalware Service Executable 20%?
76. 17,326. Can't delete or save files in the documents, photos and videos folders even though I own them
77. 17,327. Ryzen system keeps BSODing
78. 17,328. I know it's stupid but do you know how to make the the picture show instead of having this...
79. 17,329. app volume and device preferences keeps changing
80. 17,330. Windows won't use more than 50% ram
81. 17,331. Windows and PC restart?
82. 17,332. Windows 10 won't shut down or hibernate
83. 17,333. activated settings in boot options and pc won’t launch
84. 17,334. Networks I didn't add are in my "known networks"
85. 17,335. Windows random lag spike
86. 17,336. SSH: tasks closed with the SSH session (Minecraft Server)
87. 17,337. Discord + Spotify create lag for VS Code and Skype (?)
88. 17,338. High memory usage without processes
89. 17,339. Can't connect to internet after crash
90. 17,340. Headphones
91. 17,341. Delivery Optimization Cache
92. 17,342. Some websites no longer accessable
93. 17,343. Installed ubuntu then deleted ubuntu. Now won't boot
94. 17,344. BSOD when trying to close the Android Emulator
95. 17,345. Can i get spotlight on my logon screen again?
96. 17,346. Windows 10 - Films & TV App - Glitching / bugging out
97. 17,347. Yeah,i want to ask smthng.
98. 17,348. Halo uninstalled itself for some reason and now I can't launch it, it doesn't responds also...
99. 17,349. A stupid move - desktop doesn't load due to creating 100K directories using a C# program
100. 17,350. Remap Function Keys to Specific Tasks
101. 17,351. Display Language Issue Win 2004
102. 17,352. Shortcut to mute specific app.
103. 17,353. So, how I can make my Win 10 comp go to sleep again?
104. 17,354. Laptop just restarting out of nowhere?
105. 17,355. DPC Watchdog violation BSOD
106. 17,356. My pc cant get internet
107. 17,357. Stuck on 20H2 update at 90%
108. 17,358. Why does this pop up every time I restart my computer
109. 17,359. Remote access and reference account locked.
110. 17,360. How can I change to a 2.4GHZ hotspot? There used to be an option to change it but now it's...
111. 17,361. Get caption of child window button on windows using uiautomation with c++
112. 17,362. Why this keyboard keep appearing on itself? it's annoying and it shows as ENG in task bar...
113. 17,363. My start menu tiles are now grayed out but my settings say they should be colored. (noticed...
114. 17,364. What is this and how to turn it off?
115. 17,365. Windows install usb not working
116. 17,366. how do i fix my windows key?
117. 17,367. Kodak help
118. 17,368. Is it possible to change Windows Desktop into something else the way Linux has multiple GUI...
119. 17,369. Windows 10 look like 8.1?
120. 17,370. Can anyone recommend some reputable backup utilities? Or are windows system images enough.
121. 17,371. Microphone stopped working?
122. 17,372. Why is the windows game bar audio so glitchy?
123. 17,373. This pops up when I open pc and it doesn’t detect my wifi but I can still see others
124. 17,374. Clicking Power Button in Start up Menu Does Nothing and Other Annoyances
125. 17,375. Integrated webcam "on" but shows black screen
126. 17,376. Why didn't Windows optimize my SSD for a month if it has a set weekly schedule?
127. 17,377. Change default new folder type?
128. 17,378. How do I remove this?
129. 17,379. Office crashes after windows 10 update
130. 17,380. What is this
131. 17,381. Does Windows have a max to how many monitors you can use under one CPU?
132. 17,382. Can't change musical quality and have Windows Sonic for Headphones on?
133. 17,383. Can I map a network drive to my friend who is on completely separate network?
134. 17,384. Factory Reset a PC
135. 17,385. Can't use Task Manager due to low memory despite apparently having over 80% memory free. (I...
136. 17,386. Massive influx of 112 DSM events happen intermittently.
137. 17,387. When trying to boot my computer in “Safe mode” in order to fix an issue, it just brings me...
138. 17,388. Windows 10 not responding
139. 17,389. Why is my Headset and Speakers on two different ports the same device?
140. 17,390. Disable Start Menu Web Search?
141. 17,391. URGENT: Realtek HD Audio Uninstall Loop problem
142. 17,392. Windows Screen Projection pixels af
143. 17,393. Click and Wait
144. 17,394. Horrible Distortion and Extreme Hissing Whenever Sound is Produced. Please Help!
145. 17,395. Google Docs text is thin and hard to read. Looks like an entirely different font. Details...
146. 17,396. Does anyone know what’s up with this weird thing I encountered ?
147. 17,397. Weird "Current antivirus solution cleaning your computer" at startup!
148. 17,398. No icons available in a shortcut's properties window
149. 17,399. Some apps scale are wrong
150. 17,400. Unable to boot windows 10
151. 17,401. My brightness category isn't appearing
152. 17,402. I installed windows on another drive cause the original was having issues. How do I migrate...
153. 17,403. How to force Game Bar to record Photoshop window?
154. 17,404. Razer blade 15
155. 17,405. No input and output devices found on laptop
156. 17,406. "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style"
157. 17,407. Can't find any programs in start menu after reinstalling Windows
158. 17,408. Old School Laptop - Need help to factory reset.
159. 17,409. Unable to go back to previous version from 20H2
160. 17,410. My pc froze one day and now it just doesn’t boot up when I turn it on. Occasionally it says...
161. 17,411. External harddrive suddenly lost my steam library, but it's still taking up space (900 gigs...
162. 17,412. Today I opened my pc normally and for some reason my right monitor thinks its bigger that...
163. 17,413. Bluetooth trouble
164. 17,414. How can I remove windows and start over?
165. 17,415. How to Move Windows 10 to The other SSD?
166. 17,416. Windows Still Running but Doesn't Respond to Inputs
167. 17,417. Anyone know how to stop this from happening?
168. 17,418. Saved passwords, emails etc. on apps like Steam and browsers like Edge
169. 17,419. Window audio isnt responding but works???
170. 17,420. Learn about disk compression and how it can slow down your system!
171. 17,421. Is the maximum hostname char. length still 15?
172. 17,422. How do I fix Alt+Tab cycling order in Windows 10 20H2?
173. 17,423. Volume slider not activating
174. 17,424. Moving to newer hardware without reinstalling anything
175. 17,425. Can't disable password
176. 17,426. Does every pc have a uefi menu?
177. 17,427. Can I install Windows 10 on a new PC without a USB/CD?
178. 17,428. DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION ERROR
179. 17,429. Windows 10/Surface help
180. 17,430. separate arrangement for different external monitor setups
181. 17,431. I can't install Windows 10 on a new pc
182. 17,432. 2 Windows 10 installs, One drive, 2 Bitlocker passwords?
183. 17,433. File Explorer Preview Audio without Windows Media Player?
184. 17,434. How can I control the brightness of my monitor with my keyboard's brightness controls?
185. 17,435. Windows installation takes way too long
186. 17,436. Buying windows 10
187. 17,437. Mouse Whitout borders
188. 17,438. Windows search ignores folder names in start menu
189. 17,439. A weird problem that I couldn't find anything about it on the Internet.
190. 17,440. globe logo wont go away
191. 17,441. Question about power settings.
192. 17,442. How long does a full Windows reset take?
193. 17,443. My WiFi keeps turning off randomly and it doesn't let me turn it on for about 15~20 mins...
194. 17,444. Is it possible to upgrade the bios of my pc (which has no uefi) to a bios with uefi? I need...
195. 17,445. Tabs not working
196. 17,446. Windows close when mouse moves away
197. 17,447. What happens if I disable Intel HD Graphics 5600 under the Display Adapters tab in Device...
198. 17,448. Hey, just noticed that I can't choose a display for some reason.
199. 17,449. Switch application windows by scrolling over it on taskbar.
200. 17,450. Windows 10 Changing screen orientation through Remote Desktop Connection
201. 17,451. My windows is stuck in an endless restart loop and I need urgent help.
202. 17,452. File transfers pausing/freezing
203. 17,453. Microsoft apps won't let me sign in with my new account :(
204. 17,454. Does anybody know how to solve the critical error issue
205. 17,455. Pc not going to sleep
206. 17,456. Windows 10 - Printer Issue
207. 17,457. Is there any way to get rounded-corners on windows 10 all programs.
208. 17,458. Windows does a disk check every tim i boot up my system, and this shows up under the...
209. 17,459. Sad Face Blue Screen - Stop Codes
210. 17,460. Touchpad - Disabling 3 fingers gestures
211. 17,461. Media Creation tool keeps crashing my PC
212. 17,462. What does this mean exactly and how to fix it...?
213. 17,463. Is there a task management tool/setting that permits only restarting but not killing of tasks?
214. 17,464. Please help!! Built in mic not working !!
215. 17,465. What is this box or square around my cursor? It sometimes disappears and goes, and follows...
216. 17,466. Headset mic useless as it is not detected
217. 17,467. Used wrong Microsoft account for activation
218. 17,468. My windows is not turning off
219. 17,469. How to I hide only one app from desktop?
220. 17,470. What is happening and how do I fix it?
221. 17,471. How to run audio from DAW and other programs (even YouTube) simultaneously?
222. 17,472. Usb headset
223. 17,473. Background changes suddenly to the one of my sister's pc
224. 17,474. Bluetooth issues on an acer laptop
225. 17,475. your phone companion
226. 17,476. i cannot open microsoft store
227. 17,477. problem with bluetooth driver
228. 17,478. CPU Maximum Frequency Stuck at 31%
229. 17,479. clean installation windows 10 without usb bootable drive. is it possible?
230. 17,480. 2 laptops only one recognises phones.
231. 17,481. Some Apps still have old icons?
232. 17,482. Shift + Space - browser behavior. Driving me insane.
233. 17,483. Window transparent glitch over other window
234. 17,484. How do I make a mandatory profile (desktop, user setting, etc) as default for all users...
235. 17,485. screen saver is weirdly sized, does anyone know how to solve this?
236. 17,486. My screen badly blinks when I am using the MS WORD
237. 17,487. BSOD Issues and Q's
238. 17,488. Second monitor is showing as 1 and main is 2 and I cannot change it?
239. 17,489. USB Tethering via iPhone won’t work on win 10
240. 17,490. question. If i format my laptop and the windows is unactive will it install it self...
241. 17,491. Using a Surface Go as a secondary monitor, there is no option for the native resolution of...
242. 17,492. Help regarding ISO installing
243. 17,493. Microphone volume auto adjust in certain programs
244. 17,494. Hi, im trying to launch forza horizon 4 from my windows store, i got it with game pass but...
245. 17,495. why??
246. 17,496. Windows crashes when I open any browser
247. 17,497. New User Created on my Desktop?
248. 17,498. Computer running slow for no reason | System Interrupts
249. 17,499. Does anyone know how I can get a stereo input device for my headphones?
250. 17,500. Having an annoying issue regarding sound and setting up my audio interface.

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