Windows 10: Can one of you pass a message of thanks to Paul, one of your community helpers?

Hi there.


This is a message of thanks to Paul who helped me

out with a drive failure yesterday. Whilst he wasn't able to solve it in our chat, he did give me an idea to try myself.


The external hard drive that I use to back up my PC's system and all my files and photos had failed. I did have an alternate backup to the cloud with Norton, so I didn't lose anything, BUT! Today I tried something I didn't think of yesterday. I deleted the offending drive from the MY PC section and unplugged it from my USB extension box. I then removed my Bluetooth Dongle and unplugged that from one of my tower's sockets. I switched the sockets, turned on the drives and everything came back on straightaway. VERY pleased with myself, to say the least; also happy that Paul, whilst picking my brains in the chat, jogged my memory and allowed me to solve it on my own today. CHEERS!!

:)

 

Paul Thurrott: Here are the Top User Requests for Windows


The start button color? I agree with Paul - if this is the top 10 list, then Win10 is in great shape.

Other Paul Thurrott pages:

• Next Steps for Windows 10
• Windows 10 Tip: Master New Keyboard Shortcuts

Nothing about Start menu text size here though

• Windows 10 Tip: Customize the Start Menu

 

File Association Helper in Startup

from another forum on May 6, 2018:
You can uninstall File Association Helper in less than 5 minutes. Here are the steps to follow:

Step 1 — Uninstall File Association Helper via Control Panel

Simply go to Start > type Control Panel > double click the first result to launch Control Panel.
Then go to Uninstall a program > locate File Association Helper in the list and select it
Select Uninstall > wait until Windows completely removes FAH from your PC.
Restart your PC.
Step 2 — Clean the Registry Editor

Now that you removed the program, you also need to remove any traces or file changes associated with it. To do that, you need to open the Registry Editor.

Go to Start > type “regedit” > launch the Registry Editor
Locate the following keys and delete them:
KEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareFile Association Helper
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareFile Association Helper

Step 3 — Check all the hidden files and folders

File Association Helper may have left behind various hidden files and folders. In order to completely remove the software, you can also need to delete these files. Here’s how to do that:

Simply go to Start > type Control Panel > double click the first result to launch Control Panel. On Windows 10, you can also type “Show hidden files and folder” in the search box. Then simply check Show hidden files, folders and drives and jump straight to step number 3.
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Go to Folder > select Show Hidden Files and Folders
Locate the following folders:
Crogram FilesFile Association Helper
C*Biggrinocument and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataFile Association Helper
C*Biggrinocuments and Settings%USER%Application DataFile Association Helper

4. Delete them and then restart your PC.

Step 4 — Empty Temp Folder

The final step is to clean the Temp folder where all the temporary files are stored. To empty the folder, go to Start and type the %temp% command.

This will open the Temp folders. You can now empty them. If the system displays an error message when deleting some files, leave them. The files might be in use by Windows services or some running software.

Step 5 — Use a dedicated tool to remove software leftovers

After you performed all the steps listed above, you have removed 99.9% of all the files and folders left behind by File Association Helper. However, there may be a few file that escaped your scrutiny. In order to make sure that you have removed all of them, you can also use a dedicated software uninstaller.

These applications are specially designed to remove the selected application along with all of its files and registry entries. As a result, the application will be completely removed from your PC.

There are many great uninstaller tools available on the market, but the best are IOBit Uninstaller and Revo Uninstaller so feel free to try any of these tools.

 

java plugin ssv helper

Hi,

This issue can be caused due to Internet Explorer settings.

A few threads here in the Community have outlined some troubleshooting steps that eventually resolved the same issue with the Java Plugins in Internet Explorer 11. To see the details, kindly refer to the links below.

• What is the Java TM Plug in SSV Helper
  
• Java plug in SSV Helper and SSV 2 Helper add-ons are showing as incompatible

Let us know if you need further assistance.