Windows 10: Can't Get Interface Reinstalled Windows 10

I was having a slight latency issue inside Studio One 4.6 Pro and I decided to adjust the Block Size and the second I clicked the mouse Windows crashed. I restarted and tried one more time and same thing. I decided to uninstall my interface and reinstall it Focusrite 2i2 2nd Gen and try again. Since then nothing has worked when I attempt to reinstall it. I've done everything I can think of.

I've uninstalled the Focusrite USB device in apps, rebooted, installed, rebooted and many other ways of approaching it but I get the same result. I will post several screenshots below of issues. The one thing that really seems odd out of all of this is when you look at the driver details after it is "installed" it is a Microsoft driver not a Focusrite ASIO driver. I've tried using the focusrite firmware update app but it says nothings installed. If I click the Focusrite Device Settings icon in the programs menu you it does nothing. This is really annoying. Before reformatting my laptop I've put in a support ticket with Focusrite and I submit this problem to you good people for some interface enlightenment.

Suggestions?

Acer Aspire E15 E5-575G / Intel i5-6200U 2.30 GHz / G.SKILL Ripjaws 32GB RAM 260-Pin DDR4 2400 / Win 10 64 / Focusrite 2i2 2nd Gen






















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[Solved] Windows 10 keeps reinstalling KB3119142

I noticed quite some time ago that KB3119142 (Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Update 4 Redistributable Package) kept reinstalling itself for some reason. At least once daily. Sometimes up to several times a day. I just ignored it. It didn't seem to be doing any harm. And I figured they'd eventually fix it. Well...days turned into weeks, weeks into months, with no end to the problem in sight. It dragged on unsolved for at least the last few months. Literally reinstalling itself hundreds of(at least a hundred, felt like more) times in that period of time.

So I finally googled it a couple days ago. And just got around to fixing it today. Which appears to have worked. And it couldn't have been easier to do. I feel so stupid to have let it intimidate me for so long.*Oops!

Below are links to the thread that I got the fix idea from, and the official MS support info page for KB3119142(from which I quoted the above).
http://www.tenforums.com/windows-up...-windows-10-keeps-reinstalling-kb3119142.html
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3119142

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Most painless way to reinstall windows 10?

It depends on the junk accumulated honestly, but there are various methods. You can always remove programs, delete download folder, media locations, etc. As some have suggested, keeping some items on a separate internal storage drive is an option as well. Depends on what you have, what your budget is and how you want to handle your system and data.

The method @RejZoR suggests is sound and a method I've used dozens if not hundreds of time with great success in the field. In many cases though the goal is to keep user data intact, and to repair the OS. In place upgrade as it is called is also only doable in that method if you can boot to desktop, if you can't, it is time for some more advanced options or a format & reinstall.

With Windows 8 and 10 there are refresh and reset options that can be leveraged as well. Hold Shift and click Restart to reboot your system, this will get you into the advanced boot menu, which you'll need to choose advanced options (I forget ATM what it is called) and choose one of a couple items, refresh or reset.

Refresh is essentially In Place Upgrade but a little more aggressive as it wipes the Windows Apps and you may need to reinstall programs. Reset is like an OS reinstall, wipes user data, wipes profiles, registry, performs a install from the system image. Often times I'll do this and bypass using a USB key on a system. Though there are instances where these options will not work if a system has a level of corruption that has not been repaired/resolved. Check the OS Repair link in my sig for more info if ya need.

*Toast :toast: