Windows 10: Device acting up strangely

Screen started up in greyscale, then default, then i fixed it, everything was in recycle bin so i moved it back, my browser got unpinned from the taskbar so i re-pinned it. Fixed my browser settings. Now for some reason apps such as youtube and discord have something wrong with the display. On youtube, the timeline has nothing underneath it instead of the usual settings, captions, etc. Also, on discord, on my friends list, instead of the general circle, it is a speech bubble. There is also no outline on the circle in their status.

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Windows Explorer acting strangely..

Thanks for the thought.

Just this morning, right now, I saw it opened on 'quick access' (fortunately not hanging this time) even though I've tried to disable that so I had a sudden thought and went into the view stuff again and sure enough found right at the top a choice of where explorer should open: 'quick access' or 'this pc'.

So I have set it for 'this pc' and maybe that'll be the fix.





and while I was sticking that screenshot in this post I noticed explorer opened with this date grouping thing again, which I hate and I thought I had removed.... I'll try again...





wouldn't it be good if we could get up a sort of list, like a spreadsheet list maybe, listing down the column all the nonstandards features we've either chosen to implement or MS has stuck in there for us or third party software has put in.... with columns across the sheet detailing what it does and how/if it is necessary for this or that or nothing and enabling us to simply put a checkmark in a cell and have the feature disabled?

Maybe even a cell at the top we can check and have the whole sheet go back to basic default?

 

Explorer Crashes and Acts Strange

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I would suggest you to download the ISO file for Windows 10 from the referred link and perform a repair using the same Installation Media and see if the issue can be resolved.

Please follow the below steps.

Step 1: Follow the below link to create an ISO image for Windows 10.

Link: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

This issue could occur due to corrupted Master Boot Record. A boot sector is a part of hard disk or any storage device which contains machine code. A Boot Sector loads the machine code stored in the storage device. Master
Boot record is a type of boot sector. Whenever a computer boots, the master Boot record executes. To repair MBR follow below steps.

• Insert media such as (DVD or flash drive).
• On the Install now screen, select Repair your computer.
• Select Troubleshoot, followed by Advanced
  options.
• From Advanced options, launch a command prompt windows,
  and enter the following command:

bootrec.exe /fixmbr

• Once the command is finished, reboot your computer the normal way and check if it helps.
  

Hope this information helps. Please post us if you need any further assistance with Windows.

Thank you.

 

HP spectre x360 rotation acting strangely, touchpad and keyboard not functioning, and brightness broken.

Hi Robert,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if it helps:

Step 1: Run Hardware and device troubleshooter:

I suggest you to run the Hardware and device
Troubleshooter. Follow these steps to run
Hardware and device troubleshooter:

• PressWindows key + W and type troubleshooting.
• Select Troubleshooting.
• Select View all on the top left corner.
• Click Hardware and device
  troubleshooter.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to run the troubleshooter.
• Check if issue persists.

Step 2: Update drivers.

Follow the steps to update drivers from the Device Manager:

• • Right click on start button and click on Device manager.
    
  • Select Display Drivers and expand it.
  • Right click on the driver and select Update driver.
  • Follow the same procedure to update Keyboard and Mice/touchpad drivers.

Step 3: Set Display to Landscape follow the instruction:

1. Right click on desktop and select Display settings.

2. Under display you will find Orientation.

3.Select Landscape from the dropdown.

4. Below orientation you will see Brightness level bar.

5. Refer the screen shot:





Let u know the status of the issue. We will be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.