Windows 10: Familiar topic that on my search defies an answerfor Win10 users

BACKDROP info: In anticipation I create a recovery point before any major software application install, and I verify that it took. I did one of those last week, as it turns out I didn't do any major install. When I had set up Restore Points I allotted over 300 Megabytes for restore points (on the C: drive) though it's likely to never need that.I use WinUpdateStop because the manufacturer (Dell) who at one point said my PC was Win10 Pro capable (as did Microsoft's upgrade tests) isn't saying that any more (translated, I'm out of warranty on this PC and they want to sell me a new one even though mine's not broken). That's why I use WinUpdateStop to lock my PC at a place where everything works, holding any new Microsoft updates (of any type) at bay. I even use 3rd party antivirus so I don't have to let anything into this PC via Defender. I guess Dell knows something's coming from Microsoft as Dell won't even support me on a pay as you go basis, I asked. So they emphasize they no longer guarantee my hardware or its compatibility with where Microsoft is taking Win10 PRO and that's why I deployed WinUpdateStop. I know if I had experienced a MS update I could have expected this, even understood it, but Microsoft didn't update my machine with anything (I even have ports closed by Glasswire blocking where MS could peek in or to where my OS could phone home to Microsoft on its own.I don't need a new PC, everything is copacetic and I want to keep it that way. I'm locked in at Win10 Pro1909, Build 18363.836, it hasn't changed, I just need to be left alone in a stasis since everything works. As others have reported something keeps turning off Restore Point operations and erasing restore points, and I haven't seen anyone address that here when Microsoft updating is programmatically disallowed, or when a user like me hasn't done any of the following which would be a factor. I would have anticipated this if I allowed MS Updates, or if I ran SFC /SCANNOW or DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth, or possibly even a drive health check but I didn't do any of those, or anything else like that using 3rd party software. So, here's what am I asking for of the community: I am not optimistic someone can help me find last week's restore point, but can someone please tell me how I can stop whatever it is in the O.S. that shuts off Restore Point creations and also hides or erases its previous restore Points on a machine that received zero updates from Microsoft? I didn't see any rule in GPEDIT.MSC to arrest this behavior. I'm even a MS stock holder, and they're pissing me off. I have a working OS copacetic with all installed applications and my existing hardware, which meets my needs, but occasionally I want to walk something I did back. Many thanks for reading this novelle! This PC has 7 cores, 16GIG of Ram, and 13 terabytes of drive with USB 3.0, I don't need to buy a new PC! In fact, I don't see i7's offered much these days, meaning since I'm not into gaming I'm in a good place until this hardware quits. Now, if I could just find my James Taylor CD of greatest hits from when this PC came out

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Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.

 

familiar game and apph

Hi,

You may please provide your suggestions in the feedback app. It will be directly referred by our
developer’s team for further improvement.



Follow the steps:

• Go to Start, enter the phrase Windows Feedback and then select Windows Feedback.
• See if someone else has given similar feedback by entering the topic, such as Microsoft Music.
• If you find similar feedback, select it, add any details and then select
  Me too.
• To narrow your search to a specific category, pick the category that most closely matches your feedback (so it gets to the right people quickly). For example, for feedback about the Music app, select Apps > Music.
• If you don’t find any similar feedback, select New Feedback, choose a topic from
  Select a category and then select a subcategory.
• Enter your feedback (the more details the better!), add a screenshot if you can, and you're done.

Hope the information helps, do reply if you need further assistance.



Thank you.

 

Current active users that are friends

The other reason I suggested this is that users can add characters to their username that are not alphanumeric (e.g. user*). This confuses things somewhat when looking at the list.