Windows 10: Liberal use of depreciated function ExAllocatePoolWithTag in ntfs.sys indicates maintenance...

I was investigating function calls for ntfs.sys for another issue I have, and realised that ntfs.sys was using ExAllocatePoolWithTag which has been depreciated since Windows 10 2004, according to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/ddi/wdm/nf-wdm-exallocatepoolwithtagI did not search for other depreciated functions, but there probably are considering just how many times ExAllocatePoolWithTag is referenced. I would be interested to hear of other in-use depreciated functions.Is there a beta patch for ntfs.sys? I have been having a considerable amount of issues with it for s

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Half white screen and low battery indicator problem

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I would suggest you to Run maintenance task and check if it helps.

The Run maintenance task checks issues that might slow down your computer's performance, such as how many users are currently logged on to the computer and whether multiple programs are running at
the same time.



Follow the below steps:

• Right click on the Start menu.
• Select Control Panel.
• Select Troubleshooting.
• Click on Run maintenance task under
  System and Security.

I hope this helps you. If you have any further query in future, feel free to contact us. We will be happy to help you.



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SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (SYMEFASI64.SYS)

Hi Dave,

Welcome and thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

As per your description of the issue, I would suggest you to check in safe mode if issue persists or not. If not, the I suggest you install your graphic and chipset drivers and check. Please follow the steps below and check:

Open Device Manager by pressing Windows key + X, click on
Control Panel; select System and Maintenance.

• Click on Device Manager.
• In Device Manager, locate Display adapters and double-click to check if it’s working properly.
• Go to Driver tab, then click on Update Driver. And follow the instructions.

If there are other drivers showing with exclamation mark, update them using the same steps from above.

Let us know if this fixes your issue or not, we will be happy to help you.

Thank you.

 

Security and Maintenance error. windows 10.

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I would suggest you to try the following methods and check if the issue persists.

Method 1: Windows has a built-in troubleshooter to check and fix issues with system. I would suggest you to run this troubleshooter to check if the issue is with your System
Maintenance.

Refer these steps:

• Press Windows key +X, select Control panel.
• Change the view by option on the top right to Large icons.
• Click on troubleshooting and click on the view all option on the left panel.
• Run the System Maintenance troubleshooter.

Method 2: Place your computer in clean boot state and check if it helps.

Putting your system in Clean Boot state helps in identifying if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue. You need to follow the steps from the article mentioned below to perform a Clean Boot.

How to perform a clean boot in Windows

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929135

Note: After troubleshooting, refer to this section "How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting".



Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.