Windows 10: My first really big annoyance with Win 10

Discus and support My first really big annoyance with Win 10 in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I got an email to download last night to add Cortana to my Acer laptop. So foolishly I did. In the process I was required to create an email account,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by daniel2229, Nov 21, 2015.

  1. My first really big annoyance with Win 10


    I got an email to download last night to add Cortana to my Acer laptop. So foolishly I did. In the process I was required to create an email account, so I tried. I used the windows.com ending. Along the way the whole thing went awry, so I finally abandoned the process because I couldn't get the process to accept my password. It did however accept my PIN.

    Well, today my misery began. When I booted my laptop, I was forced to enter my password. It wouldn't accept it. Another thing that was different was that the email account I tried to setup showed up right under my photo. I tried several times to get on the computer but was rejected. Finally I tried the PIN and was allowed access.

    All day I have tried to trash the account. I have looked at practically all the control panels available, but find that many of the normal commands are grayed out. Nice job, Microsoft!

    Under account settings it shows my photo, the email account I tried to set up, and administrator, and the words password protected.

    I went into one control panel and selected the new account and unchecked the box that says password is required to login to computer, and restarted. Doh! It is still there!

    Now I am really ticked! All this because Microsoft lured me into getting stupid Cortana.

    I am now at my wits end.

    I also tried to use a restore point. Well, guess what? The default was for it to be turned off, so there was no restore point to go to.

    Am I always going to have this account and logon?

    Thanks,

    Daniel

    :)
     
    daniel2229, Nov 21, 2015
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  2. barra888 Win User

    Edge Browser does not allow swipe?

    Well... While Win 10 on my Desktop devices is a major improvement over Win 8.1 - Win 10 on my Surface Pro looks first like a big step backward.

    I am missing too the really really great "Metro" Browser that was available in Win 8.1 - It really was awesome on my Surface Pro.

    In Edge I really miss the Swipe gestures as well as the bookmark line on the bottom.

    Bring back at least the SWIPE!!!!
     
    barra888, Nov 21, 2015
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  3. Desktop Window Manager (dwm.exe) using high usage gpu?

    Indeed, my big annoyance with them is that they take the first spots in a Google search making them the first stop for any first time troubleshooters.

    Otherwise their sheer lack of quality is funny.
     
    CharalamposKoundourakis, Nov 21, 2015
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  4. Tony K Win User

    My first really big annoyance with Win 10

    Here there. Welcome to Windows Ten Forums.

    Sorry, but it seems your biggest annoyance was not reading the instructions or read up on 10 info first. Do you, let's say, buy a car without researching first? There's whole slew of tutorials here and elsewhere.

    You may use the index or the search here: Windows 10 Tutorials

    Windows 10 - Upgrade Installation - Windows 10 Forums

    Windows 10 - Clean Install - Windows 10 Forums

    Account Type - Change in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

    User Account - Delete in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

    Hope that helps.
     
    Tony K, Nov 21, 2015
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  5. Actually I have been using win10 for about four weeks without any hiccups. It was only last night that I got the email to download Cortana. I followed all the instructions, but did not realize that the email I was supposedly signing onto was really something else.

    Can you say, bait and switch?

    Being a user of windows since 1990, this is the first really bad experience I have ever had. I thought I was getting one thing when I got something entirely else.

    Daniel
     
    daniel2229, Nov 21, 2015
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  6. Tony K Win User
    OK. Cortana is a feature of 10 powered by Bing, unless you refused the feature to be turned on during install. I've never heard of an email from MS to install Cortana. So it's not legit?

    Did you refuse the feature originally ?
     
    Tony K, Nov 21, 2015
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  7. bobkn Win User
    Hard to be sure, but what I think the OP meant was that he set up a new email account to permit him to access Cortana.
     
    bobkn, Nov 21, 2015
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  8. mrgeek Win User

    My first really big annoyance with Win 10

    I set up another PC for someone and this issue came up. The first time you use this account, it will not accept the password until you've validated your identity. If you've signed in, make sure you're connected to internet. Go to Action Center>Accounts. Under Your email and accounts, you should see the new email as Administrator with a Validate Your Identity box. Follow the prompts and enter a validation code sent to your backup email address that you should have been prompted to add for extra security. Done.

    PS; even though we went thru this process, though not turned on by default, System Restore was activated for the initial upgrade from 8.1. Get into Advanced Troubleshooting by hitting F11 continually as soon as the power is turn on and follow the prompts.
     
    mrgeek, Nov 21, 2015
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  9. bro67 Win User
    bro67, Nov 21, 2015
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  10. bro67 Win User
    No it is not a legit email. Microsoft will send emails as you know, that will inform you of any changes or up coming items. Sounds like the OP got a malware email and infected their machine.
     
    bro67, Nov 21, 2015
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  11. Thanks, guys. I am going to try a couple of these solutions today and will let you know the outcome.

    This is the first time I was unable to use a restore point. Always my friend before.

    Daniel
     
    daniel2229, Nov 21, 2015
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  12. Another thought... why did I find the system restore turned off? Before upgrading to win 10, I had used a restore point for a problem my Outlook was happening, so I know I didn't turn it off. Is that some sort of default with 10?

    Daniel
     
    daniel2229, Nov 21, 2015
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  13. Sven1458 Win User

    My first really big annoyance with Win 10

    to me that is another indicator that you got a virus. with restore points tuned of, it deletes all old restore points and there is no way of getting your system back that way. check your system for malware and virus infection.

    Sven
     
    Sven1458, Nov 21, 2015
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  14. mrgeek Win User
    I have used System Restore several times when I've forgotten to use Acronis Try & Decide to sandbox, far easier than the Reset where you have to re-install programs. I don't recall ever having to enable it either when I went from 8.1 to 10 or after the big Nov upgrade. However, it seems from this article that the default setting is Off though others report otherwise -
    Check if System Restore is enabled on Windows 10 - gHacks Tech News

    As I said in my prev post, when I helped a friend with the password not valid problem with a new Win 10 upgrade (used prev 8.1 sign-in acct but not connected to internet) we could only get in after getting to Advanced Troubleshooting and we found System Restore was available and fixed the sign-in problem by validating identity accessing email on a 2nd device. I sued Brink's tutorial here -
    System Restore Point shortcut - Create in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
    to easily create a restore point whenever I want and it would be a good way to check that System Restore is On, too.
     
    mrgeek, Nov 21, 2015
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  15. sn00ker Win User
    Is your hard drive 128gb or smaller or under the C drive under 128gb ?
     
    sn00ker, Nov 21, 2015
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