Windows 10: Problem with data storage on Windows 10 Pro Ver1803, using a PC with two HDD's

Simple experiment
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Disk1 with partitions Main1 and Work1
Disk2 with partitions Main2 and Work2
Main1 and Main2 have both Windows 10 Pro Ver 1803 installed
and activated

a)Boot from Disk1 including Disk2 as second disk
b)Insert a test folder with files into partition Work2
c)Logout

d)Boot from Disk2 without Disk1
e)The test folder with files in Work2 doesn't "exist"
f)Logout

This simple experiment shows that the information about the data is
stored on the booting disk and not on the disk where the data exist.


My conclusion: the use of "Cache files" for the storage information
in Windows is inconsistent with the actual data stored in the disks.

:)

 

Data Storage

Hi,

If the hard disk drive (HDD) that was set as your preferred storage when saving files isn’t working, it’s possible that a software conflict occurred or the HDD encountered an issue. To isolate your concern with your
device storage, we’d like to ask the questions below:

• Did you make any other changes on your computer prior to the issue?
• Have you encountered an error message when you tried saving or moving files to your HDD? If yes, please provide us a
  screenshot.
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

In the meantime, we recommend that you start your PC in safe mode.
This will help us determine if there are third-party applications that may cause the issue. Once you’re in the basic state, try to move or save a file to the HDD and check the result.

Let us know how it goes after performing the suggested step.

 

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.

 

Windows 10 upgrade problem, no input accepted

I really hate having to come here and ask for help, but I really am stumped. It hurts my geek pride. I have a PC with fairly modern hardware in it. It has a p8p67 pro in it. I have tried upgrading windows 10 on it twice now. Both times I have had the same result.

After windows finishes upgrading it goes to the log in/set up screen. I can't do anything. No keyboard or mouse input is accepted.

I will list some, or hopefully all, of the troubleshooting steps I have tried:

• Move keyboard and mouse to different USB ports.
• Try different keyboard or mouse.
• Restart computer, repeatedly.
• Google for related issues.
• Update Bios, because why not.
• Create boot media and revert to windows 7.

The windows 10 system restore boot media works fine with keyboard and mouse. All USB ports work in windows 7. I don't know what is wrong. I suspect that windows 10 is lacking a driver of some sort, but since the computer accepts no input I have no way of checking for which driver let alone installing it.

Please help me figure this out. If I have to revert back to windows 7 again, I am not going to get it upgraded to windows 10. Thank you in advanced.