Windows 10 Troubleshooting Thread

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so anybody else using Kaspersky Internet Security? Had to uninstall it on Win10 because i couldn't use my keyboard while it was installed because it corrupted the drivers.
 
TheJoRu said:
Is there any way to change the background screen for the login screen? I know you can change the lock screen (or the pre-login screen if you will), but you appear to be stuck with the ugly default Windows 10-wallpaper that really clashes with the rest of my theme. Is it really so, or have I missed a setting for it somewhere?
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On that note, is there any way to completely disable the lock screen? I'm on a damn laptop without a touch screen, I don't need that extra step.
 
iosefe said:
Wasn't watching, but now it's restoring my previous version of windows.

GG then.

I would wager it did the second Step of the 3 at the bottom and encountered an error of some sort
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Anyone else experience this?.


If it means anything I had windows update do a different thing and forgot to restart when I decided to try the update
 
Running Windows 8.1. I was going to update to Windows 10 tonight, but it seems like tons of people are having significant problems with it. Should I actually go through with the upgrade, or wait a few weeks? I've got a 970 also, and it seems like people are having issues with that as well?
 
mokeyjoe said:
Once you've run it through Cortana, can't you just right click the icon and pin it to the task bar?

Edit: OK, it doesn't show on the task bar when it's running? That's weird.

You could try opening up task manager, find the application running, right click and 'show file location' then create a shortcut.
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I've tried that and when I go to open it using a shortcut or even the file it takes me to after clicking 'open file location' nothing happens. Seems literally the only way for me to open it is through Cortana... Really clueless here
 
Guys I never reserved Win10 on my main pc and I just reinstalled Win8.1 on it yesterday. I activated and fully updated it, it has kb5035583 installed. I'm not getting a notification to reserve Win10 (are they still doing these)? I created installation media USB for Win10 and when I put it in to install it asks for a product key which I don't have. Is there a way to manually reserve windows 10 without waiting for the notification? I did this...

Code: 
Open Notepad
Copy the following text and paste it into Notepad:
REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\UpgradeExperienceIndicators" /v UpgEx | findstr UpgEx
if "%errorlevel%" == "0" GOTO RunGWX
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Appraiser" /v UtcOnetimeSend /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
schtasks /run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"
:CompatCheckRunning
schtasks /query /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"
schtasks /query /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser" | findstr Ready
if NOT "%errorlevel%" == "0" ping localhost >nul &goto :CompatCheckRunning
:RunGWX
schtasks /run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Setup\gwx\refreshgwxconfig"

Click File, and then Save As
In the File name box, change the file name to ReserveWin10.cmd
Then click the dropdown next to Save as type, and select All files (*.*)
Select the folder you would like to save the file to.  For this example, let’s choose to save the file to the C:/Temp folder.  Then click Save. 
Open an elevated command prompt.  (From the Start screen or Start menu, type Command Prompt in the search box, and then in the list of results, right-click Command Prompt, and select Run as administrator.)
Finally, run the file from the location you saved to in Step 6.  In this example, you would type the following in the Command Prompt window and hit Enter:
C:/Temp/ReserveWin10.cmd

But nothing happened. How can I upgrade :(.
 
Quoting myself, I was able to fix it by uninstalling Nvidia's 353.62 forced driver update, installing 353.38, and letting Windows update to 353.62 again. I'm thinking it must have had something to do with the HD Audio driver not installing properly the first time around. Yep, forced driver updates are just wonderful. :-/

Buburibon said:
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit crashes (blue screen) whenever I attempt to connect my bluetooth headset. The interesting thing is, I'm using the same drivers for the Asus BT400 dongle that worked perfectly fine with the 10240 preview.

I've tried uninstalling/deleting drivers, but no luck yet. If anything, Windows 10 doesn't really delete the drivers but only disables them until I plug the dongle back in. Anyhow, if anyone's conquered a similar issue, and is willing to share, I'm all ears. Thanks! :-)
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The Windows 10 GUI is a of load whizz bang mediocrity, it always going to be. But why does some of the new GUI elements look blurry in 1080p like it was made for a higher resolution? It's kinda ironic considering Win10 still sucks major donkey dick trying to do hires screen scaling.
 
Is this the right place to ask about Win10 stuff?

Is there a pro at having your xbox live account to win10? will i be able to play some games on pc? cuz that would be amazing. I heard some new games are coming, but i am more interested in my digital library i have atm. Specially since i got rid of my 360 and have no plan on getting an xbone just yet.

Also.. i noticed the colors on my screen got a bit darker. Anyone noticed this? I guess i read they have some issues with Nvidia drivers. Played The Evil Within and had no issues. But i did notice that my list of nvidia games that could be optimized diminished considerably. I have to try other games to see if they work just fine.

I like Cortana feature.

Hmmm... any other cool stuff i am missing out? had to smh at the freemium solitaire game.
 
LizardKing said:
Guys I never reserved Win10 on my main pc and I just reinstalled Win8.1 on it yesterday. I activated and fully updated it, it has kb5035583 installed. I'm not getting a notification to reserve Win10 (are they still doing these)? I created installation media USB for Win10 and when I put it in to install it asks for a product key which I don't have. Is there a way to manually reserve windows 10 without waiting for the notification? I did this...

Code: 
Open Notepad
Copy the following text and paste it into Notepad:
REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\UpgradeExperienceIndicators" /v UpgEx | findstr UpgEx
if "%errorlevel%" == "0" GOTO RunGWX
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Appraiser" /v UtcOnetimeSend /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
schtasks /run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"
:CompatCheckRunning
schtasks /query /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"
schtasks /query /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser" | findstr Ready
if NOT "%errorlevel%" == "0" ping localhost >nul &goto :CompatCheckRunning
:RunGWX
schtasks /run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Setup\gwx\refreshgwxconfig"

Click File, and then Save As
In the File name box, change the file name to ReserveWin10.cmd
Then click the dropdown next to Save as type, and select All files (*.*)
Select the folder you would like to save the file to.  For this example, let’s choose to save the file to the C:/Temp folder.  Then click Save. 
Open an elevated command prompt.  (From the Start screen or Start menu, type Command Prompt in the search box, and then in the list of results, right-click Command Prompt, and select Run as administrator.)
Finally, run the file from the location you saved to in Step 6.  In this example, you would type the following in the Command Prompt window and hit Enter:
C:/Temp/ReserveWin10.cmd

But nothing happened. How can I upgrade :(.
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Don't create installation media, just install right from the tool. Worked flawlessly for me (except that I can't activate, but apparently MS is aware of that issue).

Ovek said:
The Windows 10 GUI is a of load whizz bang mediocrity, it always going to be. But why does some of the new GUI elements look blurry in 1080p like it was made for a higher resolution? It's kinda ironic considering Win10 still sucks major donkey dick trying to do hires screen scaling.
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Yeah, all "old UI" text looks blurry and awful.
 
LizardKing said:
Guys I never reserved Win10 on my main pc and I just reinstalled Win8.1 on it yesterday. I activated and fully updated it, it has kb5035583 installed. I'm not getting a notification to reserve Win10 (are they still doing these)? I created installation media USB for Win10 and when I put it in to install it asks for a product key which I don't have. Is there a way to manually reserve windows 10 without waiting for the notification? I did this...

Code: 
Open Notepad
Copy the following text and paste it into Notepad:
REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\UpgradeExperienceIndicators" /v UpgEx | findstr UpgEx
if "%errorlevel%" == "0" GOTO RunGWX
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Appraiser" /v UtcOnetimeSend /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
schtasks /run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"
:CompatCheckRunning
schtasks /query /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"
schtasks /query /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser" | findstr Ready
if NOT "%errorlevel%" == "0" ping localhost >nul &goto :CompatCheckRunning
:RunGWX
schtasks /run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Setup\gwx\refreshgwxconfig"

Click File, and then Save As
In the File name box, change the file name to ReserveWin10.cmd
Then click the dropdown next to Save as type, and select All files (*.*)
Select the folder you would like to save the file to.  For this example, let’s choose to save the file to the C:/Temp folder.  Then click Save. 
Open an elevated command prompt.  (From the Start screen or Start menu, type Command Prompt in the search box, and then in the list of results, right-click Command Prompt, and select Run as administrator.)
Finally, run the file from the location you saved to in Step 6.  In this example, you would type the following in the Command Prompt window and hit Enter:
C:/Temp/ReserveWin10.cmd

But nothing happened. How can I upgrade :(.
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Also having the same issue here.
 
Just updated mine. RUNS LIKE BUTTER!

Fyi, if you use any VM software, you are probably going to have to reinstall it. The upgrade broke the internet in my VMs but a simple reinstall of VMware Player fixed it :)


Loving it so far!
 
Will Edge get extensions/plugins/scripts support?
thinking.gif
 
Cortana can't complete a single task for me. Guess I need to wait for more updates or something. I hoped that since it was a pre-existing tech it would work on Windows 10. I've heard good things about Cortana, and as a frequent user of Siri on my iPhone I look forward to it.
 
Is there any way to change shortcuts? Specifically, the action center shortcut. Or what is even it's shortcut? It's annoying to click it open from left monitors left side, only to have it open on right monitors right side.
 
zeshakag said:
Cortana can't complete a single task for me. Guess I need to wait for more updates or something. I hoped that since it was a pre-existing tech it would work on Windows 10. I've heard good things about Cortana, and as a frequent user of Siri on my iPhone I look forward to it.
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Such as?
 
Finally got to the error code

Code: 
0x8007002C - 0x4000D 
The installation failed in the SECOND_BOOT phase with an error during MIGRATE_DATA operation

Tell me there is a simple fix
 
RoadHazard said:
Don't create installation media, just install right from the tool. Worked flawlessly for me (except that I can't activate, but apparently MS is aware of that issue).
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I'm not getting a notification to reserve win10(even though I'm fully updated and activated), which I think is the main problem in a nutshell. So I'm not getting a tool to update it. I created installation media because I'm installing on 2 pcs. It worked fine on the laptop and didn't ask for product key, I think because I had reserved a copy on win10 on the laptop beforehand.
 
zeshakag said:
Cortana can't complete a single task for me. Guess I need to wait for more updates or something. I hoped that since it was a pre-existing tech it would work on Windows 10. I've heard good things about Cortana, and as a frequent user of Siri on my iPhone I look forward to it.
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I have used Cortana all day for Reminders, Searches, Math and making her say random things as my name. Right now I am Sofa King Awesome. Its great when I ask her my name.
 
Greenpaint said:
Is there any way to change shortcuts? Specifically, the action center shortcut. Or what is even it's shortcut? It's annoying to click it open from left monitors left side, only to have it open on right monitors right side.
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Yes! Or not quite, but I want the action center to open on the left side. Apparently there's no way to do this...? Sadness.
 
Okay. I am VERY unhappy with Windows 10 right now.
How do I roll back to 8.1?

If I have to open the settings app, then I'm fucked because it's "Trial" expired.
 
erawsd said:
If I did a clean install of the tech preview but I have a genuine license for Win8, is there anyway to activate my free install, or do I have to uninstall 10, reinstall 8.1, and then upgrade to 10?
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You would have to reinstall Windows 8 to get your free upgrade.
Zambatoh said:
Okay. I am VERY unhappy with Windows 10 right now.
How do I roll back to 8.1?

If I have to open the settings app, then I'm fucked because it's "Trial" expired.
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Settings app. You're screwed.
 
LizardKing said:
I'm not getting a notification to reserve win10(even though I'm fully updated and activated), which I think is the main problem in a nutshell. So I'm not getting a tool to update it. I created installation media because I'm installing on 2 pcs. It worked fine on the laptop and didn't ask for product key, I think because I had reserved a copy on win10 on the laptop beforehand.
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Using the "media creation tool" (which you don't "get", you download it) you can choose to upgrade right away rather than actually creating any media. That's what I did.
 
I just finished upgrading my Windows 8.1 desktop to 10, and I like it a lot so far. Currently giving a Microsoft browser a chance for the first time in a decade.

Digging everything so far.
 
Anyone else concerned by this?

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Basic information is data that is vital to the operation of Windows. This data helps keep Windows and apps running properly by letting Microsoft know the capabilities of your device, what is installed, and whether Windows is operating correctly. This option also turns on basic error reporting back to Microsoft. If you select this option, we’ll be able to provide updates to Windows (through Windows Update, including malicious software protection by the Malicious Software Removal Tool), but some apps and features may not work correctly or at all.

Enhanced data includes all Basic data plus data about how you use Windows, such as how frequently or how long you use certain features or apps and which apps you use most often. This option also lets us collect enhanced diagnostic information, such as the memory state of your device when a system or app crash occurs, as well as measure reliability of devices, the operating system, and apps. If you select this option, we’ll be able to provide you with an enhanced and personalized Windows experience.

Full data includes all Basic and Enhanced data, and also turns on advanced diagnostic features that collect additional data from your device, such as system files or memory snapshots, which may unintentionally include parts of a document you were working on when a problem occurred. This information helps us further troubleshoot and fix problems. If an error report contains personal data, we won’t use that information to identify, contact, or target advertising to you. This is the recommended option for the best Windows experience and the most effective troubleshooting.
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theepicoftyler said:
I just finished upgrading my Windows 8.1 desktop to 10, and I like it a lot so far. Currently giving a Microsoft browser a chance for the first time in a decade.

Digging everything so far.
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Edge has a few issues here and there but its way better than IE. Once they get those add-ons working, it will be pretty solid.
 
Loving this on my SP3. I don't find the interface mediocre at all. Such a huge step up from windows 8. It makes a ton of sense, and it's fun to use. I love the minimalistic nature of the task bar with the colors.
 
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