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  1. Windows 10, 14901 can't select to restore to earlier build or "Reset this PC"

    by abecedarian paradoxious
    • 15 replies
    • 12.9k views

    With one tablet computer I have, If I go to Settings and then to Recovery, I can't do anything. "Reset this PC" has a gray bar under it, but nothing I can click. "Go back to an earlier build" has a gray bar and nothing I can click. "Advanced Startup" is the same, with a gray bar and nothing clickable. Are there command line / power shell options I can type in?

    Last reply by abecedarian paradoxious,

  3. Upgrading to Windows 10 AE from Insider Build.

    by iwod
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views

    I am on one of the ealier insider build and stop upgrading for quite sometime. Now i want to move to the Official Windows 10 AE build. But both Windows update and Insider do not serve that build to me. How do upgrade to that without losing any of my current config and data?

    Last reply by +Runtime Error,

  4. Windows 10 thoughts: (haven't updated to Anniversary build)

    by chrisj1968
    • 10 replies
    • 2.1k views

    last night, I updated to 14393.10 on the preview ring and things look nice. Nothing is ever perfect. But Windows 10 has surprised me thus far. with build 9926, I was quite pleased with the initial running of games and such. I did realize of course, this build was nowhere near close to the final production build. far from it. I had some initial issues with the 10,000 numbered builds and dropped off to win 8.1, my OEM OS until, about the low 12,000 builds. with the initial 12,000 builds, things seemed to shape up quite a bit. I was pleased with the polish of the base OS system, then with the the way games ran smoothly. I was pleased that MS took the feedback seriously …

    Last reply by trag3dy,

  5. Windows 10 not getting fast ring builds..

    by fusi0n
    • 9 replies
    • 8.1k views

    I'm signed in with my insider id on build, 14295. However, the new update doesn't show.. Here are my reg settings that I've read that can stop you from receiving them.. Any ideas?

    Last reply by Quillz,

  6. Anyone getting Build 14393 on the Release Preview ring?

    by JayZJay
    • 2 replies
    • 1.9k views

    I'm just wondering if anyone is seeing Windows 10 Build 14393 show up on the Release Preview ring? Thanks for the feedback.

    Last reply by JayZJay,

  7. Continual blue screen upgrading between Insider builds...

    by Quillz
    • 4 replies
    • 1.8k views

    I haven't used this particular Win10 machine in many months, so it's still on a very old (expired) Insider build, 11086, IIRC. I see the latest is 14133 or so, however, I've now tried twice and it I keep getting a BSOD when trying to upgrade the build. Both times, Windows Update seemingly downloads the build just fine, I reboot, it runs for maybe 20-30 minutes, always get to around 80% or so, and then... BSOD. I've never had this issue before, but then again, I used to use this machine a lot more frequently and never had anywhere near as high a build jump before. Is there anyway I can get onto the latest Insider build? Seems I'm stuck in a loop, as this build …

    Last reply by Quillz,

  8. Windows 10 rs1 killed/removed Intel SST?

    by nekrosoft13
    • 2 replies
    • 5k views

    Before installing the WIndows Insider Preview (RS1) on one of my PCs I had Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) driver instead of the normal High Definition Driver, which enabled Realtek High Definition (SST) . Now after the update, I can't get the Intel SST driver to work again, it simply will not function again, and some more advanced audio functions are gone.

    Last reply by PGHammer,

  9. Why can't Microsoft do incremental updates?

    by Defcon
    • 7 replies
    • 2.3k views

    Whenever there's a new insider build, the process is basically a full reinstall + migration of settings/apps/registry. It takes 1-2hrs for me and at the end you are left with cruft like windows.old, size increases in WinSxs, driver cache etc, and about 15GB in old windows install left around, the only way to reclaim that which most people won't do is to run DriveCleanup with advanced option. There should be a better way to do this, using inplace upgrades. The whole point of WinSxs and file versioning is to keep old versions around and make rollback possible, so why does a new build do a full reinstall? e.g. Linux can do this.

    Last reply by PGHammer,

  10. Insider program option doesn't seem to work

    by TDT
    • 6 replies
    • 2.2k views

    Hi guys. I'm on build 10586 and decided to join the insider program via the Updates section. I logged in with my account and now I have the "Get insider preview builds" title, my account under it and a "Get started" button. If I click on that button, nothing happens (well, it "loads" something for about 2 seconds and that's it). Obviously, the "Check for updates" option doesn't show anything. I searched for this a little bit and I found a "solution" that involves some registry editing. However, I have none of these keys in that registry section. Adding them manually resulted in an error in the Updates section, with a "Fix it" button that also doesn't do anything. …

    Last reply by UnclePritchard,

  11. 14366 "Class Not Registered"

    by patseguin
    • 11 replies
    • 2.9k views

    EVerything has been working fine until I updated to 14366 last night. Now, whenever I try to open Edge or the Windows Store, I get an error "Class Not Registered". Also, the start menu won't open. Anyone else?

    Last reply by UnclePritchard,

  12. Terrible Windows 10 Anniversary Update bug causes my PCs to freeze all the time!

    by Nazmus Shakib Khandaker
    • 5 replies
    • 3.2k views

    Okay, so I first installed Windows 10 Redstone 1 back in January. After installing, I realized that my PC randomly hangs and it will not respond to anything that I do. I click the start button, File Explorer, or anything else, but I get nothing in return. But after a couple of minutes, the PC unfreezes and everything I clicked pops up at once! Microsoft noted early on that they were making a lot of changes to the OneCore and the Windows Kernel. So I thought that was expected. But a couple of month later, I decided to try the Anniversary Update and, again, this freezing bug was not resolved. Finally, I thought I would better wait until near RTM. I installed Win…

    Last reply by Nazmus Shakib Khandaker,

  13. About Microsoft CDN server

    by aCTmakeT
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views

    Hi. I will try to be clear. Well, in the old web store of Windows Phone 8 before I could download manually any app or game, via the link: "Download and install manually" In the following video... you can see at time t=53 sec, appears at bottom of page the link http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/vimeo/the App ID/xap?apptype=regular After the user clicks on 'Download and install manually' a popup box appears. Now you can see inside the pop-up box that the downloading of the app is downloaded from http://cdn.marketplacecontent.windowsphone.com But in fact the complete address follows this format: …

    Last reply by aCTmakeT,

  14. Windows 7 Sticky Notes removed from latest Windows 10 Build 14,361

    by Jose_49
    • 12 replies
    • 3.7k views

    They said it coming... But it's officially dead Can't launch it any more with the stikynot command. We need to use the new sticky notes app (UWP version) Windows 10 Build. 14,361.

    Last reply by +warwagon,

  15. Strange Store error

    by chrisj1968
    • 8 replies
    • 2.2k views

    I haven't done any tweaks to the OS 14352 build and I got this error message. anyone else?

    Last reply by Andrew,

  16. Has the Windows Store degraded in latest preview 14352?

    by d5aqoëp
    • 6 replies
    • 2k views

    I did a fresh install and this build does not allow me to uninstall default apps. Then I decided to install Forza Apex which is 18 GB. It merely shows a progress bar with no numbers like MBs downloaded or transfer rate. Have we degraded into so much brain dead state that all these nice stats are not considered important anymore? Then I am finding it difficult to backup and restore these 18 GB apps whenever I do a fresh Windows install. Has Microsoft covered us on that front? Hate to download 18 GB everytime. Some powershell script to install apps?

    Last reply by +Gary7,

  17. All apps in Anniversary Update is catastrophic. Please upvote feedback for solution to it.

    by floopydoodle
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views

    The problem: - A lot of duplicates in this current design. - All apps being visible all the time defeats the purpose of pinning tiles. - Cluttered look. - No option to hide the All apps list. A solution: - Add a header for All apps and allow it to expand and collapse. - Increases the amount of Most used apps in the collapsed state. - Scrolling or swiping would reveal the All apps list below, thus the no click/tap design is preserved. Feedback (Copy and paste): feedback-hub:?contextid=203&feedbackid=13d64c3a-9407-4a24-a9b5-b630f40b4de4&form=1&src=2 http://i.imgur.com/nJSa5Fl.png

    Last reply by floopydoodle,

  18. Hands on with the NEW Windows 10 Store for PCs in the Anniversary Update

    by Nazmus Shakib Khandaker
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views

    Let's take a look at the PC version of the massive Windows Store update coming with the Windows 10 anniversary update. What do you guys think of the new store? I personally think it looks great on the PC, but it's a mess on the phone.

    Last reply by zhangm,

  19. Access your Xbox One purchased game library on the Windows 10 Store NOW

    by Nazmus Shakib Khandaker
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views

    Now, all your Xbox game purchases will show up in the Windows Store!. Here's a video demo of the experience! What do you guys think about this?

    Last reply by George P,

  20. Windows 10 Insider Preview 14342 is on Windows Update.

    by abecedarian paradoxious
    • 4 replies
    • 2.1k views

    Title of the topic says enough. No idea what it brings to the table as of yet.

    Last reply by abecedarian paradoxious,

  21. Flash based games like Farmville 2, Candy Crush Saga don't work in Firefox (W10 preview builds)

    by neo1911
    • 3 replies
    • 2.3k views

    They have stopped working on Firefox. I updated flash plugin and firefox both to latest available. But they don't even work correctly in Edge browser. This has been happening since last 4-5 insider builds. anyone face the same problem?

    Last reply by +Runtime Error,

  22. do you use Windows 10 preview build as main OS or in a VM?

    by ultimate99
    • 19 replies
    • 3.2k views

    I'm just curious if you guys use the preview builds as main OS or not, and how it preforms with you on a day-to-day basis.

    Last reply by Gotenks98,

  23. installed the latest build, but internet didn't work after a reboot

    by ultimate99
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views

    I've upgraded to the latest build and everything was working fine until a reboot, I couldn't connect to the internet. I tried rebooting the pc and restarting modem but nothing worked. I'm on a desktop so using ethernet. Motherboard is Asus H81-Plus itx. I reinstalled the latest build and internet worked again. I've updated the ethernet driver but I haven't rebooted yet. Any ideas?

    Last reply by CNSBarry,

  24. Dreamscene alternatives for Windows 7?

    by Jimmy422
    • 11 replies
    • 5.9k views

    I know there's a hack to get Dreamscene into 7 but i heard it also doesn't work very well. Are there any free alternatives? It's a cool feature to play videos on the desktop and i'm a little sad MS didn't keep it.

    Last reply by zhangm,

  25. had to revert back to 14295

    by chrisj1968
    • 16 replies
    • 2.6k views

    I ended up not being able to restart or shutdown my laptop after updating to 14316. I tried shutting off the fast boot and what not.. nothing. I expected this as its a fast ring build and problems exist. I'll just hold tight to my build until redtsone/anniversary update/build releases. I am encouraged by Ms's embracing the Bash to install Ubuntu in Windows. my kudos to MS.

    Last reply by +Gary7,

  26. URL links in emails no longer open browser

    by bwallx
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views

    build 14316 r1 160402-2217 64bit External programs with URL links no longer trigger the browser - any browser nor open links in browser already open. Also window focus sometimes goes awry with active windows hidden behind others.

    Last reply by JakeB,

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