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    Thanks. I disabled a number of them. Cheers.

    Thanks. I disabled a number of them. Cheers.
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    Which internet connections to disable for better security

    I want to improve my security. See pic. Which of these should I turn off?
    ( I'm using up-to-date Win 10. I don't have any kind of home network or NAS or anything like that. Only using Wifi and a...
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    :-) The suggestions on this thread caused me to...

    :-) The suggestions on this thread caused me to do more searching which led me to the ShortKeys solution. I'm glad to have the issue fixed! :D
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    Thanks for your reply. I am pressing them...

    Thanks for your reply.



    I am pressing them together, even though it doesn't appear on the Kybd Event Viewer screenshot. Both shift keys are working normally with other keys. But for some reason...
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    Looks like I got it fixed. I installed ShortKeys...

    Looks like I got it fixed. I installed ShortKeys Lite and created a little kybd macro to enter in the double quote character “. It’s not a true fix, just an easy work-around. Good enough for an old...
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    Sure, here it is. Pressed left shift key, then...

    Sure, here it is. Pressed left shift key, then right shift key, then left shift + single quote key, then right shift + single quote key. As you can see, when I hold down shift key (5 & 6, then 7 & 8)...
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    '' Check if you don't have anything else, '' ...

    '' Check if you don't have anything else, ''

    No, no other keyboard layout in my list. I added some and switched kb layouts and switched back to US but that didn't fix any of the kb issues. Now I...
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    Good idea, I'll try it. Thx. Your suggestion...

    Good idea, I'll try it. Thx. Your suggestion implies that if I change the keyboard layout, it's easy to change it back. Is that true? Can changing and reverting the keyboard layout create problems?
    ...
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    Good question. No, I didn't change the layout. In...

    Good question. No, I didn't change the layout. In India laptops seem to all come default with standard USA keyboard.

    I tried remapping the key combo, but from what I can see remappers (like Sharp...
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    HP Pavilion 15-ab030tx . Shift-quote key combo not working (Windows 10

    Windows 10 Home latest version. I have a USA standard keyboard (I purchased the laptop in India in 2015). When my keyboard was working I would press "Shift - single quote" to get the double quote...
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    Thanks. I tried this but it didn't erase the...

    Thanks. I tried this but it didn't erase the pending Windows update files. It did erase 3.8gb(!) of old update files. Nice. I like the extra space. Cheers.
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    I followed these steps and it seems to have done...

    I followed these steps and it seems to have done the trick. Thanks for the link! I made some image backups and then moved the files to a backup drive and rebooted my pc no problem. Just to be on the...
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    OK, thanks! I want to give Microsoft time to fix...

    OK, thanks! I want to give Microsoft time to fix the buggy updates. After I delete the current update files, how long do you recommend I wait before downloading the newer update files?

    I don't...
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    Cool. Thanks. I'll try this. Does deleting all...

    Cool. Thanks. I'll try this. Does deleting all these files create any problems? Thanks.
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    Win 10. Delete downloaded updates that have not yet been installed?

    I’m on Win 10 Home (HP Pavilion) and a week ago my system downloaded the latest updates. I saw this and set the delay for 2 weeks. So I’ve downloaded the latest updates but delayed their install....
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    Great. I'll start exploring them. Thanks!

    Great. I'll start exploring them. Thanks!
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    Virtual folders in Win 10 Home? 3rd party app?

    Any way to create virtual folders in Windows 10? I’m running the latest version of Win 10 Home. I want to create and use some virtual folders which will ‘’hold’’ (link) files from various other...
  18. Thread: Is Windows 1909 considered to be buggy? by m3110w
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 26 Views 12,056

    Reply to thread, update

    When I made my OP, I was confused about 1903 and 1909. A little while later I found out that 1903 was very buggy and that 1909 would not come out with the Oct 2019 patch Tues. From what I've heard so...
  19. Thread: Unable to delete folder, see pic by m3110w
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 16 Views 4,513

    Ahhh... Excellent. Now I understand the situation...

    Ahhh... Excellent. Now I understand the situation better and will proceed with your recommendation soon. Thx!

    - - - Updated - - -

    @mngrhold ''Have you rt-clicked on the Pictures folder and...
  20. Thread: Unable to delete folder, see pic by m3110w
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 16 Views 4,513

    Here's the image of what I see. Nothing I can...

    Here's the image of what I see. Nothing I can delete. Any way to fix this?

    251607

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    Followed your instructions and the 2 zombie folders were not there. Any ideas?...
  21. Thread: Unable to delete folder, see pic by m3110w
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 16 Views 4,513

    Unable to delete folder, see pic

    I’m using Windows 10 with 1903. I’m unable to delete some folders aka directories. See the pic below. I tried various command line commands but they didn’t work. Like ‘’
    C:path>rmdir /q /s...
  22. Thread: Is Windows 1909 considered to be buggy? by m3110w
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 26 Views 12,056

    Sounds like ''annoying quirk'' is best...

    Sounds like ''annoying quirk'' is best descriptor. :-) Hey! Forum admins, you listening? ;-)

    Now that I think about it, ''annoying quirk'' sometimes is a good descriptor of the thread...
  23. Thread: Is Windows 1909 considered to be buggy? by m3110w
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 26 Views 12,056

    I have to agree with you on that. This forum has...

    I have to agree with you on that. This forum has often provided me accurate and timely help. :-) A good community.
  24. Thread: Is Windows 1909 considered to be buggy? by m3110w
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 26 Views 12,056

    @f14tomcat...

    @f14tomcat Here the @ sysmbol doesn't do anything as I type it with the user name. Let me see what happens after I post this. On other forums I type the @ symbol and then begin typing the user name...
  25. Thread: Is Windows 1909 considered to be buggy? by m3110w
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 26 Views 12,056

    Hello F14, thanks for the info. That bit of...

    Hello F14, thanks for the info. That bit of detail makes me more comfortable upgrading to 1909. Now I understand how its quite different from 1903 which had a lot of problems. I'll still wait about...
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