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  1. Thread: Cannot Install Google Earth by NickJP
    Forum: Software and Apps
    Replies 10 Views 12,574

    To resurrect an old thread, the fix for this is...

    To resurrect an old thread, the fix for this is to download the full installer and use that, rather than the minimal cache installer: Update Google Earth Pro - Google Earth Help.
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    There is no email program associated error...

    I have recently started to get a dialog with the following text every time I start Thunderbird:

    "There is no email program associated to perform the requested action. Please install an email...
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    Cannot upgrade installed distros in WSL to version 2

    After installing the Win10 2004 build 19041 update (running winver shows "version 2004 (OS build 19041.388)", I've tried to upgrade a couple of installed distros I had in WSL version 1 to WSL version...
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    The WindowsUpdateClient log (Applications and...

    The WindowsUpdateClient log (Applications and Service Logs\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdateClient in Event Viewer) is pretty useless. It has nothing but informational events all the way back to 4...
  5. Replies 21 Views 47,047

    The error is definitely associated with the...

    The error is definitely associated with the KB4480116 cumulative update for Windows. Update history shows that the separate KB4480056 cumulative update for .net framework 3.5 and 4.7.2 was...
  6. Replies 21 Views 47,047

    2019-01 cumulative update for 1809 x64 fails with 0x800F0922 error

    The January cumulative update for Windows 10 x64 v1809 (KB4480116) doesn't successfully install and the update rolls back on reboot. I install it via Windows Update, click the Restart button when it...
  7. Thread: 1809 update fails with 0x800F081F error by NickJP
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 3 Views 5,140

    Well, running SetupDiag seemed to indicate that...

    Well, running SetupDiag seemed to indicate that the problem was with Windows Developer Mode:

    So I disabled Developer Mode and uninstalled the Developer Mode app, rebooted, restarted the install,...
  8. Thread: 1809 update fails with 0x800F081F error by NickJP
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 3 Views 5,140

    1809 update fails with 0x800F081F error

    I downloaded MediaCreationTool1809.exe and used it to create an installation thumb drive for Win10 x64 1809. I used the thumb drive to update my laptop to 1809 (running setup.exe off the root of the...
  9. Thread: Error 0xC1900101 during 2018 feature update installation by NickJP
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 15 Views 33,575

    By disabling the controller in BIOS and trying...

    By disabling the controller in BIOS and trying the update installation again...only change I made and it made the difference.
  10. Thread: Laptop can't see April 2018 feature update by NickJP
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 1 Views 1,267

    Laptop can't see April 2018 feature update

    When I used the Settings app on our two desktop Win10 machines at home to check for updates, they both found the April feature update without problem. However, when I check for updates in the...
  11. Thread: Error 0xC1900101 during 2018 feature update installation by NickJP
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 15 Views 33,575

    Thanks. I eventually found that the problem was...

    Thanks. I eventually found that the problem was due to the 1394 (Firewire) controller embedded on the motherboard. When I disabled that in BIOS, the update installed without problem. As I no longer...
  12. Thread: Error 0xC1900101 during 2018 feature update installation by NickJP
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 15 Views 33,575

    Error 0xC1900101 during 2018 feature update installation

    I'm trying to install the 2018 feature update on a desktop running Win10 Home x64 with an Asus P6T motherboard and nVidia GTX650 Ti Boost video card. The update gets to 100% installed, puts up a msg...
  13. Thread: Windows Update not running successfully by NickJP
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 4 Views 1,638

    Windows Update not running successfully

    Windows Update seems stuck in a loop - when I run it and click on "Check for Updates", the dots chase across the Settings window for about ten seconds and I then get this response:

    185880

    If I...
  14. Replies 1 Views 1,806

    Batch files default to being opened in editor rather than executed

    This is on Windows 10 x64 creators edition. I’ve created a batch file and placed it in C:\Users\Nick\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Start-up, but every time I start the machine...
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    Ok, thanks, that seems to have fixed the problem.

    Ok, thanks, that seems to have fixed the problem.
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    Dell U3011 SD card reader U/S after fall creators update

    I have a Dell U3011 monitor which has an SD card reader. Since I installed the fall creators update (Win10 x64 Pro), the card reader is no longer functional. I've tried multiple SD cards, and none of...
  17. Thread: Controlled folder access problems by NickJP
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 9 Views 12,028

    The problems seem to be twofold: For some...

    The problems seem to be twofold:


    For some programs, after adding a program as an allowed app, it still can't save until a reboot is performed. After rebooting, I could then save the same file...
  18. Thread: Controlled folder access problems by NickJP
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 9 Views 12,028

    Controlled folder access problems

    I turned on controlled folder access in latest Windows 10 and tested with a few programs I use. I tested by adding Libreoffice calc (c:\program files\libreoffice5\scalc.exe) as an allowed app....
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    Found a long thread about this problem at...

    Found a long thread about this problem at https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/1add7d03-2bc0-4d1e-9248-fef090d9ba0e/anyone-else-notice-the-network-issues-with-windows-10-creators-edition...
  20. Thread: Fall Creators Update by NickJP
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 51 Views 17,638

    Sharing between my three machines doesn't work as...

    Sharing between my three machines doesn't work as it should after the update. See Sharing not working correctly after fall creators update for a description of the problem.
  21. Replies 9 Views 9,854

    Sharing not working correctly after fall creators update

    I have three Win10 machines in the same workgroup, all with shared folders that the other machines can access. Previously this has been working fine. Two of the machines have just been updated with...
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    Thanks, but the problem is none of these. As I...

    Thanks, but the problem is none of these. As I also use it as a media server, the desktop machine has a static IP address that is outside the DHCP address range that the router allocates, and I can...
  23. Replies 3 Views 3,706

    Shares no longer automatically visible after upgrade to build 15063

    I have a laptop and desktop that have both been upgraded to Win10 Pro build 15063.138. The desktop has half a dozen folders shared so that the laptop can access them. Sharing was working without any...
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    Getting updates from PCs on local network doesn't happen

    Does this feature work as intended? We have two desktop PCs and one laptop at home, all running Win10 version 1607 x64 Pro and all on the same IP subnet. All three machines are configured in Settings...
  25. Thread: Shutdown from start menu now restarting by NickJP
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 2 Views 2,003

    Shutdown from start menu now restarting

    System is Windows 10 Pro x64, version 1607 build 14393.321. Ever since the latest cumulative update to this build, I find that about half the time that I select Shutdown from the start menu, I...
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