Ahh, good to know! I haven't had to download the installer in years. I was just about to use this link:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - Protect, Detect & Remove Malware From Your PC

for the "free"...

davidhk,

Just thought I'd let you know the in-place upgrade seemed to fix everything! I'm pretty certain my problem began with installing Avast anti virus after the first upgrade from win 7. I...

Great, I'll try this in the next couple of days and let you know how I make out.

fwiw, no need to be condescending in "making it simpler for me............."
I just asked for further...

Hi davidhk,

Thanks for helping me. In the linked tutorial, is there any real difference between using steps 4-7? It seems like step 6 or 7 is much simpler than having to create install media as in...

Hi everyone,

I recently upgraded from win 7 to win 10. After upgrading I noticed my start menu wasn't working properly. When I clicked it or even the search box nothing would come up. I found some...

After waiting a second day the new password must have synced as i was finally able to log in this morning. Thanks for all your help.

Darn, I thought I might be able to create a new user account and add it to the administrator group to gain access to the computer.

I'll give it another day to see if the password will eventually...

Brink, I found a work-around you posted a while ago for a similar issue in windows 7:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/56864-user-account-password-change-winre.html

Isn't there anything...

Is this common for it to take a few days to sync? I can't find any references to this happening elsewhere on google.

Surely there is another way to access the computer. The reset you recommended...

Thanks for your reply Brink!

Yesterday I did exactly as recommended in the link,

Option Three: To Reset Password of your Microsoft Account Online at Microsoft

This gave me access to the...

Hi everyone, just want to say thanks in advance for your time and effort! These forums are invaluable.

I'm trying to do some troubleshooting for my (very senior) father. I must admit I have little...