Brink
I thank you for your reply and attempts to help. I fear I am stumped: My laptop is Windows 10 Pro but my desktop not. I have resisted carrying out any work to the registry ever as it takes...

swarfega
I see nothing relating to 'verify' in Settings/Accounts. I returned to the Microsoft "Sign in" page which takes me to...

Brink
I have a Microsoft account; I signed into it just now. My laptop is recognised but not my desktop. I do not know the significance. I clicked, "Can’t see some of your devices? Check for...

I am unable to sync my desktop and laptop. My desktop reads, "Some features are only available if you are using a Microsoft account or work account" and 'Sync settings' is off and greyed out. My...

Bree (I apologise for misspelling your username in my previous reply)
Mystere
I thank you both for your constructive responses. I rebooted my PC and those particular .tmp files no longer appear. ...

Bee
I thank you for your reply.
I do not use Norton, certainly. I wonder if you or anyone can advise me on how to obtain permission to delete such temporary files?

I find successively each day a new .tmp file (now totalling five) in my Local>Temp folder that I am unable to remove. They started to appear following the major Windows update last week. Examples...

I have upgraded to Windows 10 first my laptop and, more recently, my desktop. I use Reliability Monitor daily. Three days into Windows 10, Reliability Monitor on my desktop reported an application...

I upgraded my laptop to Windows 10 after it unwittingly started an upgrade to Windows 8.1 from Windows 8. I disliked the appearance of Windows 8.1 so upgraded from there to Windows 10. I hoped to...

xmn
I wonder why 'Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Windows Update\View update history' shows the update but 'Installed Updates' does not? I regret I cannot answer that question. I do hope...

xmn
I believe I have discovered the cause of the issue and the answer:
Critical Error Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry pointed me to Windows update KB3156421 as the possible culprit. A link there...

I guess this is not a new question and apologise in advance if I am repeating it but I failed to unearth anything helpful through Search:
I upgraded my laptop to Windows 10 one month ago. ...

dalchina
I thank you for your further help; I shall note this option.

CountMike
I do not require IE but you have answered my first question. It seems strange, though, that there is no real option but to have it remain alongside its replacement for those of us who use...

Is there no means to sort tiles alphabetically in a Start screen named group? It seems archaic to have to rearrange tiles by hand every time I add a new one, simply to maintain their alphabetic...

1. I upgraded my laptop to Windows 10 from 8.1 three days ago. I run CCLeaner daily. I see 'Internet Explorer - Temporary Internet Files' in its analysis, still. I thought IE would have been...