FreeBooter it seems to work, thanks.

The EFI partition is needed for the system to boot and cannot be deleted.The MSR partition is used by some software that needs scratch space. I have read that bitlocker needs it. You will probably...

I have enabled the search bar in Windows 10 1903. I wonder if this is possible to restrict this search bar to the local computer and completely disable web searches. This web search launch Edge with...

After having reinstalling Windows from scratch, the problem seems to be gone.

I have a Elitebook 2560p and I have a clean install of Windows 10 on it (not officially supported by HP but it works fine without third party driver apart the ones that Windows auto download from...

This was the case up to Windows 8.1. They might not update the drivers but they were careful that Windows X will always be compatible with the same drivers as long as it is Windows X; which solved...

I agree that Windows doesn't have to be compatible with all possible devices; on the other hand, if they say that it is supported until 2025, we can reasonably expect that it will be supported until...

With the current version of Windows, they get installed when you install Windows and downloaded via the Microsoft website; this is even done without further notice. I think it is reasonable to...

I disagree with this. Drivers are part of the OS and you get them via the Microsoft website (they are auto-downloaded). If Microsoft says that its OS is supported until 2025; you can expect it to...

@swarfega On the page I link; they say the "latest update or service pack" is Version 1703 (the creators update released a few month ago) and they announce the "end of support" (mainstream and...

I have read many confusing things about the future of Windows. Windows 10 should be the latest version of Windows, with no Windows 11. On the other hand, Microsoft announces the end of mainstream...

I have the same problem with a GPS Mio 686. The device normally appears as a USB key or hard disk and the software provided by the manufacturer (Mio More Desktop) use it to update the maps and do...

OK, this auto activation works for preinstalled windows too. I knew it works with the free upgrade but I had doubt about preinstalled W10. Good to know if you want a clean install.

Many computers come with Windows 10 preinstalled. I wonder if I can simply reinstall W10 from scratch (from the iso provided by Microsoft) without having to pay for the license? Will the license of...

Your setting is true but my main problem is that I have to trust Chrome for it. I believed there was a way Windows could stop an app to do some of these things (location is just an example, there...

If you Go in Settings -> Location. You can enable/disable the location service and if you configure it as enabled you can change this permission on a per app basis. I have enabled some apps to use my...

No I have not moved a VirtualMachine. But I know that the real hardware a virtualized Windows can access is pretty limited and does not include the motherboard. So i am pretty confident it will stay...

What do you mean "remove your access rights" (you can easily mark a file as non-readable, writable, etc. even by administrator) would you not mean "grant access rights". Frankly I don't know the...

You set permission via the usual security tab (right click on the file and select security). You have to keep in mind that these are security enforced by Windows. If you have sufficient privilege,...

Microsoft has made more difficult to disable updates, this is why you don't have the settings in the usual place. You can still configure this in the Group policy editor via the method I have...

You can't completely achieve what you want, I fear. It is always possible to boot your machine from a Linux CD and delete the file. This will bypass any locker imaginable. This can't technically be...

If you have Windows 10 Pro, go the group policy editor: Control Panel -> Administrative tools -> Group policy editor -> Software parameter -> Administration model -> Windows components -> Windows...

I have upgraded Windows 7 to Windows 10 in VirtualBox and that went fine, just a usual upgrade. If you move the Virtual Machine the only change Windows 10 will detect is the new CPU (virtual machine...

That makes sense. Thank you. But as I said, Windows 10 has picked up all the drivers it needs, including the onboard sound, onboard LAN, etc. So I suppose I don't need it.

I am usually reluctant...

I have an Asus P8B75-M LX PLUS motherboard (B75 chipset) on an assembled PC. Asus does not support it for Windows 10. I have a clean install of Windows 10 (I had Win7 in the past but completely...