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  1. rebelyell
    Posts : 32
    win 10 Pro / win 7 Ultimate
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    [QUOTE=huffman;2451740]3nd, I can only suggest chatting with Microsoft. They have helped me in several cases where things went wrong. It is a free service.

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    Oh damn, I found one more thing that does NOT work. PC will NOT run "scf /scannow"

    its sfc/scannow

    im curious if window shake works. try clicking on the top of the window border and wiggle mouse fast and see if it open full screen..

    its also worthy too note the in the task bar there is task view icon that minimizes or maximizes the windows you have open. have you tried clicking that.?
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  3. 3nd
    Posts : 860
    Zorin Lite
       New #12

    I hope that clears up the confusion.
    it doesn't lol
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  4. TechnoMage
    Posts : 419
    Win 7 Pro/32, Win 10 Pro/64/32
       New #13

    Sounds sort of like the whole problem is Windows 10, and that's easy enough to fix. 86 it!

    If for any reason, you're forced to run MS Windows, Windows 8.1 is a much more user friendly OS.

    Only keep Windows 10 if it behaves, and gives you no reason to curse at it. Eh?

    Just a thought!

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  6. eLPuSHeR
    Posts : 2,935
    Windows 10 Home x64
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    Windows 8 is obsolete. Stick with w10.
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  7. spunk
    Posts : 4,782
    Windows 11 Pro 64 Bit 22H2
       New #15

    Microsoft will no longer support Windows 8.1 in January 2023, half a year from now. There would be no advantage to downgrading to Windows 8.1
    You must run SFC /scannow in the Command Prompt run as Admin
    Go to Search and type CMD, Right click the CMD results and Run As Administrator.
    In the elevated command prompt type or copy and paste
    DISM /Online /CLEANUP-IMAGE /RestoreHealth and press Enter. When that completes type
    SFC /scannow and press Enter. It does not matter if there is a space between SFC and / They both work.
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  8. huffman
    Posts : 728
    windows 7
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    I never liked Windows 8. My wife had it one of her PCs. It gave her all kinds of headaches.

    Right now I have Windows 10 working fairly well. The only major issue I have is it will NOT let me into BIOS to reset the boot order.
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  9. Berton
    Posts : 14,007
    Win10 Pro and Home, Win11 Pro and Home, Win7, Linux Mint
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    eLPuSHeR said:
    Windows 8 is obsolete. Stick with w10.
    Windows 8.1 is still supported until January and should be able to accept Upgrade to Win10. Windows 8 can't be upgraded, have to get 8.1 first.
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lif...cts/windows-81
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  10. spunk
    Posts : 4,782
    Windows 11 Pro 64 Bit 22H2
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    Not being able to Boot into the Bios is usually caused by Fast Startup being Enabled in the Bios, it has nothing to do with Windows.
    If you can boot into Windows and have no other issues, then you can boot into the UEFI Bios in Settings.
    How to enter UEFI (BIOS) on Windows 10 PCs | Windows Central
    Once you are in the Bios, go to the Boot tab and disable Fast Startup.
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  12. huffman
    Posts : 728
    windows 7
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    spunk, I had never changed how the bios was setup since I purchased the PC from HP.
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  13. Berton
    Posts : 14,007
    Win10 Pro and Home, Win11 Pro and Home, Win7, Linux Mint
       New #20

    Just a note about
    Oh damn, I found one more thing that does NOT work. PC will NOT run "scf /scannow"
    it is sfc /scannow or System File Check, the space before the / may be important or may not be, I always put it in.
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