I have a rather difficult problem that may not have a solution and I would like to confirm and infirm that.
I am running version 1511 of Windows 10 that I have protected from Windows Update and that I cleaned of all bloatware and customized to the hilt. It works according to my needs and whenever I have problems I always manage to fix.
There is only one quirk: the Security and Update Settings does not open: when I click on it, it opens and closes immediately. It does not cuase me any problems, but I would like to know the cause.
I have read the online advice on fixes which involves repairing OS files via SFC -- not an option as I do not want to update Windows. I ran SFC /SCANNOW and it produced the attached CBS.LOG. I am looking for somebody who can interpret it and give me an idea on what exactly is damaged and see if there's any workaround fix. I do have the original install disc of 1511.
More if you search for (as I assume you have)
analyse cbs.log
Given what you have- I hope you are creating 3rd party disk images of all partitions regularly and routinely as is endlessly recommended- then if you can't fix something, you can restore an image and be back as you were. (Caveat- everything on restored partitions including data will be as it was when the image was created). Free and paid programs- save image files to large enough external (removable) storage.
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: PC Specialist custom laptop Cosmos IV OS: Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2) CPU: i3 Dual Core Processor i3-6100H Memory: 16GB HyperX IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 940M Monitor(s) Displays: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Hard Drives: 256GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2
1TB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE Internet Speed: 38MB/s Browser: Firefox, Chrome Antivirus: Avast
I am familiar with the advice you linked to. Unfortunately Thatit looks like SFC did not reach the repair process that the advice covers -- it got stuck in something it could not proceed after. The online advices do not cover this problem. I need somebody ho can decipher it.
Yes, I do have thorough backups but if there is damage it happened probably very early without me being aware of it, so all the backups probably have it. That's why I would prefer to fix it, but without updating, and to know whether it's possible I need to know the damage SFC finds, but it gets stuck before it does. This requires smbdy very into Windows internals.
I have read the online advice on fixes which involves repairing OS files via SFC -- not an option as I do not want to update Windows.
That has nothing to do with updating Windows... if, however, you've hacked system files, those will be replaced.
Security and Update Settings
Do you mean
Settings, Windows Security
and
Settings, Window Update
or something else?
What I do not understand here is this. You say you established a customised working platform which you don't want to change, but seek technical help with fixes.
If the former- why don't you simply restore a disk image- i.e. nothing but data ever changes on your highly customised platform?
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: PC Specialist custom laptop Cosmos IV OS: Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2) CPU: i3 Dual Core Processor i3-6100H Memory: 16GB HyperX IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 940M Monitor(s) Displays: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Hard Drives: 256GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2
1TB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE Internet Speed: 38MB/s Browser: Firefox, Chrome Antivirus: Avast
I certainly did not hack system files -- I do not have the knowledge to mess with that. But it is possible that updating windows 7 to 10 in place (which is what MS encouraged at that time) something was damaged. If so, will the replacement be (1) OS files of the same version 1511 and (2) only those damaged, or will there be a more recent versions and the bloatware that I got rid of (e.g., apps)?
All settings | Update & Security. I now wonder if it's because Windows Update is stopped? I dk what other settings are in there other than WU. If the price of access is enabling WU, I guess I can live without it.
I agree it's an unusual situation. When MS started to fool around with 10 and force all sorts of stuff via WU, I set my system up with the last stable version after release (1511) and never looked back. I never had the kind of problems people had with the various updates and I worked with the system instead of maintaining it. No regrets.
I only noticed the above quirk the other day (after years) because I never used that setting, and got curious why. Should have occurred to me that it's because of the stopped WU, but it has only in this exchange. If so, the matter is solved -- this exchange has helped me realize it, so thanx.
Unless somebody knows there's another reason. Incidentally, CBS.LOG indicates SFC could not do the scanning -- something got it stuck and I would not be surprised if it has to do with stopped WU too.
SFC and Windows Update are 2 completely different things.
As to how Windows behaves in things related to Windows Update- could well depend on how you killed that.
I've seen no evidence you've done basic disk checks. I assume it has one disk (no specs on that- often omitted by people...).
Crystal Diskinfo (portable version available- = can run it from a flash drive),
If ok then
chkdsk c: /scan
from an admin command prompt - result on screen- scroll to end.
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: PC Specialist custom laptop Cosmos IV OS: Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2) CPU: i3 Dual Core Processor i3-6100H Memory: 16GB HyperX IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 940M Monitor(s) Displays: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Hard Drives: 256GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2
1TB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE Internet Speed: 38MB/s Browser: Firefox, Chrome Antivirus: Avast
Yes, I know they are different. But when I read about fixes for the problem we're discussing, there was smtg about using DISM before SFC and for some reason my impression was it involved WU, but perhaps I misunderstood.
I stopped WU service and am using a utility called StopUpdates10.
Thanks.
That's not a disk check - as in whole of disk. Rather it's more a file system check - and only for the partition it's run on.
So ...3rd party tool for completeness - SMART parameters.
As to your CBS.log file.. it terminates very quickly; there is something significantly amiss.
Normally I'd say - given you haven't, apparently, protected your highly customised installation by using disk imaging... which is remarkable given that it is so precious to you.. try an in-place upgrade repair install (using a 1511 iso file - or even a bootable disk- as source.
That keeps all progs and data, replaces all system files.
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: PC Specialist custom laptop Cosmos IV OS: Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2) CPU: i3 Dual Core Processor i3-6100H Memory: 16GB HyperX IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 940M Monitor(s) Displays: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Hard Drives: 256GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2
1TB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE Internet Speed: 38MB/s Browser: Firefox, Chrome Antivirus: Avast
I posted this on Ask Ubuntu a couple days ago but got no takers, so I'm trying here.
I use Komodo IDE (from Activestate). You configure its debugger by pointing it an interpreter, in this case Python3.
I have a Python library that is not...