Thank you Zbook. Will this, at the same time as addressing the Drives (as such), also automatically address the locations designated " volume\\?\{long Hex string] " in the chkdsk dialogue?

Thanks Samuria. The non-deletion of the 'dirty bit' is presumably the consequence of the original corruption? Is it a simple matter to identify the bit (bits? - three volumes requiring checking)...

generic PC of high (Gamer) performance dual-booted with win 7 and win10

Some time ago unfortunate finger-trouble corrupted my win 7 installation since when it has apparently recovered (!) One...

Worked fine after two or three sessions! Don't know why there was the delay.

Thanks Guys

Thank you Spunk and Eagle 51. At the tutorial there is a 'tip' - if you want to disable hibernate but not fast start, reduce your hiberfile.sys file size. I did that, more than halving the size of...

Thanks Mooly. I confirm that the advanced options per #9 do indeed require the PC to shut down when the 'shut down' option is clicked. So I need other ideas.......
Phil Harrison

As of mid november my Generic PC (W10 Pro) has not been shutting down when instructed: instead (I guess, because I've never used the function) it hibernates: i.e. power light off, no HDD activity but...

Computer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-266190730-1346868948-1307986354-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Compatibility Assistant\Store\SIGN.MEDIA\hexstring example.exe Reg...

Thanks PhilC. My registry entry came up on a plain text search in the Regedit search function, so I'm not sure about the encryption of the entry?? I'll wait a day or so in case anyone comes up with...

How can I prevent the Registry from creating a list of applications launched from external media? I have App launch tracker turned off, but registry nevertheless contains an entry for example.exe...