Since Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10, is my machine still sending data to Microsoft? Should I uninstall Diagnostic Data Viewer? Is telemetry still sending data to Microsoft?

BJC1992, something for future reference: I'm sure there are more knowledgeable geeks out there than me. But I seem to remember that the trash bin has limitations. To bypass the trash bin, I...

The easiest way I've found was to open cmd prompt with administrative rights and type the following:

dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup

I always keep backups of my pc.

Updated last night. No problems.

Windows update did the optional one first then rebooted. I had to run windows update a second time to get the net update. The optional one took over about 2 and a half hours. Don't know why. The...

Thanks all for the input. Since stopping it and disabled at start up, I've had no errors. I'll restart it to see it Dell will download a fix. Let you know later.

I stopped dell supportassist from running and disabled it at startup. I'll check again tomorrow for crashes. If they do stop, how will I know if and when Dell issues a fix?

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For the last three of four days, I've been getting multiple errors when I check reliability and problems via the control panel with the following name: USBIEUpdate. In the event viewer it lists it...

Mine took forever. Longest download and install I've seen in a long while. But finally took. Over 2 hours. I did the reboot after each download and install.

Thanks for all the replies.

With the release of Windows11, is there going to be a windows10 22H1 feature update?

I was under the impression that the above dism.exe won't delete the latest package.
My mistake. Misread the quote.

I ran option two and it cleared all items in pendingdelete folder.
Thx Ghot.

I found a temp file WinSxS/temp/pendingdelete under windows folder. Some date back to 2019. All the files begin with $$Delete. What are these files and can I delete them?

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Thanks for the reply Edwin, but as you can see, the garbage is still there. I'll wait a couple days as it sometimes takes a while to take effect.

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I've used Bing Home page in Edge for quite awhile. Today I noticed a scroll bar on the right side of picture. I scrolled down and all this garbage was displayed. I've high lighted the...

It can also be deleted in System Configuration. Pull up the run box (windows key + r), click on the boot tab, highlight and delete. It should be gone on next restart.

Downloaded and installed KB5000736 today. It was the fasted d&i I've ever had. My system is an older Dell, but it took less than 2 minutes. I wish they were all that way. Results: 21H1 19043.985

D & I normal. Ran sfc and dism, no problems came up. It did take 30 minutes.

Thanks to all who replied. I'm not real concerned about the pop up. I'll just unplug the USB. I was just curious because it never popped up before. I'll try all the solutions suggested out of...

I've been using a Seagate 2TB Expansion Drive via USB for quite a while. Recently when I go to eject the drive, I get the following pop up.

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Before I get scathed, I realize that I don't...

Download and install took about 20 minutes. Everything seems okay.

I've had MTPW on my system for quite a while. I haven't used for some time, but I check it monthly to make sure it's up to date. It has experience.exe in it's folder, but I haven't experienced the...

Downloaded and installed 842 about an hour ago. Everything seems okay, although it did take about 30 minutes start to finish.

I also use Kaspersky. It blocks all apps from using the camera. And it notifies me when something is trying to access it. MS Edge tries to access my camera at least once a day. what's with that? ...