I've just installed WAU Manager and it does seem an excellent tool - wish I'd explored it before. I'd previously relied on Group Policy Editor to keep Windows 10 Pro updates in check but the latest...

I've always been a great fan of having Verbose Logging enabled in Windows - see Brink's Tutorial - Enable Detailed Status Messages at Shut down, Sign out, and Sign in

It can be a very helpful...

Sorry - should have made clear I have automatic updates disabled. I like to pick my own moment to install, can then make an incremental backup first if necessary.

It was indeed a weird update - downloaded and installed in a flash. I manually rebooted despite none required. Made a quick Macrium Reflect incremental image beforehand, just in case. We'll see what...

No matter how carefully you guard your email addresses, you're at the mercy of those friends, acquaintances and small operations who don't exercise adopt good practice and send emails TO groups of...

Just received notification that Reflect v 8.1.7367, the latest version, is released. Having had problems with failures while creating images with the last version and having just got things working...

One drilled hole has aways been my solution. And so therapeutic.............

See 1st and 2nd replies to OP to see how to enable Verbose Boot.

I've always had Verbose Mode activated ever since I learned of its existence. That, along with Reliability Monitor, are useful tools to help resolve many problems. I find Verbose Mode particularly...

Usually, my monthly updates go smoothly, if slowly. This month, all parts like .NET were OK but it took me a few tries before KB5017308 successfully installed. However, my ThinkPad T450S is finally...

Remember the ancient caveat:-
"Beware GEEKS bearing gifts"

Just beware of not worrying if you've got 'a backup' although one backup is a lot better than none. I'm probably over obsessing, but I regularly Clone my laptop's SSD to alternating SSDs in USB...

I, too, make alternate USB media each time an update of MR is released. Takes little time and I'm a belt and braces advocate.

Ditto....

I just drill a couple of holes through old, redundant or failed spinners........

I used Casper for many, many years, mostly for cloning, which it did impeccably, and for infrequent image creations, also without problem. I found the technical support pretty good but switched to...

And if you want to get rid of the annoying End of Life banner in Office 2010, take a look at this thread - How to stop "end of support" warnings - Office 2010

I don't have your in-depth knowledge of the inner workings of Windows but, as the problem appears to be unrelated to individual files and Search is switched off, could it be related to a syncing...

Or use HD Sentinel and it will continuously monitor the health of your drive(s). I'm a recent convert and wonder why I waited so long to try it.

Boo-hoo - as I don't really know whether my ThinkPad T450s has this capability, or not. Time for some Googling. But I guess I can struggle on with Windows 10 Pro for 4 years + if not?
...

It's still speculation. The clues are in the words 'LIKELY' & 'APPEARS'. At this stage, Windows 11 'appears' to be definitely indefinite

I've used CompanionLink to sync Outlook with Google Calendar, Contacts and Tasks for some years - works pretty well.
Sync Google Calendar with Outlook - Automatic ⇄ Sync

So what is your default Windows keyboard?

Set Default Keyboard Input Language in Windows 10

Do you use the Microsoft UK Extended Keyboard? It's still QWERTY, but far easier to call up foreign characters. I live in France but find find using their AZERTY keyboard extremely difficult (I'm a...

Gosh! I missed that!