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  1. Thread: INTERNET BLOCKED. “Security or firewall settings might be blocking…” by Phrixos
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 2 Views 1,417

    INTERNET BLOCKED. “Security or firewall settings might be blocking…”

    Hello.

    (On Windows 10 Pro/64b v: 21H2) I’m trying to restore my internet connection. Troubleshooting reports, “Security or firewall settings might be blocking the connection.

    I have...
  2. Thread: IS Windows Defender on or not? by Phrixos
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 2 Views 863

    IS Windows Defender on or not?

    Hello.

    In Windows 10/ Settings, Windows Defender is shown as on. And yet, every so often a warning box shows up in the lower right corner saying Windows Defender is turned off. So I go into...
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    One of life’s great mysteries.

    One of life’s great mysteries.
  4. Replies 8 Views 809

    Well, when nothing else would, it fixed mine.

    Well, when nothing else would, it fixed mine.
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    Changing the drive letter, no joy. - - -...

    Changing the drive letter, no joy.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Command lines worked like a charm--instantly. Thanks.

    What was that, anyway? All Greek to me.
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    DVD drive "working properly"--but not working (Win 10)

    Hello. Like most people, I don't use my DVD drive much. But when I need it, I need it. Like today. And even though Device Manager recognizes it and says it is "working properly," it isn't working. It...
  7. Thread: Multiple Signatures in Mail App? by Phrixos
    Forum: Browsers and Email
    Replies 4 Views 6,221

    I suspected as much. Thanks for the confirmation....

    I suspected as much. Thanks for the confirmation. I guess it's time I finally made the jump to Thunderbird.
    Thanks.
  8. Thread: Multiple Signatures in Mail App? by Phrixos
    Forum: Browsers and Email
    Replies 4 Views 6,221

    Multiple Signatures in Mail App?

    Is there any way to set, choose from, and use one of a variety of signatures in Windows 10 Mail App?
  9. Thread: Antivirus Downtime by Phrixos
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 3 Views 1,565

    "If you have a 3rd-party AV installed, it turns...

    "If you have a 3rd-party AV installed, it turns Defender off. It will be turned back on when you uninstall the 3rd-party AV."

    Hello again, simrick.

    We've only just now communicated on another...
  10. Thread: Windows Defender Cannot Be Turned Off by Phrixos
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 4 Views 5,748

    "If you have a 3rd-party AV installed, it turns...

    "If you have a 3rd-party AV installed, it turns Defender off. It will be turned back on when you uninstall the 3rd-party AV."

    Hello simrick.

    So, in the interval between uninstalling one AV and...
  11. Thread: Windows Defender Cannot Be Turned Off by Phrixos
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 4 Views 5,748

    Oh! Instant discoveries! When the Settings...

    Oh! Instant discoveries!

    When the Settings window opens, it may look like it is fully open, but it is only half-open. Lo and behold, way down at the bottom of the window (when, that is, you...
  12. Thread: Windows Defender Cannot Be Turned Off by Phrixos
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 4 Views 5,748

    Windows Defender Cannot Be Turned Off

    As I use a proprietary antirvirus, and on a whim, I just thought to check my Windows Defender setting, only to find to find that it was turned on*. (I could swear I turned it off, sometime in the...
  13. Thread: Antivirus Downtime by Phrixos
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 3 Views 1,565

    Antivirus Downtime

    Occasionally, as one does, I change my antivirus vendor. Universally, the advice is that before changing, make certain you completely uninstall the old antivirus before reinstalling the new one. In...
  14. Thread: Window 10 Photos App will not uninstall by Phrixos
    Forum: Software and Apps
    Replies 3 Views 6,729

    Hello davidhk; and thanks for replying. My...

    Hello davidhk; and thanks for replying.

    My preferred alternative being irrelevant to the question, I won't address that.

    That said, your solution worked. Thank you. (Which leads to one...
  15. Thread: Window 10 Photos App will not uninstall by Phrixos
    Forum: Software and Apps
    Replies 3 Views 6,729

    Window 10 Photos App will not uninstall

    When I try to uninstall Windows 10 "Photos" App (which takes over to open all photos and makes difficult opening photos with another app) it will not uninstall.

    (The "Uninstall" button is...
  16. Thread: Windows 10 Recovery disk -- how often? by Phrixos
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 14 Views 22,895

    Got it. Thanks to all for the help. Question...

    Got it. Thanks to all for the help.

    Question marked as Solved.
  17. Thread: Windows 10 Recovery disk -- how often? by Phrixos
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 14 Views 22,895

    "...control panel, recovery, create recovery...

    "...control panel, recovery, create recovery drive, and select to copy system files."

    After control panel, recovery, create recovery drive, the next window offers only "Create a recovery drive"...
  18. Thread: Windows 10 Recovery disk -- how often? by Phrixos
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 14 Views 22,895

    Will do. Thanks. You know, I've been at...

    Will do. Thanks.

    You know, I've been at computers for twenty years now. At this stage I've even built seven or eight--and Microsoft still keeps on pulling the rug out from underneath me (and, of...
  19. Thread: Windows 10 Recovery disk -- how often? by Phrixos
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 14 Views 22,895

    Um... so you're saying I haven't actually created...

    Um... so you're saying I haven't actually created a Recovery disk?
  20. Thread: Windows 10 Recovery disk -- how often? by Phrixos
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 14 Views 22,895

    Thanks,all, for the input. (That last point about...

    Thanks,all, for the input. (That last point about the 30 days is particularly enlightening.) At this point I'm surmising that the best course of action is (providing there has been no major update in...
  21. Thread: Windows 10 Recovery disk -- how often? by Phrixos
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 14 Views 22,895

    Windows 10 Recovery disk -- how often?

    In Windows 10, once you've made a recovery disk how often (if at all) should you update it?
  22. Thread: Why Instructions Do Matter by Phrixos
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 24 Views 8,520

    "Did you ever get the camera working? Was it a...

    "Did you ever get the camera working? Was it a wireless one or not?"

    Sorry, Hypsie, for not addressing your question earlier. Short answer: Sort of. Flaky.

    For one thing, the "wireless"...
  23. Thread: Why Instructions Do Matter by Phrixos
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 24 Views 8,520

    [QUOTE=Antilope;374942]It really reflects on the...

    [QUOTE=Antilope;374942]It really reflects on the manufacturer as to their hardware, also. If they are so sloppy as to put out "garbage" instructions, how much effort did they put into the hardware,...
  24. Thread: Why Instructions Do Matter by Phrixos
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 24 Views 8,520

    Just what I meant by my point #2

    Just what I meant by my point #2
  25. Thread: Why Instructions Do Matter by Phrixos
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 24 Views 8,520

    Why Instructions Do Matter

    I don't know where else to post this. There doesn't seem to be a place where users can address hardware (and software) manufacturers both jointly and in general, so it is my hope that enough of the...
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