I think this is the command to restore the removed components. I tried it a couple months back and it worked,
I can't vouch for anything more recent than that.

DISM.exe /Online /add-capability...

Thanks everybody for your thoughts and ideas. Yeah you're right, it's pretty slow.
This drive is a data drive only and I have an idea I was considering to improve the situation.

This PC has for...

Hello,
I was wondering if we had a sticky or recommended articles regarding analysis and evaluation
of diagnostic output. For example, there's some useful info here:
hard drive - How to force a...

HI all -
I gave it a go myself, my wife had just picked up Barbra Streisand's "Till I loved You" from 1988.
I waited until info from the internet filled in the Album title and tracklist, then...

Could always turn off these options in Edge/settings. It will stop Edge from starting with the system and for remaining
active after you close it.
408159

It is of interest, thanks for posting, I wil review.

Thanks everybody for your help, I finished up by having WMP rebuild it's library -
looks good now.

Try3:
I widened the column, but it doesn't show any extra info.
BUT - I have made progress, in organize/customize, deselecting "sync devices" removes the Seagate drive from
the left side. Whether...

dalchina, I kind of answered your question but I didn't respond to you directly -
as you can see in the first picture of my previous post, I have brought up the "organize" screen
and it can be...

On the Seagate drive (drive "S:"), there are 10 - 15 folders containing mp3's - perhaps a few hundred songs.

None of those folders are defined as a belonging to a WMP "library" , yet if you click...

my 1TB USB Seagate drive shows up in device manager under "portable devices"

The drive is listed in WMP settings at options/devices.

I really don't want WMP loading any media files that are on...

20 minutes seems too long. Perhaps something in the network is hung and it times out after a long wait

Run Notepad as an Administrator?

I had some luck with recuvu after doing the deep scan. You might be able spot the files based on size and type.
Recuvu also gives you an estimate of the deleted files condition (poor or excellent...

I see the app "Dev Home" was installed with this update, more info here:
Anybody see "Dev Home" installed ?

Thanks dalchina, I will

I saw this app in Task Manager/App History after rebooting following the install of kb5034843.

Never seen this app, before. I'm neither a Windows Insider nor a developer.
For now, I uninstalled...

My recovery "partition" is not actually a partition, it's a folder in an older XP install primary partition.
I can only assume if it's size was increased, it was done so without issues. Currently...

yes, here's the registry info

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot]
"TurnOffWindowsCopilot"=dword:00000001
...

I got this for every shortcut in the folder:
https://i.postimg.cc/3rFMYj1Q/popup.jpg

(safely at my desktop now)
Thanks for this vbs code. Had to press enter for every shortcut in the folder, but it works well

That's intersting, wrote a response on my phone, submitted it, attempted to edit, accidentally deleted it.
Take 2
If I can sort the results in the list, that's enough. Due to some poor...

Thank you dalchina, this will help

Hello -
I have a folder on my desktop where I have approx 100 shortcuts to various portable installs, other locations,
etc,etc.
In Windows Explorer I put the items in details view, but I'm unable...

I've already added the two registry entries mentioned earlier to stop Copilot.
I don't have a microphone or webcam on this PC - what's it supposed to do? It'll be blind and deaf

I had previously uninstalled the userexperience pack, a documented method to get rid of the new
"Windows Backup". Before installing KB5032189, I first reinstalled the feature pack, did the...