Good point, I just noticed the Accusonus folder has a namesake in c:\programdata\ and that one is 164 MB, full of
settings and other stuff - so this is the "Live" folder, the one in \documents is...

Yeah it's interesting, I looked a little closer, the Audacity folder was empty so may have been left over
from an older install. I have a portable 64 bit version that uses its own sub folders, and...

I turned on Windows Defender\protected folders, and some of the apps get an exception when running;
a popup from Defender asking me if I want to create an exception for these apps.
If I don't...

See this:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/why-do-i-need-internet-to-log-into-my-windows-acc/9e41b4a7-ee0f-4f7e-a35e-4df200f70b0e

Could the epub files be damaged?
One thing you could try is one of the online conversion sites, convert to mobi, then convert the mobi back to epub
Convert text and ebooks to the MOBI format
...

Could have accidentally hit Shift + delete, causing the file to be deleted and bypass the recycle bin ...

If you accidentally deleted it, is it in the recycle bin?

The sizes must be different because you're comparing the 32bit Vs. 64bit versions of the dll.
I looked in my Win10 Pro system, it seems to match yours.

In-place upgrade is when you start the...

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.
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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...