No, all that's off, one of the first things I checked, any related services are disabled also

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I have possibly had some sort of break through >

I navigated to :
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thanks for the suggestion, tried it no difference

Yes, hit OK, back to the previous box, hit apply then ok there too, then if I click remote settings from system in control panel it's back checked

It's running W10 pro x64 and it's a personal device

This has me baffled and at my wits end, tried just about everything but no success, basically in the Remote Assistance box is agreyed out check box that I cannot uncheck. Secondly if I press the...

Hi and thanks for the reply, no it is switched off I'm afraid - though I had a quick fix there ! I wonder if Windows 10 has inherited theme settings from Windows 7 ? surely it isn't that dumb . . . .

I am totally baffled, new install upgrade from Win7 and I cannot understand why the folder icons are kind of incomplete - anyone any ideas ???