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  1. Thread: Microsoft keeps trying to force Update 1903 onto my laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
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    PS C:\windows\system32> SFC /SCANNOW Beginning...

    PS C:\windows\system32> SFC /SCANNOW

    Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.

    Beginning verification phase of system scan.
    Verification 100% complete.

    Windows Resource...
  2. Thread: Microsoft keeps trying to force Update 1903 onto my laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
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    Computer type: Laptop System...

    Computer type: Laptop

    System Manufacturer/Model Number: Lenovo Z50-70

    OS: Win 10 Home (1803)

    CPU: i7-4510U

    Memory: 16GB
  3. Thread: Microsoft keeps trying to force Update 1903 onto my laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 5 Views 2,728

    Microsoft keeps trying to force Update 1903 onto my laptop

    Lenovo Z50-70 laptop, with Intel I7 processor.
    Background: Spring of 2018, update 1803 killed my laptop (along with many thousands of others). Since then I have told Windows that I have a "metered...
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    Is this what you are asking about?241861

    Is this what you are asking about?241861
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    Yes, the profile is the Default in Color...

    Yes, the profile is the Default in Color Management.

    Regarding the Registry entry, here is the entry for ColorizationColor: 0xc40078d7
    I have no idea what that means.
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    Laptop display calibration randomly unloads and reloads

    Lenovo Z50-70 notebook PC with Intel I7 CPU, Intel 4400 graphics, Windows 10 Home 64-bit, Update 1803

    About 3 weeks ago, the monitor calibration that gets loaded at startup began unloading and...
  7. Thread: Update to Windows 10, Version 1803 kills Lenovo laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 33 Views 17,728

    Well, I'm learning more than I ever wanted to...

    Well, I'm learning more than I ever wanted to know about Windows Updates. I just got off the phone with Justin from Microsoft. He was very helpful!


    It turns out that on 5/19 when I...
  8. Thread: Update to Windows 10, Version 1803 kills Lenovo laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 33 Views 17,728

    Similar and probably related thread: Windows...

    Similar and probably related thread:

    Windows 10 Update 1803 failed - leaves laptop machine unusable - Microsoft Community
  9. Thread: Update to Windows 10, Version 1803 kills Lenovo laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 33 Views 17,728

    Yes, it was the "normal" Windows Update. I too...

    Yes, it was the "normal" Windows Update. I too was surprised -- or, rather, dismayed!
  10. Thread: Update to Windows 10, Version 1803 kills Lenovo laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 33 Views 17,728

    [QUOTE=nIGHTmAYOR;1377336]I hate to break it to...

    [QUOTE=nIGHTmAYOR;1377336]I hate to break it to you but your system isn't in the "eligible for 1803 update" list of lenovo : https://support.lenovo.com/mo/en/solutions/ht506455#ideapad
    this is a new...
  11. Thread: Update to Windows 10, Version 1803 kills Lenovo laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 33 Views 17,728

    Conventional HDD and Intel Core I7 CPU.

    Conventional HDD and Intel Core I7 CPU.
  12. Thread: Update to Windows 10, Version 1803 kills Lenovo laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 33 Views 17,728

    Wow! The laptop is 3 years old, and Microsoft is...

    Wow! The laptop is 3 years old, and Microsoft is pulling the plug on it. Too bad the Windows Update process couldn't figure that out. It's a royal pain to be where I am in this mess.
  13. Thread: Update to Windows 10, Version 1803 kills Lenovo laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 33 Views 17,728

    As far as the task, he ran taskschd.msc. I...

    As far as the task, he ran taskschd.msc. I didn't notice exactly which task but I think it was something obvious like Windows Update.

    He added a registry key called Windows Update as follows:...
  14. Thread: Update to Windows 10, Version 1803 kills Lenovo laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 33 Views 17,728

    In a state of near panic, I went through the...

    In a state of near panic, I went through the Microsoft Virtual Agent to get to a Chat with a technician. He changed Task Scheduler settings and added a registry key to prevent updates from...
  15. Thread: Update to Windows 10, Version 1803 kills Lenovo laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 33 Views 17,728

    HELP! This morning Windows wants to install 1803...

    HELP! This morning Windows wants to install 1803 AGAIN! (Windows 10 Home)

    How do I prevent the "update" from installing? I changed to "metered" internet in the Update and Security settings.
  16. Thread: Update to Windows 10, Version 1803 kills Lenovo laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 33 Views 17,728

    The laptop is now up and running after...

    The laptop is now up and running after reinstalling Windows 10. I was communicating with a Microsoft technician via phone and chat during the process. He indicated that Microsoft issued a "No boot...
  17. Thread: Update to Windows 10, Version 1803 kills Lenovo laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 33 Views 17,728

    I contacted Microsoft, and dealt with a couple of...

    I contacted Microsoft, and dealt with a couple of technicians late last night. Basically, it appears that I am going to have to "reset" Windows 10. I downloaded the windows.iso file overnight and...
  18. Thread: Update to Windows 10, Version 1803 kills Lenovo laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 33 Views 17,728

    Cannot get into Safe Mode. The PC gives options...

    Cannot get into Safe Mode. The PC gives options for various things, but getting into Safe Mode is not one of them. I'm thinking that I may have to reinstall Windows. BTW (I don't know if this...
  19. Thread: Update to Windows 10, Version 1803 kills Lenovo laptop by cwilly8
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 33 Views 17,728

    Update to Windows 10, Version 1803 kills Lenovo laptop

    A couple of days ago, update 1803 for Windows 10 Home (64 bit) installed on our desktop with no problems. However, today 1803 tried to install on our Lenovo Z50-70 laptop (also 64 bit Windows 10). ...
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    Thank you, gentlemen! After reinstalling the...

    Thank you, gentlemen!

    After reinstalling the printer driver in Windows 7 compatibility mode, I tried my old go-to solution -- restart the computer. At least from the laptop I can now print to the...
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    It did a screen print from an email just fine. ...

    It did a screen print from an email just fine. So maybe everything is fine. Still can't use the Canon printer, but the Epson is more versatile anyway (wireless, scanner, all-in-one).
  22. Replies 6 Views 3,335

    Thanks, Ken. We also have an Epson Artisan 730...

    Thanks, Ken. We also have an Epson Artisan 730 printer that had quit printing black (ink path from cartridge to print head dried out?). At my brother's suggestion, I tried to squirt some isopropyl...
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    Windows 10 Creators Update killed our Canon IP6220D printer

    We printed a document yesterday morning, the update came through in the afternoon, and today Windows no longer recognizes the printer. (Win 10 Home Edition, 64-bit)
    I recognize that this is an old...
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