Thank you so much! It worked (although, frankly, I don't understand the powershell command). Here's my completed code:

"C:\Program Files\myProgManufacturer\MyProg\MyProg.exe" -l
start %temp%...

I am on a Windows 10 Home PC, ver. 21H1. I am a newbie to command files. I've written one to execute a program, and then display my local Temp folder. Unfortunately, if the Temp folder already is...

As I already had implemented most of the tips on those two pages, I made just one change, but it seems to have worked!

About a year back, after a Windows 10 Creators Update, the PC didn't shutdown...

I tried to update my BIOS, but when I searched online for updated Firmware, I got the message, "The best drivers for your device are already installed." I made sure my Windows Updates were up to...

Sorry, I just now figured it out! Here are the files:

Dropbox - 11-22-2020.12-10-56.Boot_1.etl.NGENPDB.zip - Simplify your life
Dropbox - 11-22-2020.12-10-56.Boot_1.zip - Simplify your life

Hi, Zinou!

Thanks for your suggestion. I finally ran a boot trace. The 7z files are too big to attach to this post, so I uploaded them to Dropbox. Unfortunately, I don't know how to share them...

Superfetch is enabled, automatic.
Neither drivers nor BIOS need updating.

So that's not it.

Thank you, Zinou, for suggesting I check those.

I'm on a PC with a hard drive (no SSD) and 64-bit Win 10 Version 1909 Build 18363.1198.Up until a couple of weeks ago, it took about a minute to start up and shut down quickly, too; despite having...

Hi, all. This is Leah P. I've found lots of useful advice and info on this forum over the years, which has helped make me much more tech-literate. Thank you for your help.

I am about to post my...

Thank you, Bree & Try3, for the clarification.

Thanks, Digmor Crusher. I think I'll keep Norton running because it's generally considered a much more robust anti-malware package than Windows Defender.

I did try to temporarily disable Norton...

Thank you, Rubi, for your quick response.

I have Norton Security and Windows Defender. They generally work together well. Is there some Norton setting I must adjust?

On a Windows 10 Home 64 bit PC, which I purchased directly from HP and which only I have access to, I wanted to turn on Controlled Folder Access and then customize the list of folders.

I logged...

All these are great tips, thanks!

I was operating as a standard user, but when I get into the admin user's account, I do see the tick box for running with administrative privileges.

And the tip...

Thanks, Dalchina, for those tips. I've made a note of them.

Unfortunately, my task manager's File options are "Run new task" or "Exit". There is nothing for "Run new task as administrator". :(

I got it resolved, but not with any of the suggested methods!

Many of those methods resolve issues with file search, as opposed to issues with windows 10's Search bar. My file search was working,...

Thanks, Dalchina, for the quick response.

I have Win 10 Version 1803, Build 17134.112.
The following were installed earlier today: KB4284835 and KB890830.
After these two updates, I can launch...

I did the 06/12/18 Windows Update (Windows 10 Home 64 bit), and now the search bar doesn't respond to any typed input. I type in the first few letters, and the search/Cortana window just closes on me...

Thanks for the tip. I have tweaked services in earlier OS with good results.

I ran into MANY problems with the upgrade. I call Microsoft, and to each issue I raised (e.g. I could not get into Safe...

I just upgraded to Windows 10. It's a little slow, even after a full disk cleanup. So I wanted to tweak the services. When I attempt to disable an unneeded service, I can't do so because Startup...