Thank you but it doesn't address what to do with all the partitions on this laptop.

I received an older ASUS UX31A with I-5-3317U CPU, 4GB RAM, and 100GB disk running Windows 10.0.19045 build 19045. A disk map is attached. the laptop has a valid Windows 10 Home license.
What's the...

My Windows 10 Version 21H2 (OS Build 19044-2364) is running under Boot Camp on a Macbook Pro. I am going to have battery replaced and just want to make sure I have a backup of all my settings and...

Interesting you mentioned Volvo. I thought so too but after a major problem experience, that's a brand I'll never buy. I switched to Lexus.


My current MacBook Pro cost a little over $2,000 and...

I have had an i7 Macbook Pro with 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD and 15.4" retina display for the past 10 years. I use it primarily as my Windows 10 Pro (10.0.19044) computer, mostly running MS Office, Adobe...

I think I will let the extra entries in the registry alone as long as they're not affecting my work. Thank you all for your help.

Thank you. Which tool or tutorial would you recommend for deleting invalid registry entries?

It is odd indeed and it appears I have a 3rd related instance for .pdfxml

I have created restore points and have backed up my data files but don't have the option for a system image since I'm...

That is the primary problem. With that fixed, it should know to launch Acrobat to open the file. I have a secondary problem in that Acrobat does not completely launch from the Windows Start menu. ...

Please accept my apologies for late response. Yes, I have tried that. For some reason FileTypeMan detects two .pdf entries. I've attached screenshots for both.
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Selecting Open With brings a context menu where Adobe Acrobat is on top of the list. Choose another app displays the Always use this app checkbox but even checking this box and opening the app does...

Thank you for the referral to NirSoft FileTypesMan . I was able to change the pdf files' icon with it but still cannot change "Opens with" from "Unknown Application" to Adobe Acrobat as I stated in...

Unfortunately I do not have the install media anymore and both of these steps require AcroPro.msi
I previously tried Edit>Preferences>General>Select Default PDF handler (image attached) which failed...

Thank you but it doesn't help. I have also tried reset of Windows defaults but that changes it to Edge.
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If I manually try to change from Edge to Acrobat, it still does not change file icon...

I have tried that. It still does not change the file icon to pdf and still does not open it with Acrobat by default. I have Acrobat in the list of programs to "Open with" and it will open if I pick...

I have been using Acrobat X Pro on my Windows 10 Pro (10.0.19044) laptop. Recently I tried to install Acrobat Reader DC and it removed Acrobat X Pro file association for .pdf files without any...

My home network has been having intermittent outages for the past couple of weeks. Comcast/Xfinity support says their service has not had any known disruption. My network consists of a Netgear...

Thank you. I will explore that.
What kind of privileges are required to delete "%WinDir%\WinSxS\Backup" with /s /f /q flags? I executed it from CMD with Administrator privileges but received "Access...

My disk is similarly heavily occupied by Windows. Windows Update couldn't be installed because of lack of free space. I ran the above commands. The first 2 worked fine but the third one failed with...

In this mid-2012 model A-1398, the SSD is installed as a removable 6 Gb/s SATA-based SSD module which looks like this.
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OWC seems to be the only manufacturer that sells compatible upgrade...

I understand that Apple's SSD interface is different from the standard SATA III interfaces. Does this doc accept Apple branded SSDs?
Additionally, Amazon lists this doc currently unavailable. Any...

What I have installed and would like to continue using are primarily Windows 10. MS Office 2013, Visio 2010 and Adobe Acrobat X Pro.
I'm sorry if I appear dense but I'm not understanding what I...

I have space available in the MacOS partition but my space needs are in the Windows partition. Is it normal for Windows to take up almost 100GB of disk space?
I am looking into replacing the native...

I'm running Windows 10 on a Bootcamp'd MacBook Pro with 256G of SSD of which about 135G is allocated to the Windows partition (according to Properties in Explorer). It is running low on available...

Thank you all for your valuable guidance. My challenge is slightly different and I'm not getting encouraging feedback from Apple support community.
I have a Macbook Pro 10,1 retina mid-2102 A1398...