Running Windows 10 Pro 64-bit. OS is on an SSD and data is on 3 1TB HDDs. Began hearing some noise a couple of days ago; figured it was dust accumulation on cooling fans. Opened the case today and...

New SSD: SK hynix Gold P31 500GB PCIe NVMe Gen3 M.2 2280 Internal SSD
Old SSD: Samsung 960 EVO Series - 250GB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD
Hard drives: WD Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III (3 each)...

What a friggin nightmare!

After I restored the original SSD image, it booted to a KMODE BDS! I gave up all hope of salvaging anything.

I tried several times to do a clean install from the USB....

The Optane Memory Driver (which I'm certain I don't need; have no Optane hardware) went into BIOS and changed the SATA Mode Selection from AHCI to Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System...

There's going to be a delay. I started installing the driver updates and all of my SATA drives disappear. I've got to figure out how to get them back.

USB Startup Repair failed.

I'll make an image of the original SSD, update the drivers, and then re-clone the new SSD.

I had the ISO on a SATA drive, not the system SSD (I never keep data on the...

How would update the drivers when I can't boot? As I said, ran maybe 10 minutes, spent 30 at 66%, and perhaps another 10 minutes before BSD.

OK, I'm preparing the USB now...

I also have the backup image I could restore.

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Updated BIOS to latest yesterday. Had not gotten to driver updates. Just Windows...

Yes, I upgraded the CPU, MB, and system SSD. I have the original SSD installed as a backup. I cloned that drive to the new system SSD after MS re-activated my license.

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DVD...

Didn't prepare a USB, just the ISO which is not accessible. All I have presently is the original Windows DVD.

I can still boot to the original SSD, but not the new SSD.

I did make an image of...

BSD only...

Still can boot to Ubuntu.

Stuck at 66% for over 30 minutes. Then ran to about 78% and said it would reboot. It did and now BSD, Stop code: KMODE EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED. Tells me to restart after collecting data. I do and the...

OK thanks! Here goes...

Brink's tutorial on In-Place Upgrade states:



My system is at: Version 21H1 (OS Build 19043.1320)

The Download Windows 10 website suggests: Windows 10 May 2021 Update. The ISO download...

Display scaling is 100%; I never change that setting.

Yes possible. However, the drive is new; part of the hardware upgrade. More and more, I'm lead to suspect that the OS was somehow corrupted...

Both work.

Everything was fine before. Then I upgraded my hardware to prepare for Windows 11 and all hell has broke loose. Had to spend hours on the phone with MS to get my license activated...

Created new local account. Same issue.

Task Scheduler cannot be run in Safe Mode.

I may try the In-Place Upgrade tomorrow...

Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.No further action is required.

Thanks, but no joy...

Had not used the Task Scheduler in quite a while. Now when I attempt actions 'Create Task' or 'Properties', the app crashes with:

349979

I've done sfc /scannow and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image...

Running Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 21H1

To prepare for Windows 11, I upgraded the CPU, motherboard, and system SSD.

I run a dual boot with Ubuntu 20. Since the Windows Boot Manager will only load MS...

"Factory Settings" fixed all issues but Clipboard and Activity History. However, it was easy to fix those too. No more hidden/managed restrictions in Settings.

Thank you!

Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 21H1 (19043.1288)

I used WPD to modify privacy and telemetry settings. However, there were unexpected consequences. Many entries in the Settings App displayed "Some of these...

Preliminary evidence suggests the cause may have been upgrading PowerShell from 7.1.4 to 7.1.5.

Thanks for the suggestion. First I ran sfc /scannow. Then I reset the settings app. Finally, I did the re-register command. Problem still persists...

Event Viewer indicates Exception code:...

Running Win 10 Pro 64-bit 21H1...

Every time I attempt to go to Settings>Privacy>Location, the Settings app crashes and closes. All other entries under Settings>Privacy work as normal. Never seen...