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  1. Thread: Windows turns off wifi by sid316
    Forum: Network and Sharing
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    I have had this PC for two years and it has never...

    I have had this PC for two years and it has never happened before.
  2. Thread: Windows turns off wifi by sid316
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 7 Views 913

    I can't believer I missed Network. Guess I was...

    I can't believer I missed Network. Guess I was just too impatient.
    How can this have happened? I certainly didn't go in and check that box. I had a hard enough time finding it to fix it.
    I'm...
  3. Thread: Windows turns off wifi by sid316
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 7 Views 913

    I don't see wifi adapter under Device Manager....

    I don't see wifi adapter under Device Manager. There must be every kind of device on a computer listed, but nothing on wifi unless I am missing it.
  4. Thread: Windows turns off wifi by sid316
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 7 Views 913

    Windows turns off wifi

    The last three times that my PC has been off for an extended period of time, overnight the last two nights and when I went to the movies yesterday, Windows 10 has turned off my wifi. I certainly...
  5. Thread: Entire directory gone by sid316
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 16 Views 1,578

    Problem solved. How, is a crazy story. It...

    Problem solved. How, is a crazy story.
    It turns out my backup hadn't been working since mi-July. I had it set to do a full backup every fie days with incremental backups all the other days. It was...
  6. Thread: Entire directory gone by sid316
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 16 Views 1,578

    Agreed 100%. At the college I work at the IT...

    Agreed 100%.
    At the college I work at the IT people used to call the old Windows Explorer bowser, Windows Exploder! I don't know if they have a nickname for Edge.
  7. Thread: Entire directory gone by sid316
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 16 Views 1,578

    I don't use any type of cloud storage either.

    I don't use any type of cloud storage either.
  8. Thread: Entire directory gone by sid316
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 16 Views 1,578

    Thanks for all the suggestions. Here are the...

    Thanks for all the suggestions. Here are the answers to the questions raised.
    When I search This PC it brings up, as I expected, hundreds of results. When I find some that should be correct and I...
  9. Thread: Entire directory gone by sid316
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 16 Views 1,578

    Entire directory gone

    First, I am running Windows 10 Home
    I work in college athletics and I have a folder on my hard drive for every sport my school has. Today I went to the baseball folder only to find out it is gone....
  10. Thread: How to get an exclusion to Defender by sid316
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 10 Views 1,973

    The list is way too long to get in a screen shot....

    The list is way too long to get in a screen shot. It says there are 159 apps, many of which are from Microsoft and others I have no idea what they do. How should I proceed?

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  11. Thread: How to get an exclusion to Defender by sid316
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 10 Views 1,973

    As with the photo above, I clicked on Add an...

    As with the photo above, I clicked on Add an Exclusion and chose the file listed in that photo. But I have no idea what happened next since there is no "OK" or "Done" button. I tried opening that...
  12. Thread: How to get an exclusion to Defender by sid316
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 10 Views 1,973

    Well, I got this far by Defender will still not...

    Well, I got this far by Defender will still not allow me to use this file.
    ​371939
    Windows rarely give you anything like a "Done" button.
  13. Thread: How to get an exclusion to Defender by sid316
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 10 Views 1,973

    This is the problem. When I go to to Virus and...

    This is the problem. When I go to to Virus and Threat protection I get something totally different looking.371882
    I wouldn't begin to try the second option.
  14. Thread: How to get an exclusion to Defender by sid316
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 10 Views 1,973

    How to get an exclusion to Defender

    I'm having a terrible time getting an exclusion in Defender Windows 10 Home. I have gotten to the point where I can see all my apps, the one I want to exclude is checked in both private and public,...
  15. Thread: Strange folder by sid316
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 3 Views 1,288

    How can I find out when apps were installed. I...

    How can I find out when apps were installed. I can see an alphabetical list, but not in date order.

    - - - Updated - - -

    I just went through the whole list. One Drive was updated on 8/6, the...
  16. Thread: Strange folder by sid316
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 3 Views 1,288

    Strange folder

    I just noticed a folder on my desktop that I don't remember seeing before and I was hoping someone might know what it is. I have no idea how long it has been there.
    The folder is called Welcome...
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    I downloaded the Dell video drivers but when I...

    I downloaded the Dell video drivers but when I went to install them I got a warning saying the ones I was about to install were older than what is on my computer. How can that be? I downloaded them...
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    Actually, it is a Dell Inspiron 15 3000 series...

    Actually, it is a Dell Inspiron 15 3000 series that I am using. I'm guessing downloading the video driver for it would make sense. And, now that it has been mentioned, I wonder if the support group I...
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    Interesting. Here is what I got. Windows...

    Interesting. Here is what I got.
    Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.
  20. Replies 9 Views 1,417

    I thought it seemed pretty fishy. Anyway, ...

    I thought it seemed pretty fishy.
    Anyway, when I ran sfc/scannow I got this: You must be an administrator running a console session in order touse the sfc utility.
    I'm certainly no computer...
  21. Replies 9 Views 1,417

    Can corrupt OS spread even after being restored

    About two weeks ago my OS became corrupt and I repaired it by restoring to a point about six days earlier. That worked, and in fact things that I updated even the day before were saved.
    Now, my...
  22. Thread: How to Stop One Drive by sid316
    Forum: Software and Apps
    Replies 2 Views 3,106

    How to Stop One Drive

    I would like to keep One Drive from loading every time I reboot, but not get rid of it entirely. How can I do this?
  23. Thread: How long should preparation for upgrade take? by sid316
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 5 Views 3,037

    I tried to start over with the link you gave me...

    I tried to start over with the link you gave me above. I got an error message 0x80070020 which I looked up and said I might have a software conflict. This is a brand new computer and the only other...
  24. Thread: How long should preparation for upgrade take? by sid316
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 5 Views 3,037

    Since I am already in the middle of an upgrade...

    Since I am already in the middle of an upgrade will stopping it cause problems? Will I still have my Windows 7?
  25. Thread: How long should preparation for upgrade take? by sid316
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 5 Views 3,037

    How long should preparation for upgrade take?

    I am upgrading from Windows 7 on a brand new computer. It has been in the "Getting your upgrade ready" stage for at least seven hours and, in fact, has been at 99 percent for at least an hour Is this...
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