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    Performance & Maintenance Here's a batch program "Lastwake.bat" you can run...

    Here's a batch program "Lastwake.bat" you can run from Windows to tell you all the things that wake the computer:
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    @echo off
    Echo LastWake.bat
    SETLOCAL
    set...
  2. Thread: could not login to any account by WaterCat
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 6 Views 1,511

    Since I have two systems using the same Microsoft...

    Since I have two systems using the same Microsoft 'admin' account, I had to log in to the admin account on the second one, click on "Forget password" to change the password to the new one created...
  3. Thread: Sign-in problem. by WaterCat
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 4 Views 18,170

    I had the same login problem this week. Restoring...

    I had the same login problem this week. Restoring a recent image did NOT solve the problem. Finally found a fix:
    Disconnecting from the router (LAN), in my case ethernet, enabled me to log in to my...
  4. Thread: could not login to any account by WaterCat
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 6 Views 1,511

    Thank you for all the resources to try, but it...

    Thank you for all the resources to try, but it was the luck you sent that I needed. I found this fix that worked:

    I unplugged the ethernet cable (or you can unplug the router). Once disconnected...
  5. Thread: could not login to any account by WaterCat
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 6 Views 1,511

    A very serious problem happened to me today after...

    A very serious problem happened to me today after an "update". After reboot, I was presented with a login screen and could not login to any acccount. Error message was: "Security policies on this...
  6. Thread: could not login to any account by WaterCat
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 6 Views 1,511

    could not login to any account

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    Backup & Restore Is it possible you don't have enough storage on...

    Is it possible you don't have enough storage on your C drive to run the installation? Even with no additional software installed, the only way to update systems on a small drive is to download the...
  8. Thread: Can't change taskbar color by WaterCat
    Forum: Customization
    Replies 20 Views 70,262

    Open the Search icon in the taskbar and search...

    Open the Search icon in the taskbar and search for "version" or run C:\Windows\System32\winver.exe


    Glad to hear you found it - I cannot imagine why MS wouldn't allow you to install it (error...
  9. Thread: PC waking up by itself from sleep by WaterCat
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 36 Views 115,862

    Post #33 (shown right before yours on my screen)...

    Post #33 (shown right before yours on my screen) described a solution I had not seen before. I'd tried most of them before just turning off all Wake Timers in advanced Power Settings.

    Today I...
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    That tutorial is out of date. Windows kindly...

    That tutorial is out of date. Windows kindly reverts the changes the scripts make to your registry. Not sure when, but Windows API changed and now rejects any changed to file type associations (FTA)...
  11. Thread: Firefox by WaterCat
    Forum: Browsers and Email
    Replies 7 Views 20,648

    Control Panel is no longer listed in win10 v1909...

    Control Panel is no longer listed in win10 v1909 - you now have to search for it.

    In any default setting I could find (by app, protocol...), Firefox is no longer even listed as an option.
    So I...
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    Performance & Maintenance If your ethernet is waking your computer, try...

    If your ethernet is waking your computer, try this quick check. Open Device Manager and locate your ethernet device - it's probably under Network controllers. Double click on it and see if there's a...
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    Performance & Maintenance Just note that you must do this from an...

    Just note that you must do this from an Administrator account. If you try to run from an elevated command prompt or .reg file in a standard account, you won't get a password popup, you just get...
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    Performance & Maintenance Allow wake timers.. checkbox is missing from my...

    Allow wake timers.. checkbox is missing from my Power & Sleep advanced settings on one laptop but not the other (both Win10 v1909)! Fortunately the one that does have it is the one that was waking...
  15. Thread: PC waking up by itself from sleep by WaterCat
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 36 Views 115,862

    Task Scheduler has 2 tasks enabled to wake my...

    Task Scheduler has 2 tasks enabled to wake my computer under UpdateOrchestrator and they cannot be edited by an Admin (Error 2147943004). I'm told they wake the computer to install updates for...
  16. Thread: Can't change taskbar color by WaterCat
    Forum: Customization
    Replies 20 Views 70,262

    I posted because when I change the taskbar colour...

    I posted because when I change the taskbar colour setting, it had no effect.
  17. Thread: Can't change taskbar color by WaterCat
    Forum: Customization
    Replies 20 Views 70,262

    I hate the black taskbar so much. So I installed...

    I hate the black taskbar so much. So I installed TranslucentTB from the Microsoft Store. Ahh much better but the image isn't dark enough. I found the background image and made a new one with a dark...
  18. Thread: Can't change taskbar color by WaterCat
    Forum: Customization
    Replies 20 Views 70,262

    I upgraded to Win10 v1903 and everything seemed...

    I upgraded to Win10 v1903 and everything seemed to be ok. My desktop accent color (teal) still in the taskbar & notification. Then I noticed the metro (Start) screen was black instead of teal. I...
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    Backup & Restore Thanks - you got me unstuck. I tried again - I...

    Thanks - you got me unstuck. I tried again - I found the network settings and entered name and password (Win10 already has access) Then I started a backup and entered the network drive location...
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    Backup & Restore Why doesn't MRF see my external USB drive? It...

    Why doesn't MRF see my external USB drive? It also doesn't see my NAS drive. I've recently had trouble writing to Lexar flash drives in a 3.0 port (write speed drops to 1mb/s until I reinstall usb...
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    I tried quite a few things to delete a folder in...

    I tried quite a few things to delete a folder in Windows 10 (folder doesdn't exist error) but nothing worked. I didn't want to reformat the external drive so had a look in Windows Services...
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    After 7 years of updates from Vista to Win10, the...

    After 7 years of updates from Vista to Win10, the "creator's update" has trashed my Jmicron card reader with error message telling me there's a driver problem. HP does not offer any driver newer...
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    Customization I wish there were true. When I installed Windows...

    I wish there were true. When I installed Windows 10 I chose "Canadian English", but of course somewhere in the settings Windows also uses default US English. I've tried several suggestion promising...
  24. Installation & Upgrade Is there a way to save & restore file...

    Is there a way to save & restore file associations to my own account?
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    I was really hoping to find the registry location...

    I was really hoping to find the registry location from a Win10 guru.
    But I'll try your solution if I can find an easy way to revert back if it doesn't work since I don't use default programs at all....
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