Search:

Type: Posts; User: macsrwe

Search: Search took 0.00 seconds.

  1. Thread: System Updates keeps claiming I've paused it by macsrwe
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 13 Views 5,413

    About five minutes ago, I found the culprit. ...

    About five minutes ago, I found the culprit.

    As I mentioned in the first post, I run W10 as a VM under Parallels. Parallels has a configuration option called Maintenance that does:

    342438

    It...
  2. Thread: System Updates keeps claiming I've paused it by macsrwe
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 13 Views 5,413

    After downloading and inspecting the patch files...

    After downloading and inspecting the patch files on the "Enable or Disable" page, I suspect that these keys don't even exist in a shipped system until the patch files themselves create them.

    As a...
  3. Thread: System Updates keeps claiming I've paused it by macsrwe
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 13 Views 5,413

    I cut and pasted your string -- are you sure you...

    I cut and pasted your string -- are you sure you spelled it right?

    320571

    Update: I'm assuming "HKLM" may be an abbreviation for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE that I don't have set up. Regardless, I don't...
  4. Thread: System Updates keeps claiming I've paused it by macsrwe
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 13 Views 5,413

    Usually I check the advanced options only in the...

    Usually I check the advanced options only in the idle time after I have already unpaused updates and are waiting for them to download.

    But as per your suggestion, I started the VM fresh this...
  5. Thread: System Updates keeps claiming I've paused it by macsrwe
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 13 Views 5,413

    No, I did mention that. I never choose to pause...

    No, I did mention that. I never choose to pause updates.
  6. Thread: System Updates keeps claiming I've paused it by macsrwe
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 13 Views 5,413

    Indeed, but I shouldn't have to patch Windows to...

    Indeed, but I shouldn't have to patch Windows to get it to do something it shouldn't be doing in the first place, and doesn't do to other people or to my own other VM. I'd rather figure out what is...
  7. Thread: System Updates keeps claiming I've paused it by macsrwe
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 13 Views 5,413

    System Updates keeps claiming I've paused it

    I run a copy of Windows 10 x64 (Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042) in a Parallels VM on two separate Macs. I may boot each of them once every week or two as I encounter a task I need to use Windows to...
  8. Thread: Restoring recovery partition by macsrwe
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 8 Views 2,833

    Well, that's a fair observation. If that's true,...

    Well, that's a fair observation. If that's true, I won't mind blowing it away.

    I wanted to preserve it because I had no idea what would break in Windows if I got rid of it. It's a belt and...
  9. Thread: Restoring recovery partition by macsrwe
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 8 Views 2,833

    Well, that's half the answer. Now, how do I get...

    Well, that's half the answer. Now, how do I get the recovery partition back once I have merged the space?
  10. Thread: Restoring recovery partition by macsrwe
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 8 Views 2,833

    Restoring recovery partition

    I have a client who has Windows 10 running in a VM. He set the virtual boot drive size too conservatively, and now the update package for 1903 won't fit in the available space.

    I successfully...
  11. Thread: Mysterious green checkmarks on desktop by macsrwe
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 25 Views 58,512

    I didn't *think* I was using OneDrive, but I may...

    I didn't *think* I was using OneDrive, but I may have been -- its certainly not something I turned on on purpose, but I think it's one of those things Windows likes to turn on by default given any...
  12. Replies 16 Views 44,723

    I checked the BIOS, and the bad news is that the...

    I checked the BIOS, and the bad news is that the USB sections were all set to legacy... so it's not that.

    Curiously, the splash screen from "American Megatrends" mysteriously disappeared when I...
  13. Replies 16 Views 44,723

    "The keyboard is, I believe, just fine. The...

    "The keyboard is, I believe, just fine. The keyboard works after boot. It used to work when entering the BIOS. Current behavior is not indicative of a keyboard failure. Something else is wrong."
    ...
  14. Replies 11 Views 77,657

    Setting it to run as administrator had absolutely...

    Setting it to run as administrator had absolutely zero effect on this message. It's been set that way forever. Changing the name was the only way to turn this message off. Like you, I don't want...
  15. Replies 11 Views 77,657

    Despite the moderator's defense of this behavior,...

    Despite the moderator's defense of this behavior, my opinion is that it is an idiotic oversight on the part of Microsoft as well.

    I, too, was getting really tired of seeing the warning box saying,...
  16. Thread: Edge and Store not working by macsrwe
    Forum: Software and Apps
    Replies 7 Views 13,693

    Encountered a client's machine today on which...

    Encountered a client's machine today on which Firefox and full IE could access the network just fine, but Edge, Chrome, MS Store, and all the AV updaters couldn't get out.

    Tried all the...
  17. Thread: How to remove Multiple Network Connections? by macsrwe
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 18 Views 115,394

    The second and third claim to be deprecated. I...

    The second and third claim to be deprecated. I tried the one about disabling automatic proxy detection, and found that Windows 10 no longer even offered that option (at least not where the poster...
  18. Thread: How to remove Multiple Network Connections? by macsrwe
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 18 Views 115,394

    "You can try this if you don't mind the network...

    "You can try this if you don't mind the network icon not showing that you're connected."

    Ouch. Sounds like a non-starter in an environment where basic troubleshooting is the main thrust.
  19. Thread: How to remove Multiple Network Connections? by macsrwe
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 18 Views 115,394

    If there's a way, I haven't found it. I...

    If there's a way, I haven't found it.

    I configure routers for a living. Every time a new one comes online and throws me a DHCP address, Windows 10 creates a new "Network [nnn]" entirely unbidden....
  20. Thread: Mysterious green checkmarks on desktop by macsrwe
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 25 Views 58,512

    Malwarebytes says their products do not do this. ...

    Malwarebytes says their products do not do this. And I have never had Norton, or any other AV other than the ones I posted in the OP.
  21. Thread: Mysterious green checkmarks on desktop by macsrwe
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 25 Views 58,512

    I'll check it out. It would have to be the...

    I'll check it out. It would have to be the Anti-Exploit (which I was just reminded is the "new" name for the old Anti-Rootkit) because it's the only one that runs automatically. The other one has...
  22. Thread: Mysterious green checkmarks on desktop by macsrwe
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 25 Views 58,512

    As stated in the first post.

    As stated in the first post.
  23. Thread: Mysterious green checkmarks on desktop by macsrwe
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 25 Views 58,512

    Unless Onedrive is something that sets itself up...

    Unless Onedrive is something that sets itself up in Windows 10, no. I don't even know what Onedrive is, much less activated it. I don't use cloud storage or backup services.
  24. Thread: Mysterious green checkmarks on desktop by macsrwe
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 25 Views 58,512

    I'll have to do that next time I see the arrows. ...

    I'll have to do that next time I see the arrows. They're not there all the time; they're not there now. When they show up, it's just after booting the system, so I'll watch for them and try this.
    ...
  25. Thread: Mysterious green checkmarks on desktop by macsrwe
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 25 Views 58,512

    Mysterious green checkmarks on desktop

    In the past week or so, I have noticed that the shortcuts (aliases) on my desktop are being festooned with tiny green checkmarks. For example, last time I started up my Windows VM, I saw:

    117749...
Results 1 to 25 of 25
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 10 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 10" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

© Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:40.
Find Us




Windows 10 Forums