Yes, there were tons of results when I searched as you suggested. However, a Google hit is not necessarily a solution.

I tried ALL of the Skyrim-specific "fixes" before concluding that it is a...

Well, the issue resolved itself spontaneously- after going into system BIOS to enable VT-X in support of a new Blue Stacks installation, my Logitech Gaming Software icon suddenly appeared on my...

Wow- thank you SO much for this valuable new info! I had no idea it was even possible to get the Properties dialogs on Taskbar shortcuts.

I did what you suggested, and got the Properties dialogs...

Thanks. Already tried both "normal" methods of pinning the perfectly-working, properly-iconed shortcut to the task bar. Both of the normal methods result in an icon-free shortcut being pinned to the...

Thanks for your response. No, I haven't changed the 100% appropriate and correct icon on the Desktop shortcut- what would I change it to? I like it the way it is.

I don't understand your...

As info, all of the red-background yellow X symbols are Skyrim launch failures. This is an example of two game launches, each requiring a total of 4 launch attempts to finally get the game running....

Thanks to all who have replied. Since the last 2 Windows Updates, UltraSearch now launches on the first try, but Skyrim Special Edition still takes several repetitive tries to launch.

I have no...

Windows Build 19042.928

I drag-n-dropped a Desktop Shortcut (that has the program icon showing) to my taskbar and clicked "Pin to taskbar." It got pinned, but lost its icon. Now, it's on the...

Been unable to compute for a couple of weeks. I'll try getting to safe mode again, although in the intervening couple of weeks since I posted this, Ultra-Search has spontaneously begun to open...

Yay! This worked! I was able to turn "Run Cortana at Startup" Off! Sadly, the Uninstall button is grayed out. So thank you.

Now that we have disposed of the side issue, any thoughts on having to...

I bet I didn't even GET that option- the "right side of my screen" is actually YOUR screen, as depicted in your previous reply with the images- I kept your last reply here open as I followed your two...

Hi again, and thanks for your reply. Here is the result of clicking Cortana in my Start menu or by entering "Cortana" in the "Type here to search" box and then selecting "Cortana App" - same result...

Firstly, thank you for your response. Sadly, I see no "start menu option" to right-click on. Every previous version of Windows had a Control Panel with a predictable, intuitive category list as a...

Don't know how to multi-quote so I could separate your many qx and respond to each in turn. Just another one of my failures to know. So, as is the norm now, my struggles to fix one thing are greatly...

Windows 10 Version 20H2 (OS Build 19042.867)

Some utility apps (e.g. Jam Software's Ultra Search) open and then instantly close.

Some startup apps (e.g. Logitech Gaming Software) start at boot...

Bingo! I was, indeed, referring to both system folders (subs of AppData, Program Files, etc.) as well as user-created folders I have made to contain various downloads.

I could have sworn that I...

WinVer = 19041.508

With one exception (and that one's Location Tab doesn't work), none of my folders, including new ones I create myself, have Location tabs.

I did a due-diligence search and...

Denis, thanks for your detailed, informative reply!

Sadly, I can't take your advice- once I uninstalled OneDrive (Step 2 of your post), I am unable to accomplish the next step:
"You don't seem...

Windows 10 Home version: 19041.208

On a brand new machine, I have a 1TB SSD with System and Games partitions, and a 4TB HDD for storage.

On my previous Win 7 system, I had a 64GB System SSD and...

Any update on this since it's now 3+ years later? Thanks.

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Thank you, Berton, but sadly (as I posted) I do not have a Location tab on ANY of my folders. Would you believe...

I am too scared to try this- I just got my new W-10 Desktop, but your warnings above did the trick- I have to find a safer solution. According to many online sources, the Properties pane of any...

Hi everybody I am about to migrate my i5 Win7 system to a new due-here-this-week i7 W10 machine. So far this site is grilling me about system details for a system that I have never seen or touched,...

Just got a new Tablet PC. As it took me through the initial setup process, it truncated my User Name to the first letter. For example, for my username I entered 'Fred' but when I hit Enter the name...