Is there any way to see what changed between the most recent image and the previous image?

I see the file size increase nearly daily when I have not always made any major changes to my system. I...

Do your reminders still exist? I found that if I dismissed my reminders, sometimes it would dismiss and delete them.

Most of my reminders work pretty well, especially now that I also use the...

Update: It appears that Windows Maintenance ran prior to the problem being fixed. Perhaps a disk cleanup removed the issue?

The notification went away on it's own. I have no idea what caused it to clear other than maybe it was cleared because I had 15 other notifications sitting in Action Center from another app I use for...

It's alright. Hopefully this thread will eventually help me track down the problem.

I also mentioned that the device is installed properly despite Windows continuing to tell me I need to restart to finish installing. The camera works fine. I do not know why Windows keeps telling me...

Yes, shutdown and restart was automatic with the BIOS update.

EDIT: to be sure, I loaded optimized BIOS settings through the BIOS and turned off my PC after saving changes. The problem still...

It is an ASUS K501UW
I just updated my BIOS and Intel Chipset drivers. The Restart required messages remain.

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C:\WINDOWS\system32>winver

C:\WINDOWS\system32>sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan....

My system keeps telling me I need to restart my system to finish installing software for my device. I have already restarted multiple times and verified that the device drivers and software installed...

Is BitLocker active? Press the Windows Key and type Manage BitLocker. See if BitLocker was accidentally turned on.

I believe you mean the C:\Windows\MEMORY.DMP file.

eeaga may not know the distinction, though it may be inferred by the implication that it is a larger file.

File recovery does not seem to work too well on larger files, as already mentioned by cereberus. Or maybe it's that these are MP4 formatted? As I recall, AVI files were more robust and...

My data is on several SSDs, so the when for failure is more predictable.

That is true if the data is compressible. Video files, which make up 99% of the data I am interested in protecting, are often not compressible. In fact, doing a test yesterday on a set of 23 GB worth...

Some are on networked drives, and some are internal. I'd rather not image them in either case since it would be 0.8 TB worth of data to image right now.

Are there any good recovery tools out there that can recover recently deleted files? This isn't an emergency, but I have lost several files in the last six months on separate occasions, and my...

Glad to help! Keep us updated. :)

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: 0x9F_3_nvlddmkm_IMAGE_pci.sys
Crashes are pointing to your NVIDIA device drivers. Remove those drivers completely and then re-install from the NVIDIA site. Links to help in that...

In my experience, yes, especially with laptop/notebook/tablet computers. The OEM drivers (in your case, from acer) are chosen to be compatible with the power schemes of those systems, so other...

Hi, Urik. I appreciate your input. I had actually tried recreating the homegroup several times over the past few years in hopes it would fix the issue. For a long time, I just dealt with my main...

No problem. I wish you well in getting the system clean of possible viruses. It may be difficult if the system is not stable, but hopefully the security experts can help you track it down.

We...

Your System Restore likely failed because you're running version 1607 of Windows. Let's try System Restore again:


Start the system with Advanced startup options
Select Troubleshoot
Select...

If it's not due to fast startup in Windows, I would suspect a BIOS setting somewhere. You'll have to see if there are any BIOS settings pertaining to system boot and POST.

You could see if disabling fast startup in Windows 10 helps.