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Windows 10: Silencing the Win11 upgrade message?

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:24:52 -0700

I upgraded my SSD from 512GB>1TB and my machine is now pushing Win11 on me when it did not do this before. I guess the restart and subsequent hardware detection change after cloning the SSD triggered it. Nonetheless I shut it down for now and told it to shush in Windows Update but is there a way to silence the startup prompt and then I can decide when I am ready? I know we could do this with 7/8.x>10 with Never10 (and yes, I DID check if Steve Gibson did it again; nope >_<) but I see nothing with 10>11 on upgradeable computers.

⟐ Commented October 03, 2025 at 20:24 MST

Windows 10: Update iPhones and ipads Itunes

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 02:17:18 -0700

Hello. What do you do now that Windows has made it so that you can no longer update or restore your mobile phone. Since they have stopped trusting devices. currently trusted mobile devices cannot be added. such as Android phones, iPhones, iPads and macOS systems by this feature. 🤔 🧐🥇

⟐ Commented September 22, 2025 at 2:17 MST

Windows 10: File Explorer and Disk Management does not recognize my 2 USB drives.

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:43:01 -0700

One always has a flash drive in it and one gets an external drive. Both have been working fine, now neither of them show.

⟐ Commented June 23, 2025 at 9:43 MST

Windows 10: Why can't I turn back on my threat service?

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:19:07 -0700

So today, my windows 10 computer, mostly Windows security, decided to stop the threat service. The service turned off, and if I turn it on, it says "Unknown Error has occurred". When I first open windows security, it says the IT department has limited access to parts of windows security, and it says to contact the it department to help with this error. This is my personal computer, no school or work accounts have been signed in to this computer. My Microsoft account is a personal account, so I don't know what would be causing this error.

Pictures are included below, so if anybody has a answer, I would be happy to know

⟐ Answer accepted February 28, 2025 at 15:19 MST

Windows 10: My computer will not turn on

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:30:03 -0700

My computer has been having problems for well over a year now. A while ago it would not turn on unless it was plugged in so I started using my moms battery and my computer would turn on then but it would shut off later on. The battery works perfectly fine on her computer but not on mine.My computer will now absolutely not turn on at all. I'm thinking there is something wrong with the inside of the computer but I have no clue what.

⟐ Commented January 18, 2025 at 14:30 MST

Windows 10: Why I can’t login my Lenovo

Sat, 17 Aug 2024 04:43:00 -0700

I need help my Lenovo have a problem I put in my password and I wait a long time and I got in then the right hand side corner says that cannot login user and says I need to check something but I can’t use the power shutdown switch in there or even general and I tried a few time to restart it and every time when I got in it just says cannot login user and computer will restart in 1 minute

⟐ Commented August 17, 2024 at 4:43 MST

Windows 10: Can any version of Windows 10 run on one core

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:20:13 -0700

Hey @captainsnowball do you know if there is a version of Windows 10 that will run on a single core processor?

This is what’s happening:

Well I’ve installed windows 10 Pro 32bit on it now and it runs fine, faster than I thought it would run on a single core. I got all my softwares installed. One thing it can’t run at all is 3D graphics and Videos, is runs google earth for a couple minutes and then crash’s and video plays behind the audio. I was surprised how fast it boot though, 27 Seconds!

⟐ Commented July 31, 2024 at 9:20 MST

Windows 10: Upgrading Windows 7 to 10 keeping customers data

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:08:08 -0700

Since its been along time since i've done this, what im trying to do is upgrade their device to Windows 10 via bootable media, I believe. I want to keep all the desktop icons, settings, apps, data; all in intact as if it were a clone to a new drive. Questions; whats the proper prodecure / way to do this the way I am describing. TIA.

Dustin

⟐ Commented April 22, 2024 at 7:08 MST

Windows 10: Will the Dell partitions carry over when cloned? factory 10 install

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:32:34 -0700

I realize 10 will be EOL in almost 1 year and some change and I'm sure someone will say I should stop pickinhg a fight to stay on 10. NO, I bought this machine with a bad SSD config because it had a factory license, and it could be upgraded.

At the time I got this laptop I had a few second thoughts about how long I will be waiting before I need to swap out the SSD for a 1TB drive; 2 big games did the job. I took the risk I will regret going 512GB for the coveted 10 license in 2021. Well, I need more SSD space. This one has the Dell OEM image on the drive since it came from Dell, but the partitioning is mostly "hidden" drive letter partitions for the recovery stuff (recovery partition, BIOS update backup holding etc).

When I buy a 1TB SSD and clone it will I have problems with it or am I looking at doing a backup and cloud recovery/bootable USB?

⟐ Answer accepted October 09, 2023 at 14:32 MST

Windows 10: How to format a W10 os Hdd on different PC?

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:48:31 -0700

What I did was I took the drive out of the broken PC and tried to format it on a different one but it won't work. Is it because of some security thing?

⟐ Answer accepted April 11, 2023 at 10:48 MST

Windows 10: Why can't I install Windows 10?

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:59:10 -0700

I am trying to install Windows 10 via USB. I have formatted the USB, however, it doesn’t show up as UEFI. I have looked through BIOS and can’t find any way to change it. Additionally, sometimes when I reboot BIOS, i’ll receive the “Reboot and select proper boot device” message. Any help?

Specs:

MSI B450 Tomahawk Max

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

MSI 1070ti Aero

WD Blue 3D Nano SATA SSD M.2 2280

Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3600MHz

Corsair CX 550M

⟐ Edited March 04, 2024 at 11:59 MST

Windows 10: How to remove OS fat from 240GB SSD?

Sun, 07 Nov 2021 15:11:57 -0700

I have a Lat E7440 running Win10 Pro, which is frankly near the end of its practical life (had to reinstall Windows due to an audio issue, tired battery but works, 2013 HSW U, TPM 1.2 - Dell has no 2.0 upgrade path, so it’s a permanent 1.2 machine) so I’d much prefer to not put more money into a tired machine that’s walking the line between one you run it until it dies or give up. However, I am not opposed to another cheap SSD in the 512GB class until it gets to a point it’s just dead.

See here:

Is there anything I can remove that will reduce the load enough I can reasonably avoid replacing my SSD? Adding another drive is a dead end because Dell used mSATA in these laptops, and no mainstream manufacturer bothers now.

⟐ Answer edited November 07, 2021 at 15:11 MST

Windows 10: Why I cant install some of the windows 10 updates?

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:30:51 -0700

i have somewhat 40 GB space on my hard drive

i can update security updates but i cant install windows 10 upgrades plsss why?????

⟐ Answer accepted October 18, 2021 at 9:30 MST

windows 10: Why does my pass word expire

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:30:29 -0700

Every few days it says my pc account has expired how can I get rid of no pass word required this is annoying:::::: says admin pass worded:

⟐ Answer accepted October 18, 2021 at 9:30 MST

Windows 10: My screen went black and then went white.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 20:55:36 -0700

I was playing roblox, lagging for a bit but isn’t wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. My screen went black for a second, and then black again for longer. I was sitting there for about 2, or 3 minutes searching up how to fix it, when I looked up, it suddenly changed to a flicker of notepad, I used it to write something, and then white. I don’t know the issue, help please.

⟐ Reopened October 17, 2021 at 20:55 MST

Windows 10: Windows 10 Key reverted..?

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 01:44:52 -0700

Okay so my Windows 10 Key reverted..?

No idea what happened here.

I bought a laptop, it had Windows 10 Home on it.. so I bought a key to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro.

The laptop's keyboard borked over, so I formatted and returned the laptop to the shop and got a new one..

My new laptop is Win10 Home as prior, I tried to use my 10 Pro key.. but it says it's in use..

So I call Microsoft.. and they tell me that my Key is Windows 8 Pro.. NOT 10.. what in the world happened? :f

⟐ Answer deleted July 12, 2021 at 1:44 MST

Windows 10: Scrambled Dell logo not booting.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:18:41 -0700

I have the Dell inspiron 530 desktop. It stopped working, when you plug it in and turn it on, I get a scrambled logo leading to a loading wheel. i have taken out the ram, hard drive, disc drive and gpu. i have even tried chaging the hard drive with my other computers (that i know works). nothing changes. Help!

⟐ Commented March 13, 2021 at 11:18 MST

Windows 10: Does Steam allow to purchase accounts with games already included?

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:45:41 -0700

I want to purchase a game on Steam that's priced around 50 USD but i've seen some websites that sell steam accounts with games purchased in countries where prices are considerably lower. My question is: Does Steam allow third-party vendors to sell accounts with games? Is it unlikely that it will be deactivated? Thanks in advance for your help.

⟐ Answer accepted February 24, 2021 at 13:45 MST

Windows 10: Why is my xbox one controller not working right on windows 10?

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:03:46 -0700

i recently bought the adapter to use the xbox one controller on windows 10, however, whenever i try to play a game with the controller, such as rocket legue for example, the movement joystick is veering right and the camera joystick is moving to the left. normally i would think its just since its an oldish controller, but on my xbox one the controller works 100% perfectly. all the drivers and firmware updates are up to date and that was the last solution i could think of. the same problem is still there if i connect the controller through a usb cable. any suggestions for something i could try in order to fix this?

⟐ Edited March 04, 2024 at 14:03 MST

Windows 10: All USB devices are named the same?

Tue, 22 May 2018 08:02:27 -0700

Here's my issue:

At one point I renamed a USB to SATA adapter to "USB to SATA" and now since then, all devices are named that if they are in the (only) USB port

example:

In this picture, my new USB drive is connected, (first time used) and named USB to SATA.

same for all other devices.

I'm guessing I named the USB port USB to SATA, but I don't know how to change it back to display the connected device's name

Thanks!

@vehiclefreak409 @avanteguarde

⟐ Commented May 22, 2018 at 8:02 MST