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VHD boot error 0xc0000225

I am converting a physical Windows Server 2012 R2 to a VM which will be hosted on Hyper-V core server. Steps I have followed: Created a VHD from existing Windows 2012 R2 physical disk using Starwind ...
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Dell Inspiron can no longer pick up my wifi?

I have a Dell Inspiron (not 100% sure what the correct version number is; the sticker on it says 15R but PC info says 5537). It's running the 64-bit version of Windows 8.1. Today it's lost the ability ...
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Serial Number for my PC to connect with my Microsoft Account [closed]

Get BIOS serial number for this PC. I need the serial number for this PC in order to purchase games from my microsoft store. I have tried purchasing, however it kicked me out as my account is not ...
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How to change time source from "Local CMOS Clock" to "0.pool.ntp.org"

I have a Windows8 Pro computer that is synchronizing ONLY with the local cmos clock. C:\WINDOWS\system32>w32tm /query /source Local CMOS Clock I need to synchronize to 0.pool.ntp.org but is ...
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Can't Run 1024x768 in Wipro Notebook (Grapics Driver Issue)? [duplicate]

I have an wipro notebook 7f381x which is Pretty old and i can't run 1024x768 Screen Resolution , What i Have : I have an 1024x768 Digital Flat Panel , Chip type :Intel GMA 950(Refered from Advanced ...
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Java installer not working

I just uninstalled java and downloaded the java installer again from the website . The version of the installer is jre-8u291 . When I run it, nothing happened . It runs on background but not doing ...
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Why starting some programs takes too long after windows start?

Every time I restart my computer (which it has an SSD hard drive) it takes about few seconds to windows 8 boot and login. But I cannot start some programs like Task Manager, Services, Any Run as ...
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is my data corrupt if during file transfer the external hard drive keep disconnect and reconnect?

So during file transfer , the external hard drive keep getting disconnect and reconnected. Windows shows the pop up error but when i press "Try Again" it continue the file transfer as normal....
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Windows 8 upgrade from Store

According to Microsoft - the Windows 8 Store was closed on 01.06.2019 and no APP UPDATES could be installed after this date. Does this mean that the Windows 8.1 upgrade was deleted from the store at ...
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Recover using recovery partition of Windows

I have an HP laptop that had a genuine Windows 8 on it. It started giving issues and so I decided to reinstall the OS after wiping everything. Before wiping the data, I took a backup of the Windows ...
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Windows 8 OEM. Direct Windows 10 installation

I have a OEM Windows 8 Laptop, which I updated to 8.1. Unfortunately I had a SSD crash. I want to use the opportunity and install Windows 10. The way of work often described is to first install ...
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Getting Keras and tensorflow via Anaconda

I have an old Windows8 and I have great troubles getting Keras and tensorflow with Anaconda. I conda create -n ml python=3.6.5 conda activate ml conda install pip I had to run the last line otherwise ...
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BIOS exits 1 beep (indicating DRAM refresh failure) but both RAM seem ok, windows is woking fine

I am trying to get into the boot menu of my pc to set up a Linux distribution. But every time I press DEL, I get 1 loud beep and my screen shows nothing. My BIOS is provided by American Megatrends inc....
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How to make Windows HDD bootable

I had been having trouble booting my Windows 8 PC. I've tried a few different things but right now, when I try to boot, it doesn't recognise the HDD as being bootable. (I'm not sure if this is the ...
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After cloning, the system Windows 8.1 shows the size of the smaller disk

I have ask a related question elsewhere. I have cloned 4TB HDD onto 8.TB but the system (Win 8.1) shows the size of the lower of the 2 disks, i.e. the size of the source while cloning. How do I assign ...
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Windows 8 Batch file issue

Batch Programming Hello! I am trying to write a batch program which can delete all files having the same extensions anywhere in my computer location C: and on my desktop. But when it does work. Here ...
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How to boot windows 8 tablet into safe mode

I have an HP ElitePad 1000 G2 (no keyboard) that has a seriously damaged boot configuration and cannot run any fix/diagnostics neither windows advanced recovery mode. Error: Boot Configuration Data ...
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can not enter password on Windows 8 log-on page- Business domain

I am new here, I tried searching to see if there was a similar question and I could not find any. I hope this has not been asked before. I have a laptop from my old job, that I got to keep after I ...
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Is there a way to remap the Logitech iTouch buttons on modern versions of Windows?

I am using a Logitech Internet Navigator Keyboard (circa 2001 I believe, and have no intention of replacing it) and Windows 8.1. It has 8 'iTouch' keys, E-Mail, Messenger, Webcam on the left, and ...
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Iam having windows 10 pc I restarted the pc while the update was going on the it is showing a blue screen with text "Getting Windows Ready "

Iam having windows 10 pc I restarted the pc while the update was going on the it is showing a blue screen with text "Getting Windows Ready Don't Turn off your Computer"
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Folder has gone missing from AppData, why?

I have an old SSD with a Windows 8.1 installation on it. I am trying to track down a cryptocoin wallet that I had been using back in 2014 and is typically stored in AppData\Roaming. The thing is, the ...
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Downloading videos from Youtube doesn't work via `curl`

I have opened and downloaded via curl some mp4 file from Youtube via F12 hotkey (i.e. from developer menu) and have saved it into J.mp4 but it cannot be replayed. Someone knows Why ? It writes ...
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how can i rename php files by incrementing the last number?

i want to rename files like this one-piece-espanol-latino - copia (1).php one-piece-espanol-latino - copia (2).php one-piece-espanol-latino - copia (3).php and 274 more... to this in a batch one-piece-...
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How do I output phone audio to pc?

How do I output my android 8 phone's audio to my windows 10 pc? sndcpy only works for android 10 and above and usbaudio (https://github.com/rom1v/usbaudio) only works for android 7 and below. '...
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Hard drive reduced space after Window 8.1 installation

I have just done a clean Windows 8.1 (64 bit) install on a Dell XPs 12. So far so good in the sense the machine works. However checking Disk Management I see that of the 237 GB hard drive only 35% (83....
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What uses my diskspace? [duplicate]

Please forgive if this is obvious - I haven't used Windows for decades - and it's fallen on me to sort out an old laptop with Windows 8 installed. When I open 'Properties' for 'Windows (C:)', it shows ...
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Windows 10 laptop, no USB, keyboard and mouse

Today when I wanted to use my computer again (it was still running from the day before), I noticed my mouse cursor was gone. Moving the mouse did not reveal the cursor, neither did using the trackpad. ...
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Please Help!!! Forgotten Windows 8.1 Administrator login password on HP 110-210 Desktop PC [duplicate]

I have reviewed the existing "fixes" or ways to restore and/or recover or remove administrator passwords on Windows 8.1 operating systems on other sites to no avail. I'm hoping someone in ...
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Windows 8 laptop won't boot using bootable DVD or bootable USB stick

I have a Gateway NE56R31u with Windows 8.1 that was working fine until I opened it up in the morning 2 days ago. It showed an error 0xc0000225. No matter what I do in response to that error message it ...
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Is there a way to make my Windows account password unresettable using non-official Windows methods?

I found this thread that discusses different ways of resetting the admin password without actually knowing the password Reset windows 8.1 administrator password. I tried it myself and after no less ...
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force windows 8 to properly shut down instead of quick shutdown/hibernate (login issue as well)

So I'm working on some laptops for an uncle of mine and he's got two, few year old laptops that have passwords that were forgotten. This SHOULD be a fairly straight forward process with just loading ...
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Can't connect this network , but USB 2.0 Wifi adapter connects

I have problem with my Notebook's wifi. First of when i power on my notebook it starts without wifi connected. So despite It shows all wifi around modem when i type password to connect my home network ...
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Add file mime type in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT with script

I have a few Win8 VMs that don't include .xlsx in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, so it's not recognized by the OS, and to add it manually for each VM would be inconvenient. Is it possible to add such type via a ...
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Why are my Keyboard LEDs blinking when shut down?

Recently my keyboard LEDs started blinking when my PC is shut down (see video here, sorry for the quality). Only when the PC is shut down, as soon as I boot they stop blinking. I think it started ...
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Windows 8, pendrive - directory changed name to some strange one and removed all files

I am using windows 8 and I have weird problem with directory on my pendrive. I had USB pendrive connected to my laptop and I did something in one of directories inside. Structure of this directory ...
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issue with screensaver on windows 8.1

I have Windows 8.1 and my screensaver works but only if WMP (the windows media player) is not running. I have set the time 4 minutes and created a directory with some .jpg. It's often not working when ...
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Windows 8.1 error: The application has failed to start because the side by side configuration is incorrect [duplicate]

Hey so I have this error that keeps popping up since last windows update "The application has failed to start because the side by side configuration is incorrect please see the application event ...
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Computer Keeps Losing its Internet Connection (While Still Connected to WiFi)

My computer keeps losing its internet connection even though it's still connected to wifi. Usually, when it happens, the websites will remain "loading" so long, sometimes a DNS lookup error ...
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Upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1

I have upgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 using the instructions from the Dell website. It says that I need to download all the Updates and then Microsoft Store will popp up and I can upgrade from ...
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Can my motherboard support Windows 10?

I want to upgrade my Windows7 32-bit to Windows10 64-bit. All my components support 64-bit. But in the page the OS support only goes to Windows8 64-bit. Would it be a problem if I update to Windows 10?...
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Does Microsoft implement "Windows Defender"-like security for WSL 2 instances?

I'm not certain whether WSL 2 instances, running in Hyper-V, are actually scanned by Windows Defender. I have found some articles on Google describing Window Defender's performance impact on WSL, but ...
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Why my C hard drive still full? [duplicate]

My C hard drive is full and i don't know the reason why . I've moved all important files such as download folder and document folder to another hard drive (in my case , i moved it to D: drive) . I've ...
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Where is the Microsoft HTML (CHM) Help Viewer stored? [duplicate]

Sometime ago I messed with opening chm files. I set a pdf viewer as the default app for viewing chm files and now I want the Microsoft HTML help Viewer to be set as default chm viewer. The problem is ...
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DISM is taking over 24 hours

I'm having problems installing Windows Updates so I thought that if I use DISM and then SFC, that it might fix the problem. When I run DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth It takes over 24 ...
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When downloading windows updates on Windows 8.1 the progress is stuck on 0% downloading

When downloading windows updates on Windows 8.1 the progress stays on 0%. I have ran the Windows Update troubleshooter and restarted the Windows Update service. However TiWorker.exe is running.
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What is the purpose of the DISM /RestoreHealth parameter and SFC?

What is the purpose of the DISM /RestoreHealth parameter and the SFC /ScanNow parameter? How do they correlate to one another? In what order should they be run? Why does the order sequence matter ...
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Use registry tweak to change the duration of the welcome screen

I found a registry tweak that has been used since Win XP. It seems to be used on Network machines. I tried it on both my Win 7 and win 8.1 and did not work on either one. I have home edition windows. ...
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How does a windows digital licence work?

I have a laptop which I bought years ago and that had widows 8 installed, I guess. Then I completely formatted it and installed Linux. Recently though, I formatted it again and installed windows 10. I ...
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.txt file context menu > Open is opening Registry Editor

When I right-click .txt files and choose Edit, the file is opened in Notepad++. But when I choose Open (or double-click the file), I expect the same thing, but the Windows registry editor (regedit.exe)...
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Windows 10 Home: options to disable automatic driver updates for specific devices? [duplicate]

Problems: So far I have only found these solutions: Disable updates for a specific hardware device using group policy - not an option in Windows Home) Use of a Microsoft troubleshooting tool - this ...
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