Questions tagged [software-update]
The process of updating system software or installed software to a later or newer version; usually adding extra features or functionality.
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Computer seems completely "fried" after an unsuccessful Windows 10 update
I'll try to make it short. It all started from a Windows 10 update that I have let my computer do on shutdown, I do it immediately before I leave for two days shutting my house power off, thinking ...
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Can I allow standard user to give permission for a single software to auto-update?
I will be very specific, but the question could relate to any software...
Sage 50 (formerly Peachtree Accounting), like many software, uses third-party utilities for some of its functions. The one in ...
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Cygwin mintty fails to start, requires Cygwin install finalization to run properly
I have a recurring problem using Cygwin (on a Windows 10 machine with a bunch of corporate spyware/malware which I had to live with).
Whenever I install or update Cygwin - everything seems to work ...
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Can't do an in-place Update of an Azure cloud service (extended support) after a VIP swap - Public IP is in use (error)
I have successfully performed a VIP swap on a pair of Azure cloud services (extended support) that had Reserved IP addresses (static, although I don't think it matters).
Now I can Update (by uploading ...
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How to create a new PowerShell project from Visual Studio?
How do I install a workload for Visual Studio to work with PowerShell?
From the console:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> code --help
code : The term 'code' is not recognized as ...
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Unable to update macOS Monterey; check updates only shows Ventura upgrade
I am not able to update my macOS, from version 12.6.2 → 12.6.3. I am using a MacBook, with an Apple silicon chip. I am hoping to avoid a Ventura upgrade at this time, and to update Monterey soon (...
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Does Tor use Tor to upgrade itself?
When you get notified about a new update and choose to download it or click Help=>About manually, does Tor use use Tor to download the new update or does it download it not anonymously?
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Copy Current Application Configuration and paste them into another application configuration in logi options+
I want to Copy Current Application Configuration and paste them into another application configuration in logi options+.
For example configuring specific gestures for chrome browser. Now, I want to ...
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How do I revert Windows 11 store apps to their factory version?
I mean like you can on Android, that is when you go to your apps list on Android and tap on an app, you have an option to "unistall app updates" and revert the software to its factory ...
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How can I install MacOS security updates when I receive the error message "In order to continue installing, you need to be an owner"
Installing Apple MacOS security updates fails with the error message
In order to continue installing, you need to be an owner
How can I fix this? Running MacOS 12.
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Microsoft Edge Updating even though I disabled the edgeupdate and edgeupdatem services a day ago
I'm using Windows 10 1909
I woke up to my computer being sluggish so I opened task manager and found out MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe was running and taking lots of CPU, EVEN THOUGH I had just disabled ...
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Unable to update Windows OS
I've been struggling to update my Windows computer since January of this year. I think I've tried updating my computer 8-10 times. However, every time, the progress percent reaches 90 something and ...
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Firefox Developer cannot update automatically
I have Firefox Developer Edition 96.0b3 installed on my Debian Bullseye Stable system.
Each time I open up Firefox, I am prompted to download the updated version of Firefox, because it "could not ...
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Install modern browser on MacOs 10.4.11
I want to use an old iMac on MacOsX 10.4.11 as my office pc.
I mainly need a modern webbrowser.
Is there any chance that i can install a new browser on MacOsX 10.4.11?
Or can i even update MacOs? ...
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Method or application for updating files and/or applications on many remote computers?
I have several Windows 10 and Windows 7 machines that are operating remotely. Sometimes, certain files or executables need to be updated. This would involve the following.
Close running program.
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When an automatic update of the Microsoft Teams Windows client is performed, where are these updated files saved?
I've just launched the Windows build of the Microsoft Teams client on a machine that hasn't had it running since the end of last year. After several seconds, the application restarted and presented me ...
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Do I need to keep update for microsoft powerpoint 2010?
I was cleaning up my windows 10 pc today using IOBit Uninstaller because I had installed a lot of junk. After uninstalling everything I know about I found a lot of Security Update for Microsoft Office ...
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How to upgrade (migrate) a flatpak environment
On updating my Flatpak with flatpak update, I get following message:
Info: org.gnome.Platform//3.36 is end-of-life, with reason:
The GNOME 3.36 runtime is no longer supported as of February 13, ...
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Cannot update Linux with pacman
Trying to update my Artix (Arch derived) Linux from the command line with:
sudo pacman -Syu
I get the following error:
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Total Download Size: 3.15 MiB
Total Installed Size: 15628.07 MiB
Net ...
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Error 1721: AsusInstallVerifier.exe (A program required for this install to complete could not be run)
Ever since installing Asus FrameworkService version 1.0.4.1, every single update has failed with message:
Error 1721.
There is a problem with this Windows Installer package.
A program required for ...
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ubuntu 20.04 - trouble updating software
When I try to run the software updater on Ubuntu 20.04, the text in the updater window disappears and the empty window sits there doing nothing. I tried restarting the computer with no change. The ...
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How to disable the auto update feature of a software.?
For the conference call / meeting , there is a tool name free conference call for desktop (windows 10), the desktop tool works fine with base version, but withe latest version its not working properly....
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How can I search timeviewer.tv purely without the need to click on search for TeamViewer
When you search for timeviewer.tv website, Google will tell "Do you want to search TeamViewer?" I need to know if you can tell me how can I search for timeviewer.tv purely without the need ...
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Can you run a Windows Application inside Linux without Third Party Software like WINE?
I want to install an application originally designed for Windows in Ubuntu, but I don't want to install other software, such as WINE, to be able to do it.
Is that possible?
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Thunderbird cannot connect to my pop email account since upgrade from 68.x to 78.2.2 today
I've got a gmail connection which works fine, and a pop mail connection to my ISP. It says on the status line Connected to pop.rcn.com... but nothing ever happens, no new mails download.
Yet ...
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Windows 10: 0x80070241 - Download Error (Windows Update)
I've joined the Insiders and now i'm updating but, when i update, an error comes up stating its 0x80070241 error code... how can i fix this? this problem is going for a while now.
Here's a link to the ...
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How do VS developers handle debugging to iOS from Windows?
Problem I am facing:
I need to have the most recent/ compatible version of Visual Studio(windows), Visual Studio(Mac), and Xcode in order to use my set up correctly.
This means every month or so ...
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Cannot upgrade my MacBook Air to macOS Catalina
I have a Macbook Air (Early 2015 model) with High Sierra on it. I want to upgrade it to the lastest macOS. When I go to the app store and hit the "download" button, it simply grays out and ...
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Far Manager - *.cpp file association
I've been trying to get started with Far Manager, but there are not many good resources out there for setting it up as an ide. Specifically, I'm trying to create a *.cpp file association so I can ...
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DLL module can't be found after updating to latest Windows 10, version 2004
I recently updated my Windows 10 Pro to version 2004. Since then I've had clunky experiences, having to shutdown the computer to get out of trouble. I am getting a notification saying:
Unable to ...
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Can an app purchased and installed using a specific email id be updated by a different id?
I have Minecraft windows 10 edition but it is purchased from my friend's id which he used to download the game in my PC and then signed out and removed his id. I want to know if I will be able to ...
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How to install Wine on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
I am not able to find Wine in software center of Ubuntu. How can I install Wine on Ubuntu 20.04 (64 BIT)?
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Facing " this is not applicable to your computer" error when installing KB2919442
I manually tried installing (KB2919442) on my window 8.1 PC which is a prerequisite for (KB2919355), but I get "This update is not applicable to your computer" error each time I tried to install it. ...
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Are Microsoft Office ISO/MSI (Non C2R) periodic updates "Cumulative Rollups" just like Windows?
Latest updates for versions of Office that use Windows Installer (MSI)
04/15/2020 - 2 minutes to read
Use the links on this page to get more information about and download the most recent updates for ...
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How to upgrade node js to a specific version in windows 10
I want to upgrade node js to v10.15. How can I do it with or without command prompt in Windows-10.
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Catalina System Preferences shows update badge, but no updates are available
I just upgraded to Catalina, and now my System Preferences icon in the Dock shows an update badge with an annoying little “1” in it:
So far, so similar to this old question. Unlike that question, ...
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Cant find bios update for Gigabyte motherboard [closed]
I am having a hard time finding a bios update anywhere online for the Gigabyte Motherboard GA-P67A-UD3R-B3.
Its on bios version F2 which is way outdated and im having trouble having it boot from an ...
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Windows 7 Quality Rollups
My Windows 7 laptop, which it seems hasn't been updated in a long time, is trying to install the September 2019 Quality Rollup, and failing due to an unknown error 80092004. The troubleshooter ...
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Plex update not installing
I'm running a macOS Plex server.
I want to update Plex via the "Install Update" button within General settings:
Plex immediately quits, and the spinner says that the update is installing:
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How to solve Unknown package x3270.sh exit code 127 error when updating Cygwin
I got this error when I updated Cygwin.
As a new Cygwin user I don't understand much. Is this a critical error? Is there any crucial problem if I can't fix it?
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Barebox bootchooser/state integration Raspberry Pi 3 issue
I have an issue regarding barebox bootchooser/state integration for Raspberry Pi 3 (used for multiple rootfs + RAUC software update).
I am using the following: Yocto Pyro 2.3.2, barebox 2018.12.0 . I ...
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macos 10.14.4: unable to update xcode
I upgraded my macbook pro to 10.14 Mojave, then went to app store, where I attempted to upgrade to the latest xcode. A partial circle began spinning, but then it said I have to upgrade macos further ...
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Has a system upgrade ever really destroyed data? [closed]
Whenever you are upgrading your system, the first step is to back up important data, in case something goes wrong. However, when I am thinking about it, what could possibly realistically go wrong on a ...
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Headphones not working
bought Razer Tiamat V2, and when I plug them into "Line out" hole in my PC I get the sound, but my mic does not seem to be working. Plugging it into other holes does not give either sound/mic. Is it ...
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Permission error in software center on clean Ubuntu 18.04
I need to install the "hide top bar" extension on a clean installation of Ubuntu 18.04. After I open the software center I get his error message on the top under the search bar:
Unable to download ...
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Linux: cannot kill "Software & Updates" process
Trying to do a software update, the corresponding program "Software & Updates" got stuck during the cache refresh.
How can I kill such a process? I looked at all the running processes with su, ...
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error: Platform version is not compatible (XUL runner)
Not sure why I'm getting an XUL error:
XUL runner
error: Platform version '61.0.2' is not compatible with
minVersion >= 61.0.1
maxVersion <= 61.0.1
Particularly when this version of Firefox ...
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How to stop Firefox 52 ESR from auto-updating?
I am trying to download the Firefox 52.9.0 ESR (32-bit) as it can run Java as a plugin in the browser. I've been doing this by taking the zip file from the archive, extracting it to my desired folder, ...
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Questions about locking down Windows Store Apps with Software Restriction GPO
A software restriction GPO has been configured and applied to a test environment with the following rules:
%programfiles%\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore* - Disallowed - For Windows 10 Pro
With ...
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CVE-2012-5785 fix in apache axis2 [closed]
Can anyone please tell me in which version of Apache axis2 CVE-2012-5785 is fixed?
Thanks in advance
