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I got a notification about drive health. It said the SSD was "set to read only...backup in case of drive failure ". I checked...

I left the MS account and went to a local account, made a folder in root, copied update downloads to it. Tried them, some said...

I got KB5053598 on 3/12/2025, no issues. It's available in the Catalog. https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB5053598

Thanks but ANYTHING I add/install/change is lost on a reboot. I now know why I have avoided installing windows with MS Account and...

Also I can not do a "Safe Mode" boot by holding shift key/restart

Temporary Profile sounds right. How to I not get a temporary profile?

No other updates since 2-7-25 even though I have tried

Lots of updates on 2-7-25. None of that KB number. It did show "update and shutdown". When rebooting. That would never go away.

Sounds like a temporarily profile - except of course it probably isn't. Can you confirm, is this a local account or linked to a...

Sometimes updates can cause problems with accounts (or there is just a problem anyway) and therefore you will be signed into a temporary...

Only 1 user on this one and I need to use the pin to get logged on. I tried adding Administrator and it stayed until a reboot was...

I'm trying a local system reset.

It appears to be linked to a MS account . On reboot it complains "Some support options and online tools will be unavailable" until I...

Thought not being able to save downloads, or make changes to the desktop may have appeared a problem. Trying to layout all the issues...

After 40 years fixing PC's I'm stumped. Windows 11 Pro, Dell Inspiron 15 with SSD, 3 months old. Last update seems to be a Firmware...