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  1. Solved Remove failed or incompatible windows update from Settings "windows update" list

    Thanks to both of you for the suggestions- the MiniTool worked perfectly & completely. Many thanks...
  2. Solved Remove failed or incompatible windows update from Settings "windows update" list

    Running Win11, 23H2, version 22.631.2271. Several items in update listing repeatedly do not successfully install after successful downloading (example: Office 2013 which I replaced with Office 2021 years ago). One other item also appears in the listing & never successfully installs- is there a...
  3. Solved ASUS motherboard only boots to hard drive, not DVD's

    Thanks for all the suggestions to my problem. Finally called ASUS since warranty on motherboard is still active. They had me clear CMOS and my problem seems to be resolved.
  4. Solved ASUS motherboard only boots to hard drive, not DVD's

    Thanks for the multiple suggestions. I forgot to mention that both DVD drives (one Sony & one Pioneer) are working perfectly for all reads & writes, as well as burning stuff to them- they are hard-wired to the motherboard, not wi-fi or bluetooth. I entered BIOS and checked Secure Boot settings...
  5. Solved ASUS motherboard only boots to hard drive, not DVD's

    Desktop computer is ASUS Prime Z590-P motherboard With Intel i7-11700K processor, 32G Ram. Lately my unit will not boot to anything but the C:\ drive, despite hitting the F2 or Delete keys on start-up. When entering the UEFI Bios, the only boot device visible on the boot tab is the M.2 location...
  6. Battery icon in Surface Pro taskbar disappeared

    Thanks for your reply- I installed & ran the assistant but it did not help to solve problem.
  7. Battery icon in Surface Pro taskbar disappeared

    Recently, my battery level icon has been missing from the taskbar on my Surface Pro 7. Any ideas on how to bring it back? The icon is important because my three year old Surface Pro has only about 3 hours or less duration when unplugged.
  8. Win11 Pro update KB5030305 not installing

    I may try this as a last resort...
  9. Win11 Pro update KB5030305 not installing

    Appreciate the suggestions, but sadly none have been successful to date.
  10. Win11 Pro update KB5030305 not installing

    For over three weeks now, the update will download, then try to install but fails every time. Anyone else having this difficulty?
  11. Win11 22621.819 - Explorer Redundancy

    Unfortunately, having the same duplicity and frustration as you are having. Maybe relief is coming down the pike.
  12. Newly created desktop shortcut in explorer.exe disappears with every bootup

    As far back as Win7, I have been using the following created desktop shortcut for Windows Explorer to open my favorite directory (Larry) within explorer.exe. The shortcut is given here: c:\windows\explorer.exe /n, /e, E:\Larry Having recently upgraded to Win11 Pro from Win10 Pro, I find that...
  13. Uninstalled Office 2013 program keeps showing up on Windows Update listing

    Thanks- I was hesitant to do anything to/with it unless guided...
  14. Uninstalled Office 2013 program keeps showing up on Windows Update listing

    Thanks for the suggestions- I successfully unzipped wushowhide- how do I use this cab file?
  15. Uninstalled Office 2013 program keeps showing up on Windows Update listing

    This has been going on for about 6 months now- I upgraded from Office 2013 to Office 2016 (special pricing) some 6 months ago BUT windows update, every time it runs, still lists it, and unsuccessfully tried to update it. This results in an red-inked ERROR message that would be daunting to the...
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