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A recovery drive can help you troubleshoot and fix problems with your PC, even if it won’t start. To create one, all you need is a USB drive.
- From the taskbar, search for Create a recovery drive and then select it. You might be asked to enter an admin password or confirm your choice.
- When the tool opens, make sure Back up system files to the recovery drive is selected and then select Next.
- Connect a USB drive to your PC, select it, and then select Next > Create. A lot of files need to be copied to the recovery drive, so this might take a while.
- When it’s done, you might see a Delete the recovery partition from your PC link on the final screen. If you want to free up drive space on your PC, select the link and then select Delete. If not, select Finish.
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Enable wireless in Windows
- Open Network and Sharing Center.
- Select Change adapter settings.
- You should see an icon for the wireless network card, which you can right-click and select Enable.
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Delete Old WiFi Network Profiles
1: Open administrative Command Prompt
2: netsh wlan show profiles
3: Select from profiles
4: To delete run
5: netsh wlan delete profile name=”type profile name here“
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Referance from Micosoft site 02/15/2017
How to perform a clean boot in Windows
Summary
How to perform a clean boot
- You must log on to the computer as an administrator to be able to perform a clean boot.
- Your computer may temporarily lose some functionality when you perform a clean boot. When you start the computer normally, the functionality returns. However, you may receive the original error message, or experience the original behavior if the problem still exists.
- If the computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may prevent you from following these steps. We strongly recommend that you do not use the System Configuration utility to change the advanced boot options on the computer unless a Microsoft support engineer directs you to do this. Doing this may make the computer unusable.
Use the following steps to perform a clean boot:
Video: How to do a clean boot in WindowsWhat is next when I have a clean boot environment?
- If you could not install or uninstall a program or an update before you performed the clean boot, try to install or uninstall the program or update again.
Note If you receive the "The Windows Installer service could not be accessed" error during the installation or uninstallation, follow How to start the Windows Installer service when system services are not loaded, and then install or uninstall the program or update again.- If the installation or uninstallation is successful, you have resolved your issue. Follow How to reset the computer to start as usual to reset your computer to the normal startup.
- If the installation or uninstallation still fails, that means this issue is not caused by application or service interference. You may have to go to Microsoft Support for more specific support.
- If you could not run a program before you performed the clean boot, try to run the program again.
- If the program runs correctly, this issue is caused by application or service interferences. Follow How to determine what is causing the issue by performing a clean boot to determine which application or service causes the issue.
- If the program still does not run as expected, this issue is not caused by application or service interference. You may have to go to Microsoft Support for more specific support.
More Information
How to determine what is causing the problem by performing a clean boot
How to start the Windows Installer service when system services are not loaded
If you run a Setup program without starting the Windows Installer service, you may receive the following error message:- From Start, search for computer. (In Windows 10, use the Search box from the Start menu. In Windows 8 or 8.1, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search. Or, if you are using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then click Search.)
- Right-click or swipe down on Computer in the search results, and then tap or click Manage.
- In the console tree, tap or click Services and Applications, and then tap or click Services.
- In the details pane, right-click or swipe down on Windows Installer, and then tap or click Start.
- Click Start, right-click Computer, and then click Manage.
Note If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. - In the console tree, click Services and Applications, and then click Services.
- In the details pane, right-click Windows Installer, and then click Start.
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To flush and reset a client resolver cache using the ipconfig command
- Open Command Prompt.
- Type:
ipconfig /flushdns
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Windows 10: Changing DNS Servers
- Search for Network connections in your computer search box.
- Click on: Network Connection
- Right Click on: Lock Area Connection
- Click on: Properties
- Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 or highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 and click Properties
- Click on: "Use following DNS server addresses"
- Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8
- Alternate DNS server: 8.8.4.4
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Windows 10: Missing DVD Drive
- Type cmd in search.
- Run Command Prompt as an Administrator.
- Copy and Paste in Command Prompt
- reg.exe add "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi\Controller0" /f /v EnumDevice1 /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001
- Reboot.
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Using Winver command to find the Windows version
- Open cmd prompt Run as administratior
- Type winver at prompt
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About your PC.
- At start: Click search
- Enter: About your PC.
- Select: About your PC.
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Windows 10 Key Shortcuts
|
Press this key |
To do this |
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Windows logo key |
Open or close Start |
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Windows logo key +A |
Open Action center |
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Windows logo key +B |
Set focus in the notification area |
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Windows logo key +C |
Open Cortana in listening mode |
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Windows logo key +D |
Display and hide the desktop |
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Windows logo key +E |
Open File Explorer |
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Windows logo key +G |
Open Game bar when a game is open |
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Windows logo key +H |
Open the Share charm |
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Windows logo key +I |
Open Settings |
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Windows logo key +K |
Open the Connect quick action |
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Windows logo key +L |
Lock your PC or switch accounts |
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Windows logo key +M |
Minimize all windows |
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Windows logo key +O |
Lock device orientation |
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Windows logo key +P |
Choose a presentation display mode |
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Windows logo key +R |
Open the Run dialog box |
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Windows logo key +S |
Open Search |
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Windows logo key +T |
Cycle through apps on the taskbar |
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Windows logo key +U |
Open Ease of Access Center |
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Windows logo key +V |
Cycle through notifications |
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Windows logo key +Shift+V |
Cycle through notifications in reverse order |
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Windows logo key +X |
Open the Quick Link menu |
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Windows logo key +Z |
Show the commands available in an app in full-screen mode |
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Windows logo key +comma (,) |
Temporarily peek at the desktop |
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Windows logo key +Pause |
Display the System Properties dialog box |
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+F |
Search for PCs (if you're on a network) |
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Windows logo key +Shift+M |
Restore minimized windows on the desktop |
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Windows logo key +number |
Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app. |
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Windows logo key +Shift+number |
Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+number |
Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
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Windows logo key +Alt+number |
Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+Shift+number |
Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator |
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Windows logo key +Tab |
Open Task view |
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+B |
Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area |
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Windows logo key +Up arrow |
Maximize the window |
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Windows logo key +Down arrow |
Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window |
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Windows logo key +Left arrow |
Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen |
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Windows logo key +Right arrow |
Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen |
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Windows logo key +Home |
Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke) |
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Windows logo key +Shift+Up arrow |
Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen |
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Windows logo key +Shift+Down arrow |
Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width |
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Windows logo key +Shift+Left arrow or Right arrow |
Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another |
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Windows logo key +Spacebar |
Switch input language and keyboard layout |
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+Spacebar |
Change to a previously selected input |
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Windows logo key +Enter |
Open Narrator |
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Windows logo key +forward slash (/) |
Initiate IME reconversion |
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Windows logo key +plus (+) or minus (-) |
Zoom in or out using Magnifier |
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Windows logo key +Esc |
Exit Magnifier |
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Wow64.dll, Wow64cpu.dll, Wow64win.dll
If you run Autoruns for Windows
These are false positives.
They are reported by Autoruns as well but you shouldn't uncheck or delete them:
_Wow64 File not found: C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\Wow64.dll
_Wow64cpu File not found: C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\Wow64cpu.dll
_Wow64win File not found: C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\Wow64win.dll
They are in system32
Launching Windows PowerShell, type the following
cd $env:windir\system32
dir wow*
Directory: C:\WINDOWS\system32
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a---l 10/30/2015 3:17 AM 314616 wow64.dll
-a---l 10/30/2015 3:17 AM 21240 wow64cpu.dll
-a---l 10/30/2015 3:18 AM 490752 wow64win.dll
-a---l 10/30/2015 3:17 AM 17408 wowreg32.exe