You can force the enrol now ESU menu by following these steps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5512112/my-windows-10-esu-enrollment-message-disappeared-h?page=1

This page seems more for someone who had enrolled and could no longer see it. But I had not enrolled and after doing this, I could see the option to enrol. One last thing, I needed to explicitly run the command prompt as an administrator, even though I was already logged in as an administrator.

Besides this check the following to see if you can get the free option: https://uk.pcmag.com/migrated-3765-windows-10/159260/want-to-stay-on-windows-10-sign-up-for-free-extended-security-updates-now#:\~:text=(Credit:%20Beata%20Zawrzel/NurPhoto,example%2C%20gets%20you%20500%20points.

The situation is that you can't download Windows 10 iso from the official Microsoft website in Russia right now. A friend of mine recommended the UUP DUMP website, but I'm not sure if it's safe to download iso images from there. Please share your advice. I don't think I'll be spied on or hacked when I use the ISO from their website, but is it still dangerous?

Need a tool to recover deleted files/folders on an NTFS drive, keeping original names and structure if possible. Any proven recommendations?

You can force the enrol now ESU menu by following these steps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5512112/my-windows-10-esu-enrollment-message-disappeared-h?page=1

This page seems more for someone who had enrolled and could no longer see it. But I had not enrolled and after doing this, I could see the option to enrol. One last thing, I needed to explicitly run the command prompt as an administrator, even though I was already logged in as an administrator.

Hey guys, as title reads i’ve noticed MoUSO is a lot more present than it used to be in task manager. I’ve tried ending the task but even opening settings back up re opens the task. i’m not worried about the fidelity of the process/ file, just more of if this is normal for other win10 machines

i can confirm MoUSO is in C/Windows/system32 and the copyright is microsoft

just curious and wondering if this could be due to support ending soon

The photo I got today was a beach somewhere, the box in the corner said it was Salzburg Austria but I knew it wasn't, I checked and it was actually Sardinia.

Had the same issue a few months ago when I had Machu Picchu as being somewhere in France.

I had an old 256gb ssd boot drive that has windows currently installed on it but just recently I upgraded to a 1tb nvme because my motherboard has an extra m.2 slot. However, my father who owns the pc has important programs and files on the same 256gb boot drive. So it is possible to reinstall windows on the new drive while still keeping the programs on the C drive?

I'm not seeing the link on Windows Update to enroll in the ESU program. Is it the processor? Is it not supported? Sorry about the flair. I didn't see one for 'question'. Thanks

So i did read that secure boot certificates are going to expire in June 2026 and for it to update properly, secure boot needs to be set on. My question is, do i need to enable secure boot on my W10 Pro for the system to work properly after that date or if i keep it disabled, nothing will change for me? (It's disabled since i've made this PC many years ago, wasn't enabled by default and i've never messed with that). I'm gonna enroll in ESU if that matters. I'm just worried if my PC will work properly/get security updates if i don't turn secure boot on, also i'm worried that my pc could brick because of such reason... do i need to turn it on or it's fine if i keep it disabled?

Do you know if there are still problems with the Xbox app on Windows 10 to play? Because a few months ago it asked me to update to Windows 11 to be able to play because it did not meet the requirements

I'm trying to clone my current Windows 10 OS from my old HDD to a new SSD. I don't want to do a fresh install because I don't have a flash drive to create a bootable USB. Is there a way to do a direct clone with software? What programs work best?

As we all know windows 10 is End of life October 14th. Now, Microsoft just pushed an Out of Band "emergency" update. This update caused issues with system reset, so much so that Microsoft suggested to professionals that they download the specific security patches individually and apply them without the main update.

Now here is the issue. Why would Microsoft push an emergency security patch for a product that goes end of life in less than 2 months. It's a well known fact that Microsoft has been pushing windows 11 on windows 10 users hard. This would be the perfect opertunity to either break functionality in older systems with no legal requirements to fix end of life products, OR sneak in something that will cause major problems for anyone wanting to continue using windows 10 after the end of life date.

I want to also point out that out of band "emergency" security patches do not follow the normal update procedures in windows machines. They often use multiple backdoor lanes of obfuscated delivery methods that circumvent disabled windows update methods. The whole reason I noticed this update is that I run a 20h2 and 22 version of windows 10 for testing and various reasons I wouldn't get into and the 20h2 home version I test on got the update even though I had multiple update disabling methods in place AND used Glasswire firewall to block network access to windows update, windows installer, and windows update medic. I still can't figure out how it happened and it's the first update to get through in 2 years on that machine.

Anyone with windows 10 pro should be safe from unwanted updates, because as far as I know, group policy edit is still the gold standard for disabling all windows update functionality in both a home, industrial, and professional settings. However for anyone running home, you may be SOL.

It seems extremely dubious to me that not only would they push an update for an end of life product that coincidentally breaks core OS recovery functionality, but also do so in a way that circumvents users ability to say no I don't want that update. This also led to them pushing a hasty SECOND update to fix the supposedly "accidental" breaking of system reset.

In my opinion this update likely snuck in infrastructure for ESU enrollment, giving them access to users who previously avoided their ecosystem. It also was likely an attempt to scare windows 10 users by holding back a known security issue and implying that zero day hacks and over a hundred security issues just happen to have been discovered and hastily patched so staying behind is scary, or at the very least generating tons of revenue for the new ESU program by scaring us into enrolling.

Btw I don't get the hate, I use Edge every day and it works really good!

It is a tray icon but I can't find any information about it.
Any help would be nice!

When I create a new username it still has the apps and some files from the main account and I don’t want them

i found this massive file on my computer not too long ago and its been clogging up my space

i dont know what it does but its only allowing me to have ~1 gig of storage and i need to know if i can get rid of it or not

edit: disk cleanup has not solved this despite running it several times

64gb ddr4 (16gb x4) and 11400f. Lowest can be as low as 900mb.

My PC doesn't support Windows 11, so I plan to redeem Windows 10 ESU. I didn't want do to the backup, so I plan to redeem with Rewards points. But I have a question: if I format my PC, will I have to spend the rewards points again, or will the Windows 10 ESU be saved to my account?

Hey all,

I come from using a Mac, so my muscle memory always reaches for the modifier key next to the spacebar (Command). On Windows, I’ve been thinking about remapping that spot to Ctrl so shortcuts like copy/paste feel more natural and less pinky-heavy.

Ergonomically it seems to make sense? but I’d love to hear what you guys think, has anyone here tried this? Is it better to adapt to the standard Windows layout, or is it worth switching things around for comfort?

Thanks!

I found it on my Local Disk (C:)

should I delete it?

Pour je ne sais qu'elle raison j'ai dupliquer mon Disque Local C sur mon bureau, je voulais savoir si effacer les fichiers qui sont sur mon bureau est safe ?

Trying to put more space on my C drive but every tool Ive gone to like AOMEI and EaseUS make you buy a subscription in order to use those features. lol

I ran a batch file that deleted my windows defender. Any way of getting it back? This was some while ago and i do not have any restore points set. Please let me know