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Retrieving lost Windows key

I cant find my real windows key even tho i brought it and it was online

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Mar 30, 2020 at 01:42 PM

Can't activate Windows 10

I was on Insider program which loaded enterprise edition a few years ago.

When computer crashed it reloaded a windows 10 home and now wants me to activate the 10 program. I paid for a win 10 home edition but it will not accept the activation code because of the enterpirse edition I just use without the activation. I tried talking to microsoft and not any answer.

PTGinter

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Jun 22, 2020 at 09:39 AM

How to clean WinSxS Folder?

On my Win10 desktop - running Build 19044.1618 - the WinSxS folder has grown to 12 GB. Windows Slimmer as well as dism.exe Cleanup show 6 GB thereof as obsolete. However, neither Windows Slimmer nor dism.exe do a cleanup. Any idea how to get rid of those obsolete 6 GB?
Best regards/HMeihoefer

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Mar 22, 2022 at 02:45 PM

Microsoft Storeが 無くなってしまいました。

BoostSpeed11を インストール後 設定 操作してみた所 Storが グレー表示になり アクセス出来なくなりました。
レスキュ-から 回復を試みましたが 復旧出来ない状態です。

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Oct 24, 2019 at 08:53 AM
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How to find and permanently delete WIN10 VSS/ Shadow Copy files

Have disabled VSS ok.
Can find no way to erase existing files created by VSS, and they have eaten up neary 50% of my hdd over the last year.

Any help much appreciated!

Best Regards,
Scotty :-)

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May 26, 2020 at 10:52 AM

DirectX Windows Feature Install Prompt

A piece of software on my new Windows 11 system apparently requires the DirectX Windows Optional Feature set to run and I am continually receiving a prompt to install the feature, even though the features are already installed. I get prompted mulitple times per day to install DIrect X even though it's already installed. I've tried removing and resinstalling the optional feature and still get prompted to install it multiple times per day. I do not know what software is prompting this install. The prompt I receive is in the attached screenshot. I am not a game player, so it's not a legacy game that requires the feature. I'd really appreciate your help. Here is info about my system:

Device name SDM_Surface
Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz 2.42 GHz
Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.84 GB usable)
Device ID EA2A80B9-A4BB-44B8-AFA6-40B2186CF2E1
Product ID 00356-06270-54861-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch Pen and touch support with 10 touch points

Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 21H2
Installed on ‎12/‎3/‎2021
OS build 22000.652
Serial number 0F003S7214801J
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.652.0

Thanks!
Scott

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Jun 06, 2022 at 07:45 AM

Windows 10 Action Center is not working

As you see in the attached screenshot, I cannot make use of the action center. What would be the solution to this? Thank you.

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Oct 19, 2021 at 02:12 PM

Wie aktiviere ich die Synchronisierung?

Guten Tag,

ich will die Synchroniation wieder einschalten. Den Tweak wieder Rückgängig machen.

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Dec 08, 2021 at 09:25 AM

No sound after applying BoostSpeed tweaks

Is there a way to revert applied/recommended tweaks? After applying tweaks through the application, I no longer have sound and I get an error when I try to play video files

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Oct 06, 2020 at 09:42 AM

Software and websites adding start-up items

Basically, I do not need ANY more start-up items added, yet certain software, apps and websites seem to find a way to put themselves in my Start Up Menu / Services without my express permission. How do I fully stop new items being added, please?

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Nov 19, 2019 at 07:39 AM

Computer always crashes when i play a game

Hello. I'm a regular gamer, but when I play a game, no matter which one, my computer always crashes. Everyday, for months. I have used boostspeed 11 many times to fix this, but despite what Auslogics promised, my computer is no more stable than before. Nothing has changed. So I’m wondering what it pays to pay for software that promises to take care of our computer’s system, if it’s just basic operations that don’t solve anything. If nothing changes, I will not renew my subscription. If you need information about my hardware, don't hesitate to ask me. Thank you. Sincerely, Arnaud

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Apr 30, 2020 at 08:24 AM

Partial bluetooth connectivity on speaker and headset

Only getting partcial connectivity on both KOSS wirless speaker and headset.
Currently the headset is showing "Connected Voice".
If disconnected it will show "Driver Error".
Please advise.
Thank you.

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Aug 05, 2020 at 08:03 AM
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Computer not connecting to bluetooth headphones

whenever i try to connect my blutooth over ear headphones with my windows it doesn't get connected and it's very difficult for me to use as i have to attend frequent meetings and lectures and moreover with my smartphone its very difficult as i have to zoom minute details in order to see, therefore i need a quick solution for this problem as fast as it could be.

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Sep 10, 2021 at 07:16 AM

Security Center in Vista

I am having issues with the nonfunctioning security center in Windows Vista 32 bit / desktop I KNOW , I am unsupported !!! Maybe you can help ?

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Jun 08, 2020 at 12:40 PM

Start Menu Disappeared

A few weeks ago while using Windows 10 on my desktop computer, the monitor momentarily went black then came back on. But since then the Start Menu is totally missing. After clicking on Start button, an error message comes up now.

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Jan 14, 2020 at 11:47 AM

My Windows 10 Pro version asks for activation

Hello,
I wonder why my Windows 10 Pro version, upgraded from Windows 8.1, asks for activation(---> go to settings ) since 2 weeks.
The notice pops up everytime I strart the laptop.
I have read that the OS might become unstable if not"activated"..
When checking, Windows is activated, and the key seems to be valid, but with a digital license "provided by "Your Organization""
Is there a way around it, without wiping the drive and install "new "Windows 10 Pro ? I did make a back up copy with Auslogics Bitreplica on a WD drive though..
Thank you for any answer that may show a solution.
Many regards,
Robert Soer
<robertsoer@gmail.com>

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Sep 23, 2020 at 01:59 AM

Clearing Privacy History issues

Every day, I start the day, running Advanced System Care, then Glary Utilities, then WiseCare 365, then Auslogics Bootspeed 13, the I reboot and then run ASC again. I have been doing this now, daily, for over 3 years (updating as they are made public). 1st run of ASC... I find privacy issues and then delete them. With Glary's... I run (in Advanced) their "Erase history" under "Privacy" multiple times until I get "Zero" issues found (sometimes up to 15 times to get a zero response). Then I run WiseCare, multipl times (usually around 6 times (main page) and then Under "System Cleaner" I usually only run each section once... sometimes though I run the "Advanced Cleaner" a few times, each time returning a different number of files found and cleaned... but never getting a "zero" found result. NEXT is Auslogics Bootspeed 13 (AB13) I run the main screen, cure the findings... and then I run the "privacy" scan again... and I have done this up to 30 times in a row. The important thing hereis... each time returns a number of files found that is different than the previous time AND there is no pattern to the numbers returned either!

Looking at the past, the Neuroquila virus (circa around 1995) was the first (as far as I know) "polymorphing" virus. It created a "sacrificial virus" to "feed" any existing antivirus program on a machine so that while the antivirus was repairing the created virus the real virus could then attack the antivirus, making it, in the future, always retrun a "no virus found" message to the user. Next, as I recall... comes the concept of "nesting" where when you remove one thing another is created as that one is eliminated.

the above are just 2 examples of why I could be getting the results, daily, that I get BUT... I have stopped these programs after just doing an initial run of each and I have, many, many times stopped them short of doing an all out cleaning and I have done many "all out cleanings" (where I run each program multiple times) and there is a large difference in my end performance of the machine. PS... I do this on all 3 of the machines I have running and NO... I am not making money with my computers... I am a 71 year old man who's retired and od this for cheap thrills and to prove I haven't yet lost my sanity... thank you very much.

Sooooo.... I'd like to buy your program... but only if there's a component in it that let's me state how many times each component within it will run before it stops running.... cause sitting here and re-running these programs for over an hour everyday... just to keep my computer operating at a decent speed (2-I.7... 16 GB Mem, 500 GB SSD, 1- I.5 ... 16GB Mem, 500 GB SSD).

What I want is something I can configure to run multiple passes of the different compnents within your software so I can set it and then go do something else while it scours, re-scourts and rescours again as many times as I want it to.

Cool?

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Apr 25, 2023 at 12:48 PM

PC startup takes too long

If I have to restart, it takes 20 minutes or more to load completely. I have basically nothing in startup and can't figure out what is making this take so long. It's the same whether a restart or new start. The hard drive is only a little over half full with lots of pictures. Logically it has to be in either ASUS or windows (10). It's very frustrating and because it takes so long to load, I leave it running. For quite a few years I paid for a service that cleaned the system once a month and helped with any problem. I am no longer using it as it was expensive and even though I stressed the startup time issue, they never improved it.

You can see a lot about the machine, but it doesn't say it's an ASUS 15" laptop, purchased in September of 2014, model R510LAVS51 with core i5
I didn't know if you needed this, but I'd rather give you unnecessary information than have you come back to me.

thanks so much
debbie engleson

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Jul 09, 2020 at 05:10 AM

Location setting managed by your organization

My location setting has been disabled (turned off) and is greyed out so I cannot turn it back on. I now see a message indicating that my computer is "Managed by your organization" but this is my personal computer. I actually have 2 computers and this message appears on both computers along with the same restrictions to my settings.
Can you advise how I can regain the administrative control of my PCs and eliminate "Managed by your organization"?

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Jan 17, 2025 at 06:00 AM

How to delete Windows.old folder?

Hello¨
The PC had Update to 2004 Versione, now has the PC ond big 30GB Windows.old folder. why can i the folder delete

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Jan 04, 2021 at 03:51 PM