Managing Windows 10 Updates Using Group Policy
I am still pretty early in my journey of learning how to manage Windows 10 Pro updates, but I am a little encouraged to find that there are several setting …
Windows 10 Forces Early Upgrade, Behaves Like a Virus
I have an older machine running Windows 10 1607. I tried 1703 but had problems so restored to 1607. Last week when I booted the machine, I was treated with …
Windows 10 Won’t Search from Start Menu
I’ve frequently had an issue with Windows 10, even after the most recent 1703 update, that when I open the Start menu and start typing to do a search, nothing …
Windows 10 Post-Install Tasks
Due to problems installing a cumulative update, I decided to delete my Windows partition and install Windows 10 Pro x64 1607 from scratch. Windows 10 does an amazing job of …
Windows 10 Re-Installs Cumulative Update
After finally getting the November 2016 cumulative update to install into Windows 10 (by installng Windows 10 from scratch, twice), I was a bit dismayed today to see that Windows …
When DISM Won’t RestoreHealth
I’ve been having trouble installing the Windows 10 cumulative update for November 2016. DISM is supposed to scan or restore your Windows image, as explained in this Technet article. But …
Windows 10 Can’t Install November Cumulative Update
Windows 10 Pro 1511 failed repeatedly to install the November 2016 Cumulative Update (KB3198586). So I deleted the partition and installed Windows 10 Pro 1607 from scratch. It also cannot …
Windows 10 Freezes with storahci 129 Errors
On a new install of Windows 10 Pro 1607, with a Crucial/Micron M500 SSD, the machine would frequently freeze for several seconds. This corresponded to dozens of storahci 129 warnings …
Windows 10 Repeatedly Disconnects Network Drives
A few weeks ago, I upgraded from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 10 Pro. The most frustrating problem has been that mapped drives on my server frequently disconnect. One of …
StorDiag Errors after Windows 10 Upgrade
I upgraded from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 10 Pro a couple weeks ago. I’ve had ongoing issues with briefly losing connection to my local network. Updating the network card …