Very recently, a Windows 10 system appears to have gone through a RESET.
I'm not the User, so I can't say for sure what happened - it surely appears that there was a Windows Update on 3/19/2019 - yesterday!
The system is now at 1809 Build 17763.379.

The system was RESET - which means that a large number of app's were removed.  That is very upsetting and costly in that this is a  production system for a small business.
At least there is a list of the removed app's which I've attached for your:
a) amusement
b) horror
c) concern

Now, please don't tell me that "well, that's what you get if you do a RESET"!  OK?  Please?  That would be a worthless and trivial response.

The real issue here is what caused the reset?  
Could it have been the Update all by itself?  In truth, I very much doubt that the owner would have triggered a reset.
So, could this be a precursor to the same thing happening again and again?
THAT is the question and the issue.
Removed-Apps.html

I have adobe reader installed on a windows 10 machine and it wont let me change the default app for *.pdf documents to Adobe Reader.  The window just closes when I try to change the default app for these file types and no change happens.  Any idea?

The ability is needed to scan relatively small 5" wide x 6" high paper tags, at a quick speed.
or
The ability is needed to scan these documents using a conventional type desktop scanner perhaps with a document feeder.

The issue is that the thickness of these tags is less weight than conventional copy paper, so not only is the issue that they might get jammed
in a conventional copier/scanner but they might even get torn.

What is suggested for situations like this?
Would a very fast hand scanner be an option?

I've recently built a new pc

B450-F STRIX MOBO
1TB WD BLACK M2 NVME SSD
4TB TOSHIBA HDD

I've installed windows 10 from a USB stick onto the SSD and that seems to go fine but when it restarts it can't find the boot device.

If I go into the bios and exit - the system boots into windows fine.

Latest BIOS - Any ideas?

We are a primarily Dell laptop environment. I have deployed SCCM 2016 successfully and am working out minor kinks here and there with deployment of software and OS things

I have configured all my PXE settings and I can get the laptop to boot to PXE but it does not identify anything to connect to IE: my sccm server to pick up the image I built.

After it attempts to find a connection it fails then reboots.

Any idea on areas to check? I modified my DHCP options set for PXE 60, 66 and 67.

The DC that host DHCP and DNS is Windows Server 2012r2 and the SCCM server is 2019

Hi

We have problems with Microsoft Definition Updates on Windows 7 Clients. According to Woody there is a problem:
https://www.askwoody.com/2019/windows-defender-security-definition-problems/ 



All physical devices are affected. Are you also affected? Are there any workarounds?

Thanks

I accidentally crippled the Win10 apps on my PC, and am not sure how to fix the issue.  Here are some of the symptoms:

*) Edge opens and then immediately closes (in less than 1 sec)
*) Neither the calculator or the photos apps will open
*) Uninstalling / re-installing apps fails, although I am able to open the Windows Store
*) When in Settings -> Apps, the Background Apps shows a blank list (no apps are listed)

I used the Remove-AppxPackage command in powershell to remove some of the bloatware, and I got a little de-crapifying-ly happy.  So while regular programs work fine (Firefox, Chrome, Word, Excel, etc.), I think I accidentally uninstalled something that the core app system needs to function.

Any help is appreciated

I have an excel Macro that I have been running on Windows 7 for years without a problem. I recently updated to Windows 10.
Every time I run the macro now I get the Error 1004.

Below I put the VbScript that it does not like.
Any ideas how to fix this problem?

Thanks...
RIck

Error 1004
Method SaveAs of Object   Workbook failed

ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:= _
        "M:\IT\Macros\ESCOffTheShelf\Web-ESCUploadInventory1.xlsx", FileFormat:= _
        xlOpenXMLWorkbook, CreateBackup:=False

This is similar to a question I posted the other day, only this time, I want to be able to do the same thing with Browsers. Google hasn't been of much help.

I'm testing a variety of (5) browsers I plan to eventually do a review on, but in order to test them properly and to my own satisfaction, I need to keep switching the default Browser in Windows 10 using the GUI method in Default Apps. Too many clicks needed for my liking.

Is there a simpler way you know of that I could do the same thing with just a couple of mouse clicks, like the solution John found for me in my other question?

Ie: For my microphones, all I need to do to change the default Microphone to use is with one click of my mouse as shown below and it's done:


Similar to the above, I'd like to have a menu where I could just click and select any browser I want to make it the default browser in Windows 10 with one or two clicks.

Please note that I am heavily challenged when it comes to any type of coding, scripting or automating. A programmer I am not.

Using a GUI I can figure out how to do just about anything on Windows, but if I need to make changes via Powershell or similar, please include detailed instructions on how, where and why I need to enter any script(s) to achieve my end goal.

Any suggestions?

Thanks, Andrew

I have two Microphones connected to my Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) box.

One is built into my Web Cam ( Microsoft LifeCam Cinema ) and what I've been using up until now.

Recently I purchased a much higher quality USB Microphone that does a significantly better job at filtering out background noise.

Sometimes though, I still want to use the built-in Microphone in my LifeCam Cinema WebCam.

I know how to make the change via UI methods, but it takes too many clicks for my liking, so wondered if there is a simpler way to achieve the desired result?


So... what I need is a batch file, script or Powershell command way of telling Windows 10 which Microphone to use by default. Something I can double-click on my desktop which will result in all of the needed changes to be made to make one or the other Mic the default in Windows 10.

Please note that I am heavily challenged when it comes to any type of coding, scripting or automating. A programmer I am not.

Using a GUI I can figure out how to do just about anything on Windows, but if I need to make changes via Powershell or similar, please include detailed instructions on how, where and why I need to run the script(s), and if doing so will have any negative effect on Windows 10 security.  It's why I stay away from using PowerShell unless an expert in it tells me exactly what to do and why! <g>

With all that said, can anyone offer a solution?

Regards, Andrew