Recent content by AGTDenton

How are you running the batch file, if via scheduled task for example, does the user running the task have the correct privilages etc... When you run the command in command prompt are you having to elevate for it to work i.e. run as administrator?

My view would be to disconnect/remove the faulty drive and see if booting improves. The BIOS/UEFI might be stalling on this failed device. Regarding how to check the condition of that faulty drive, you will also require its manufacturers official tool for it. As the laptop cannot read the disk...

There's still a few things you can do. Firstly, can you re-confirm your laptop model number, because the closest I can find is the Alienware Area-51m R2. Then can you confirm your BIOS version, assuming you can get in to the BIOS occasionally. Next I would run an SSD diagnosis with the software...

If using the official Microsoft routes above still don't work, HP computers are notorious for not working on Microsoft ISOs and often need drivers pre-loaded into the ISO for everything to work. Try HP's recovery media tool below. You will need to build the HP recovery media on a different PC...

Is there any history about this computer? Are we to assume the computer in question is the one you have listed in your profile, 'System One'? Have you just bought it, have you had all the parts from new/used? Has this issue always been there for you, did it just start recently, have you just...

That would actually be a desired result in my scenario. The more disabled the better. Thank goodness! I doubt it will end up in LTSC OOBE until 2027 (assuming they keep to the current 3 year cycle). Out of interest, in the new Start Menu is the dreaded 'Get Started' app still there?

Rebooted, re-installed, tested many different installation and upgrade scenarios but nothing has ever worked as consistently as the combination of the 3 entries above. The only version that worked correctly for me was LTSC Enterprise 2024 without IoT. I just realised that the post I found on...

Howdy, That method just doesn't want to work for me with LTSC Enterprise 2024 IoT or Windows 11 Pro 22H2/23H2/24H2/25H2. I have to use all 3 registry entries above for it to work. Yet that method you mentioned does work for me in LTSC Enterprise 2024 without IoT. I found another post somewhere...

Yep, a few years and several million attempts later (not quite that many ;-)) we have a solution!!!! So I found a post with some alternate registry keys that fool the Start Menu into believing it to be Education edition.... This finally works for me. I can only hope this helps others, maybe our...

So further to this, you can also remove the pinned icons when you select the 'Home' button in File Explorer by deleting the following entries: Please note that this is on 23H2 and it is unknown if an update will at some point re-write these entries, especially in a Feature update...

Ok so something interesting... mine are in slightly different locations for some reason. Deleting the following entries worked for me: Maybe the extra _36354489 is generated during an update??? Without another PC on 23H2 I do not know whether this number is consistent across multiple devices. I...

Lovely, I'll be sure to give these a go in the coming weeks (y) EDIT: Performed a quick test, had a VM available on W11 Pro 23H2. However, the registry value didn't exist in the first place to be able to delete. So unfortunately the pinned icons remain for me. I only had an entry related to...

This is a rather boring one but useful nonetheless to unblock multiple files at once. If you've ever downloaded a large amount of files en mass they will typically have the 'Blocked' attribute checked, especially when you download direct from Microsoft. You can unblock multiple files by using...

Thanks, an interesting tip, but won't help with the Recommended area. Its programs & applications that will be installed over time after install that appear there, rather than initial bloatware. If you see my example of SQL Server appearing in that area, it poses a security risk if users are...

Ok you've touched on something here! I went back to Windows 11 Vanilla + Activated + 1 Local Admin Account I ran the following two scenarios: (to be clear I wiped after each scenario) Scenario 1: I manually set those options in Personalised > Start This worked and I saw the text 'To Show your...