Recent content by Ben Myers

Defender seems to be downloading and installing its own signature updates instead of relying solely on Windows Update. When it does, they don't show in Update History, but they still show in C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log. Open the file in Notepad, scroll all the way to...

if exist "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes*" powershell "$s=(New-Object -COM...

Start Outlook, click "File" at the top, then click "Account info", then "Add Account" at the right and enter the information for the hotmail account. Repeat this for the outlook.com account. Then discontinue the forwarding. Ben

Discontinue forwarding and add the outlook.com and Hotmail accounts to Outlook. Ben

I'm not sure what you mean by "plugging both laptops into the cable modem with the same cable", but I don't think CAT5 cables are hot-swappable, which means you have to plug them in before bootup. Ben

I can't think of anything else to try. Ben

Actually, I just wanted to make sure the applications weren't somehow elevating themselves without a prompt. Start regedit, expand and highlight "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" and make sure that the right window shows "ConsentPromptBehaviorUser"...

Task Manager has an elevated column, but it is not visible by default. Click "Details" in the left window, then right-click on one of the visible columns at the top, click "Select columns", scroll down and click "Elevated", then click "OK". Ben

Please repost with more information, including the method or methods you are using to find or confirm the elevation status of your applications, other than the absence of a UAC prompt. Ben

If you're saying that the file to be moved wasn't even on the computer you were using, that can be caused by lack of permission to delete the file on the remote computer. Ben

Moving a file requires the deletion of the file in the folder that contained it. Anything that blocks that could prevent the move. Ben

When you right-click and drag to the left window, make sure you are hovering over the destination folder. If you're not sure or it just doesn't look right, release the right-click, click "Cancel" and try again. File Explorer sometimes expands folders in the left window automatically and when...

As mentioned by another poster, use drag and drop. Start File Explorer, find the file or folder you want to copy or move in the right window, then find the destination folder in the left window by clicking on the arrows to the left of the drives and folders. Don't highlight the folder and...

Try starting Notepad as administrator. Ben

Try http://192.168.0.1 Ben