Recent content by FrankW

Did you try to run SFC in the Command Prompt opened as administrator?

Both previews KB5036980 and KB5037591 (.net framework) Installed reasonably fast, Dism Online and SFC no issues. Storage Sense found only 258GB redundant Windows update files on each of my 2 systems that I purged. Now on build 22631.3527.

I too have a "passwordless" administrative account created when I setup my Asus Oled VivoBook for the first time in July 2023, it never asked me for a pin or Hello and I never used ,netplwiz I do occasionally sign-in to my Microsoft Account when browsing or check for updates. Since I started, I...

KB5036893 and KB5036620 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework downloaded and installed on 2 laptops in relative short time. DISM Online and SFC completed very fast without any issues. Storage Sense found 8.34GB redundant Windows update files on the Acer Swift X but only 240MB on the Asus Vivo...

I got it on both my systems, actually I no longer use system 1 but have a 3rd laptop now Acer Swift X SFX14-51G-7003 15" Oled (DDR5).

New: Received today, April 5, this: Configuration Update KB5035942, same KB number, but saved in History under Other Updates (installed successfully), took a second to install with a restart, not sure what this is?

Got both updates: KB5036035 .Net and KB5035942 Preview. Installed very fast, no issues with DISM online and SFC. Storage Sense found 4.15GB redundant update files that I purged. Acer laptop users complained that some Inegrated component like webcam failed after upgrading to W11, maybe this fixed...

KB5035853 installed fast, ran DISM online and SFC without issues, received 5 optional Intel updates: Intel(R) Corporation - System - 10.29.0.10040 installed OK but the rest (media) failed to install, probably not for my system, they don't show anymore in optional and also don't show in Update...

Downloaded and installed KB5034848 in about 10 minutes, DISM and SFC no issues. The sleep mode issue bothered me during backups to an external drive and I had to use Awake in PowerToys app to stop that, hopefully that is fixed now. Also noticed that new Edge with Copilot sometimes hangs when...

KB5034765, the most minimalistic Windows update I ever received, took 5 minutes to install, now on build 22631.3155, both Dism and SFC ran very fast, no issues.

Tried to enable some Defender options but there are no policies in any Windows Defender hive, just Default. I cannot access Defender Virus Protection page, get "Your IT administrator has limited access to some areas of this app and the item you tried to access is not available. Contact IT...

There is nothing with "Norton" named anywhere in my registry or on my C:/drive. I deleted all that manually and there was a lot of junk left behind. I have a new Asus that had McAfee and I did the same with good results. Will VOIDtools reset rogue policies or just look at uninstalled...

Hi Jimbo, I cannot get into Virus and Threat protection to check "Exclusions" I get "Page not available" (see attached). I can get to the programs allowed or not allowed through the Firewall but that is not what you are referring to? I think either someone has put a rogue policy in Defender with...

I ran the Norton uninstaller and rebooted, same old same, cannot quick virus scan and Device Security is unavailable, so it must be some policy set by Acer or an Intel Virtual issue, maybe I will just ignore it.

Hi, Just got a new Acer Swift X SFX14-51G-7003 laptop with Window11 Home 23H2 (fully updated) and uninstalled all bloatware and Norton AV in Programs and Apps. Now I can't run a Defender Quick Scan and Core Isolation is blocked by some policy (I suspect). I tried to reset Security/Defender and...