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I have now gone through the following sequence three times since reporting this issue. Reset background and lock screen using bat file provided in the tutorial and run a SFC scan (no corruption found) Runs fine for approximately two or three weeks Stops changing lock screen image followed...

Yes I followed all the steps in the tutorial. It has been longer than 48 hours since I performed the reset. I will run the System File Checker as you suggest.

I have Windows Spotlight configured for both my Personalization settings for Lock Screen and Desktop background. Recently the Lock screen image stop changing - it is set to the Montrouis, Haiti image, but the desktop background image continues to change on a routine basis. I have executed the...

I am also missing "Microsoft Defender Credential Guard". I have installed WU KB5025305 and KB4023057. I'm on W11 22H2 22621.1631

Today the Kernel-Mode Hardware section in the Security settings have been replaced with a Microsoft Vulnerable Driver Blocklist section with a toggle set to "on" but grayed out. The shield icon in the task tray still shows a yellow exclamation point and the Settings home page under Device...

There is no prompt that appears. Also nothing happens when I use the Open right-click menu option as well.

Is the C:\windows\temp not accessible by a user with administrator privileges by default? My laptop's windows temp folder will not open in File Explorer. Can you provide instructions to change the access so that my user account can open the folder?

Yes, I am. Thanks

The reg file does not have an app included just the UserChoice registry key. I am trying to restore the file type default app to the out of the box app.

Please add reg file for ico.

I am only interested in what MS provides as a default app out of the box. I know how to change the individual file types using Windows + I and searching for ico in the Search field under Default Apps.

I inadvertently changed the .ico file type to MS Paint. What is the default app for this extension? I know how to change it, but cannot determine what it was out of the box.

I have not removed any devices from my MS account. How do you go about removing a device association from the MS Store?

I downloaded a number of free Windows Store Apps on a Windows 8.1 system years ago. When I try to install these same apps on my Windows 11 system from the Windows Store Library the download starts, I see an acquiring license message and then it errors out with a 0x803F8001 code. I do not have...