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I have just made a registry change to stop the Bing search window showing up the search window and then could not access regedit or event viewer and now on restarting te machine I just get the Aus message with a spinning wheel. Any help would be really appreciated. Oh I did back up the registry before making the tweak and then restored the original settings but am still left with the spinning wheel.
 

My Computers My Computers

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4169) Des...i7 -10510U / Intel i5 3750KSamsung 16GB DDR4 2666 MHz & G-Skill 16GB DDR...On board Intel CPU graphics & Nvidia GeForce ...
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4169) Desktop (OS Build 22621.4317)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Vivo notebook X712FA or Desktop Ivy Bridge build
    CPU
    i7 -10510U / Intel i5 3750K
    Motherboard
    Asus generic & Asus P8Z77-V
    Memory
    Samsung 16GB DDR4 2666 MHz & G-Skill 16GB DDR3 2134MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board Intel CPU graphics & Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti
    Sound Card
    Laptop onboard & Xonar DSX Card
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic & Samsung 27" SAM0C4C
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Pro NMe & Samsung 870 EVO 500GB
    PSU
    N/A
    Case
    N/A
    Cooling
    Asus in built
    Keyboard
    Generic
    Mouse
    Logitec Wireless
    Internet Speed
    50Mbs max allowance - occasionally up to 75Mbs
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    ESET Ultimate Security on both
    Other Info
    Desktop running Windows11 Pro with unsupported hardware fix
  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro OS build 22000.376i53750K16GB DDR3 @ 2133MHzAsus GTX 650TI
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro OS build 22000.376
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home build
    CPU
    i53750K
    Motherboard
    Asus P8Z77-V
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 @ 2133MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus GTX 650TI
    Sound Card
    Asus Xonar DSX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 4K
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 970
    PSU
    Corsair HX1100
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF -M
    Cooling
    Liquid
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder 6
    Mouse
    Logitec
    Internet Speed
    50Mbs
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Only Windows at the moment
Check the registry key to make sure you have reverse changes you made.

In this video, i will explain in detail how to edit the Windows registry offline from a Windows Recovery Environment.

 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7 5700GMicron Technology DDR4-3200 16GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
Ok freebooter mate all I need to know is how to get into that Windows Recovery Environment first as the machine starts with nothing but that spinning wheel.
 

My Computers My Computers

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4169) Des...i7 -10510U / Intel i5 3750KSamsung 16GB DDR4 2666 MHz & G-Skill 16GB DDR...On board Intel CPU graphics & Nvidia GeForce ...
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4169) Desktop (OS Build 22621.4317)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Vivo notebook X712FA or Desktop Ivy Bridge build
    CPU
    i7 -10510U / Intel i5 3750K
    Motherboard
    Asus generic & Asus P8Z77-V
    Memory
    Samsung 16GB DDR4 2666 MHz & G-Skill 16GB DDR3 2134MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board Intel CPU graphics & Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti
    Sound Card
    Laptop onboard & Xonar DSX Card
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic & Samsung 27" SAM0C4C
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Pro NMe & Samsung 870 EVO 500GB
    PSU
    N/A
    Case
    N/A
    Cooling
    Asus in built
    Keyboard
    Generic
    Mouse
    Logitec Wireless
    Internet Speed
    50Mbs max allowance - occasionally up to 75Mbs
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    ESET Ultimate Security on both
    Other Info
    Desktop running Windows11 Pro with unsupported hardware fix
  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro OS build 22000.376i53750K16GB DDR3 @ 2133MHzAsus GTX 650TI
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro OS build 22000.376
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home build
    CPU
    i53750K
    Motherboard
    Asus P8Z77-V
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 @ 2133MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus GTX 650TI
    Sound Card
    Asus Xonar DSX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 4K
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 970
    PSU
    Corsair HX1100
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF -M
    Cooling
    Liquid
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder 6
    Mouse
    Logitec
    Internet Speed
    50Mbs
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Only Windows at the moment

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7 5700GMicron Technology DDR4-3200 16GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
Ok FreeBooter mate I managed to get into system restore and as luck would have it I system restored just two days ago;-) But I would not have been able to even do this without your help in finding the blue repair screens!!(y)(y)
 

My Computers My Computers

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4169) Des...i7 -10510U / Intel i5 3750KSamsung 16GB DDR4 2666 MHz & G-Skill 16GB DDR...On board Intel CPU graphics & Nvidia GeForce ...
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4169) Desktop (OS Build 22621.4317)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Vivo notebook X712FA or Desktop Ivy Bridge build
    CPU
    i7 -10510U / Intel i5 3750K
    Motherboard
    Asus generic & Asus P8Z77-V
    Memory
    Samsung 16GB DDR4 2666 MHz & G-Skill 16GB DDR3 2134MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board Intel CPU graphics & Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti
    Sound Card
    Laptop onboard & Xonar DSX Card
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic & Samsung 27" SAM0C4C
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Pro NMe & Samsung 870 EVO 500GB
    PSU
    N/A
    Case
    N/A
    Cooling
    Asus in built
    Keyboard
    Generic
    Mouse
    Logitec Wireless
    Internet Speed
    50Mbs max allowance - occasionally up to 75Mbs
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    ESET Ultimate Security on both
    Other Info
    Desktop running Windows11 Pro with unsupported hardware fix
  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro OS build 22000.376i53750K16GB DDR3 @ 2133MHzAsus GTX 650TI
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro OS build 22000.376
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home build
    CPU
    i53750K
    Motherboard
    Asus P8Z77-V
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 @ 2133MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus GTX 650TI
    Sound Card
    Asus Xonar DSX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 4K
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 970
    PSU
    Corsair HX1100
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF -M
    Cooling
    Liquid
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder 6
    Mouse
    Logitec
    Internet Speed
    50Mbs
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Only Windows at the moment
Ok FreeBooter mate I managed to get into system restore and as luck would have it I system restored just two days ago;-) But I would not have been able to even do this without your help in finding the blue repair screens!!(y)(y)
Fantastic did not think about System Restore tool, i'm glad to know your problem resolved.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7 5700GMicron Technology DDR4-3200 16GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
Ok FreeBooter mate I managed to get into system restore and as luck would have it I system restored just two days ago;-) But I would not have been able to even do this without your help in finding the blue repair screens!!(y)(y)
Consider the merits of making a system image, particularly before making a registry change that might break the system - Macrium Reflect, Aomei backupper, Easeus Todo, or similar.
 

My Computers My Computers

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 HomeAMD Athlon Silver 3050U8GBRadeon Graphics
    OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23-R9VY
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD (from April 2026: 250GB EVO 850)
    Internet Speed
    150 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2, and 25H2 on 30th September 2025 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 25H2.

    UPDATE - 11 April 2026: due to mechanical deterioration this PC has been retired from active duty. The OS with all software and files has been migrated to my System Seven in 'Other systems' to carry on as my general purpose 'main machine'.
  • At a glance

    Windows 11 ProIntel® Core™ i5-520M8GB(integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround.

    In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround.
    Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.
    In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media.
    Upgraded to 25H2 by Enablement Package.

    Also running Insider Dev, and Canary builds and Windows 10 as native boot .vhdx.
  • My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 1TB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025.

    My SYSTEM SEVEN is a Lenovo Thinkpad T580, Intel Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2nd 512GB NVMe SSD, a supported device for Windows 11. This is my current general purpose 'main machine'. The installed Windows 11 Home from my System One has been migrated to this machine.
Yes Bree I will and have got a couple of old backups on an external drive using the AOMEI software and am now backing up the whole disk to be sure.
 

My Computers My Computers

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4169) Des...i7 -10510U / Intel i5 3750KSamsung 16GB DDR4 2666 MHz & G-Skill 16GB DDR...On board Intel CPU graphics & Nvidia GeForce ...
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4169) Desktop (OS Build 22621.4317)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Vivo notebook X712FA or Desktop Ivy Bridge build
    CPU
    i7 -10510U / Intel i5 3750K
    Motherboard
    Asus generic & Asus P8Z77-V
    Memory
    Samsung 16GB DDR4 2666 MHz & G-Skill 16GB DDR3 2134MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board Intel CPU graphics & Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti
    Sound Card
    Laptop onboard & Xonar DSX Card
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic & Samsung 27" SAM0C4C
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Pro NMe & Samsung 870 EVO 500GB
    PSU
    N/A
    Case
    N/A
    Cooling
    Asus in built
    Keyboard
    Generic
    Mouse
    Logitec Wireless
    Internet Speed
    50Mbs max allowance - occasionally up to 75Mbs
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    ESET Ultimate Security on both
    Other Info
    Desktop running Windows11 Pro with unsupported hardware fix
  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro OS build 22000.376i53750K16GB DDR3 @ 2133MHzAsus GTX 650TI
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro OS build 22000.376
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home build
    CPU
    i53750K
    Motherboard
    Asus P8Z77-V
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 @ 2133MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus GTX 650TI
    Sound Card
    Asus Xonar DSX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 4K
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 970
    PSU
    Corsair HX1100
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF -M
    Cooling
    Liquid
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder 6
    Mouse
    Logitec
    Internet Speed
    50Mbs
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Only Windows at the moment
If you partition off your disk into an OS-and-applications partition and a data partition for your own files then making & restoring system images of the OS-and-applications partition will be such a breeze that you'll happily make new system images every month & before any significant changes to Windows or your applications.
You'll be able to choose any number of methods for backing up your own files.


All the best,
Denis
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Home x64 Version 25H2 Build 26200....
OS
Windows 11 Home x64 Version 25H2 Build 26200.8037
Getting any of the 3 r's (restore / recovery /repair) to work is more good luck than anything else, AFAIC

Image regularly/frequently is the best medicine.

Macrium Reflect and/or AOMEI Backupper (freeware)
 

My Computers My Computers

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 2xH2 (latest update ... forever anal)Intel i5-124008GBNVIDIA GeForce GT730
    OS
    Windows 11 2xH2 (latest update ... forever anal)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Slim S01
    CPU
    Intel i5-12400
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT730
    Sound Card
    OOBE
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 32"
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    512GB KIOXIA NVMe
    1TB SATA SSD
    PSU
    OOBE
    Case
    OOBE
    Cooling
    OOBE
    Keyboard
    BT
    Mouse
    BT
    Browser
    Brave FFox Chrome Opera
    Antivirus
    KIS
  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 2xH2 (latest update ... 4ever ...i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHzIntel Iris Xe Graphics
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 2xH2 (latest update ... 4ever anal)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion 15
    CPU
    i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Hard Drives
    Samsung NVMe 512GB
    + numerous/multiple SSD Type C USB enclosures
    Internet Speed
    NBN FTTN 50
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    KIS
Yes am backing up right now because that was quite a scare!
 

My Computers My Computers

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4169) Des...i7 -10510U / Intel i5 3750KSamsung 16GB DDR4 2666 MHz & G-Skill 16GB DDR...On board Intel CPU graphics & Nvidia GeForce ...
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4169) Desktop (OS Build 22621.4317)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Vivo notebook X712FA or Desktop Ivy Bridge build
    CPU
    i7 -10510U / Intel i5 3750K
    Motherboard
    Asus generic & Asus P8Z77-V
    Memory
    Samsung 16GB DDR4 2666 MHz & G-Skill 16GB DDR3 2134MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board Intel CPU graphics & Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti
    Sound Card
    Laptop onboard & Xonar DSX Card
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic & Samsung 27" SAM0C4C
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Pro NMe & Samsung 870 EVO 500GB
    PSU
    N/A
    Case
    N/A
    Cooling
    Asus in built
    Keyboard
    Generic
    Mouse
    Logitec Wireless
    Internet Speed
    50Mbs max allowance - occasionally up to 75Mbs
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    ESET Ultimate Security on both
    Other Info
    Desktop running Windows11 Pro with unsupported hardware fix
  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro OS build 22000.376i53750K16GB DDR3 @ 2133MHzAsus GTX 650TI
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro OS build 22000.376
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home build
    CPU
    i53750K
    Motherboard
    Asus P8Z77-V
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 @ 2133MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus GTX 650TI
    Sound Card
    Asus Xonar DSX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 4K
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 970
    PSU
    Corsair HX1100
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF -M
    Cooling
    Liquid
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder 6
    Mouse
    Logitec
    Internet Speed
    50Mbs
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Only Windows at the moment
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