1226. Coplilot Workflow Tips

 

Copilot Workflow Tip for Reliable Archiving and Research

If you're building a robust archive of troubleshooting steps, historical research, or technical workflows, here’s how to make the most of Copilot:

✅ Use the Copilot mobile or desktop app for long sessions

• These platforms offer better chat history visibility, session continuity, and memory features.

• Ideal for multi-hour deep dives or ongoing research threads.

📌 Bookmark key chats or use Copilot Pages

• Pages let you preserve, organize, and edit long-form content side by side with Copilot.

• You can turn any chat into a page by hovering over a message and selecting “Edit in a page”.

• Great for saving solutions, timelines, or structured notes.

🔐 Always sign in before starting major troubleshooting or research

• Signing in ensures your conversations are saved to your account.

• Anonymous sessions are stored locally and cannot be recovered once you sign in or switch devices.

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When you simply search Google/Bing and get the AI response, do not Dive Down for more becasue you will be Anonymous and conversation will not be kept in Microsoft account. If you forget, you can always do a COPY/PASTE of conversation into your own PC file. But, if you want it to be kept and managed by Microsoft account, use the App as explained above..

1225. How I Solved the 0x80070035 Error After Renaming My PCs — The Real Fix Microsoft Missed

 

🛠️ How I Solved the 0x80070035 Error After Renaming My PCs — The Real Fix Microsoft Missed

For six months, I struggled with a persistent Windows error: “0x80070035 – Network path not found” It blocked file sharing between two PCs on my private network. Sometimes the other PC would appear in File Explorer, sometimes not. But even when it did, trying to access shared folders failed every time.

I tried everything:

• Network discovery settings

• SMB protocol tweaks

• Firewall rules

• IP-based access

• DNS flushes and Winsock resets

Nothing worked. Until I discovered the real culprit — and it’s one Microsoft never warns you about.

🧨 The Hidden Problem: Stale Credentials After Renaming PCs

Months ago, I renamed both PCs. What I didn’t realize is that Windows Credential Manager still stored credentials tied to the old PC names, even though the IP addresses stayed the same.

This created a silent conflict:

• File Explorer resolved the new name to the correct IP.

• But authentication failed because the stored credentials referenced the old name at that same IP.

• Result: 0x80070035 every time.

✅ The Real Fix: Clean Up Windows Credentials

Here’s how I solved it in minutes — after six hours of wasted troubleshooting:

1. Open Credential Manager

• Press Windows + S and search for Credential Manager

• Go to Windows Credentials

2. Remove Old PC Name Entries

• Look for entries like TERMSRV/Old-PC-Name or Old-PC-Name

• Delete any credentials tied to the old computer names

3. Add New Credentials

• Click Add a Windows credential

• Enter:

  • Network address: \\New-PC-Name or its IP (e.g., \\192.168.1.10)

  • Username: The account name on the target PC

  • Password: The password for that account

4. Repeat on Both PCs

• Do the same cleanup and re-entry on each PC involved in sharing

5. Test Access

• Open File Explorer and enter \\New-PC-Name or \\192.168.1.x

• Shared folders should now appear without error

🧠 Why Microsoft Doesn’t Fix This Automatically

Renaming a PC does not update stored credentials. Windows assumes manual management, which leads to silent conflicts when:

• The IP stays the same

• The name changes

• The old credentials remain active

🧭 Final Notes

• You don’t need static IPs or hosts file edits unless you’re deliberately changing addresses.

• The only real fix is cleaning up Credential Manager.

• If you’ve renamed a PC and lost access to shared folders, this is the first thing to check.

If you’ve hit this wall like I did, I hope this saves you hours — or months — of frustration. Feel free to share or repost. This fix deserves to be known.

1224. Prevent future FEATURES updates and notification

 Preventing future feature updates in Windows is possible using several methods, although it is generally not recommended due to the security vulnerabilities that can arise from running outdated software.

For all Windows editions, the Registry Editor (regedit) can be used, though caution is advised. After backing up the registry, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows, create a new key named WindowsUpdate, and inside that, create another key named AU. In the AU key, create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value named NoAutoUpdate and set its value to 1. A restart is required. 

Another approach involves disabling the Windows Update Service through the Services app (services.msc) by changing the Startup type to Disabled and stopping the service. However, Windows may attempt to re-enable it. 

For Windows 10/11 Home users, setting your network connection as metered in Settings can help prevent automatic updates. 

1223. Change AT&T DNS Addresses due to problems

 For several days we had constant problems with Amazon and FamilySearch websites. Most of the time they came up, but when they did certain subsequent events did not, e.g. could not display books on Amazon, or get to records on Family Search. Both sites reported problems, so AT7T network didn't seem like an issue. Wrong. 

The overall performance also was intermittently lagging. So, I focused on the DNS Servers, which both of those sites may have also used, and asked if they could be changed since Internet AI was insistent with NO! Wrong again!

They can be changed. I would do this in the past for the ipV4 protocol. At that time, aging myself, ipV6 had so many problems that it was recommended to turn it off. Well, now it's become the standard and used to address the exponential increase in IP addresses (smartphones, etc.). Of course the formats from ipV4 were changed for the DNS addresses, so I needed to know alternatives for AT&T DNS server addresses.

The defaults for AT&T ipV6 are:

2600:1702:3b20:11b0::42  (primary) and

2600:1702:3b20:a1b0:10ed:bccb:e63a:b684  (alternate)

Its DNS Servers are:

2600:1702:3b20:11b0::1    (primary)

Instead, I changed the DNS Server to Googles addresses:

2001:4860:4860::8888  and 2001:4860:4860::8844 which resulted in

2001:4860:4860::8888 converting to 2001:4860:4860::808:808 and

2001:4860:4860::8844 converting to 2001:4860:4860::808:404

Mystery to me what all the numbers mean -- will look up some time. But for now they resolved ALL DNS issues immediately.

Now, how did I change them?

Network & Internet Center > Look at your Wi-Fi active connection and Properties

Select "Change DNS settings for all Wi-Fi networks"

Select "EDIT"

Then :Edit Network Settings and pull down "AUTO DHCP"

Slect "Manual"

Set IpV6 to ON

Now enter the preferred addresses for Google above

Then Reconnect your Wifi which was disconnected automatically

Enter your Password for your Wi-Fi.

Note: I had to figure out the steps from older steps which no longer worked and you might have to do the same from mine.

1222. Print a PDF that has permissions off for printing

 Using Google Drive

1. Upload the PDF to Google Drive.
2. Double-click to open the file in the Google Drive viewer.
3. Click the print icon to print the file, which bypasses the original restrictions. 

1221. Add Memory to L340-15 Lenovo

 https://www.memorystock.com/memory/LenovoIdeaPadL34015IWL.html?srsltid=AfmBOopFgV_GH7d1O6J8JpDTCCIXUKV5bvLhI2HwI7xMG5FR8tFC0KP2

This PC has 4 GB soldered on motherboard and 1 slot for additional memory (currently 4GB)

The given sire has 8BG and 16GB for that 1 slot. So, total memory can be up to 20GB.

1220. Make Display 1 the Main Dispaly default

 Open Display Settings (RC the Destop) 

Set to Extended Displays to see both Display 1 and Display 2 (Was Duplicate)

Select BLUE Display 2 and uncheck Main Display if checked

Select BLUE Display 1 and check Main Display

Set Duplicate Displays as before

1219. BSOD after Microsoft Updates

 This started back in April/May timeframe. But I wanted to capture enough to accurately describe. Note until 5/2527 when my entire system was trashed (no longer boot- thanks MSFT Restore) I was on Windows 23H2. After that I was on 24H2 after a Clean Windows Install. I lost all Event View logs at that time, so am working only with the late May BSOD documentation on 24H2 now (5/30/25 events)

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Temporary Workaround :

First, a temporary workaround was to Uninstall the updates put out every 2nd Tuesday of the month and PAUSE windows Updates for 4 weeks until the next cumulative quality/security update hit.  BSODs occurred after each 2nd Tuesday install since April (now June). On 5/30/25 KB5058411 was uninstalled. However, on 6/5/25 I reinstalled after finding a new driver for my AMD Radon Vega Graphics Adapter which I installed after laborious efforts to find it. So, you could say another new test mode.

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Problem Description:

My Lenovo Model 81NC000aus is now about 6 years old. Certainly not too old to retire. Yet, this BSOD was quite frequently nailing me. The Event View showed it (See Event Viewer below). However, each time the Minidump failed to initialize (also included in Event Viewer documentation below). I missed information on the actual screen when BSOD happened. It's small and the extreme bottom. Thus, I ran after the  Event's BUGCHECK CODE 209 with parameters 0,2,0,0xfffff8047ac3c9b3. The 2nd parameter indicates time of IQRL r4, while 4th parameter indicates "Connected standby in progress false, Bugcheck info from EFI false, etc. The Event 41 Task 63 also came with Keywords 703687441 77664(2). Another of my notes was Driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and DBGCMD in address. I forgot the details of these, but suffice to say it relates to Crash Dump which failed! 

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RESOLVED!

It took a while without the proper dumps and technical details, but here is a summary and then the resolution:

1. BSOD was exier1enced prior to 5/25/2025, but I focused on the 5/25/2025 one at 7:11 PM

2. Had to hold power to get rebooted

3. Event Viewer when back up showed little; The Event 46 Task 63 that “something happened” and system was powered down abnormally.

4. An event re Minidumps failed to initialize immediately followed.

5. And that was it as far as documentation on the failures.

6. Research led to checking all drivers and getting new ones if necessary.

7. Device Manager reported that all drivers were current.

8. However, later found, was that at least 2 different drivers were noted for the Graphics adapter (AMD Radeon Vega 8) when BSOD were happening about 1-2 times every 2 days.. The first was unknown, but was a W10 driver – unknown because Windows replaced it and not done via Device Manager. Thus, nothing was listed for Rollback when the following driver appeared: Windows Update updated that driver on 5/25/2025 to 26.20.14048.2 W10 Graphics Driver. An important message here is NEVER let Windows Update other software like drivers! This version happened to be another W10 driver.

9. Knowing that a Windows 10 driver was working against W11 23H2 updates led me to look for a new driver. But I thought I’d try a Restore to get me back to a stable Winds level. That was catastrophic! My Boot records at a minimum got wiped out and I had to finally resort to a Clean Install of Windows.

10. A Clean boot installed now 24H2 and I had to reinstall all applications and settings.

11. BSOD were prevalent on 24H2 and 23H2 (different KB-updates always installed 2^nd Tuesday of the month and the Cumulative Update). All Event Viewer data was lost!

12. I didn’t have to wait long, uninstalled the cumulative at that time, and received the temporary workaround running system.

Now, in early June I went to the AMD support site and found a W11 Graphic Driver for the AMD Radeon Vega 8 ( 31.0.2193.1000 (denoted on AMD as 25.5.1 Adrenalin Driver) I removed the old driver with AMD Utility tool to ensure it was cleanly off, then installed this one. It is a W11 Graphics Driver for my Radeon Vega8. I also reinstalled the Cujulative update I uninstalled that was conflicting with the Graphic Diver.

13. I went further and looked up the 26.20.14048.2 driver that Windows put on and found this from Google AI:A Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) occurring in conjunction with the AMD Display driver "26.20.14048.2" is a known issue, often pointing to a problem with the graphics card driver. This was the icing on the cake!

14. RESOLUTION: Install the latest driver from the AMD website: After removing the old driver, download and install the latest compatible driver from the official AMD website. [31.0.2193.1000 (25.5.1 Adrenalin Driver on AMD site). After I installed this and restored Cumulative update for May, no BSODs for last 4 days. Fingers crossed]. Heed: DON’T LET WINDOWS UPDATES INSTALL DRIVERS!

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Actions and other information:

1. Update all drivers. Unfortunately, Lenovo site does NOT list any updates by my processor model. I found an AMD Graphics driver (Adrenalin 25.5.1) aka 31.0.21024.2004 8/23/2025), downloaded it and installed it on 6/5/25). Unfortunately, I didn't write down the previous driver. Also, Windows Updates claims to have installed Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 26.20.14048.2 on 5/25/25. Can't find verification. My Device Manager for Monitors says 10.0.26100.3624. This is designated a Windows 10 update! Was this the Graphic Adapter driver previous to my install? If so, BSOD almost explained - incompatibility between W10 driver and current 24H2 Updates. Is BSOD fixed? Testing began 6/5/25. Following from Google AI search:

A Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) occurring in conjunction with the AMD Display driver "26.20.14048.2" is a known issue, often pointing to a problem with the graphics card driver. 

Potential Causes:

Corrupted graphics driver: The graphics driver itself may be corrupted or damaged, leading to instability.

Outdated or incompatible drivers: Outdated or incompatible drivers can lead to conflicts and crashes.

Windows update conflicts: In some cases, Windows updates may introduce bugs that interfere with the AMD driver.

Other software or hardware conflicts: Conflicts with other software, particularly Discord, or hardware issues can also contribute to the problem. 

Troubleshooting Steps:

Clean Reinstall of the AMD Graphics Driver: This is a widely recommended solution.

Use Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU): DDU is a free utility that helps completely remove the existing graphics driver in Safe Mode.

Install the latest driver from the AMD website: After removing the old driver, download and install the latest compatible driver from the official AMD website. [31..0.2193.1000 (25.5.1 Adrenalin Driver on AMD site). After I installed this and restored Cumulative update for May, no BSODs sin last 3 days. Fingers crossed]

Alternatively, try a slightly older version: Sometimes, the latest driver may not be as stable, and an older version might resolve the issue.

Use AMD Cleanup Utility: If you're having trouble removing the older driver, the AMD Clean Uninstall Utility can help ensure no residual files remain.

Check for Windows Updates: Ensure your Windows operating system is fully up to date, as updates can sometimes include driver fixes.

Check Reliability Monitor and Event Viewer: These tools can provide more specific details about the error that caused the BSOD.

Disable Hardware Acceleration in Discord (if applicable): If you're experiencing issues while using Discord, try disabling hardware acceleration within the application.

Consider a Clean Windows Reinstall: If other solutions fail, a clean reinstall of Windows can help rule out software conflicts or corruption issues.

**If the issue persists, consider: **

System Scan: Run a full system scan with your antivirus software to rule out malware infections.

Repair .NET Framework: The .NET Framework Repair Tool can help address issues with the framework, which might be related to the problem. 

2. Disable memory caching in BIOS (Yes, it is current) - Pending above test (#10

3. Issue stated was Kernel attempted to access page memory while process IRQL was too high. Attempt is pageable (or completely invalid) while executing at/above Dispatch_Level. Need Dump to check KiBugcheck Driver pinicode_string. and debugger cmd. - Pending above test (#1)

Event Viewer:

This is the BSOD - The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.

System

- Provider

[ Name] Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power

[ Guid] {331c3b3a-2005-44c2-ac5e-77220c37d6b4}

EventID 41

Version 10

Level 1

Task 63

Opcode 0

Keywords 0x8000400000000002

- TimeCreated

[ SystemTime] 2025-05-31T00:11:12.6390119Z [ 5/30/25 7:11:12 PM]

Eve

Correlation

- Execution

[ ProcessID] 4

[ ThreadID] 8

Channel System

Computer L2019

- Security

[ UserID] S-1-5-18

- EventData

BugcheckCode 209

BugcheckParameter1 0x10

BugcheckParameter2 0x2

BugcheckParameter3 0x0

BugcheckParameter4 0xfffff8047ac3c9b3

SleepInProgress 0

PowerButtonTimestamp 0

BootAppStatus 0

Checkpoint 0

ConnectedStandbyInProgress false

SystemSleepTransitionsToOn 0

CsEntryScenarioInstanceId 0

BugcheckInfoFromEFI false

CheckpointStatus 0

CsEntryScenarioInstanceIdV2 0

LongPowerButtonPressDetected false

LidReliability false

InputSuppressionState 0

PowerButtonSuppressionState 0

LidState 1

WHEABootErrorCount 0

Just prior to BSOD: Crash dump initialization failed!

System

- Provider

[ Name] volmgr [ 5/30/25 10:11:45 [Crashed dump initialization failed]

- EventID 46

[ Qualifiers] 49156

Version 0

Level 2

Task 0

Opcode 0

Keywords 0x80000000000000

- TimeCreated

[ SystemTime] 2025-05-31T00:11:12.1815582Z [5/30/25 7:11:12 P.M.]

EventRecordID 3955

Correlation

- Execution

[ ProcessID] 4

[ ThreadID] 300

Channel System

Computer L2019

Security

- EventData

\Device\HarddiskVolume3

0000000001000000000000002E0004C0091000000F0000C000000000000000000000000000000000

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Binary data:

In Words

0000: 00000000 00000001 00000000 C004002E

0010: 00001009 C000000F 00000000 00000000

0020: 00000000 00000000

In Bytes

0000: 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 ........

0008: 00 00 00 00 2E 00 04 C0 .......À

0010: 09 10 00 00 0F 00 00 C0 .......À

0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .....…

Just after to BSOD: The previous system shutdown at 2:38:31 PM on ‎5/‎30/‎2025 was unexpected.

System

- Provider

[ Name] EventLog

- EventID 6008

[ Qualifiers] 32768

Version 0

Level 2

Task 0

Opcode 0

Keywords 0x80000000000000

- TimeCreated

[ SystemTime] 2025-05-31T00:11:22.4124167Z [5/30/2025 7:11:22 PM]

EventRecordID 3935

Correlation

- Execution

[ ProcessID] 2916

[ ThreadID] 3036

Channel System

Computer L2019

Security

- EventData

2:38:31 PM

‎5/‎30/‎2025

10

E907050005001E000E0026001F00C201E907050005001E00130026001F00C2013C0000003C000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000

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Binary data:

In Words

0000: 000507E9 001E0005 0026000E 01C2001F

0010: 000507E9 001E0005 00260013 01C2001F

0020: 0000003C 0000003C 00000000 00000000

0030: 00000000 00000000 00000001 00000000

In Bytes

0000: E9 07 05 00 05 00 1E 00 é.......

0008: 0E 00 26 00 1F 00 C2 01 ..&...Â.

0010: E9 07 05 00 05 00 1E 00 é.......

0018: 13 00 26 00 1F 00 C2 01 ..&...Â.

0020: 3C 00 00 00 3C 00 00 00 <...<...

0028: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

0030: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

0038: 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

1218. My mouse goes sporadic when Sandisk 3.0 Flash Drive attached

SOLUTION:

My new Sandisk 3.0 64GB Flash Drive attached to a 3.0 USB next to the mouse is known and documented to produce noise that interferes with a wireless mouse attached to a USB. Solution is to separate the mouse receiver from the Sandisk. Attaching the Sandisk to the other side of my computer into a USB-C port (dongle required) resolves the problem. A details is that it interferes with the RF Frequency of the mouse receiver (2.4 GHz). Neither the Sandisk nor the mouse receiver's frequencies can be changed, nor the USB ports. Get to live with it.

1217 Start LibreWriter get Waiting for printer connection

 

• Printer Settings:

  Check LibreOffice's printer settings. Ensure the correct printer is selected and that the "Load printer settings with the document" option is not selected, especially when opening saved documents. Tools>Options>Load/Save>General>uncheck Load Printer Settings with the Document

1216. Left-click mouse randomly either double clicks, does nothing, or incorrectly does something

 Weird problem with wife's computer. In the last 3-4 weeks she would click an icon to start a W11 app from the taskbar and two occurrences of that app would start, like 2 Chromes, or 2 Thunderbird. Matters became worse during Excel spreadsheet when she was unable to copy-paste because she couldn't highlight words to copy and then right-click. How about more issues? Using the mouse to select numbers on the Calculator app would perform a different number. 

Well, one would think this was a mouse (USB Wireless) problem. It wasn't! Now this is strange. After checking all settings against my same computer brand computer and finding them all the same on the same W11 Windows level, I moved Device Manager to examine the Mouse Hardware settings. Bingo! Mine ONLY had the USB Mouse Driver present. If I recall, I had problems over a year before with my Touchpad not functioning properly, and checked the driver for the SINGLE device, USB HID, I had. On her computer she had TWO mouse devices: USB HID and I2C HID. BOTH were using the same driver from Microsoft. Could it be that BOTH were functioning on the same action performed by my wife? And colliding? Well, it appears that was. I deleted the I2C HID entry to make it configured like my PC and the issues went away! 

So, what really caused this collision/conflict? I could guess that it was a Microsoft update. Seems it started the same time my computer started to get a BSOD randomly dur to an update, that when backed off disappeared -- specifically KB5055523 on 24H2 Build or  KB5055528 on my 23H2 Build. Backing that off fixed the problem. This went on on the special once per month security updates day (I think 2nd week in a month). I paused updates for 4 weeks and am on it again now -- hopefully fixed!

Getting back to the issues of this article, this time period was also when her PC mouse got "sick". Could it also have caused her problem? If so, it still isn't fixed today. Except for my change to delete the I2C HID. However, I2C was rebuilt (installed) next cold boot! 

Thus, now I kept the 2 HID entries, but DISABLED the I2C one.  Note: my Older Lenovo only installed the USB Hid, whereas, the newer (Wife's) Lenovo installed both a USB and I2C entry under Device Manager, Mic. Only the new Lenovo caused the problem and only in last 4-5 weeks. Now we are again in test mode. BOTH Hid are present , but only the USB Hid is enabled and working so far.

Scratch that. Now I switched mouse devices between wife and mine. I just hit her problem on MY Lenovo now. So, it appears it is the mouse or related to her mouse. In addition to switching the devices, I had also changed her Mouse Settings to make the Single click faster and the Double Click slower. No more incidents on her's PC with my mouse. However, I just changed the settings the same on my PC with her mouse and will see if it is setting related only. If not, time for new mouse I guess. I want to mention that an additional problem we have is single clicking and nothing happening. Specifically, I clicked the START Icon in taskbar and no menu came up. My wife reported that similar things on hers where a single click had to be done more than once.

Still, a bigger problem when all this started that only happened on my PC was a BSOD due to a MSFT Update. Which could be related. See here

SOLUTION:

Mouse itself. It acted the same on another PC. Needed to get a new mouse. 

1215. "Fallen Star" by Lee Goldberg -- 5 Stars

 

Fallen Star  by Lee Goldberg – 5 Stars

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer

ISBN: 9781662526497

 

In this sixth of the Eve Ronin series, Eve is pulled into a complex web of greed and politics while she discovers the cause of a deadly helicopter crash and solves the murder of a corpse washed up in a 55-gallon plastic drum. Her ideals are challenged as she encounters dishonest self-serving people. There is humor too. Her partner Duncan is back to provide snappy commentary and wisdom.

 

I absolutely enjoyed this book. It is smart, timely and fun.

 

 

Reviewer: Nancy

1214 Blue Screen of Death after W11 Updates

 On 4/9/25 my system crashed. 3 more times since then to today 4/13 it crashed. I looked back to see what MSFT installed and bingo, 4/9 KB5055528 and KB5054980! I just removed them.

Funny (NOT!) the Windows Updates HISTORY still shows them installed, but according to what I earned that is NORMAL! Really! History is a history of their logging of installations. It does not change if a user removes any.

To see what is really installed, do:

1. get to CMD prompt

2. enter WMIC qfe list brief

Your actually installed updates will be listed. Mine were now gone, despite HISTORY as stated above. 

Also, to uninstall easily, instead of using windows updates and finding your way there, just do:

1. CMD Prompt (Run as administrator)

2. Enter    WUSA /uninstall /kb: ########       , where ### is the KB number (get from Windows Updates History)

3. You will have to RESTART for the uninstalls to completely finish.

Finally, learn about the Blue Screen at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/resolving-blue-screen-errors-in-windows-60b01860-58f2-be66-7516-5c45a66ae3c6

Most important is that the data you need to know, i.e., what failed and the STOPCODE if any is at the bottom of the screen, far down below your reading speed! So, look there first.

I am testing for the next week and have PAUSED any updates for the maximum time limit! Not the first time I had to remove MSFT updates to fix a problem before they do.

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5/24/25 Update:

Well, on 5/19/25 KB5058405 builds 22621.5189 and 22631.5189was installed, and on 5/20/25 KB5054980. Just now I got the BSOD that and forced an unsuccessful reboot! Note, KB5054980 is the same culprit as before. KB5058405 and KB58405 is an upgrade to builds 22621.5335 and 22631.5335. The problem was NOT fixed and the 5/19 and 5/20 updates will be backed off now.

1213. Hide Windows Update ICON in System Tray for Feature Update

 Consider this:

1. Most people want regular Windows Updates to be installed. I don't prefer IMMEDIATELY installing them, so I use the setting under Start>Settings>Windows Update>Pause Updates and select 1 Week.

2. I don't care to see the Regular Updates notification ICON in my System Tray and daily Shut Down which completes installation for those requiring a Restart. Thus, the process does NOT interrupt me during my daily use.

3. The Notification that a New Feature Version is available to download is nothing more than a NAG tactic. I do not choose to install a new version at this time and don't want to be nagged until I do sometime 9-12 month from now. If you search the Internet for current issues AND expected performance you will notice that it is NOT a performance benefit for most users and problems we do NOT need. I am on 23H2 and have enough issues that still occur (none major).

Given these considerations I have implemented the following to meet them:

A. Start>Settings>Windows Update>Get the latest updates as soon as they are available>TOGGLE OFF. This partially addresses #1.

B. Start>Settings>Windows Update>Pause Updates>PAUSE FOR 1 WEEK. This addresses #1

C. Right-click on the taskbar. Select "Taskbar settings". Click on "Select which icons appear on the taskbar". Find "Windows Update" and toggle the switch to off. This addresses #2.

D. Download INTOUCH at https://www.grc.com/incontrol.htm . This is a simple .exe file (I believe an APP is not available to download instead now). When you execute it you will be give 2 choices: 1) to TAKE CONTROL, meaning that you want to restrict any feature installations above the one you specify on the resulting screen (Lower Left) from installing, OR, 2) Release Control to again allow a feature Windows Update to download and install. Select option to TAKE CONTROL and specify the version Level (e.g., 23H2) at lower left. This partially addresses #3

E. Apply the following REGEDIT zap:

1) Start>type Regedit>Select it and reply YES

2) Traverse to HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings

3) Backup Registry for that key if desired

4) On right side, right-click, Select "New", then DWORD 32-bit Value, Enter "TrayICON Visibility" without the quotes. It will default to what you want (0) to disable the feature ICON from appearing in System Tray. This addresses #3 (Of course, setting it to 1 will again enable/allow it to appear) 

5)RESTART your system.

You will no longer be bugged by the Windows Update ICON. Regulare updates will occur without any intervention. When ready to advance to a new Feature Version, Run INCONTROL and select option 2 RELEASE CONTROL and let the download and install rip. Going to Start>Settings>Windows Update>Check for Updates will again show you the latest Feature Update available for download and install. When satisfied with install, you can run INCONTROL again to set this version in Lower Left.

1212 Lose Toolbar on ACDSEE?

 For last several weeks when I click on .jpg to view in ACDSEE the image desired comes up, but I no longer have a "filter" toolbar where I can Zoom, Resize, etc.

To fix, get in Browse mode: Right click on picture vied, select File>Browse .

Select Tools>Customize>Toolbars Tab >Reset to Defaults

Don't know how this changed, but this is how to get life back.

1211. How to designate a featured post

 go to LAYOUT and select Featured Post, enter the post in title area or select from current list of posts

1210. Presidential Debate - Trump and Harris Ridiculous

 So was there a winner of the Presidential debate or just another setup with ABC?

I'll agree that Kamala was more composed and the strategy for her was simple: Always keep throwing lies about Trump at him so he can only defend them, and NEVER defend any yourself . In other words, go into the game to play offense only.

Trump on the other hand fell for their plan and continued to waste time on defense. The ABC commentators that KNEW that certain lies were lies sat there and let them fall! Here are some example:

- Taxes: Force everybody to pay additional Taxes on Sales. Truth is that a so-called FLAT tax has been discussed for over a decade now. Trump made some comment that it seemed interesting. He did NOT commit to it like the Dems are suggesting. This is similar to what they say about Elon Musk to believe that only Male Elites can manage the government. This was raised on his platform X as a theory from someone where his only comment was "Interesting Theory". He did NOT accept it as believable.

- Abortion: Trump's policy is to leave it to the states as the Supreme Court ordered. He did NOT make a comment re a federal restriction of any period. His belief is to limit abortions to those medically necessary and when not necessary to no longer than MAYBE 6 weeks. He is letting the states debate the issues. So, Kamala again lied. Let me comment though that my beliefs after hearing about some states devising some actions to inhibit abortions entirely. I believe it is the mother's decision to abort, period! The states should provide the necessary counseling and support and aids to help the mother decide. However, they should NOT make ridiculous rules about banning abortions completely like some states have done. With that, I agree that the Federal Government needs to revisit the rules and again write a law that provides limits and guideline withing the states must act!

-  Economy:- Kamala throws out her plan as one that is approved by the top Economists. Well, those same expert Economists are the one that made America so bad over the last 3 years! NO one has put them on a list of all economists that are in the top 25! Who would decide that? Of course, Kamala would. In the meantime she did not put Art Laffer, who managed affairs for Reagan and beyond. Sure, Kamala selected only her democrats FROM the democrat list of economists. Now, tell me honestly how you are faring during the Biden-Harris administration compared to the Trump Administration! If you lean to the left you are quite irresponsible to manage anything and live in a dark fantasy. Now, what is an opportunist Plan by Kamala. Did she even give you step one of getting us out of the S__t Hole? Compared to Trump who showed you how it was done! And will continue the plan of bringing oil controls back to America by drilling and making us #1 and self-reliant again. You'll notice that Kamala's administration is still running with the Trump excise taxes again China feeding the Revenue substantially.

- Immigration: The Southern Border is chaos. If you can't realize how the millions let in are affecting everything in America, you are clueless. I was going to use "blind" instead of "clueless", but the bind probably know even better the hardships cast upon them by inflation, and their security diminished by the crime corruption we are experiencing. What I can't believe is the lack of compassion by Kamala relate to the children and other people killed and raped by illegal immigrants! Seriously. Is this what you want in a President? 3.5 years already down this open path to America and NOW she promises a plan in the future to address this! Wake up!

- Iran: WHO gave Iran the billions of dollars. Democrats with Hillary. Who REMOVED the sanctions that kept them poor (Trump's doing)? Biden-Harris. What has Iran accomplished in 3.5 years with there excess money? Support and actions by their proxies -- Hezbollah, Hamas, etc. Now they are even providing ballistic missiles to Russia to control that war with the Ukraine. Ever effort AND RESULT Trump made to ensure continuance of a free world across seas has bee killed! The world is much more dangerous.

- Democratic Support from Republicans: The list Kamala has is from FIRED employees and past individuals who hate Trump for their reasons. They would rather bash Trump than to admit to their stupid actions. The fight between parties on who in the world loves Trump and who Hate Trump depends on what the results are to America AND the world. Bother were in far better shape with trump, so he must have been doing something right. Kamala can only present her conspiracy theory that being a super-strong and sometimes confronting leader hurts the heart and makes some cry BECASUE THEY ARE WRONG! Can you imagine a private company CEO that bends over yields on everything rather than one who can defend his plan, direct,  and lead based on pragmatic plans and results! I can understand the Elon Musk "interesting comment" remark, not really explained that maybe he was suggesting that male, elites were more pragmatic thinkers on the whole compared to the 80-90% of the people who are bogged done just trying to make ends meet who no time, and never had time, to experience the competitiveness actions that make America successful and great.

- I'll probably add to this post when I have a little more time. For now, just realize that Kamala presents NO content for her so-called desires to win this election.  Bernie Sanders said it best a week back when he said she'd lie and make up a plan just to win the election! I haven't see a Democrat implement any positive plan for a long, long time. 

Heed the beginning of this post that Kamala ONLY threw out lies to keep Trump from presenting his best. She NEVER defended anything he said! And, NEVER presented any content for any of her plans!

This is the strategy of the Democrats to simply win an election! Lie and Hide Biden. We still do not know WHO is actually running this country! Scary!

1209. Attempted to use VOICE ACCESS

 Interesting is that on my system without Accessibility features turn on, it took me less than 1 minute to get Voice Access set up and usable. However, with my impaired client, it could NOT correctly perform phone features consistently or even at all. For example, I managed to get a Google Phone # and registered via his Cell Phone. Then proceeded to have his Cell ring on a call received to the Google Phone #. The necessity to hit another option when calling  or receiving is cumbersome, but we successfully did so. But, consistency is lacking. Sometimes the calling and receiving works, sometimes not, leaving Voicecall messages each time when it fails. The website screen for calling is NOT correct. To be specific, I first needed to find his contacts already stored by Google Gmail. No Luck getting them to voice Access calling! So, I though maybe I'll manually create necessary contacts. Instructions said to get on the screen interface and click CONTACTS. Well, NOT there! Never figured out how to create or import contacts! Then the worse thing is that Voice Access throws a banner line at top of Windows Home screen and it starts at Restart actions, forces a pre-login screen picture to some up and prevents getting to login screen unless you find the secret to kill the banner. I played enough to scrap this idea for calling and answering from the machine. I also wanted to use the microphone on Google Search to verbally submit queries. I was successful, but the response was in screen text only, unlike the Nest Hub which provides a verbal response or simply allows a user to turn on text-to-voice for any text on screen. Yes, this can be accomplished via Natural Reader or Narrator (another piece of crap - See 1208). Why should I have to jump through so many hurdles to get things working even adequately? And do not have any impairments hindering my visual capabilities. However, my client does, and these unnecessary steps is impossible to perform.

Today, I tried to get in contact with the Accessibility Help people, both by phone and chat, DURINH the operation hours published. Forget that! They were there, but proceeded to collect information BEFORE telling me that! Poor support for the needy. 

So, we will stick with the Nest Hub and try to get it working for calling; the search by voice and response verbally is EASY. Unfortunately, a prerequisite for managing Nest Hub to use it is a Cell phone that he cannot see at all. We decided to switch to an existing Tablet (older one0, but are stuck getting that to work. Then there is the matter of CONTACTS again being shared. The entire process is too complex. btw, Nest Hub is a Goggle product! Why am I dancing around setting parameters on several devices to get it working? Who is designing products for Google? Where is the Google-Microsoft interfaces? If I had to design thing, I would have Microsoft provide EXITS (from their code) to one written by another user, like Google. The Exit would override settings in Microsoft (Google permission necessary and responsibility there's). That way, Microsoft's Voice Access could allow a user to control the interface to the user.

That is all another topic and too complicated for the normal user. They know where I am if they want to discuss.

For now, Voice Access (previously Windows Speech Recognition (WSR) is a disaster. I can see why WSR is being killed, but can't understand why Voice Access is even implemented to replce it. It seems like for now its only a name change! What a zoo.

1208. Narrator won't turn off

See 9/12/2024 FIX at end.

 Since Windows 7 a few users get stuck with the Narrator never turning off (disabled) entirely only to have it start yelling every time you reboot. Yes, there is a keyboard shortcut to stop it for your session, but some folks just can't end it permanently.

To fix this, if you choose to really never use it again, see this. You want to do option #2 to rename narrator.exe which you don't have permission to do. Option 2 will give you permission to the Trusted one, except, instead of "untick" permissions at the end, you tick (check) all permissions for your user that corresponds to your PC name and which you set up before this point. Don't forget to restart your PC upon completing the steps. btw, Option 1 WON'T work becacause you do NOT have permissions to simply rename it or delete it.

This worked only until Microsoft put more update on!!!!

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9/12/2024: Bing AI gave me this Registry hack to fix this problem. It is now implemented and we are testing. See below for the AI text provided:

Manipulating the Windows Registry can potentially cause system issues if not done correctly. Ensure that you back up your registry before making any changes. To disable Narrator through a registry fix, follow these steps:


Press Windows + R, type regedit, and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
Navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options

Right-click on Image File Execution Options, select New then Key. Name the new key Narrator.exe.
Select the Narrator.exe key, then right-click in the right-hand pane and select New then String Value.
Name the new string value Debugger.
Double-click on Debugger and set its value data to taskkill.exe. Click OK.


This registry edit creates a fake debugger for Narrator.exe that effectively kills the process whenever it tries to start, preventing it from launching. 

On 9/12/2024 we restarted Windows 11 and it is OFF. Time will now tell. If no update, it continues to work in killing the task and keeping Narrator OFF.

1207. I. Amaro Black Velvet Painting

 I recently had compliments re an old painting on Black Velvet I picked up in Tijuana back around 1970. My wife and I just couldn't live without it on a wall somewhere. Currently in my Office. It is signed I. Amaro who I understand may be around 84 and still paining. Supposedly, he is a brother of Marcos, another artist. I could not find much about him other than his name is Ignacio and certainly did live in Tijuana then. I'm posting it here and would love to find something more about this particular painting and the artist. Original frame also.