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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Search facility gone and no programmes listed on Start

« on: June 09, 2016, 04:50:05 pm »

So why did you need to download it again or did it get removed with the restore point that you used ?

Seeing your last post - what have you downloaded ?

This is the first download link that you use and it isn't called Reimage www.tweaking.com

I haven't provided any links previously.

In the main menu of Windows Repair you should have the menu bar as so -

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Search facility gone and no programmes listed on Start

« on: June 09, 2016, 04:24:12 pm »

Which program did you use which gave you the problems ?

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Search facility gone and no programmes listed on Start

« on: June 09, 2016, 03:52:00 pm »

If you downloaded the program then you should have a desktop icon which you can double click on.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Search facility gone and no programmes listed on Start

« on: June 09, 2016, 03:44:35 pm »

Open Windows Repair then click on Option 5 Backup where you can use the registry restore.

Click on the Restore button under Registry then on Registry Restore in the menu bar of the next window and if the dropdown is blank then use the dropdown arrow to select the dated back up.

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General Computer Support / Re: printer is shown as unknown device. or is it some other device?

« on: June 09, 2016, 08:02:40 am »

What does it say for it under the General tab ?

This free program should help to identify what it is - http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html

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General Computer Support / Re: printer is shown as unknown device. or is it some other device?

« on: June 09, 2016, 07:16:20 am »

It's listing it as Unknown because it doesn't know the manufacturer - nothing to worry about.

I was asking if there were any Unknown Devices listed in Device Manager....

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Start button and no Microsoft Edge icon

« on: June 09, 2016, 06:54:15 am »

That isn't the antimalware scanner but another of their programs that checks your start up programs to see if you need them to be running, but if your computer's performance is back to the way it was, then you can leave it.

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General Computer Support / Re: printer is shown as unknown device. or is it some other device?

« on: June 09, 2016, 06:42:57 am »

Yes I had noticed the unmarked printer icon.

When you get the page set up prior to printing, at the top will list which printer it's going to use.

What do you have listed ?

I've attached what mine shows.

As you can see from my Devices and Printers, I have two - that's because my printer is wireless so I have to make the Network one the default.

Are you getting an Unknown Device in Device Manager ?

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General Computer Support / Re: (Solved)my dvd writer could not write or burn anything

« on: June 09, 2016, 06:27:57 am »

Not with you - or are we talking at cross purposes ?

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General Computer Support / Re: printer is shown as unknown device. or is it some other device?

« on: June 09, 2016, 03:15:50 am »

Have you right clicked on the printer icon and selected Troubleshoot ?

Gotta go now as I have to go out.

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General Computer Support / Re: (Solved)my dvd writer could not write or burn anything

« on: June 09, 2016, 03:10:29 am »

I think it was the Windows Burner tool that was being used to create a bootable ISO disk and that doesn't normally cause any problems.

Anyway, just thought I'd ask.

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General Computer Support / Re: printer is shown as unknown device. or is it some other device?

« on: June 09, 2016, 03:05:13 am »

When you get an unknown device it's usually because of missing/partly missing drivers or corrupt drivers.

I think I would be tempted to uninstall and reinstall the printer, but have you checked Event Viewer to see if the Print Spooler or any other related errors are recorded.

For it to start printing and then stop, have you cleared the Print Queue as something may be getting jammed up in there for some reason.

Can you go into Device Manager/View/Show hidden devices/Non-Plug and Play Drivers to check for any yellow alerts.

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General Computer Support / Re: my dvd writer could not write or burn anything

« on: June 09, 2016, 02:51:10 am »

It did sound like it was the actual disk drive.

It's just that I've been helping someone on another forum who is getting an I/O error when trying to burn anything with it and remembered you were having a similar problem.

It sounds like the burn laser has gone on this disk drive as well.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Start button and no Microsoft Edge icon

« on: June 09, 2016, 01:13:33 am »

Slow performance can be caused by unnecessary start up items in msconfig.

I don't know if this program will work in Win 10, but give it a go and see if lists programs that don't need to be running in the background and unnecessarily using up memory.

Generally you don't need any as they will usually work when called upon.

https://www.malwarebytes.org/startuplite/

I don't know the innards of Edge, but see if running IE without add-ons improves its performance.

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General Computer Support / Re: my dvd writer could not write or burn anything

« on: June 09, 2016, 01:00:37 am »

Did you ever get this fixed ?

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General Computer Support / Re: Restore feature keeps being disabled

« on: June 09, 2016, 12:52:22 am »

B, if you don't have experience with the problem; which in this case seems not;

Please kindly respect members posts;

My post is in the right place;

nice day!

No, I've never experienced loss of restore points, but word your opening post with the details of your problem and which OS version you are using and not as a what reads like a rant about MS.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Windows Repair download opened, but nowhere to be found

« on: June 08, 2016, 04:14:39 pm »

In Win 10 to get networking in Safe Mode you sometimes need to use Ethernet which is what MS advise.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Start button and no Microsoft Edge icon

« on: June 08, 2016, 03:54:13 pm »

Thanks for the clarification.

What problems were you having that made you decide to run WR ?

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Windows Repair download opened, but nowhere to be found

« on: June 08, 2016, 03:50:41 pm »

Boot up into Safe Mode with Networking and run a scan with the ESET Free Online Scanner.

https://www.eset.com/int/home/online-scanner/

Check the two boxes then click on Advanced and check those boxes, although I don't think you need to bother with the Proxies one and Archives is optional and would extend the scan time.

Windows Repair can't fix anything if an infection is still present, but you could also consider a repair install after the ESET scan if your system is badly screwed.

There's a section in this article that deals with a repair install - http://www.alphr.com/microsoft/1002578/how-to-fix-the-windows-10-start-menu

After the ESET scan, download Windows Repair again as infections can block downloads.

If you still have problems with the download then try it in Safe Mode with Networking.

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General Computer Support / Re: Restore feature keeps being disabled

« on: June 08, 2016, 03:33:28 pm »

Rick - I'm not a mind reader or have I a crystal ball - so haven't a clue what you are going on about.

You have posted in the Computer Help section - do you have a computer problem that you want help with or are you just having a rant at MS ?

If you don't have a computer problem that you need help with, then put your thoughts in a thread in the Letter Avalanche section or I'll either move or remove them and give you a warning about such future conduct.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Start button and no Microsoft Edge icon

« on: June 08, 2016, 10:32:38 am »

Thought WR created a desktop icon during its installation....

Where did you locate the copy of the registry ?

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General Computer Support / Re: Restore feature keeps being disabled

« on: June 08, 2016, 09:24:33 am »

The forum isn't a soapbox to rant against MS.

Some more details would help and losing restore points is an age old problem with Win 7, but you haven't said which version of Windows you are using.

Are you saying that sfc /scannow has reported that it is unable to repair some files or just complaining that sfc cannot repair all files in general.

Have you run the Windows Repair program ?

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General Computer Support / Re: Windows 10 won't boot

« on: June 08, 2016, 09:18:29 am »

This article describes how to do a repair install without losing your personal stuff which will hopefully pull you out of the mire.

http://www.alphr.com/microsoft/1002578/how-to-fix-the-windows-10-start-menu

You can then create a more up to date ISO with the Media Creation Tool.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Start button and no Microsoft Edge icon

« on: June 08, 2016, 08:53:26 am »

Are you able to open Windows Repair from the desktop icon ?

To do the repair you would plug the USB in with the machine already booted up then click on the setup.exe as it says in the article.

Did you try method 2 ?

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Start button and no Microsoft Edge icon

« on: June 08, 2016, 07:08:51 am »

Here are some methods to get your Start menu working again - http://www.alphr.com/microsoft/1002578/how-to-fix-the-windows-10-start-menu

Once you get back in, open Windows Repair and use the registry restore option, that is if you haven't had to go the route of a repair install using the Media Creation Tool.

I've already emailed Shane regarding threads involving problems with WR, but don't know when he will be able to get to the forum.