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Very important:
When ReAgentC is run an entry is appended to C:\Windows\Logs\ReAgent\ReAgent.log
That log will help you understand what is going on. It is very verbose.Portions of C:\Windows\Logs\ReAgent\ReAgent.log following a ReAgentC /enable:
2024-02-06 16:14:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] –Partition info– 2024-02-06 16:14:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] VolumeName: \\?\Volume{b26f97dc-0000-0000-0000-10d1ff010000}, PartitionName: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition3 2024-02-06 16:14:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Partition number: 3, offset: 2198235774976, free space: 769089536, total space: 786427904 2024-02-06 16:14:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] DiskNumber:0, DiskSignature:-1301309476, NTFS:1, Mbr:1, Active:0, Boot:0, BitlockerEnabled:0 2024-02-06 16:14:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] MBR partition id: 0x27 2024-02-06 16:14:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] DiskId: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} … 2024-02-06 16:14:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Checking partition at offset 2198235774976, partition number: 3 2024-02-06 16:14:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] MeetPartitionRequirements Partition details: {Offset: 2198235774976, Free space: 769089536, Total space: 786427904} 2024-02-06 16:14:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] MeetPartitionRequirements WinRE WIM size: 471185238 2024-02-06 16:14:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] MeetPartitionRequirements Required free space: 525711190 2024-02-06 16:14:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] partition meets requirements 2024-02-06 16:14:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] NOTE: select partition because it meets WinRE requirements … 2024-02-06 16:14:50, Info [ReAgentc.exe] Copying WinRE from C:\Windows\system32\Recovery to staging location on \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition3Any recovery partition must be identified as Recovery(Type:27) not Primary(Type:7) and be large enough to be suitable.
When not in use it should be empty. Use diskpart’s set id=27 command to change it.ReAgentC /disable moves everything from the recovery partition’s NTFS filesystem under \Recovery\WindowsRE to C:\Windows\system32\Recovery.
ReAgentC /enable moves everything from C:\Windows\system32\Recovery to a suitable recovery partition under \Recovery\WindowsRE.
If there is no suitable recovery partition, everything is moved into C:\Recovery\WindowsRE.You must use DIR /A to look at hidden and system files at an Administrator command prompt.
DISKPART> select disk 0 Disk 0 is now the selected disk. DISKPART> list partition Partition ### Type Size Offset ————- —————- ——- ——- Partition 1 Primary 50 MB 1024 KB Partition 2 Primary 2047 GB 51 MB Partition 3 Recovery 750 MB 2047 GB DISKPART> select part 3 Partition 3 is now the selected partition. DISKPART> detail partition Partition 3 Type : 27 Hidden: No Active: No Offset in Bytes: 2198235774976 Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ———- — ———– —– ———- ——- ——— ——– * Volume 3 Windows RE NTFS Partition 750 MB Healthy Hidden
I ran sysinternals Process Monitor while KB5034441 was installing and took some notes:
Command: C:\Windows\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\WinREUpdateInstaller.exe Read: C:\$WinREAgent\Scratch\update.wim Write: C:\$WinREAgent\Scratch\exported.wim Logging: C:\Windows\Logs\WinREAgent\setupact.log C:\Windows\system32>DIR /A /S C:\$WinREAgent Directory of C:\$WinREAgent 02/05/2024 09:24 PM <DIR> . 02/05/2024 09:24 PM <DIR> .. 02/05/2024 09:19 PM <DIR> Rollback 02/05/2024 09:24 PM 81 Rollback.xml 02/05/2024 09:24 PM 343 RollbackInfo.ini 02/05/2024 09:23 PM 3,935 WinREServicingManager.xml 3 File(s) 4,359 bytes Directory of C:\$WinREAgent\Rollback 02/05/2024 09:19 PM <DIR> . 02/05/2024 09:19 PM <DIR> .. 0 File(s) 0 bytes Total Files Listed: 3 File(s) 4,359 bytes
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Easy solution! Just install these two packages from the online Microsoft Store:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 UWP Desktop Runtime Package
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 UWP Runtime PackageThese all have DLLs with File version: 14.39.33519.0
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I’ve followed this a bit further (I’m stopping for now):
Complaints on reddit:
Windows Photos app and Calculator stopped working. File System Error (-2147219196).Here Matthew Jones writes:
If you input “Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.VCLibs.140.0* | Remove-AppxPackage” in PowerShell then you’ll see that VCLibs are dependencies for most of the apps that people say no longer work.He shows a newer version Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.33321.0_* than what powershell on my system:
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.VCLibs.140.0*|select InstallLocation InstallLocation ————— C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.27323.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.30704.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.30704.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.32530.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.32530.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.32530.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.32530.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
google[sse4.2 instruction set] says:
SSE4. 2 is an updated version of the Streaming SIMD Extensions 4 (SSE) CPU instruction set. Nowadays, all modern CPUs fully support this instruction set since it was already introduced in 2008 (Intel) / 2011 (AMD).I came across these using google[sse4.2 instruction set download]:
[Arnold] [MtoA] How to check if your processor supports SSE4.2
Use sysinternals coreinfo -fSSE4.2 fix (help for old CPU without this instruction)
Which uses Intel® Software Development Emulator:
Intel® SDE Current Version 9.33 Released on January 07, 2024 DOWNLOAD
The documentation from the download sde-external-9.33.0-2024-01-07-win.tar.xz\sde-external-9.33.0-2024-01-07-win\doc\getting_started.html says:
Intel® SDE is application level binary instrumentation based emulator.
Running Intel® SDE on applications is of the following pattern:
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Before you go updating any UWP apps using Microsoft Store (I haven’t yet, it may affect my PCs) you should have a look at this:
Windows 10 users report app gremlins after Microsoft update
When Redmond says unsupported, it really means it. Windows 11 fans beware
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Old Windows 10 hardware is struggling to open some recently updated Microsoft applications, giving anyone running Windows 11 on unsupported hardware a glimpse of their potential future.
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The answer appears to be the use of old hardware. Intel Core 2 Duo and Quad processors have featured in some of the reports, as well as some AMD Athlon chips. The Core 2 line first turned up in 2006 and, while not on the list of officially supported processors for Windows 10, the processor had more than enough oomph for many productivity tasks, until now.
A Register reader got in touch to highlight the situation: “A common theory is that the faulting component uses some instruction extension that Core 2 doesn’t support, such as SSE 4.2.”The article references Microsoft Photos: File system error (-2147219196) where on page 2 Salvatore Besso writes:
But I have to add more information. This morning I have tried all the Store apps that I have installed on this computer and there are many more with the same defect: It opens and then suddenly crashes. Following is the complete list of all apps that are crashing exactly like Photos:
- Calculator
- Movies and TV
- Photos
- Feedback Hub
- Paint 3D
- 3D Viewer
The error code -2147219196 is 80040904 in hex, which apparently means “Operation not supported”.
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I allowed Windows Update to install 2023-09 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5030211) today and got Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Version 22H2 (OS Build 19045.3448) as a result.
I did notice brief episodes of online Outlook and Chrome browser network use crawling along but didn’t chase it down. I thought it was just the install slowing things down on my gigabit connection.
After the install rebooted I was presented with this unwelcome surprise:
Yeah, I clicked UNDO. What, you think I don’t know how to search from within a browser Microsoft? I have removed all the “Indexing Options” folders and yet it still indexes 10 items locally. What a waste. And I can manage to turn that “Search Box” on and off if I want with out your meddling Microsoft! Just by right-clicking on the taskbar and moving the pointer to Search:
The “Cloud” Windows Backup also appeared in the Start Menu apps list:
No option to uninstall it in right-click More > … . Right-clicking More > App settings brings up settings for “Windows Feature Experience Pack”. What??? Weird…Also Microsoft Store > Library showed updates for Microsoft Store, Microsoft Photos, App Installer, and Windows Clock:
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And then there is this from Disable S mode without a Microsoft account, page 2:
“There IS a procedure to remove SMode without using the windows store however it involves several advanced techniques Recovery Mode, Admin Command Prompt, and Regedit. Only attempt this if you have backed up your data and are familiar with these tools. I can kinda understand why David would not mention this either because he did not know or was not comfortable explaining how to modify an offline registry hive in a preboot environment.”
- Boot into recovery mode Settings > Recovery > Advanced Startup > Reboot now
- Click advanced troubleshooting open an admin command prompt in recovery mode and run regedit
- Click on HKEY Local Machine and than select Load Hive from the file menu.
- Go to C:\windows\system32\config and select the file named SYSTEM
- Name the loaded hive offline System it will now show up under HKEY Local Machine.
- Navigate to offlineSystem\ControlSet001\Control\CI\Policy
- Change SkuPolicyRequired from 1 to 0 unload the hive and reboot the computer.
“There is a good tutorial demonstrating the process here glad to know there are still some people in the IT world that actually take the time to do this kind of research for the rest of us”
See this youtube video How To Turn Off Windows S Mode Without Microsoft Account
Note: It is really a hoot to watch! BTW, you can also turn SMode back on if you want to…
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See #2486181 for How to Clean Install Windows 11 Using DISM on Any HDD/SSD.
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Gosh such vehemence! Speaking for myself, I’ve had a Microsoft Account for over 25 years now. It has been my primary email account for all that time but I use Outlook Online to access my mail nowadays. I don’t sign into my computer using the account. Just today when I signed in to check my email, the following popped up (the ************ you see is my doing):
Clicking the “Learn more” link here will show you what all the privacy settings are for a Microsoft Account. You don’t have to sign-in to see all the places a Microsoft Account comes into play. For myself, probably much to Microsoft’s chagrin, I have everything turned off. As a result I don’t get that “personalized experience” Microsoft is so desperate to foist on me. I have had a fine “experience” without ever purchasing any Microsoft products what-so-ever over those 25 years.After I did a fresh install recently on a test system, the settings app displayed
“Get even more out of Windows
With a few quick selections, you’ll be on your way to enjoying the full Microsoft experience.”
as is shown here:
Just for kicks I clicked on “Let’s go!” and followed through clicking yes on everything. Naturally it wanted a Microsoft Account sign-in right off the bat which I obliged it with. The rest of it was just the standard privacy settings followed by how will you use this system culminating in trying to sell me on Microsoft Office 365 and more space on One drive. Sadly for Microsoft, I of course declined, and later switched back to the local account and scrubbed out any vestiges of the Microsoft Account related settings. So far the setting app hasn’t displayed that message again.Note: See Don’t activate the “Let’s Go” button in the Windows 10 Settings application for a nicely detailed write-up of this by Martin Brinkmann.
My point is that Microsoft has been pushing this for a very long time now and I will make use of a free Microsoft Account as I see fit in ways which benefit me and not Microsoft. I have never had to pay for it or give away any secret information to keep it. Just like over-the-air free TV, there will always be commercials which I have had a lifetime’s experience in tuning-out and ignoring.
Note: I posted this without seeing @Rick Corbett’s post first. By “vehemence” I was referring to all the posts I saw here.
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