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It depends on how the trade war evolves. Right now the US tariffs and Canadian counter-tariffs are just on goods.So an item of boxed software sent from Canada to the US is now  subject to a 25% tariff. A download of software might be classified as a good, in which case it would be theoretically subject to the tariff, but in practice that would be unlikely. A subscription to the same software would be trade in services, so not subject to the tariff.

But if they scope of the measures evolves to include services then the subscription would (again, theoretically) would be subject to a tariff.

Ken

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SteveIT, ChrisAVWood, Kathy Stevens

Thanks for the reference to that post. The Microsoft post lists actions that one can take to deal with the situation where OneDrive is installed. That was not my problem. Basically, I had uninstalled OneDrive, but the user folders were still tied to the OneDrive folder. However, in the post itself there were suggestions to re-install and then uninstall OneDrive, and then try to resolve the problem. That helped. I was able to change the location of all the user folders except Documents. However, I was able to find a solution to that with some further searching: https://appuals.com/fix-cant-move-the-folder-because-there-is-a-folder-in-the-same-location-that-cant-be-redirected/ That describes a registry edit that worked for the Documents folder.

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This is happening to me right now. I’m trying to set up a new ASUS ROG desktop. I’ve tried to undo the activation of OneDrive, with no susccess. For example, if I open File Explorer, near the top of the list of folders is one labelled “Documents” with the light-blue icon which I beleive flags it as the Windows documents folder. If I open its properties, go to the Location tab, this shows as the location: C:\Users\young\OneDrive\Documentos. It’s not only in OneDrive, it’s not in English (maybe Spanish?). If I click “Restore Default”, it corrects itself: C:\Users\young\Documents. But if I then click “Apply” (or “OK”), I get a dialog box saying “The folder … does not exist. Would you like to create it?” I click “Yes”. It asks if I want to move files. I click “Yes”. Up pops a dialog box titled “The folder can’t be moved here”. Text is “Can’t move the folder because there is a folder in the same location that can’t be redirected. Access is denied.” There is no “Documents” folder there.

I have Office 365, and it is installed. I uninstalled OneDrive using Settings. But it is still there, it seems. How do you get OneDrive off the system?

a similar thing is affecting mine. It ignores the window setting from the last time it was open.

The experience with Office updates is relevant to Windows updates because it suggests that Miscrosoft can’t do a good job of determining just which updates are relevant to a particular computer. And based on comments about the various “slow update” problems, perhaps also it can’t figure out the optimal order to apply a series of updates. There are components of Windows that will vary from one computer to another, such as which flavours of the Net framework are installed. Can the Microsoft update process figure out what should be installed on a given computer? More importantly, does it matter if something irrelevant is installed?
I appreciate that the reason this is difficult for MS is that Windows is an open architecture, which is what we like about it compared to Apple’s offerings. The fact that it’s open means that there are an infinite number of different configurations. With the new update model, Microsoft’s response seems to be moving towards an Apple model of restricting users’ control.

I’m tech support for my wife’s Win 10 computer (HP Envy 750-129cb). This morning it’s display was messed up. The pixel size was correct, but it looked as if it was somehow at a lower resolution. Anyway, the HP support software indicated that a video driver (NVIDIA) needed updating, so I did that and rebooted. No change. The system came with a utility “HP My Display”. I opened that. It listed a number of presets. “Text” was selected. I clicked on it and the display problem was immediately fixed.
So – I assume that the initial problem was that a Won10 update last night broke something, which then triggered a driver update, which then had to be adjusted using the My Display utility. However, that is just based on the timing.

I like to use the NirSoft program WinUpdatesList to see all installed updates and hotfixes.

It has the advantage that you can sort on any of the columns. It is the Windows “View Installed Updates” on steroids.

Hi, JC
Thanks for that reference. I installed it and as you say it gives a nice full description of each update.
Ken

The simplest way for me to see what is installed or find a particular installed KB is start>control panel>programs and features, then on the left click on “view installed updates”. It takes a little time to load all of them, but once done, look in the top right for the search installed updates and put in ( for example KB3072630 ). If there are no results, it isn’t installed.
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I feel so stupid! I never noticed the search box. I was focused on the column headings, and the menu items on the left.
Problem solved.
Ken

Hi, Rick
Thanks. I tried that and it worked. I’m glad I won’t need to do it very often!
Ken

I always look at Patch Watch, but I’m a run-of-the-mill user so usually I don’t run into problems with updates. However, lately I’ve found that my Windows 7, SP1 computer has been churning away for hours at a time with CPU utilization around 25% by svchost.exe. Looking at the services associated with it, Windows Update seems to be involved. This seems similar to the issue Susan talks about concerning the order in which updates are done. I presume it is happening during Windows Update’s daily checking for new updates.
Anyway, my question is this. When I try to follow instructions that involve determining whether or not I have an existing update already installed, what is a good way to find out? There doesn’t seem to be a simple way to search a computer for, say, KB 3072630. The “Uninstall an Update” view allows for some sorting, but not searching. Is there a better way to determine if an update is installed?

Turn off Group By? Windows 7 Recycle Bin sort by Date Modified

(Not sure – untested; just a suggestion to try.)

Thanks for the suggestion, BruceR. Group by is turned off. I tried turning it on and off for, for both Date Deleted and Date Modified, but there is no change to the behaviour. Date deleted sorts correctly, Date modified does not.
Ken

I renewed my paid sub last month and am content to see how things developed. As a couple of posters mentioned, it is the writers who matter, and the type of article. I too am concerned that the twice-a-week schedule implies a switch to more news as opposed to in-depth “how-to” articles (e.g., Langa’s). It is the latter that is not readily available elsewhere on the Internet.
The other editorial decision is about the scope of the newsletter. There have always been occasional items about Android or Linux or whatever. It is useful to have information about how to fit our windows computers into the mobile world. However, if the scope gets broader but the depth becomes shallower than I think the newsletter will fail.
Many people think that real news and information should be available free, whether it is general news or something specialized. Good writing needs to be paid for and I am happy to do it.
Ken

Hi, Al

I should say that it is just my impression that the problem is caused on my system by inserting text into existing text. My work-around is, just before hitting send, I select all the text and re-apply the font.

Various things are irritating me about Google in general (e.g. killing Google Reader) and Gmail (e.g., this problem, eliminating custom date formats) so I think my next step will be to explore the other web-based mail systems.

Ken

Hi. Al

You’re not alone in having this problem. I do, too. The sense that I have is that it occurs when I make corrections to text, e.g., to correct a spelling mistake or insert some additional text.

Ken