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• Locked out of his own PC’s Desktop!

  Posted on June 28, 2021 at 02:42 CDT by Fred Langa • Comment in the Forums

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  By Fred Langa

  There’s no such thing as a small permissions problem in Windows! When things go wrong, they can go very, very wrong, as today’s first reader-submitted question illustrates.

  In this issue’s second question, a reader wonders whether he should try updating his PC’s firmware (i.e., BIOS/UEFI and similar low-level hardware) via Windows’ Device Manager.

  And in the third, a reader seeks help when his device fails to restart after a power outage.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.24.0 (2021-06-28).

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• A welcome change in Win10’s cleanup tools

  Posted on July 1, 2019 at 01:10 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

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  By Fred Langa

  Version 1903 adds new and useful functions to Win10’s Settings/Storage menus. The new Storage also corrects some truly boneheaded user-interface mistakes Microsoft made in the previous version!

  Plus: A reader recommends a free tool to fix Win10 permissions issues, and making and using custom versus generic recovery drives.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.24.0 (2019-07-01).

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