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Win10 syncing two PCs without asking
What the pop is going on? I turned on my laptop and it immediately changed the home screen to match that on my desktop. Why is this happening? Is this...

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In Settings/Personalization/Colors, the choice greyed out
Windows 10 will not let me change the colors of the Start, Taskbar and action center. That choice on the Personalization/Colors page of Settings is greyed out.

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Windows forgetting folder type view settings (BagMRU size)
Why has Microsoft, after all these years, still not fixed the problem of Windows "forgetting" individual folder views? YES, I'VE CHECKED THE BOX. Requiring users to edit the registry when...

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How do I backup my IPAD to Windows OneDrive?
I have an annual subscription through Office 360, which includes 1 TB of space on OneDrive. Is there a way to backup my Apple IPAD to Onedrive?

10/14/2019

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https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026102

To stop syncing your settings and remove them from the cloud, turn off synced settings on all the devices connected to your Microsoft account, and then go to the Devices page, select More actions for the device you want to manage, and then select Remove cloud backup of personal settings.; Choose from settings such as language preferences, passwords, and color themes.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/95c28c23-5fc8-4c5a-b81b-62c...

Hi All, we have an issue with the "Sync your settings" option; it is greyed out for all domain users, even if the domain user has connected a Microsoft account for other apps (e-mail, calendar, store, etc.) There is no GPO configured for this option, but the option is disabled. We have tested ... · I believe this is normal behavior because they ...

https://docs.microsoft.com/.../devices/enterprise-state-roaming-windows-settings-reference

Windows settings generally sync by default, but some settings are only backed up, such as the list of installed applications on a device. Backup is for mobile devices only and currently not available for Enterprise State Roaming users. Backup uses a Microsoft account and stores the settings and application data into OneDrive.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings/sync-not...

Yesterday, while setting it up, I noticed the following message on my "sync your settings" page under "accounts": sync not available for your account. Contact your system administrator to resolve this. I t is my computer (and, by default, I am the system administrator) and I am logged on under my live account. I've done a few searches for a fix ...

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings-winpc/...

So, I like to sync everything on the list in the 'sync your settings' settings, but I notice it isn't working, or at least, some of it isn't. I have all options turned on on my laptop AND my Surface, and the theme isn't syncing. On my Surface, the desktop background, colour, and lock screen are different from my laptop, and won't sync.