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Unsupported disk layout for UEFI firmware, 0xc1900201
When I try to install the W10 version 2004 feature update I get the following error: Windows cannot be installed because this PC has an unsupported disk layout for UEFI firmware. 0xc1900201 I have a 2018 Dell XPS 15 9570 laptop.32GB, 1.0TB SSD, most current BIOS update from Dell that shows UEFI as the BIOS mode. Microsoft is telling me I have to do a full scratch install of the current shipping version of W10 and then install the 2004 feature update, thus, I have to do a full backup and restore, then reinstall all of the apps. Is this actually necessary? I'm hoping there's another way to do this. I've worked for software companies in the past and often times Tech Support resorts to a full remiage of the cmputer in order to fix a problem. Are they just lazy or for real? Your help is greatly appreciated.
Issues w/replicating to OneDrive
I need some help understanding this new (to me) feature that requires all data on my hard drive to be replicated on the OneDrive. Not sure when this became standard practice but I recently became aware of it when I replaced my old desktop with a new desktop and noticed that there was no difference between the folders and documents on my hard drive and the ones on the OneDrive. I don't think I like this feature for several reasons: 1) As someone mentioned, you need an internet connection for it to work, not always the case for me and others. 2) You can really screw up your records if, say, you shut down your computer before OneDrive has completed the upload. 3) It's not clear to me how it manages the documentation on my desktop vs my laptop. I like the syncing with browsers but not with my hard drive. They have two different purposes. So what have I done to correct this? I turned off the OneDrive app on my desktop and I use the OneDrive web to access the files on OneDrive and I manually move specific files from my desktop to the OneDrive so I have access to them on my other devices. I still have the OneDrive app active on my laptop, I guess it's hard drive is all replicated on OneDrive. So, I'm not sure if I'm looking for help or just want to vent. I'll always welcome comments, pro or con, w.r.t. my approach but this was a major disruption for me and I never saw it coming. Not good.
MOST of my pictures are gone after the last update
so after the last update or attempt to update over night saturday 10/24/2020 or sunday 10/25/2020 most of my pictures disappeared. I have about 5 or 6 files left and a load of individual pictures but I am missing a lot of files and I don't know if any of the loose pictures disappeared that I had not filed yet. Any way to get these pictures back I have been lookingfor a way in help boards and such because it seems like "...it's oh well try this thing that wont work and shrug not out problem guess you're sol ask someone else that doesn't work for us..."
Windows resilience
I want to let you know what happened because it’s the first time in all my 30+ years IT life. I used to have two volumes/partitions, C: for Windows OS and E: for my data. Thursday evening I started Windows Update (only for last November 2019 cumulative update, I update very often) and shut down when finished. On Friday morning when I booted up the system I saw the Windows nice landscape photo but when I tried to login the password box was not shown, no way to login. I tried ALL possible paths (safe mode, cmd, etc.). You know what I found? Using diskpart from cmd I found a single volume/partition that was the merge of my C: and my E: data !!! dir command was showing all my C and E directories and files together in one single volume/partintion! Windows was corrupted somehow, no gpt fix, efi rebuild was successful. My SD with my Windows 10 File History was not accessible (and useless since the OS itself was corrupted). All my data were there, there was no encryption so, without any login, I saved all my data on a usb hdd with robocopy (this is very bad on a security perspective, It’s enough to have a usb stick and some time with a pc available, e.g. lunch break, and you can stole the whole data from it, easy, no password, no hack. Either Bitlocker or, even better, a 3rd parties encryption after UEFI layer is recommended. But this time I was happy I did't have bitlocker). The only solution to bring back to work the laptop was to boot from the Recovery Drive (lucky I did and had) and then restore a full image (lucky I did and had) with the old Windows 7 Backup Tool and finally robocopy back all my data (then upgrade again but not to the latest cumulative, better to wait a bit, a fix might come, then backup again). One additional note, since during the restore process I chose not to format all partitions from scratch, now I have one single partition C: with both OS and Data, I’m leaving Windows decision be the final one on how my volumes have to be on my laptop 😊
Laptop battery issue
Few weeks ago I bought a GTX 1050 laptop for my works and a little bit of gaming . So I installed GTA V , Watch Dogs 2 etc. and while playing those games I found a general lag in games but my system is pretty much capable of playing those games in high settings at 1080p resolution. Then I tried to figure out what is the problem and I got a serious issue that my laptop is using battery power even after full charging and plugged in. Then I wrote a mail to the manufacturer and they replied I should try to reinstall my whole windows. But I don't want to do that so tried to reinstall my graphic drivers and guess what I still got the same problem, until I went to 'GeForce Experience' app and optimize my games ( it doesn't always work sometime I still got that issue even after optimizing ). So here is my question "whom should I blame ?"
My All data is loss and correptid by .grod extenstion virus
i was working on my laptop and i receive a notification of update and i have click on when my update was near to completion like 99% my all PC files are corrupted by the .grod extension. Now i am facing a problem that cause by the .grod extension. I have not only single file which is working properly. suggest me best possible solution for this problem.
unusual problems with Windows 2004
Hey all, I had a couple of unusual problems when I updated my 2017 Surface Pro i5 to Windows 2004. I have three external WD passport drives (2.5 inch) connected via a USB hub on the surface dock, and after the update the drives would produce a loud clicking sound about every ten to fifteen minutes. I think it has to do with a power saving mode but changing those settings or turning them off with WD utilities did nothing to prevent the issue. They also seemed to never actually go to sleep with the lights blinking 3 times every 10 seconds or so. I have formatted the drives in exFAT. When I went back to Windows 1909, the problem stopped. Could this be something to do with the new windows search or indexing features? Also, and its small, but the onscreen keyboard got smaller when used in full QWERTY mode. It now has a border around the left and right edge of my screen and shrunk the keyboard to fit. It's not a big deal when using the surface in landscape mode, but it definitely is more difficult to use when in portrait mode. Thanks.
Notepad restore
So, I had turned my laptop on, and i guess it rebooted or something. So when i opened my laptop once again it seems that my unfinished notepad notes seem to be nowhere to be seen. Could there be a way that i could restore those notes through something like app data. Or are they not going to come back any time soon.
Windows Update Deleted a folder with documents
When windows updated it deleted important files that were stored on my desktop. Files called "Resume" and "Jobs applied for" important things like that. Where have my files gone, how do I get them back NOW?
Previous version of Windows 10
The Disk Cleanup Utility tells me I have 19.1 GB of a previous version of Windows. My question is: Should I select to delete this from my HD? I recently re updated from Version 1909 to 2004. I had previously updated to 2004 back in June, had nothing but problems, which finally led to a complete system failure in early September. That required to me to do a clean install of Version 1909 from an ISO file. Version 1909 ran great. About three weeks ago I thought I'd give Version 2004 another try, had some problems, learned that on Lenovo laptops there was an issue with BIOS and Windows Version 2004. Fortunately, last week Lenovo came forward with an BIOS update for my laptop. That has solved the issues I was having, and now Version 2004 is running fine. Now that you have the background of my experience with Version 2004, would you as a user delete the older version of Windows and regain the use of the space on the HD? Thanks for taking the time to assit me in this decision Ken Miller
Back up and restore your PC
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/back-up-and-restore-your-pc-ac359b36-7015...Create a system image. System images contain all of the info on your PC at a particular state. Right-click the Start button, then select Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Backup and Restore.. In the left pane, choose Create a system image, and then follow the steps in the wizard. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Backup and Restore in Windows 10 - support.microsoft.com
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/backup-and-restore-in-windows-10-352091d2...If you used Backup and Restore to back up files or create system image backups in previous versions of Windows, your old backup is still available in Windows 10. In the search box on the taskbar, type control panel. Then select Control Panel > System and Security > Backup and Restore (Windows 7). To find out about system recovery, see Recovery ...
How to back up or transfer your data on a Windows-based ...
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-back-up-or-transfer-your-data-on-a...The backup will be saved to the backup location. Back up a Windows Vista-based computer. Note Data that you back up by using Windows Vista Backup and Restore Center can be restored only on a Windows Vista operating system. Click Start, type backup in the Start Search box, and then click Backup and Restore in the Programs list.
Choose a backup solution in Windows 10
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/choose-a-backup-solution-in-windows-10...Backup solution. Things to consider. Cloud-based backup. Want to back up your content so it's safe and easy to access? We recommend using a cloud-based backup solution. With cloud-based backups: Your data is safely stored in the cloud. You can easily access your content across multiple devices. You don't need to purchase hardware
