Windows 10

Bouton Aide said:
ofc it is - There's many security changes under the hood.
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Yes - but largely undone by some serious vulnerabilities - and given the number of security issues that have come to light which should never have been a problem in the first place there are likely more still to be found never mind the other vulnerabilities.

Materially MS's development with Windows 10 is undoing much if not all the advantages of an actively supported OS - the only upside is that issues are generally patched quite quickly though not true in all cases - there are 2 major security issues which weren't patched for 2+ years and/or still exist.

I don't understand people's lack of interest given many of these issues are far worse than the vulnerabilities on Intel CPUs which get plenty of attention.
 
I don't know whether it's something I've accidentally done or maybe due to a Win 10 update,
but I don't seem to be able to open an image via the default photo viewer - 'Photos', or a video with the default player - 'Films & TV'.

A message comes up with the following: This application has not been provisioned.
Setting them to default makes no difference.
 
@Bouton Aide - thanks, I haven't got it working properly yet but I seem to be getting somewhere.
Edit: Photo Viewer seems to be working now and opening a PDF appears to be trouble free as well.

I think I might be in need of a Win reinstall as I haven't done that for over a year (start button doesn't work, neither does the sound speaker icon - I have to right-click them both).

I might try running BleachBit.
 
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arc@css said:
@Bouton Aide - thanks, I haven't got it working properly yet but I seem to be getting somewhere.
Edit: Photo Viewer seems to be working now and opening a PDF appears to be trouble free as well.

I think I might be in need of a Win reinstall as I haven't done that for over a year (start button doesn't work, neither does the sound speaker icon - I have to right-click them both).

I might try running BleachBit.
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I forgot which registry fix I used that fixed the Photo Viewer association problem, but try one of these:
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open]
"MuiVerb"="@photoviewer.dll,-3043"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,\
6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,\
00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,\
25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,50,00,68,00,6f,\
00,74,00,6f,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,50,00,68,00,\
6f,00,74,00,6f,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\
00,22,00,2c,00,20,00,49,00,6d,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,\
5f,00,46,00,75,00,6c,00,6c,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,25,\
00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\open\DropTarget]
"Clsid"="{FFE2A43C-56B9-4bf5-9A79-CC6D4285608A}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,\
6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,\
00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,\
25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,50,00,68,00,6f,\
00,74,00,6f,00,20,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,50,00,68,00,\
6f,00,74,00,6f,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\
00,22,00,2c,00,20,00,49,00,6d,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,\
5f,00,46,00,75,00,6c,00,6c,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,65,00,6e,00,20,00,25,\
00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\photoviewer.dll\shell\print\DropTarget]
"Clsid"="{60fd46de-f830-4894-a628-6fa81bc0190d}"
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Change Extension's File Type
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.jpg]
@="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"


; Change Extension's File Type
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.jpeg]
@="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"


; Change Extension's File Type
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.gif]
@="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"


; Change Extension's File Type
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.png]
@="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"


; Change Extension's File Type
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.bmp]
@="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"


; Change Extension's File Type
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.tiff]
@="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"


; Change Extension's File Type
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.ico]
@="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"

Paste the code into notepad and save as a .reg file, ie: PhotoViewer_Fix.reg
 
@darael - Thanks very much for that though I think I've already sorted it, mostly anyway.

Photo Viewer/PDF viewer seems to already be working but Films & TV still isn't. At the moment I'm using VLC Player to view a video though it comes out so damn dark;
(probably due to having the full-colour range checked in the NVCP).

I'll bear the above in mind for future reference. :)
 
Neil79 said:
Windows update keeps kicking in, then on reboot I get five BSOD's only for it to revert and Windows works again :rolleyes:
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Welcome to Windows 10 - I just had one of my Windows 10 systems reboot itself for an update :( in the middle of running something (long duration) unattended - usually I shove it on one of my Windows 7 systems but forgot... ******** MS. At some point I'd done tweaks to prevent it restarting as well so a more recent update must have reset that.

I'm generally a tolerant and mild mannered person but I'd get banned here, possibly even arrested, if I posted my full opinion of the developers of this OS.
 
Had 2x Corsair Optional Updates sitting in Windows, if you're having any problems, one of these drivers may help, but Windows will keep your system up to date yada yada.

I never install drivers through there, so i just left them, but today, the buggers were forced through.

Ones a Corsair System 3.0.88.0, the others Corsair HID Class 3.0.88.0.

Done a Google to find some info on them, and found a thread on the Corsair forums, where others have had them through, and since, they've been getting BSOD, crashes, restarts etc..., but they've got those pre-built i64s etc..., where as ive only got the Corsair H100i RGB Platinum AIO, and a couple of sticks of the Vengeance, so i may be lucky, but i'll be keeping an eye on.

Thanks MS.
 
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The latest updates caused some very odd behaviour with my machine (ie: explorer dying and being unable to restart). I ended up doing a fresh install seeing as I'd only just reinstalled a few days away anyhow! I'm still not convinced all the issues are gone. :o

One of the problems I had after the latest updates was that my PC kept booting into the BIOS screen. This has never happened before but as a heads up, I had to enable USB3 legacy support to fix it. Something to do with keyboard recognition by the looks of it but why that's affected by Windows update I don't know. Weird.

These big updates irritate me so much that I'm considering blocking *.microsoft again now. More often than not I end up having to mess around with the HTPC to get things working properly again after a big update when I just want to chill with a game or something. Argh.

I'm almost at the point where I can use Linux on my main machines but not quite there yet (source: Ubuntu and Mint are my daily drivers on 2 laptops). :(
 
LoadsaMoney said:
Had 2x Corsair Optional Updates sitting in Windows, if you're having any problems, one of these drivers may help, but Windows will keep your system up to date yada yada.

I never install drivers through there, so i just left them, but today, the buggers were forced through.

Ones a Corsair System 3.0.88.0, the others Corsair HID Class 3.0.88.0.

Done a Google to find some info on them, and found a thread on the Corsair forums, where others have had them through, and since, they've been getting BSOD, crashes, restarts etc..., but they've got those pre-built i64s etc..., where as ive only got the Corsair H100i RGB Platinum AIO, and a couple of sticks of the Vengeance, so i may be lucky, but i'll be keeping an eye on.

Thanks MS.
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I have same Corsair H100i RGB Platinum AIO cooler and iCUE is the only software I installed but I never had Corsair Optional Updates from Windows Update after checked it and checked update history.

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I googled it too found a thread on the Corsair forums, reading it found users used older iCUE software v1 and v2 installed.

I had latest iCUE software and firmware installed. Never had a single Windows 10 BSOD, crashes, restarts since RTM in 2015 with previous Corsair H80i cooler and old Corsair software.

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Look like you had older iCUE software v1 or v2 installed.

You should uninstall iCUE software and install latest iCUE software and click on Check for Updates and it will update to latest version 3.36.125. If you have older firmware, make sure you update to latest firmware v1.01.15.

I clicked Check for Updates from iCUE icon on taskbar tray to checked for update once every month.

Cause? User Error!

Edit: Just saw your comment in CorsairVBusDriver.sys failure thread noticed you used v3.18.77 and I googled it found v3.18.77 is over a year old released on 22 July 2019 lol.

https://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=188977
 
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AthlonXP1800 said:
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Yeah its an old version, i read about loads of problems with the latest versions, and how it needs to be always on the net now etc..., so i stuck with the version im on, as if it aint broke....., and im also on older firmware, wont update that either, incase it ***** up too. :D

Having no problems at all with these windows updates still.
 
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