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Is Anyone facing black background issue in lock screen after cold boot. It is happening to me since August 2026.

After cold boot, Lock screen background is just black with weather widget and clock. First I thought it was a windows spotlight issue but it still happening even after fixing a single wallpaper for lock screen. The frequency of this issue is moderate.…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-11T00:32:16.4266667+00:00
Ksheetiz Sharma 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-11T06:00:50.8466667+00:00
Hendrix-V 19,940 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Cant Install Windows 25H2 update. Tried over 15 times

Some update files are missing or have problems. We'll try to download the update again later. Error code: (0x80070003)

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-11T02:19:51.6+00:00
Rahul Sood 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-11T03:02:12.6+00:00
Lester Bernard Reyes 86,175 Reputation points Independent Advisor
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Multiple Windows 11 Update error - Install error - 0x800700c1

Hello, I am trying to update to Windows 11, version 25H2, but I am getting an Install error - 0x800700c1 when trying to update. It mostly tries to "correct" this by trying to install older, missing updates, but these fail as well with the…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-03-04T07:48:31.9533333+00:00
Simon Frömmer 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-11T01:48:19.7266667+00:00
Vorachi 0 Reputation points
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Windows stuck on update for 3 hours after reinstalling windows 11,

Had a promblem with GPU, initially as is wasn't even working, my cpu you was doing all the work, so went to system restore which failed. turned on pc to find errors and end up back were I started, so system restored again it worked got back in to windows…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-05T00:04:24.3533333+00:00
Stuart Andrew 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-10T23:34:05.8633333+00:00
Norah-L 11,530 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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i have issues with my computer windows updated

update windows on the laptop there is no updates on the window

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-10T22:45:13.6133333+00:00
abrehe yosief 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-10T23:18:45.9566667+00:00
Ivan B 125.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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KB2267602 keeps installing even thought it's already installed

Re: KB2267602 This update was successfully installed Nov 28, yet it continues to try to install it again-twice. The most recent was today Dec 27. What's up with this update?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2025-12-27T13:38:58.57+00:00
arejfour arejfour 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-10T20:06:08.71+00:00
David Dennison 0 Reputation points
3 answers

moving grouped files in onedrive not working

Hi there I seem to be having issues moving grouped files from 1 folder to another inside onedrive? I can select 1 photo at a time and the move here button is activated but when I select more than 1 it is not?? I have refreshed the page and closed and…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-09-11T21:11:48.25+00:00
Envy 3d Landscape Design Jeff 10 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-10T15:36:28.5566667+00:00
Horace Wiggins 535 Reputation points
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Windows update keep installing old Intel display driver 30.0.100.9864 on Windows 11 Pro.

Windows update keep installing old Intel display driver 30.0.100.9864 on Windows 11 Pro version 26h2. When is Microsoft removing this old driver? It is many years outdated and is now causing problems. I already installed new version of Windows 26h2…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-09T19:19:54.16+00:00
Francois Marais 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-10T13:17:38.85+00:00
Francois Marais 0 Reputation points
3 answers

Hold up, why is 21H2, 22H2 of Windows 11 currently gone?

Hold up, why is 21H2, 22H2 of Windows 11 currently gone? (To not think I'm using it, I use Windows 11 25H2 Home Single Language). I have just watched a video of all EOL messages and none of the surprised me, except for the Windows 11 21H2/ 22H2. Is this…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-10T03:04:17.79+00:00
Huy Dat Nguyen 90 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-10T12:13:04.7166667+00:00
Neil D 34,445 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2 answers

windows update error

windows update not working support me windows update not working support me windows update not working support me

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-10T09:08:14.6466667+00:00
Sanjaya Jena 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-10T09:42:30.1433333+00:00
Ramesh Srinivasan 88,715 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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This notification won’t go away

Ive tried everything to stop it. I turned off smart app control it just pops up in a different font. I’ve tried repairing and updating windows security nothing happens. I’ve done wsreset, nothing. I’ve scanned and restored my pc with cmd, nothing…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-07T15:46:26.7633333+00:00
Mirabel 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-10T06:44:25.88+00:00
Emma1-N 13,675 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to fix touchpad not working on Lenovo 16 G6 IRL

Everything was working smoothly. After update of windows updates all of a sudden my touchpad is not working at all. After checking on device manager it shows as the photo i have included here.. I2C HID device with warning sign. It also happened before…

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asked 2026-10-09T13:04:11.3633333+00:00
saeed 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-10-10T06:44:04.39+00:00
Vikki-T 11,975 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

How to backup the contents of the Windows Taskbar

I want to be able to restore the Windows Taskbar after I do a Windows Restart.Thanks for your help, PR

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-07T21:40:01.5666667+00:00
Phillip Richcreek 1,125 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-10T06:42:51.2566667+00:00
Emma1-N 13,675 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Windows 11, version 26H2 ,Failed to install on ‎10/‎1/‎2026 - 0x80072efd

what is causing this error code and not allowing Windows update to be installed. My computer says restart to complete the install, but the update is not installed after the restart.

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asked 2026-10-10T05:41:43.4833333+00:00
Bruce M 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-10T06:18:46.3733333+00:00
DaveM121 938.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Voice Focus/Voice Clarity disappeared after Preview Update (KB 5124010) (26300.9550)

After updating my computer to the Preview Update (KB 5124010) (26300.9550), the option to use audio enhancements for my microphone disappeared! The only way I managed to get it back was by rolling back the update. (The update to 26H2 itself didn't remove…

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asked 2026-10-09T22:26:37.5333333+00:00
Xinxinho 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-09T23:09:23.2433333+00:00
John DeV 170.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Widows "pause updates" is defaulting to one week pause every day. I can not stop the pause

I can not turn off the "pause updates" feature in Windows. It defaults to pausing 1 week every day.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-09T20:48:27.71+00:00
Tim Gleason 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-09T21:07:00.2833333+00:00
Dio Xavier 297.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Trouble downloading windows update and drivers

I am having issue with downloading the updates via manual Windows update. It appears to be pending download and unable to download the drivers/patches. The issue has been occured in multiple Windows build (25H2 and 26H2) Please refer the attached…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-09T14:06:42.5533333+00:00
Akhil Babu 41 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-09T14:40:57.0866667+00:00
Dio Xavier 297.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
3 answers

Why is Windows forcing an update for a driver I never installed?

As you can see from the attached image, Windows (Windows Home 25H2) is notifying me that a Logitech Software Component Driver Update will be installed automatically on the next Window update. Although I have a Logitech mouse, I never installed…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-01T16:57:52.8933333+00:00
Alessio Erioli 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-09T08:14:28.4333333+00:00
Mike A 0 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

install error 0x800f0922 for Windows 11, version 26H2

I've tried installing the update several times, but at a certain point, the system says something went wrong and reverts everything to the way it was before.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-08T18:28:25.01+00:00
Enrica Bernabucci 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-09T06:46:24.3466667+00:00
Ramesh 182.4K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
3 answers

Word not opening

Word document has to open. It is showing an error. I have created several documents which are not opening

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-10-08T03:27:43.1+00:00
Revathi Krishnamurthi 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-09T06:46:18.3433333+00:00
Hendrix-V 19,940 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator