Windows 10 - How To

[AdmiralAlkex]

Apparently to hide windows updates you don't need (Like my NVidia display drivers which are always older on MS than what NVidia actually has)

You need this tool

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3073930

Just note the "temporary" and "reinstall" part. It would probably be easier to let WU do it's thing, even if that means you are a few days behind.

[kaotkbliss]

Then I have NVidia complaining that my drivers need updated constantly. And I'd rather have the newer drivers. That was just 1 example anyway. Another would be the Razer Naga sound drivers they developed that completely mess with my machine, but Windows Update wants to install anyway.

 

*edit*

I should mention that MS says temporary as they figure you want every update installed so you will eventually install the update when a solution is found that doesn't mess up your system. In my case the solution is to never install the updates so I will never unhide them for WU to install them.

Edited August 9, 2015 by kaotkbliss

[jchd]

I made the big blemish to upgrade from W7 Pro x64 to W10.

After the "upgrade" I discovered that many features (in Task bar, Start menu, context menus, ...) were not working at all. I was directed to ShellExView, a NirSoft utility able to display and manage shell extensions. It seems that due to some badly coded shell extensions added by some user programs, those features are not working.

I followed the advice to list all non-MS extensions and disable them until the culprit(s) are isolated. To my surprise, this didn't solve the issues and then I discovered that many newly installed Windows 10 MS shell extensions have a huge problem: file missing!

Here is the list of MS extensions declared but where the corresponding file is missing. Do any of you have seen something like that? I never messed with services and strategic registry entries. My W7 system worked well (as much as W7 can do) and I'm pretty sure this isn't the effect of malware. I didn't check every entry in this list but those I've checked have the correct file in the declared location...

Question to pro admins: what can I do now? Could it be that I only need to re-register those DLLs and then how should I do that from my admin account?

EDIT: never mind guys, I stepped down to W7 and not only for this issue.

Edited September 1, 2015 by jchd
Fixed wrong link

[AdmiralAlkex]

‌@jchd

No missing files for me. Upgraded from 8.1.

Also your link goes to your public folder, I think you meant to link this.

[jchd]

Thanks for noticing Admiral. Indeed, when Dropbox context menu was re-enabled, it didn't work as expected and copied a wrong link...