On the Settings screen, you can go to Settings > Apps > Apps & Features, click an app and and click More options. Scroll down and you’ll see the permissions the app can use under App Permissions. Turn app permissions on or off to allow or deny access.

On Windows 10, use the privacy page to choose which apps can use a particular feature. First select > Settings > Privacy. Select (e.g. calendar) and enable or disable app permissions. The privacy page does not list apps that are allowed to use all system resources.

Open the Properties dialog box.
Select the Security tab.
Click Change.
In the “Group or username” section, select the users you want to set permissions for.
In the Permissions section, use the checkboxes to select the appropriate permission level.
Click Apply.
Click OK. read more

Homegroup, a feature introduced with Windows 7, continued to help users share files, folders, libraries, devices, etc. on smaller networks until it was finally deleted in Windows 10 v1803. Microsoft gave no particular reason to remove the feature, but their statement on the Microsoft support site clearly indicates that the removal was intentional and in the belief that there is already a replacement.

The real problem is for users who were dependent on HomeGroups because they could not create or join existing HomeGroups or leave those of which they are already members. The original group does not appear in either the File Explorer or the Control Panel. read more

Select (Start) > Settings. In Windows settings, select the time & language. From the Time & Language menu, select Input. In the Input menu, turn on the “Show text suggestions when typing on the physical keyboard” toggle.

Click Start.
Go to Settings > Devices > Input.
Use your mouse to navigate to the hardware keyboard.
Turn on predictive text input as you type and automatic correction of misspelled words as you type.

Install Gboard on your Android phone or tablet.
Open any application that allows you to enter text, such as Gmail or Keep.
Click where you can enter text.
Enter a word. You will see hints at the top of the keyboard: If you want to see a word, tap it.

Text Prediction is one of the most useful features an operating system can provide. Not only does it save time, it also takes care of your spelling mistakes that could embarrass you on a social network or official document. Windows 10 also provides text prediction, but it has been limited to the software keyboard, which is mainly used on the tablets. Starting with Windows 10 Version 1803, you can now enable text prediction for the hardware keyboard under Windows 10. read more

If this partition has little or no free space, the Windows 10 update failed to update the system reserved partition. The error is mainly caused by insufficient disk space in the reserved partition for the system or ESP. In this situation, the best solution would be to expand the partition instead of deleting the files.

Press the Windows key + R.
Select the partition marked as system spare.
Select “Change Drive Letter and Paths”.
Select Add.
Enter Y as the drive letter.
Touch or click OK.
Find cmd in the start menu.
At the command prompt, type Y: and press Enter to switch to this drive.

According to users, issues with the “Could not create new partition” error message can be caused by the Media Creation Tool. Users reported that using a third party tool like Rufus instead of the Creation Media Tool to create a bootable USB fixed the issue. read more

You can do this pretty easily on Windows 10. Go to Settings > Accounts > Sign In Options. Click the password option, then select the link to update your security questions. Enter your local account password, select security questions, enter answers, and click Done.

If you’ve forgotten your Windows 10 password, the easiest way to regain access to your account is to reset your Microsoft account password. If you added security questions when you set up a local account for Windows 10, you have at least version 1803 and can answer security questions to sign you back in.

Select the password reset link on the login screen. If you’re using a PIN instead, see PIN sign-in issues.
Answer security questions.
Enter a new password.
Log in as usual with a new password. read more

Enter Safe Mode. In Device Manager, under the Graphics Cards category, right-click on your AMD graphics device and select Uninstall. Windows will ask you to confirm the deletion. Restart Windows. If you are still getting this error after a reboot, try reinstalling without AMD drivers.

Open Radeon™ Settings by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting AMD Radeon Settings.
Click Settings.
Click Restore Factory Settings.
Click Yes to confirm. OPINION!
When finished, close Radeon Settings.

Open AMD Radeon settings. Right-click on the desktop and select “AMD Radeon Settings”. Click “System” to access system summary and software and hardware details. Select the Software tab for detailed information about the installed graphics driver.

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Update your graphics driver. Try a clean boot. Elements remove from the context menu. Uninstall Windows setup software. Edit the registry.

Update your display drivers.
Disable any unnecessary third-party shell extensions.
Perform a clean boot.
Restore the registry.
Solve this problem automatically.

With the default settings, the Windows 10 Start menu opens almost instantly, but if it seems to you that it starts up more slowly, it’s because of the animation. Trust me, you can (or at least will) open the Start Menu faster. feel like this) by disabling minimize and maximize animations in Windows 10.

Restart your computer.
Update your apps or programs.
Run Windows Defender or antivirus software to check for viruses or malware.
Run the System File Checker to fix the slowness issue.
Repair or reinstall problem apps.
Boost your computer’s performance by expanding your system or installing a solid state drive. read more

Type “cmd” into the start menu, right-click “Command” and select “Run as administrator”. Click Yes to give it permission. Type the following command and press Enter: shutdown /p, then press Enter.Computer You should now stop immediately without installing or processing updates.

Press Alt+F4 to open the Shut Down Windows dialog box and select Shut Down from the drop-down list.
Press Windows L+ to lock the screen or log out.
Run the following command: shutdown -s -t 0.

Click the button, run it, then select Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. In the Update Options section, select Advanced. In the fields under Choose when to install updates, select the number of days you want to defer a feature update or patch for. read more

This can be done by double-clicking (or double-tapping) or right-clicking (pressing and holding) the name in the Services window and then selecting Properties. You can then see the dependencies of that service in the Dependencies tab of the Properties window.

Open Windows and Services, go to the list of services and select one of the services.
Right click and select “Properties”.
Another window will open with detailed information about this service. Go to the Dependencies tab.
Here you can see two things.

Service dependencies are an advanced feature that you can use to control the behavior of services based on the state of one or more other services. In particular, you can disable service checks and notifications for services when various criteria you specify are met. read more

Run the built-in System File Checker to replace missing or corrupted system files. Run the DISM tool, restore the Windows system image, and fix the corrupted Windows Store component. Fix or reinstall the software if the application gives you this error.

bcrypt. dll is part of the Microsoft Windows Cryptographic Primitives Library, a general purpose software cryptographic module. BCRYPT.DLL provides cryptographic services in Windows Vista through Windows 10 features and applications.

bcrypt. dll is a Microsoft Windows operating system file called the Windows Cryptographic Primitives Library file. It is located in the System32 folder.

Restart your computer.
Restore the deleted DLL from the recycle bin.
Recover the deleted dll file with a free file recovery program.
Run an antivirus/malware scan of your entire system.
Use System Restore to undo recent system changes. read more