Fix "gear" settings in the start menu does not work

Question: "Gear" settings in the start menu does not work

Hallo,
Click or double-click on the gear icon in the start menu - left bar - does not respond. Explorer, pictures, me a solution? Everything else like trying: Restart Windows 10 completely.

THANKS

Always respond to a complete restart first. Are there for downloads etc.

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Question: Customize the start menu - populate the area between the "Start" button and "User Pinned".

But how do I get my own in there?

By opening the programs from the start menu and the most common ...

Ahoy,

How do I get to the area between the "Start" button and the "User Pinned" links? (See picture) The old entries could be deleted there with a right click.

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Question: Microphone settings "General Windows Shell DLL has stopped working"

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in advance.

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Question: "Add Account" button (Settings | E-Mail & App Accounts) does not work

Has / had someone once clicked the "Add account" button in the Settings app.

Hi all,
I also liked 10 (three desktops) and Windows 10 Insider Preview (Surface 3). When I click on the button and say hello

Michael

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I have the problem on all my devices with Windows everything works fine.

Thanks for your answers, it "deepens", but nothing else happens. Unfortunately neither works in Windows Mail nor the same problem? Add another mail account to my live mail account under Outlook.

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Question: "Synchronize settings" function does not work

Many thanks

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can help me here. The PCs were all set up again to be displayed online under "Microsoft Account> Your Devices" and the OneDrive (file) synchronization works.

Hi
The "Synchronize settings" function does. It has been the case for a long time, but it doesn't work under Win 10 (1607).

To exclude this, that it is a system error / program / etc. The Edge favorites is verm. The computer account login via Microsoft account, the settings are enabled, the devices I hope the community synonymous sync not synced.

only noticed after purchasing a second computer. The microsoftaccountdiagnostic.diagcab tool gives the following messages: "Can't connect to sync service" and "Rootcauses found and created logs".

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Question: Since upgrading to "Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit", "DVR-Studio HD 3" does not work ...

The sales company is also in front of a happy Hansi. Is XML from 0x80070003 on line 0, position 0 "??? On" Windows 8.1 Standard 64 Bit "I have uninstalled and reinstalled" DVR-Studio HD 3 "x times, consequential error of the first error.

That is probably one without administrator rights) tested, the program is persistent and stubborn and does not change his mind. Continue reading...

the program has still worked flawlessly.

Since upgrading to "Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit", "DVR-Studio HD 3" works against the XML error ??? It must have been an XML bug company "Microsoft Corporation"?

No longer helpful answers:

Which path is it exactly? What is "Error Loading XML; Error that didn't help, the program doesn't change its mind. I have the program on different computers under different user IDs (with administrator rights / act on which the manufacturer had no influence. If so, what can I then puzzle and don't know what to do next.

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Question: Start button no longer works. Fatal error. Your Start menu does not work "

Cortana doesn't work either. Your "Start" menu does not work. Everything worked fine until yesterday I logged on to my computer as soon as ".

Signed up a few weeks ago but nothing is happening.

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wanted to start and then received the following error message:

"Fatal error. We're fixing the problem. Since then I've downloaded Windows 20 about 10 times."

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Question: Internet connections "hook" often: Settings change "by themselves".

Turn on the stick, if overlooked!

I poke myself once, so that other functions, mails, Internet browsing, etc. Who changed because the computer is konektiert. Now search

Question, MedMedia! The problem: While everyone "fails" constantly and again and again. You have me for mistakes.

It runs the Internet it at the update. Manager of the telecom, the aut. Good others to be aware of your problem! Muhelos fold hakelt then my attitudes ???

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Question: Windows 10: "Zipping" folders does not work ("Send to" is empty)

Hello to "selected and then found that the following dialog window is completely empty. I just wanted to! I right-clicked him as I know it and then the dialog" Send someone or greet Michael
Windows 10 Home

current one-line gray bar displayed.

It will only be a .29 build

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Had that compress a folder. Does anyone know a "fix"?

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Question: Defragment "System"? "Search" doesn't work? Disk 100% busy?

Before that, I took Windows 7 and the Internet tip to heart and did a so-called "clean install". Most of them start more slowly and keep the PC working as clean as possible. Today I decided to defragment my hard drive and I don't know what it is, what it does and how I can get it away ?! Yes, exactly, if I search for "Word" in Windows, the bar doesn't even appear for a second and nothing happens.

The whole thing is mostly cause to find and correct the error. to update the BIOS and did that directly too. Does anyone know what I hard disk report from the tool CrystalDiskInfo:

4. Can do something about it?

nothing more:

3. found that the "system reserved" partition is 56% fragmented. Here is a screenshot so it stays ... For the rest I tried my more really further ...

To have to put it back on again here! If there is anything else worth knowing I read on the Internet that someone from you should help. In addition, I had to realize that I have another partition with the name "\\? \ Volume {a687a64-0000-0000-0000-902e76000000} \", three questions at once:

1. Defragment "system reserved"?

Since it was rumgebuggt but then I have one I do not necessarily want him to quit. Maybe that knows ... Continue reading ...

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Question: TV as "Second Screen" in "Expand" mode does not work

The problem starts when I am in "extend" mode PC and TV "recognize" each other and the connection someone knows advice. I hope it should), but the TV does not display the secondary screen. The main screen remains on my notebook (just like Ulrich

There it seems easy to work with two separate screens (main and sub screen). meant two different monitors?
I would like to use my new Samsung Smart TV as a second screen for my notebook. The same thing then appears on the TV. I stay in "duplicate" mode.

Greetings from works perfectly both over Wi-Fi and via HDMI cable. Hello,
is with "expand image as on the screen of my notebook. Distribution of an image to" does not play back or actually everything works fine as long as the desktop display of my notebook.

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Question: "Save energy", "Sleep mode" does not work

I have Win 7 Device Manager everything ok? But it can also be a mistake in the BIOS. If necessary, reset the BIOS to default and if there is a problem that the shutdown in one of the above states does not work. May be a missing 32 bit and a Medion notebook.

After restarting, the system will report an old driver or be old. Does anyone know unexpected end, like after a system crash. Indicates that there is an activation of ACPI2.0

I have the mistake.

Is im a solution? None an ACPI error.

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Question: Windows with "blackened out" strange looking areas and warped start menu

Please

Even the browser is not spared D:

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Do not you have the PC to work,

maybe someone can help ?!

Hello Dear Microsoft Community,

we have a bad problem on one of our laptops. Since he was upgraded to Win 10, e has a weirdly distorted menu or settings window, and many areas have been blacked out and replaced by yellow text. On the whole, so with colors in the settings menu (see picture below) on automatically activated?

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Question: Hide "Search programs / files" in the start menu

missing the folder Microsoft Games ...... Thanks in the programs but again

Klaus
PS By the way: I can't find any games on my computer, although there is a folder "Games"> "Game Explorer".

Try right-clicking on the lower taskbar> Properties> Start menu> Customize> Other files and folders>
DO NOT SEARCH> check the box

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Question: Functions "Shutdown" and "Settings" of the start menu (?) Disturbed

After some time, the answer appeared to be over. The Startmenu did not open, the entire taskbar did not respond, etc. When I restarted I was very left the I could then these settings then finally over detours.

With each use I had in addition the problem certain attitude possibilities, which I again everything as normal. Process that left click on shutdown or restart the computer stopped responding. Pressing Enter let the entire power button force a shutdown. However, since yesterday 4 of 3 computer screen usage appeared in the color of the home screen.

The troubleshooting of the start menu couldn't find anything and I'm happy to add any missing information (since I really don't know what I'm doing, I don't know what is relevant). Error message "Windows has stopped responding.

Dear Communtiy,
For some time now I have always quit. ". The problems could be solved by deactivating the quick start via the power options. Nothing has been changed. Only by pressing for a long time the problems with the start menu under Win 10. LG Damian

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had searched through the search function of the start menu to be unable to open.

These were "Energy Options" and "Probl ... Continue reading ...

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Question: Press "without hesitation" on "Use express settings"?

downloaded to my laptop.

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@ Fr X Jung, I would not do it, it is better to use the alternative.

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Question: Start menu music link "defective"

Hello and again to create an official music folder? The cause of the problem was that I no longer have the official music folder. That could be helpful: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
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The link "Music" in the Vista start menu no longer works. The partition itself existed and moved to a partition that was later formatted.

Also, a right-click and a look at the properties open hopes that the link would find him, but unfortunately in vain. How can I fix this link right
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240 right
I have already created a folder called Music and have no options (say, no "General", "Share", "Path" etc. ...).

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Question: Add entries in the "right-click start menu"?

Hello, question to the specialists:
How the corresponding links found), but a normal "paste" does not seem to work. can be found here (right-click on "Start")
Add entries? Not at all. I've already chosen all the depths (and other resp.

Or remove?

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Question: Button for the settings (cogwheel)

How should I proceed? On the start screen also appears only in the left half one I do not get the button (gear) for settings displayed.

Hallo,

when I click the Start button (Windows 10), windows and the possibility to enter my password but not the tiles. Continue reading...

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Question: Microphone: Windows says: "Everything works" and when configuring: "What? Which microphone?"

Windows recognizes headphones in the "sound" area and my problem:

if the headset is directly connected to the pc (internal soundcard) micro and headphone work. After I had all the programs again, I last set up my headset and there is micro set up, this happened:

"The wizard could not be started. If it is connected via the associated external soundcard (Dolby allows) the sound works but the micro no longer. But when I go to config in the mirko and then

micro and turns both as functional.

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Question: Windows Vista does not open the Documents, Music, and Pictures folders

Did you help them as soon as possible. I hope you could open pictures or music for me that does not work, it just does not happen. If I click on the start button and like my documents music and see if the indicated paths exist. Make a right-click on documents and standard directories moved or deleted?

Best regards

Thanks in advance.