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Windows 10 Media Creation Tool Error 0x80072f76 – 0x20017

When you run the Media Creation Tool (MCT), you may see the error 0x80072f76 - 0x20017:

There was a problem running this tool.
We’re not sure what happened, but we’re unable to run this tool on your PC. If you continue experiencing problems, reference the error code when contacting customer support. Error code: 0x80072F76 – 0x20017

The People Bar (“My People” feature) introduced in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update lets you pin your contacts to the taskbar so that you can mail or chat with your contacts by clicking on the taskbar icon. My People lets you pin only a maximum of three contacts to the taskbar, which most users would find to be a big limitation.Read more

[Windows 10] Sign-in Screen Appears Twice in Fall Creators Update

Use my sign in info to automatically finish setting up my device after an update or restart

Ever since installing the Feature Update to Windows 10 version 1709 (aka Fall Creators Update), when you start the computer and log in (using a PIN, or password), the login screen may reappear, and you may need to log in again. Some users stated that this behavior occurred even when locking and unlocking the workstation.Read more

Stop Auto Reopen of Programs after Restart in Windows 10

One of the many small changes in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is that the operating system can now automatically reopen programs that were running before shutdown or restart. If you shut down Windows 10 with some apps (e.g., Chrome browser, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word) open, some of them are relaunched at next startup, which is undesirable; to put it fairly, it can be annoying for many. How to disable this feature?Read more

[Fix] Windows Update Error 0x80d02002 in Windows 10

When you try to install a Feature Update via Windows Update, Error 0x80d02002 may appear on the screen and installation fails abruptly without specifying a reason. For example, the issue may happen when upgrading to Fall Creators Update.Read more

Process Monitor “Unable to write PROCMON23.SYS” Enabling Boot Logging

Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It can also trace the entire boot process and save to a PML log file. When enabling the setting “Enable Boot Logging” from the Options menu in Process Monitor, the following error may pop up:Read more

How to Split or Trim Videos Using Windows 10 Photos App?

cut of trim video clips using windows 10 photos app

Windows 10 Photos app lets you trim videos and save the selected portion of the video clip to a new file. You don’t have to rely upon a third-party program, as the Photos app does the task perfectly — suitable for quick trims.Read more

Photos App Mouse Wheel Settings: Scroll to Zoom or View Prev/Next [Windows 10]

Photos app settings - mouse wheel function windows 10

When viewing a single photo in Windows Photo Viewer and Windows Picture and Fax Viewer (Windows 7), rotating the mouse scroll button used to zoom the image, and most people expected the same with new Photos app in Windows 10.

In early builds of Windows 10, the Photos app included the behavior of scrolling prev/next photos with the mouse wheel. Then in one of the interim builds, the functionality was changed, where mouse wheel started zooming. Some users were not happy with this inconsistency.Read more

Download Windows 10 ISO of Any Version or Edition

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This article explains how to download the official Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft servers using different methods. The Media Creation Tool downloads the latest version of Windows 10 by default. You can also use Rufus or other third-party tools to accomplish the task. These third-party tools let you download any edition, build, or language ISO of Windows 10.

Microsoft hasn’t released the official hash checksum (e.g., SHA1, SHA256, etc.) of the ISOs on their website. If you’re hesitant to use 3rd party tools to download the ISO, note that regardless of any method (or tool) you use in this article, the ISO file will be downloaded from the Microsoft servers directly.
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