Hi guys im having troubles uninstalling newest Windows Update KB:4489881, which completely slowed my PC.
I tried using Uninstall Update through Control Panel, did not work,
tried /uninstall /kb:xxx did not work either.
I tried dism, but dism /online /get-packages /format:table >
patches.txt does not list kb im looking for, while listing all
others, so i cannot perform deleting package, with no specified name.
What's funnier, I was able to normally delete it previously using Control Panel, then I turned off all updates to make sure it doesn't appear again, but it got updated again without me knowing the day after, since then i cannot uninstall it like i did previously.
Restart in safe mode. Go to control panel, windows updates, and click on installed updates. You should see there an entry about KB4489881. Right click on it and select to uninstall. Reboot the computer.
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I installed windows 10 on my computer.
Every time I restart my computer, my all new files disappear
and my desktop is empty!!!
Is it a bug or setting issues?
How can I restore my files back
Thanks in advance!
You somehow corrupted your explorer.exe or changed a registry setting :
If you corrupted explorer.exe, best bet is to do a repair or system restore.
To check if explorer.exe is set to your shell:
Ctrl+Alt+Del to bring up task manager. Click File>Run new Task.
Type REGEDIT, click ok.
Click the plus sign (navigate through) entries:
-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
-SOFTWARE
-MICROSOFT
-WINDOWS NT
-CurrentVersion
Click the folder WINLOGON
in the box to your right, find the entry Shell.
If the data correspondig to it is not Explorer.exe, double click Shell and modify it to Explorer.exe.
Close the registry,
Ctrl+Alt+Del to bring up Task Manager.
File>New Task. Type explorer,
click ok.
I think something is gone wrong by the installation. You can look for the files in C:/users/"you username"/desktop if they arent show there you can try other users in the /user/ directory. Maybe you have a bit of luck and the files are stored by the wrong user by some weird reason.
In the most cases the best solution is to reinstal Windows 10. I think it is faster than looking for an solution. (when you havent install a lot of software)
How you can restore your windows (clean instal) it is explained in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzTNjs8k15Q
Make sure you have an backup from your data ;-)
(sorry for bad english, iam from holland ;-) )
yes it looks like the installation process has not been taken place properly without any interruptions.
The most convenient solution in my experience is:-
1.search locally 'recovery options'through windows 10 search icon on the left bottom corner
2.click "get started" button under "reset my pc".
3.select the option "keep my files".
then once you are safely back in windows 7, again start the process of updating to windows 10 in a fresh manner WITH the pc plugged in to power and with a stable internet connection.
How do you open IIS (Internet Information Services) Manager using Windows 10?
I have installed the developer preview of Windows 10 and can't seem to find IIS Manager? It is not in Control Panel > Administrative Tools.
When I browse to the
folder C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv
it is empty.
I did a full search of my hard drive to find inetmgr.exe and found three copies and none of them would open, when I tried to open them it says "This App cannot Run on your PC" To find a version of the App that works contact the publisher.
I know IIS works because I have ran local ASP.net apps through VisualStudio, but I can't seem to find any way to launch IIS Manager to do some configurations for a site.
Anyone know anything about this?
Thanks to #SLaks comment above I was able to turn on IIS and bring the manager back.
Press the Windows Key and type Windows Features, select the first entry Turn Windows Features On or Off.
Make sure the box next to IIS is checked.
If it is not checked, check it. This might take a few minutes, but this will install everything you need to use IIS.
When it is done, IIS should have returned to Control Panel > Administrative Tools
Under the windows feature list, make sure to check the IIS Management Console
You also need to check additional check boxes as shown below:
Actually you must make sure that the IIS Management Console feature is explicitly checked. On my win 10 pro I had to do it manually, checking the root only was not enough!
#user1664035 & #Attila Mika's suggestion worked. You have to navigate to Control Panel -> Programs And Features -> Turn Windows Features On or Off. And refer to the screenshot. You should check IIS Management console.
Run appwiz.cpl - brings up Programs and Features
Choose "Turn Windows Features On/Off"
Select the IIS Services you need
after turning IIS on (by going to Windows Features On/Off) type inetmgr in search bar or run
To install the IIS Management Console under Windows 10 using Powershell with RSAT installed:
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-ManagementConsole -All
Credit and thanks to Mikhail's comment above.
It most likely means that IIS Management Console was not installed, and modern Windows administrator/IT pro should be able to quickly check this by issuing this command:
Get-WindowsFeature *Web*
And if it is missing just quickly add this via the following command:
Add-WindowsFeature Web-Mgmt-Console
GUI options mentioned above are also valid (see answer from #Joe Wu) but PowerShell it is best way to do IT for IT Pro or let's put it as "if you have to do this slightly more often than once a year" :)
Press the Windows Key and type Windows Features, select the first entry Turn Windows Features On or Off.
Make sure the box next to IIS is checked. You good to go.
Launch Windows Features On/Off and select your IIS options for installation.
For custom site configuration, ensure IIS Management Console is marked for installation under Web Management Tools.
I arrived here because I was having the same issue.
If you are here and everything above didn't work, it's likely that you butchered your path somehow.
Go to System -> Advanced System Settings -> Advanced -> Environment Variables -> Machine or User and add the following entry to the end, or append to the existing, separating with a semi-colon:
C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv
After closing and opening your shell, you should now be able to access inetmgr from the command line.
I have an MSI installer that was built from a VS2010 setup project. Part of the installation includes adding or modifying registry keys. (The keys are modified if the install is an upgrade, rather than a first time install.)
The installer works fine when it's a first time install, but when it's an upgrade it appears that the installation remains incomplete until an application shortcut is clicked. What I mean by this is: the installation completes successfully, however those registry keys will not exist until an application shortcut (i.e. in the Start menu) created by the installation process is clicked. At that point, the installer starts up with a message along the lines of Please wait while applicationXXX is configured.... This happens only once, after which the keys are written and all is well with the universe.
But why does this happen? And more importantly, how can I "force" the installer to complete the installation and write those registry keys without having to click an application shortcut? I should also mention that running the application's executable directly doesn't trigger this final installation process; it only seems to work if a shortcut is clicked.
Any help/insight would be appreciated.
Just in case someone else has this issue, it turned out that the true culprit was a Visual Studio bug: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2418919
The installation is repaired automatically when using a shortcut because that shortcut is advertised. This is the normal Windows Installer behavior for broken installations.
To determine why your registry entries are not installed during an upgrade, try creating a verbose install log.
Most likely the key paths of your registry entry components are seen as already installed. This may happen if the key paths are files instead of the actual registry entries. You can check the key paths in Component table (edit the MSI with Orca).
If I install and then uninstall our extension through the registry everything works fine.
But if I install it through the registry and then uninstall it through the browser extensions page the browser remembers it and i can't reinstall it through the registry even if I remove it and then try to reinstall it through the registry.
The only way I can have the extension reinstalled is to add it manually to the extensions page. But, I don't want my users to have to do it manually. Is there a way to force install it again?
Thanks,
Ben
I found a solution to the problem. But, I decided not to use it because I decided it is a good idea not to force installation after the user removed the extension.
Just thought that you will want to know the solution:
Turn off your Google Chrome browser go to the 'Preferences' file under:
c:\users\\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
there find your extension under "{Guid}" then delete everything from "{guid}" (included) to the close '}' and then save and start your browser. this hack will force chrome to check again for extensions and your extension will be on again.
I respect the Chrome policy to make the extension blacklisted in this case until the user manually adds it back through Chrome Extensions page UI. However there is another tweak available:
If you are using windows, open the 'Preferences' file in: "C:\users\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default".
This is a JSON file. Look for your extension id (Guid) key with object value section. Changing the value of 'state' property from 2 to 1 in your extension Guid values section will force chrome to bring back your extension once you start chrome browser.
Note: The chrome browser must be closed completely before modifying this file.
A software package I'm working on installs its own Windows theme and as part of the install tries to make it the current theme. We managed to get this working on Windows XP with a great many registry edits during the install (a reboot applies the changes) but Vista seems to require even more reqistry changes.
We also found that "running" the theme file will open the Themes dialog and select the theme but a user needs to click OK. A script could accomplish this, true, but finding the OK button on non-English Windows is a challenge I'd rather not have to address.
So, is there a way to programmatically change the current theme in Windows Vista?
Sorry to necro an old thread, but I still see this question around the internets.
Windows is still not very far removed from its DOS roots. You can shell this command to open the control panel and load your theme.
This works for Windows 7, but can be modified for Vista. Just shell this, or type it into a command window:
C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL C:\Windows\system32\desk.cpl desk,#Themes /Action:OpenTheme /file: SomeDir\themename.themepack
Basically, just use rundll32 to run the control panel, and then feed it your theme. You will get a control panel dialog pop up, but the theme will install automatically.
If you want it to install a theme without a dialog popup, you are going to need to do the massive registry hack.
Here's a dirty hack:
If all else fails, you could try UI Automation Toolkit to automatically "click" on the OK button. :)