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I just noticed that everytime I hit "check for new updates" a failed update is added to my update history called "Upgrade to Windows 10 Home" (3 so far). It has no KB number. The error number is 80240020. When I click on more info or help it goes to the microsoft "Windows 10 Insider Preview"...

Check your DNS settings in your PCs and/or router. If that's been hijacked then you don't know where you'll wind up!

You should leave it running idle for a few hours or overnight. Windows has periodic maintenance tasks that run when the computer is idle, and by shutting down the computer when you are done with it these tasks are probably all sitting there dying to run. Letting then all finish should allow them...

For my laptop - Yes, because Win 10 will presumably be supported longer than Win 8.1. I will keep an image of my 8.1 installation for a while until 10 proves to be as reliable as 8. I have not had an OS crash or blue screen since 10/2013. I normally sleep my computer so it runs for weeks...

If it is a desktop you could take the hard drive(s) out and ship the rest. A hard drive won't take up much room at all, cushion it with your socks. Google images of hard drives to see what it looks like.

Under some conditions my bios will say that the Hard Drive password is "frozen", is that what you are seeing? If so then it may be waiting for a password. Are you seeing a small dialog in the middle of the screen? If so, (possibly hit enter first) enter the password. Here is some help from acer...

It won't lose weight because the hard drive always carries the full complement of bits that it can store. It either contains random bits or the organized bits that you store there. Same for RAM. Now if you could find a way to fill it with helium...

The leach could also do nefarious things and when traced they would come back to your friend's IP address.

I don't know about game play, but in a little over a month you will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free. I would wait. Here is some info from MS: Windows 10 FAQ & Tips â

They are "only" important, so they are optional. "Critical" updates are not optional. MS-speak at its finest.

You still need a separate bootable rescue disk in case your hard drive fails completely, right?

They are watching you: Your Samsung SmartTV Is Spying on You, Basically - The Daily Beast

I bought a 64gb micro SD card for my phone. I tried to format it on my PC to FAT32 format and Windows could not do it. I put it in my Android phone and the phone asked if I wanted to format it. I said yes and it worked. So if you or a friend have an Android phone you may want to give it a try.

If it is going to encrypt something it needs you to enter the password you want to use first. You should carefully read the truecrypt documentation before you start encrypting stuff. It would be wise to have a complete image backup of your system stashed away before you start. Keep in mind that...

You may have a hardware problem, maybe hard disk failing? Check this out: What is the â