Do the recovery options you get include the “Reset this PC” option? It’s a little lighter than a complete reinstall, and you get to keep your documents and the like.
Never did manage to repair my Windows 10 installation fully after an “Update” killed .NET, but at least most things that relied on .NET work (Such as every troubleshooting tool from MS, Windows update, etc…) after I hacked it back in (Despite Windows insisting that it was part of the operating system when it in fact was removed by the update…) – except anything related to the Microsoft Store, so no calculator, etc…
On the plus side, I do get this view, so at least it looks broken in addition to being so.:
Why are they all set to “Off”?
RichVR
4499
Because they are not set to On. Ipso facto. Illegitimi non carborundum. Carthago delenda est.
But those are important Windows features! How are you going to survive without a shortcut to MS Paint?
RichVR
4501
I was being a little flippant about nuking from orbit. I did use the option to keep files. The PC is working again. Now to get the apps all reinstalled.
hahaha.
Not to worry, I can still win+R “mspaint”+Enter to launch it.
Paint3D However:
That almost looks like a corrupted user profile.
He could try creating a new admin account and then delete the old one.
Have you run that powershell command that resets the Windows 10 image?
You will want to download the .ISO file for whatever specific version (like 1909) of Windows you have, and then mount it (right-click and Mount Image, it can be done natively in Windows 10 without needing any additional software these days). You might be able to point the Power Shell command at the .iso file, I can’t remember. I’ve had to run this a few times on workstations at the office to resolve strange issues, such as a broken start menu for instance.
@Scotch_Lufkin
Resetting and having to reinstall everything was out of the question when it could be ‘easily’ fixed.
I tried the various DISM options but they yielded no benefits.
The biggest obstacle I had to fixing the immediate issue (.net) was Windows 10 and the .NET installers insisting that “.NET is already in Windows 10”, so why would I want to
- Repair
- Reinstall
or
- Install
It again.
Once that obstacle was solved, the immediate apps I needed that are an integral part of the “windows experience” started working again - I.e. Powershell, Windows Update Repair Tool, etc.
Re “DISM” from my thread:
The 4.8.NET trick was probably the first thing I should’ve tried, might’ve been able to bypass some of the other attempts.
I do wonder though, after I did that, maybe some of the other ‘repair’ attempts would fare better.
Maybe worth a try.
Since I hardly ever use anything from the Windows abomination Store, or anything that is UWP, the lack of them working isn’t so bad – although it would be nice if everything worked, since this Win10 installation was barely a month or so old before MS fucked it. And it is funny, since the last time I installed Win10 the first thing it did was trash a 4GiB external HD forcing me to buy a 8GiB drive to repair it (image clone, and 25$ worth of repair tool - DMDE (well worth the price!) )
Edit:
I wonder if with DISM I could remove the .NET component of the installation and reinstall it that way, but when you look at the solution in the reddit thread you’ll see that … it was basically what I had to do.
My nieces who live with me are doing distance learning. What I would like to do is be able to see what they are doing remotely. I don’t need to control their computers just see what they are doing. Any suggestions? We are all using Windows 10 pro. I know that I have remote desktop since we all have Win 10 pro, but was looking for something that might be easier to use. I found out that Google has Chrome remote desktop that appears to be easy to use. All I really need to do is be able to view what they are running because I have noticed the same type of motion that I observed when I was working. You know the one where you would quickly hide the game you were playing when you were supposed to be hard at work. Thanks in advance.
You could setup a family account. account.microsoft.com/family
Sends you a weekly report something like this -
Collected from
Phoenix
Windows 10 PC
Apr 24 - Apr 30
Recent searches
No new searches
Websites blocked
No blocked websites
Most visited websites
No websites visited
Apps and games [Block] [Set limits]
-
Chrome 51 min
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PORTAL_KNIGHTS_X64.EXE 12 min
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Minecraft for Windows 10 4 min
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Minecraft 1 min
Screen time (9 hr 46 min) [Change settings]
Thanks for the advice, but I’m looking for something in real time. Maybe something that will let me spy on them without putting their computers at risk. I just want to see what there doing without having to bother them. I just tried Chrome remote desk and it works except I have to get a code from them and they have to accept which kinda defeats the purpose of what I want to do.
Pretty sure you can bypass the code, but it’s still gonna give her a very obvious pop-up that her computer is being remoted into. You’ll also be fighting over control of the mouse.
I use Remotix to remotely admin my family computers. It has the option to observe only and offer no on screen indication that you are watching.
Looked Remotix over and it looks like I would need purchase a license for each machine and that would cost $150. I doubt that I would get my monies worth out of it. I think I’m looking for a solution that’s free or has very small up front cost. For instance if Remotix cost $50 and I could use it on all my computers I might give it a try. Anyway thanks for the suggestion.
