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Thanks so so much!! I really appreciate your help, I’ve been so worried about this!

Sorry to bother you again, I just have a question about installing Windows 11… My PC health check says that currently my computer isn’t compatible with Windows 11, that I need to change the secure boot settings (so that it’s not set to Legacy, it has to be set to UEFI). That’s where I’ve...

Thanks so so much for your help!! I really do appreciate this!!

Thanks so much for your help!! I really do appreciate this!!

Thank you so much!!! I’ve been so stressed out about this! Yes, it’s stuck in the heightened security layer. I’ve tried but I can’t recover it. You say to just create a new one… do you mean a new Microsoft account? Would I be able to do this, even though my old account is attached to my...

When I set up the Microsoft account (years ago), I’d left an abusive relationship and was worried about giving my personal information online, because I was worried about my ex partner being able to find out where I lived… so I set up my microsoft account anonymously, not using my actual name...

I'm not able to recover my account password, I've tried! I have searched for this on Google and this is what it says (please see screenshot attached). Is that advice not correct then? Another member, above, recommended installing Windows 11 if my computer is compatible... my computer set up...

Thanks for taking the time to reply, it’s much appreciated! I ran a PC health check and it said I needed to enable TMP 2.0 (which I did) and the Secure Boot. It says Windows 11 won’t run without it. If I buy another’s Windows 10 to install, would that work?

I tried the password recovery process but no luck! So, I’m looking into reinstalling Windows. If anyone can help me.

Hi guys, I need to Secure Boot my PC before the October update, so it's compatible with Windows 11 (my computer is, I just need to Secure Boot it). But I can't do this because I can't remember my Microsoft account password that I installed Windows with (I know my login Pin, to access Windows...

Hi, My old laptop stopped working properly about a year ago (long story, but quite a few problems with it). But... the 1TB hard drive works fine, and the 8GB of ram is fine too (it's a Toshiba Satellite C855 29L model, if that helps). I need a new laptop, and one that's going to last. My mum...