Windows 10 is unquestionably awesome with its experimental yet innovative features. Along with exciting and new Windows 10 features also come bunch of bugs that have troubled lots of people including us. Solving these bugs on your own can be a problem as most users are not familiar with Windows 10 troubleshooting guides. Hence today, in this post, we’re going to talk about the 10 most common problems in Windows 10 along with their solutions. Come on folks, let’s solve problems.
1. Windows 10 Can’t Install Windows Updates
Problem: I can’t install updates anymore in Windows 10 after Windows Update got crashed one day due to some issue (like Internet or power failure or system crash).
2. Windows Store Can’t Install or Update Apps
Problem: I am unable to install or update metro apps through Windows Store after upgrading my system to Windows 10. The new OS is more or less useless for me this way.
Problem: I can’t find the ‘Open with’ option in the context menu after right-clicking any file in Windows 10. I’m not sure it disappeared recently or wasn’t there from right after the upgradation to Windows 10, but I’d like to get ‘Open with’ back.
- Open Notepad
- Type in following:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Openwith]@=”{09799AFB-AD67-11d1-ABCD-00C04FC30936}”
Problem: I am unable to use ‘automatic login’ facility using the (new) Microsoft account. I really wish I don’t have to type the password every time to login into Windows 10.
5. Windows 10 Overuses Mobile Data
Problem: I have noticed that tethering mobile data to Windows 10 via WiFi Hotspot depletes the mobile data quickly than ever. I found that Windows 10’s automatic updates was one of the main source, and even various metro apps uses lots of data. How can I disable them?
Problem: I don’t find WiFi Sense as useful as advertised and thinks it concerns privacy. I want to disable ‘WiFi Sense’ on my Windows 10 PC and prevent anyone (even my friends and relatives) to automatically connect to WiFi networks.
- Connect to the tethered connection (WiFi Hotspot)
- Open the new Settings and then ‘Network & Internet’
- Choose Wi-Fi on the left and click ‘Manage Wi-Fi settings’
- Uncheck the option ‘Connect to suggested open hotspots’ and ‘Connect to networks shared by my contacts’ to disable WiFi Sense – it’s switched off
Problem: After upgrading to Windows 10, I can’t open Start menu or Start screen. Everything else is working superfine, but the Start menu or screen simply doesn’t work even if pressing the Windows button on keyboard or Start button on the Windows taskbar.
In case it did not work, then follow the following process:
In case the above methods didn’t work, then follow these steps:
Now, type start powershell and hit enter.
After the installation is completed, restart the PC and you will have the Start Menu working again.
Problem: When I try to boot (or switch on) my Windows 10 PC, I get a bluescreen error stating ‘Your PC needs to be repaired’. This mostly happens after plugging in any USB stick (like flash drive or Internet dongle) or Android device.
If your PC is still not turning on then you may have to do a reset of Windows 10. We have written a detailed guide on how to reset Windows 10, so go through the steps by clicking on the link.
Problem: After upgrading my PC to Windows 10, the OS seems to install several drivers automatically without notifying about the driver packages. I want to disable this feature and prevent Windows from downloading drivers automatically.
Solution: To solve this issue, you need to disable this feature by following the steps below:
2. Here, navigate to Administrative Templates → System → Device Installation → Device Installation Restrictions. Here, look for “Prevent installation of devices not described by other policy settings” and open it. Usually, it’s at the bottom.
Problem: After I upgraded to Windows 10, from sometime after some update got installed recently on my PC, the Cortana’s search function fails to find any application in the system – even the Notepad or Calculator.
- Click Ctrl+Alt+Del and choose ‘Task Manager’
- Kill the process ‘Explorer.exe’
- Press Win+R to open the Run dialog
- Type “regedit” and press Enter
- In registry editor, delete the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes{ef87b4cb-f2ce-4785-8658-4ca6c63e38c6}\TopViews{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
If the problem still occurs in Cortana, then please do these:
Get-AppXPackage -Name Microsoft.Windows.Cortana | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
Bonus: FixWin for Windows 10
FixWin is a free portable tool for Windows 10 that resolves various problems including the system update issues in mere minutes without manual efforts. It’s a swiss army knife for fixing Windows 10 problems without doing any long, boring process. FixWin helps you solve a number of Windows 10 issues like enabling task manager (if not working), resetting start menu or Cortana search and a lot more, so don’t forget to download it.
