Windows won’t boot after upgrade? Roll it back!

Windows 11 22H2 broke my computerThe Windows 11 22H2 feature release is out in the wild. Unfortunately, there are a few problems with it…

On my modern laptop, I upgraded to 22H2 and everything seemed to be going well…

Until I did a hard reboot a few hours after the upgrade was complete.

I got a Blue Screen before Windows even loaded with the message that my PC/Device needs to be repaired: The Boot Configuration Data file doesn’t contain valid information for an operating system.

Well, golly gee whiz Mr. Johnson, that’s just swell!! What to do now??

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Windows STILL won’t update? Try THIS!

Windows STILL won't update??These days, updating Windows is like playing Russian Roulette.

Microsoft keeps breaking things, and I have to continually figure out how to fix them.

I recently had ANOTHER problem with Windows Update.

After trying everything, this is the solution that finally worked for me!

Don’t worry: they’ll break it again soon enough!

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The BEST way to stay safe on the Internet

Stay safe online!Ah, the internet!

It’s so incredibly useful, and at the same time you won’t find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. Well, technically, it’s more useful than villain-y.

Still, it’s good to be careful!

So what’s the best way to stay safe when using the internet? Strong passwords? Antivirus? Browser add-ons? Privacy enhancers? VPNs?!

That’s all well and good, but there’s one trick that will never let you down…

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Windows won’t update? Fix it fast!

Fix Windows can't updateThese days, you might not want too many Windows 10 updates given all the problems they tend to cause.

But the fact remains that if you can’t update Windows at all due to some cryptic error message, you’re still in trouble.

You’re missing out on security and reliability updates that you obviously need!

What to do when Windows Update keeps giving you the dreaded ‘Retry’ button along with an obscure error message that it can’t update??

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Windows Updates broke your PC? NO PROBLEM!

Restore your PC after a bad Windows UpdateIn recent years, Microsoft hasn’t done a very good job with updating Windows 10.

Even those updates that are ‘fully tested’ often end up royally screwing up some computers. Everyone just assumes that a new Windows Update means crashes, blue screens, and stuff that doesn’t work anymore.

What if you could just roll back your PC to before the update, and prevent it from installing again?

Well, you can!

And it’s much easier than you think…

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Windows 10 20H2: A very minor update

Windows 10 20H2Yet another new ‘version’ of Windows 10!

This time, they’re calling it 20H2 (as in 2nd half of 2020) instead of 2010 (as in October 2020).

I guess the old numbering scheme was getting a bit tiresome since 2004 and 2010 make it sound like the new Windows 10 is already over a decade old…

As with Win 10 1909, 20H2 isn’t really a “Feature Update” – it’s just a regular large update that doesn’t require a long ‘upgrade install’.

Just reboot, and you’re done.

So what’s new??

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Windows 10 2004 Update: More new stuff, and more of the same

Windows 10 2004 UpgradeWindows 10 2004, called the Windows 10 May Update, was released eons ago.

Despite the fact that this version was tested for ages, it still managed to cause various headaches for many users.

That’s why you probably don’t have it yet – but you will soon!

So, what’s new?  What about all the Usual Stuff?

Let’s take a look…

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Windows 10 1909 Update: What’s new this time?

Windows 10 1909 UpdateYet another new version of Windows 10!

A new update to Windows 10 was released just a few days ago, and once again the rollout was quite smooth.

The difference this time was that 1909 isn’t really a “Feature Update”.

It installs very quickly and changes… well, pretty much nothing!

Let’s take a quick look.

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Windows 10 1903 Update: What’s New?

Another new version of Windows 10!

A new update to Windows 10 was released a few weeks back, and this time the roll-out seemed to be way smoother than the last version – which is nice.

I got the update fairly quickly this time around, which almost never happens.

The update went off without a hitch. Naturally, I immediately started poking around to see what changed.

Well, not much… But as usual, there are a few things to re-tweak!

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