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Old 01-23-2016, 08:30 AM
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So I did the free update to Windows 10 on my laptop, opened the internet and it asked if I wanted to import my favorites and I said yes. Now nothing works, wtf happened??
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Old 01-23-2016, 08:32 AM
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So I did the free update to Windows 10 on my laptop, opened the internet and it asked if I wanted to import my favorites and I said yes. Now nothing works, wtf happened??
what do you mean nothing works? What doesn't work?
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Old 01-23-2016, 10:03 AM
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what do you mean nothing works? What doesn't work?
Internet, start menu, task manager all won't open. Oddly I can open my saved files though.
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Old 01-23-2016, 10:50 AM
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Internet, start menu, task manager all won't open. Oddly I can open my saved files though.
did you try holding the power button till it turns off and turn it back on?
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Old 01-24-2016, 02:26 PM
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I was actually able to restart it the normal way, but when it came back up I had lost the task manager. Not that I could end tasks with it before..
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Old 01-24-2016, 07:57 PM
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I was actually able to restart it the normal way, but when it came back up I had lost the task manager. Not that I could end tasks with it before..
try the way o just told you. Hold down the power button till it forces it to shit down
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Old 01-25-2016, 09:44 AM
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Default Re: Windows 10 problems

good news, I played around and restarted it a few different ways, and now everything appears to work as it should.
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Old 01-25-2016, 11:16 AM
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good news, I played around and restarted it a few different ways, and now everything appears to work as it should.
glad you got it working!
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