5,733 questions 5,733 questions with Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup tags Bitlocker issue Dear Microsoft Support Escalation Team, I am writing to make a formal complaint regarding the handling of my existing Microsoft Support case and to request that this matter be immediately escalated to a supervisor or higher-level support team. My… File History error code 0x80070006: The Handle is invalid File history will not copy files to my external hard drive. Win11: Cannot find File History anymore in Settings . . . and, it doesn't work! (1) Where is File History in Settings in Win11? I have used it for years on Windows in backing up files (doc, pdf, video, etc.) to external hard drives. It used to be there in Win11 under System/Backup. It was definitely there in Win10. Now it's… File History Does not Turn On -Problem and Hard Fought Solution I spent two months trying to solve this problem and succeeded. I see older post of folks who have similar issues, but they are locked and so I have no way to reach them. My hope is that the fulling will save those with the same problem lots of misery. •… Windows recovery How set up Windows 11 Backup What are the steps to set up Windows backup on Windows 11 need to restore them all when i on the laptopo the complete all folders and files are deleted Regarding Bitlocker key Dear Team, I have forgotten my BitLocker recovery key. I have also checked my Microsoft account, but I could not find the recovery key there either. Please help me recover or retrieve the BitLocker key. My folder , files and videos are missing I need help with locating my files , videos and folders on my desktop computer , it was there two days ago and not its all gone System Restore on Surface Pro 7+

Since I did the last update on my Surface Pro 7+ a few days ago, if I don't use my computer for 5 minutes, the touchpad on the keyboard stops working, and I have to restart my computer. When I went to do a system restore, everything in the recovery… I have a problem so need to get my locker recovery key, but I didn’t change my old phone number on my Microsoft account after I changed it. It says I can’t access it for another one month. The problem is that I need to wait a month and then I can access the recovery key and then I can log into my Windows. How do I do this fast faster and how can I change my old phone number that I no longer have my new phone number Find Bitlocker Key or recovery key Unable to locate microsoft account where my device is registered and hence unable to bit bitlocker key. Details of system etc provided in above screen print reset computer to factory how do you reset computer to factory specs and leave files on computer Troubleshoot network credentials between devices on the same network I can access a shared folder from a PC that is on another network and no credentials are requested, but when I try to access the same shared folder from a PC that is on the same network, it asks for network credentials and I don't know how to solve it.… How do I get my pin to work on my computer Apparently account recovery is blocked because I had too many attempts, I just need to set up my pin because it makes me sign into a Wi-Fi because instead when I log in I have to enter Microsoft password but because the pin doesn't exist it needs verify… My laptop needs aBitlocker recovery key, how can I be assisted? My laptop needs aBitlocker recovery key to unlock the drive because the boot configuration data settings 0x25000020 has changed for the, following boot applications \windows\system32\winload.efi. changed I don't have a recovery key for my laptop. Someone else set it up. Is there something else I can do How to Repair Windows Image and Kernel Operations in Windows 11 How to Repair Windows Image and Kernel Operations in Windows 11 Norton updated a driver now I get a ntoskrnl.exe error on booting? I cant get into safe mode or do a restore or repair? Win11 File History Troubleshooting Win11 file history is no longer executing the scheduled file backups to my network connected external hard drive. The network drive is connected and working. Files can be manually saved to the external drive, but the File History is not backing up to the… File History silently fails to turn on after Windows 11 24H2 update (Stops during Catalog creation) I have been investigating a persistent OS-level issue where Windows File History completely fails to initialize after a system is upgraded to Windows 11 24H2. The Symptom (What the user sees): When initiating File History via the legacy Control Panel,…