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Articles for product: Windows 7 Starter

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943104 Fix: "This device cannot start" Code 10 error in Device Manager in Windows
943790 An update is available that extends the File Management APIs to provide discovery and restoration of deleted files
943996 Some services do not start in Windows Vista and Windows 7
944221 Windows Live Photo Gallery freezes or does not start
945011 System icons do not appear in the notification area in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 until you restart the computer
946928 Information for network administrators about how to obtain the latest Windows Update Agent
947222 When you redirect the Documents folder on a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7-based computer to a network share, the folder name unexpectedly changes back to Documents
947246 You may receive an "Out of Memory" error message because of the desktop heap limitation
947709 How to use the "netsh advfirewall firewall" context instead of the "netsh firewall" context to control Windows Firewall behavior in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista
949358 "Failure configuring Windows updates. Reverting changes." error when you try to install Windows updates
950505 When you run an .exe file on a Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7-based computer, the file may start a different program
950756 Error message when you try to activate a copy of Windows by using the Windows Activation wizard: "The Software Licensing Service reported that the product key is invalid: 0xC004F050"
951418 Stop error in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2: "0x00000050 PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA"
951495 You cannot start Windows Recovery Environment after you start a computer by using the installation DVD that has been provided by the computer manufacturer
952951 Error: A required CD/DVD device driver is missing - when you start Windows 7 or Windows Vista from the setup disk
953367 How to troubleshoot USB device problems that may occur after a PC that is running Windows 7 or Windows Vista resume from sleep or from hibernation
954664 MIB interface information that is collected by the IP Helper API is blank or incomplete on a computer that is running a non-English version of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista
958685 A Windows-based portable computer does not resume correctly if you close the lid while the computer is asleep
959554 Only the header and footer information in an XPS document are printed when you print the document on a computer that is running Windows XP, Windows Vista SP1, or Windows Server 2008
959613 Guidelines for thinly provisioned LUNs in Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2003
967351 A heavily fragmented file in an NTFS volume may not grow beyond a certain size
967896 Internet Explorer opens, flashes, and then closes immediately when you start it
968420 When you try to upgrade to Windows 7, you receive a compatibility message: "Compatibility report… These programs might not work properly after the upgrade. We recommend uninstalling these programs before upgrading."
969711 The wireless keyboard and mouse become unresponsive for a while after you try to resume a Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or Windows 7-based computer from sleep
969986 You cannot open the "C:\Programme" folder in the German version of Windows Vista or Windows 7
970413 The Win32_Process class returns incorrect CreationDate property during the first week after daylight saving time begins or ends
971605 You cannot re-enable the prompt to delete a note in Sticky Notes in Windows 7.
971759 How to back up or transfer your data on a Windows-based computer
971760 How to restore a Windows 7-based computer to a previous Windows installation by using the Windows.old folder
972194 Noticeable cut lines or "tearing" of the screen image on one of the monitors of a duplicated set
972502 "There is not enough free space on partition (C:)" error when you try to upgrade to Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012
973232 Microsoft Support: Why the "Show Desktop" button in Windows 7 is lost?
973454 A Windows 7-based mobile PC does not wake from sleep for scheduled tasks
973455 Windows backup or restore errors 0x80070001, 0x81000037, or 0x80070003
973561 You cannot convert a basic disk to a dynamic disk when the computer name contains double-byte characters
973782 Error message when you configure the display settings to try to use three or more displays on a laptop that is running Windows 7 and Windows 8: "Unable to save display settings"
974176 Daylight saving time (DST) 2009 hotfix for the "(GMT+02:00) Cairo" and "(GMT+08:00) Perth" time zones for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2
974405 Description of Windows Identity Foundation
974410 "STOP 0x000000FE" error in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 when the computer enters or resumes from sleep (S3) or from hibernation (S4)
974431 The October 2009 stability and reliability update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is available.
974476 The computer stops responding when an USB device resumes from the USB Selective Suspend state in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
974674 Description of the Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2
974681 After performing a new installation of Windows 7 and adjusting the Power Option for "Turn off the Display" to never, the screen will still turn off after 15 minutes
975214 An End-User Defined Character (EUDC) font that was created in Windows XP cannot be deployed to a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
975332 Users and applications cannot access authorization rules that are stored in Authorization Manager
975354 A Hyper-V update rollup is available for Windows Server 2008 R2
975415 Error message when you pass a variant between a COM client and a COM server in Windows: "0x800706F7 (The stub received bad data)"
975469 A Windows Portable Devices (WPD) application crashes intermittently on a computer that is running Windows 7
975484 Your computer may freeze or restart to a black screen that has a "0xc0000034" error message after you install Service Pack 1 on Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2
975488 A Cisco VPN server does not provide differential services if you connect to the VPN server through a VPN connection that is based on the IKEv2 protocol from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2