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Stop W10 from automatically updating SPECIFIC drivers.

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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Mar 19, 2019 8:01 am

Did you go daft again by the latest Micro$haft Update that ruined your drivers?
Stop that irritating hassle once and for all!

Please note: this...

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Don't want W10? Concerned about privacy? Make sure to kill/uninstall these updates...

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Vantage Toolbar is missing

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by dcfbf » Fri Oct 10, 2025 1:46 am

I'm posting this on the windows 10/11 discussion because...well it only really affects windows 10.

There is now no more option to enable vantage...

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Windows 10 On Classic ThinkPads "Guide"

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by TPFanatic » Tue Apr 01, 2025 2:23 pm

In this thread I will Guide how to emulate my personal choices when installing Windows 10 on Classic ThinkPads. This is not legal advice.

Windows...

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W530 Windows 11 Install Help

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by Everyday_Normal_Engineer » Mon Feb 17, 2025 2:57 pm

Hey is it still possible to install windows 11 on a W530? Mostly use Linux on my personal machines, but sometimes I need Windows for a few things.

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Upgrade to Win 11 for X220 x230 T420s ??

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by mpcook » Sun Sep 29, 2024 1:29 pm

I am sure there is a simple answer to this question but I cannot find it through search. I would like to upgrade a laptop to Windows 11. I have x220,...

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Ready to ditch Windows?

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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Dec 13, 2024 9:48 am

Ready to ditch Windows? 5 factors to help you decide between Linux or MacOS .

This Linux distro is so Windows-like, it even comes with Microsoft...

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w11 w550s

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by joeb00gie » Sat Dec 28, 2024 5:31 pm

has anyone successfully installed windows 11 on a w550s? if so, any issues?

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Error when trying to run Lenovo Solutions

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by freeagent » Sat Dec 28, 2024 5:12 pm

I upgraded from Windows 10 to 11 using the server method . That went well and everything seems to work.

In prep for a RAM upgrade, I decided to run...

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Installing Win 11 on separate drive on Win 10 T520

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by freeagent » Sun Dec 22, 2024 3:05 pm

Like others, I have a Thinkpad that doesn't meet the Windows 11 upgrade requirements. But if it could be installed, then hopefully the
W10 license...

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T430S won't install Windows 11

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by swb_mct » Tue Dec 06, 2022 6:22 am

I have three T430S Thinkpads. Trying to install Windows 11
Installed Latest Firmware . . see below

I have set the system to EUFI boot only, but...

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i reinstalled windows 10 and no longer connect to internet

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by derwen » Sun Dec 22, 2024 8:57 am

I have t14 gen 2 AMD and just reinstalled windows 10 from linuks mint and propably did delete some wrong partition becose when i reinstaled windows...

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Mon Dec 23, 2024 11:04 am
Touchpad cursor momentum/inertia on Windows 11?

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by nofish » Wed Dec 11, 2024 3:26 pm

(Note: This is not about scrolling inertia, but mouse cursor inertia i.e. when moving the cursor via the mouse pad then lifting the finger it...

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Fri Dec 13, 2024 7:53 am
X61: Power Manager working on Windows 10

Last post by TPFanatic « Sun Dec 08, 2024 6:18 am
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by GezzaF7 » Fri Jul 17, 2020 5:16 pm

Hi,

Apologies if this has been done to death already, but I couldn't find any definitive advice on getting
Power manager (with proper battery...

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Unable to install win 10 on thinkpad x61s

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by ikea3333 » Sun Sep 22, 2024 11:32 am

I want to install Windows 10 on my ThinkPad X61s but I don't get far in the installer as i get the A media driver your computer needs is missing...

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Win10 22H2 for T430s?

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by dr_st » Fri Aug 02, 2024 4:47 am

My T430s is stuck on Win10 1909. It hasn't been used much in the last couple of years, so I haven't bothered with updates.

Now I'm thinking about...

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8 reasons to avoid the latest Windows 11 update 24H2

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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Oct 17, 2024 9:08 am

8 reasons to avoid the latest Windows 11 update 24H2
(hint: they're all bugs)
Look for yourself here .

By now there should be MORE than enough...

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T440p not booting Windows 10, with "1234F" prompt at start

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Oct 16, 2024 6:53 pm
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by thinktwice » Wed Oct 16, 2024 5:26 pm

Hi everyone!

For T440p not booting Windows 10 any longer but showing the boot menu, I tried the fix suggested by several videos like this one:...

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Wed Oct 16, 2024 6:53 pm
Windows 11 & Ironkey

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by JPOESQ » Tue Sep 24, 2024 2:17 pm

I just migrated from an X1C G5 running Windows 10 to a G12 running Windows 11, and my Ironkey S1000 encrypted USB thumb drive won’t work. It works...

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Migrating from Win10 X1C to New Win11 X1C

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My X1C Gen 12 will arrive within a week. Has anyone had a positive experience using software such as Zinstall or PCMover to migrate to a new laptop?...

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Win 10 Pro 32-Bit WiFi Adapter not recognized in Device Manager

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by jmackes » Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:58 pm

T480 20L6

Refurbished laptop originally with Win 10 Pro 64-Bit installed. WiFi functioned correctly with 64-Bit. Installed Win 10 Pro 32-Bit due to...

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Fri Sep 13, 2024 1:06 am
Windows frozen

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T470p with i7-7820HQ now officially supported by Windows 11

Last post by segin « Thu May 16, 2024 1:32 am
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by ModelMman » Tue Aug 31, 2021 5:42 am

Hi

There is one configuration of the ThinkPad T470p that is now officially supported in Windows 11
Namely the top-tier version with the i7-7820HQ...

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Thu May 16, 2024 1:32 am
You can no longer install Windows 10 with a 7/8 key

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by mikemex » Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:14 pm

Ugh. For years it was possible to upgrade from 7 to 10 for free with the factory key of old machines.

Since my X220 always ran Windows 7, I never...

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Auto-starting programs with admin/elevated privileges without typing password on standard user??

Last post by hopgarden53 « Sun Jan 21, 2024 4:57 pm
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by axur-delmeria » Sun May 07, 2023 7:26 am

Microsoft seems to have changed a lot of things inside Windows 10.

Long ago, I know it was possible to have a program auto-start at log on with...

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Sun Jan 21, 2024 4:57 pm
Windows 11 on the X1 Carbon Gen 4 / 4th

Last post by mikemex « Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:27 pm

by mikemex » Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:27 pm

Do you guys know if the camera on the X1C4 works OK on Windows 11?

Lazy me, I just transplanted the factory 256GB SSD drive from my X1C9 after...

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Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:27 pm
Migrating to Windows 10 or 11

Last post by TPFanatic « Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:46 am
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by Four » Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:01 am

How can I migrate my OS from W7 to W10 or 11 without losing all of my drivers?
Will those same drivers be compatible with W10/11?
Can I make a...

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Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:46 am
Command prompt not found

Last post by McDog « Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:10 pm

by McDog » Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:10 pm

I am trying to setup new Thinkpad T14s gen3 without a microsoft acct. I cannot get to a command prompt as the shift/F10 just takes me to Vantage....

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Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:10 pm
SOLVED On ThinkPad SR650 network don't work

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by paolo_holzl » Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:43 am

I have installed to Try 'Win10 Pro N' without problem (for now without license key).
During install don't have detect network.
Before on the same...

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Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:43 am
Windows 11 Pro without TPM vs. Windows Server 2022

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by dances_with_woof » Fri Apr 28, 2023 9:45 pm

The end of lifecycle is coming for Windows 10 in about two years, and By my appraisal, it leaves two viable options for running machines past that...

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Battery Toolbar

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by TPFanatic » Sat Aug 05, 2023 11:04 pm

Windows has deprecated Taskbar toolbars for Windows 11. Accordingly, Lenovo Commercial Vantage for Windows 10/11 no longer includes a Battery Toolbar...

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Sun Aug 13, 2023 5:38 am
TrackPoint Scroll "Use As Middle Click" Windows 10

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by TPFanatic » Mon Jul 31, 2023 6:52 pm

Background: My Windows 10 Pro environment has a nuked Updates Service so I am ignorant if there is a more modern Synaptics driver that Microsoft may...

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Win 11 , camera light always on! Help!!!

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by Crazycow » Mon Jul 10, 2023 5:41 pm

Hello people

I have a ThinkPad x1 tablet gen 3 which came with win 11 installed.
I did an OS reset and the camera light is still permanently on.......

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Thu Jul 20, 2023 10:06 pm
Windows 11 Compatibility.

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by josh5k » Fri Jun 25, 2021 1:05 am
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Looks like most Classic Thinkpad hardware will be incompatible with Windows 11. My X230, T430 and T420s have all failed the Upgrade Check. (Just run...
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Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:26 am
x220 upgrading to win 10

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by iceblitzed » Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:50 am

hello, i was planning to upgrade my x220 from win7 to win10. Unfortunately I went to the lenovo website and it said the x220 is not supported for...

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Wed Jun 28, 2023 4:25 am
Lite versions of W10 and W11

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by RealBlackStuff » Wed May 31, 2023 3:26 am

I came across some possibly very interesting stuff:
What is Tiny10 and then I found:
Lite versions of W10:
- Tiny10 by NTDEV
- Micro Win 10 by Dark...

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T590 Start-Up freeze

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by MadHatterIII » Tue Apr 04, 2023 2:53 am

Good morning forum,

thanks for having me.

I've got a serious issue with a T590 and couldn't find a fitting topic in the forum.

It started freezing...

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Fri May 19, 2023 2:13 am
Win10Pro, SSD hardware encryption. How do I enable it?

Last post by lanovo « Sat Apr 29, 2023 10:12 am
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by slowmail » Wed Jun 14, 2017 1:56 am

I recently received an X270, with Win10Pro, Hardware dTPM, and 1TB Solid State Drive, PCIe-NVMe OPAL2.0.

Is it possible to enable bitlocker on the...

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Sat Apr 29, 2023 10:12 am
X60s: W10x32 v1803 is failing to autoupdate to 22H2

Last post by dandreye « Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:45 am
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by dandreye » Fri Apr 21, 2023 7:05 am

Hi All,

My spare ThinkPad X60s running old W10x32 build 10.0.17134.706 (v1803) is failing to autoupdate to 22H2 with the following error:
Feature...

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Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:45 am
T400 and Windows 10: My experience

Last post by CaHeKe « Thu Mar 16, 2023 7:28 am
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by jmcafee » Sun Aug 02, 2015 3:17 pm
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Upgrading to Win 10 Pro RTM (not the beta) on a T400 was definitely more painful than any other recent Windows upgrade that I've experienced on...
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Thu Mar 16, 2023 7:28 am
The Great Windows 11 Computer Extinction Experiment

Last post by dr_st « Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:20 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Jul 01, 2021 6:13 am

The Great Windows 11 Computer Extinction Experiment

Why am I not surprised?

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Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:20 am
Sounds like just what you need: Windows 10 Debloater

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:49 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:00 am

Stumbled upon this: Windows 10 Debloater .
Just what the doctor ordered!

(but I'm still on W7...)

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Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:49 am
Good Windows alternative

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by olddog » Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:56 am

People may remember me promoting the Haiku OS.

Well, Haiku has just released Beta 4, and it's really good. I have now installed it permanently on my...

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Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:56 am
win10 1903 and middle click.

Last post by heilong « Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:01 am
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by thelash » Sat May 25, 2019 4:42 am

To avoid a growing list of win10 update issues on both 1803 and 1809, I've just clean installed 1903 on my T430. And whatever I try, I can't get back...

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Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:01 am
Blue screen after back to win 10 from 11, at bios uefi set. works with uefi/legacy

Last post by m-blue « Sun Dec 25, 2022 8:24 am

by m-blue » Sun Dec 25, 2022 8:24 am

Hi...
I bought second hand t570 with windows 11, want to go back to 10. I start instalaton from usb, clear partitions etc.like always... As a lot of...

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Sun Dec 25, 2022 8:24 am
Event ID 137

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by brucehe » Sat Dec 10, 2022 4:03 pm

Hello All,

I just installed W10, latest download from Microsoft, to my W520 after replacing the system board. I am getting Event 137 errors it seems...

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Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:44 pm
New Windows 10 update permanently removes Adobe Flash

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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:43 am

New Windows 10 update permanently removes Adobe Flash

For those of you who still want/need Adobe Flash , see my post here .

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Tue Oct 11, 2022 10:31 am
Did you install Win 11? How to install it on X300?

Last post by keithsketchley « Tue Oct 11, 2022 10:14 am
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by Insomniac1971 » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:05 pm

Hi folks, I wonder if this is even possible.

How did you get it installed:

Did you have to have win10 installed first in order to edit registry?...

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Tue Oct 11, 2022 10:14 am
tpnumlkd.exe - sgrmbroker

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by manolis kokotsakis » Mon Oct 03, 2022 1:02 pm

What this service is doing on my pc ? Do i need them ?
Any problem if i disable them from runnning on my services ?

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