- Don't have any devices (USB, HDMI, etc.) connected during boot
- Press Enter / click left on mouse multiple times in succession until the lock screen comes back
- Run sfc /scannow
- Run DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
- To shrink the disk, run Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /SPSuperseded- Disable startup items - Autoruns
- Disable Windows telemetry e.g. OO ShutUp10 or reclaimWindows10.ps1
Windows Event LogsAntivirus logs
8 March 2019
Windows 10 - Spinning icon with blue background (lock screen issue)
Possible solutions/causes:
3 March 2019
Changing addresses (UK)
As PO boxes are not currently a cheap thing (about £300 a year through Royal Mail), it's necessary to update your details in many places so you don't lose your post. Here's a checklist of things you probably need to change your address on:
- Government records
- DVLA
- HMRC
- Electoral Services
- Student Loans Company
- Organ Donor Register
- Your local GP
- TV Licensing
- Council Tax
- Work
- Hygiene
- Dentists
- Opticians
- Utilities
- Internet
- Electricity
- Gas
- Water
- Insurance
- Payments
- Banks
- Online banks like PayPal
- Mobile phone or SIM contracts
- Website and domain hosting
- Charities
- Boxes (Graze, Ocado etc.)
- Online ordering
- Amazon
- eBay
- Ticketmaster
- Fundraising websites (Indiegogo, Kickstarter)
- Takeaways (Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats)
- iTunes, Google Play, Microsoft Store, Xbox Store, Playstation Store
- Retail
- Loyalty/rewards cards
- Store credit cards
- AI
- Siri
- Google Assistant
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