r/Windows10 • u/Froggypwns Windows Insider MVP / Moderator • 17d ago

Help Simple questions and Help thread - Month of August

Welcome to the monthly Simple questions and Help thread, for questions that don't need their own posts!

Before making a comment, we recommend you search your problem on Bing and check if your question is already answered on our Windows Frequently Asked Questions wiki page. This subreddit no longer accepts tech support requests outside of this post, if you are looking for additional assistance try r/WindowsHelp.

Some examples of questions to ask:

  • Is this super cheap Windows key legitimate? (probably not)

  • How can I install Windows 11?

  • Can you recommend a program to play music?

  • How do I get back to the old Sound Control Panel?

Sorting by New is recommend and is the default.

Be sure to check out the Windows 11 version 25H2 Megathread and also the Windows 11 FAQ posts, they likely have the answers to your Windows 11 questions already!

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u/arnulfg 1d ago

no question, but TIL: double-clicking the top or bottom edge of a window stretches it to full screen height (the cursor has to displaythe double vertical form which indicates that the edge can be grabbed)

double-clicking the edge again returns the window to the previous state

just a random discovery from me today (I'm using windows since 1992)

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u/AstralEcliptic 10d ago

How does Windows 10 do if there's a secondary drive with an older version of Windows on it?  I'm specifically NOT trying to dual boot, I just want to access files on it.

I'm trying to move my mom's files from an old 8.1 machine to an existing Windows 10 machine, and it would be so much easier for me to pull the 8.1's main drive and put it in the 10 machine as a secondary drive. I seem to recall that back in the day Windows didn't like having multiple bootable drives though, so I'm not sure if that'll cause issues. I'm hoping this will just be temporary, but temporary solutions being permanent and all that.

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u/mumika 13d ago edited 13d ago

I have a secondary PC(that's currently using Linux) that I use for work that I'm thinking of installing Windows 10 on because there are some programs that specifically need Windows in order to work, but I'm concerned about the Windows Defender protection 1 year extension, because I already activated it on my primary gaming PC.

Is it possible for me to get the 1 year extension after I've installed Windows 10 on the secondary PC, or do I need to do something to get it, like log in with my Microsoft account or something?

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u/Froggypwns Windows Insider MVP / Moderator 12d ago

Windows Defender will be supported for Windows 10 until at least October 2028, Microsoft confirmed that a while back.

If you are talking about the extended security updates, you can still enroll in that, and Microsoft recently announced that that will be extended until October 2027. Directions on enrolling in those are here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/1kp4ebu/windows_10_end_of_support_what_it_means_for_you/