Windows Update Errors 0x800xxxxx

I had been encountering Update errors of all sorts and too many error code to even remember. It stop at 83% or before... But I finally found a solution.

You will never imagine how simple the solution is when you know what is wrong. Windows Update simply does not play nice with MS SQL Server... Yes, Microsoft very own! If you have some cryptic error 0x800xxxxxx, don't do the reset, try to disable you SQL first.

Try these step to disable the SQL Server.

1. Run msconfig
2. Services. Uncheck all service with SQL....
3. Install the update, reboot etc
4. Run msconfig again.
5. Select Normal Startup.

That will be all needed to put you to the latest Windows 10 RS3.

Windows 10 Activation Error 0xc004f210 0x8007007B 0x8007232B 0x8004FC12 0x80004005 or 0XC004E003

If you have one of the error mentioned above, it is likely you upgrade or reset Windows 10 and it did not activated properly on its own. One way to solve this is to change your key, But what key? Well if you Windows 10 is beyond Build 1151, then good news. You can use your Windows 7 or Windows 8 key on it. But you need to follow these steps first.

1. Find out what is your current version. Run Winver will help.
2. Windows + R and run "Slui 3". 
3. Use the follow "Generic Key" based on your current version.
• Windows 10 Home:
• TX9XD-98N7V-6WMQ6-BX7FG-H8Q99
• WIndows 10 Pro:
• VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
• Windows 10 Home Single Language
• 7HNRX-D7KGG-3K4RQ-4WPJ4-YTDFH
• Windows 10 Enterprise:
• NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43
4. You wish you can activate with it, but you cant. It will fail.
5. Run "Slui 3" again. Key in your Windows 7 or Windows 8 key.
6. You should be able to activate it now.

Let me know if this works for you in the comments.

Windows Search or Menu missing or not doing anything

Ever lost your favorite Windows 10 (or lower) search or the menu bar, and keep pressing it doesn't give you anything at all? Well I had this issue and I found a solution.

Before you proceed, run "services.msc" under admin command prompt (Use Task Manager, File > Run, Check Admin) and ensure that "Windows Search" is running. Some tools believe this services should be stopped and I can tell you its not worth the problem you get from doing so.

If that doesn't fix it, open Powershell under admin with the similar method above for services.msc.
Copy and paste this line in:

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

What this does is that it fixes some of the App Packages and for me it works. 

I hope it does for you too!

Let me know in your comments.