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  🛠️ Scenario A: Stuck on a Specific Screen If your Mac isn’t reaching the desktop, the icon on the screen tells us exactly what’s wrong: Folder with a Question Mark: Your Mac can’t find its operating system. The Fix: Shut down, then hold Command + R (Intel) or the Power Button (Apple Silicon) to enter Recovery Mode and use Disk Utility to “First Aid” your startup disk. Prohibitory Symbol (Circle with a line): Your Mac found an OS, but it’s not compatible with your hardware. This often happens after a failed update. Blank Black or Gray Screen: This is usually a power or display issue. Try a “Hard Restart” by holding the power button for 10 full seconds. 🧹 Scenario B: Doing some “Spring Cleaning” If you’re just trying to speed things up, here are the three most effective things you can do right now: 1. Clear the “Login Items” Programs often sneak into your startup routine, slowing you down. Go to System Settings > General > Login Items. Remove anything you don’t need launching immediately under “Open at Login.” Toggle off unnecessary background apps under “Allow in the Background.” 2. Run Disk Utility First Aid This is the Mac equivalent of “tuning the engine.” Open Disk Utility (found in Applications > Utilities). Select Macintosh HD in the sidebar. Click First Aid at the top and let it run. It will freeze your Mac for a minute—that’s normal! 3. Clear System Caches If an app is acting “weird” (crashing or glitchy), its cache might be corrupted. In Finder, press Shift + Command + G. Type ~/Library/Caches and press Enter. You can safely delete the folders of apps you no longer use or are currently troubleshooting. Which one is it? Are you staring at a weird icon during startup, or is a specific app giving you a headache?
• Windows Troubleshooting

  It sounds like you’re looking for a quick reference for common Windows issues, especially given some of the specific “glitches” that have been popping up lately updates.

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  Finding a good walkthrough is the final step to getting this sorted. Since the 16MB “MSR” (Microsoft Reserved) partition usually blocks you from extending your EFI partition, DiskGenius is actually the more powerful tool for this specific 2026 update fix. Here is the most reliable walkthrough based on current technical forums: 📺 Step-by-Step: Extending EFI with DiskGenius Step 1: The Setup Download: Get the Free Edition of DiskGenius. Backup: (Always recommended) Ensure your personal files are backed up to an external drive. Step 2: Shrink the C: Drive (from the Left) To give the EFI partition space to grow, you must take space from the beginning of your main Windows drive. Open DiskGenius. Right-click your (C:) partition. Select Resize Partition. Look at the graphic bar. Drag the left edge of the C: partition toward the right. Aim for 500MB to 1GB of “Unallocated Space” at the front. Click Start. The computer will restart into a special “WinPE” mode to move your Windows files safely. Let it finish. Step 3: Handle the 16MB MSR “Blocker” Once you are back in Windows/DiskGenius, you will likely see a tiny 16MB partition between your EFI and your new unallocated space. Right-click the 16MB Microsoft Reserved (MSR) Partition. Select Delete Current Partition. Don’t panic: Windows 11 does not need this partition to boot; it is a placeholder. Deleting it allows you to merge the EFI partition with the empty space you just created. Step 4: Extend the EFI Partition Right-click your EFI System Partition (the small one, usually FAT32). Select Extend Partition. Choose the Unallocated Space you created earlier. Click Start. DiskGenius will instantly grow the partition. 🔗 Recommended Video Resources Since I cannot play video directly, I recommend searching for these specific titles on YouTube, as they match the 2026 partition layouts perfectly: “How to Increase EFI System Partition Size | DiskGenius Tutorial” (Look for videos by Murugan S or Quick and Easy Tools—they are highly rated for this specific fix). “Fix Windows Update Error 0x800f0922 - Resize EFI Partition” (This will show you the visual “drag and drop” method). ✅ Final Check After the restart, run the Winver command again. If your EFI partition now shows as 500MB+ in Disk Management, go to Settings > Windows Update and click Check for Updates. The KB5078127 (or whichever patch was failing) should now install without the 0x800f0922 error.