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Hi I know this may have been posted on here before, and if it has I am sorry! Anyway, have discovered this evening that my laptop has started suddenly shutting down. The first time it happened I was browsing the web and it had been on for 40-45 mins when …

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Hello what is the good soft/programm - paid program for effective search in computer under windows 10 / it s own serch Explorer is very very bad/ and DocFetcher don t know to search folders

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Here's a handy tip I haven't seen documented anywhere. If you have an Explorer window open, do the following 1. Click in the address bar to the right of the address so that the entire address is highlighted/selected 1. Type `cmd` in the address bar so that it replaces the …

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About two months ago, the icon for one of my external USB hard drives (that I have been using for over a year) turned from the drive icon to a document icon. I can access the drive and it behaves like a hard drive in all situations. My hard disk …

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I recently bought a new Dell XPS 8900 with a 1TB drive and only 8GB of RAM. It was loaded with Windows 7 but came witha Windows 10 disk and license. My intention was to put in an SSD to install Windows 7 then upgrade the original HDD to Windows …

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Hi all, I have a dual-boot laptop with Windows 10 64 bit and Windows 8 32 bit. I think i don't need that windows 8 any more. I want to delete it from laptop and add that empty hard drive space to the drive where windows10 located. How can i …

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I'm having issues with my TrendMicro anti-virus software where my disk activity hits 100% for 10-15 minute periods randomly throughout the day. TM tech support has made a few suggestions but in order to track their effectiveness I have to monitor my disk activity in such a way that I …

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Hello, I am running MS Windows 10 and usually use Chrome as my browser on my HP Envy Laptop. Currently there is an icon that is planted in the upper right of my screen that is always on top. It appears as an alien looking green cyclops wearing a tuxedo. …

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I am currently living in California and I periodically RDP to my home computer in NY. I'm not quite sure how this happened, but from the last time I logged in a few days ago, to today, my user account has been mysteriously deleted?! Perhaps Windows Update did something flaky? …

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On my wife's laptop I'm trying to stop it using Windows Update by switching on metered connection. But there doesn't appear to be that option. When I go to Settings - Network & Internet - Wi-Fi, there is no advanced settings to click on and find metered connection. Here is …

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I thought this was only me, but apparently there are other users who have noticed that somewhere in the last few Microsoft Updates, the option to set a wi-fi connection as metered has been removed. Fortunately, you can still set/unset this option from the command line. For details, and a …

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I am not able to log in my window store after upgreading my pc to window 10. Its showing the message "The error code is 0x80072EFD, in case you need it. CV: svBVRTg6X0yZuMag"

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Just submitted a reply to https://www.daniweb.com/programming/threads/506291/recursion-call-on-exit at roughly 3 pm California time (15 minutes ago) using Windows 10 Chrome. It's either lost or there is an extremely long delay. I was watching carefully. I know I pressed the right button ("Submit Your Reply"), I know there was no error message …

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While trying to log in to my BBC Store account on my wife's PC, somehow I ended up replacing my wife's name as User at login (the only account and therefore admin) with my own name and Hotmail address. The named Documents folder has also changed to my name. I …

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See this thread. https://www.daniweb.com/programming/software-development/threads/506236/may-i-please-have-help-with-a-cannot-find-symbol-error The first line of my response is code and I did not forget to indent. I also used the `</> Code` button. It turned green like it should, so it looked fine. Then I hit submit and the code was in regular text. Edited it a …

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(short version of the story) I'm using Kubuntu in BIOS Legacy State as this was the only way I could see USB option in Boot Menu (F12). And it was the only way I could install Kubuntu from USB, from boot. I "burned" USB using OEM Windows 10 and told …

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I installed windows 10 and it works good , then I installed kali-linux and that problem apears. when i open my computer it goes directly to windows not to dual boot (bootloader) to choose between the windows and kali .. I tried the live USB solution but nothing happen.. it …

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Been having problems when taking HDD's from dead win 10 systems and transferring data via USB adaptor to new Win 10 system. Folders (with files) copy across to their relevant locations, but when trying to look at the files, only the folders show with no files present in them. Pretty …

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Since Windows 10 updated a couple of days ago I now get a message saying the above will not work and suggests I download the latest driver for my Lenovo AIO but I can't find out where from or how. Any help would be appreciated

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Hi all I recently installed Windows 10 as a clean install using the ISO DVD I downloaded and burned before the free offer ended in July. I also downloaded and installed the anniversary edition (1607). However when I boot up the system will pass the POST stage and start to …

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I have developed an x86 application using Visual Studio 2008 with Visual Basic as the programming language. It uses .NET Framework 3.5. My databases are created in MS Access 2007. I have deployed my software on Windows XP all the way through Windows 10 with no problems up until now. …

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Hi. When I startup my windows 10 and log into my account, my desktop doesn't seem to be visible. It's just a black screen. There are no icons and no taskbar. When I try to open task manager, I can see it cursor loading for a split second meaning something …

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Hello. I have a scenario as such. 1 router connected behind a proxy used to connect PC with LAN devices. Proxy provides limited access to websites on the net. There is a 2nd router, Wifi only, which is not connected to any proxy, thus allowing open connection to the web. …

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Hi all, I have been trying to use python to automate a sequence of processes on my computer, one of which is starting a hosted network. I have used subprocess to interact with command prompt (windows 10), and am struggling to pass sequential commands. I am trying to first send …

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Hi guys! It's been a while since I last posted here. I'm having an issue with not being able to remove non-installed fonts. Meaning, the fonts are not installed in the Windows/Fonts folder and cannot be uninstalled the proper way. These fonts came with some kind of hidden-object game that …

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I HOPE THIS IS WHERE IT CAN BE SEEN: I got 4 systems on a small office network; 2 with Windows 7 and the newest one on Windows 10. The other is in the process of being upgraded to 7 so I can upgrade to Windows 10. When I hooked …

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Hello, a few days ago at my business I everyone lost the ability to drop/copy and paste files to the server's Desktop folder from the other computers in the network. They can do so to each other, except for the server. In that case, we need to drop the files …

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Hello I've deployed a 32-bit Windows 8.1 on VirtualBox on Windows 10, yet when I am logging in on the VM, a few seconds after the desktop appears, it starts flickering like a looping refresh, and I am unable to see any icons. Any fix for this, without having to …

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Hello, I have to install Oracle Developer 2000 R2.1 on a Windows 8.1 (x64) machine to run an application developed by a third party developer, but my installation keeps on crashing. Tried running in Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode still same result. The error is as follows: "D2KQT10.ins(54): 'Statement' expected …

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Hello. I've recently upgraded a Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) to Windows 10 using the Media Creation tool since I was not getting the GWX icon. Activation has been successful from the OEM key. However, there were some registry issues from the Win 8.1 install itself, and these are still present …

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all, a few months back, I did the free upgrade to Windows 10 from windows 7. I tried it for three months and decided I did not like it, I thien reinstalled windows 7. Now in setting up my outlook, I notice that my address book and email folders are …

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Good day, I have been trying to enable dotnet 3.5 on my laptop which is running Windows 10.I have tried the following solutions from the internet with no success: 1. Enable the feature from control panel 2. Downloaded the DotNetFx35Client and DotNetFx35.exe installs but they are end up trying to …

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Earlier last year, I bought the Acer Aspire E-16 START with a windows 8 operating system, I was using the lastest Kapersky 2015 which worked perfectly with the OS, Ever since I upgraded to windows 10 OS via the internet , Old files of Kapersky application were not executable, Luckily, …

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Hi! I am trying to setup a hosted network on my windows 10 laptop. i have used the command "netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=test key=password". The network is created, i set the sharing of my ethernet connection on my pc to allow an share via hosted network adapter. My …

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Is it possible to remove the downgrade option in Windows 10 ? I have upgraded from Windows 7 Pro and now I want to stay with Windows 10.

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I have been using [AutoHotKey](https://autohotkey.com/) for quite some time and I have found it to be invaluable for enhancing Windows 7/10 functionality. I thought I'd post a couple of useful scripts here. Windows 10 has a desktop feature that lets you hide/show your desktop icons. I prefer a clutter-free desktop …

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Recently I attempted to install Pygame for Python 2.5 on my new computer. The computer runs Windows 10 32-bit, and I have installed a 32 bit copy of Pygame, so there shouldn't be problems there. Whenever I enter my Python shell to attempt to import, this error happens: >>> import …

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Is there any program for boosting my headphones i have searched on internet but all i get is the same steps (right click on volume>Playback Devices > Properties>Enhacements> Enable Sound Equalizer)

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hello. i have a problem where i cannot view admin console recaptcha. i want to get the recaptcha in google in php. but i cannot view the admin console to get the recaptcha. is it because i use Windows 10 or my chrome browser have a problem? please reply. urgent

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Hi. I'm wondering if someone would be kind enough to answer a question that I have. Recently, I added a new piece of hardware to my gaming PC that was running Windows 7. All of a sudden, Microsoft comes back telling me that my operating system was not valid. I …

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my second article regarding my mac and windows. these problems only started when I got windows 10. my mac was insleep mode and was charging and...well...I was sleeping... I got up cuz I heard a loud humming noise and realized it was my computer. it was really hot. I carefully …

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Hey guys, does anyone know how to do this? Here is my current code that will not work. I have tried everything that I know how to make this work to no avail. This is under form1_load. Any help would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

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So I was watchin some videos on my laptop and t suddenly just shuts down. without warning like it ran out of power. This laptop is four yrs old and i use it every single day. It is an hp630 and it has windows 10. this happened once i checked …

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There's a lot of chatter about W10 but just tripped over this due a complaint about network speed fluctuations. Here's a google about what I turned off. https://www.google.com/#q=disable+windows+10+sharing+updates

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I have a Toshiba Satellite P55W-C running 64-bit Windows 10 Home. I bought it new less than a year ago. I am the only user. It has an Intel Core i7 CPU, 8 Gigs of RAM, 2.4 GHz. I'm generally surfing the web and streaming audio/video. I'm not a gamer …

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HI, We used to have a Win 7 Pro pc running as a file server in our small office - 4 or 5 client PC's attached, all running Windows variants. This was fine, but after 5 years I decided to replace the file server before problems started developing. This is …

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In order to further (artificially) inflate the number of Windows 10 installations, Microsoft is now showing the following pop-up on some users' computers: ![Screenshot-2015-12-16-at-12.53_.29-1200x755_.png](/attachments/large/3/3839d95fb85c8dd55d9a5e7126ccd09c.png "align-center") And even more heavy-handed, some users are getting the following: ![CWPDV8CUwAEhcpT-1.png](/attachments/large/3/c264f5f5dd97ed178e5f669d8e56459d.png "align-center") Smart users will realize that they can always click **X** and just close …

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so i checked my storage on my mac(running windows 10) it said 340gb used out of 500gb. 249gb of that are the windows system files. why are they so big and how do i make more storage. please help. im at high school and all my documents take a crap …

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Hello I am currently facing an issue with an HP laptop running Windows 10, whereby the following keys are not responding at all when typing: R, T, F, G, V, B. Sticky keys and other similar features have been turned off. Any fix for this issue?

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