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    Renaming external USB devices

    Apart from general day to day computing, I also use my PC for simulation programs, eg ATS / ETS2 / Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. For the driving style games I have built myself a set of button boxes using 4x zero delay encoder boards, and I am now starting to build a new control board for the...
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    Low recording levels for external microphone

    I have had similar issues with Win 11 using a variety of external mics. There is a free program called 'Peace' which enables you to boost sound and make many adjustments to the treble/bass etc. This has solved many of my sound issues...
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    +No icons on 2nd user screen

    I have loads of shortcuts on the screen, links to drives, links to office programs, games recycle bin. the normal working shortcut icons. But whether system icons or those i have created, none of them have the graphical element, just the lower text of the title.
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    +No icons on 2nd user screen

    I have a Win 10 computer that I recently setup for use by my son-in-law and my grandson. The one for my son-in-law is the main user, and one for grandson set up afterwards, both are set as Administrators. Everything is fine on the main users screen, but if I sign in as my grandson then there are...
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    Windows 11 Inconsistent Starting

    My PC is not starting up as it should. Sometimes it just defaults to the Bios screen, other times it defaults to the blue sign-in screen but without the p/w box, other times it goes to blue screen and freezes immediately I enter p/w, and sometimes it just starts normally. It can take me 3 -8...
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    Windows 11 Windows 11 and Dual Monitors

    Then it will do that no problem, that is what I do on mine when writing, I use word on my main screen, and research tools such as google earth and a browser on another. I often have multiple programs open on both screens, and when editing my books I often have multiple copies of word open across...
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    Windows 11 Windows 11 and Dual Monitors

    My top screen is independant, The nvidia control panel configure surround Physx option set up the lower 3 to act as one screen, if I maximise a program it spreads across the 3 screens, but not across the top one. Although I can drag things from the lower screen up to the top. It sounds to me as...
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    Windows 11 Windows 11 and Dual Monitors

    This is how mine is set up
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    Windows 11 Windows 11 and Dual Monitors

    I connected my 3 wide-screen monitors using the display ports on my nvidia card (using HDMI adapters), and the TV via the regular HDMI connector. I have run multiple monitors for years, vista/win8/win10/win11.I am also an author so needed more screens, one for writing on, and another for...
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    Windows 11 I have a caution for everyone rebooting in Safe Mode!

    I have also been having sign-in issues over the last 2 days. the login window appears asking for the PIN / Password, yet when I type on my keyboard nothing goes into the box. I tried using both a wired and a Bluetooth keyboard. The only way I can get in is to keep rebooting or shutting down the...
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    Windows 11 Taskbar keeps moving?

    I'm having strange behavior with my taskbar. On my simulator I currently use 4 monitors, 3 identical 22" monitors set up as a 5760x1080, and a 40" TV 1920x1080. On the TV the taskbar is centralised, but on the three linked computers, it keeps hopping from the centre screen to the left-hand...
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    Windows 10 GTA 3 Windows 10

    Steam and Rockstar are promising a special package that has ALL the GTA series, with the previous issues (before GTAV) being remade with improved graphics to meet today's more advanced computers. It might be worth looking into this rather than faff about with pre-loaders and old software
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