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    How to change laptop Contrast?

    Windows 11 laptop HP 17t-cn300 newly bought. How do I change the contrast, hue, other advanced video settings? I am in Settings > Display, and it has night / red shift, brightness, but I do not see advanced settings such as contrast, hue. The brightness is on max, but I cannot see much on the...
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    Minimum processor state not working in Power Settings

    Minimum processor state in advanced power settings does not make any difference in Windows 10/11 no matter what I set it to or what plan is active. Changing the Maximum processor state works just fine. I'm currently running Windows 11, but I had the same issue when using 10, so I imagine the...
  3. Windows 10 Wifi & ethernet at the same time, both on different subnets.

    Hi, Perhaps a unusual & rare requirement but hope it might be possible. I have two Network adapter settings, Ethernet & Wifi I need to access a Windows 10 PC via remote desktop, I use google, so I need the ethernet LAN connection ALWAYS On & uses 192.168.2. subnet. Next to this PC is a Modem...
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    Windows 10 No access to directory

    I have run into an interesting situation. I have a directory that I cannot do anything with always receiving an "access denied" response. Going into the security tab of properties gives me the message "You must have read permissions to view the properties of this object". Then "click advanced...
  5. Windows 10 Can't access one computer on network

    Up until a couple weeks ago we've been able to network the computers in our house just fine. Lately I can get into his files but he can't get into mine. It always gives the " You don't have permission to access\\said computer" message. It seems like this all started when I had to reinstall...
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    Windows 10 command to remove DNS entries in Advanced Settings?

    Hi All Wondering if anyone knows a command to remove the DNS entries within the advanced TCP/IP settings? The primary and secondary DNS IP need to be changed with the tertiary and quaternary DNS IP. Simple enough doing it manually but there's over 50 VMs this needs to be done on so i'm trying...
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    Windows 10 Win 10 Home update is stuck in loop

    I have a ASUS Netbook (X200CA) that has received the free Win 10 upgrade a year or two ago. It recently went about it's business and installed one of the many Win 10 updates and has never been able to recover since that time (around 12/25/17 or shortly thereafter). It gets to the blue Win 10...
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    Windows 10 Sleep checkbox is missing from shutdown settings

    Sleep checkbox is missing from shutdown settings: and so it doesn't appear in start either: and not in power plan settings: also, not in advanced power plan settings. Help appreciated
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    security windows 10

    I picked up 9 trojans at once with Win 10 defender and stock firewall at youtube while trying to read about a clean install of Win 10. I have windows defender and firewall with mbam and a router. Is there a more secure solution for a mid level user like me or was I just unlucky when I took that...
  10. Windows 10 Transmit Power on WiFi-card

    Hi, In the Advanced settings on my WiFi card I am able to set Transmit Power. The values are from 1 Lowest to 5 Highest. What are the acutal values in miliWatt or dBm? Regards, Philip
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 File Share Asking for Credentials

    Here's the setup on my home network: Win10 Machine A - Win 10 Pro, Automatically logs on Using a Local Account (In Netplwiz I Unchecked that users need to enter a User Name/PW and have an admin account automatically logging in). Win10 Machine B - Win 10 Pro, Normal Logon process with a...
  12. Windows 10 Windows 10 and Yahoo Issues

    I have just upgraded to Windows 10. The whole operation seemed to go very smoothly. I did not run into any problems until I started setting up my email account. I have had a Yahoo account through AT&T for years. Well I found out that trying to set it up using the Yahoo button would not work, so...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 downgrade

    Last night i installed windows 10. It took a while but in the end, it succeeded. Except for the icons in my desktop kept disappearing and appearing... I shut down my computer and when i started my pc this morning, it didn't work! I got the choice between restarting my pc or opening advanced...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 administrative user has no rights

    I bought an HP laptop for my daughter for the holidays. Once she started using it the computer was giving us issues, so we sent it back to HP for repairs. Turned out it had a bad power supply or something. Anyhow, I didn't have any issues with it until today when my daughter can't play her...
  15. Troubleshooting AllJoyn with Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds

    AllJoyn is a technology that enables IoT devices and applications to discover and interact with each other. Since AllJoyn is built into Windows 10 and the Windows 10 SDK, it's easy to take advantage of AllJoyn using the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). Link Removed This blog post will help...
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    Windows 8 reset Win 8.1

    After a reset all is fine except I have lost sleep. I have followed all the Google advice but nothing. I went to power advanced and clicked 'features that are not visible''. I tried everything I could but still I only have restart and shut off. I found a cmd prompt that did not work which makes...
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    Windows 8 No battery notification

    How do I activate battery notifications for Windows 8 when the battery reaches a certain level? I did go to Power Options and then to Advanced Settings. I could not find the option to do this. Anyone know?
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    Windows Vista Help, my computer automatically downloads links when clicked

    Hey guys, i have a prolem on windows vista x64, I accadently clicked off "always ask before downloading" box at the start of a download and now i can't re-enable it. I tried going to internet options and going to "advanced tab" and clicking reset and clicked "delete personal settings" and it...
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    Windows 7 Recent Docs won't list despite setting for it

    The Recent Docs has been working perfectly. Suddenly the list disappeared. I checked Advanced setting. It was still all set to list 15 docs. I changed the number to see if it made a difference. Saved some docs. No list. Turned computer off and on. Saved docs. No list. Office - Word 2007...
  20. Windows 8 Infinite loop

    So I my computer was really lagging one day so I restarted it like always. I turned it on, and it just has an infinite loop saying "Attempting repairs" and "Diagnosing your PC." I did get this one screen where it said "We need to restart your pc, click OK or click Advanced settings." I went to...