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    Windows 10 Where to find screen appearance settings?

    Hi, I've just had windows10 installed on a new HP laptop and want to try different screen settings to determine which is best for me. I was told to go to "Intel R HD Graphics". Where can I find this? Grateful for advice. Thanks
  2. Windows 10 Request Advice for finding a installed application on my Computer

    Hello Everyone, I use an application called (Colornote) on my Windows 10 PC. While I can't seem to find it on my computer, when I go to the Microsoft Store and go to the Colornote page it says the application is already installed on my PC. I then can open the application up through the MS Store...
  3. Windows 10 Battery Longevity

    I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop, L55 series, Windows 10 Anniversary OS. This laptop, and my previous Toshiba, stops battery charging at 80%. I imagine this promotes battery longevity. That being the case, is it desirable to regularly run on battery only until it's almost run down, or does that...
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    Windows 10 Excel 365 opens blank

    Could someone please advise me on what to do about Excel 365 opening a document blank when directly clicking on the document in windows explorer. One has to first open Excel and then browse to the document for it to open correctly. Sent from my iPhone using Windows Forums mobile app
  5. Windows 8 Should I upgrade?

    Hello all, I recently installed Windows 8.1 today but I am thinking should I upgrade to Windows 10 or stay on 8.1? This is my gaming PC, I will only be playing RuneScape. This might be in the wrong board section just didn't know were else to post it. Thank you.
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    Windows 10 Upgrading from Windows 7 to 10: Is a Step-by-Step Approach Beneficial?

    Hello I posted somewhere and forgot; it had to do with moving from 7 to 10 I have a pc that came with 7 . if I install 7 and upgrade all the BIOS(would be like A3>A7) drivers etc to beef it up then move to 8 then 8.1 and finally 10 would my PC be better off? I moved from 7 up but never updated...
  7. VIDEO 50 Ways to Pretend to Be Smarter

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  8. Windows 10 Want to erase dual boot to Linux Mint and Just Have Windows 10

    Hey everyone! I have a Lenovo Ideapad with a dual boot to both Linux Mint and Windows 10. Unfortunately, a few components of this laptop have drivers that are not supported by Mint and I can no longer use the machine as I want, so I what I want to do is blow out everything on the box and do a...
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    Windows 10 Game centre

    I keep being asked if I want to run the game centre, which I don't, and didn't realise I had, and which I cannot see any way of stopping this. Where does this message come from ? What is the game centre ? Why does it keep popping up ? Does anyone have any ideas on how to stop it ? Sent from...
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    Windows 7 Connecting a payment gateway to application?

    Hello friends! My company is i the final stages of developing our first software for windows. Ours is a small company with just 6 staff and we don't have any previous major experience in releasing our own software and releasing it. But we have managed to complete the major modules of the...
  11. VIDEO how to do creative short cartoons?

    Guys, need your advice. I want to learn how to do creative short cartoons, such as this one. where it can be learned online, what software should I use? o_O
  12. Help me find a new laptop that meets my specs?

    Our Toshiba P755 Satellite is dying. As usual, the wi-fi adapter went first. We're ready for a new laptop, but we have a list of specs that just might be impossible to match. Browsing the internet is driving me crazy, so I thought that this might be a good way of getting advice from a variety...
  13. Sync OneNote 2010

    I have set up my laptop OneNote 2010 installation to sync to OneNote 2010 on my desktop PC. It's working great this way--I like way the laptop syncs automatically (or manually, if I so choose) to my desktop PC. I will take the laptop when I travel, and I anticipate adding more notes and...
  14. No More Ransom Project: Help for Ransomware Victims in The Netherlands

    Police in The Netherlands in cooperation with Europol, Kaspersky and Intel Security, announced a new website with offers help to victims of ransomware and with advice to protect your system against it. Here it is: The No More Ransom Project I hope it helps Henk
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    Windows 10 Dropped laptop down into the stairwell

    After dropping my new laptop down into the stairwell, I watched it bounce off the railing, then into the wall and then slam onto the concrete floor. When I go to turn it on with a cracked case, it doesn't seem to want to boot up. I left it on the sideboard for a minute and don't you suppose it...
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    Windows 7 Having Trouble With Internet.

    Hi, I'm Having trouble with my DNS or internet Weeks ago, And i'm so Pissed Having This Pop up Almost I wanna Smash my Montior And kicks the CPU :mad::mad::mad:. [/IMG] Here's the problem! -http://imgur.com/Wv3qqK0 -http://imgur.com/gOmeQ2N If Anyone knows the problem cover me up and if...
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    Windows 7 CPU Temperature Error

    Using Windows 7 Past couple of days my computer has crashed when i rebooted it came up saying a CPU Temperature Error (Hit F1 to continue) What is the cause of this and what can i do to prevent it from happening again. If you needs more info let me know what you needs and where to...
  18. Windows 8 Cannot connect to internet anymore

    Hi all, I have a Windows PC that I'm running as a media server. It was connected to the internet via Powerline Ethernet Adapter as there is no wireless capability on the computer. However, now it will not connect to the internet no matter what. I have tried the following steps. 1. Changing...
  19. 95%of being a tech on a help forum is Goggle IMHO!

    Hi I have registered on several help forums. I enjoy learning from others and then passing that forward. A lot of the issues that are posted on help forums I have personally witnessed; but a lot of the issues, I go to Google for answers. There's a good chance that there are several other...
  20. Windows 10 Really trying to keep my cool here...

    For quite some time I denied the windows 10 update. Call it a hunch. Then I finally got sick of the constant pop ups, and although intuition told me not to install, I did. Now I am having problems on both of my computers. One, my work computer, that I do graphic design on has been stuck for...