annoyance

I'm running the free version of MBAM (was paid version trial originally) and getting a pop-up every time I start my computer trying to get me to return to the paid version. Is there any way to stop this annoying pop-up from showing up every time I start my PC? Thanks.

Hello everybody, I got the Fall Creators update barely a week ago, and ever since then, every time I get into Windows, I have a message saying, "Your Windows license will expire soon". It also has a button that takes me to settings. It also randomly pops up when I'm working or gaming. Its...

I have a KVM switch, one of those newer ones that switch both the PS/2-style keyboard and mouse connectors and also the USB keyboard and mouse connectors, and switches the VGA monitor connection. I had a really old KVM switch that was from back when PS/2 connectors where the norm, but for some...

Is there a Microsoft Account associated with my Windows 10 computer and if so how to I change the address to something else? Microsoft has a bad habit of claiming my account is being used by others and blocks me from the account. For example this message keeps appearing: You need to fix your...

Hey guys! I ran into a problem recently....I had this problem a couple months ago too, but then that went away with an update, but since I got the anniversary update, it started coming up again..... So, this box pops up time to time, or rather, every 5 minutes, unless I keep it open.... Its...

Every now and then I start getting this bar that shows the link for whatever my cursor is hovering over, it's annoying. It doesn't always do it but when it does it doesn't go away for ages. I don't know what causes it but it annoys me, probably seems stupid to you but it annoys me seeing it pop...

So hello. I came here to this forum because I would like to address 2 things which are acting at all times when I use Windows 10 and i'm getting very annoyed by this so I would love to get some help from you guys since I tried alot of forums before and most of those solutions did not work...

Hi does anyone know how to stop these update nag screens that pop up everyday, i dont want to download any updates at the moment and dont really like being constantly asked to do so. Also the really annoying thing is the machine is used with a large screen to show the current status of a server...

A volume control pop-up box keeps appearing top left of my Acer laptop screen where it overlays everything. Nothing I have tried will disable it. Worse still it then sticks the speaker volume slider on 100%. I have uninstalled any likely associated bloat apps. It disappears if I restart, but...

Win10 closes File Explorer immediately when I right click a file, folder, or, drive. Thus, I am unable to eject USB drives and everything else. Very annoying!!! Any ideas?

I have windows 8.1 and am quite happy with it. Don't want to upgrade to the "free" Windows 10. But getting a bit po'd about the GWXUX cropping up on every re-start. (no hurry to get win10). Don't give me some crazy amount of steps to get rid of it. Is their a REG to just kill it...??? (or...

Hello, I bought a new laptop today that came with windows 8.1 and upon startup it asked me if I wanted to upgrade to windows 10 and I did. It's all set up now, but there are a couple of minor annoyances that I can't find the answers to on google. There were some solutions up for windows 8.1...

Hi, I installed windows 10, before I had windows 7 and it was fine, now with 10 I find my mouse cursor getting stuck to edges because he wants to stick the window there. Is there a way to disable them? I have dual monitor setup and it gets really annoying to move windows between the two of them...

After starting up, I get this error message box. The box header says RunDLL. Then the box contains the following message: Error loading C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\System\SYSPLA~2.DLL The specified module could not be found. What is it? How do I fix it? My computer seems to be working okay, but...

I have a question about running "executable" programs in Windows without having to type the extension. I've recently learned that, in addition to the command prompt and run box, you can also run executable files (.exe, .bat, .lnk, .vbs) from the Windows Explorer address bar. The only problem...

when im gaming or just browsing the internet and i click Esc it goes to windows and it is really annoying any help?

I am extremely annoyed with Windows. A week ago, whilst I was in the middle of work, Windows 8 just shut down. When I restarted, it began to install updates. It seemed to freeze and after a couple of hours there was no progress - I had to do a "Refresh" of Windows. Very inconvenient. When I...

I am using a windows 8.1 version. When I am typing in app (ms word or even mozilla) suddenly I can not press any input. It seems like I got kicked by the app to return to the desktop but not minimized the app. When I press any input it making the usual wrong input sound from windows. Please...

I have an MSi Ge70 0ND UK. This is a gaming laptop and therefore has a Turbo boost that activates when I open a game - it clocks the processor up to 2.4 Ghz I believe. The problem I have here that Windows 8.1 completely breaks this and if I launch a game for example Minecraft, it runs at 30...

Hi All I've just converted from Windows 7 to 8.1 and I'm having an Issue using Office 2010. In the last couple of days when I start Outlook or try to delete an email it's very slow. I see a message on screen saying that outlook is contacting google-analytics then that outlook is contacting...