annoyances

As above, but little intro below. Hey all, obviously a new member here and I have a few different Windows "annoyances" that I have never found an answer for on the internet (or struggled to word the query in such a way as to find an answer). I don't won't be be a leach so will contribute where...

Since the latest chrome update.....has anyone noticed that annoying balloon that shows up when you hoover your mouse over the tab of a open browser. If you want to get rid of it along with that annoying volume.exe popup when watching a video and you need to adjust the volume.....here's how...

I have had this PC for the past 6ish years, and ever since day one, every few hours, about 3-4 times a day, whatever program or application i'm in will close and prompt me with a completely blue screen telling me to activate windows and only gives me the option of going to my PC Settings before...

I'm getting a lot of annoying pop-up ads from Chrome browser while I'm browsing in the Edge browser, which I use most of the time. I have Chrome installed on my other laptop, and it's an OK browser. However, I use Edge and sometimes Firefox on my 2nd laptop and don't care to be bombarded by...

hi, I am 65yrs old and have just got Windows 10 on my laptop and am having a few teething issues to say the least but there are 2 that I would like to get sorted out. 1/ 2016 Microsoft Outlook is starting up when I start computer and I don’t want it to,,,,, NOW outlook is not in startup folder...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I am wondering how to REALLY block popup messages. I keep getting popup messages, which are really friggin' annoying. I've downloaded and installed several popup blockers, but nothing seems to stop these damn things from popping up all the time. This is a Windows7 issue. Is there anything...

Problem 1 : You can't change the color of the tile bar text color and the minimize/maximize buttons which renders it impossible to see these with dark colored themes. Read more about the issue here : Windows 8 Desktop UI - Change Title Text Color? Problem 2: : Presence of "Windows 7 File...

I have been using Windows 7 for about a year and I do not love it. So I am seeking help trying to solve some of the annoyance. In order of importance, I want to understand permissions, folder view inheritance and finally the way windows explorer always scrolls the folder you expand (by clicking...

For me, what annoys me in Windows 8 until now is that for example: - In Windows 7 days while I am playing a MMORPG Online game in Full Screen mode and when I press the Windows Start Key in Keyboard, it shows me the taskbar, Start Icon, the time and the date... This helps me to quickly look at...

"Early milestone builds of Windows 8 have leaked onto the Internet, and considerable effort has been put into figuring out how they work. Though officially tight-lipped, snippets of information have escaped Redmond's walls. So far, it appears that Windows 8 development doesn't just look not bad...

Hello, I'm Running Windows Home Premium 32bit and while it does have some nice things, I do find my self wishing I could go back to a more xp like setup. things like Aero Preview, drive me nuts as most of the windows I have open have simular looking screens. so this feature is of little use...

Hi all: I recently had to do a clean install on my PC - 3rd time in as many months. I had a friend reinstall windows and he put the ultimate (?) on instead of the home premium. 1) Now when I start up I get a dos window that says this: choose operating system of press tab: Windows 7...

# annoyances Aero Snap, which lets you maximize windows or set them side by side by dragging them to the screen edge, is one of our favorite Windows 7 features. If you find it more annoying than helpful, here's how to turn it off. More » More...

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