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    Windows 11 Help with Google Photos

    Hello anyone, I copied a photograph from my Google account as my Background photograph and it looks great but since coping it, google photos continually interrupt me when I'm connected to any site I'm working on by interrupting the session and displaying some of my photos in my google account...
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    Is there a way to stop PS5 controller changing mic/speaker settings every time I plug it in?

    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...
  3. doescommensenseexist

    Windows 10 how to stop windows from requesting password every 10 seconds

    Ok so I know we have to be safe but really I'm on a desktop in my own home why do i need to enter a password every other keystroke I have just logged in password entry 1 I then open chrome and chrome needs me to login but wont autofill so I go to saved passwords password entry 2 (windows not...
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    Windows 11 Files Disappear Randomly in Windows 11 Folders: Help Needed!

    I hope somebody can put me out of my misery. i have a w11 pro pc and it sometimes has an annoying habit of when opening a folder all the files in the folder will vanish as if being deleted leaving just an icon and no file name and when they are all gone they will then reappear as if by magic...
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    Windows 11 Stop Windows 11 from reupgrading

    I upgraded to Windows 11 and found it to be pretty annoying. I rolled back to Windows 10 using the "go back" function. It reverted, but immediately downloaded Windows 11 and now wants to reboot to upgrade to 11 again. I cannot find any way to prevent this. I paused windows update while I search...
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    Windows 10 Persistent Unselectable Popup Covering Login Screen on Windows 10: Need Help!

    I have a strange popup that comes up in the center of the screen, running Windows 10. It comes and goes but is there most of the time. This thing is sometimes covering the PIN entry screen on log in. You can't select it with the mouse and I can't figure out what it is called in the task...
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    Windows 11 a minor problem

    I must continually click "accept/sign in" for evry site I want to visit (email, newspaper etc. Even when I get a notice that my preference has been stored. Not a big issue but a bit annoying, Any ideas how I can fix this?
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    Please accept cookies - as if you have any choice ...

    So a few years ago, some losers who have very little experience with the Internet and sadly had political power decided to enforce the concept of the pop up alert on every website serving the E.U. asking the visitor for permission to accept cookies. I was just wondering if I start up a campaign...
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    Windows 10 Strange persistent pop-up

    For the past year the pop-up (picture attached) has been appearing sometimes multiple times daily. I'm no expert but it appears to relate to some sort of updating for various laptops. System is win10 Ver. 20H2 Build19042.867. Apart from the annoyance, it seems to cause no problems, but any help...
  10. XetalEngine

    Windows 10 How to remove this annoying WINDOWS SECURITY popup?

    Hello everyone. I am attaching a picture of the sad popup. Ever since the last update 20h2, every single time I restart my computer, I will get this extremely annoying popup from Windows Security. I know my firewall is off, I manually disabled it. I have disabled ALL apps notifications, I...
  11. CloudTwirl

    Windows 10 Windows Edge Update

    What in the actual entire Fs is this nonsense... Trying to figure out why my computer is having a full blown heart attack when all im doing is watching Hulu and i see this. First off its already bs that I cant uninstall Edge it's worse that it forces updates automatically but this right here...
  12. mjw72652

    Windows 10 Can't see shared folders in the Navigation Pane in File Explorer on either of two networked laptops

    I have two HP laptops, both running 20H2 with the latest updates. A problem that existed before the upgrade did not go away after the upgrade like I thought it would. Both machines are networked through an Ethernet switch to the router and to a printer. I have shared folders on both laptops...
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    Windows 10 How to Stop Microsoft Edge from Prompting for Download on Windows

    Is there any way to stop Edge from coming up asking to be downloaded. I have it on my system already but this annoying browser app keeps coming up. Thanks.
  14. Rapaaja

    Windows 10 Oulook not in time

    I got 3 hotmail related questions. and now 2 Oulook ? Had an attack? Outlook email problem Your Hotmail account is not up to date. Your Microsoft account is not up to date Repair your account. Such messages come every few days. Even when I haven't used the account at all. This is annoying. I've...
  15. Jimbo22

    new chrome feature with latest update

    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...
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    Windows 8 Computer has been asking me to "Activate Windows" for the past 6 years.

    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...
  17. Hermitkrab

    Windows 10 Annoying Chrome Pop-Up Ad

    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...
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    Windows 10 HDD issues after updating windows

    hello, after latest forced windows update i noticed issues with my secondary HDD drives. when ever i shut down the pc, my screen goes black for a few sec, then HDD's need a bit more time and spin down resulting in whole PC to be shut down same second. now after this update, my HDD's spin down...
  19. iReyID

    Windows 8 Persistent CMD Popup Interrupting Gameplay in CS:GO

    ok i was playing Csgo and it kept minimize my game.... and i just knew it...its cmd popup and gone..... i was trying to use Rkill but nothing changed i still getting this cmd....its so annoying :( . *Nb:Sorry my english is so bad
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    Windows 10 Need advice on 2 issues having

    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...
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