application launch

Hi I have to say I'm pretty happy with the way that build 10074 is working. I haven't had issues with my sound and Cortana seems to be working pretty reliably. Some things don't load at startup or coming out of sleep mode some time. But there is one thing that's not, and that's the right...

Hi, there is a game that keeps resetting it's resolution to a higher setting than I want it, and I want it to maintain 1280x720 resolution, but in order to do that, I have to set my own computer's screen resolution itself to 1280x720. I don't want to go back and forth changing my resolution...

I dont know if I am posting in the correct section, but I've been trying to figure out a way to insert a picture into a word document and I have not figured out a way to do this. Further clarifying, starting from Word, I would like to launch the camera app from it, snap a picture, and have...

I'm using Win8 pro. Due to unknown circumstances the regular start icon for IE has disappeared from the desktop. I found it in all programs, but when I try to run it I get the following: The NTVDM CPU has encountered ab illegal instruction than a numeric code. Close to terminate the application...

Taipei, February 4th – Linpus, a leader in the field of open source software in the consumer space, announced the release of a new application for Windows 8. Linpus, one of the most successful open source vendors in the notebook and consumer device market, has recently added Android and Windows...

Win7 has a about 50-75 problems, yet instead of MS spending time fixing it, they made an even worse OS (win8). MS trolling us? ....Why is it so hard for win7 to open up applications in the active window? Its the window im using, its the window that launched the app, yet MS feels the need to...

When you open a file in Windows, such as an .exe file or .bat file, a different program or file may start. Additionally, the icon for the file may not appear as expected. You may also receive additional errors from the from the program it starts. More...

I am having issues with opening files by draging and dropping them on there programs on the taskbar. I know that if i hold the shift key, it is supposed to work, but it doesn't. I get the message "open with <program name>" when i hold the shift key, but when i release the mouse, nothing...

Consider the following scenario: You are using a Windows 7 computer in an Active Directory domain environment. Some or all of your user profile folders, such as your Documents folder, are redirected to a network share using a Folder Redirection Group... Link Removed

I have several items pinned to the Quick Launch bar and when I launch some of them, I get the program icon duplicated onto the taskbar. When I launch other items, I merely get the Quick Launch icon's background filled in. As an example, I have 2 editors pinned to the Quick Launch bar...

Keyboard shortcuts are very important to my computer use, which brings up a small but annoying problem I've been having in Windows 7. In XP I was able to place a shortcut to a program or even to a particular file on my Start Menu. If I then renamed the shortcut on the start menu with a...

Have just installed Windows 8 developer preview (64 bit) on my laptop. For some reason the metro UI (block interface) is completely invisible - I can launch apps by clicking on the seemingly empty screen. I can search for apps by typing just fine, but the main block interface just won't...

This is a recurring but inconsistent issue that I'm going through. Essentially, upon starting up my computer, from time to time, I have no yet been able to isolate what may cause this issue, I will find that I cannot launch programs from their shortcuts in the Quick Start or Taskbar menu. As of...

Trove , a free personalized news aggregation service from The Washington Post Company, today launches an app for the Windows Phone and for Windows 7 tablet devices. With its launch on Windows mobile products, Trove is now available on nearly every mobile platform. More...

I booted my computer today, but when I click any program in my taskbar, or int the start menu, they dont open. In the task manager they are there, but their working set is only 40-90K. Some programs can be started from file->new process, with run as administrator checked, but I cant see any...

Recently have been facing some issues with the shortcuts on desktop as well as quick launch, and some from the start menu. clicking these shortcuts, triggers the cursor to load briefly, but nothing happens. therefore, in order for me to run these programs i have to 'run as administrator', is...

Link Removed due to 404 Error Microsoft released Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online worldwide Monday in 40 markets and 41 languages. The updated customer relationship management product aims to deliver customers a familiar, intelligent and connected experience, the company said. REDMOND...

It's official: Flickr has announced that it's launching an officially official Flickr app for Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 . Though we don't know exactly when the photo sharing apps will launch, you can sign up at the source link on Flickr so they can let you know when it actually launches. In...

First i'll start by saying i'm not a new computer user, i dabble in basic programming and i know a wealth of troubleshooting information and can fix most problems on my own. So a couple days ago i started having a very strange problem with permissions. I am the only account on my system and...

I am wondering if anyone can help with this problem I am having... for some reason the Start menu.. the portion you can pin programs to, doesnt seem to be working correctly. I thought I found the directory that it uses: C:\Users\Raevyn\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick...