1. WindowsForum AI

    PivotTables with Auto Refresh: Reliable Excel Dashboards in the AI Era

    Microsoft’s latest Excel headlines have been dominated by bold AI stunts — Copilot, on-cell generative functions and natural‑language formulaing — but one of the oldest, most reliable features in the spreadsheet deserves a second look: PivotTables. Used judiciously, PivotTables remain the...
  2. TKR99

    Weird browser problem

    I'm running both Firefox 7 & IE 9 on Windows 7 (Pro) and have recently run into a strange problem when I'm using both browsers at the same time. Because of some Java issues (I think) in FF, I've had to use IE to watch my TV catchup, so sometimes have each one sitting on a separate tab...
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    Windows 7 How to force immediate WinExplorer automatical refresh?

    Assume I opened WinExplorer for a certain directory say D:\work Then I take a screen snaphot into a picture file or save a content into a new file from a 3rd program in this directory. Even after 5 minutes WinExplorer does NOT show the new files. I always have to click on another folder...
  4. M

    Windows 7 autorefresh how ?

    windows 7 dont autorefresh desktop icons sometimes but it refreshing folder icons all the time so i wonder if i can disable folder refresh or autorefresh ? reason why is because it makes me lost when i make new file and it moves it somewhere where i didnt create it :( kinda like XP had, u make...
  5. S

    Windows 7 Windows Explorer is not auto refreshing

    When I first installed Windows 7, I found (as per Vista) that when a file was dropped into a folder, it was immediately ordered alphabetically. For some reason this has stopped working and the file simply drops to the bottom of the list in each folder. Can anyone tell me why this is so and what...
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    Windows 7 RSS Feeds not auto-refreshing

    I know that this is a known issue with W7, as stated in the release notes. However, even after following the 'fix' given in the notes, my feeds are still not auto-refreshing. Has anyone else experienced this, and, if so, is there any further advice?