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    Windows 10 Applications Migrations

    I'm about to buy a new Windows 10 (power user class) PC. I want to migrate all of my applications and files, however, I don't want to migrate my Windows 10 from my current PC to my new PC. Does any migration software migrate files and applications without over-writing the (newly installed)...
  2. Switched from a Macbook Air

    Hey everyone, I just switched over to windows the other day. My Macbook Air took a dump and i was not willing to spend $1000 on a new computer!! I went ahead and picked up a Lenovo 310-15ABR at Best Buy for $450. Its has all the specs i need. I'm only using it for school and the internet. I've...
  3. Windows 8 Need some expert help!

    OK to start I'm sorry if this is against the rules of the forum. I don't mean any disrespect. Ok so here's my dilemma.. I have a HP G6 Pavillion. I power it on and the HP symbol comes up and it says automatic repair. Then doesn't boot up just the blue screen with the frown face and it is...
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    Windows 10 Update and Shutdown Still Updates on Boot

    I manage several PC's in an office environment and staff have been complaining that their PC's are taking 10-15 minutes in the morning to update after they chose the "update and shutdown" option the night before, Is there any way to ensure this does not happen?
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    Windows 7 New SSD won't boot on Win7 pc

    I installed a new Sandisk SSD on my old PC (using EaseToDo for the cloning) but had to leave the old drive connected as well, due to boot issues which I gave up trying to resolve. I'm sorry if today's question doesn't make sense: do I gain any advantage by opening Windows with the old drive...
  6. Windows 10 Bios Changes in MSI Motherboard

    I am posting this in hopes that it might help anyone who has had a problem booting up in there MSI board. I have a B75MA-G43 MSI Board and found that for a long time I could not boot up after my computer was turned off for an Hour or two. It took me a long time playing around and asking...
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    Windows 7 Dell Dock error at start up and other problems.

    I'm having the following problems. 1) Getting the Dell Dock error after booting up. Says "The Dell Dock's language file, which is necessary for its operation, has failed to load. Please check your Dell Dock installation" 2) Windows Troubleshooter doesn't run. Says "A problem is preventing the...
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    Windows 7 Want to boot from a W7 drive on a W10 computer

    I am trying to recover a friend's info from the HD of her defunct laptop. So I have my laptop which is W10 these days, and I put the HD into my USB3 drive. I set the boot device to the USB drive, but it just wont boot from there. I have terms like 'legacy' in the boot settings screen - not sure...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Freeze on startup even in safe mode

    Hi guys i need help my windows 7 freezes on start up i tried solutions on google but dont work nothing pls help... I tried all safe modes, last configuration known.. i can enter in repair system make start up repair it ends and again system freezes and starting windows logo. Helpp!! Sent from...
  10. Windows 10 Odd problems

    So yesterday I needed to print something, but we just got a new printer. So I went and downloaded the basic driver for a HP 3630 printer, restarted, logged in, and once I did, the desktop was solid black. I could move the mouse, but that's it. It gets weirder, because when I tried to start my...
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    Windows 10 Win 10 reinstall from win 7

    I have a hp pavilion i5 running win 10. It takes 3 min. 40 to boot. I have checked the defrag which shows 78% fragmentation. HP are worst than useless and offer no help. If I use HP recovery it returns to win 7.So can I reinstall win 10 from iso from another machine?The screen after first boot...
  12. Windows 10 Windws 7 to 10 upgrade stuck with 0xc000000f error

    I am currently trying to overwrite my old PC to hand it to my girlfriend with a clean slate. It's currently a win7 home premium. I changed boot priority to DVD over HDD, insert Win10 disc, start PC. When prompted to press any key the win10 logo comes up and after a few minutes I am told that a...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 services and other issues

    I managed to solve 90% of the issue but it created new issues and I don't want to reconfigure the system. I prefer to find a solution. There is a lot of useless information on the net but I managed to find what I need except for one thing. I want complete control over the boot up and login. I...
  14. Windows 10 Regular desktop initializing after winlogon shell changed in regedit

    Hi there. Something I used to do in windows 7 doesn't work anymore on windows 10. What I am trying to achieve is running my own program before desktop initializes, so I can display a simple menu without any desktop gui. In windows 7 I did it by replacing value [...
  15. Windows 7 Well.. black screen of death

    Hey guys, I turned on my pc and only got an black screen I got a dell (adel hello xd) anyway I use windows 7 professional I got 64 bits 4 ram. my dad looked on the pc and was doing so stuff and he said some long file is lost its called win.19838474829w99283838383 or something I dunno but I dont...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Slow Logon - Whirling on Welcome Screen

    Hello Forum, I hope someone on here can help. I work in a large secondary school and for sometime now we are having on going issues with our staff having to wait an extremely long time to logon to the school Network. Most often this issue is very intermittent and drags on from computer to...
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    Windows 10 This all came about after Win10 updates

    Lately, I have been getting some odd messages when I turn on this HP desktop with Win 10 Home. It had Win 7 before and it has all the latest updates. More the updates, the more odd messaged I get. Here is one that came up this morning when I first turned on the PC. "You PC/Device needs to...
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    Windows 10 Unexpected store exception and every program broken after restart.

    i was on the facebook then This BSOD "Unexpected store exception" came up. Then it restart Booting time is took wayyyyyyy slower than normal(about 10-20 sec) but this time is 1-2 min After restart completed My desktop is gone when i choose program from file directory every program is broken...
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    Windows 10 AVG boot stuck

    I have a Lenovo laptop. Yesterday when I shut it down, it said "download updates and shut down" which I did. When I went to restart the machine the next day, I got: PHASE 0 STARTING WATCHDOG INITIALIZATION... ...LOADING CNFIG...(ROOTS,KRNL,SETUP) ...PREINITIALIZATION EVENTS CREATING WATCHDOG...
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    Windows 10 5 ghz network takes forever to connect

    my 2.4 ghz connection would connect instantly when i boot my computer... but it takes about 5 minutes for windows to connect to my 5ghz connection... whats causing it? i checked and the 5ghz connection doesnt show up on the list of wireless connections for the first five minutes after booting...