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    Windows 10 After MS hijack, can't set default apps

    One morning recently, I found that during the night an update had occurred and rebooted my pc without asking me for confirmation. The reboot caused it to come up in Linux, because I use the grub loader and have Linux as the default. When I rebooted into Windows, it finished the update, which...
  2. Windows 10 Several BSOD errors (dumpfiles attached)

    Hello, Since I have updated my Sony Vaio SVE1512P1EB laptop to Windows 10, several BSOD problems have occured. Most of the time it says 'Faulty hardware page corrupted' but sometimes a 'System thread exception not handled' error is given. A couple of days ago it also said 'Memory management'...
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    Windows 10 Hovering text on my screen

    I have a hovering text on my screen that is coming from another window ( another opened Chrome window ) Why does it happen, and how can i get rid of it without rebooting ?
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    Windows 7 80072efd error on windows updates and internet problem

    Hello guys, Today i started to experience a bizzare problem. Suddenly i could not connect to Origin, Steam, Guild Wars 2, and some programs like that. I also cant do the microsoft updates, it gives error 80072efd. I cannot surf the internet with Internet Explorer while i can do it with chrome...
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    Windows 10 Google Chrome deleted with bookmarks

    Hi, I updated to windows ten today, and when everything came back up and I signed in, Google Chrome was nowhere to be found. It wasn't in my programs, and there were no folders with Chrome. I've re-downloaded Chrome, but my hundreds of bookmarks are gone! They no longer exist. My internet...
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    Windows 10 Even After Reinstalling Windows, Content Display and Connectivity Issues

    Since Windows 10 first came out I have had it installed with no issue. However, yesterday I started having random problems all related to connectivity and content display. - Some pages will randomly not load correctly in Firefox, IE or Chrome. Sometimes only part of the page will load...
  7. Windows 10 Cannot access some websites

    Why is it I get a 'no data received' error whenever I try to access some websites? I tried to open the websites with both Edge and Chrome, both came back with the same error. Yet, when I try to access the sites using Android, I have no problems at all. Is it a firewall problem? If so, how...
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    Windows 10 Windows Download Problem! :(

    I can never download any zip files! This has been a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 10! When I try this happens: - Firstly instead of a .zip icon before the download name it has the Chrome symbol. It opens a new Google Tab for a brief moment and then quits it. It then downloads another...
  9. Windows 8 Cannot load 98% of websites

    i have tried on Firefox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer, they will load Google and 1 or 2 other websites, but everything else times out. Chrome leads me to an error screen that reads "This website is not available ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT" Firefox tells me "The connection has timed out The...
  10. Windows 10 Ad Blocker Defeated in Chrome?

    Hi Has anyone else experienced Chrome blocking video if you run Ad Blocker? If I turn on Ad Blocker the ad is gone and I get the sound, but there is a black screen in the video window. If I turn Ad Blocker off the video returns but I have to watch the same ad, over and over every time I run a...
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    Windows 7 Explorer now freezing

    Thank you for the help with my prior topic, but a new issue has arisen. I walked away from my computer for a while. When I got back, Chrome had frozen up, and it was so bad I couldn't even get Task Manager opened nor explorer responding in general. The other couple of windows I had open were...
  12. Windows Vista news flash! wi-fi is now the new dialup

    seems like pc is acting slowly than normal. could it be from my anti virus? or chrome? or another application? i expect internet to be fast, no substitutions. but we all cannot have what we want, especially if using weak wifi from isp. iam not on ethernet btw. this pc, its old. bought in 2008...
  13. Windows 10 Stupid question?

    Hi This is something that's bothered me for years, so I'm finally asking for help. When I'm typing in this forum or others I sometime accidentally hit some key that causes my computer to go into over-typing mode. I've tried looking for an answer but I only find info about how to do it through...
  14. Avast and Chrome

    Question. When Avast Free is installed Chrome takes a second to open but the homepage takes 6-7 seconds to open. IE, Firefox and Opera all open in a second and the homepage pops up a second later. When Bitdefender Free, or AVG Free was installed I never had this problem. Any ideas ?
  15. Windows 10 Help. Many W10 Problems. Sound Crashing, iTunes problems, Start Menu + Browsers crashing..

    Hi guys, First of all, let me say that I am a very tech savy person. I've been using windows since the 90s, used almost build computers, and code websites.. so most of the 'basic' trouble shooting I have done already. I have spent hours trying to find fixes for these problems. I have a 2012...
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    Windows 7 IE 11 Import Favorites

    I had icons on my bookmarks bar in Chrome. For example the icon for Facebook was the little blue box with an F in it, the Twitter icon had the little bird, Gmail and Yahoo mail had the mail icons. I recently had to uninstall Chrome and successfully imported my websites into IE 11. Now, none of...
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    Chrome Comodo Problem

    My sister had 2 computers with Chrome that started crashing on open. Updating all of the drivers did not help. Uninstalling and reinstalling Chrome did not help. I uninstalled Commodo firewall and put on Private Firewall now Chrome works fine! The Chrome constant silent updates are a pain with...
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    Windows 10 touchpad mouse buttons and start menu

    When i pressed both of the mouse buttons at the same time in windows 8.1 it would open a new tab in chrome. when i do this in windows 10 it will sometimes open a new tab, but most of the time it launches the start menu. how do i get it to stop launching the menu?
  19. Windows 10 Wifi connection issues with vaio laptop after downgrade from Windows 10

    So to get started i have a Vaio laptop NOW i know i read the article about microsoft telling you NOT to update vaio laptops but when i went away for a week to visit a couple of buds my brother ended up updating it. I had problems with Windows 10 so i decided to downgrade back to Windows 7 and...
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    Windows 10 Right Click

    When I right click in certain areas on my computer, I get a Not Responding error. This happens with my mouse and trackpad when I right click, so it's my computer and not mouse. For example: Applies to: - Desktop folders/icons/files. When my desktop stops responding, it flashes white, refreshes...