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  1. Windows 10 Batch file to kill MS Word

    Working with a few documents in Win 10 using MS Word Closed the files, quit MS Word and then started doing cleanup I was informed MS Word was still open or the file was still in use by Word In Win 7 I had a batch file that rested on desktop which with one click would kill the task Can this be...
    • Skynotempty
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    • automation batch file cleanup file locking microsoft word productivity scripting task management troubleshooting windows 10
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 10 Slow Boot Issues After Installing Avast Cleanup Premium

    I recently installed Avast cleanup premium. Since then my PC has been very slow to boot. (Can't find a way to ask Avast!!)
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    Windows 7 How to Identify and Manage Unnecessary Processes to Speed Up My Slow Windows 7 Computer

    I have a Packard Bell Istart D2314 running Windows 7. Everything runs fine but oh so slow. I have looked into the Task Manager and I find the machine is now running 72 processes and 163 Services, even on startup with no applications running. I must confess I have no idea what most of these...
    • Stodger
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    • cleanup optimization packard bell performance process services slow pc speed up task manager windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  4. Windows 10 Windows 10 Cleanup

    Please advise me on what files to delete in the list that appears when you run Windows 10 cleanup. Thank you.
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    Windows 10 AMD Driver problem

    Is anyone else having problems after Windows update installs AMD graphics driver 24.20.11016.6007? My system hangs with a blank black screen at the point where the splash screen should be displayed. The only solution is to keep rebooting until it enters recovery mode. At that point you can...
    • pvetter
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    • amd black screen cleanup drivers graphics graphics card microsoft driver performance problem report recovery mode rollback safe mode system hang tech support troubleshooting update issues user experience version 24.20.11016.6007 windows forum windows update
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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    Windows 10 Can I delete Windows10Upgrade folder?

    Can I delete Windows10Upgrade folder? I am looking for stuff to delete, so I can have more space. This folder is 3.26GB. I don't think it does anything other than taking space.
    • chdsl
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    • cleanup disk space file management files questions storage system files user concerns windows 10 windows upgrade
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  7. Windows 10 "System Memory Dumps", Big?

    Hi This morning when I talked to Alexa, I found that my router was offline so I reset it and booted up my computer. After a few minutes it came back online. So I ran CCleaner, something I do every morning, and I was surprised to see that there was a lot of stuff to be removed 8,232 MB total...
    • MikeHawthorne
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    • 8,232 mb ccleaner cleanup computer data diagnostics files memory memory dump online performance router storage system tech support troubleshooting usage user experience windows windows update
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Should I Delete the Windows.old Folder After Refreshing Windows?

    After a refresh of Windows I cleaned the system files. Do I need to delete the Windows.old folder too?
    • Peterr
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    • cleanup file management files maintenance operating system refresh storage system files windows windows.old
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows 10 windows folder taking too much space

    I need 8GB free device space so I did a little analysis and I can't do that; my windows folder (pc/Acer/windows) is taking up 24.8 GB out of 28GB how can I solve this? Is this even normal? Can I even solve this? I would really appreciate your help.:chuncky:
    • mees
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    • acer cleanup devices disk usage efficiency file system folders free space help management normal behavior optimization space storage support troubleshooting user query windows windows 10 windows 11
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  10. Make Use OF posted a must read malware removal guide

    Make Use Of just posted a must-read article titled "The Complete Malware Removal Guide". It has a lot ofinformation in it. Article link: The Complete Malware Removal Guide
    • brkkab
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    • cleanup computer guide information make use of malware removal security threats virus
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Windows Security

  11. CCleaner Compromised to Distribute Malware for Almost a Month

    Link Removed CCleaner Compromised to Distribute Malware for Almost a Month
    • Mike
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    • article breach ccleaner cleanup compromised cybersecurity data security internet safety links malware news pc maintenance performance privacy security software threats update vulnerability
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Windows Security
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    Windows 10 Email drop down list

    When I go to a web site and start to enter my email address, a drop down list appears that contains email addresses to choose from. However, some of the addresses are old and I don't use them anymore and one of them is incorrect. Is there a way to clean up the list. I presume this is a windows...
    • John9210
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    • address book autofill browser settings cleanup dropdown email email management firefox issues list user experience web browsing windows 10
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 10 Delete in disk cleanup?

    I have a Lenovo G510 PC and have for some time been upgraded to Windows 10, but have problems including With Windows Update, when an error message appears and it does not update. I have run disk cleanup and see that there are many files etc that I can delete. The 3 pictures show it. It is among...
    • Terje Meringdal
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    • attachment cleanup computer disk cleanup error message file deletion installation files lenovo g510 maintenance pc maintenance performance issues storage support troubleshooting upgrade user query windows 10 windows update
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 10 Is It Safe to Delete 1100 Files from My Folder?

    I have 1100 files in this folder. Can I delete them? Thanks. Jim B.
    • jimbir
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    • appdata cleanup delete files local maintenance storage support temp users windows
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 10 BSOD and I think it's RAM

    I've had my machine for quite some time and last month the BSOD started to happen. One damaged windows 10 that I couldn't connect to internet and I hadn't activated restore. Several DLLs So did a clean install but they persist. It happens when I'm playing a game, it can happen withing an hour...
    • Paski
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    • bsod clean install cleanup diagnostics dll error expertise games hardware internet memory memtest86 mouse performance psu ram reboot system troubleshooting windows 10
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)

  16. Windows 10 CCleaner Registry Fix

    I've used and trusted CCleaner for years, but am afraid to launch its registry cleaning function. Have any of you tried it without any ill results? I know that it does back up the registry, but I still have a mental block when it comes to messing with the registry.
    • Hermitkrab
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    • backup ccleaner cleanup optimization registry software trust user experience utilities windows
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  17. Windows 10 How to stop Windows 10's Maintenance from .... ?

    I just figured out it's Windows 10's scheduled maintenance that's messing my pc up. I don't want my thumbnail cached deleted. I don't have Disk Cleanup, CCleaner or System Machanic setup to touch it. How the heck do I stop the daily system maintenance from messing with it ?
    • brkkab
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    • ccleaner cleanup computer issues disk cleanup maintenance settings performance issues scheduled maintenance system mechanic thumbnail cache windows 10
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  18. Windows 10 Really weird thing about windows disk cleanup.

    So today I went to the windows disk cleanup on my laptop which only has 32GB of storage on it, and it said that I could get 3.9 TB back and that seems impossible since it is 32GB model. It turns out that the thing that was 3.9 TB was the old windows versions that it saved apparently. But it...
    • Haxxzer
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    • cleanup data recovery disk cleanup disk space external drive file size laptop old versions operating system storage tech support troubleshooting user experience virtual storage windows windows 10 windows 11 windows features
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 temporary files

    I keep getting a nagging pop up suggesting I remove temporary files and delete the old Windows installation. I am not sure why I would want to do this, particularly if I wanted to revert to Windows 7 within the 1 month allowed by Microsoft ?
    • geoffwba7
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    • cleanup maintenance notifications revert storage temporary files user experience windows 10 windows 7 windows installation
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  20. What happened to the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility (MSICUU2.exe)?

    Link Removed
    • News
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    • cleanup legacy systems maintenance msicuu2 software utility windows installation windows tools
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)