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Hi I was still having problems with the store and some apps after my new install. Everything else was working fine, it was frustrating, until I found this... Fixing Windows 10 Apps that Won't Launch or that Hang on the App's Splash Screen This fixed everything for me, now the apps and the...

Windows 7 Home Premium w/SP1 and 64 bit operating system has not downloaded a windows update since KB2929437 on April 29, 2014. Update set to automatic but I get an icon that says Windows cannot automatically check for updates. When I manually check it tells me to restart my computer to download...

I'm running a genuine copy of Windows 7 SP1 on my laptop, and it fills all the requirements for the free upgrade. Still, i cannot for my life get the "Reserve Windows 10" icon to appear in the taskbar! I've updated Windows, uninstalled the updates and reinstalled them again. I tried all the...

So firstly, apologies if this is in the wrong section. I recently purchased a Toshiba Radius L10W-B and it has windows 8 on it. It was purchased on 25.07.15, four days prior to the release date here in NZ. Firstly, am I aliagble for a free upgrade? I am running the standard version of Windows...

Hello all I today downloaded the Win10 ISO with Microsoft's "create installation media" tool. I then extracted that ISO to my USB drive and used it to upgrade my activated 8.1 installation. It did not ask for any key during the upgrade process. Now, after installlation I cannot activate the...

I had the problem since i started using Win 10 Insider Preview and even after upgrading to Build 10240. So, i wasn't able to download anything from MS Store. Then i found out that changing region from my country (Serbia) to USA can fix the issue, and it really worked. But since today i get the...

I figure, if done and presented correctly, it will take about 5 tutorials to answer 98% of any questions about Windows 10. Such things as how to make a Public Network a Private Network should be very popular. And it should not be much of a stretch to find other common questions. The ones...

I am running Windows 7 Pro. I went to the Task Scheduler to see - and possibly change - when the creation of a System Restore point is scheduled for. Upon opening the Task Scheduler an error message came up indicating that the Task Dropbox Update was corrupt or tampered with. When I tired to...

Hello guys! I have a problem on my Dell Inspiron 5537 notebook and no longer know what to do. Basically, the virtual keyboard icon flashes, and other labels, such as calculator, sometimes excel. This causes delays in the system and has moments that desktop lock completely. The only alternative...

Good evening, Have just completed a while ago, the above program. No idea really as to why I ran that particular program. I was simply looking for ideas as to perhaps give my newish PC a shot in the arm as it had become rather sluggish over the 5 months I have had it. Being a retired old...

Hello I have a Nokia Lumia 630. I have had it for about 7 months. I have a SD card, and about half of my storage has been used. Now, when I turn the phone on and unlock it comes up with a black screen saying its loading. I can click on the bottom right search, it comes up with the search but...

Can anybody help me? I am running Windows 8.1 on an Acer Aspire E15. I downloaded RealPlayer (now called RealTimes) from the Real website so that I can use their RealDownloader to download videos from various websites, including TouTube. It's supposed to work on all browsers - I use Firefox...

Hello, does anyone know if you can make a batch file to open the start menu with one key. Ever since I up graded to win 8.1 the win key stopped working Thx

I have an old CM1630-05 PC that had Vista Ultimate installed. The computer is pretty old but works fine and is plenty fast for me. The HD was starting to die so I got a new one and copied the old HD to the new one. I upgraded to SP1 and it seemed to work fine. It starts up fine but when I try to...

Hi there, I'm just a person that happened to find and buy this mug on Ebay. I tried doing some research, trying to figure out it's origins, but I didn't get too far. I'm wondering if anyone here can help me out with this, or point me in the right direction. Sorry if the images are flipped...

First of all i didn't know where to post this so sorry if it's in the wrong section Ok so about 2 years ago i got bored of windows 7 so i wanted to try out a new OS, i went to install it as a dual boot (Ubuntu) and it said there was an error and couldnt be installed, sad and dissapointed, i...

Hi I've never used Virtual Machine before but I decided that I should get a handle on how it works. I'm trying to create a virtual machine with Ubuntu in it. I followed the instructions in this video step by step... ...and I have VM installed and running. Link Removed The problem comes...

For years I have been the "go-to" guy for fixing friends and family's computers, which usually were desktops (which i could rip open and replace the hardware in). lately a majority of the issues that i have had to address were laptop issues. while a lot of issues can be fixed with some sort of a...

Hello there community! I have a severe mic issue that I'm going to try to explain in as much detail as humanly possible so prepare, this could be a LONG post. When I start GMod, the 1st time I try to use my mic people say they can hear me but theres a little static. The 2nd time and after...

Computer: Acer Aspire Ultrabook M5 - 581T(G) model No. Q5LJ1 ; i-5 Core processor 1.8ghz ; 6 gb of Ram ; 500 gb hdd ; OS Windows 8.1 (Feel free to request any info in the comment box cause I'm not too sure what else to post) Occurrence: Monday 11/12/13 in the evening after an installation of a...