compatibility issues

With the impending end of support for Windows 10, many users are finding themselves in a difficult position. As of October 14, 2025, Microsoft will cease delivering security updates for Windows 10 unless users enroll in an Extended Security Updates program, which can be costly. This has prompted...

The Timing for Windows 11 Upgrades: An Overview Recent research has unveiled a situation that will prompt many organizations to reevaluate their current operating systems. Despite Microsoft’s Windows 11 being available for a while now, there is a significant number of businesses still hesitant...

In recent developments, Microsoft’s Windows 10 is experiencing a significant reduction in market share, with millions of users migrating to its successor, Windows 11. These transitions come ahead of the pre-announced end-of-support date for Windows 10, slated for October 2025. The Transition...

hi there it seems like a similar problem to the last one posted, but for not confusing the problem I opened a new thread. I disabled secure boot, there are no devices attached beside mouse, keyboard and the usb-stick (no ethernetcable as well). Here's my problem: i had a running desktop gaming...

Hello: The functions within a text in Microsoft Edge or IE 11, using SHIFT + ARROW DOWN or SHIFT + END, worked well, selecting the text line by line or selecting the text until the end. From about one or two months month these functions do not work anymore. For example in Word ou other...

I purchased that PNY Turbo 128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive - P-FD128TBOP-GE from Staples for only $20. I then found out that a lot of people are having tons of issues but others report nothing, but it seems like this model is getting some bad press. To my issue: I plugged the FD into my customer...

Today, we released a new Windows 10 SDK Preview and the associated Windows 10 Mobile emulators (Build 10563), to be used in conjunction with Link Removed(Build 10565). The Preview SDK is a pre-release and cannot be used in a production environment. Please only install the SDK on your test...

I cannot load my cd's into my computer in windows 10. I tried the groove app with one drive and i can't get anything to work. I used to be able to (in windows xp) to stick the cd's in and windows media player would automatically rip the cd in. Now I can't even do that, my WMP has no rip...

I recently upgraded to windows 8. and started using latest IE browser. I cant access to most of the websites having a pod casts. i noticed when i tried to open sound cloud website. IE says only secure content displayed and the webpage says switch to classic sound cloud. i changed the settings, i...

I have 32bit Win7 Pro on a Toshiba Satellite laptop purchased in December, 2009. The DVD player is set to Windows Media Player When trying to play a movie on DVD (borrowed from local library), I get this msg: "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because it is not possible to turn on...

A few days ago, I started a new thread about Windows 8 OS called, “After two weeks with Windows 8, I find it the least stable OS”. http://windows8forums.com/windows-8-discussion/18137-after-two-weeks-windows-8-i-find-least-stable-os-new-post.html My opinion was based on my personal...

With W7 when I wanted to look at pictures I could just click on an album, enlarge it and look at each picture. Now when I click on a picture, the Picture App comes on and maybe one picture will show, I can't look at any other picture or enlarge one. I can't do anything. It is also hard to return...

As previously mentioned in the Advance Notification blog on Thursday, today we’re releasing seven bulletins, one Critical-class and six Important-class bulletins. Before we discuss those releases, let’s take a closer look at the Security Advisories we also released today. Security...

After much research on this issue I am pleased to say I found a fix that works. This method may also work for other ATI radeon HD cards as well. Follow these instructions closely and be sure not to deviate to much from them. I just installed Windows 8 Release Preview on my laptop, and as...

I am using W7, home premium on 1 year old HP desktop computer. Recently, I was having trouble accessing videos from you tube, email and other sites. I had been using adobe flash player 9 and I was told to upgrade adobe flash and to get version 11. I installed version 11 but it would not play...

Hi, I was redirected here from another area of this forum. I have not had any BSODs but the below Machine: Win 7 Pro I read good reviews of Online Armor and installed the current free one (v5?) Once it installs and restarts, I can not get any programs to load like Mic Word, Firefox, Avast...

hey guys, so i own an old pc, and i have an SB Audigy LS. now there is a new driver on the manufacturer's website but it doesnt work. the only driver that works is the one that comes from Sony's website. its an older driver but it works because the newest driver freezes the computer...

Hello I have searched on this forum as well as others to try to find a solution; sorry if Im missing something easy thats been covered already. However my issue is with the random "client" computers im using that wont connect to my windows 7 ulimate (sp1) machine at home. Basically sometimes...

I have an HP Pavilion laptop (dv7-3085dx), running W7 pro 64 bit. For months I had problems with selecting and uploading images. I thought this was just a problem with some older apps until I got a new Win7 PC at work and have not had these problems. Issues history: Graphics s/w - A free...

I have a very odd problem that happened out of the blue. W7 Home Premium 32 bit, no viruses or recently installed programs. As you can see in the screenshots, theres that "icon" that says the OS doesn't recognize the program. MANY of them. What can be causing this, any help would be appreciated...