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Hello everyone, I would like to connect my older desktop to newer one to be able to download files and pics from old one and possibly use DVD drive that newer desktop does not have at all . Older one is Asus and newer one is HP Omen. If it's possible how can I do that? Please be as simple as...

Hi everyone, some help needed here. My computer in recent months take extremely long to boot up into windows, took an estimated time of 15-20mins to get into windows. It just keeps circling on the login logo before finally getting into windows. This old pc is running on windows 10 pro, 5-6500...

Hello to anyone reading this. Thanks for your interest. I'm trying to help the aunt of a friend of mine. She doesn't remember her account password (I know) and would like to get back into her account. There's a lot of back story to this that I won't bore you with. The computer is a desktop Asus...

I have a dual monitor setup with Kaspersky Internet Security. The first monitors taskbar doesn't contain the white circle yet the second monitor does. Please refer to pictures. Would someone please help me understand what this is and if it is malicious?

I just bought a Dell Inspiron 1750 laptop at an auction for items confiscated by the police. I need to change the original user ID and password so I thought the security forum might be the place to ask this question. During startup, it flashed the Windows screen so I know that it has Windows...

NET: 1)I have an older Thinkpad T500 which came with Windows 7 and I later upgraded to Windows 10. 2)I had given it to my sister; she no longer uses it, and I am planning on: A) Doing a Reset and reloading Windows 10 B) Possibly change the hard Drive and reload Windows 10, etc, via USB Tool...

Hi guys, I need some help! I have win 8.1. I was watching a 14 sec video on BBC, with Facebook and a handful of other windows open when I got a screen (picture attached) that said Aptio setup utility. I wasn't sure what it was so I powered off my computer. I turned it back on and rather than...

Hello everyone, my name is Clint and I just wasted no time when it came to screwing up my lovely new laptop. I've owned my computers and laptops for the last 30 years and have never posted in a forum for help. So, if anyone here can help me fix this I will forever be in your debt. Let me tell...

Recently I ran into a BSOD loop which made me restart my computer many many times by hand because sometimes my computer froze instead of showing BSOD, now after I managed to fix it my computer is REALLY REALLY slow, tried so many things chkdsk /f sfc /scannow removed hiberfil.sys (to clear...

When i try to visit microsoft.com to get update fixes and to update my account I get the error message that my connection is not private and the certificate has been revoked. This happened when I tried to go to the bitdefender.com website to install the security software that I have purchased...

Hello, currently ampersand key is not working, and that is the only key that is not. The 7 key works, but when I push shift and press 7 it doesn't add a character, even when I change languages, it does not change the 7. I do not know much about computers so if this can be explained to me how to...

How do i get rid o a virus , i downloaded internet download manager last night . Don't know where from i think it said registed to something or other , i'v since uninstalled it and repaced with a free version .I erased the file , now i get photo,s of mcafee anti-virus als other photo's i think...

Hi there, I have to questions please: 1) I would like to check my old desktop and eventually transfer files and photos to working one. I am not very good with computers so please try to use oridinary words :) 2) How can I delete everything from old o desktop and one old laptop as I want to...

My friend passed away recently and his wife knows there are lots of pictures on his windows 10 computer. Unfortunately he password protected it It has a sata hard drive. I don't have any other sata drives and my computer doesn't have a socket for sata to allow me to plug it into mine as a...

Hello, I have a problem with file explorer on Windows 8.1. For example, I have about 1000 files and I would like to review the views (list) of files from the middle of the folder (e.g. files marked with numbers 500, 600, etc.). Until now, everything worked normally, but today after scrolling the...

Windows 10 Home, Lenovo Ideapad 510S. The buttons simply no longer adjust brightness - brightness is at max all the time. I love computers. :) Can anyone help please? Mike

Hi. I created a new Password and added it to a Disk. I forgot the Password, but for an unknown reason, the Disk does not work. Any advice much appreciated. Thank you.

I tried deleting (after copying it to another location) the %ProgramFiles%\WindowsApps folder in order to perform a system restore. The restore point gave me an WindowsApps error, so I searched the internet and found several workarounds consisting on deleting or renaming that folder. It seemed...

Hi. It's my first time in here, i have a Windows XP and i want a tutorial how to restart it from the begging, how to delete everything and start fresh like i bought a new pc. Thanks.

can someone please let me know what this means or what i have to do. the game i am attempting to play is fortnite. my computer is not the best but i was just wandering what this means. my pc is the hp pavilion 500-314 w/ 8gb ram. (note i’m not the best with computers) Sent from my iPhone using...