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    Understanding GParted's Cancel Function During HDD Partition Resizing

    Hi, As I have been getting on well with my installation of Linux Ubtuntu 20.04 on a SSD I installed it to a few months back, I decided to delete the partition I was using it from on a HDD and extend the partition for saved data to utilised the entire HDD. However rather than simply extend the...
  2. VIDEO LIVE: Overclocking LinusTechTips' Computer (Post-Battle Show)

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  3. Buying a new computer for your student? Check out 3 things to look for

    With today’s exploding growth of virtual classes and hybrid learning models, it’s more vital than ever to equip your student with a laptop that has the power, adaptability and longevity for the “new normal.” The Windows Home and Family Resources Blog has a Link Removed recommending a Windows 10...
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    Windows 8 Only Display light lits up and nothing appears on screen

    When I press the power button, my computer display light lits up and nothing appears on the screen. Even the bios set up doesnot appear when I press the function key. Please help.
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    Can you turn off a HDD so it does not use up energy?

    Hi, We just had a heatwave in the UK and whilst I didnt need to use one of the HDD on my computer as it was running off a SSD, I was annoyed to feel it chucking off heat, is it possible to turn off a HDD electronically rather than prat about unplugging it? I realise unplugging it is minimal...
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    Windows 10 Video artwork not showing pictures of the videos.

    The picture icon of the videos on my computer aren’t showing the pictures of the videos. It just shows the picture of the video player I use. I use real player, and the pictures of the videos showed up just fine after I upgraded it to the latest version of windows, but now it just shows the...
  8. Windows 10 Computer freezes when wake from sleep

    I just completed my first build 2 weeks ago. I recently went to the AMD site and updated the driver for my MSI Radeon RX 5700 and ever since then, when I return from Sleep, the monitor freezes with a nice background but no mouse cursor and it is frozen. I have to hit the reset button to restart...
  9. Windows 10 My computer randomly keeps restarting!

    My computer randomly keeps restarting! I have replaced the power supply. I booted into Safe Mode it does the same thing. Also, I tried to do a system scan but my computer restarts before it can finish! Does anyone know any fixes please?
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    Windows 10 Video pictures not showing

    A while back, I updated my computer to the most recent windows version and for a while the pictures of the videos that I have on my computer used to show up, but now it just shows the picture of the program I use to play them.
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    Windows 10 Old computer

    Hello just found an old dell vostro desktop that is running windows 7. Unfortunately it’s not connecting to the internet via Ethernet. I’m looking to install windows 10 and have it run properly. Because I can’t connect to the internet I need to buy the windows 10 disk in a store but once I...
  12. Windows 10 Powershell keeps booting up when i turn on my computer

    I've had my computer for a little bit over a year, and until recently every time I boot up my computer Powershell starts up and sits there for like 10 seconds then goes away, so i did what a regular person would do and checked the Startup tab on Task Manager, Powershell wasn't there. I go and...
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    Windows 10 Can't find other devices on LAN

    I am reasonable acquainted with windows computers and Android phones; as much as a long retired engineer ( I worked with all kinds of computers) can be. To overcome some of the boredom, much to great annoyance of my wife (who strangely thinks I already spend too much time on computers!), I have...
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    Windows 8 Windows recovery can not initiate

    Hello, I haven’t used my laptop for long time and when opened the os won’t boot up and tried to repair it says can’t be repaired. I used dell recovery tool to get a iso file and made a bootable usb stick. When tried to install Iget the efi system is formatted to ntfs format please format to...
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    Windows 10 Windows blue screen every 5-15 minutes

    Hello! I'm desperated about Windows 10. After I have made a fresh installation of Windows 10, I get after start up every 5-15 minutes a blue screen. my desktop system: Mainboard - Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H. Bios Version 10 RAM - Kingston ValueRAM DIMM Kit 8GB, DDR3-1600, CL11 (KVR16N11S8K28) hard...
  16. Windows 10 Installing Windows ...

    Installing Windows ... I put the experiment in mind for Linux Windows and now I can't get back to Windows ... I uploaded the image to the stick but it says "THE COMPUTER BEGIN WITH THE WINDOWS INSTALLATION MEDIA. is it a big file recovery tried but can't succeed? THE PARTY WILL HELP ?
  17. VIDEO Computer Famine Incoming?

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  18. Windows 10 HI got a question svchost.exe services are eating up memory

    Greeting I recently hacked a computer myself, and actually immediately after setting it up, I noticed that after about 2 hours of gaming or normal web usage, programs started mysteriously crashing and had to restart. After rebooting, the machine could be used normally again 2-3 hours before the...
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    Windows 10 Newly built computer restarts/crashes randomly

    Hello! I saw this active forum and just created an account hoping to get some awesome help from all of you. Randomly, my newly built computer will crash and automatically restart. It crashes running a speed test, browsing the internet, or just sitting there. I have played many intense games as...
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    Windows 7 New RAM not working

    So I bought a cheap $600 PC from a guy about 1 year ago. I had to replace the sound and graphics cards with parts from a friend cause they broke about 8 months ago but it has been working like a charm ever since. Now, he’s given me 2 RAM sticks because he’s upgrading. My existing RAM was...