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Hello, Something strange happening : I run Windows 7 entreprise_x64, when i install Office standard 2010 or 2016, when i check for updates, MicrosoftUpdate provide me some updates( for example after installing the 2010version, i 've got 52 updates, when the insatalltions is finished, i check...

this machine just has 1 user - me. in user settings, i'm listed as administrator of course. yet i'm still always bombarded with "administrator privilege" prompts, and currently............ i'm trying to untick "fast startup" under power settings. it's greyed out, as if i don't have...

I've had weekly backups set up in Windows 7 for quite a while now. Every Sunday evening. And often as the time nears, I will open the control panel so I can monitor its progress. Tonight when I did so, my backup settings were all gone. It was just "Windows Backup has not been set up". And...

Hi My friend, wants to set his password to not expire in Windows 10. I tried to lead him through it via the "netplwiz" to advanced settings, Users, User Name, Properties, to checking the box that says password never expires. But when he gets to this page he says that the page has a big "Not...

Hi All, I am using windows 7. I have a laptop connected to two monitors. Earlier, I use to close the laptop lid so I choose the option from the control panel ->power option to have the laptop sleep when the lid is closed, but now, I opened the laptop lid and I want the laptop to be on, but...

All was well when Nvidia comes up offering latest driver, without thinking I accepted it & installed. Now the graphics have changed everywhere, test even in extra large show tiny, photos open stretched also everything else. I reverted to the previous driver, changed all relevant in Nvidia...

When I go to Control Panel and click on User Accounts there is a user named CAG, but when I go to drive C and click on Users CAG does not appear. However there is an account named Owner that appears to contain all of CAG's sub-accounts. Therefore, I tried to rename the Owner account to CAG but...

Since Sunday I have been trying to update AVG but when I do, it tells me its failed to update as there is another installation in progress. I have restarted several times but still get the same issue. I have tried ctrl, alt and delete but can't see any thing that looks abnormal either. If I...

Hi Yesterday I helped my friend upgrade his Windows 7 computer to Windows 10. Everything went smoothly except the sound. Even though he has a different model of Sound Blaster card, (a SB X Fi Fatality Pro) he has the same issue that I did when I switched to Windows 10. After the update there...

I would like to open folders with a single tap when in tablet mode, but with a double click when in normal mode. Is there any way to achieve this behaviour? When I change the settings in the control panel I can only make it work one way or other at all times. Edit: Making a touch-screen tap...

Hello, I am in the process of setting up a computer for our work canteen, the computer is essentially going to be able to access only the internet, and Microsoft office. Using the GPedit.msc I have removed virtually everything I can think of so that only the above mentioned programs remain...

I just upgraded to Win 10 on my Surface Pro 3. I had two problems one of which has been solved. The one that is solved was that my Samsung SDXC card was not recognized. It didn't appear in Device Manager or in Computer Management > Disk Management. I "fixed" the problem by re-installing Windows...

Using W7, Home premium 64bit. I have a problem with certain "controls" in my WMP 12, in that I am not able to record a programme running on Internet TV. This was possible when I had XP and WMP - I think, 10. It is also not shown in my Control Panel, but appears in my programme Files. Would I be...

Take a closer look at how you can control the audio and visual alerts you receive on Windows 10. read more Continue reading...

I have a question about creating a system image and repair disk of my Windows 10 system. If I do the following: Control Panel / System and Security / under Backup and Restore (Windows 7) / Backup and Restore (Windows 7) then click on create. The Windows 7 in () confuses me and is causing me to...

A few of the old-style Control Panel apps still exist in Windows 10. Here's how to quickly find them. read more Continue reading...

So, I have been looking around my new windows 10 pc.. and I couldn't seem to find where you would search up installed programs and control panel etc.... and I can't seem to find it.. I know how to do it on windows 8.1 but I have no clue how to do it on windows 10 so if anyone knows could they...

Loaded it on my spare 500gb HD, took ages & had to do it twice from the 7gb usb stick. The swiping to the right does not work. Any other way to get whatever is in there? Do you think Classic Shell will work onw10? The dropdown menu from the Start Button seems fully active. Cntrl. panel I had...

The title says it all.. It is reserved and it won't download. It also didn't download the backround thing before today like everyone else has getting but someone told me on the forums that it was fine and that him and his friends were'nt getting it either. On my control panel it says that it is...

This error means the download is corrupted in some way. 1. Go into "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download" and delete everything in that folder. 2. Now, run the command prompt as an administrator. Type in "wuauclt.exe /updatenow". 3. Go to your Control Panel > Windows Update and your Windows...