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    Windows 10 13.4 minutes for boot time and restart time

    I finally timed it today. Once i hit the power button to login screen was 10.3 monutes. Then for icons in taskbar to showup and wifi to connect, another 3.2 minutes 12gb ram 1tb hdd (256gb free) Amd quad core a10 5750 Page file is 2328 to 3300 (custom) Currently allocated is 2328, min allowed is...
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    Tooltip Display Time

    I'm using POP Peeper - Email Notifier. The tooltip (in the system tray) notifying a new mail appears for hardly a second or two. How can I increase the display time? Thank you.
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    Windows 7 Recently used programs not showing up in Start Menu

    I've been having some issues with my start menu lately. A few days ago, I did a system restore on my computer and everything was fine except for my start menu, all of my recently used programs have disappeared. The ones that I have pinned were still there, but none of the ones that pop up when...
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    Windows 7 Error Message 0x8004231F - But I have enough memory allocated

    Hi there. I have an Asus G50VT-X1 I bought off of craigslist with a clean install of win 7 enterprise 64bit. Ive hadd it for about a month. It wont let me create a system restore point AT ALL which concerns me. It says i have insufficient storage space and I have run the applicable vssadmin...
  5. Bandwidth throttling reverts to the default settings after a Group Policy is updated in Windows 7 or

    Fixes an issue in which custom bandwidth throttling settings revert to the default settings. This issue occurs when you update a Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Group Policy on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Set individual cmdprompt windows sizes (num of rows/cols) for different batch scripts?

    When I start a DOS batch file *.bat procedure then a cmdprompt window opens with the default number of columns and rows. In old WinXP I could pause the batch script and change the number of columns/rows of this terminal/cmdprompt windowa as well as other parameters like font size. AND...
  7. Dual-Boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu in Perfect Harmony

    Dual-Boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu in Perfect Harmony Link RemovedWindows 7 and Ubuntu, despite their opposing missions, can get along like best pals on a single computer. Here's how to set up a dual boot system that lets you enjoy the best of both worlds in perfect...
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    Windows 7 Can't pick high resolution

    After switching to Windows 7, I can't choose native resolution for my display (1920x1200). The higher I can get is 1600x1200. I can't set custom resolution on any window - well, I can click on that options, but then i just can't apply any custom settings. I tried all control panels I could find...
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    Windows 7 W7 Realtek HD audio - no custom equalizaer any more

    Hi all I'm REALLY disappointed with the W7 Realtek HD audio driver (V 2.33) as you can't control the equalisation any more. There's a load of "Canned presets" which I don't really like but no way to use a custom equalisation scheme like there was in XP. Seems to me a retrograde step -- the...
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    Windows 7 Advanced custom settings?

    I'd love to set this machine up like I had with XP and a touch screen. There was an advanced tab on settings that included a drop down box so that I could adjust scrollbar size, text, icon sizes etc. Win 7 have this config tool?