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  1. NEWS Twitter down as thousands of social media users unable to use site

    Twitter is crashed for thousands of social media users unable to access the site. Most users attempting to access Twitter on a desktop as opposed to on the mobile app are reporting issues. Website crash detection site DowDetector reported the main outages in Manchester, Birmingham and...
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    Windows 11 Too small Fonts

    Win 11. Too small icons and text difficult to read in: Taskbar; desktop shortcuts; bookmarks in Chrome browser; all folders in My PC. All known to me actions did not resolve the problem.
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    Windows 10 Why is Windows 10 restarting after shutdown x3 in a day

    My desktop windows 10 after shutdown is restarting by itself. Why all of a sudden is doing that? I remember last thing I installed on desktop was windows update patch only this month. Is there a way to check for known issue? Is there step by step tutorial to prevent this restarting automatically?
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    Windows 10 Preventing re-installation of corrupting feature update

    The latest feature update to Windows 10, version 21H2, KB4023057, installed on ‎25/07/2022 and took five and a half hours. It messed up my computer in many ways so I reverted to the pre latest feature update (under Settings/Recovery). This feature update is poised to install once more, and...
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    The USB audio speaker volume in Win10

    Hello, We are developing an USB audio speaker. We found the speaker volume output are different when connect it to HP laptop PC or connect it to my another desktop PC via USB port. Obviously, the USB speaker connected to laptop PC is louder than desktop PC. Same volume level I set. Same Win10...
  6. Problems connecting to a remote computer

    I have a problem with the remote connection, it doesn't work. I found an article detailing the most common causes and solutions 6 Tips to Resolve Problems with Remote Desktop, but apparently I have something else. I have Windows 10, I checked the settings, IP addresses. What else the reason...
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    Windows 7 Confusion using my wavelink HD caddy

    My desktop is a mess so I'd like to take one of my spare hard drives (wiped) and turn it into something like a large USB drive. I don't know how to reactivate a totally wiped drive though. I bought the two 500gb drives from eBay. Wish they could have put something on them so they'd boot. I'll...
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    Windows 11 Theme with 8 Photos Won't Cycle

    I have a Microsoft winter theme with 16 photos installed. I can't get the photos to cycle. I have the cycle time at 1 minute. Any help will be appreciated. Regards, Jim
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    Windows 10 Explorer on taskbar

    The latest feature update has just been installed and it has messed up my desktop; I have got things back to normal except for the Explorer icon on the taskbar. Previously I had set it - many years ago - to open with Documents/Documents, but now it opens with the Quick Access screen instead, and...
  10. VIDEO Installing Klipper Firmware On A Laptop Or Desktop (Pi Alternative)

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    Windows 10 How to check windows shutdown restart time and date?

    I leave my Desktop on before leaving my room. Than I remotely login. However today I noticed the Desktop was restarted as I wasn't remoted on for 3 hours!! Is it someone entering my locked room to restart the PC?? Is it the electricity turning off ? Or is it some windows update doing all this...
  12. VIDEO I just needed a good excuse to build a PC…

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    Windows 10 Recovering Disk Space After Deleting Duplicate Photos on Windows 10

    Hello I have a question i wilt try to make it as understandable as i can. I have 2 drives drive C SSD drive D HDD. In May I had my windows operating system reinstalled . There was a filed called file history which I saved on the D drive in there was desktop and pictures I found some picture in...
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    Windows 10 How to send a exit program signal to a program prior to Windows shutdown

    Good morning all, I use a folder lock program which allows me to hide / unhide personal folders. I start the software, enter my code and the folders are then displayed. The software sits as a small icon down by the clock while the PC is on. In order to relock the folder, i then have to...
  15. Windows 10 Programs not working

    Hi! my friend talked to me about a problem with his laptop, the problem is when he opens chrome (for example) then he googles anything... then he presses on any link, it forces him to return to the main page, this problem happens on every single program, even the file explorer when he tries to...
  16. Windows 11 squircle icons for windows 11

    when are we going to get squircle icon pack for windows 11? the desktop icons looks very outdated. there should be a common background design for the icons.
  17. VIDEO Windows 11 Configuration: Privacy, Desktop Settings & Registry Hacks

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    Windows 11 Duplicate Folders

    I am very new to Windows 11 and One Drive (like 3 days!). I have discovered that on my desktop I have two folders called Pictures. In properties one has a location as C:\Users\t***\OneDrive\Desktop, the other C:\Users\t***\OneDrive\Desktop. and of course in One Drive there is...
  19. Windows 11 I never thought I'd have to ask this...

    I'm trying to activate one of my own themes on my new PC. I've been creating my own themes for decades and I have Named Folders, each one has a theme in it. I click on Personalize on the desktop, and that opens the Personalizations Window. From there I can select Themes, under the title is says...
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    Windows 10 Since windows 10 upgrade, desktop is very slow/reluctant to load Thunderbird and Chrome from task bar

    Hi, Since I did a windows 10 upgrade, my Lenovo desktop is very slow/reluctant to load Thunderbird and Chrome programs from the task bar. I've deleted cookies, etc, it makes no difference. I have to click Thunderbird at least twice, before it registers, (but then sometimes opens 2 instances)...