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    Windows 7 Windows not genuine after cloning partioned drive letters incorrect

    After trying to clone my hard drive my new hard drive had a bootmgr missing error, that’s now irrelevant As I have reinstalled windows on that one , I have now tried to reuse my original hard drive And it goes to the login screen I enter my password it say preparing desktop. Screen is all blue...
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    Windows 10 Persistent New Folder on desktop

    When I turn on my PC, there is an empty folder named 'New Folder' on the desktop. I delete it, do my work, then shut down the PC. Next time I start up, the folder is there again. I have no clue where it comes from, but I am geting paranoid. Hard to google 'New Folder', so I wonder if anyone have...
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    Windows 10 Fixing Internet Issues on an Old Dell Vostro and Upgrading to Windows 10

    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...
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    Seeking Virtualization Software for Dell Inspiron and Custom Desktop Running Windows 10

    Hi, I would like to introduce myself I am Robert Fassbender, I am retired. I use to live in Portland,Oregon. While I lived there a friend of mine help me to get started leaning about computers, afterwards I taught myself computers. I moved back to Eugene,Oregon in 2009 and have lived here since...
  5. Windows 10 copy Start menu items to desktop folder

    I have a laptop with Win10. I want to copy all the games ln the start menu to a folder on my desktop. How can I do that?
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    Copying (Backup) data files to an external drive.

    I have several external drives attached to my Desktop machine. One has Genealogy files, one is for Backups, another is for archiving Photography. When I work on the Genealogical files I like to bring an entire family folder onto the desktop, enter the current research and then have it copied...
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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...
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    Windows 7 Mystery programme found in Taskmaster.

    I am a newbie so hello to everyone. I visited Taskmaster (by pressing Control/Alt/Delete) to see what programs were running and came across a program called NIWCGAF2 that was running which I have never seen before. I closed the program but then all of my desktop icons and task bar icons...
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    Windows 10 Disconnect GMail from Windows? Is it safe?

    I need an expert who knows MS windows and the mail systems. Please read this carefully as I streamlined the problem as much as possible. This is on my Desktop computer. I want to disconnect my GMail account from that annoying Microsoft window for Outlook. I read GMail in Chrome. If I do...
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    Windows 8 No Internet on desktop

    Hi I got a problem today, my desktop has no internet but laptop has it, connected through u-verse gateway and desktop in question. Desktop is Asus and internet worked yesterday.Ethernet shows as enabled . Please help Thanks
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    Windows 7 All my desktop data gone after lots of bleeping, please help me get it back!

    Hello everyone, several months ago my laptop started making bleeping noises as I booted it up. sometimes it would even boot up very slowly. After a couple of weeks of this bleeping, a found that all my data on the desktop was gone after I logged into my user account. and the background picture...
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    Windows 8 Transfer files and pictures

    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...
  13. win10 Video live / Hdmi / tv

    Win 10 / HDMI control why the same screen does not work and shared display desktop image on connected device. However, the connected video signal works but is not shared.
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    Windows 7 Keeping my desktop when join network

    I was wondering if there is a way to keep a user's desktop and settings when their computer is joined to a Windows small business server 2008? The desktop computers are running either Windows 7 or Windows 10. Thank you in advance for any help
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    Windows 10 pc shuts off while gaming

    pc shuts off while gaming between 30-60 mins.
  16. Windows 10 Upgrade seems OK, but......????

    Following the advice of the majority here, I disconnected external back-up HD and printer and upgraded to Windows 10 from Win 7. Took about 2.5 hours and went smoothly overall. (Thanks to those who responded last time.) But now I am puzzled by what I see. I definitely have Windows 10, lots of...
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    unwanted ad in the right corner of the desktop

    How can I remove the unwanted AD in the right corner of my desktop? I tried to uninstall and adwcleaner, it didn't help. Please help!
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    Windows 10 Computer password protected

    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...
  19. Windows 10 Vertical black box appearing on upper left of laptop screen?.

    Hello, I down loaded iso of windows 10 tech preview and installed it on a toshiba l505d-es5025 laptop. Ran it for a couple of days and then a vertical black box started to appear on the upper left of the screen. Only when I am at the desktop. Never while in an app or on web at first. Now...
  20. Understanding Power Plans: Is the Balanced Plan Enough for All Devices?

    High-Performance Plan set CPU speed at maximum, Power Saver set CPU speed at minimum, and Balanced Plan set CPU speed as per applications need means minimum when no requirement, maximum when maximum requirement. That means the Balanced Plan is sufficient for desktop as well as Laptop. Is it...