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The Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter remains one of the quickest ways to mirror or extend a Windows device to a TV or projector, but when video pixelation, audio stutters, or connection failures strike, the path from frustration to a working setup is rarely obvious; this feature guide...

Windows users have long relied on the taskbar as a central hub for navigation, multitasking, and system management. But what happens when this core interface suddenly vanishes, slipping behind maximized windows or refusing to appear when needed most? Countless users have voiced frustration about...

Windows 11 continues its steady evolution, and June 2025’s optional update—KB5060829, targeting version 24H2—demonstrates Microsoft’s dual focus on increased user customization and regulatory response. While not an automatic requirement for most users, this cumulative update preview, also known...

Connecting an external display to a Windows device is a common workflow for professionals, power users, and casual users alike, enhancing productivity and enabling more dynamic workstation setups. However, behind these seamless transitions to multi-monitor environments, subtle glitches can...

Windows Server 2022 DPI Scaling Issues via RDP & Horizon Windows Server 2022 users have recently encountered a perplexing issue: display scaling anomalies occur whether you’re connecting via RDP or through VMware Horizon (now Omnissa). The anomaly—where visual elements appear either oversized or...

Hi all. I am using a Surface Pro 7 with Intel Graphics 620 (Integrated graphics) on the Intel i57200U. Recently, I've added a 140 hertz (Laptop detects only 60 hz) 1920x1080p monitor to my setup. My main screen - for the laptop is connected to the graphics and the resolution isn't shown. My...

The monitor I've been using is an old Benq Q24W5 with an ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series graphics card set to 1920x1200. I've been given a more up to date Benq SW2700PT monitor but I can’t get it to work. It's ok when the PC boots up but as soon as Windows 10 starts to load it turns off saying there's...

Ok so when I try to log onto my computer an error message pops up that says "user profile service failed to logon. User profile cannot be loaded." I looked up the solution and it can simply be fixed by pressing f8 while windows is starting and booting into safe mode. AND THEN IT GETS...

Dear all, I can not run the Windows Store apps after I updated my new laptop from Win 8 to 8.1. None of the Metro apps can be executed anymore. Each app will begin the run process, but the Metro UI returns after couple of seconds after the execution attempt. I do not get any error messages. I...

So I just got a new GPU, an AMD HD 7750. I have spoken to the XFX (The Vendor) about the issue and they think (After troubleshooting there ideas) that Windows could be the problem. I have also spoken with ASUS about my Motherboard being the issue and, because they insisted, I'm going to RMA my...

Hello, I'm having an issue using two monitors on my PC. A bit of background info: Ive been using dual monitors for about a year by plugging one into my on-board GPU (VGA-VGA) and one into my external GPU (VGA-VGA-DVI-I using an adapter). For reasons which I can't be...

My system installed he W7 SP1 a week or so ago - immediately had a problem: my ATI 9600 graphics card stopped working with the upgraded driver giving the error message: Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing (code 39). The legacy drivers...

When I extend my desktop to my Sony VPL-VW50 projector, it crops the picture so that it doesn't fill the screen. The problem persists even as I set my projector as primary display and when I change resolution to 720p instead of 1080p. I've got Windows 7 Professional 64 running with the...

i have just come over to windows 7 from xp. when i hadd xp i downloaded a batch file from the internet that someone created for xp users so they can set a different display res for each user. i made good use of this as i like to play movies in a 1920X1080 res whereas surfing the internet at...

The native resolution of my LCD monitor is 1680x1050, and this is what I use for my desktop. When I exit full-screen games (at any lower resolution) my desktop reappears at a lower resolution (1360x1024), and is very off center (to the left). In both the CCC and the Windows screen resolution...

I am a rank amateur first of all. I just installed windows 7 on my laptop which is a dual core, 2gb memory compaq. It works flawlessly and I love it. Well, I am nearing an upgrade to my pc, which is just a bit outdated. It's specs are as follows: Pentium 4: 2.19 ghz 1.5 gb memory I have two...

Hi, I inadvertently posted this on social.answers.mictosoft.com so I thought I would repost it here. Regards In case it is you that likes challenges and you can learn benefit from my lessons learnt in trying to install Windows 7 on an old machine, then I have done my bit. No doubt others have...

Using Build 7068 of 64-bit Windows 7, I cannot get a GeForce 9500 GT card to show anything but 640X480 and Code 43. I started w/the GeForce driver for 64-bit Win. 7, fiddled with the video settings in Bios, reflashed the Bios to the latest, etc. Video card worked fine in the last Win. 7...

After installing Windows 7, I applied all the updates as requested. One of them was the Nvidia Driver update to make the video card you have compatible with the OS. However instead of doing that, it puts my video card into 640x400 if I remember correctly. I can adjust the sliders but when I save...