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Discussions tagged with 'elderly users' on WindowsForum.com focus on troubleshooting and support for older individuals using Windows PCs. Common themes include remote assistance via TeamViewer, resolving slow performance after startup, dealing with forgotten passwords or administrator prompts, and recovering from malware or tech support scams. Several threads involve family members or volunteers helping elderly relatives or neighbors with HP or Lenovo desktops running Windows 7, 8.1, or 10. Issues such as display problems, account management, and browser privacy are also covered. The tag reflects practical, hands-on advice for non-technical users and their helpers.
  1. ineuw

    Windows 10 Permitting users to delete their own browser profile files

    This issue is strictly about browser privacy between users of community desktop computers. Elderly users are sometimes forgetful while on the web. They forget to logout of their browser activities like Facebook, gMail etc, and then forget to logout of the community account. Some have even saved...
    • ineuw
    • Thread
    • access automatic logout batch file browser chrome community computers elderly users firefox operating system password management privacy profile file registry security user management windows 10
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. B

    Windows 10 Hidden administrator account: No password

    An elderly neighboor has a HP laptop that was managed mostly by her deceased husband. It has one Local account on it and she /we have the password full access to all their documents etc. She says the unit has become very slow, not sure why an i am starting to help her clean it up, backup all...
    • Brando
    • Thread
    • administrator avast backup elderly users hp laptop logmein maintenance microsoft support password performance issues recovery software removal system restore tech help uninstall user rights
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. D

    Windows 7 display won't come on

    OK, this is just bizarre. My elderly (and quite remote) mother runs Win7 on her Pavillion desktop. Works fine. But in the last few weeks she's run into a problem where her HP2009a monitor just won't come on. It's powered up, but the screen is black. She hits keys on the keyboard, and it won't...
    • Doula23
    • Thread
    • black screen computer issues display elderly users hp pavilion monitor teamviewer troubleshooting unsleep windows 7
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  4. whoosh

    COMEDY Mistake ! No Problemo ;)

    :rofl: :razz:
    • whoosh
    • Thread
    • accessibility assistive technology elderly users screen readability
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  5. Nomad of Norad

    Windows 10 Win10 runs slow from startup

    Lately my elderly dad's machine has been taking a really, really long time to get started, and everything runs slow for a good while after startup. This is on an HP Pavilion HPE, model h8-1114, which originally had Win7 on it but that he let update itself to Win10. What should I be looking...
    • Nomad of Norad
    • Thread
    • computer elderly users hardware hp pavilion legacy hardware machine maintenance optimization performance performance issues settings slow startup software update startup issues tech tips troubleshooting upgrade user support windows 10 windows 7
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  6. R

    Windows 10 Will store bought Win10 install fix a virus infected Win8.1 machine?

    I’m trying to fix my elderly mother-in-law’s Lenovo desktop that will not boot. It’s got Win 8.1 w/Bing and is about 13 months old. (Please skip to last paragraph if you don’t want to read all the background story) Long story short, this is what happened. It was running fine until yesterday...
    • RobD1
    • Thread
    • adware automatic repair best buy boot issues boot order bootable usb elderly users format drive fresh copy hardware support installation lenovo operating system recovery remote access tech support troubleshooting virus windows 10 windows 8.1
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  7. Nomad of Norad

    Windows 10 How do I re-enable another account on Win10?

    My elderly dad's machine got updated from Win7 to Win10 without me anticipating it, and it brought a raft of issues that I'm having to deal with, but I'm just going to focus on one of them for this thread: I had TWO user accounts set up on the machine under Win7, the one that was originally...
    • Nomad of Norad
    • Thread
    • computer issues elderly users family settings power up tech support update issues user management windows 10 windows migration windows upgrade
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  8. C

    Windows 8 Desktop Icons Have disappeared

    I have an elderly lady next door that just purchased a laptop with Windows 8. For some reason, she has lost the few icons that were on her desktop (i.e., desktop view as opposed to tiles). Using File Manager, I went to the Desktop folder, right-clicked on the few files there and selected Send...
    • Colonel Biggs
    • Thread
    • computer issues desktop elderly users file management icons laptop tech support troubleshooting user help windows 8
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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