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Windows 10 Help with Windows 10 Phone Installation
I really need help upgrading my phone to Windows 10 or revert to Windows 8.1. I am in the insider program and started downloading the Windows 10 OS and it suddenly started restarting constantly. I have tried to hard/ factory reset my phone and tried using the Windows Phone Recovery Tool, but my...- Lambkin
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- factory reset insider program nokia phone installation recovery tools reset troubleshooting upgrade windows 10 windows 8.1
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Trouble Connecting to WiFi After Factory Reset on Windows Phone
Hello I cant connect to a certain WiFi network. I enter the password, says I cant connect. I turn WiFi off and on, restart my phone and it still doesnt work. I have never had problems with that WiFi before since I factory reset my Windows Phone. Also my phone cant turn off unless I take the...- Rangatron
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- battery connection factory reset network password reset restart troubleshooting wifi windows phone
- Replies: 1
- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 7 System Restore/Non working keyboard and mouse
I am trying to do a system retory/ factory reset. After the computer restarts, it brings me to a kind of boot menu where both my mouse and keyboard are turned off. I cant select any options because of this and im stuck at this screen. Any advice on how to fix this is greatly appreciated:)- Alex S
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- computer factory reset hardware keyboard mouse support system restore troubleshooting windows
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Windows 10 Technical Preview Factory Reset Problems
I have windows 10 technical preview on my PC. I recently bought a new laptop and tried to use the "Remove Everything and Reinstall Windows" setting. I am now looking at a blue screen that reads: "Automatic Repair couldn't repair your PC Press 'Advanced options' to try other options to repair...- pieking7
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- automatic repair blue screen factory reset gpu hardware intel java laptop issues logs mouse issues pc troubleshooting safe mode system32 technical preview troubleshooting windows 10 windows 7 windows 8.1
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows in a different language.. HELP
Please help i factory reset my laptop, and reinstalled windows, but when it was reinstalling it would NOT let me change the language, so i carry on hoping i can change it later on, turns out i cant, i keep reading about that i have to go into control panel but nothing is there, also it wont even...- Tom Lister
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- adapter control panel factory reset german help internet language reinstall troubleshooting windows
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Does wiping my hard drive also wipe my operating systems?
Good morning. Back in 2009 I purchased a dell laptop with XP. I upgraded it to 7home premium. Now being almost 9 years old there is almost no space at all left,even after using duplicate fingers and such. So I copied its entire contents to a external hard drive and am planning to wipe out...- oldwolves
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- dell external drive factory reset hard drive reinstall storage upgrade disk windows 10 windows 7 windows xp wipe
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 That slow Windows 7 issue again!
Hello everyone, I have a big problem of slowness with my laptop. I checked for viruses and malwares with different programs (nothing detected), then I reset my laptop to factory settings and my computer is still slow. As soon as I open it, more than 80% of the RAM is being used (with not a...- LisaL
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- capacity computer diagnostics disk usage factory reset hardware intel i7 laptop malware memory issues memory usage performance slow system health tech support throughput troubleshooting virus windows 7
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 HP Envy 14 Stuck on a Never Ending Cycle of Starting Windows (Windows 7)
I hope this is the right place to post this. My HP ENVY 14 laptop now gets stuck in a never ending loop that includes the starting windows screen and the safe mode w/ networking or command prompt or start windows normally. It wouldn't start in safe mode so I decided to do a factory reset. This...- Elliot Feary
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- boot issues factory reset hp envy installation issues network safe mode startup loop tech support troubleshooting windows 7
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 BSoD: Complete Desperation
So around a week ago I started getting BSoDs every time I started-restarted my PC.After the blue screen windows would be restored in a previous state and boot normally. I have noticed that every time this would happen, windows updates would pop up (13 essential ones). For some reason I thought...- Gabriel Simonetos
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- asus backup blue screen bsod clean install critical error error error logs factory reset pc troubleshooting safe mode startup repair system repair system restore tech support troubleshooting windows installation windows security windows update
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Can't Access Certain Secure Connections
This problem appeared on my brother's computer, I'm not sure when. On his Child account he can not access certain secure connections, however, on the Admin account I have set up, I can. There is obviously either a problem with the account or a problem with the Family Safety settings, though...- Inception
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- account issues admin account browser issues child account connection issues content filtering crapware dns cache factory reset family safety firefox firewall https internet explorer network issues secure connection security settings windows 8.1 windows settings
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Dell E176FP Monitor stuck at Self Test Feature Check
Ok so I have a problem with my old Dell E176FP monitor. Basically what happens is that when the computer goes off or goes into standby, the monitor doesn't go off. Instead it goes into a Self Test Feature Check. Sadly, over the years I have had the monitor I can never have much luck turning it...- NightEagle
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- dell display issues e176fp factory reset feature check monitor power management self test standby troubleshooting
- Replies: 9
- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 8 (Solved) Edit List of PCs to "Copy" During Setup
When a new PC is started for the first time, or when a PC is "recovered" back to factory conditions and started for the first time, a list of PCs that can be used to copy settings, apps and personal stuff is shown. A week ago I bought a new PC. The list of PCs had several that I have not owned...- hawkeye62
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- app transfer computer setup configuration factory reset new computer recovery settings copy trusted pcs user data windows issues
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 How to factory reset?
For the past hour or so I have been following tutorials online on how to factory reset my Windows 8.1 computer, but none of them work I am trying to factory reset my computer because there is a lot of stuff on it and I uninstalled almost everything but it still can't stop my computer from being...- WolverinesLPs
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- computer factory reset gaming help lagging performance slow support troubleshooting tutorial windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Troubleshooting Printer Installation on Dell Inspiron 15 with Windows 8.1 Issues
windows I bought a Dell Inspiron 15 3000 Series with only needing to be set up. I tried to create or log into my email account to create a User but was unable. I created one without a email address. I then used that account to list my email address and create a new password. I also created a...- Sharon Probst
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- browser installation chrome dell email configuration factory reset file sharing firefox firewall inspiron network issues opera printer setup remote access remote desktop tech support user account vulnerability windows 8.1 windows setup
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. Windows installation cannot
I have been running my window 7 laptop for a few months with no problems then one day I switched it on and to restore to factory settings , got this message............. The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. Windows installation cannot proceed To install...- paul kuriak
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- disk issues error factory reset installation restart safe mode system restore troubleshooting windows 7
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Cant see certain things I open
EDIT: I factory restored my computer to fix the problem but I would like to know why this would happen so im going to leave this up EDIT: Ive fixed my problem mostly but I still cant open my file explorer. Is their anyway to re install it? Thanks Hello, So ive had this problem twice and...- Storm Smith
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- app display error factory reset file explorer graphics hover performance resolution restore screen issue software troubleshooting user interface windows 8.1 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows8/Computer seems to malfunction
Hi guys, I have a Medion Akoya computer with Windows 8 installed on it. Basically, it's really not working as it is supposed to. Somehow internet/downloading speed is lower than it should be, since it is working fine on all our other devices/computers. Next to that, you cannot download a lot...- Karim
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- computer download issues drivers factory reset freezing hardware internet java malfunction medion akoya network performance issues software speed issues tech support troubleshooting user experience windows 8 youtube video
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista eRecovery can not recover the out of factory status
Desktop machine Acer Aspire M5700 Windows Vista Home Prem. 32b. The original partitions by OEM were re-partitioned and thus caused the problem that eRecovery, the Alt+F10 keys and eRecovery DVD's, can't recover the system back to out of factory status. Symptom: The recovery process restarts...- Diano
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- acer aspire m5700 dvd erecovery error factory reset installation partition recovery windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Cannot activate windows from iso file (this is a default key), Can anyone help?
Hi, unfortunately my Lenovo e530 laptop run into a little issue recently and i was looking for a way to reinstall windows but without having to do a whole factory reset, as with the built in setup files, there only appears to be the option to restore to factory default and no 'repair only'...- James1981
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- factory reset iso lenovo product key reinstall repair install windows 7 windows activation windows pro
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 windows store is corrupt and can't be fixed
Hi, I was unable to download any apps from my Windows Store after upgrading to Windows 8.1. I have had 8.1 previously so it wasn't the problem. I think my laptop got a virus. anyway I restore my HP Pavilion laptop to factory condition, as the store had also said it was corrupt by then. Today I...- Debbie West
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- app download app troubleshooting corruption error 0x80080206 factory reset hp pavilion microsoft store troubleshooting virus windows 8.1
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Windows Help and Support