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  1. Windows 10 Strange problem in Chrome?

    Running Windows 10 and Google Chrome. Hi Today I had a strange issue start in Google Chrome, whenever I type a search into the address bar, it takes me to a website for, ECS Tuning.com a automobile parts supplier. I ran a search and did not find anyone else reporting this issue. I ran...
  2. Tor Browser Experiment

    So just thought I'd share that I'm going to use Tor browser for 30 days on my laptop and phone :nerves: I want to see if I can do all the usual web surfing and use the same services I'd normally use with Firefox of Chrome. And maybe I can post my questions about any problems I might encounter...
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    Windows 7 How to Permanently Remove Launchpage.org from Firefox and Internet Explorer?

    when I go onto Firefox or IE the start up page is launchpage.org , I have tried using Hijack This, Windows Malicious software ,Microsoft Security Essentials but nothing seems to be able to remove it for me, so I am hoping that someone here might know a EASY way for me to get rid of it please...
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    Windows 10 Email drop down list

    When I go to a web site and start to enter my email address, a drop down list appears that contains email addresses to choose from. However, some of the addresses are old and I don't use them anymore and one of them is incorrect. Is there a way to clean up the list. I presume this is a windows...
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    Windows 10 Loss of internet connection

    Windows 10 64 bit; NetGear N300 WiFi Router, Firefox 54.0.1 On my desktop computer, the network keeps disconnecting from the internet during periods when my browser is closed. I've had no troubles until a few weeks ago when the problem suddenly appeared. While connected to the internet, the...
  6. Windows 10 Google Chrome again!

    Hi After Windows updated today I decided to try running Chrome again, as I've posted in the past, after running it for years even on this computer, every time I install it my computer just slows to a crawl the second that I open it. Well It is in and so far my computer seems to be running...
  7. Windows 10 Can't install Firefox browser

    I go to the Mozilla site and download FF, but it doesn't install. At the end of the installation, I get a message: " your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible. " I've tried several times on different days, but still the same Toshiba laptop L55-A5226, W10 Home...
  8. Windows 10 Market Share Reports (browsers by usage)

    Market share for mobile, browsers, operating systems and search engines | NetMarketShare It seems there hasn't been much change in Browser use since the last check was done. Chrome clearly leads the way as the most used at just under 60% while, Internet Explorer continues its dive to the bottom...
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    Windows 7 Browsers are not running pls, m3u etc files when downloaded

    In IE, Firefox etc, when a user clicks on a playlist file which the server requires the browser to download (eg: m3u, pls etc), the browser downloads it but nothing happens. I have checked in both the control panel and IE itself that the correct MIME type and file handler (VLC but have tried...
  10. Windows 8 Webpages wont load on any browser

    I have an Asus x55 laptop with Windows 8.1. It says that it's connecting to the internet, but whenever I tried to load a webpage, it'll say that the webpage is not available. I tried on both Chrome, firefox, and IE, but the problem persists. I've tried restarting the computer multiple times ...
  11. Windows 7 Older HP desktop moving slower

    HP KZ854AV-ABA m9300t 4g Ram 300g HDD with@150g in use Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 AMD Radeon HD 6450 So, it's been moving slower. Used Malwarebytes, Windows Defender, Windows is updated, use updated Firefox and I have done what I can to not over addon the browser, It's been noticeably...
  12. Windows 10 Shift + Arrow Down

    Hello: The functions within a text in Microsoft Edge or IE 11, using SHIFT + ARROW DOWN or SHIFT + END, worked well, selecting the text line by line or selecting the text until the end. From about one or two months month these functions do not work anymore. For example in Word ou other...
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    Windows 7 Select websites won't load using variety of browsers

    Select websites won't load using variety of browsers Operating System: Windows 7 Browsers: Firefox and Chrome Laptop. Issue: A handfull of websites that I like to access, will not load on a regular basis with either browser. There is no page error. The header does load, not the rest of page...
  14. firefox/tor zero-day exploit …

    for everyone using firefox (or tor) … update your browser immediately … there are some critical updates you don't want to miss. the updates are engineered to circumvent a zero-day exploit. according to the article(s) posted below … evidently, pc 'n mac 'n linux...
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    Windows 8 Wi-Fi and internet access but browsers won't load any sites

    A few hours ago my wifi connection was faulty and kept going off every few minutes. It eventually became stable but once it did all browsers (Chrome, FireFox, IE) suddenly won't load any pages. Chrome will open all Google pages such as Gmail and Google Docs, but no other webpages will load. I...
  16. Windows 10 Windows update causes most of my Applications to stop working since 11th Oct. Please help!!

    Hi, My Windows updated automatically on night of Oct 11th. From the next day, when I started my laptop, most of the applications stopped running and gave me this error: The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log...
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    Windows 10 Can't post pictures

    This initially may sound like Facebook or Firefox issue - but it isn't, on W10 I access Facebook via Firefox For past couple of week I have been unable to attach any pictures to Facebook .... using normal method of clicking on camera icon (photo/video) on the FB status update. I use...
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    Windows 7 Audio Streaming Issues on Windows 7: Buffering and Connection Loss Concerns

    Reading other posts I have been given the impression that Windows 7 is not too good at streaming. I'm not too au fait with all the information on the subject but I think I'm not dumb. So tell me, why when I stream audio - like a radio station on line - does my computer keep losing the 'stream'...
  19. Windows 10 Chrome Issuses Confirmed!

    Hi It's been almost two weeks since I uninstalled Chrome because of problems I was having with my computer after the Anniversary Update. Since then, there have been several updates to Windows 10 and my computer has been running perfectly. So today I decided to reinstall the latest version of...
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    Windows 10 two tabs always open in firefox

    when i start firefox, it always opens with 2 tabs at the top, one being yahoo, and the other is google. surely it should start with only one tab and i have made google my start page. hopefully someone will know why this is happening. many thanks maka