frustration

I'll keep this brief because Windows has wasted a fair portion of my life for various reasons. Is there no utility that cuts through the stupidity of not being able to TURN OFF "Read-only" folders and files contained within MY file system FORCING them to STAY write-able? I ask about a utility...

About 2-3 months ago all of the sudden my Windows 10 started behaving very differently and I'm not sure if it is something that Microsoft forced on me after an update or I inadvertently changed something. Basically the way you switch between applications changed in that I can no longer just...

About two days ago, my wireless connection just got disconnected. Since then I've not been able to connect to any network be it Wi-Fi or Ethernet. I've tried everything I know and also searched for solutions online ranging from troubleshooting to using ipconfig and all, nothing seem to work...

Honestly whoever came up with this idea needs to go rethink life choices. These automatic updates are infuriating for people who can't get decent internet in their area. I've tried all I can to turn these bastards off, but it just refuses to stop. I'm on the verge of pulling my hair out if I see...

Surface Pro-specific glaring issues: - horrible backlight bleed on 99% of devices (as deduced from accounts of users all over the world). Not even gonna elaborate on that, there's a separate 22-pages thread about it on MS forums. - auto-hibernation issue - same. - power drain in sleep...

Hi windows forum I have a very very very big problem atm and I'm not happy about. Yesterday I got a malware on my pc because of my stupidity downloading a trainer to a game called Die Young, after I downloaded it and opened the file, it installed a malware itself on my harddrive. Stupidness :(...

My energy setting for the screen is 1 hour. However after approx 10-15 idle minutes I need to log in again. Frustrating. W10 and Norton Security. What should I look for?

Theresa May will confront Donald Trump over US leaks of crucial intelligence about the Manchester bombing when they meet at a NATO summit in Brussels. Publicly, senior Government ministers have described the leaks to the US media as "irritating" and "disappointing" but privately there is fury...

Hi there! I'm having a problem with my picture files. I have hundreds of them in separate folders: holidays, family etc. The problem is is when I try to copy them or move to another folder, I keep getting the message: 'Windows Explorer Has Stopped Working.' Windows Explorer then shuts down...

Hi I want the old internet back, the last time I wanted to buy a new car I got online and spent weeks looking at new cars and getting prices that showed what people had really paid for them. I went to look at a new Honda Accord V6 Coupe with a 6 speed manual transmission. The salesman said he...

Hello, I am new here, but don't you hate it when someone who gave you a computer for usage and doesn't notice any software and suddenly when he/she doesn't find software that wasn't there in the first place (office) they suddenly notice all the software and some even are plain files not programs...

I am very frustrated. I have a TON of work on my Macbook Pro, but it's old and I can't afford a new one. So, I purchased a pc laptop and now I am regretting it big tiime. I NEED to be able to transfer all of the work on my Mac to my new PC, but NONE of the TEN external hard drives that I have...

My computer (ACER) has windows 10. Mid-last week, overnight, the windows updated by itself. The entire format of my computer change and my documents were all moved around. I generally keep most of my documents on the desktop, which was now moved into another separate folder that I had to find. I...

Hello there, I have a newer laptop that is running Windows 10. My desktop is a bit older and I have freshly installed Win 7 after trying on 10. I have several Movies that I have purchased (not rented) from the Win10 store. I would like to think that I can watch these on my big display, surround...

I'm having difficulties with my windows 8 laptop when I tried to just restart all of my things on my laptop I booted it I guess, and I accidentally deleted all of my files. Now it's stuck on a install windows saying: "The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error...

This has been driving me insane for several weeks. I turn the machine on, and (after a really long time of it launching lots of things) I get the I-have-successfully-launched sounds, and then immediately after that the sound completely stops working. When the machine is still launching stuff...

I have been having this issue for a couple weeks and it's really frustrating. I have an Acer 591G laptop that came with Windows 10 already installed, i.e. I didn't upgrade from a previous version. I can tell you that this issue only started happening a couple weeks ago, after I bought and...

Hi, I'm Having trouble with my DNS or internet Weeks ago, And i'm so Pissed Having This Pop up Almost I wanna Smash my Montior And kicks the CPU :mad::mad::mad:. [/IMG] Here's the problem! -http://imgur.com/Wv3qqK0 -http://imgur.com/gOmeQ2N If Anyone knows the problem cover me up and if...

im getting so tired of constantly getting requests to update to windows 10. You would guess after 100 rejections of it, it would stop. But no, it still dosen't get it. Today i startet to automaticly update to windows 10. That is some fucking BS. I dont wan't the program, so do force it on me...

Well, after running Windows XP for quite some time, I knew it was time to upgrade. The hardware was 64 bit, Windows XP had a hard time keeping up with new technology, then Microsoft and Google dumped support for it, so kicking and screaming, I decided it was time for an upgrade. Although...