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    Windows 10 Window 10 Black Screen problem

    I've had Windows 10 for a while on my HP laptop. Yesterday, I got a gray screen and was unable to do anything without resetting the laptop to factory format. Now I have lost windows 10 and am back to Windows 7. Furthermore, my backup CD's won't reset/recover my former settings and all my...

  2. Windows 10 Clicking on 'Search the web and Windows' does not work

    Hello guys. I installed Windows 10 a few weeks ago and generally paid no attention to it as I was busy playing videogames. I checked to see what I could do just yesterday and I am pretty frustrated as when I click on Search the web and Windows, nothing shows us and it's just that the default...
    • mingming
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    • bugs desktop error frustration functionality gaming gray screen help hijack icons menu search search engine security tech support troubleshooting ui issues user experience windows 10 windows features
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  3. Windows 10 Help! Web site has Edge is being held hostage by a web site

    I was using the new Edge browser on my laptop today to try to find a solution to a problem and now I have a new problem. I got onto a website that put up a prompt to install some software that I don't want. The prompt only has an option to install the software and when the prompt went up on...
    • Moondoggy
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    • browser extensions browser issues browser recovery edge settings gray screen malicious software microsoft edge open tabs pop-up blocker privacy software installation tab management task manager tech support troubleshooting user experience user help user interface web security windows laptops
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Weird Gray screen right after welcome screen

    Hey all, I've been experiencing a strange problem all of a sudden. When I started my PC this morning, it went on to the blue welcome screen and then suddenly a gray-black screen appears and stays there for a long time. eventually, multiple instances of the same error message pop up with...
    • anugrah1987
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    • blue screen gray screen i/o error memory issues repair safe mode startup troubleshooting welcome screen windows error
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  5. Windows 7 Group Policy locked ???

    The "Group Policy" will not let me change settings ... I get a gray screen. When I try to change anything a yellow banner tells me that it is locked by the Administrator. I am the Administrator, I am the owner and I want to set the policys. Where and how do I accomplish this ??? All...
    • Retird2Golf
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    • administrator gray screen group policy help lock permissions policies settings windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking

  6. Windows 7 Windows 7 Welcome Screen Taking Forever? Here’s the Fix (Maybe)

    According to this Microsoft knowledge base article, if you’ve set your desktop to use a solid color background instead of a wallpaper, your system will hang for 30 seconds during the logon process. Here’s what I’m talking about… the gray screen of death =) The fix, of course, is to use a...
    • reghakr
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    • fix gray screen knowledge base logon process microsoft solid color user experience wallpaper welcome screen windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Desktop Customization
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    Windows 7 Win7 TV Problem

    I am using AverMedia M135 TV card ,when i try to watch tv with Windows Media Center i get this gray screen, i can hear the sound but i cant watch tv :confused: Link Removed
    • superpan
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    • audio issues avermedia gray screen media center multimedia playback issues streaming television tv card windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support