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This is quite a long read but please bear with me. I used to use a shutdown (.bat) script in win7 to backup my important stuff but couldn't make it work in win10 despite spending hours on the forums. It did work intermittently if I put it in the local logoff folder (group policies). So I wrote...

Hi, tried to refresh W10 by inserting W10 USB set it in bios priority boot & the start hungs up as per attached. Pressed Delete to go in Setup with no response. Removed the USB stick but the effect remains the same. The Repair mem stick has same effect, I am well & truly stuck. Can you...

On start up is interrupted asking to press either f1 to get in Bios to sort it out & set date/time or f2 for defaults. Whichever I choose it still does same on every star up. Can you help? Home build, Asus P5K Premium wifi Intel, Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 95W 2.4GHz, 2x2GB, 240-pin DIMM...

I have spotted a mistake in Windows Defender Security Centre. I am running Windows 10 Home build 16299. When you go into Windows Security Centre and click on Virus & threat protection settings, (on my PC) there appears to be a typo, under Controlled folder access. On my PS it says 'Protect your...

Hi folks, I'm having real trouble diagnosing a persistent blue screen problem. It started about a year ago after upgrading from windows 7 to windows 10. I initially did an upgrade install but have since performed numerous clean installs of win 10. It is a home built system. One of many I have...

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Hi, My ImageShack Uploader v. 2.2.0 refuses to upload any format I try, jpeg, bmp or all others available. Can you help please? Home build, Asus P5K Premium WiFiiFi Intel, Win 8.1 Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 95W 2.4GHz, 2x2GB, 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 800 (400mhz) PC2-6400,

After changing the video card the second monitor does not show up in screen resolution & both screens show the same thing. How do I get the screen resolution to show both screens like before so that I can select what shows up in the second screen. Home build, Asus P5K Premium WiFi,Intel, CPU...

This computer is a home build I did in 2011. Originally Win 7, recently upgraded to Win 10. When I open up the system window it says : Installed memory (RAM) 8.00 GB (3.99 GB usable) In the Task Manager window under Performance/Memory it sees 8.0 GB ,but the Memory usage graph only shows 4.0...

In one of the threads below you placed a link to the Windows 10 download tools since finding that gem I have downloaded and installed Windows 10 to my homebuilt Win 8.1 Pro desktop, my 8.1 Pro MSI GX70 Laptop with it's APU in lieu of a CPU, my Microsoft Surface 2 Pro Tablet (Again 8.1 Pro) and...

Hi, this morning win8 booted in "Administrator" not in my User acc. ,Tried a few times with no change. I cannot find an option to change "User". Note: I have transferred everything from my 500gb HD to a new 1 Ter. WD HD. I just changed HDs to my old 500gb & it booted to my user's acc as it...

Sorry that the subject line is very descriptive. But I will try to explain everything. I have a home built system with a genuine intell cpu and a biostar P4m900-m4 motherboard. I have 2 gigs of ram in there but not sure what brand or anything right now. I can find out if the info is needed...

man i have been having all sorts of BSOD lately i have never had this before can someone help me please im about to shot my computer its a home built it was worked fine for years up until about a month or so ago i have rum memtest and mem checks out fine i reinstalled windows still hasnt...

I have a 2 year-old home-built computer with OEM Windows 7 Pro installed. A few days ago, Windows 7 randomly decided that I "do not have access rights to Logical Disk Manager," even though I had used it just a few minutes earlier. I've tried to restore access rights to Disk Manager, but my...

With the recent news and rumors about Valve's "Steam Box" and Windows 8 new metro design, I've started thinking about a game console/media player based on the Windows 8 platform. Although controller/remote support isn't supported for navigating the Metro UI, (it should be added in a future...

I have a home built system Windows 7 64 bit. When the system is booted I get a little pop up box saying Reminder App has stopped working. After a second it goes away. It also pops up when Scrap Book Factory is opened. I have tried to find a way to stop it. Help please.

I've got a home build PC with a FoxConn MB and 4 MB RAM using onboard sound & graphics but I've sadly got a brain block on the full spec & now can't access the machine to check it so apologies for that, as I know it makes the job harder Link Removed Basically I booted up this morning and...

so i have come to conclude the blue screen happens when ever it wants and i took a picture on my phone so i have some info, (0x00000000000000000000041790, 0xFFFFFA80016A???? after that i cant see any more cuz i had only a second to take the pic also i attached the info suggested in the locked...

Lets see, where to start.. First off, this problem is concerning a home build which I made personally. If you want more specs than what is listed in my profile, just ask. This home build was working perfectly until some misfortune happed on it. That will be in further detail in the following...

Hi Everyone, I am in desperate need of help. I have a home build that was running excellently for 6 months until I decided to reinstall Windows 7 Pro. Since then I have had constant blue screens. I've attached everything according to the posting instructions. I'm not good at reading minidumps...