laptop setup

A new laptop should feel like a blank slate — fast, secure, and tailored to you — but out of the box most Windows 11 machines ship with compromises: out-of-date drivers, bundled “trialware,” suboptimal power and privacy defaults, and features that quietly siphon battery or telemetry. This...

Hi All, I have joined the forum in hope someone can help with the issue i'm having please. I have purchased a brand new Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-72) laptop. I am trying to set everything up, using my saved files, etc. My first issue is that one of my files i'm trying to transwer from my...

It starts with a creeping sense of digital claustrophobia. You’re not a video editor juggling multi-terabyte files, nor are you running an AI research lab out of your studio apartment. No, you’re just an ordinary Windows laptop user with a desk plant and a bruising collection of browser...

So, you've just brought home a shiny new laptop preloaded with Windows 11? Congratulations! Unboxing a brand-new device is exciting, but the prospect of setting it up can feel overwhelming with countless settings, updates, and options. Fear not—I've got you covered. This article dissects...

Whether you're working from home, in a cozy coffee shop, or at an office, using a monitor with your laptop can significantly enhance your productivity. But why keep the laptop lid open when a closed lid setup can provide a clutter-free workspace? Here’s how to transform your laptop into a...

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I have a laptop... acually I have 20 lenovo T420 laptops. Same type but probably with some small differences. Diks are all SSD but diff. kinds. I have installed one of the laptops as I like it. Now I will install all the others so they are similar. I used MS system image which works fine, but...

I have just purchased a new (Acer) Windows 10 Home laptop and want to move my existing Outlook emails/calendar etc. from my 'old' laptop without having to purchase additional software. Can anyone advise on this, please ?

Hello, I have restored an older laptop of mine, it originally came with Windows Vista (which I liked) I now have installed a new HDD and am contemplating my next best plan. I do have a Windows licence for Windows Vista on this machine, unfortuately I know of no way of getting Vista. I could...

ok guys i'm a new user and i would like some help with mounting windows 7 to a usb flash drive... i am wiping my laptop and installing windows 7 and would like to use a flash drive to load the os to the laptop... i'm not sure if the usb drive would be called a boot drive... to put it simply, i...

I have been 'googling' for sometime looking for an answer to this issue but would like to ask for help here. What I am trying to achieve is to setup roaming profiles, folder redirection and offline files with all 3 working together. The system involves a Windows Server 2012 R2 domain controller...

First post, first problem. Running a TV as a second screen off my laptop via HDMI connection. Old TV gave in, bought a new standard 22" screen. When connecting to the screen, it automatically assigns it to the right of my PC, however I need it positioned on the left. I have gone into control...

Hi I'm setting up a laptop for a friends mother, she's 88 years old. I have installed Classic Shell, and am working from the desktop. My problem is that when I open up Google Chrome there are no minimise, restore, or close icons in the upper right corner as there are on my own computer. That...

Hi, My company has about 10 new HP 2570p laptops. These have 128GB SSD. I have set up two of these laptops in audit mode with all drivers, updates and software configured. I then went to sysprep, selected OOBE - generalise and shutdown. The first laptop gave me a BSOD preventing Windows...

I have two questions: 1. I currently have a functioning laptop with Win 7 64Bit. I also have a complete set of recovery discs as well as a system repair disc. If I were to obtain another laptop could I use my discs and install my current Win 7 on the new laptop? If so, then I could install a...

I want to setup my laptop with VMWare or something similiar so that windows is running virtually, and every boot-up i am running a "fresh" windows install (sorta how most colleges have their systems setup), as well as have the option of booting into Ubuntu or Fedora as a dual boot option. BUT...

First time poster in a great deal of stress. Just bought a new laptop with windows 7 installed. Ive got it home and tried to connect it to my BT homehub and all im getting is "Unidentified Network" and "No internet access". When im in Network and sharing centre all i get is that connection...

I am setting up a brand new laptop with Windows 7. I have not used Win 7 before. I have set up two user accounts, both "administrator" accounts. I have downloaded Google Chrome using one of those accounts, but when logged on as the second user, I cant see the Chrome shortcut, or find the program...

currently i have one single drive in my laptop, and i wanted to break them into 3 partation. i planned to do it by shrinking the drive and partationing it. will these type of partation will be detected by linux?

I have a couple of games that do not agree with 7 at all no matter what, and I would like to have multiple operating systems on here. How would I go about putting 98 on here?I have the disk and key. I want it to where I can choose which one I want. Thanks guys.