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    Windows 11 windows 11 activision on two computers

    Hey guys. If i install win 11 and activating it with new win 11 retail licence i've bought, will i be able to install and activating it with the same licence on my other laptop? or only 1 os can be activated at the same time? and if so, is it possible to activate win on one pc while the other pc...
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    Windows 10 new ssd 2TB hard drive

    I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop, C55-A5172. Had win 8.1 but electronically updated to win 10. the hdd died so I replaced it with a ssd 2TB ranxiana model S101. I have physically installed the new drive into the laptop. I do not know how to recover my win 10 to load back on to the drive...
  3. KVM causes erratic mouse behaviour in some games

    Hello, I use a KVM switch to enable my Windows 11 PC, work laptop, CCTV and Android box to share the same mouse, keyboard and monitor. The KVM I am using is: Link Removed Usually everything works smoothly, without any problems when I switch between computers. However, when in some games...
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    Windows 11 Battery Icon with X mark, taskbar greyed out

    I have a DELL laptop, windows 11 latest update. My battery icon shows a 'X' mark and the wifi/sound/battery taskbar is all greyed out. When I open Bluetooth settings the windows auto closed. Need solution for this.
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    Windows 10 How to recover USMT.MIG files?

    Friends, My laptop crashed and I reinstalled Windows. During the process, a USMT.MIG file was created on my external HDD with the data recovered from my Laptop. Now I want to recover this data. I don't have advanced knowledge of these things. I read a few articles but did not able to recover...
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    Windows 10 Accidentally disabled external laptop monitor

    I have an HP laptop, which I previously had connected to an external monitor. So I had two monitors that were active and tried to disable one of them. Unfortunately, the one I disabled, was my external monitor, and I can’t find any way to enable it again, I previously used one of the windows...
  7. Bought Used Computer at Auction

    I just bought a Dell Inspiron 1750 laptop at an auction for items confiscated by the police. I need to change the original user ID and password so I thought the security forum might be the place to ask this question. During startup, it flashed the Windows screen so I know that it has Windows...
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    Windows 7 question about "visibility" of 2 PCs in the same LAN

    Hello,I'm new to this Forum, and hope to be aided to solve a problem I'm unable to solve by myself. My aim is to be able to access drives of Desktop from Laptop, and viceversa. Here is the situation: I have a Desktop and a Laptop connected to the same LAN Ping from Laptop to Desktop works Ping...
  9. Windows 10 Change Screen Border Position

    Best way I can describe it is like if you've ever used a projector, and you're able to specify where the right edge should be, then the left edge, etc. Or, think to your old CRT monitor, where you could adjust the screen positions. Like that, but for my laptop, I really need that.
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    Windows 10 Help for installing

    Basically, bought a new laptop which did not come with preinstalled windows. I wanted to download a windows 10 (installer?) Onto a usb-stick, but since it was in Fat32 format, it did not allow any files larger than 4gb on the drive, i formatted the drive to ExFat to allow me to put the 5.4gb...
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    Windows 10 My screen arrow keeps freezing

    Hello, I have a Windows 10 laptop. Sometimes my screen arrow freezes, and will not move. And the only way that I can fix it, is to turn off my computer. Is there any way to get the arrow moving again, without turning off my computer? Thank you.
  12. Shopping for back-to-school PCs? Check out these Windows 11 laptops

    Another school year is on the horizon – for some, it’s already started – but if you’re still looking for the right PC, Microsoft’s partners offer plenty of choices. These devices all include Link Removed, which makes every task easier, especially when it comes to helping prepare students for the...
  13. Laptops Get Old Fast

    I have had desktops from around 1978 until my last one in 2010, an eMachine EL 1333g, that still works. I it slow and Windows 10 updates take all day and for some reason my Internet speed has decreased from 100+Mbps to around 15-Mbps. I suspect conflicts with WS software. But, I am going to...
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    Windows 10 Install Windows 10 prof on Windows 11 laptop help

    Hello, I just bought a Lenovo Idea Pad with Windows 11 pre installed on it. However I cannot tolerate Windows 11 for x,y,z reasons. I saw on internet that in order to go to windows 10 professional, I have to re-image the laptop. I am a bit technology savvy so if anybody could give the desired...
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    Windows 11 Foxnews once again causes fans on this laptop to spin out of control

    Back in 2016, I gladly reported Foxnews for being guilty of sending the fans on my laptop into warp drive. I noticed just several days ago, it began to do this again. Tonight, I clicked on the link and presto - the fans began cranking up to the point where the whole laptop was beginning to move...
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    The USB audio speaker volume in Win10

    Hello, We are developing an USB audio speaker. We found the speaker volume output are different when connect it to HP laptop PC or connect it to my another desktop PC via USB port. Obviously, the USB speaker connected to laptop PC is louder than desktop PC. Same volume level I set. Same Win10...
  17. Windows 11 need help for window 11

    hi, I hope you are fine. please I need a little help. I have a laptop i5 5th generation. i want to install this window on my laptop. but I don't know why my laptop become slow. I do multitask on my laptop. can you please tell me what i need to doLink Removed
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    XPS13 issue with temperature

    I have this Dell XPS13 and it is running very hot, both the CPU and the SSD It's also performing badly I'm looking into the cause of this issue, because I worked with many laptop (and PC's), and I've never seen anything like this The CPU (an Intel I7) extremely easily goes to 100 degrees, it...
  19. Save big on back-to-school tech from Microsoft Store

    With summer in full swing, students and parents are preparing to kick off back-to-school shopping to get ready for the exciting year ahead. We know parents and students are always on the hunt for a great deal, and this year, as inflation continues to rise, parents’ stress over the shopping...
  20. Keep connected and creative with Dell’s new Windows 11 Inspiron Plus laptops

    Dell’s new Windows 11 Inspiron Plus PC laptops are designed for boosting creativity and connection while providing immersive visuals and crisp audio. With Windows 11, they’ll be able to tap into many features that help them connect faster, be creative and/or productive and bring them closer to...