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Windows 11 Too small Fonts
Win 11. Too small icons and text difficult to read in: Taskbar; desktop shortcuts; bookmarks in Chrome browser; all folders in My PC. All known to me actions did not resolve the problem.- ratcheva
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- accessibility bookmarks chrome desktop display settings font size fonts icons my computer readability resolution shortcuts troubleshooting user interface windows 11
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Whenever i open a folder it return to the my compter? Solution please
whenever i press open or double click a folder. It goes back to the my computer page???? .. Help please. Thank you- kim13524
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- bug double click folders help issues my computer open solutions windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Acer Aspire M3-581TG DVD drive not working since Windows 10 upgrade
Hi there, I recently installed Windows 10 on my 3-4 years old Acer Aspire laptop, and after fixing the wifi and bluetooth drivers problems I've just found that my DVD drive no longer works! It shows up in My Computer, Device Manager etc and has power and makes whirrs, but it won't read any...- almightymat
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- acer bluetooth compatibility device manager disk read driver issues dvd drive hardware issues laptop upgrade maintenance my computer rollback tech support upgrade user experience wifi windows 10 windows 7
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Windows 10 USB Flash Drive on Desktop
Why does W10 File Explorer list a USB 3.0 flash drive on the Desktop? No other USB device or standard drive is there. Win 7 didn't include the stick on the Desktop. Don't recall seeing it there in 8/8.1 either. This flash drive appeared in those systems only under the usual MY COMPUTER (This...- borate
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- desktop file explorer my computer this pc usb usb 3.0 windows 10 windows 7 windows 8 windows 8.1
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Windows 10 Application Window Size and Location
I have upgraded an HP Laptop to Windows 10. I have noticed that when I open windows the position is not the same as when I closed the window. Sometimes it is close. Eg with FF pushes the top up if any part of the bottom frame is below the taskbar. Windows Edge, the newly opened window appears to...- Grantcoll
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- application window bug edge firefox hp laptop my computer notepad positioning software issues this pc tiling upgrade user experience window behavior window position window size windows 10 wordpad
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Unkown Local Disk Question Mark
I'm scared and confused after I see this mysterious local disk appear in My Computer. Opening it gives this error: How do I kill it? What do I do?- blksith0
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- data recovery disk management drive issues error file system local disk my computer storage troubleshooting windows
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Crashes when I right click at a specific area.
Greetings everyone. Recently I've noticed that I'm having an issue that explorer.exe crashes when I right click inside "My PC" to be specific here:- Windowsar
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- crash error explorer issues my computer right click support windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Disk (C:) and (D:) help!
I just installed Windows 8.1 and when I went to look at My Computer (This PC) it says I only have Local Disk (C: ) and DVD RW Drive (E: ). How come I don't have (D: )? And if anyone knows what do I need to do while re-installing my windows to get it?- crysum
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- disk management drive letter dvd drive installation local disk my computer reinstall storage issues troubleshooting windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 External hdd not showing up in My Computer and Disk Management is not up-to-date
Hi, I have a problem with my hdd. It hasn't fallen or anything but just all of a sudden it doesn't show up in My Computer. Before, it was showing up but was not accessible but this time when i try to change letter, it tells me that the disk management is not up-to-date. I have a Samsung M3 1TB...- Kazimali
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- data access disk management drive letter external drive external storage hard drive my computer samsung troubleshooting usb
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Can't directly open PDF in FTP
Hello, We used FTP mapping in My Computer that can directly open PDF. I have created new FTP mapping for one new staff, but she can't directly open PDF, please see attached file for error code.- leiw
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- access issues error ftp mapping my computer pdf staff
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 DVD drive doesn't appear in File Explorer
I've recently installed a second DVD drive, and it's not appearing when I open File Explorer. I see it listed in Device Manager, Disk Management, when I click on My Computer, and the drive works fine. Everything is fine except for its absence from File Explorer. Any ideas as to how to add it to...- Roger Guitard
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- device manager disk management drive recognition dvd drive file explorer hardware issues installation my computer secondary drive windows troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Easy Transfer Not Detecting USB Cable
We are trying to transfer files from an older computer running Windows XP Pro, 32 bit, to a new one using Windows 7 Pro, 64 bit. We are using Easy Transfer and an Inland Datalink USB cable, which was recommended by the computer store. We installed onto the XP computer what we believe is the...- ohiostar1803
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- 32-bit 64-bit computer shop driver issues easysuitecn file transfer host computer inland datalink installation my computer preinstalled software remote desktop software transfer transfer capabilities troubleshooting usb user help windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Green ribbon/bar of death
I have spent all weekend reinstalling windows after all the problems I was having, ive installed all updates an all my programs and one of the problems I had before has returned but not as bad when i open "my computer" nothing shows in there and the green bar slowly goes along and keeps...- 1Bit
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- acronis autorun computer issues control panel error green issues my computer performance reinstall ribbon system hang troubleshooting true image ultraiso update user help virtual drive windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Hitachi Touro USB 3 connection issues
Hi, I brought a Hitachi USB 3.0 Touro Desk Pro external HDD a few months ago. It's never been smooth sailing with it, and I've finally given up and am asking for help. The drive I have is here: Touro Desk Pro | HGST, a Western Digital company The issue is that, when I connect it up, the...- igloo01
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- computer detection connection issues data recovery device compatibility disk management drive configuration external drive hardware issues hitachi initialization my computer storage touro desk pro troubleshooting usb usb 3.0 user help western digital windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Blank icons/white thumbnails + slow My Computer
Blank icons/white thumbnails + slow My Computer [SOLVED by formatting] After some time on the computer the icons become blank and My Computer doesn't load. It all returns to normal after I end the task "dllhost.exe", and after some time the problem comes back again. I've tried these solutions...- Guy1
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- dllhost.exe formatting graphics home premium icon cache icons intel laptop my computer performance issues quad core ram sfc system tech support thumbnails toshiba troubleshooting user solutions windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Flash Drive Problem-Files gone
I have an 8GB flash drive I got from my college. Half of it is filled. I plugged it in this morning and all my files are gone. But under My Computer, it says 4.64 of 7.50 is free. What should I do?- Danny Arment
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- computer data recovery file management flash drive lost files my computer storage issues troubleshooting usb windows
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Is there a way to always show portable devices in My Computer?
Such as a mouse, a mobile, or an external drive. I mean make them visible (in My Computer) even though they're not connected so it's easier to remember what devices I use. My memory is awful, don't ask. Obviously I know I wouldn't be able to access the files unless the devices were connected...- nufo
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- accessibility device management device visibility external drive mobile mouse my computer portable user interface windows tutorial
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Folders don't display properly on HD?
I have all of my folders on my D drive set to be network accessible by everyone on the network, mostly so I can share them with my laptop. It's not very secure, but that's not the problem I'm having here. I recently changed some of the organization of the folders on the drive, which included...- Chamenas
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- accessibility d drive file system folder names folders my computer network network places organization sharing
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Search won't work in "computer" (my computer)
Firstly hi to everyone here on the forums. :) My problem is when I go into computer (my computer) the search in the top right isn't working from within this window! If I click to go into an individual drive the search will then work from within there on the individual drive. When I try to...- Empyreal
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- drive access file explorer my computer search system restore tech support troubleshooting user interface windows windows search
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Anyone know of any good library managers besides the default library system in windows 7
First of all I want to say Greets to all in the forum and thank you for being here This is pertaining to the Library shortcuts in the My Computer Left Pane. Just looking for a little utility to manage libraries and be able to manage them more efficiently than Microsoft does. Thank you all...- webdevii
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- efficiency libraries management my computer shortcuts software tools utility windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support