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I just returned my 2009 win7 Toshiba Laptop HDD back to its factory defaults from the OEM hidden restore partition. With the final security patches for win7 due out next month in January 2020, I want to have a clean fresh out-of-box 2020 win7 install with all the service packs and security...

Hi My sons laptop has blue screen with code 0xc0000225. I have tried several suggestions to fix it but to no avail. Can't system restore as it says Norton preventing it, but can't access anything on laptop to uninstall Norton. Downloaded windows 10 onto new USB , but no prompt to open it comes...

Can one browser snoop on activity in another, assuming good security software is running (I just switched from Norton to Sophos)? I want to separate my Google activity from other things, so I'm considering running G things (gmail, Drive, Play Music) in Chrome only, and do all my other browser...

I have a piece of software (Norton antivirus) that I want one of the accounts to use but not the other: How can I disable the software on one account but not the other? (both accounts are admin and I'm on windows 10) Thanks

I am a Mac user, but at work I use Windows 7. How do Windows users clone one drive to another? Norton Ghost no longer exists and it was the software used to do such a task.

Several weeks ago, I had to do a restart on my Asus laptop (Norton couldn't repair a drive). Since then, I can't access any Windows apps (One Drive, Store, etc.) According to Windows, I have no internet access, which just isn't true (I'm using it for everything else!). I had two chat sessions...

My energy setting for the screen is 1 hour. However after approx 10-15 idle minutes I need to log in again. Frustrating. W10 and Norton Security. What should I look for?

Relevant network units: Two PCs (W10) and one NAS (WD MyCloud). All units belong to the same workgroup. Both PCs are wirelessly connected. NAS cable connection to router. Network classified as private in PCs (with Norton). Resources on the NAS can be accessed from both PCs, ie the network adress...

Well, Microsoft graciously updated my computer to the creators update today. Curiously, they now name Windows Defender "Windows Defender Antivirus."I was under the impression it was already an anti-virus. Anyhow, that's a moot point since I'm using Norton Security. So far, computer seems normal...

I have 2 accounts on my laptop. Earlier today I received a malware message saying my account had been compromised. I ran Norton Full Scan and Eraser no issues found. When logged in under the non-Admin account and prompted to supply the admin user password this is accepted - however when try...

No matter which browser I use, I get a constant BSOD and recently also got the message Windows Is Not Responding - I am a newbie to this type of problem and need some advice - I didn't get very far! Norton says the tool is a high risk.

Trying for some time now to find a fix for this problem. I need to address a number of commands contained in a DLL, using Visual Basic 6.0 Normally I use regsrv32 exe to register the DLL, however, I receive the error: The module LS9-IF-(Dot) DLL was loaded but the entry-point DllRegisterServer...

A vulnerability or two has been discovered in a range of Norton products: Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy has uncovered critical vulnerabilities in a range of Symantec and Norton Antivirus products, which could be exploited by malicious hackers to launch attacks. Here's the skinny...

Original release date: July 05, 2016 Systems Affected All Symantec and Norton branded antivirus products Overview Symantec and Norton branded antivirus products contain multiple vulnerabilities. Some of these products are in widespread use throughout government and industry. Exploitation of...

I installed Windows 10 (upgrading a Windows 7 Toshiba Laptop) several weeks ago and everything seemed to be working fine. A few days ago I started to see that when I went to close down the laptop "Task Host stopping background tasks" If I cancelled the shutdown (thinking something was still...

For some reason I am unable to install the Nov 10 updates for my Win 7 Pro desktop. I have selected "check for updates but let my choose when to downIoad and install" and all the related settings boxes are checked. I have tried the suggested fixes offered by Microsoft with no success. I am able...

So to get started i have a Vaio laptop NOW i know i read the article about microsoft telling you NOT to update vaio laptops but when i went away for a week to visit a couple of buds my brother ended up updating it. I had problems with Windows 10 so i decided to downgrade back to Windows 7 and...

Dear Windows 10 Users, I have just managed to upgrade to Windows 10 Home x64 on 30 July 2015. I am wondering if Singapore Government hackers have managed to hack into my Windows 10 Home installation??? If Singapore Government hackers are able to hack into my home desktop computer again, would...

I have recently replaced the hdd on my laptop with a 1TB disk I did a clean installation of Windows 10 and then installed Norton Security Software for protection purposes . After that I tried to shrink the single partition (which is shown to contain around 30 GB) to 200 GB so that I could set...

Hi everyone, I wonder if anyone more knowledgeable than me can help me with a problem with Windows 7 Home Premium. This morning I finally allowed my laptop to do its system update and restart (after a day or two of postponing), but when it was completed I noticed some weird issues. Corrupt...