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VIDEO Intel GPUs Are Here! ARC A770 & A750 Review & Benchmarks
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- pc optimization video guide windows troubleshooting windows tutorial
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 10 Install 2nd instance of Win 10 temporarily
I have Windows 10 Pro (just shy of licensed) installed on a 970 Plus M.2 drive (see all specs in signature). The PC is not running at the speed I would have expected (for instance my Random Read/Write values are pitiful (see attachment). I either have my BIOS incorrectly set up, too much junk...- ataribravo
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- backup bios settings clean install configuration data formatting device manager drive management dual boot installation licensing m.2 drive pc optimization performance issues random read/write software installation troubleshooting upgrade path windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 windows 10 using lots of ram
Is there a way to keep win 10 from constantly searching for updates other than disabling it's service? I notice tiworker.exe is constantly draining my pc (i'm guessing here) I haven't noticed any other process's using lots of resources.- MRF71
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- background processes memory memory usage pc optimization performance resource management services tiworker troubleshooting update user experience windows 10 windows services
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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High performance energy settings
Hello, Everytime i'm not charging I automatically switch to the energy safe performance program. Is there a way to change this and to always be in the High performance program? Thanks in advance!- Tomato
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- energy settings pc optimization performance performance program power management power saver windows settings
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 8.1 Very Important Tip!
Ignore the Prefix of Win8.1 as this applies to everything. I recently overhauled, rebuilt a computer for someone that had every imaginable so-called 'fix' tool imaginable in it. I was doing a crossword puzzle & in double checking the spelling for the Brit word for jail, I was reminded to say...- Drew
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- computer tips diagnostics malware online safety pc optimization performance security spyware user advice windows 8.1
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 for slow PC?
I have two PCs: (1) An old Compaq tower running a dual-core AMD processor at ~2.2GHz. 1GB RAM (I had to remove a 1GB stick that went bad) Running Windows Vista (2) A Gateway laptop with an Intel i3 at 2.4GHz 4GB RAM Running Windows 7 They both have crappy graphics cards and have a ton of...- irsmart
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- chrome dual core graphics card intel core i3 microsoft word old computer pc optimization performance ram upgrade reliability slow pc software cleanup spotify system requirements user experience windows 7 windows 8.1 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 adding to the problem slow
adding to slow runnig proble sometimes the boot stalls when the balck screen with the word windows as stated I have done the norma no virus , reg cleaned hard drive checked and defrag no hardware problem shows all driver updated running 64 with 6 ram no picturs on the main screen no...- 3doz
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- 64-bit black screen boot issues boot time defrag driver update hard drive hardware check maintenance memory usage pc optimization performance issues performance mode registry cleaner screensaver stalling issues troubleshooting virus scan windows issues
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Desktop/Folder settings problems
Ok about a week ago I came home to my folder options not being right. The way I had all my folders view set up just doesnt seem to be working anymore. I can change the view to my folders and exit the folder and reopen it and it will be changed again. My desktop is pretty much doing the same...- HeartShapedNoos
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- desktop behavior external drive hp pavilion icon arrangement icon management memory issues pc optimization recent issues registry cleaner storage system restore troubleshooting user interface view settings virus scan windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Win 7 slow boot.
My pc takes about 4 excruciating minutes to boot and be ready for use. I have the following progs running at startup and no malware: Yes HKLM:Run NUSB3MON "C:\Program Files (x86)\NEC Electronics\USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver\Application\nusb3mon.exe" Yes HKLM:Run itype...- tanzanos
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- avast boot time intel turbo boost malware pc optimization performance registry slow boot slow startup software startup system performance system settings tech support user interface windows 7 windows performance
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Computer getting slower and blocking searches...
Every time I play bejewels in facebook it freezes. When I try do some searches in google it says netdog has blocked that word. I had installed netdog but uninstalled it the same day since it don't block every porn website. Now I have K9 but my husband still get the block pages from netdog...- felinaboricua21
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- adware browser block browser issues computer issues freezing hijackthis k9 web protection malware netdog pc optimization performance issues process monitor search security services task manager uninstall windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Hard Drive Grinding/4sec hang when Simple Tasks are Performed
I had ignored it for the first few days here on Win7, but now it is being real annoying. First off hardware list. Win7-64-enterprise PhenomII 940 4Gb 1066 Muskin MSI K9A2 Platinum His 4890 1g Audigy 1 pci No raid in use No Overclocking Windows is installed on a 120 ide WD on a separate 14gb...- Zeos
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- avg hard drive hardware i/o issue monitoring msi k9a2 pc optimization performance process explorer program load software issues sound card system hang tech support tweaks user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Running games at peak performance
Make your games running at peak performance with Link Removed - Invalid URL. Designed to help optimize your PC for smoother, more responsive game play in the latest PC games with the touch of a button, Game Booster helps achieve the performance edge previously only available to highly...- cybercore
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- adware background processes cpu performance defrag freeware game booster game files gaming performance pc optimization ram cleaning spyware system settings system stability user interface virus free windows 7 windows vista windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Games
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Windows 7 Free TuneUp Utilities 2009!
This has been a very busy week for dotTech's free talking about free Movie Editor Pro 15 Silver, and many other software. So, lets continue the trend and talk about another awesome freebie: TuneUp Utilities 2009! Seeing as we have already discussed how to get TuneUp Utilities 2007and TuneUp...- reghakr
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- dottech free software freebies pc optimization software enhancement software features software update tuneup utilities user request utilities
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Looking to overclock a Q6600 a bit.
So I've never overclocked anything before, so I'm really looking for some detailed help in overclocking my Q6600, which is an Intel 2 Quad Core 2.4GHZ for those who don't know model numbers. Anyways I've been told that multiple cores are really only any good for 64 bit software and seeing as a...- Kylethedarkn
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- 32-bit 64-bit bios coolermaster cooling core temp cpu gaming hardware heatsink intel overclocking pc optimization performance q6600 system performance tech support thermal paste voltage wattage
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Start menu with quick search slow down pc and seem to be stopped working !
i usually use quick search on search program and files on Start menu, but any time i type the keyword my pc slow down and stop working, and i have to end task for explorer to refresh my desktop , does anyone have idea ?- phamtuanchip
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- desktop refresh explorer keywords pc optimization performance issues quick search task manager user experience windows issues
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows Vista Do you feel the need for speed?
Hi all, I just thought i might put up a post with some performance tweaks to get some more grunt from your vista RC1 OS. Overall I was able to get my a considerable perfomance increase and now vista runs as quick or quicker than XP and is just as stable (or as stable as one could expect from...- angrywasp
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- advanced control panel customization drivers gaming graphics indexing internet memory nvidia overclocking pc optimization performance services startup system settings tweaks uac visuals windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support