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Windows 11 is once again breaking new ground with “Recall,” its latest AI-powered feature that is now being made available for public testing. If you’ve been following Microsoft’s steady march into the realm of artificial intelligence (remember the Bing Chat AI frenzy and the introduction of AI...

Bought a new Desk Top with Windows 11. I have not received a physical or a digital copy of the Operating system. Nor the activation keys. In the past i have bought several pc's. All came with the Operating System. It's there when i need to reinstall Windows. etc. This one is strange to me. I...

Hi all. I have a dell xps running windows 10. It is equipped with a 512GB SSD which is encrypted using Bitlocker. Due to the fact that I basically locked out of my pc because I do not have with me the recovery ID, and I am in the process of selling the pc, I was wondering if I could export the...

Hi there. My user default folder as well as other users' folders are missing an ntuser.ini file. I have enabled view hidden folders, unchecked view protected operating system files, used system restore as far back as I can go and there are no previous versions available from the properties pop...

I bought a used computer that was completely emptied of the operating system. On another computer (with Win 10 Home) I created a Windows installation media on a USB flash drive. With this USB stick I installed Windows on my computer. During or after the installation, no activation code was...

Hello, I'm looking for a brand new laptop that is compatible with Windows 7. To be clear, I would be using this laptop exclusively offline for one application that is not compatible with Windows 10. I have my own retail license of Windows 7 Ultimate, 64 bit that I would be using for this...

hey guys trying to reset my Windows 10 from the recovery options as I'm selling half way through the reset a page popped up saying not all files could be deleted and to try again but it won't let me past that page. Tried numerous keys on the keypad and mouse doesn't work. Any way to fix...

i am looking at selling my gaming pc, so i can build or buy another one, and i am looking at erasing this hard drive, and i was wondering if a recovery disk can reinstall windows? i have lost my book disk. thanks

I've been out of the PC market for a long time. Right now, I've got an old, assembled AMD/ASUS desktop from 2007, which my dad bought and helped me build for personal use. It's been running XP ever since and I've painfully upgraded the hardware over time. More recently, I've used Windows 7 at...

Dear Forum, I am looking to buy a new notebook. In the shop I like there are 3 factors I am considering for the way I use my computer. i7 or i5 Hard drive 750 or 500Gb 8 Gb/4Gb ram I have discovered that where I get my notebook if I want i7 and 750Gb I cannot increase the ram to 8 Gb...

Hello Today, you usually cannot get an o.s. disc when you buy a pc. They have these partitions which are not as effective. I was thinking of getting a pc with no o.s. and buying Windows in a retail store. I would buy my programs and would therefore have the discs instead of this new idea of...

Microsoft is gearing up to help university students get homework done while also getting their game on by offering a free Xbox 360 game console with the purchase of a $699 Windows 7 PC. It's a very good deal, indeed. In its recent announcement of the offer, Microsoft revealed that between May...

Microsoft’s User Research Team is conducting a usability study for those in the Austin area who recently purchased a computer with Windows 7 installed. This is a unique opportunity to provide direct feedback to help us improve our products you use every day! Only you can tell us how we can help...

Ok.. it's been 3 weeks since Windows 7 is out... I bought new computer on beginning of September.. so I have right to get the free Windows 7 upgrade. The company of the computer I bought is Gateway... and they didn't sent me Windows 7 yet... I emailed them 3 times and all the answer I got was...