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  1. Windows 10 Bad Timing, now a big problem?

    Hi Today one of my friends called and we were trying to fix his computer throwing a critical error every time he boots up. Microsoft's solution it to boot into Safe Mode and then reboot back into normal mode again. So I told him over the phone how to boot into safe mode using msconfig...
  2. Windows 8 Oddities persisting over multiple installs

    Hello, I've recently had some troubles with moving between Win8.1 and Win10, and decided to stick with 8 for the time being. When I got back there, I was met with two strange things: My internet explorer homepage is Hao123 And my taskbar menus have different backgrounds to the typical, including...
  3. Windows 10 Sign-in Options BLANK

    When I go to settings>accounts>sign-in options the screen is blank and all I see is dots running from left to right at the top of the window. What do I need to do to repair this? The folder: C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Ngc is empty! I prefer to use a PIN...
  4. Windows 10 Windows map location

    Windows location wrong and cannot move it to correct location. Will not allow Cortana or Maps app to see my correct location. Used to be able to inter postal code or later move you pin to correct location.
  5. Windows 10 Windows Tech Preview

    I am still preferring the Modern start menu in Windows 10. However, I have run into a bug. Anyone know how to pin a program from "All Apps" to the modern start?
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    Windows 8 "Sign-in Options" button not appearing

    My friends were playing around with my old laptop which was an Acer aspire v5 with a core i3 by trying to guess my pin. No matter how many times they tried, it wouldn't lock or anything. I got that laptop replaced because it was malfunctioning. The replacement was practically the same model but...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 won't give option to connect to wifi securely

    0 down vote favorite Can 8.1 only be connected by using an 8 digit pin? I can't find any other way to do this. I have heard that 8.1 has eliminated WPA, so maybe the pin automatically does WPA2? TOTALLY unclear!!! But it seems that WPA2 should have a longer entry than 8 digits!?! I REALLY...
  8. Hotfix is available that disables the function that lets users change the format of a VSC PIN in Win

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    Windows 8 pin to taskbar

    Hi, Until I activated Windows 8, I could pin to the taskbar, now I can't! any one have any ideas? This is making me pretty crazy. Thanks!
  10. The PIN dialog box does not appear or you are presented with all the certificates in the store when

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  11. Cannot automatically connect to a mobile broadband network after you unblock a PIN-based mobile broa

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  12. Cannot automatically connect to mobile broadband network after you unblock the PIN-based mobile broa

    Fixes an issue in which a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer does not automatically connect to a mobile broadband network after you unblock the PIN-based mobile broadband device. This issue occurs when the mobile broadband network... Link Removed
  13. PIN dialog box appears unexpectedly when you open an encrypted email message after you remove and re

    Fixes an issue in which a PIN dialog box appears every time that you try to open an encrypted email message in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs even though the PIN is configured to be cached. Link Removed
  14. Windows 7: The PIN dialog box does not appear when certificate security level set to High

    Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 : The PIN dialog box does not appear when certificate security level is set to High or Medium Link Removed
  15. The PIN dialog box does not appear or you are presented with all the certificates in the store when

    Fixes an issue in which the PIN dialog box does not appear or you are presented with all the certificates in the store when you try to access a WebDAV server that requires certificate authentication. This issue occurs in Windows 7 or in Windows Server... More...
  16. You are prompted to enter your PIN to connect to a Wi-Fi network on an SSO-enabled computer that is

    Fixes an issue in which you are unexpectedly prompted to enter your PIN after you use a smart card to log on to a computer that is running Windows 7. This issue occurs after you deploy a Single Sign-On feature in a domain environment. More...
  17. How secure is your wallet in Google's hands? (FAQ)

    Google unveiled its mobile payment plans today, with private field trials starting in San Francisco and New York followed by a public launch sometime during the summer on the Nexus S. The system lets smartphones with NFC (near-field communication) chips use wireless technology to transmit...
  18. How To Pin Documents to the Windows 7 Taskbar [Video]

    # howto We've shown you one way to pin anything to your Windows 7 taskbar , but if you'd rather not install extra software, you can pin a document to your taskbar using Windows' built-in Task Scheduler. More » More...
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    Windows 7 Windows customization help.

    Hi, I had Windows 7, but then I had to re-format the PC and now it's not like I had before. Maybe you guys can help me put it just the way it was. Number one - It used to open all windows of the same type (ie. all IE's windows, all explorer's windows) in one tab, that after clicked would...
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    explorer 64 bit icon in program files

    Hi I just bought a laptop with windows 7. it has two versions of IE: 32 and 64 bit what i did was this: on the start menu i could see the two original internet explorer icons, so i took the 64 bit icon and dragged it to the desktop to create a shortcut and the icon disappeared from the start...