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  1. Windows 10 Keep getting bogus update notices?

    Hi I keep getting a popup that says, "Last Chance to Reboot to install updates scheduled for 12:00 AM" The only option you have is to click on the Postpone button. If it's my last chance, shouldn't I get an option to Reboot? What happens if I miss my last chance, am I doomed forever? The...
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    Windows 7 Windows randomly minimizese my tabs

    Every few minutes my tab will minimise and I will be at the desktop and occasionally the pop up in the picture will show an no matter what I press it will continue to happen plz help
  3. Windows 8 Is there anyway to implement "define" feature of ios in windows (desktop)?

    It would be great if I can select a word and hold the left mouse button and the definition of that word pops up!
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    Windows 7 Application Compatibility Toolkit sometimes works, sometimes doesn't

    I finally got sick of answering the pop-up "Do you want to allow this program from an unknown publisher to ..." which occurs for several programs that I use frequently, so I installed Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.6 and set the 'RunAsInvoker' option for those programs. As I configured...
  5. Windows 8 Bogus sign in screen?

    Hi Today I got a pop up after Windows loaded that says it's from Microsoft. It says I need to sign in because I'm accessing private information or something like that. I was suspicious because I have never seen this screen before so I closed it and ran my malware scanners, which came up empty...
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    Windows 7 Microsoft system Maintenance box pops up

    A box pops up when windows is in screen saver mode. And it says Microsoft system maintenance Blogger internationalnotepad.BlogSpot.com not found. How the heck do I find where this is coming from. Thanks Mark F.
  7. Windows 8 Anyone know what this is?

    Hi When I booted my computer this morning this message box came up. I've never seen this before so I said no, and am running Malwarebytes. Link Removed The disturbing thing about this is that there is no identity as to what program is prompting this to display. Looking at View Certificate...
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    Windows 7 Mystery Pop Up

    Hello, I was referred here thru windowsbbs.com about this mysterious desktop popup appearing at random, usually after booting to windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit). Have no idea where it is originates. Just wondered if anyone knows how to track this down? It is grey box stating: The application...
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    Windows 8 Annoying split popup in every browser: "Together we fight cancer" + 1other ad. How to get rid of it?

    Hi! I searched for this problem but got no good tips from the web. Firstly: I'm no good with computers, so I won't understand going into codes, programming etc. I never had this problem when I was on Windows 7, but now on my new laptop with Windows 8 I keep getting these popups, so I suspect...
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    Windows 8 active x control pop up message.. annoying

    One or more ActiveX controls could not be displayed because either:__1) Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page, or__2)You have blocked a publisher of one of the controls running on WINDOWS 8. I am getting this message on startup and i have tried...
  11. Windows 7 Virus or not a virus?

    Hi My friend Paul has a message keep popping up in the lower right hand corner of his monitor saying that it is Windows Security Essentials and that it has found a virus that needs to be removed. The thing is it doesn't look quite right to me, the window is yellow and doesn't look like...
  12. Windows 7 How to turn this one off?

    Just happens about 2 days ago. Before I go and do a system restore, I would like to know if there is a quicker way to fix this annoying popup at the bottom of the screen. It appears as soon as I open IE10. I don't have to logon to any website. I have tried Tools > Internet Options > Security...
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    Windows 7 error message when I click on icon

    Please help me. I have a dell laptop running on windows 7 OS. Whenever I turn it on and I click on any icon, I get a pop up message asking me if I want to delete the icon and send to the recycle bin. Is this a virus or what? What should I do?
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    Windows 8 How to Stop Pop-up Messages in Windows Live Mail

    Hello Please see the attachment which illustrates what keeps popping up in my Windows Live mail Account. How can I stop this? Please scroll to the bottom to see the message. Thank you
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    Windows 7 How do I read this message?

    I have been getting a small, black postcard sized, message(?) that pops up for about a nanosecond. Too short to read what it says or click on it. Is there a way to view this? Or get rid of it? Thank you!...........john
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    Windows 7 Cannot install IntExp 10 on 64bit Win7?

    I downloaded the 32bit and the 64bit package for intExp 10 for my 64bit Win7 When I start them I always get a popup "Internet explorer did not finish installing" OK No further error information is given. Whats wrong? In general: Since I have a 32bit IntExp 9 on my system I think I can...
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    Windows 7 Startup entry

    Hello, A popup appears during startup. When i untick them with MSCONFIG and i do a restart, the are back ticked again. It is Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 entries. It is four times. What to do to disable em?
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    Windows 7 Disable popup "Do you want to scan and fix removable device""? Difference of 2 methods?

    When I plugin an external USB hard disc or USB stick it appears that Windows 7 pops up a dialog window asking me: "Do you want to scan and fix removable disc?" After reading a while in Internet I saw two methods for disabling these popups: 1.) Disabling service "Shell Hardware detection"...
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    Windows 7 Message in startup

    Hello, I have Windows 7 ultimate and an annoying dos pop up window saying c:\windows update\server.exe that does not exist starts when windows start and takes some time before the other startup processes start and windows been functionable. I have used antivirus and registry fix and didn't...
  20. Windows 7 DRM License acquisition problem (relicensing)

    I can no longer play my DRM protected music files in WMP. Each time I attempt to play a file, the Media Usage Rights Acquisition popup program fails to load the relicensing.od2.com website. The DRM is working, because I downloaded a protected test file that played fine. I tried reinstalling...