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    Windows 7 Bluescreen/Bugcode issue with a Windows 7 laptop

    I have a laptop running Windows 7 and it has crashed several times with the appearance of the blue-screen. Attached please find a zip file containing the files found in the Minidump folder. Preceding each crash, the screen begins to flicker and sometimes even shows static (ironically, it is...
  2. Windows 7 laptop brightness problem

    i have a samsung NP-R540-JT02ES laptop the hardrive failed so i put a new one in and installed Windows 7 ultimate then let windows update everything etc plus i downloaded some drivers from samsung for my model, when i boot without the power cord connected the brightness is always half until i...
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    Windows 7 BSOD Remusing From S3 Sleep, No Dumbp Created

    Hi, I have a rather infuriating BSOD on wake from S3. I have a GA-EX58-UD5 motherboard with my system drive 2x500GB Seagests in RAID 0 connected via the ICH10R raid controller. I'm running Windows 7 SP1 64bit. I suspect that the HDDs are not restarting when coming out of S3. When I resume...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 does not sleep

    My Windows 7 desktop will not enter automatic or manual sleep. In both cases the computer does an "unsuccessful shutdown". I have to cycle power to reboot the computer. Restart and Shutdown work normally. I have enabled automatic sleep with both Power Options, powercfg, and BIOS. powercfg...
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    Windows 7 HP dv6 laptop shutting down after 12-14 hours

    I have a new HP dv6 laptop. The operating system is windows 7, 64 bit. I've had it less than a week. The power option I have set on it (default) calls for the system to go into the sleep mode after 20 minutes(closing the lid). I don't even see any option available to select that would shut the...
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    Windows 7 Display Driver Stopped Responding and Has Recovered BSOD

    I'm at my wits end. Any help is appreciated. Using the SF diagnostic tool, the only button that didn't pull any info was the minidump. I've changed the setting so it doesn't restart, and to a small size as well. Even after a restart, no info is pulled from the minidump button. Screenshots of...
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    Windows 7 Lock Screen automatically

    I am using Windows 7 and would like to know how I can set the PC to lock when not in use after say 10 minutes
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 not going to Hibernate mode

    Hi, I am using below Configuration, OS : Windows 7 HOme Basic 64 Bit Laptop : Sony Vaio - VPCEB44EN I've reistalled OS , after that Win7 is not going to Hibernate mode .. Can you please help me on this !!
  9. Computer cannot enter sleep or hibernation when you do not share media files

    Fixes an issue in which a computer cannot enter sleep or hibernation when you do not share media files. This issue occurs on a computer that is running Windows 7. More...
  10. After performing a new installation of Windows 7 and adjusting the Power Option for "Turn off the Di

    Describes a problem in which the computer's display unexpectedly turns off after 15 minutes. Explains why you must reset the "Turn off the display" option to "Never." More...
  11. “Wake the computer to run this task” function in Task scheduler may not work as expected

    Consider the following scenario: You have enabled "Allow wake timers" setting on current power policy in Power Options item in Control Panel. You set a Scheduled Task to wake the computer 1 month and 10 minutes later: For example, If the current time is... Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Computer won't "sleep"

    Win 7 SP 1 Home Premium, 64 bit, fails to obey power options "balanced" setting to sleep after 1 hour of idle. Monitor responds properly to any change made to the same setting. Motherboard Intel DH 55 PJ (AAE93812-302), Vid Adpt. Nvidia GForce 8400GS (driver v. 280.26), Monitor NEC67C2...
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    Windows 7 USB powerdown - Advice, vendor,device & revision codes needed

    I use a Goflex 2Tb external drive for daily backup. Unlike it's eSATA predecessors it doesn't have a power switch and Win 7 doesn't cut USB power upon safe removal. There is no point in it being on all day, but to cut the power properly I have to unplug it from the back of the PC and that's a...
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    Windows 7 Applications Hanging after Windows 7 wakes up from sleep mode

    Hi Whenever my system is woken from I assume its sleep mode ( My power options are Sleep mode after 30mins and 'Turn off Display' after 10mins". I commonly find some programs will not work,they start to load up and then hang. A windows 7 prompt comes up and I then click 'Show problem details'...
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    Windows 7 hibernate not working

    I recently found windows 7 hibernate not working. I dont think it is caused by any software or driver. I assume all power option settings are correct. hibernate is active in shutown menu. when I hit hibernate the screen would turn off, then after 2 seconds it turn back on, back to windows...
  16. Stop 0xC000021a in Windows Session manager while starting windows

    Consider the following scenario: In Power Option control Panel->"Define power buttons and turn on password prection" window , you choose "shut down" in the Power button setting drop-down list. Restart the computer. While system is booting up, press the... Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Custom Power saver plan not working

    Under Power Options in the control panel, the plan settings for My Custom Plan 1 are for the display to turn off and the computer to sleep after 2 hours sitting idle...it is not working. I tried bumping it to an hour for each and it still does not work. Any ideas? Thank you for any advice...
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    Windows 7 power options

    my computer's power options have been acting up. it started after i downloaded a windows update and the computer failed to restart. my computer is a laptop and it wont give me the option to choose what happens when i close the lid and nothing happens. also, i do not get a battery icon in the...
  19. Windows 8 Hybrid Boot

    Microsoft has added a new feature called Hybrid Boot to current builds of the operating system which appears to be active by default. Hybrid Boot has been designed to reduce startup times after shutting down the computer. For that, the shut down has been turned into a hibernation like feature to...
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    Windows 7 Hibernate - NOT

    Have been running Win 7 for over a year and never had a problem putting computer into Hibernate. Now suddenly it won't Hibernate. I'm running a dual boot system with Ubuntu 10.10 which incidentally does Hibernate just fine. Anyone have any ideas how I can fix this ? Regards, Bruce