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System : - intel core i5 2500 @3.30 Mboard :- ASRock H61M/U3S3 Mem :- DDR3 2x2048 pc3-10700 (667 Mhz) Graphics :- Nvidia Gforce GTX 560 Ti Since getting my new computer i have had many different and varied blue screen crashes, I have since sent it back to the manufacturer who replace the memory...

Hello i have some issues with my wireless internet on my laptop when i play an online game, sometimes the internet disconnects I use a D-link router. I have tried to uncheck IPv6, and uncheck the 'Allow computer to turn off this device to save power'. I have an Intel R WiFi Link 5100 AGN and...

Hi folks, This week (possibly after an automatic upgrade), my Windows 7 PC changed its sleep behaviour. Previously, it would emerge from sleep mode without going to the login screen. As of ~4 days ago, it now does. I double-checked Power Options' Advanced Settings. For every power plan...

Hi there, I have changed all the settings under display to ensure that when my laptop is unplugged, the brightness is always on full, I can visibly see this in the settings. I have had this set-up on previous installations of Windows 7, but this time when I installed, it seems to ignore my...

Fixes an issue in which the handle count of the Svchost.exe process that hosts the power service increases on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when a WMI query is triggered by using the... More...

Fixes an issue in which the handle count of the Svchost.exe process that hosts the power service increases on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when a WMI query is triggered by using the... More...

this computer now goes to sleep for no reason I have looked in the power control and nothing is maked to close down at any time where else controls this thanks

Hi! First I would kindly ask forum admins to transfer my topic to more suitable subfolder, I really don't know here to post my problem. Thanks. Now to the problem. I have Asus N55SF laptop, with Windows 7 SP1 64 bit. Also, I have 2 external hard drives. One with USB 3.0, and one USB 2.0...

I've been having this trouble on my laptop where the power setting just changes at will. I usually put it at power saving when i use it to write but it just takes 10-20 seconds before it by itself changes to High performance. Its been doing this all day today, does anyone know why it would be...

I wanted to start this thread to warn people about things that have come up during my time testing Windows 8. The largest things that I was hoping to put out is the stuff that is a major break down, and could cause your system to have to be cold shutdown. That was the major idea I had, but...

I have a dual monitor system with W-7 Pro Power settings are to turn off the display after one hour and has been doing that for a year. A couple of days ago, System just started to turn off the displays after about 60 seconds. They come right back with a mouse shake or keyboard tap. Set for 1...

When your Windows-based computer has been idle for an amount of time that is sufficient to make your hard disk turn off, your hard disk may not turn off. For example, even though your setting is set to 3 minutes, your hard disk might not turn off until... More...

Hello, When my computer running (Windows 7 64 bit) tries to sleep I have found that Windows cannot sleep but it freezes the computer and I get white noise from the speakers. The keyboard or mouse do not work. The only thing I can do is do a restart by pressing the restart button. It hasn't...

Hi My USB power doesn't restore from sleep. I't used to. The only recent change was after installing the HP WiFi mouse. The mouse was a disaster and was returned. I now have a logitec Link Removed - Invalid URL but alas when coming out of sleep my USB power doesn't restore anymore. I...

Hello everybody, I've been having a recurring problem with my Dell Latitude D620. I bought it around four years ago with Windows Vista, then I downgraded to XP with few problems.* Around half a year ago, I upgraded to Windows 7, and everything was going ok until my computer started mysteriously...

Hey Guys, Hopefully one of you can help me cos im getting really frustrated. I have tried searching online for solutions but to no avail. My laptop is just under 12 months old and other than the battery dying already I have never really had any problems until last week. Its a Dell Inspiron...

Microsoft tech troubleshooter extraordinaire Gov Maharaj and I help walk you through troubleshooting solutions to your tech support problems. If you have a problem you want to send us, you can use the Problem Step Recorder in Windows 7 (Link Removed for details on how) and send us the zip file...

I've got a strange problem. Whenever I restart my computer, the Power Management settings on my wireless adapter keep reverting back to the defaults. This is a problem because the option "Allow this device to wake the computer" is enabled by default for this wireless adapter. Not only is this...

Hi, I'm having some trouble with my USB. It seems that any USB storage device I plug in either 1) is not recognized at all (no error message or anything), or 2) displays an error message that the device is not recognized, or driver wasn't installed correctly. This problem seems to pertain...

Hi, Most mornings during the first 10 minutes after startup - but sometimes several hours after, my display will switch off (with the computer still running). If I put the computer to sleep and straight out again, the display comes back on. Very occasionally, it will go strainght off again and I...