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  1. K

    Handheld Computer Question

    Hello everyone. I'm currently in the market for a handheld computer, and I'm looking for something that strikes a balance between portability and functionality. I envision using it for a variety of tasks, including note-taking, web browsing, email management, and possibly some light...
  2. FireMarshalBill69

    Do I need to have Windows Recovery Environment enabled?

    What happens if it is disabled? I have a perfectly working Acronis backup image of the entire drive, so do I need WRE at all? I love it that I can simply go back to all my updates, apps, and preferences reinstalled with my image. I am using Windows 10.
  3. M

    Windows 11 a minor problem

    I must continually click "accept/sign in" for evry site I want to visit (email, newspaper etc. Even when I get a notice that my preference has been stored. Not a big issue but a bit annoying, Any ideas how I can fix this?
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    Windows 10 Disable auto-start Edge and Meet Now?

    When I look at the auto-start list then I found an entry for edge browser "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=service /prefetch8 Furthermore "Meet Now" icon appears in Systray. How can I disable auto-start of the two programs? Is it necessary to uninstall...
  5. silsurf

    Windows 10 Saving all Word and Excel files locally only?

    I would like to save all my word, excel, etc files locally and not to the onedrive/cloud. I have set the default saving location on the local versions of word and Excel, but when I am using 365 it only shows the onedrive as a default location, there doesn't seem to be any other choices? Part...
  6. D

    Windows 10 windows 10 outlook 2016 and Samsung Smart Switch

    Is anyone having issues with Samsung smart switch and outlook 2016. When I go to smart switch preferences and click on update both I get many duplicates and in some cases triplicated and quadruplicates. They are both set to first name first. I have deleted all the contacts in the phone and then...
  7. W

    Windows 10 Snip shortcut not working

    Win 10 v1902(2) updated ok this morning and snip shortcut "Win logo + shift + S" not working. Gives rapid flashing between 2 yellow pop ups, keyboards Eng UK and Eng US. I only have Eng UK in preferred language. Also the delivery of key stroke to printed letter is wrong with @ should be ", #...
  8. V

    Windows 10 Some Apps Stopped Working After Windows 1903 Update

    Recently updated to Windows 1903, the update process went well but some of my software have stopped working. Photoshop CS6 stuck at "Initializing". I have done the resetting of preferences to no avail. Even re-installed it several times. Same with my Snagit that freezes every after taking a...
  9. P

    Windows 7 Why can't I set "Obtain DNS server address automatically"?

    When I go in my 64bit Win 7 -->General tab then there are currently two DNS servers entered Preferred DNS server 8.8.8.8 Alternate DNS server: 192.168.0.1 So in case the first google DNS server fails my router will be contacted and the DNS servers entered there will be used. I told my router...
  10. News

    Printing preferences from the print server don't synchronize in Windows 10 version 1607

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  11. C

    Windows 10 Change default opening folder

    All my data is on my D drive. I want to make that the drive that opens when I go to open a file, rather than My Documents. How do I do this?
  12. M

    Windows 10 two tabs always open in firefox

    when i start firefox, it always opens with 2 tabs at the top, one being yahoo, and the other is google. surely it should start with only one tab and i have made google my start page. hopefully someone will know why this is happening. many thanks maka
  13. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 Windows Screen Capture?

    Hi I just started trying to use Windows 10 screen capture. Windows Key + G, and push the red button. It works for capturing the video from both games and the internet, but I'm not getting sound on either one. Like most Windows apps it's very light on settings, I'm not finding any preferences...
  14. sherinlal

    Windows 10 printer settings (epson lq 2190)

    Dears.. we using epson lq2190 printer a printing form manualy created and printing in this..after a power off (12hr) printing form not b seen in the printing prfernce or printer server properties this issue is als in windows 7 ,8,8.1and windows 10 but its not in while xp using
  15. L

    Windows 7 I am looking for audio settings to enter MP3 as the player preferred

    I did RCL on the speaker icon, however the following were the options. open volume mixer playback devices sounds volume control options None of these were audio settings, or at least not the one that would allow me to enter MP3 as the player Lotec
  16. News

    How to use Cortana on your Surface

    Learn how to work with Link Removed on your Surface to get stuff done. Your personal digital assistant can track packages and flights, give you show times, remind you to pick up groceries, schedule meetings, and even send email messages for you. Link Removed Cortana is your virtual assistant...
  17. R

    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 built-in alarm clock sound

    Hello I just discovered that Windows 8.1 on a small Intel NUC and a touchscreen would make a nice device for the kitchen (o; It also has a nice countdown timer built in where several timers can be started in parallel... Oddly though....you can choose a limited set of alarm sounds for the...
  18. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 8 Changing default Mail App?

    Hi On my wife's computer in Windows 8.1 she uses Thunderbird as her mail client. But when she clicks on a mail link in on line in Chrome or IE it opens the Mail app instead of Thunderbird, and want's her to log into her Microsoft account. The mail app doesn't work with Comcast mail even if...
  19. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 Windows crashed, need some help...

    Hi This morning when I booted my computer I got a message, "Your computer did not boot correctly, starting repair". It then went to a window that said "Repairing" after a minute or so it rebooted and started the whole thing over again. After messing with it for a while I decided to just...
  20. News

    Printing preferences window appears behind a RemoteApp window in Windows 7 or Windows Server...

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