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Windows 7 Right click menu drop behind windows 7
My laptop has recently started giving me a problem. When I right click on an icon or on the taskbar at the bottom of my screen. The menu drops behind the taskbar. Making it impossible to select the properties. I have attached 2 screenshots of my problem. Im running Windows 7. If someone could...- jonus
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- icons laptop properties right click screenshots troubleshooting user interface windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 How to make folder text blue like system folders.
Hello, and welcome to my first tutorial! Today, I am going to explain how to make folder text blue like "Panther" in your Windows folder. Note that you cannot make folders blue directly from the desktop. Note that this was tested on Windows 8 only. Note that the view type is set to "Details"...- AbwortMC
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- blue compress desktop details disk space folders properties text tutorial windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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Windows 7 Shortcut problem (relative path)
Hi everyone, Someone know how I could change my shortcut path, regardless of the machine ? My picture is in C:\Users\Manon\Desktop\perso\1.png. I made some research, I have to change the "Start in" in the properties of the shortcut. But what I have to write in ? Thanks for your advices...- Finelarme
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- advice desktop files path properties relative shortcuts windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 windows 8.1 app right click properties arn't showing!!
Hi Guys, I have an interesting issue in the windows 8 metro menu. When I right click an icon you normaly get a properties bar pop up on the bottom where you can change tile size, pin to start etc. This bar is no longer appearing. :die: Has anyone experienced this and have a fix? Regards Basher- Basher
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- application desktop fix pin to start properties right click tile sizes user issues windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 User Profile Showing Different Size than Actual!
After going to my C drive's User Folder, if I right Click on it and see the 'Properties', it shows 25.6 GB of Total Size. Then after going into the 'User' folder, I have three Profiles. One of them shows it's size at properties- 25.5 GB. Then after going into that Profile, I checked all the...- Arav
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- c drive data discrepancy file size file system properties storage troubleshooting user folder windows issues
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 How to Start TP-Link Wifi Adapter Program Minimized on Windows Startup
I installed a TP-Link Wifi adapter and it installed a configuration program for wifi that starts on Windows startup and i want it to start minimized or hidden. It created a shortcut on the Startup Windows folder. When i click the shortcut and select PROPERTIES and then select to run minimized...- Marios
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- adapter configuration hidden minimize properties shortcuts startup tp-link wifi windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Flash Drive "You don't currently have permission to access this folder"
I was able to access my flash drive last Friday, 2/28/14, and any day prior to that without any problems however Monday, 3/3/14, I get the following error when attempting to access my drive, "You don't currently have permission to access this folder. Click Continue to permanently get access to...- Brane Ded
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- access control access denied admin rights desktop issues file access flash drive forum office ownership properties security tab system settings tech support troubleshooting virtual drive windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows Explorer Folders Gone Wonky
My girlfriend was trying to delete multiple folders and somehow the folder icon got changed to 3 blue rectangles. Not only that but now you can't see the properties, delete, or even move the folders. Anytime you try to move them it just creates a shortcut. I've never seen this before. Anyone...- Chris Horton
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- delete file explorer file management folders icons properties shortcuts troubleshooting user interface windows issues
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Right click crashes File Explorer
This is not a show stopper because I have learned the work-arounds, but it's highly annoying. I often have 3,4,5 sessions of File Explore open at once. [old habit] I can use the keyboard to copy/paste, etc with no problem. But if I use the right mouse click to "copy" or check Properties, or...- robertpri007
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- crash file explorer file management freezing mouse os issues performance properties right click sessions shortcuts software bugs system restore tech support troubleshooting user experience windows windows 10 workaround
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Explorer crashes when you change print queue properties after Unidrv.dll is updated
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- crash dll explorer microsoft print queue properties support unidrv update windows
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- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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Windows 7 File Explorer Detail Comments won't display for more than 5 seconds
When I right-click on a JPG file then select Properties/Details and hover the cursor over the right half of the Comments row the expanded comments won't display for longer than 5 seconds. I've already tried increasing the Control Panel/Ease of Access Center/Make it easier to focus on...- Hwedhlor
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- comments configuration cursor details display duration ease of access file explorer hover duration image files notifications properties registry task management troubleshooting user experience user interface user preferences windows 10 windows issues windows settings
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Multiple icon change in .lnk Shortcut
I probably have a silly problem, but I can't find a way out after hours of google. I have a folder with pictures. I moved some of them to a different folder and replaced them with a shortcut to the new location. The newly created shortcut works perfectly but its icon is the icon of the refered...- Giacomo Buico
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- change command customization file management folders icons multiple programs properties shortcuts user interface windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Microphone ingame sound/background noises
3-4 day's ago my mic was working perfectly, No background noises just my voice but now my mic records my ingame sound and wen i am pressing key's. Wen i go in recording devices,Properties then click listen to device on my microphone i hear sound on my left ear- TheUnknown
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- audio background devices in-game microphone properties recording settings sound windows
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 8 Can not access C: Drive any longer
Hello, I recently became the proud owner of a Windows 8 BSOD. I did a refresh and afterwards I can not access my C: drive. I have gone in to the Properties Tab and tried to change the writes/ take ownership for Administrators and Administrator and applied them. While applying them I get a...- yawa77
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- access issues administrator bsod c drive file ownership properties refresh windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 How can "Computer" be provided as a link to a shortcut?
Hello. I need a shortcut that would lead to "Computer". The problem is however, I don't seem to figure out where and what "Computer" actually is. Is it a folder? Is it an executable? Where is it? I also would like my shortcut to be pointing at "Computer" properties when "Properties" is...- bigpump2012
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- computer customization executable folders manual properties shortcuts windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Why my internet automatic discoonecting after 2 hours??
Why my internet automatic discoonecting after 2 hours? what's the reason for this?? AVG or internet properties?? how to stop disconnecting pls help :-( Link Removed- Bhanu Prakash
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- avg connection disconnect help internet issues network properties timeout troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Dual Monitor Taskbar Properties
Here's something I noticed after setting up dual monitors, very useful feature improvement. Windows 7 Taskbar Properties; Windows 8 Taskbar Properties;- Adamsappleone
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- features multi-monitor properties windows 7 windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Corrupted Text on Starup Menu-Windows 7 Ultimate
Link RemovedDear People, I have a mistifying problem that I have not been able to permanently solve for a long time. The Start Menu area Text appears smudged and barely visible when the Start button is clicked. I am referring to the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window...- cesarino13
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- aero peek corruption display issues properties settings text visibility user interface windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Issue Adding Fonts
I've downloaded a few TTF files from the web... -I tried dragging the files into the Windows Fonts folder and they won't go. -I tried copying the files but the paste option is greyed out. -I tried opening the files hoping for an "install" option and found nothing. -I tried looking at the font...- ACyclingMind
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- community downloading fonts installation issues properties support ttf unblock windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Please Help - disabling LAN PropertiesFor
Here is what I need to do..... I need to disable the properties for the lan adapter in Windows 7. For instance, a user right clicks on there network adapter and properties is disabled. These systems are on a domain. I successfully achieved this with Windows XP machines using a GPO, however...- kmn3686
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- adapter configuration disable domain gpo lan network properties registry windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support