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Windows 8 Do I have to change to Windows 10?
I have Win 8 and ASUS CM 6330/6630/6730/ 6840 series, cannot find which of these I in fact have.Intel (r) core (TM) i7-3770 CPU, 3.40 GHz , RAM 8.00 Gb, 64 bit. My problem is that on each sign up, lately I am getting alert to switch to Win10 as there no more security downloads for Win8. I know...- brod298
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- 64-bit alert asus computer help core i7 cpu intel legacy systems migration notifications ram security software support update upgrade user guide windows 10 windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 High Memory/Disk usage
I've read a million posts on this, none of which have aided me on the slightest. As seen here, my memory and disk usage are insanely high, with no discernible reason as to why. This is the case essentially all the time, and it's perplexing to say the least. In this screenshot, you can see...- Matt Corrigan
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- community disk usage graph hardware hardware reserved help high usage installed memory issues memory performance post ram resources screenshots support system task management troubleshooting windows
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Boot Issues: Screen Static and Freezing on MSI Z77A-G43
I haven't had any problems since I installed windows on a new hd back in 2012. Until now. Yesterday I was on the internet and I see something like static on the screen. After a short while my computer froze. I restored and that seemed to work, but today Windows will not boot. I can boot in Safe...- Constructedid
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- boot issues corsair desktop diagnostics error evga graphics card hardware motherboard msi performance ram restore safe mode ssd static screen system freeze system specs troubleshooting windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Win 10 Pro GA-Z87X-D3H 32 GB RAM random BSOD
Hi, I upgrade my PC to 32 GB ram and everytime when I try to boot get BSOD. URL photos: goo.gl/photos/CvKqM9XfsK4bFinp7 BSOD message is almost random with random filename (or without filename) GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-D3H Intel Core i5-4570 BX80646I54570 Crucial M500 - 240GB (tried non-ssd hdd too)...- mtrakal
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- bsod compatibility crash crucial m500 error ga-z87x-d3h hdd installation intel core i5 memory memtest power supply ram ssd system system stability troubleshooting update upgrade windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Hourglass (round circle)
When I boot up windows 7, an hour glass appears. But of late it takes longer and longer for the hour-glass to disappear. I understand that some function/app or otherwise is in the background, possibly loading. How can I find out what is running in the background that the system is trying...- germania
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- 64-bit application load background processes boot issues cleanmypc cleanup home premium hourglass performance issues ram slow boot spyware superantispyware system performance system type tips troubleshooting user experience windows 7
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Windows 8 Won't boot after windows update
This is on a six-core system, 8GB ram, win 8.1 64bit. Yesterday everything was fine. I went to shut down at the end of the day and selected 'update and shut down.' Then in the morning windows would not boot up. After some digging around it looks like the update moved my entire windows folder...- rpahl13
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- 64-bit backup boot boot issues c drive e drive error help ram repair six-core system restore tech support troubleshooting update update issues windows 8.1 windows folder windows update
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista Installing 4 GB Ram in Toshiba Windows Vista
I have a Toshiba Windows Vista 32 bit and would like install 4GB's of RAM but the limiting factor seems to be the memory addressing capability of the processor. Is there any way to get around this? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, CAG43- CAG43
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- 32-bit hardware installation memory processor ram tech support toshiba upgrade windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Getting BSOD on Wake from Sleep (Faulty_Hardware_Corrupted_Page)
Hello. First time posting so I tried to read the rules on what's expected and have collected the dump file and other info that I will attach. As stated in the title I keep getting an annoying BSOD that states "FAULTY_HARDWARE_CORRUPTED_PAGE" and I first tried to search online for this issue...- XEROenvy
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- bsod corrupted page crash dump files error forum hardware hardware issues help memory performance ram sleep issues software system stability tech support troubleshooting user issues wake issues windows
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 10 BSOD SPECIAL_POOL_DETECTED_MEMORY_CORRUPTION and more
I'm new here on this forum so i'm sorry if i make a mistake here anyway about the problem of BSOD. i usually get a BSOD about DRIVER POWER STATE FAILURE or KERNEL SECURITY CHECK FAILURE. Both of BSOD are 99% never happen when i plugged or charging. But now there a new BSOD happen it...- sorakmony
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- asus g551jw bsod computer diagnostics driver issues driver_power_state_failure error codes forum intel i7 memory issues nvidia gtx 960m performance ram secure_kernel_error software system error tech support troubleshooting user experience windows
- Replies: 56
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 8 problem with ram
hello i have 4 gb ram on my pc.. but on my computer with windows 8 says 3.00 usable.. why? how to fix this? see the screenshot please Link Removed- gianniscfa
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- 4gb ram computer issues hardware issues memory issues performance issues ram system performance troubleshooting usable memory windows 8
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Windows 7 Cannot install SP1 in Win-7
I can install all updates in Win-7 successfully except the SP1. Whenever I try it I finally get an error message (Error #80004005). I've tried the automatic fix but that doesn't do any thing. I have also tried to format my C Drive and load a Win-7 (Pro) with SP1 using a DVD from Microsoft. After...- n2b
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- 32-bit automatic repair backup c drive core 2 duo error failed install hardware ie11 installation intel microsoft pc build ram sp1 troubleshooting update upgrade windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Here's a idea for Microsoft
On the next Xbox Microsoft should call it Xbox PC and include a 1.0TB ssd's in it. They should also give the customer a choice on the cpu, ram and video card inside it. It should run all gaming platforms on it and kill off the low-end game console. It should be marketed as a small living room...- brkkab
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- affordable competition console cpu gaming gog graphics card hardware living room market strategy media hub microsoft origin playstation ram ssd steam uplay xbox
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- Forum: Microsoft Products and Community
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Windows 7 After Reformatting to Win 7 Pro 32 bit loosed RAM Space
Hi Forumers, LUGUY here. My computer has 4.00 of RAM, After I reformatted my Win7 Pro 64 bit to Win 7 32 bit I have only 2.75 GB Usable Memoty RAM in Computer- Properties, but in DRIVE C- Properties appear 432 GB of FREE space of 465 GB of Capacity , why this happen? or if this is normal? Thank...- LUGUY
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- bits memory ram reformat
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 10 BSOD THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER ATI (dxgkrnl.sys + hal.dll + atikm
Hello, Please I am fighting with this problem more than 1 year... I got random freezes (99% just in IDLE time, or when i am just browsing via browser) My HARDWARE: CPU: FX-6300@4.2GHz (Default voltage) + Gelid Tranq. v2, MB: ASUS M5A97 Evo R2.0 SoundCard: Creative Audigy RAM: 2x4GB Kingston...- Kaper
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- asus ati bios browser bsod clean install cooling cpu creative audigy drivers dxgkrnl freezes gpu hal.dll hardware idle ram thread_stuck_in_device_driver troubleshooting windows 10
- Replies: 50
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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What Is Over Clockng!
Hi! I'm always wanting to learn. I feel like I'm fairly knowledgeable about Windows, but I know nothing about hardware. I would like to know a little more about the basics of hardware. I have read about over clockng and it is way over my head. I understand you push your CPU and Ram to perform...- holdum333
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- bsod cpu gaming hardware knowledge learning manufacturer overclocking performance ram
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- Forum: General Computing
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Essential Tool for Scanning RAM Slots and HDD: Crucial (2014)
ussnorway submitted a new resource: Crucial (2014) - handy tool to scan a laptop ram slots or hdd Read more about this resource...- ussnorway
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- 2014 compatibility crucial download efficiency guide hardware hdd laptop performance ram resources scan slots system specs tech industry tools utility windows forum
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- Forum: Software Updates
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Crucial (2014) 1.2
download and run ... it will open a browser page to display your system specs... a handy way to see how many ram slots a laptop has and whats in them now.- ussnorway
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- laptop ram scan slots testing
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Windows 10 blue screen error 0x000001d8
Hello, I have a few times a random error and resulted in a blue screen with the error 0x000001d8. Could somebody help me to solve this problem. I'm using an lenovo u31-70, intel core i5, 4gb ram, ssd. Thanks, Rico- RV27
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- 0x000001d8 blue screen bugs computer core i7 crash diagnostics error hardware intel lenovo performance ram software ssd system error tech support troubleshooting u31-70 windows
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 How to limit memory for certain program (e.g.chkdsk)?
Assume I perform a certain program (in background) which acquires a lot of memory. As an example think of a chkdsk run for an external USB hard disk which uses 6 Gb out of 8 GB physical RAM over a period of hours. This extra ordinary memory consumption slows down the "normal" usage...- pstein
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- background processes chkdsk limit memory performance programs ram usage usb drives windows 7
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Windows 7 Windows cannot start up after ram replacement
I uses a 32 bit windows.7 . I swap the original single 2gb 1066 mhz to a single 4gb 1600 mhz ram stick (both are ddr3) . but after it is installed , the computer restarted automactically after the "starting windows" pops up . but if i put back the original ram with the new once , it cqn actually...- Wong Tsz Shing
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- 32-bit 4gb ram 6gb ram automatic restart boot issues compatibility computer issues ddr3 hardware memory performance ram tech support troubleshooting upgrade windows 7 windows boot
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support