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Pennsylvanians hunting for holiday bargains can now buy refurbished phones, laptops and other electronics with greater confidence thanks to the PennPIRG Education Fund’s newest Fixed for the Holidays shopping guide — a practical playbook that pairs deal-hunting tactics with safety checks...

Windows 10 will stop receiving free security fixes on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC can’t take the free Windows 11 upgrade, you have five realistic paths forward: enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU), buy or rent a new Windows 11 PC (including cloud PCs), perform an unsupported upgrade...

The Dell Precision 5550 spec sheet that appears in the teamduval.org listing — claiming a 10th‑generation Intel Core i7‑10850H, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 and Windows 11 Professional in a 15.6‑inch mobile workstation chassis — largely matches configurations Dell offered for...

Microsoft’s consumer-facing pricing can feel like a maze of subscriptions, promotions, and licensing fine print — and the piece you provided distills three practical, high-impact ways ordinary users and small businesses can cut that bill dramatically. The recommendations range from snapping up...

Fall’s back-to-school shopping season just got a lot more strategic: Microsoft’s new “Copilot+ PCs” are at the center of a fresh Microsoft guidance piece that spells out seven practical ways students can cut the cost of an AI-capable Windows laptop this semester, from early student discounts to...

When Microsoft officially ends support for Windows 10 on October 14, a wave of challenges and hard choices will wash over individuals, businesses, and IT decision-makers globally. This fast-approaching deadline signals the cessation of free security updates, bug fixes, and regular technical...

As the October 14, 2025, end-of-support date for Windows 10 approaches, users are urged to transition to Windows 11 to maintain optimal security and functionality. Continuing with Windows 10 beyond this date exposes systems to increased vulnerabilities due to the cessation of security updates...

Few questions provoke as much anxiety—and spark as much confusion—in the tech community as the fate of aging laptops and whether they’ll continue to receive vital security updates. The launch of Windows 11 several years ago reignited this debate, sending shockwaves across forums, households, and...

Navigating the bustling world of second-hand laptops can feel a lot like traversing a dense jungle: thrilling yet fraught with potential hazards. As Windows 11 sets a bold new standard with its demanding specifications, the pre-owned laptop market experiences a seismic shift. If you're...

In recent developments, Microsoft has officially disabled a popular workaround that bypassed the hardware requirements for installing Windows 11 on incompatible older PCs. This move signifies the company’s ongoing efforts to tighten the security and performance standards of its operating system...

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for my question... My original Surface Pro stopped charging, so I exchanged it for a refurbished Surface Pro from Microsoft. It is running very slowly on my new machine after I cloned the original. Maybe it's a problem with the machine rather than cloning...

Hi not sure if this is the right forum for my query... I have a refurbished Surface Pro from Microsoft which I received as exchange for my original Surface Pro which stopped charging. I cloned the original one to my new machine but it is running very slow. Not sure if this is definitely due to...

Hi guys I have a refurbished Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 12 and every time I turn it on I have to reset the network adapter to make it work . Even though it says it's working I can't go to any websites if anybody can help that would be much appreciated thanks in advance

Hi folks, firstly I apologise if I am missing something obvious here, or if I have missed a thread... here goes Basically I want a fresh install of windows on my daughters PC. The Laptop was a referb from ebay, and has a referb licence as shown in the image. Trouble is that I cannot seem to...

Hello, Just purchased a company PC fully refurbished for super cheap. It's running Windows 7 and no issues with setup. I have just moved into a rental and had the internet connected on the NBN. My connection is fine and all my lights including the LAN which is connected to my PC are...

I bought a refurbished Windows 10 desktop and I want to install my windows 7 h/d in it. Will it work? The motherboard is bad on my old system. Thanks

I have a VisionTek 9250 Dual Monitor Graphics Card on a MS-7210 Motherboard in a Refurbished Samsung Magic Station running Windows 7 with 4gb of ram, and 1TB of HD space. I know this card is ANCIENT but only one of the ports works (VGA.) It was tested working on a different system. Right...

I have just bought a secondary refurbished Windows 7 laptop, mainly for when all my 4 grandkids are here. It only has 250GB of space and 4MB memory, they love to play Minecraft against each other so how much space is still good for them to play? I don't plan on loading anything that is not...

Just bought a refurbished PC for gaming. It's a Dell 490 vamped up with 8GB RAM, quad 2.33GHz processor, 250GB HHD and 1GB graphics. Was all working fine until I changed it so it would use all 4 cores and all of the RAM. From then the PC wanted to restart and I haven't been able to get past the...

No idea where to post this. My apology if this is the wrong forum. I have been itching to buy a touch screen Windows operated tablet. My roadblock is budget. I have found this which kind of fits my budget....... Microsoft Surface Windows RT 10.6" Tablet 64GB P5T-00002 (Mfg. Refurbished)...