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    PC Keeps Defaulting to USA Region in UK Locale

    I live in the UK but every time I log in to my PC it reverts to the USA region of course this makes my keyboard to be in the US mode . I have used the region change but the US region comes back after I close down.This as only happened after I installed Google and Edge.
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    Windows 10 Going mad turning off highlighted misspelled

    Hi, so after 2,5 years of running this PC without it a couple of weeks ago the spell checker feature simply enabled itself somehow and I can.not turn the damn thing off again. It highlights every word in certain programs and websites like Steam or Link Removed. Here it is turned off, using...
  3. VIDEO Appalachian English

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  4. Windows 10 No start No notifications on bootup

    Hi. When I first bootup the start button and notification buttons are non responseive. I need to reboot the pc before it will work. Any clues as to whats going on? Also is cortana working for thenuk region yet?
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    Windows 8 How to display your name on the taskbar in Windows 8?

    Display your name on the taskbar near the clock in Windows. Now you can customize your Windows taskbar, including the way taskbar buttons look, how they group together when you have more than one window open, display your name. Steps to display your name on the taskbar in Windows 8: Open the...
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    Windows 7 How To Display Long Date In Systray

    I've scoured the net to no avail. I DO NOT WANT TO RAISE THE TASK BAR, I simply want to see what I used to see before this glitch occurred. I've adjusted the region settings and everything else I could find, no go. My lap top, HP Win 7 64 bit, displays the entire name of the day, the short...
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    Windows 7 Loss of English (uk) keyboard settings.

    Hello. I have somehow lost the Keyboard settings for English langauge (uk). The problem occurred today the first time I booted up. It seemed to boot fine at first, then I attempted to load IE. This took an inordinate amount of time. I then attempted to open task manager. Instead I just got a...
  8. Windows 8 Windows 8 Upgrade process at 0%

    If you find that your upgrade download is still hovering around the 0% mark then Tweakguides has this great piece of advice: TweakGuides.com
  9. Incorrect conversion routines in Calculator in an international-language version of Windows 7 or Win

    Fixes an issue in which Calculator may use incorrect conversion routines in an international-language version of Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when different regions define a unit differently. Link Removed
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    Windows 7 no internet access - using ics and vpn service

    hello , im trying to connect my xbox wired to my computer, and sharing a vpn connect to xbox. my computer connect wirelesly to a router, my xbox is connecte wired to my pc. i've created a vpn service , on the sharing tab of the vpn service i open a combo to share this vpn with the xbox lan...
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    Windows 7 Custom Locale

    Hi there! I know it's kinda random to ask this question. Is anybody know what does it mean custom locale here? Control panel > Region and Language. And what is the usage? Thanks for your thought. :) Link Removed
  12. 11 witches, two vampires and a couple of zombies spotted in Wales

    Powys, Wales is a hotspot for the supernatural, according to police records that suggest all manner of weird and wonderful creatures have visited the region. Dyfed Powys Police have been asked to investigate 26 ghosts, 20 UFOs, 11 witches and even two vampires in recent years, while...
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    Windows 7 Changing default setting for all users

    Hello all, I was hoping someone here could help me with the default settings on a new Window 7 install. For some reason the default region is set to the UK instead of the US. This is causing problems with the keyboard setup and date format. Is there a way to change the default region for all...
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    Windows 7 language issue

    With a new computer I inadvertently changed the language to German. I speak only English. I cannot get my English back. USA does not seem to be listed on the regions list. I found Canada and tried that and the language to English, but everything still comes up in German. Help
  15. Windows 7 Windows Media Center issue

    Hi friends: I'm relatively new to W7, and have never really used WMC. I just set up WMC, but when I try Internet TV and some other features, I get an "unsupported country or region" message. What is this about??? :confused: I live in Puerto Rico, which is part of USA! Thanks
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    Windows 7 DVD Region

    Is anyone else getting this error? Link Removed due to 404 Error After I upgraded and inserted a DVD for the first time it popped up a window saying that the dvd was region 1 and that I had to set a region. I set it to region 1 and now I get this error every time I insert any DVD. I tried...
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    Windows 7 How to choose capture card region in windows 7?

    In windows xp it was so easy i right clicked on the capture card and chose the region but in windows 7 i cant.
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    Windows 7 Win 7 Enterprise, cannot set Region

    I have installed Windows 7 Enterprise. I cannot set the region to Australia, Darwin. The dialog goes crazy and will scroll to Zimbabwe! I use diaog to find Australia and the dialog takes over and drops the list back to Z. I have not installed any applications. Aagh! Any ideas? I have...
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    Windows 7 DVD wrong region problem

    Whenever I try to play a DVD it says that my DVD is not formatted for this region. I do not know what is up. If I use the media player classic then the DVD plays. It is only when I use Windows Media Player. Any suggestions? Thanks!!!
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    Windows 7 Wrong Keyboard Setting

    Hi, Have installed Windows 7 and it is running fine but my problem is, I assume that with keyboard region setting something must have gone wrong, I can not reset my keyboard to English-Australia, or English-US, all the numbers and letters are OK but a number of characters are reversed and the...