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    Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14965 for Mobile and PC

    Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14965 for Mobile and PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Language Packs for PC have been slightly delayed for this build. For those of you with Language Packs installed, we recommend holding off...
  2. BLaZiNgSPEED

    Windows 8 Windows Store and VWAHost.exe running at startup background, how do I disable it?!

    I have Windows 8.1 Pro installed upgraded recently from Windows 7. Unfortunately I have a problem with the Store app constantly running at startup and it does not go away unless I manually Terminate it from the Task Manager. It seems to be ingrained with my Microsoft Account. Because even...
  3. BobDobalina

    Windows 7 [Outlook 2007] import settings.reg fails.

    Hello, I saved my Outlook 2007 settings in my previous Win 7 Ultimate version and now have Win 7 Pro (as shown in http://praxistipps.chip.de/outlook-2007-konten-exportieren_13068 ). I wanted to import them, but now I get the message: Can not import: Error acces to regestry The saves reg seems...
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    Windows 7 Need expert help with file association changes via registry

    For some unknown reason, my image file associations in Windows Explorer keep getting undone, such that they show up in Explorer without an associated application (or occasionally with a wrong association). For example, when I examine the properties of any .jpg file, the "Open With:" property...
  5. Kirmmela

    Windows 7 Regedit won't run. Stuck with this for a couple of days now. Please Help.

    Just to be clear, it's not one of those usual things. I got Win 7 Home Premium. CMD, Task Manager, all exe files and GPEdit works fine. Everything works fine actually - exept regedit just does not respond. I have Nod32 and my PC is virus / malware free. All I want is just access to registry...
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    Windows 7 Windows message says cant remove Homegroup

    I am trying to remove 'Homegroup' as it is not needed and my Internet and Outlook wont open until that icon appears on my desktop and that takes a couple of extra minutes after everything else is ready. I followed the instructions below. But when I click on 'Leave the Homegroup' I get a...
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    Windows 8 Reset Default Program For .bat

    Ok, to cut to the chase I accidentally changed the default program to open .bat files to note pad. How would I change it back so it would execute the command? I googled it, nothing that helped was found. I tried deleting the User Choice and .bat in the registry. Still didn't work. Any .bat files...
  8. davidhk129

    Windows 10 Windows Update setting

    Since Build 9841, I had to use registry editor to change Auto update to Manual. Today, while visiting another forum, one person reported that..... "Just discovered that the new version allows me to set do W-10 updates manually." I assume he meant that he can now change update settings the old...
  9. Kaylee Ann

    Windows XP XP Registry

    How do I remove something in the registry that says "Cannot be deleted?" This is NOT any files that belong to the XP OS!
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    Windows 7 Editing Registry Keys

    I'm trying to use TinyUmbrella, but it won't start. From surfing the net, I found a solution which I don't know how to apply. Here is what he, who wrote this long ago (so I can't ask him about it now), wrote: Set the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JavaSoft\Prefs\com\sema...
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    Windows 7 www.22find.com virus

    Whenever I go onto Internet Explorer, I get a warning from my anti-virus saying it was a high risk site. It directs me to 22find.com even though Google is set as the home page. I've restarted several times, changed the home page, reset IE, downgraded IE from 10 to 9, none of which worked. I...
  12. RodBarnes

    Windows 7 Windows Time service fails to start

    I've done a lot of searching on this issue, found several articles, tried some solutions: Nothing works. The Windows Time service just fails to start at boot. It doesn't produce an error in the event logs; it just fails to start. But I can manually start it from Services. Or I can manually...
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    Windows 8 Strange characters in file Properties instead of time stamp

    Hello. I am using a Dell laptop with Windows 8 Home. The file Properties show strange symbol-type characters where there should be numbers etc. See Screenshot... This character problem has existed for a while, more than 6 months I guess. 1) Antivirus scans are clean. 2) All Region and...
  14. gremlinkurst

    Windows 7 AlwaysShowExt For Specific Extensions

    Not long ago I was experiencing an annoying problem: the file extension for ICO files were always displayed while known filetypes' extensions were set to be hidden. My primary icon editor/handler was (and still is) IconLover, and at one point I my registry explorations, I found the offending...
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    Windows 7 problem with changing windows 7 log on screen background

    Guys, I tried to change the log on screen.First I located to the computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background and added a new DWORD value from0 to 1.Then I navigated to the C:\Windows\System32\Oobe folder and made a new folder renamed...
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    Windows 7 Corrupt Registry

    Asus windows 7 x64 So I got the corrupt registry (Yay me!:razz:) error and can't get into anything like normal, safe mode, etc. I can get into the command prompt. I can't run system restore as there are no restore points and startup repair doesn't fix it. I also replaced the the registry...
  17. Drew

    Windows 8 Eliminate Accidentally Hitting Charms Bar

    For those (of us) that want to stay on the old familiar Desktop when using Win-8, having the charms bar pop up when we touch the right corners of the screen, is just not acceptable. Here's a fix that removes that activity. 1. Open Registry Editor (press Win+R, type regedit.exe in Run dialog...
  18. Medico

    Windows 8 Method to Disable Charms Bar

    I found this in another Forum. Many have asked how to do this: Very Cool!. The Charms Bar is still available, but does not pop up until you actually put your cursor in the Top, Right or Bottom Right corner and slide it along the right edge, then Charms pops up. Gives a way to not have Charms...
  19. K

    Windows 7 Recently used programs not showing up in Start Menu

    I've been having some issues with my start menu lately. A few days ago, I did a system restore on my computer and everything was fine except for my start menu, all of my recently used programs have disappeared. The ones that I have pinned were still there, but none of the ones that pop up when...
  20. The Doomed

    Windows 7 changed "Open with" and can't change it back

    I did by a mistake change the standard "open with" when i was trying to load a mod into a game i changed a program (exe) to a winrar file and alle files on my pc with .exe has been changed and cannot be used I have even tried to use regedit.reg but without luck plz help
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