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    Windows 8 Unwanted POPUP

    Hi, I have Win 8.1, suddenly this below pops up on every boot up. Nothing like that shows in the Registry or the start up or anywhere else in msconfig. I deleted the directory ZojcAppem\Vukvlkzu.dllthein win explorer but still it pops up. Any body came across this problem?
  2. Windows 8 Windows Update Error Code: 80072EE2

    Hi, I just bought my partner a new laptop for Christmas. It came with Windows 8 pre installed and has a sticker on it saying we can upgrade to Windows 10. So we click on Windows update and shortly after are presented with this: Windows Update Error Code: 80072EE2 We have tried to start it again...
  3. Windows 8 Windows 8.1 registry entries request

    Can anybody please give me the registry values of "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications" in Windows 8.1? Thanks in advance.
  4. "NVM#: Effective Environment Variables Manager"

    Today's project isn't a Visual Studio Extension, isn't a language or service. But it's something that will help what ever Dev has to do one time or another, editing environment variables. We've had environment for forever, but the UI to edit them has not really advanced. You have to remember...
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    Windows 7 Event Viewer - Found two problems

    Hello! I've found two problems in the Event Viewer on my newly installed Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I had some Peer Networking problems too but I fixed that from a post here on Windows Forums. :) But I don't know how to fix these two problems. First one is a warning (Logname: Application |...
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    Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 opening PPTX files as a Picture Icon

    I've got a user on a Windows 7 (x86) laptop with Microsoft Office 2010 installed, alongside Microsoft Project 2007. Whenever he tries opening PPTX files, no actual content is displayed but instead, only what appears to be an icon representing a picture file right in the center of the screen...
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    Windows 7 win 7 updates

    Hi, I`ve spent a week on google trying to find a solution to my problem and its starting to drive me nuts. I got my old pc out of the cupboard and when I first tried to use it all went well and when I tried to update the OS it just hung on the checking for updates screen. I`ve tried numorus...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 Start Button Dead

    I have read lots of people are having this problem, have tried everything I've found, nothing fixes this issue for me. I did the free upgrade from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro. As with many other people, the start button, Cortana, Edge, store, calculator - doesn't work and has not worked at...
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    Windows 10 reserved win 10 corrupted most of reg files

    I reserved win 10 months ago for my laptop built by HP and win7 installed by HP and after finally getting the ok I downloaded as instructed. After reboot my desktop was weird like half win10 and 7. I go into logs and it says my registry files are corrupt so luckily I revert back to 7 and now my...
  10. Windows 10 the frickin' GWXUX...

    I have windows 8.1 and am quite happy with it. Don't want to upgrade to the "free" Windows 10. But getting a bit po'd about the GWXUX cropping up on every re-start. (no hurry to get win10). Don't give me some crazy amount of steps to get rid of it. Is their a REG to just kill it...??? (or...
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    Windows 10 BSOD windows 10

    I bought this windows 10 computer the first day it came out. Haven't had any problems with it until today. I woke it from sleeping and it gave me the BSOD and said it had to restart. It showed me a code of hiber_iastor.sys I'm not a computer guy. I use it for emails and radio...
  12. Windows 10 Enable Dark theme in Windows 10

    Hi, I am going to show you how to enable the Dark Theme in Windows 10. After seeing 5000+ request on Win Feedback for it, I thought I'd post it here, since it's technically already here for those that want it. You just need access to your registry to change 2 keys. However, if you were part of...
  13. Windows 8 Mouse keys, both keys do the same action after virus removal

    Hi! It was a some kind of virus on a computer and noone of the keys was working properly(could only switch between windows by clicking and nothing more), both (left and right) shows menu now after removing the virus. It is an Acer laptop with Windows 8. How to reset or configure them to work as...
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    Windows 10 Registry change/desktop rearranging

    Hello, I've got a problem with desktop. After reboot/restart or even refresh desktop all icons are moved to left side of screen. I found this solution: In regedit go to those 2 destinations HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42aedc87-2188-41fd-b9a3-0c966feabec1}\InProcServer32\ and...
  15. Windows 10 Registry Experts: Help me get Cortana settings back

    I'm hoping some registry experts here can help. I have lost my Cortana settings. When I click the settings icon (3rd from the top on the left), nothing happens. I may have become a bit overzealous in my attempts to disable Cortana, but now I have lost the options to turn it on and off. How do I...
  16. How To: Remove the Action Center from Windows 10

    If you find the Action Center in Windows 10 annoying, you can remove it through a Windows registry modification. read more Continue reading...
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    Windows 10 Don't get windows 10

    Hey! I couldn't get windows 10, due to not being able to install windows 8.1 for some strange reason. So I followed the guide from dssjr85, Guide: How to force Windows 10 Update even if "incompatible" But, the OSUpgrade folder didn't exist on my registry, so I had to create it. And then I did...
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    Windows 10 Back -Up

    Hi I recently upgraded Win 7 to Win 10; though it looked nice, several of my apps would not work, In particular, Kaspersky IS and NVIDIA Experience just would not work. I fiddled around for ages and, finally. downgraded back to Win 7. After several registry problems, I got KIS 16 and NVIDIA...
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    Windows 7 Firefox connection settings greyed out.

    I am an IT person. I create images for an organization. I get a base image from our organization, tailor it for our specific needs and create the new image. We are using Windows 7 Enterprise but are not using a domain controller (No AD). The problem is someone at a high level recently...
  20. Windows 10 Pointer won't move when a letter is typed (Didn't happen until updated to Win. 10)

    So as many gamers (at least PC Gamers) will probably know by now, the pointer is by far the most important thing to play maly First-Person games, or any games that require a mouse and keyboard to play. My dilema is that my mouse won't move when each letter is "Typed". This problem didn't occur...