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Hi, I would really to know when i remove the USB from my computer, i use the USB 20161026 porbably untill 20161110 i removed the USB. I saw pnp happends and two event code 20001 in the system (date 20161110) but the code 20001 was something about a printer, i have not plugged in any printer...

Hi! I`ve been using this PC for over 5 months (Win 7 pro, Intel Core i7 2 cores, 16 g ram, 1 tb hd, 1 gb intel 520 graphics). From the beginning everything was OK, I was downloading and downloading programs, games, etc. About a month ago I stopped (after almost getting all my data eaten by a...

I've used and trusted CCleaner for years, but am afraid to launch its registry cleaning function. Have any of you tried it without any ill results? I know that it does back up the registry, but I still have a mental block when it comes to messing with the registry.

Hello. I would like to remove the shortcut arrows from the icons on my desktop. I made the registry change by creating a new key, naming it Shell Icons and putting in a new string %windir%\System32\shell32.dll,-50 When I start my computer sometimes the arrows are gone and sometimes there is a...

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit Generic (self built) PC I tend to reinstall Windows twice yearly for various reasons & always run into this issue so figured it time to see if there's a simpler solution than the one I'm using. Basically I love the slideshow option & have 3 or 4 folders with up to...

OK, When using Google Chrome, Twitch or YouTube or pretty much anything, my computer will freeze for 40 seconds and then come back. I have been using Microsoft Edge for 2 days and no freezes. (with a little waterfox) SO, now, the only google browser I have installed is Google Chrome portable...

Hi there. Something I used to do in windows 7 doesn't work anymore on windows 10. What I am trying to achieve is running my own program before desktop initializes, so I can display a simple menu without any desktop gui. In windows 7 I did it by replacing value [...

Hey there, I'm an IT Technician at a secondary school currently setting up Windows 10 for our students. Currently they're all using 7 and we have a pre-configured image which we roll out to all our computers using pxe, this is set up with many pre-installed programs and settings. We're...

I want to skip logon after standby in Windows 10 so that I can make automatic backups. One way should be to go to Power Settings and change the settings for logon, but in my computer there is no possibility for changing these settings perhaps because I do not have a Microsoft account and do...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker can access sensitive registry information. Continue reading...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker can access sensitive registry information. Continue reading...

Assume I want to backup (for later restore or for import on another Win 7 computer) all the current Win 7 firewall rules. How do I do this? Where are they stored? In Registry or in a file? Peter

Just after upgrading to the new Windows 10 anniversary update, I'm having problems with my network shares going offline after computer restarts and hibernation. The shared folders that I have set up are hidden/administrative type shares with the $ symbol at the end of the share name. After a...

I did a clean install of Windows 10 earlier and I'vee had 3 bsod's. After the 1st or 2nd one I reinstalled Raxco Perfect Updater and the first time I ran it, it found a few. I ran it again after the 3rd bsod and it said my drivers were up to date. I turned off Samsung Magicians Rapid Mode and...

Hi It's been almost two weeks since I uninstalled Chrome because of problems I was having with my computer after the Anniversary Update. Since then, there have been several updates to Windows 10 and my computer has been running perfectly. So today I decided to reinstall the latest version of...

Was wondering if someone could help me with this one. Got a windows 8.1 with office 2016 on it. I cannot save a new document i create or open an existing document and save as. I can open an existing document and save the changes but not save as something else or export. Things i have tried...

When I first installed windows 10, was just trying to fiddle with it, and you know....tried editing the registry in order to change the selection box colours. By selection box I mean, that box which appears when you pull your mouse towards a particular direction while pressing the left click. I...

Hello ya'll. I have uninstalled Setpoint Software with Advanced Uninstaller but of course, checking through the Registry, I do find at least one remnant of it still. I'll post a screenshot of what I mean. I need to know if I should delete the whole folder or just the stuff within the folder...

I have a Windows system that I can only run in Safe Mode now, but I'd like to run some additional services that don't come in that mode by default. The most important one is the print spooler. I've run the following command which I found in various guides on how to do this: REG ADD...

For the past few days I've been getting the "Display driver has stopped responding and has recovered" error. Screen goes black for a while and when it comes back the error pops up. I fear my graphics card is broken, but I hope not. My laptop has one of those switchable graphics boards. An Intel...