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Windows 7 Cannot turn Windows Firewall off
I noticed today when turning my computer on that my Windows firewall is turned on. I have been using the firewall through Kaspersky for aprox. 4 years now and by no means am I changing to the Windows anytime soon. The problem I am having is when I open the page up that shows where I can turn it...- dragnslayr
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- computer help firewall kaspersky security settings software conflict troubleshooting user support windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 My computer gets extremely slow when using any browser
I can do anything on my computer and everything runs very smooth as long as I don't open a browser. I can open very large images, open any program like Photoshop or any other program that normally needs some time to load and it loads very fast, but as soon as I start any browser it doesn't...- Ptolemy
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- browser computer issues disk cloning freezing hard drive internet explorer loading issues performance issues reboot safe mode software conflict system restore task manager temporary fix troubleshooting visual studio windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Classic Shell, Windows Explorer, and Spybot?
Hi I had a strange problem today and I just got it fixed. When I would right click on anything in the Left Windows Explorer column, Windows Explorer would close. I could right click on anything in the right side of the screen OK but that meant that I could right click on anything but the...- MikeHawthorne
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- error file explorer file management right click shell software conflict spybot uninstall user experience windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Black Screen After System Restore
I have a hp envy running Windows 8.1. I recently ran a system restore, and ever since it has run the hp logo, then gone to a black screen and stayed there. Things I've tried: Boot in safe mode: No change. Startup Repair: Said it couldn't fix it, but I can't get to the log file to find out why...- Alwayssnarky
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- antivirus bios black screen command prompt disk space hp envy mcafee partition repair reset safe mode software conflict startup repair system restore tech support troubleshooting user experience windows 8.1
- Replies: 29
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Having problems updating Windows/ Control panel crashes
I had a program called StartIsBack installed on my computer, and after deciding that it was not needed, I removed it. Recently, when I log in, I can see that there are updates available to Windows. However, when I try to enter Windows Update in Control Panel it either does not load and crashes...- RainbowNipTips
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- ccleaner control panel crash error freezing important updates installation issues malwarebytes missing files oem disk safe mode software conflict startisback system restore troubleshooting unimportant updates user issues windows issues windows refresh windows update
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Sony VAIO VPCF2290X random BSOD
Hi, I find myself in front of a very hard problem... random BSOD. I've had it for a long time now (changing HDD or RAM did not help). Specs: win7 x64 home premium sp1 avg free edition 2014.0.4259 ZoneAlarm Free Firewall version: 11.0.780.000 The funny thing is that I get the BSOD when doing...- treaz
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- antivirus bsod dump files error analysis hardware hdd issues home premium memory issues performance issues ram upgrade random issues software conflict sony vaio system crash tech support troubleshooting user error windows 7 zonealarm
- Replies: 29
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Screen "flashes" what might be the problem?
Hello! Some days ago everything was OK with my computer, but at next day when I opened my computer I saw that suddenly there was a twinkling at the bottom of screen (from side to side). In next days it have become cumbersome and my eyes hurt because of that. Picture itself is usual...- Milk
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- color calibration computer display issues eye strain flickering graphics driver hardware issues horizontal flashes monitor processor resolution screen flashing software conflict troubleshooting vertical lines windows
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 8 New installed PC and Win 8.1 causing BSODs
Hey guys, I'm facing various problems with my new PC and very often get BSODs in Windows 8.1. That's why I decided to reinstall Windows completely after formating the SSD. After each important step I safed a Windows backup and started Windows verifier. I recognized installing the newest Nvidia...- eric87
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- bsod clean install computer issues driver conflicts error codes error diagnosis eset security kernel error memory issues memory management minidump nvidia drivers reboot software conflict ssd installation system crash troubleshooting windows 8.1 windows verifier
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Start Menu not accessible; network icon infintely repeating; can't access basic windows services.
Problems on my friend's laptop, which I'm trying to fix. First problem. Boot up (~35 seconds) and I'm on desktop. Open Start Menu and click on a program (say for example, IE). It loads for a bit, then the icon on the taskbar disappears. Let's open a different program, Chrome. Loads for a bit...- GeneralHiningII
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- application issues control panel driver issues event viewer performance issues process management safe mode software conflict system performance system repair system restore troubleshooting user interface wifi windows issues windows services
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows 8 unable to burn DVD
When attempting to burn ISO files from Windows Explorer, Windows Disc Image Burner takes an extremely long time to do anything then errors out saying: The disc image didn't burn successfully because an error occurred. (Error code: 0x8007045D) I have attempted to use Imgburn but it will not...- NWoods
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- disk image drive recognition dual boot dvd burning eject error 0x8007045d error codes file explorer hardware issues imgburn iso linux performance issues software conflict third-party tools troubleshooting windows 8
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Odd Game Crashes
Core i7 3820 ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard 16gb Samsung 30nm RAM 2x Diamond AMD HD 7970s in XF 2x Samsung 830 256gb SSDs Seasonic X 1050 PSU Custom Liquid Cooling loop Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Lately I have been crashing every time I start up a steam game, specifically Metro: LL, Borderlands...- RalphWasntHere
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- amd hd 7970 audio catalyst drivers custom build driver issues event viewer game crashes liquid cooling malwarebytes memory diagnostic overclocking performance issues prime95 reinstall windows software conflict steam system freeze troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Multiple bsods and further problems
Hello This is my second post regarding this problem(first one: Link Removed) I have done everything mentioned in the first post and I keep receiving bsods, not as often anymore around 1 per every 2-3 weeks, when watching youtube videos on opera, the last bsod popped up the instance the video...- szymekk3
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- boot issues bsod computer noise diagnostics forum hardware issues memory memtest86 opera repair tools software conflict system issues system restore tech support troubleshooting windows 7 windows issues youtube video
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 unable to delete
For some reason I can't delete or move or rename a .mkv file. It says "The action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program Close the file and try again" I've tried rebooting in safe mode and still get the same message. I was wanting to move this file to another drive...- artoo
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- delete issues disk space file locking file management mkv safe mode software conflict unblock user solutions windows troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows Media Center has taken over PC
While trying to address another issue, I selected to open a program with default program. I evidently chose Windows Media Center. Now, no matter what I do, WMC pops up. It pops up even when I try to open Freecell. Tried to do a system resore but it gives me an "unspecified error". My Live...- trojwl
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- default programs freecell laptop issues media center software conflict system restore troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 IE 9 browser problem with default webpage
recently i installed BIT DEFENDER 2013 everything was going alright before, but after installation of BD my browser does not allow me to set home page of my own. every time i provide browser name to be set default it redirects to blank page automatically. what should i do as it is very...- shaheedmarwat
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- bitdefender browser home page internet explorer redirect settings software conflict user experience webpage windows issues
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Explorer Keeps Freezing
First off, Hi :) I'm new here. My Problem: Yesterday my PC was working fine when I was using it for one of my classes. I shut it off when it was time to go and when I started it back up a few hours later. As soon as it got past the boot logo it went to BlueScreen and shut back off. Up until...- V3N0M
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- adobe indesign blue screen boot issues clean install computer issues ddr3 ram explorer freezing intel nvidia software conflict system performance system restore system specs task manager troubleshooting windows 7
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 W7 boots normally but not in safe mode
When I try to boot Windows 7 in safe mode it waits several minutes after loading drivers, then closes down and reboots to normal mode. I find this in the process of investigating 'unspecified error 766f6c756d652e63 3f1' whereby I cannot check the disk without first doing a system restore and I...- jsampson1945
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- boot issues corruption disk check drivers error safe mode software conflict system restore troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 BSOD Problem IRQ LESS THAN OR EQUAL 0x0000000a
I'm having this BSOD after formating my laptop and installing some softwares later. I included all the dumps created by W7 tool and upload it here. The softwares I'm using is McAfee Antivirus, Nero, Chrome,Firefox,Ccleaner, Virtualbox, Foxit. ==================================================...- Leo123
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- blue screen bsod ccleaner chrome driver issues dump files error firefox foxit irq mcafee memory management nero performance issues software conflict system crash troubleshooting virtualbox windows 7 windows update
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 BSOD all the time
Hello i need some help im getting random bsod all the time and i dont know what to do i tried with backups and ram testing but it looks okay so i would like to ask what could be wrong- David Ov
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- backup blue screen bsod hardware issues memory test random issues software conflict system issues troubleshooting windows issues
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Truly bizarre unwanted instant power shutoff, somehow related to Netflix ONLY!
Hi, folks! Gird your grid for a very long OP describing a truly baffling puzzle. I apologize for the length, but I've spent a great deal of time and effort researching this issue and experimenting and testing various hypotheses, so I've provided a lot of details which I hope will allow you...- Ninethe
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- browser issues dell device management event log external power hd playback hdmi microsoft support netflix power issues remote viewing shutoff problem silverlight software conflict streaming system crash temperature check troubleshooting video playback windows 7
- Replies: 18
- Forum: Windows Help and Support