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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...

Since upgrading to Windows 10 Version 1511, 10586 when I log online I keep getting the following message Microsoft Office Outlook Either there is no default mail client or the current cannot fulfil the messaging request. Please run Microsoft Outlook and set it as the default mail client. I...

I have a lenovo pc running windows 7 and only is used to run a digital signage program which displays on a TV. The program will run when I start it at 4:30 am and will run constantly all day. We close at midnight and it is still running. At some point between midnight and 4;30 am again, I...

I am running windows 7 pro 64 bit desktop....I continuously get a popup message titled "Drive Map Alert": The drive map server cannot run because you are running another application that has exclusive use of port 80. To continue, you must locate the application using port 80 and close or stop...

I have a learning center app - computer has about 10 logins each login is for a different class one is for MS Office one for Open Office one is for beginner etc. All programs are installed for all users, but some users do not have direct access to all programs. the MS Office and Open Office...

Ok, can somebody please tell me how to solve such a simple problem? Like in XP everytime i open a picture i want it to replace the one i opened previously in Windows Photo Viewer, wich seems to be the default pic viewer in Win 7. But everytime it ALWAYS opens a new window! It's such a simple...

i know this is totally unrelated to windows 7, but i have an issue with some video drivers which refuse to install on windows 2008, i know they work on windows 2003, but i just assume that drivers for these two operating systems are similar ?? does anyone know what i need to change in an .inf...

Well this is a weird circumstance I've found. So I purchased an open box Acer G72GX the other day and noticed when I got home that the internal network card wasn't working. No driver and it wasn't even listed in Device Manager as existing. I figured whatever, I'll try installing a clean...

Hello i want to manage system restore points, but in windows 7 you can only delete all restore points or leave them. and i cant delete specific restore points i had create. in win xp i could set the life time of last restore points : Link Removed in windows 7 i didnt find any value like...

I can't figure out how to clear or disable the recent history list for specific programs. I understand how to handle the "Recent Items" list, but many applications (excel, image viewers, etc) also show a list of recent documents they've opened. How can I either disable or clear these lists? Thanks.

Hi all, I notice on my new installed Windows 7 Pro 64 bits that some programs do not save their preferences (options), as when I close and run them again the new preferences are still the old ones instead of the changed. --------------------------- EDIT 20091122: I correct myself, only the...

I have been having trouble with my new laptop it is a Dell Inspiron 1318. It has a Intel Graphics card (My problem). I was able to play These games on it in Win7's Beta but now that I have the full version I am having trouble.ALL of my games don't work. They don't even display an error. I have...

The sound lags when I for example scroll in Internet Explorer, it seems like the computer is giving priority to other processes than the sound process, I say this because the lag only occur the first time I scroll on a newly opened web page, the next time the information is cached. In programs...