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    Windows 7 Boot time over 3 minutes

    Hello all, After cleaning out a computer I am still having issues with my boot up time, it takes over 3 minutes to get a workable desktop. it boots up to the login interface fairly quickly, but when I log in it takes really long for the desktop to show and when it does it seems to be busy doing...
    • geo77
    • Thread
    • boot time ccleaner computer issues core i7 defrag hard drive msconfig optimization performance ram resource monitor slow boot soluto spyware startup apps system integrity troubleshooting uninstall apps virus scan windows 7
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. PlumSauc3

    VIDEO PlumSauc3's Tips and Tricks

    How to Group Tiles in Windows 8 Quick Access Menu Managing Startup Applications
    • PlumSauc3
    • Thread
    • customization productivity quick access startup apps tile groups tips tricks user interface windows 8 youtube video
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
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    Windows 7 Application Layer Security

    A lot of people here asking what is the best way to secure ones windows PC, what is the best antivirus out there etc. There is no best for a single person, since we are all different and so are our needs. There have been many threads just showing you different security products, but i...
    • b0r1s
    • Thread
    • advanced user antivirus avast avira comodo configuration defence+ firewall freeware heuristics malware power users sandbox security software security standard user startup apps system scan user levels windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows Security
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    Windows 7 Geforce 280 GTX Mystery crashes

    [Solved] I have a good one. I hope someone can figure this out because it has me stumped... I've been running a Geforce GTX 280 with the latest drivers fine for as long as i've had the card. Recently i've been getting crashes as soon as I boot to desktop that scramble the screen pink and...
    • Grandson
    • Thread
    • compatibility crash drivers graphics card gtx 260 hardware malware nvidia pc components performance pixelation recovery reinstall safe mode startup apps troubleshooting update user support visual artifacts windows 7
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
  5. Soichiro

    Windows 7 Random BSOD right after login

    Hi I've Windows 7 Home Edition 64-bit installed, and everything had been working fine for almost a year until early this month. Getting random BSOD or simply a split second garbage screen and immediate reboot a few seconds after keying in password in the login screen most of the time (around 7...
    • Soichiro
    • Thread
    • application error bsod eset nod32 firefox gigabyte memory minidump performance random crashes reboot registry safe mode software conflict startup apps system specs system temperature troubleshooting windows 7 windows security
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
  6. Gil80

    Windows 7 Hard disk always active and computer is very slow - wasn't used to be like this

    Hi all. I'm running Win7 Ultimate 64bit. This is my rig: CPU: Intel E8500 @ 3.45GHz (OC) RAM: OCZ Titanium 2x2GB @ 1152MHz FSB432x8.0 MB: Gigabyte EX38-DS4 (BIOS F3) GPU: ATI Palit 4870 1GB Dual Edition I have WD HDD 500GB Sata2 and WD HDD 160GB Sata1 for my videos and music only. The main HDD...
    • Gil80
    • Thread
    • ati graphics ccleaner computer issues hard drive hardware hdd activity intel motherboard ocz optimization performance registry cleaner services slow pc startup apps system restore tech support troubleshooting virus windows 7
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 Slow Connecting to Network on Windows Start

    Hi, I have a dual boot Pc (Windows 7 64bit / Win XP 32 bit) and I have noticed that when I start XP by the time I have entered my logon details and Windows Desktop has loaded that I am connected to my router and have access to the NET, but with Windows 7 this is not the case it can take up to...
    • gavinjb
    • Thread
    • cable connection issues connectivity dual boot edimax internet access network network settings performance router slow startup startup apps troubleshooting update user experience windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  8. eharris

    Windows 7 Stuck on "Welcome" screen & system restore - why only one point?

    I'm running Win7 Pro x64, which is a fresh install upgrade from WinXP Pro x32, installed during the first weekend in November, just a few weeks ago. I've included more detailed specs in my user profile, though I don't think my questions are spec-dependent. I just had the strangest problem. I...
    • eharris
    • Thread
    • computer boot error message event viewer installation issues logging malware os upgrade performance issues restore point safe mode software configuration startup apps system restore troubleshooting usage patterns virus scan welcome screen windows 7
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support