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Windows 8 [URGENT] I Cannot Open Anything (Windows 8.1)
Hey, guys! Well, everything was working good last night, but I tried to open up Chrome today and NOTHING is working. I can't open Chrome. I can't start Task Manager. I can't open Control Panel. I can't even launch apps from my Start screen. Oh, and none of my startup apps are opening. My...- ShoobieStomper
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- application chrome control panel keyboard mouse restart startup issues task manager troubleshooting user support windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 how to prevent blank desktop opening?
hi, i am facing a problem past 5 months, pls help me to solve it, when i switch on my laptop, while its showing "Hi WELCOME screen, Installing apps... and many tools/apps installing, (i saw this screen when i purchased my laptop in show room), every-time showing this msgs, then finally it shows...- venkatesh
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- admin rights blank desktop desktop location device connectivity event log laptop issues network connection notifications performance restart sign-in issues startup issues system profile tech support troubleshooting user account windows installation windows services
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 How do you load Windows 8 in safe mode?
Hi I was messing around trying to find a way to boot Windows 10 into safe mode. I think you can get to it through the Repair and Recovery window, but I don't see a way to open the repair window unless you actually have issues and it open on it's own. I suppose that makes sense, if you...- MikeHawthorne
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- configuration f8 key repair safe mode startup issues troubleshooting windows 10 windows 8
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Internet Explorer randomly opening and I don't know why
So ever since I had to re-install Google Chrome the other day I have had the issue of Internet Explorer randomly opening on it's own. It opens one window when I start windows (and no it's not allowed in start up), it also randomly opens itself when I open programs it mostly happens when I launch...- Flipside
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- bugs chrome cs:go internet explorer malwarebytes random opening startup issues steam system restore windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Ethernet adapter problem
Now a days, whenever I start my Windows 8.1 pc the Ethernet Adapter doesn't start, whereas if I disable & enable from device manager or restart the pc then it works well. If anyone know the solution please help.- kartikray7
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- adapter connectivity device manager ethernet network startup issues troubleshooting windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 New comp, win 7 was supposed to be already install but....
I got my new comp today, was told that Win 7 would already be installed. turned it on & get this on the monitor, choose which boot device or boot disk, restart comp then press any key to continue. Shouldn't it start up with wind 7 if it is already installed ? So I then try to boot from disk &...- stormchaser
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- boot drive boot issues installation new computer startup issues tech support windows 7
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 starts only after reset
Hi I recently istalled windows 8.1 and everything is ok but this weird thing: Everytime I start the pc, it reaches to a point where there is black screen and I can only see the move (working). Nothing happens from there, I have to reset ans there you go, it starts alright! It's an old computer...- John Floxie
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- black screen disk check hard drive intel motherboard old hardware reset startup issues troubleshooting windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Hp all in one black screen after turning on
When I turn on my hp all in one, it comes to a black screen, and I don't know why, the fan runs good Things I tried: Taking the case off and getting rid of dust- Supply
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- all-in-one black screen display issues dust removal fan issues hardware check startup issues system repair troubleshooting
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Blue screen of death help
hello, I two days ago I was just editing a video and I didn't install any new software or change anything, all I did is save some pictures from google and opened some pictures that my boss sent me , I shut down my computer like normal and the next day, when i started my computer up I got the...- Reid
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- blue screen bsod computer error help pc troubleshooting startup issues troubleshooting video editing windows
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Winrs.exe - CPU/memory usage
Hi guys, New here and not great with computers so please bare with me! Have tried running a search across the problem but can't seem to find a fix for my issue. I'm having problems with "WinRS.exe" - It runs constantly in the background but probably every 5-10 minutes it will suddenly cripple...- JTTT
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- background processes computer issues cpu usage firefox itunes lag memory usage monitor issues performance power supply startup issues streaming task manager update windows winrs wireless key
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 brand new computer with mmloaddrive.exe error! Please help
Hi I'm totally a newbie greatly in need of advice and steering in the right direction. I just bought a brand new never been used desktop pc pre installed with 64 bit Windows 8.1 and I'm straight up getting a mmloaddrive.exe error Window pop up at start up. what is going on? Should I return...- leelou dallas
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- desktop error mmloaddrive new computer preinstalled software startup issues tech support troubleshooting user help windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 OS Lag/Freezing/Blue Screen/Failed Startups
hello, all I received a custom built computer for Christmas almost a year ago, in that I won't be able to name my system specs or hardware, and it was working perfectly fine up until a few weeks. I don't recall installing or uninstalling any important programs but here is an outline of the...- Ace Lee
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- antivirus application blue screen custom pc disk issues freezing lag maintenance os issues performance restart restore point startup issues system tray troubleshooting unresponsive update windows 7
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 How to Prevent Windows 7 from Restarting Automatically After Shutdown
Some time ago after having to reinstall Win7 my computer suddenly began to start the programme anew after I had closed Windows. The time elapsing between closing and starting varied from 2 minutes up to half an hour. Is there any place where I could check the code or alter it so that the...- Carolus
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- code alteration configuration power management program restart reinstall settings startup issues troubleshooting user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Cannot login to Windows, User Profile cannot load and Screen Hang
My screen hanged and turned black, some desktop icons reappear when I move the mouse around. http://i.imgur.com/tZWSakr.jpg I pressed the restart button to restart, loading slow and waited at the 'welcome' and 'preparing your desktop' for a few mins and finally reached inside windows desktop...- wman
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- black screen bsod color distortion configuration desktop issues hard drive login malware performance issues safe mode screen hang service error startup issues system restore tech support troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Random system lag at start up!
I'm not a intel fan so I know little about the Intel side of things but my son has a Q9300 system he simply uses to watch youtube video's & so forth. Anyways he's been having a few problems. At system start up to desktop everything appears normal visually until you try & do things. The mouse...- VsUK
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- cpu usage fault diagnosis hdd activity intel lag memory usage mouse lag pc performance performance process explorer q9300 reboot issues resource monitor startup issues system specs troubleshooting user experience video playback video stuttering
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 HP Laptop Won't boot into Windows 8.1
Last night, my HP laptop (I'm not sure which kind) would not turn off, so I took the battery out to shut it off that way. When I put the battery back in and tried starting it up, it started, but told me that it was "Repairing Disk Errors" so I waited for about an hour and a half, and it blue...- ExecutedNebula
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- blue screen boot issues disk issues hardware refresh laptop repair reset pc startup issues troubleshooting windows 8.1
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Boot Issues on Windows 7: SATA Drives Not Found Prompting F1 Setup
I have this with my win 7 machine. Ione of my computers stops as it's being started. as it is coming up, in the upper right of the screen is: F1 setup...- 12Strings
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- boot f12 key missing drive refurbished sata drive startup issues troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Auto Login w/ Two Accounts
I want my Win7-Pro box to auto start (BIOS Power mgmt Time Set) and launch automated scheduled application. I had to disable UAC so it can start and run like my old XP. This works with one account and no password. I wanted full admin permissions so I created 2nd acct, super-admin with...- sorgum
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- admin rights auto login automation bios settings credential management startup issues task scheduler uac user account windows 7
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 8 Windows Update Service Is not Running / Possible Error with Startup
I'll try to make this brief but descriptive. Noticed that Microsoft Security Essentials had not received definition updates in 5 days. Tried to update manually through MSE interface and could not connect to server. Tried to find updates using Windows Update and received an error that the...- magreevm
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- dell error fix microsoft security performance services startup issues troubleshooting windows 7 windows update
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows 8 boot issue
I recently installed windows 8.1 from 7 and the installation process was smooth and seemed to work just fine. However, once I shutdown and booted up again I got a blank screen right after the windows logo appeared. I can change the volume and brightness at the blank screen but not anything else...- joethomas
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- black screen boot issues dell studio installation safe mode startup issues thumb drive troubleshooting uac windows 8
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows Help and Support