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This week has already been a great one for PC gamers. One of the highlights was the very first PC Gaming Show, in which the community was able to celebrate with some of the biggest names in PC gaming and see the innovations that lie ahead. As one of the sponsors of the event, Xbox was on hand to...

Today I was trying to install Steam onto my Windows 8.1 machine (wired connection to internet), and it got stuck attempting to connect to the Steam servers. I also recently was attempting to upgrade an Apple device, and iTunes also got stuck attempting to their servers. I have tried restarting...

I've been having consistent BSODs whenever I'm playing Dota 2. So far I have only tried updating my graphics drivers and disabling all startup apps except the antivirus and steam app but the problem still persists. I really need help. PS: I'm not much of a tech guy so I don't understand most...

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I pre-ordered WWE 2K15 on Steam Friday. It get's released this Tuesday. I need recommendations on good game settings for my pc ? Thanks everyone.

Hello you wonderful people! Let me just cut right to it, my internet connectivity on my laptop has been a bit wonky to say the least. Every time I try to open up Google Chrome, Firefox, Skype or even Internet Explorer, it insta-crashes and asks if I want to re-launch. If I do that, it just keeps...

If anyone wants to check this dump file, here it is. The situation is I start Borderlands in Steam, the Splash Screen comes up but when I click play, it just goes away, no game starts. I see a comment about some instruction not being able to write to some memory address. If it is saying that...

Since Kemical's comments about the DX 12 situation, I have been doing some checking. I realized Borderlands 2 is playing as DX 9 and 32 bit, which is its normal configuration. But I downloaded Borderlands Pre-Sequel which is a DX 10 version and it is still playing in DX 9 (32 bit). I also...

I just got a bigger Intel 530 Series 480GB ssd today. I'm reinstalling Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center x64 on it tomorrow morning after I update it's firmware. I need help, as I can't remember where on my Windows 8 Pro x64 dvd-rom on where the .NET Framework 3.5 installation files are located...

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...

Ok. My son is grounded from the internet. He now "all of a sudden" has a project due that requires the internet. Surprise surprise. SO.... I want to allow internet access for "research", like Google or whatever. BUT - I don't want him sneaking in games, which I know he will. Here's what I...

Hello all, I m using Windows 8.1 64bit that came pre-installed when i bought my laptop and my friend got same Win8.1 preinstalled and we both are using same internet connection of our college but there is difference in connectivities.. I cannot access to softwares like Steam, Adobe creative...

Here's a run down on what happened.. I was trying to launch a steam game but it would not want to launch, so I restarted my computer. Upon launch, I was confronted with a blue screen. I figured I messed something up so I did the "fix your computer" thing and let it run for a couple of hours. I...

I just upgraded my AT&T U-verse Internet service from 24mbps to 45mbps. Could anyone recommend good settings for me to use in TCP Optimizer ? I occasionally use Steam (games/benchmarks) & Origin (games). I also do a lot of video downloads. P.S> On speedtest.net, I'm getting between 50.72 to...

I purchased a SSD a few months ago and re-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on the new drive setting it up as a boot drive... I relocated my libraries to the original HHD since the SSD has only 120GB capacity... This has lead to some issues... All of which i managed to overcome until now. I...

As stated in the title my Inspiron 15 3000 Series has been taking a lot longer when starting up recently. Before the last update it was turning on in like 3 seconds after you put the password in, but now it takes 30 to 40 seconds just to get passed the blue welcome screen. Not to mention, after...

I recently set up a new computer. I tried playing a few different games and the results are always the same. The menus work fine but when I start a game, it plays great and looks great for about 30 seconds. Then my computer suddenly shuts down, and freezes when trying to restart windows...

I have recently (about 4 weeks ago) purchased an Asus R510J, a laptop with pre-installed Windows 8.1. It was running rather smoothly apart from some painful differences I notice coming from Windows 7. The one issue I started to notice however, was that when waking it up in the morning it would...

Hi. About a year ago I built my computer. It worked fine for six months. Then it started crashing so I reinstalled windows 8. That seemed to have worked but now it been crashing again. BSOD's about 10 minutes into pretty much every Steam game I play. However it sometimes but rarely crashes...

Why hasn't or isn't Microsoft building an operating system (OS) exclusively for desktop PC gaming? Something similar to Xbox OS optimized for desktop, mouse and keyboard. With Xbox OS already existing and running on very similar hardware to desktop PC, why isn't there a version for desktop PC...