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A shut down may take considerably longer in Windows 7 if it was previously cancelled
Consider the following scenario: You have a computer running Windows 7 and the power button has been configured in Control Panel Power Options to shut down the machine. An application is opened with unsaved work. For example, Microsoft Word is open with... Link Removed- News
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- configuration control panel microsoft word performance shutdown system behavior unsaved work user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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Windows 8 Metro UI apps and their exact status..?
I have been playing with some of the apps, while they are still working, and noticed some things that may or may not been discussed. OK, you can open an app and it will go full screen. So it is obviously open. You can go to the desktop, or another app and the previous app will remain open...- Saltgrass
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- app app status desktop full screen functionality live tiles metro ui multitasking observation system behavior task management tile management user experience user interface weather app windows 10 windows key
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Customizing Guest Desktop Changes Administrator's Desktop Too
My friend set up a guest account on his computer for me to use. Windows7 copied the administrator's desktop icons to the guest account desktop, where I deleted them. Deleting those icons also deleted them on the administrator's account. Is this the way it's supposed to work?- Markbot
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- account settings administrator desktop customization desktop issues guest account icon management system behavior user account windows 7
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 7 Auto resize frustration!
Is it possible to prevent the ridiculous auto "full screen" when one tries to move a window partially off screen - this feature is one of several "new to Win 7" :skull: that make me yearn to return to XP Pro... (My new laptop cannot be configured with Win XP...) For heavens sake Gates - I moved...- Bebbspoke
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- application issues auto-resize configuration feature request feedback firefox frustration full screen laptop linux microsoft software issues system behavior user experience user interface window management windows 7 windows pro workaround
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 7 Desktop Icon appears for optical drive and usb drives
I have been unable to find an answer to this and I don't believe it is typical behavior of Windows 7. I am a new user to windows 7 and have noticed that when I insert a cd/dvd or a usb thumb drive, an icon for it appears on the desktop and then dissapears once it is removed. I feel this is...- magicant
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- customization drive management new user optical drive settings system behavior usb drives user interface windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 After getting out of guest account and back to administrator...
why does my command promt read c:\users\[same user twice\> and takes up twice as much room? what do i need to do ? Example, say i want to go to a picture, i go to pictures and its empty. i have to then go to computer then into drie C,then into users,then into user name,then into that' pictures'...- dandee50
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- administrator command prompt guest account path issues pictures folder system behavior user folder user management windows issues
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 How to force immediate WinExplorer automatical refresh?
Assume I opened WinExplorer for a certain directory say D:\work Then I take a screen snaphot into a picture file or save a content into a new file from a 3rd program in this directory. Even after 5 minutes WinExplorer does NOT show the new files. I always have to click on another folder...- pstein
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- auto refresh directory access file management file visibility refresh system behavior user experience windows 7 windows xp winexplorer
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Default Power Button action keeps changing
When I set my Power Button action to sleep it works for a while then changes to Shut Down by itself. I cannot change it to anything else right now. Sometimes it will change back, sometimes I can change it back. Win7-x64- ruggb
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- configuration power management settings shutdown sleep mode system behavior user issues windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows Explorer Doesn't Refresh Any Open Windows Regardless of the Changes Made
If I make a new folder, it won't appear until I manually refresh the screen. This could be within another folder or something on the desktop. If I rename a file, it doesn't change until I manually refresh as well. What can things like that be related to? It might've been like this close to...- Typhoon859
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- desktop file explorer file renaming folder creation refresh system behavior troubleshooting user interface windows 10 windows 11
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Windows 7 Start menu "SLEEP" function
I can't change the SHUTDOWN to SLEEP on the start menu. When I do nothing happens - IE it doesn't change. The last time it was SLEEP it spontaneously changed to SHUTDOWN. what is going on????????????????- ruggb
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- shutdown issues sleep function system behavior troubleshooting user experience windows settings
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Windows 7 PowerDesk process remains after exiting GUI??
I've always (10 years or so?) used PowerDesk in place of Windows Explorer (although I never choose the *replace* WE option when installing). Since installing it on Win 7, I've noticed some strange behaviour. After launching it from the start menu all is well, and when I have finished with it I...- rlincolnh
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- compatibility gui powerdesk process software issues system behavior task manager troubleshooting user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support