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  1. Why More Windows Users Are Switching to macOS: Top 5 Reasons and Insights

    For decades, Windows has served as the cornerstone of personal computing for hundreds of millions worldwide. Its wide hardware compatibility, extensive software ecosystem, and deep integration with productivity tools have made Microsoft’s operating system both ubiquitous and, for many...
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    Windows reads 2nd drive without any visibility even if drive is disabled and drive letter removed.

    I had my old C: HHD drive replaced by an SSD, and moved to D: A new copy of Windows 10 was installed by the computer shop. Although I never used my D: drive since then, Windows 10 reads it upon waking from sleep for a few minutes - even when the drive was disabled and the drive letter removed as...
  3. Windows 7 Frequent BSODs on Custom Gaming PC: Help Needed to Identify Hardware Issues

    BSODs Increasing in Frequency Hello, First, I'd like to outline the nature of the BSODs experienced. My machine is just under a year old, custom built; and has experienced BSODs since early on in it's operation. It has been built for gaming. Many high-end games (Total War: Rome II, ArmA III)...
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    Windows 7 Resolving Pops and Crackles in Samsung Laptop Audio Output While Streaming Music

    A couple years ago I bought a Samsung laptop with Win7 64bit solely to store my CD collection as MP3 tracks on iTunes, connected to a surround amp. All worked very well but recently I haven't been able to listen to any music due to the constant background noise of pops and crackles that has...
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    Windows 7 what the hell did they do to the Release Canidate?

    i clean installed Windows 7 RC from using Windows 7 Beta for the last few months and im not happy. heres a quick list as ive only been using it for a few hours: - i loved the feature where you could hover over something on the task bar and it would show a preview of the window. - i loved that...