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  1. Western Digital Firmware Update: Fixing Windows 11 BSoD Issues

    In what feels like a plot twist worthy of a suspense thriller, Western Digital (WD) has rolled out a critical firmware update aimed at addressing a perplexing and frustrating Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) situation tied to certain models of its SSDs following the Windows 11 24H2 update. The...
  2. VIDEO Should You Upgrade CPU or GPU First?

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    Windows 11 Battery Bar Doesn't Work in Win 11

    OK, I have read about how to install Battery Bar with "Floating Task Bar option". Doesn't work. Battery Bar shows in Windows> Program Files, but there is no executable file in the folder. And Battery Bar does not show up in the apps list. And Battery Bar does not show on the task bar. Any advice...
  4. Windows 11 I have a caution for everyone rebooting in Safe Mode!

    Hi everyone! I don't know how many times over the years I've booted in safe mode, but I don't remember ever running into this before. In an effort to delete my Video Card folder (do to another problem posted here), I went to msconfig and clicked the button to reboot in safe mode. I then...
  5. VIDEO Should You Build Your Own PC? More 3D V-Cache CPUs? February Q&A 2022 [Part 3]

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  6. VIDEO BEWARE - These Gaming PC Parts ARE NOT Worth Buying! 💸

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    Zune 30GB...

    Ok, so I'm not sure where exactly to post this, but I'm in need of some major help with my Zune! I love my Zune but I've given up unless someone can help. My original Zune purchased in 2006 finally gave up. I purchased one on eBay, new in box of the same kind, just different color. My old...
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    Windows 10 date to buy

    I am going to get a new PC. I do not know if I should wait for a new Windows operating system. I think Windows 10 is supported fully until 2020 which is just around the corner. Is there a recommended time to install an Operating system regarding support?
  9. Curved Monitors Good For Reading Texts?

    Hi, I read online news everyday. Are curved monitors good for reading text? Or are they just good for gaming? I went to a 3C shop looking for a computer monitor, and the sales representative told me that "curved monitors are for gamers, and a flat display is better at reading texts". Is he...
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    Any other way to repair pst with error

    Hi All, Good Day. I have a user which hard disk falling soon, and I have backed the data, but however the come of the pst is had error opening and SCANPST can't repair it, during the file consistency check it failed and get "An unexpected error prevented access to this file. Use a disk error...
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    Windows 8 BSOD On Asus

    My laptop fell out of my backpack and landed on the tile floor. When I turn it on BSOD appear and the errors keeps changing. Here is the list of errors I have listed so far : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL The screen...
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    Upgrading PSU

    So I recently ordered a new PC, I'm waiting for shipping right now. It's the iBuyPower WA563R7. It comes with a 500w power supply, and I was wondering what a good upgrade would be. I plan on adding a better GPU in the near future, what would be a good upgrade? Thanks guys! Here's a link to the...
  13. Windows 7 Dell XPS L501X Freezes if plugged into power source

    I'm hoping someone can help me. I have a Dell XPS L501X laptop that freezes on start up if plugged in but NOT when running on the battery. My husband ran a bunch of tests, discovered hard drive was failing. Bought a new SATA solid state hard drive and bought a new windows 7 install and...
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    Windows 7 Deleted Windows OS from my Netbook..... Help!

    Hi! So my windows OS WAS deleted from my toshiba netbook. Now all I have is some Linux os which sucks because it is not iTunes compatible and I use an iphone. I have no idea how to get Windows back. I heard Windows 7 has a netbook edition that is free! Is that true? Can anyone burn that into...
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    Windows 10 Confused - Want to set up storage space - All look like 1 drive

    An answer to this question may clear up my confusion: Can the C: drive be part of a pool, having all drives (including the c: drive) look like 1 drive? If so, how do I do that? I created a storage space, but it made me set it up as drive D:, and I see no way to combine it with C:. To clarify...
  16. Windows 10 Win10 runs slow from startup

    Lately my elderly dad's machine has been taking a really, really long time to get started, and everything runs slow for a good while after startup. This is on an HP Pavilion HPE, model h8-1114, which originally had Win7 on it but that he let update itself to Win10. What should I be looking...
  17. Join Us: Microsoft Stores to Celebrate and Experience Surface Book and Surface Pro 4

    On Monday, October 26, head to your local Microsoft store to experience the launch of the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4. Link Removed Earlier this month, Microsoft ushered in a new era of Windows 10 devices and we’re seeing incredible enthusiasm for the Surface Book, Microsoft Surface Pro 4...
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    Windows 10 Change Active Directory without changing user profile

    Till now I keept many pc with the same Active directory username. Now I need to give any user it's proper profile... But I would keep all the pc local profile, like email, desktop configuration etc.. I ve been trying an googling without answer. Any help? Inviato dal mio LG-D802 utilizzando...
  19. Windows 10 Clean Install Windows 10: Product Key Question

    Hey everyone, Yesterday I installed the free upgrade from Windows 10 on my Republic of Gamers laptop, previously running Windows 7. I'm having some pretty severe issues, the biggest being that audio basically only works whenever it wants. This is a big deal for me because I use my computer for...
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    Windows 10 Confused About Clean Install of Windows 10 On UEFI PC

    I successfully upgraded Win 8.1 to Windows 10 via Windows Update. I also created an install DVD using the Media Creation Tool. Sometime soon I would like to do a clean install using this DVD, so I can get rid of a lot of junk on my PC and start out new. I assumed I would just put the DVD in my...