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  1. Gothicgeek

    Windows 7 network adapter

    So I've never used a Windows 7 on a Toshiba laptop and I just wiped the system last night and when it got through being wiped it went back to the main screen and when I try to connect to the network it said no connection turn on network adapters and it's a Toshiba satellite with a Windows 7 on...
  2. A

    Re-uprading to Win 10.

    I have an older Laptop that I use for travel. It was my wife's old laptop. It crashed and I had reload it with the OEM system after replacing the hard drive. Now it's running 8.1. I had previously upgraded it to Widows 10 when available. It I just bought a new Windows 10 download from Microsoft...
  3. F

    Old TOSHIBA with Windows 10

    I have an old TOSHIBA laptop that hasn't been used in 5 or more years. It came with Windows 7. A HUGE mistake I made was to upgrade to Windows 10, in spite of warnings that the machine really can't handle the upgrade. Boy, the warnings were right. The computer became super-slow, I guess because...
  4. S

    Can't connect to this network

    Hi, there! I have Windows 8.1 on my laptop Toshiba Satellite L 500. I hadn't been turning it for a while. Yesterday when I turned it on, I couldn't connect to my wi-fi network. During my multiple attempts to connect to the network, the following message appeared "Can't connect to this network"...
  5. Tareq2023

    Windows 10 Creating win10 recovery installation.

    Hi all, I have a Toshiba satellite laptop and I replaced HDD. The old hdd has recovery partition contains win7 installation files. Therefore, I want a procedure to do the same recovery partition and windows installation files of win10 So that when i to boot for recovery from the box to install...
  6. C

    Windows 10 new ssd 2TB hard drive

    I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop, C55-A5172. Had win 8.1 but electronically updated to win 10. the hdd died so I replaced it with a ssd 2TB ranxiana model S101. I have physically installed the new drive into the laptop. I do not know how to recover my win 10 to load back on to the drive...
  7. Airlane1979

    Windows 10 Resetting process stuck at 99%

    Preparing to give away my old Win 10 Toshiba Satellite laptop, I used the Windows Reset>Remove tool to wipe the drive and reinstall Windows. It's been stuck on 'Resetting this PC 99%" for at least twelve hours. Is there a known solution?
  8. Airlane1979

    USBview shows more ports than exist. Why?

    While troubleshooting a misbehaving USB port on my Toshiba Satellite Windows 10 laptop, I installed the USBview utility for the first time ever. The port magically came back to life but I am curious: my laptop has 3 USB ports (2 of USB2.0 ,one of USB3.0) but the USBview screen shows seven USB...
  9. Hermitkrab

    Edge Browser has Become Almost Useless

    My equipment: Toshiba laptop, W10 Pro The new Edge browser used to work very well, but for a while now I've been getting "Error 502, bad Gateway" every time I try a search. My Firefox browser works fine, but I'm still curious why Edge is misbehaving. I was trying Vivaldi browser recently and...
  10. J

    Desktop locking software

    Replacing Windows Lockscreen I have several that work after unlock but I am looking for a replacement or some that can work on top of the Lockscreen. I have several that work that way with Android. Some Computer companies like Lenovo or Toshiba have programs that work by using the camera and...
  11. L

    Windows 10 How do I permanently disable Windows updates?

    I have an old Toshiba Satellite with Windows 10 Pro 32 bit installed. It will automatically update to release 1903 and then automatically uninstall it. The whole process takes over an hour due to slow internet and slower processor. I am thinking that the system is unable to handle this release...
  12. Hermitkrab

    Windows 10 Sign of Impending HDD Failure?

    I've noticed that most apps launch slower than usual. Is this a sign of a degrading hard drive? Thanks. Toshiba laptop, Windows 10 Pro
  13. L

    Windows 10 Windows updates don't seem to install

    I'm reviving an old Toshiba Satellite with Windows 10 32 bit and see the following under Update & Security: I click, see that Windows is looking for updates, and then nothing happens. It just goes back to this message. My internet connection is fast, there is no other reason that updates...
  14. ExclusiveWF

    Windows 10 Windows 10 on Toshiba Qosmio F10 (Intel Pentium M735 CPU)

    I have an old Toshiba Qosmio F10 15" Laptop from 2004 with Intel Pentium M735 1.7ghz and 2GB ram. As far as I know, I can install only Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 and maybe Windows 8, didn't tried. I know that I can install Linux that is 10x better on this old machine, but I would...
  15. T

    Windows 10 I have issue with Google Earth Pro

    Hello every one, I have installed Google Earth Pro on my PC, but the problem is I can't see the earth, and even I have tried repair tool, it doesn't work. In addition of that, when I close the program I can't open it again. I don't know if the issue because of the graphic card capacity or...
  16. iosman123

    Windows 10 Vertical black box appearing on upper left of laptop screen?.

    Hello, I down loaded iso of windows 10 tech preview and installed it on a toshiba l505d-es5025 laptop. Ran it for a couple of days and then a vertical black box started to appear on the upper left of the screen. Only when I am at the desktop. Never while in an app or on web at first. Now...
  17. Z

    Windows 7 Exposing a virgin 2009 win 7 HDD to the internet in 2020 for updates Questions

    I just returned my 2009 win7 Toshiba Laptop HDD back to its factory defaults from the OEM hidden restore partition. With the final security patches for win7 due out next month in January 2020, I want to have a clean fresh out-of-box 2020 win7 install with all the service packs and security...
  18. Hermitkrab

    Windows 10 Screen out of focus

    Tishiba laptop, W10Pro The screen on my laptop is very hard to see as focusing seems to be the problem. When watching a YouTube video, for instance, the colors don't appear as sharp as they used to be.. I've tried adjusting focusing myself, and even had a Geek Squad tech give it a try. Is this...
  19. Hermitkrab

    Windows 10 Fonts too Light and hard to read

    Often, I have great difficulty reading words and sentences on my PC. The letters are too light and often difficult or impossible to see. I've tried both light and dark modes, but neither makes much difference. I've also tried display settings but nothing helps. Is there any way to make fonts...
  20. Hermitkrab

    Windows 10 Task Bar Basically Dead

    Toshiba Satellite L55-A5226, W10 Pro Problem just popped up today. I can't launch any program from the task bar. Clicking on the search box does nothing, neither does clicking on the Windows logo. I can launch programs from the desktop OK, and if I place a desktop item on the task bar, that...
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