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Hi, We just had a heatwave in the UK and whilst I didnt need to use one of the HDD on my computer as it was running off a SSD, I was annoyed to feel it chucking off heat, is it possible to turn off a HDD electronically rather than prat about unplugging it? I realise unplugging it is minimal...

I have aToshiba Satellite laptop. It's used mainly plugged in. For those times I'd like to use it unplugged, I want to extend the battery's life as much as possible since this model laptop has a battery that is very hard to replace by the average user. Is it good policy to run it only on...

I would like to check how long i have been unplugged from the power. To test my battery and how long it lasts. Is there somewhere in windows I can find how long I've been unplugged? Thanks!

This month's live episode of SQL Unplugged has Shawn Bice, Nigel Ellis, and Rohan Kumar answering your questions on everything from SQL DB, G series Azure VMs, Sterling and more! It sure was fun to do this live and take your questions on air...

i have unplugged my computer, instead of logging off. can this cause any system file damage and the blue screen? when i used SFC/SCANNOW, my system seems fixed now. so could the unpluggging have been the cause of the BSOD?

Link Removed My laptop is installing updates before it let's me log on. But the screen where it says "Please do not power off or unplug you machine. Installing update 7 of 9" WILL NOT go away. Any suggestions on what I should do?

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Hi, i have windows 7 x86 build 7022, with an onboard ethernet adapter "atheros L1" with vista drivers, RUN OK. I installed Win7 x64 uild 7057 with the same drivers, but the problem is that after a few minutes the network adapter looks "unplugged" if i restart win7 the problem disappear... but...

My mom has an HP with Vista, and some external speakers that I dont know what they are. Everything was working fine -- speakers and all, untill now. I was there on Sunday and had to unplug her computer to move in a new desk and hook it up, so I unplugged everything. I plugged everything back...