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    Windows 7 New RAM not working

    So I bought a cheap $600 PC from a guy about 1 year ago. I had to replace the sound and graphics cards with parts from a friend cause they broke about 8 months ago but it has been working like a charm ever since. Now, he’s given me 2 RAM sticks because he’s upgrading. My existing RAM was...
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    Windows 7 Disable auto-start of Intel Driver & Support Assistant? Portability?

    As I found out the Intel Driver & Support Assistant starts automatically with windows. How can disable this auto-start? There is no corresponding option Moreover I would like to start the IDSA from USB flash drive in a portability mode. Ii IDSA (som ehow) portable? Peter
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    Windows 10 Thinkpad 10 tablet keeps providing power to usb port??

    Hello again, I am attempting to use my thinkpad 10 tablet ( Windows) as a car front end. I am getting there ( :-) ), but am still stuck by some problems. One of these is power management. I have various peripherals connected via a separately powered usb hub. so........ I don't need any...
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    Windows 10 Copied Shortcuts to Windows 10

    Copied files from 7 to USB and transferred to new Windows 10 but when clicking on shortcuts files can't be found. It returns need . exe path. Anyone have any ideas ? Sent from my SM-N960U using Windows Forums mobile app
  5. Windows 10 Having a hard time creating a boot USB

    Why is this so hard. I've been looking at web pages that walk you through but nothing works. Any suggestions. All I need is to boot externally so I can initialize a hard drive
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    Windows 10 USB plug-in notification

    There is no text box in the notification area when a USB device is attached. There is sound. There is sound and text when the disconnect is used from the up-pointing carat. Everything works except no text notification when a device is plugged in. I have focus assist turned off. I have an HP...
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    Windows 10 bios starts but no responce

    Hi, tried to refresh W10 by inserting W10 USB set it in bios priority boot & the start hungs up as per attached. Pressed Delete to go in Setup with no response. Removed the USB stick but the effect remains the same. The Repair mem stick has same effect, I am well & truly stuck. Can you...
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    Steps to Downgrading Win 10 to Win 7

    Hi , I just purchased this laptop at a fairly inexpensive price, because I wanted to have a "typewriter" that would have the bells an whistles, and be used strictly off internet. The problem is that I don't like or want Windows 12, and e ven off the internet, I'm still plagued with issues...
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    Windows 7 USB External Hard Drive will not eject

    I am expereincing a problem I am not sure it's a Windows issue or I Tunes. I store my Tunes Library on a seperate External Hard Drive as the file size is quite big 1786 Song Tracks. When I have finished using I Tunes to play any music and shut I Tunes down my Exteranl hard Drive will not close...
  10. Windows 10 Malware, Ransomware and Bit-locker Security.

    Hi. I recently lost 100,000 personal pictures and a lot of music I wrote for many years. I lost it to a ransomware, with a DOCM extension. I looked online and it said it was new and the encryption was done repeatedly up to 10 times deep. I happened to have ALL my backup usb hard drives attached...
  11. Windows 10 Wireless Mouse won't work. Help!

    So basically my wireless mouse stopped working all of a sudden. I thought it was a problem with my USB port, but a wired mouse worked. I tried putting my wireless mouse in another computer and it worked there. Is there any way to fix this situation. I have tried multiple wireless mouses and none...
  12. Windows 10 Usb devices won't work. Help!

    So basically I have a Bluetooth mouse. Specifically a Logitech M325 Bluetooth mouse. It stopped working a month ago. I have tried everything. Such as trying to update my drivers, uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers but none of it has worked. Is there anything else I can do? Is it a problem...
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    Windows 7 USB problem

    Hi i right now have a Windows 10 PC and i have a another PC witch is running windows 7 and on my pc where i download videos and placed them on my USB is the windows 10 one. But when i put it on the Windows 7 PC i cant see my videos installed and the older ones also. I think Windows 7 has a...
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    Making a Windows Bootable USB or ISO Image from WMI file

    Hi, I have our own WMI file. I want to make a windows bootable USB or ISO image from our WMI file which we use it in our provision system. I need to make a bootable USB or ISO image so techs can image PCs by themselves. I was advised to use below link, but that is for Window 7...
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    Windows 10 Clean Install

    Need a little help. I Have a usb created via Rufus that I now want to use to do a fresh install on my Del Inspirion 3543. As far as I can understand I need to set the boot priority to that of USB. BUT for UEFI mode there is no usb option. Only Legacy has this option. So what now? How to I do...
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    Windows 8 Can Win 8 be reset free of old logons and passwords?

    I recently received a donation at our non-profit from a school of some 13 in. HP Streams with Win 8. When I go to install Win 10 on them from a USB, I am asked for a login and password, which I don't have. Is there any way to reset Win 8 so that it is free of logons and passwords?
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    Windows 7 Canon TS5000 series printer installed but not installed-Please help!

    I just purchased the ts5051 (not sure of the US alternative) I am using PC win 7 x64 All installation went smoothly, drivers, software, all good. The printer is now on my system via USB. Appears as the default printer in printers and devices..great! I try to print....NO PRINTER IS INSTALLED ON...
  18. VIDEO ROCCAT Swarm Software Opens and Then Crashes Immediately

    I own a ROCCAT LeadR gaming mouse and it has worked fine up until recently but now the software work stay open which renders the mouse unusable. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling multiple times and nothing seems to work. The software seems to immediately crash upon execution. The task...
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    Windows 10 Trouble connecting Dualshock PS4 Controller to PC

    When I plug in my DS4 controller, an orange/yellow light flashes for a second and fades away, and then nothing happens. The controller connects to my PS4 just fine. I've tried 4 different controllers, none of them are even recognized by my computer in control panel. I've tried every USB port on...
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    Windows 10 Macrium boot question

    When I recently did an update to Macrium, I noticed that a boot option was available. I did this and now when I boot, there is an option to open Macrium Reflect or windows log on. Is this what I would use if system acts up and won't open windows? Another option to the usb boot device is what I...