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    Windows 11 Windows update auto vs manual

    Windows 21h2 22000652 When I update manually then run compatibility there a fix re: bits. If I leave it on auto and run compatibility it is fine. Is this typical? You can have one or the other but not both, it appears. I would rather run it manually more often than automatically does less...
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    GoogleDriveBackUpSync=>Make Status Window and Status Bar floating around on the Desktop all time freely. Any Way to export the rea-time sync sta

    How to make GoogleDriveBackUpSync Status Window and Status Bar floating around on the Desktop all time freely. Any Way to export the rea-time sync status to an external display windows, s o as to monitor Sync Progress all time?!? 1* GoogleDriveBackUpSync Status Window and Status Bar should be...
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    Windows 10 How to Configure OneDrive to Sync Non-Document Folders on Windows 10 Home

    Windows 10 Home. I don't store my files in the Documents folder. How can I set OneDrive to open other folders on my hard drive?
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    Windows 10 Windows Requirements for knowing and using an email address

    I used to have things set up so that if I wanted to mail a page link from, say, FIrefox, Windows would prompt me to choose a mailing program and then I could set an addressee and send email. I don't remember what I had to do to set that up but I'm hesitant to do it again because of Windows'...
  5. Windows 10 Small Problem With Files Icons In Quick Access

    Hi, no matter what I put the files in "Large Icons" status, they go back to "Details" status after some time on their own. I want them to stay as "Large Icons" permanently. That only happens when I access my hard drives through Quick Access Toolbar. My windows version is 1809.
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    Windows 7 How to setup default View in WinExplorer from Media--->General?

    At first I connect a SmartPhone through USB cable to my WinDesktop computer and open a directory on this SmartPhone in my local Windows Explorer. The default view is (presumably) "Media View". Right side of WinExplorer shows columns like Artist, Track number, Type" although I am browsing a pure...
  7. Windows 10 Control Panel from Desktop Icons?

    Q. Is there not a way to adjust the default icon for Control Panel, NOT as a shortcut but from the actual original desktop icon in Themes> Desktop Icons? It seems to be the only one that you cannot change the default icon for. I'm wondering if there might be a reghack specific to Windows 10 that...
  8. Cortana Skills Kit empowers developers to build intelligent experiences for millions of users

    Today, we are pleased to announce the public preview of the Cortana Skills Kit which allows developers to easily create intelligent, personalized experiences for Cortana. Our vision for Cortana has always been to create a digital personal assistant that’s available to users across all their...
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    Windows 7 Path for photo downloads

    Whenever I download photos off my camera, they go to "libraries" "documents", "my documents" - I want them to go to my C: drive and not to the libraries path. How do I change that? Thanks.
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    Windows 10 Windows Update Automatic Restart

    I left GTA V to download overnight last night, but my computer restarted during the download, preventing the game from finishing the download. I'm now looking for a way to turn this off. I still want the updates to download automatically, but I don't want them to install and restart my computer...
  11. Getting started storing app data locally

    When thinking about your app data, one aspect to consider is data lifetime. In general, when it comes to the lifetime of data, you have two options: local data, which exists as long as the app that created it remains installed, and roaming data, that will continue existing online even after your...
  12. Roaming app data and the user experience

    Link Removed The user experience for roaming app data is similar to a magic trick. Work is done behind the scenes to create the illusion that data is moving from place to place when, in fact, all that really happens is data gets copied and destroyed, over and over. The data itself never...
  13. Getting Started with Roaming App Data

    Users today are mobile, transitioning from one device to the next throughout the day. Increasingly, these same users expect (or even demand) to take their data with them. Fortunately for us, roaming app data makes this a reality. Today, we kick off a two-post series that explores how to use...
  14. Windows 10 November Update: Turn off Suggested Apps on Start Menu

    Suggested apps will now appear on your Start Menu after the November Update to Windows 10. read more Continue reading...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 Upgrade

    Since upgrading to Windows 10 Version 1511, 10586 when I log online I keep getting the following message Microsoft Office Outlook Either there is no default mail client or the current cannot fulfil the messaging request. Please run Microsoft Outlook and set it as the default mail client. I...
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    Windows 10 Permanently Block Windows 10 Upgrade Nags

    It seems like MS is determined to force Windows 10 on a lot of unsuspecting people again http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/29/9639414/microsoft-windows-10-automatic-update-recommended Is there any way to permanently block these attacks for people that don't want it and don't want to do a search of...
  17. Windows 10 the frickin' GWXUX...

    I have windows 8.1 and am quite happy with it. Don't want to upgrade to the "free" Windows 10. But getting a bit po'd about the GWXUX cropping up on every re-start. (no hurry to get win10). Don't give me some crazy amount of steps to get rid of it. Is their a REG to just kill it...??? (or...
  18. Windows 7 Sleepmode - wake up only with power button?

    Hi, today i put my computer on sleepmode and then left home. When i came back some hours later, the computer was running and the monitor showed me the loggin-window. It looks like something woke my computer up. As I foudn out, windows 7 regular uses usb-devices like mouse and keyboard to wake...
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    Windows 8 Change the default audio-CD (double click in This PC) player

    Okay, since there are many questions on this topic, none exactly the same as mine, I'd like to make myself perfectly clear. I know about Default Programs, and I know about Autoplay settings in the Control Panel. What I want to achieve is use Media Player Classic (comes with the K-Lite codec...
  20. Windows 7 How to Set Default Program Volume Independently from System Volume Settings

    This isnt a problem so much as a question. I have my volume set to 80, but I only want a few programs to actually be at that volume; mainly voice chat programs. I have everything else set to 30. I was wondering if there is a way to set the default volume for new programs to be 30, even though my...