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I have three computers on a home network that perform certain functions automatically and when no one is attending them. I use auto logon on all three so that they can boot up and perform those functions. This has worked flawlessly under XP, Win7 and Win10 until the 2017 Creators Edition broke...

When we launched the Dream.Build.Play 2017 Challenge in June, we had big plans for not just a contest, but a way for indie game developers to connect with each other and show off their skills and experience. We didn’t set out to replace existing communities, but maybe we could create a little...

I'm running Win7 Pro 64-bit. Icons on my taskbar to the left of the notification area no longer show up. (The icons in the notification area are displayed.) I recreated iconcache.db and replaced iconcache.db with a backup made before the problem began but neither fixed the problem. All the...

Problem: Cannot add my hotmail.com.au account to Outlook Isolating the problem: Adding my Gmail account works fine by itself. Using the app password given by Google is okay. Things I've tried: - Deleting the .ost files and restarting Outlook - Deleting all profiles and creating a new one -...

I've come across a weird issue in Windows 10 Pro x64 1703. In C:\Users\ Windows 10 repeatedly shows 2 weirdly named User folders. I look in Control Panel>User Accounts and as expected I'm the only user. I delete these 2 bogus folders numerous times a day and they contantly re-appear...

I have had no contact with W10 until yesterday. A friend's HP Desktop all-in-one apparently went through the MS 'forced upgrade' to W10 some time ago, and appears to have a corrupted Users --> Default folder (especially the NTUSER.DAT file), so I have a couple of questions: 1. Can I copy that...

Is there a way to tell if you truly have Admin rights? Aside from checking your profile. Any way to confirm that you have absolute authority in Windows 10?

Windows 10 brings you built-in protection. That means more security features, safer authentication and ongoing updates delivered to you for the supported lifetime of your device, all at no extra cost. One of Windows 10’s built-in security features is Windows Hello, designed to eliminate the use...

I had my one picture associated with my windows account. That picture used to show on the folder icon for my account(ABHAY). Now its not showing, and only showing some random person figure!(see image below). Link Removed The above is not a shortcut to my account folder, but I have posted this...

Good afternoon all, I have lost access to my profile after resetting to a 3 month ago System Restore point (needed to reverse some DNS settings that were slowing the laptop down to silly point). I cant access my old profile and cant get to an admin mode from hard re-boot. If I reboot from the...

We’re excited to share that the Link Removed is expanding beyond its current mobile availability and is optimized for tablets and PCs today. The app is free to download from the Windows Store. Link Removed We welcomed the Instagram app for Windows 10 mobile back in April, and you can now use...

Hi, There are three user accounts in Windows 7 computer. Whenever I start my computer, the first screen is "The username or password is incorrect." When I click OK, it shows only one user account and Other User. I am able to login that user but I don't seen another user account. When I click...

I have roaming profiles established with several users, one of the users gets an error " The group policy client service failed the sign-in The universal unique identifier (UUID) type is not supported " If i disconnect the net, she can login to her local profile and then i can reconnect the...

Hello, I upgraded my laptop from Windows 7 to Windows 10. My daughter and I share this laptop and each of us have our own user profile to choose on start up. With Windows 10, the computer boots automatically to my desktop (bypasses the user selection screen) without allowing the person who...

I just installed Windows 10. During installation, I created a sign in password at the login screen. Within 30 minutes of using Windows 10, I went into the Windows Store App and tried to download the Free version of Photoshop Express. To do this, I had to sign into one of my Microsoft...

So i have been using windows 8.1 and only had one local account in this computer. I come back to find that someone has associated their cloud account to this computer and now my account is missing and now i have their accounts instead and windows 10. My question is, can i somehow retrieve my...

The release of the new Pascal based cards will see the end of mainstream support for 3 or 4 way SLI. Nvidia will still include profiles for benchmarking using more than two cards but that will be about it: "With the GeForce 10-series we’re investing heavily in 2-way SLI with our new High...

At PicsArt we’re committed to building the very best creative tools for Windows 10. And today, Link Removed that’s redesigned from the ground up to make it easier for you to find inspiration, create amazing images and share them with the world. And as a special thanks to you, the Windows...

The very latest Nvidia cards (1080/1070 ) coupled with driver version 368.22 have a new form of Vsync called Fastsync. Fastsync basically is like an improved version of Triple buffering. ''Fast Sync: As of the 368.22 GeForce drivers, Nvidia has introduced a new form of VSync called Fast Sync...