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The google chrome browser Stopped working on my PC with Windows 11 Home version build # 22631.4751. So I uninstalled Google chrome and reinstalled a brand-new Google Chrome browser. Chrome would download and install in my PC file system, but will Not open and run and even when ran as administer...

I have two instances of Microsoft 365 in the Apps - Installed apps windowpane. One has a suffix of - en-us and the other has a suffix of - es-es. Can I remove one of them?

Hi. I'm a retired computer/electronics engineer with 45 years of experience supporting Windows, Unix, Oracle, and networks of hand-held computers. I write straight C/C++, mostly using the WinAPI, but also MFC. I dabble with Visual Studio writing Windows programs, and I would like to share them...

Hi Everybody, re: Windows 11 (version 23H2 build 22631.3296) All of my folder views show each item with a Refresh or Recycle symbol. What does that symbol mean? If it's unimportant, can I eliminate it altogether?

Hi, I would like to rename a usb stick. If I click on 'This PC' in explorer I can see the stick and if I try to rename it I partially succeed, the name changes but even though I type it in lower case and it shows up on the screen in lower case when I apply it I always get the name in upper case...

Posting this here, although I'm not sure it is a network problem per-se, but it is network related. The problem is that some applications will not open files on a networked PC via the list of recent files that appears when starting the app fromthe Start Menu. I get The item you selected is...

Do I have to do an upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 in order to do a clean install of 11 with the MCT?

Hello. My dad gave me his laptop just to check an issue. His Laptop when first given to me check was constantly running high CPU when checking task manager with it running 100% and I couldn't identify what was making it do this. So a quick restart (off and back on) the laptop was doing the same...

Hi I have discovered a problem in my last servicepack update: It should have been somthing like this: Version: 20H2 Date: October/November 2020 Build ? But I have: Version: 20H2 Date: 29.05.2020 <-------- ? Build: 19042.662 And I can´t see - the new stuff showed in Microsoft update coming up...

Occasionally Win 10 downloads silently in background some security updates (on my v1903 system) and prepares them for installation on next reboot. When I click on START Button (for shutdown or restart action) I can see an additional entry "Update and restart" with a red dot in the lower left...

Hi everybody, I have HP Omen desktop that does not come with DVD burner. So I have to buy external one for my DVD s with pics on it. Nothing big. Not sure which one to but but found this one : VersionTECH. External CD DVD Drive, USB 3.0 Type C Ultra-Slim Superdrive Optical Burner Writer Player...

A friend of mine sent me the following : I would imagine that MS has at least a months worth of backups , if not more . Can someone enlighten me on this ? Thanks .

I bought a used Surface Pro 3 with Windows 10 Pro English version installed. I have installed the Chinese language package. I am planning to change my English Surface Pro 3 to Chinese Surface Pro 3. I have the following questions: Q1: I am wondering what are the differences between these two...

Bookspace disk space I noticed that I have unallocated disk space on the system disk. Quite a lot, in relation to the size of the disc in question, and so I like to use it. Does Windows have any tool / option to add it to C drive? The disk space reserved for programs and applications would...

Can I uninstall (permanently) from my Win10 system: - "Mail and Calendar" (I want to use Thunderbird email client instead) - "Store" and "Wallet" (I never want to install Apps+Programs from MS Store) - "Microsoft.Office.Desktop" (I want to use LibreOffice resp. an older version of MS Office...

Hi, I have just installed FCIV on System32, but when searched it is not found: I can see it from "cygwin": $ ls -l 'C:\Windows\System32\fciv.exe' -rwxr-xr-x 1 jlfdiaz Domain Users 84784 may 13 2004 'C:\Windows\System32\fciv.exe' But not from Command: C:\Users\jlfdiaz>dir...

Well I use an Acer AMD laptop and recently I started getting this error: amd_ags_x64.dll is missing error. I did a research and found that we can download dll file and replace it with the corrupted one. I was thinking to download the file from Link Removed and was looking for your suggestions ...

Hello, I would know if it is possible decide if a service can start automatically as the last. Thanks Federico

How can I investigate possible cause/s for 'Not enough memory'? I frequently encounter this but when I check the task manager, used virtual and physical memory didn't even reach half of the available memory. thank you.

Not sure if I am posting in the correct forum but, here goes ... Does Microsoft have an area or, a page to get more Screensavers than the five standard ones that come with the OS? If it makes a difference, I am using Win10 Pro.