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Windows 7 How to repair Firewall (service) - Options in dialog partially missing
On a computer with Windows 7 I started the built-in Firewall dialog. Much to my surprise the Firewall does NOT show the full, usual firewall setup dialog but only a part of it. It looks like as the left dialog in the attached snapshot. If I click on the button "Use recommended settings"...- tobwen
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- administration command prompt configuration corruption dialog box error firewall interface internet lan management network repair services settings support troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Troubleshooting Sandisk SSD Not Appearing in Windows After Ubuntu Installation
I have a Sandisk SSD that has Ubuntu loaded on it. I built a pc and loaded Windows 7 and both hard drives work. The SSD drive shows up in device manager and bios setup. Clicking on my computer the SSD drive does not show up. I look at the ssd using device manager and it gives me the option to...- Venturadan
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- bios boot issues device manager formatting hard drive sandisk ssd system drive ubuntu windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 11 Windows NT BSOD "C" Variation (occurs on every single version of NT including 11)
Hello, After playing around in a Windows XP VM, I noticed a very peculiar type of BSOD that I like to call a CBSOD due to it only occuring with bugcheck codes that start with a C. From NT 3.1 all the way to Windows 7, it basically looked like this: Unlike the normal XP-7 BSOD, this one is...- theOneHAL9000
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- bsod bsod variation bugcheck c errors corruption error codes file issues research system issues technical details troubleshooting user friendly vm issues windows 11 windows 7 windows 8 windows history windows nt windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 A guide on how to remote lock computers on the network with one batch file
This method works on Windows 11,10, 8.1 & 7 as well. All programs for this guide are free. Download links PsTools PsTools - Windows Sysinternals FePsTools Front-end for PsTools | DaviTools Nircmd (At the bottom of the page. Not the 64 bit one.) NirCmd - Windows command line tool Winrar...- Johncoool
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- admin account administrator batch file command execution command line configuration fepstools file sharing network tools nircmd pstools remote lock remote management system administration tool configuration windows 10 windows 11 windows 7 windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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Windows 7 Cloning / formatting a recovery drive
My computer is working fine (for now). I have some empty 500 gb drives. I have one empty sata port left on my rather old desktop mobo. What's the easiest way to format (guess I'd have to do that) and create a second backup drive with all my data on it. I probably asked this on some other...- CeriumOxide
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- backup cloning computer data formatting sata software tutorial windows 7 windows recovery
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 A Guide on how to Run Live Wallpaper on Lock Screen.
2024 Update! This guide is to show different methods to run live wallpaper on top of Windows Lock-Screen securely that include videos or GIF files. So it is customizable. It takes 2 programs to get it to work as soon as the Screen is locked with the assistance of Windows Task scheduler. These...- Johncoool
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- customizable exe files gif guide installation live wallpapers lock screen nircmd runsaver screensaver secure task scheduler topaz video video conversion windows 10 windows 11 windows 7 windows 8.1 winrar
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- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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Windows 11 Remove File Explorer's path history?
I think it may have been called WordWheelQuery in Windows 7. I skipped 8 and 10 so I don't know if it changed. I've managed to disable search history in WIndows 11. But I'd like to also disable the folder path history as well. Is there a way? Anyone know the regedit entries I need to edit?- P A U L
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- disable file explorer file history path history regedit registry search history windows 11 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Issue with the display
The issue started when the Laptop was still running Windows 7 and then it was upgraded to Win10. From time to time the screen would do one of three things. The display would either be totally black or have lower resolution on it or the screen would be split into many smaller areas. This...- Johncoool
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- black screen display issues laptop issues power cable resolution split screen troubleshooting vga driver windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 10 Windows is not booting from USB
Hello! All..Link Removed..I am not able to install Windows 10 from the USB, I already have windows 7 working smoothly on my laptop but now I want to upgrade to Windows 10. When booting it freezes.- Glenwell
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- boot issues freezing laptop issues upgrade usb installation windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 USB stick window keeps popping up
Hello all I keep my work files on a USB stick that is attached to my laptop. Several times a day a window pops up, showing me the content of the drive, as i had just connected it. Why is this happening? It's a new laptop. Yes, i could turn off autoplay to "not do anything" when a pendrive is...- mtonumaa
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- autoplay drive files laptop popup usb window windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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window startup repair error
hi, i am using window 7 in virtualbox 5.1 but some error come on my window 7 means firstly it become vdi (normal,inaccessible) when i solved this inaccessibility that is biggest and huge error and when i open my window as normal so it occur window repair erro when i click on window repair it...- wizz
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- vdi virtualbox windows 7
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- Forum: Virtualization
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Windows 10 Some apps will not open networked files.
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...- Scientist and Saint
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- application bug fixes compatibility computer issues file explorer files functionality microsoft network notepad recent files registry remote access settings troubleshooting user query windows 10 windows 7 word
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 7 Saving several pages
Q. I have windows 7 running mostly Firefox. Some of the add ons are helpful but it's difficult for a senior with RBS (rotting brain syndrome) to find the easiest way to save a tutorial which is several pages long. I can turn on IE and possibly use that. Maybe I can save it as an MHT but how...- CeriumOxide
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- ad blocker add-ons desktop files firefox internet explorer mht format privacy saving pages tutorial windows 7
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[SOLVED] Application to list apps most often used?
Hello, To make a bit less painful to migrate from my aging 32-bit Windows 7 workstation to the latest and greatest, I need to find what apps I most often use, before gathering and installing the latest version of each and importing data files and settings. The "Last Used On" column in W7's...- Winfried
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- 32-bit app list application control panel data import freeware migration software usage tracking windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 reboots - usually no BSOD (with BSOD history) win 7
i have a pc that reboots itself sometimes, up to 3-4 times a day - usually no BSOD used for office - MS office / outlook / plus runs a monitor with security cams (no gaming) win 7 pro I7 6700k Asus strix z270g gaming gSkill 16gb f4-3200 gtx 1070 ti 8gb 1tb ssd 2tb sata 8gb sata done basic...- gahb
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- asus bsod clean install cpu error testing gtx 1070 hardware memory microsoft office office pc maintenance power supply reboot sata security ssd tech support troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Request for Broadcom NetXtremes Netlink Driver 14.4.6.2 for Windows 7 32-bit
Hey May I have link to download Broadcom netxtreme netlink driver 14.4.6.2 for windows 7 32bit Thanks- Olic11
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- 32-bit broadcom download drivers ethernet netlink netxtreme windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Corrupt HD. stuck CHKDSK, No Win 7 Pro Disc/BU...
Hello All I recently got a Dell precision M4800 basically free with Windows 7 Pro. I fired it up and everything ran normally for about 5 minutes until I tried to run normal stuff like Defrag, cleaner, disc checking and then it just bottle up, all icons vanished and then got BSoD....check Bios...- WoodFixer64
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- blue screen bsod chkdsk data recovery dell m4800 hard drive failure hardware upgrade installation disk intel i7 laptop features power supply ssd support issues system check tech support troubleshooting windows 10 windows 11 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 How to Share Printer INF File from Windows 7 to Windows XP
Hello I am using windows 7 64 bit and I share the my printer over network another PC with XP 32 bit, I am trying to install the printer but its required the driver INF file How I share the INF file with the printer?- Olic11
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- 32-bit 64-bit drivers inf file installation network printer sharing windows 7 windows xp
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Is it possible to use Windows 7 drivers on Windows 8.1?
Hello there, I want to install Windows 8.1 on my laptop (which already has Linux installed) for work purposes. So I discovered WIN7 and WIN10 drivers for my laptop model on the official Dell site, as well as Intel Graphics drivers. I looked for drivers for Windows 8.1. However, some drivers are...- monadarling
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- compatibility dell drivers installation intel graphics laptop linux missing drivers windows 7 windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Win 7 installation not working
I wanna install win 7 on mu computer and its currently win 10 so i bought a product key windows 7 home premium and i typed it in in the change product key in activation in settings and it said it had activated that version but i still have win 10 home What do i do?- Mink00
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- owo windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation