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    Windows 10 Joysticks stopping system from entering power save

    I have spent months trying to diagnose why a couple of my systems will not enter any power save states. Late last year i narrowed it down to the fact that i have several game controllers plugged in. When googling 'Windows 10 joystick sleep' i suddenly became aware i was not alone. It seems now...
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    Windows 7 New windows open BEHIND existing windows

    I use Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. Frequently, new windows open BEHIND existing windows. If I can grab the top of the new window, I can drag it. However, I cannot bring it to the top. Any fixes out there?
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    Windows 8 Windows Desktop acting like Metro

    I need some help with my Windows 8 Desktop. Somehow I have changed something and now my desktop windows will not re-size or move. When I initially open a program or browser it opens fine in a small window somewhere on the screen. As soon as i grab the title bar 2 outlined windows appear on...
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    Windows 7 Task Switching Order (Extremely Annoying)

    The second most annoying behavior of windows 7 is that switching tasks with ALT-TAB loses the sequence. Tasks are random instead of being in the order of when the window was last in focus. And then when I minimize a window, it's still first in the sequence, what the...? How can I change the...
  5. Windows 7 Properties window appears and immediatly vanishes

    Whenever I right click on a file, the start bar, anything and then click properties, the window appears for less than a second then vanishes. Same thing happens when I try to change an extension. The popup that asks me if I want to make the change appears for a split second and then disappears.
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    Windows 7 User Interface problem with new Taskbar

    The new taskbar has some great features, Aero Peek and Jump Lists are two things I really like. However, here is the big problem lets say I have a few chat windows open and they're all hidden behind another window (lets say Firefox) If someone sends me a message the chat icon flashes to...
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    Windows 7 File Copying - Bug?

    I am not sure if this is a bug or if I have to "turn something on" or what. I was moving some files from one drive to another. Identical files. What I discovered is Windows 7 defaults to making a copy (adding -copy at the end of the file name) instead of asking you whether you want to "copy...