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I've recently been having problems with setting my account picture. It will come up with an error every time I try to change it. I haven't changed my account picture in 6 days nor been on my computer in 6 days (which I doubt affects it). I actually had this problem before (a month and a week ago...

I built a pc last friday, and i have only one issue. I have Windows 8.1 64-bit, and when im trying to type something my keyboard starts to open programs. I think they are windows key shortcuts. But anyway my windows key isnt stuck because it works no problem with other computer. Please help with...

Kinda weird situation here. Whenever the Win key is pressed on my external USB keyboard my laptop does whatever is set to happen when the power button is pressed on my laptop. E.g. sleep or hibernate. This does not happen when the laptop's Win key is pressed, only the external USB keyboard. I...

Hello, I bought Windows 8 Pro in Microsoft Site and i have a Windows key. My Windows 8 is 32 Bits but i see now that my computer supports 64 Bits. How and where i can download Windows 8 Pro 64 Bits with the same Key, to install and test it? Best Regards an thanks for your replies, Curious

I read, all over the web, comments regarding the dislike for the forthcoming Windows 8, and in particular, and in fact almost exclusively, criticism of the (as it was called) Metro. I was urged to print my own thoughts on the subject, and I published an article which I have repeated here, in...

Hi! So recently my mother told me she couldn't use her PC anymore so I checked and she gets the so called Black Screen of Death upon log in. It doesn't even work on safe mode. I tried restoring to the last known good configuration and it worked after trying the different restore points, but only...

My 13 year-old has a fairly new laptop, (3 gigs ram, dual core) running Windows 7. I don't know if it's 32 or 64 bit. She is living with me after a divorce, so we both have little info. What happens is, it begins to boot into win7. After it reaches the animated Microsoft logo, it simply...

Hey guys! As you see this is my first post. I want to make some "show desktop shortcut" on the taskbar, and when i click on it, it must to react same as when i press Win+M hotkey when i save this as show.scf it is react just like Win+D hotkey. But i want to create win+M hotkey's shortcut. if...

Hello everyone. Well, basically, I wanted to preserve all the features of my taskbar and just stop it from showing up when I hover the bottom of the screen with the mouse (activating it with the windows key instead), is that possible?

After using an extended desktop on a Lenovo notebook we hit WinKey P and clicked on Computer Only mode. The extended desktop went away.) Then when you go to type you get the various commands as if you were still holding down the Windows Key. An apparent work around is to press the Windows...

Yesterday my girlfriend asked me to look at her computer because her start button wasn't working and when I checked it, I confirmed this to be true. Neither the orb, nor the windows key activates the start menu. When I click it, the highlight flashes on it for a second but then nothing actually...

In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz tells you about his favorite Windows Key shortcuts and shows you how to make them habit forming. Link Removed

Whenever I start IE, FF or anything from my CD drive. I get a blank white screen. In order to get out of this. I hit the Windows key on the keyboard and then right click and select desktop. Is this normal or is something causing the problem. Windows 7 Home Premium 6.1.7600 Build 7600 64 bit

It wasnt used to be like this, and it only happened recently when I plugged in my ipod touch(which im sure isnt related at all). This would happen Link Removed due to 404 Error Dell dock would stop working (not responding), the bar down there cant be used at all. I can't right click on...

My computer is an Acer laptop and it came with windows 7 home prem. when I bought it in october 2009. I have recently been having troubles with it and decided to reformat it. I don't think my computer came with a reformating disk so I used someone else's disk, but the key code on the bottom of...

I recently did a clean install of my system. I had previously used the Family Pack key 3 times on 3 separate computers. I did the clean install on one of those three computers but now it won't recognize the key, even though it is legit. Is this a known issue? and is there a way to fix it?

This just started happening yesterday and quite honestly I'm at a loss as to why this is happening. I've scoured the net and this forum looking for a solution first but came up with nothing. To give you a better idea if I don't portray this clearly enough I've included screenshots. I'm not...

Just installed CSMenu 0.9 with Start Killer. I wanted to know if there is anyway to map the Windows Key on the keyboard (in between the Ctrl and Alt keys) to bring up the classic start menu (CSMenu) when the button is pressed?

My left Windows Key dont work anymore but i would like to use Flip3d. Is there a way to set Flip3d from Win-Tab to Alt-Tab? And set Alt-Tab to other Keycombination? I did a search here found a possible solution with Autohotkey Script Manager. Ive tried it but to be honest im too dumb for it. I...

Is there a way to make it so when I click on the Shutdown button I get the Dialog box like the old classic menu used to do? I have accidently hit that stupid shutdown button to many times (which is actually a lock button now instead of shutdown). I know alt+f4 will bring up the box, but I'm so...