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Hello everyone, I would like you to help me with a minidump error that causes the blue screen with the error code nmi hardware failure and tells me that it is in the system minidump, what can I do? 021321-8093-01.dmp NMI_HARDWARE_FAILURE 0x00000080 00000000`004f4454...

If Windows is automatically checking for updates when I turn on my computer first thing in the morning what does this show up as in Windows Task Manager processes that are running?

Recently the updates released by Microsoft to combat Meltdown and Spectre have caused some boot issues for those running with certain AMD processors. (this issue is only affecting older AMD cpu's apparently) January 3, 2018—KB4056897 (Security-only update) January 9, 2018—KB4056894 (Monthly...

Hello Yesturday i did a fresh install of Windows 10 and I have deleted a lot of bloatware from the computer but I am still very limited in space on the C drive. Only 38GB out of 97.5GB is free. I feel there should be alot more space than this free, and if I am not mistaking, the computer had...

Hello, I have dual monitors correctly configured; when I boot and log as any user, the main monitor remains the same. However, if then I switch to another user, then switch back to the first user, everything is now switched: My main display gets on the second monitor with taskbars. Is this a...

It seems that when I got my computer, it had one partition. Then I dug into administrative settings and discovered that I really had four. One was Windows 7 (C:\), which I labeled, one was HP_TOOLS (P:\) and contains a "backup of the bios", one was SYSTEM_ (V:\) which contains a copy of various...

Hi! it's always good a feeling to restore to factory and have a clean install of your OS. Yes you will probably have a ton of updates and Apps to restore after factory restore, but a clean install makes you feel good, knowing your PC is free of all the BS that's accumulated on your rig. PUP's...

Hi! So my windows OS WAS deleted from my toshiba netbook. Now all I have is some Linux os which sucks because it is not iTunes compatible and I use an iphone. I have no idea how to get Windows back. I heard Windows 7 has a netbook edition that is free! Is that true? Can anyone burn that into...

Hi, I got Win Vista 7 on my DELL PC, and I'd love to upgrade the OS to Win 10. Is it possible to upgrade to Win 10 for free? or must I purchase a Win 10 license? Thank you.

The release of Windows® 10 marks the first time in history that the Windows operating system will be simultaneously used across the entire range of computing platforms. From mobile phones to PCs and from Xbox™ to small embedded ARM® devices, each of these devices will use Windows® 10 with the...

Hi everyone, I plan upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10. But, there is one small problem. Nearly three years ago I noticed my computer does not launch Windows. It showed an error with "Your computer was unable to start". Okay, after few minutes of startup repair my computer finally made it into...

Friend of the Gallery, Abhijit Jana, recently posted a couple tips for those of you Kinect v2 Dev's moving to Windows 10. Running Kinect for Windows applications on Windows 10 – Things you should verify Running a Kinect v2 device and a Kinect for Windows application on Windows 10 is not...

My HDD has 4 partitions. System reserved C: for OS D: for data E: for storage I want to make another partition so I shrunk E and went to create the new partition. I rcvd this message: The operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk(s) to dynamic disk(s). If you convert the...

Hi I was just reading about Windows 10 upgrade policy and it seems to indicate that users of Windows Vista (already screwed once, LOL) will not have the free upgrade offer even though the previous and post versions of Windows are eligible. If that's true it seems like a very strange option...

When reading some config recommendations always two different hardware features are mentioned: AHCI and ACPI What is the difference? Both seem to be power-saving-related. Is one for hard disks and the other for CPU only? Is one in BIOS-only configurable the other from WinOS configurable? Peter

Greetings Microsoft, Since Windows largely dominates the OS most gamers, even regular Windows users own, I highly recommend the size of the OS you will be creating to be much smaller, I started gaming on Windows 98SE and it took up about 2GB of storage space, my performance with my games was...

Hello everyone, Which windows OS is better for this features ( XP, 7 , 8 or Ubuntu ) ? CPU Intel Celeron 743 / 1.3 GHz Cache L2 - 1 MB Power Efficiency Low-Voltage (LV) Front Side Bus 800 MHz Chipset Mobile Intel GS45 Express RAM 4 GB Crucial 6400 Technology DDR2 SDRAM Speed 667 MHz Form...

I don't know where to go to get a windows 7 instal disk, at least without paying an absurd amount. I contacted microsoft and they told me because it was beyond the warranty it would cost over $32 after a shipping of ~$5. Please someone help. I don't want to spend 1/3 the cost of an entire...

Hello, I am trying to install an Intel wifi driver whose version is older than that installed and am getting "installation blocked - a newer product version is already installed". If i say in device manager that i want to upgrade and manually point it to an older driver folder it says "The...

Now seeing the title above I am sure most will say "ME!" but lets take a look one of Micrsofts biggest issues: Inconsistencies between OS versions. Now as a linux user I have had my fare share of UI changes, features given/removed, nitpicks and nags but since it is more or less a community...