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  1. Zardoz56

    Windows 10 Keyboard customization

    Is it possible to change what the F1 key does when pressed. I have many screensavers that I prefer to change often. I would like to have one key that will bring up my screensaver change menu to save time, is this possible? Please advise this old man.
  2. Sanjay Smith

    Windows 10 Pc themes goes black and battery drain in few minutes

    when I boot my laptop it always goes black or no theme so I have to change it whenever I boot it up and battery also drains in like 1 hour. I want to know the cause of it pls help.
  3. K

    Windows 10 How to find last wake device ?

    This is what I'm seeing: How can I trace down who 4&232151f9&0 is? Under Device manager I can see (5) ROOT_HUBs so that doesn't help. All of them removed allow under power management. Any ideas how to precisely find out which one is responsible? Thank you in advance.
  4. P

    Windows 10 How to remove text on Welcome Screen? Jump directly to Login Screen?

  5. V

    Windows 10 Password protect file access

    We are a small group that share a PC and have separate User ID and password. Others who want to use the PC, can use as a guest account that does not need password. I want to load files on the PC and it should be password protected. It may be one with the User ID or guest. Can I create a disk...
  6. M

    Windows 10 Problem with File History

    I am having trouble using file history. If I accept the defaults by just pressing Backup Now the result is just an empty 2Mb file. If I add Documents and Desktop the result is still just an empty 2Mb file. What I wish is to do is a file backup followed by daily incremental backups of the...
  7. F

    Windows 10 Increase Line spacing between details text in file explorer

    My eyes aren't good, so, I increased the icon size in advanced display settings under display settings- Advanced sizing of text and other items. While that did increase the font size to make it easier for me to see, it also crowded the lines substantially seemingly overlapping the individual...
  8. P

    Windows 7 How to edit (e.g. name) of a task in built-in Task Scheduler?

    Assume I setup a task in Task Scheduler. It appears in Task Scheduler as active task with the status "Ready". Now I want to edit this task e.g. the name of the task. How can I achive this? If I mark e.g. the task in task list or double click on it then I still can not edit the entry...
  9. M

    Windows 10 CD music will not start.

    When I put a audio CD in D or L external drive I have to bring up the files and click on one of them to get it started before I can it to play. When I put the CD in drive D it Brings up the icon to either Copy or play. I double click on the icon to play it does not do anything. If I click...
  10. N

    Windows 10 Muliple monitors issue

    I have an HP Pavilion B&O with only one HDMI port. I am trying to run a projector for a golf sim and a TV with both showing exactly what is on the laptop screen. I have no issue getting the projector to work. And I can get the TV working with either a display adaptor off the USB port or WIFI off...
  11. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 Can't change default app?

    Hi I'm not able to change my default app for opening photos to Photoshop? While there are some default formats that are set to Photoshop, things like .Jpg and .Jpeg are set to Windows Photo and don't change when I try and change them. I was not able to change .Tiff to use Photoshop as default...
  12. C

    Windows 10 update disable?

    How can i disable windows updates forever?
  13. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 How do I stop Microsoft Edge from loading in the background someplace?

    Hi When I run CCleaner I always get the message, "Microsoft Edge needs to close to complete this process", as far as I know Microsoft Edge isn't open, I never use it. While we are on the subject I have a similar problem with Mail, I don't use it but it keeps receiving my mail at least on one...
  14. S

    Windows 10 How to i completely disable Windows updates in windows 10

    How do i completely disable windows updates in windows 10
  15. Anunay Yadav

    Windows 10 change my titlebar color back to default

    i have changed my color of titlebars and others.i dont know how to change them back to the default one. plz reply fast
  16. igalhan28

    Windows 10 Enable fluent design in power saving mode

    Is there any way to enable fluent design in power saving mode.The design looks cool I don't care it consumes battery battery is important so I don't want to disable power saving
  17. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 How do I switch back and forth between normal and dark theme?

    Hi I was talking to a friend today and I wanted to switch my desktop back to the normal theme, so I was seeing what he was seeing, but I've been using the dark theme so long I don't remember how to get it to change? So that's the question how do you switch back and forth? Mike
  18. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 What happened to the Start Folder?

    Hi Windows always had a start folder, that you could just place a link to a program in, and when you booted it would start the program when Windows started. I just noticed (obviously I haven't use this function for a long time) that there isn't a start folder anymore. Is there a way to create...
  19. marilyn777

    Windows 10 Setting Gmail as my default mail in Windows 10

    Hi I'm having a problem with emailing photos to friends when I right click on a photo in my pictures folder I open the option of sending an email. It appears to send then it I get an error saying there is no email program associated to perform this requested action. I have set google chrome as...
  20. Mugsy

    Windows 10 HELP! Is it possible to reset BIOS from *within* Windows???

    I was a very bad boy and did something terribly wrong. I accidentally disabled the USB ports from BIOS on my Win10 tablet. :eek: This disabled the detachable keyboard (and Bluetooth), and while I CAN get back into BIOS, I can't change anything once I'm there (AMI bios. Touchscreen not...
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