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*Applies to Windows 7/8.1/10 – this tutorial explains the steps in Windows 10 but it is very similar in Windows 7 and 8.1. We’ve seen lots of appearance changes and innovations introduced with each new Windows operating system but one thing has remained constant throughout, […]
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A woman brought me her Vista laptop to fix. First there was a BIOS password she wanted removed. Since she knew the password that was no problem. Just go into the BIOS, look for the password options, then reset them by leaving them blank. Then
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How many times have you been merrily typing away only to look up and see that somewhere along the way you’ve inadvertently pressed the Caps Lock key? Being a writer and a two fingered typist who has to look at the keyboard while typing, I
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Insider Preview Build 14267 For those who may not be familiar with the Insider program: Microsoft set up its Insider Program primarily as a means for pre-testing changes and new features in Windows 10. Microsoft account holders were invited to join the program and install
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The Windows 10 free upgrade period has now passed the half way mark with just over 5 months left until the July 29th, 2016 deadline. But, will Microsoft in fact cut off the free upgrade as per schedule? That, my friends, is the burning question.
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Windows 10 Store Search Broken The latest news on broken functionality in Windows 10 has recently come to light after a significant number of app developers protested that their apps cannot be readily located in the Windows 10 Store. Apparently, unless the user inputs the
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The last few weeks my Windows 7 system developed a problem with Windows Explorer crashing. Searching online didn’t garner too many results that appealed to me. I had already restored my system from an image backup but surprisingly it did not fix the problem. The
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“Permissions”, the bane of many a Windows user. My huge MP3 collection is stored on an external drive and also on a couple of flash drives for playing on devices other than the computer. Since upgrading to Windows 10 I hadn’t tried to play any
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Fixed Chrome Not Opening, Very Slow Laptop, And Resetting A Compaq Chrome Not Opening A guy brought me his laptop (Win 10) because he couldn’t get Chrome to open. I tried opening it through both the Taskbar and desktop icons. Also went to the program
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Microsoft has announced significant changes to its Windows 7 and 8.1 support policy which will effectively force owners of PCs fitted with the latest processors to run Win 10. Until now, Windows users have enjoyed considerable freedom to combine older operating systems with newer hardware
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Dirty windows Whenever possible I like to put my machines to bed in an orderly fashion, which usually means hitting SHUT DOWN or SLEEP. However, there are times when unknown forces conspire against me and I feel trapped in a dark world of swirling demons,
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If you are like me and carry a laptop or similar with you on trips and vacations, you will no doubt be connecting your device through various Wi-Fi networks at different locations. Windows 10 maintains a record of all these network settings for easy access
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The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded. A woman brought me her Win7 laptop that had 3 accounts set up but couldn’t access any because the passwords would not go through. I have deleted forgotten passwords before using a boot
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Microsoft has announced plans to broaden the availability of the Windows 10 upgrade for users still running Windows 7 and 8.1 on their computers. The company is also responding to the angry voices about the intrusive push tactics for Windows 10 by offering a good
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