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windows 10 What is 'Provided and updated by ____' in Microsoft Store
by Guest Tanmay Mudgal- 0 replies
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For some application we found this statement Provided and updated by ____What is its significance? Continue reading...
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windows 10 [Win10] Frequently, I am unable to switch the focused window. Ctrl+Alt+Del temporarily fixes the issue.
by Guest JoshB_1001- 0 replies
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Hi.I'm using Win10 Pro, on a fairly old desktop machine that I built myself, and have upgraded up from Windows 7 over the years.For a few months, (Yeah I know, I finally got so sick of my temporary solution that I am now looking for a real one), I have periodically had an issue where I am unable to switch which window is focused, and interactable. I can still see other windows, and they visually update as normal, even reacting to the cursor hovering over buttons, but clicking on the window, hitting alt+tab or Win+Tab, or clicking on the taskbar icon does not change that window to be the active Continue reading...
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windows 10 dificuldades com a prova dp-900
by Guest Lucas Kharan Frossard Saade- 0 replies
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I am writing to inform you about my mental health conditions and to request accommodation for upcoming exams. I have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Dyslexia. These conditions significantly impact my ability to process and respond to information quickly and accurately during exams. As a result, I find it greatly beneficial to have the opportunity to read the exam questions before beginning to answer them. I kindly request that you grant me this accommodation to ensure that I am able to perform to the best of my abilities. I can provide any nece Continue reading...
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windows 11 Hibernate Option Disappeared on Windows 11
by Guest Shiroy0- 0 replies
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Hi,Hibernate Option suddenly disappeared on my Windows 11. Any way i could try to get it back? Tried to turn it on, give me the following error:The "Hyper-V" option was off in "optionalfeatures", tried turn it on and off, both wouldn't work.Winver:Thanks in advance. Continue reading...
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windows 11 Genuine Windows Key? (Having issues)
by Guest William Rose3- 0 replies
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So a couple of years back I hired somebody to build a computer for me that says that they bought a genuine version of windows 11 pro edition. Everything was working fine up until a couple of days ago whenever the activate watermark started appearing on the monitor for some reason. I go to settings and it says that my windows computer can't connect to my organization for some reason? It's super annoying, please help! Continue reading...
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windows 11 November Windows 11 Update
by Guest GaleKLX- 0 replies
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The November Windows 11 Update created a lot of DAMAGE to other paid software I use on my computer. I want to uninstall the last update. Has anyone here had experience uninstalling Windows updates? I am afraid that Windows will stop working at all. Continue reading...
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windows 11 My computer keeps blue screening when gaming
by Guest Aiden Chan- 0 replies
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I'm using a huawei laptop and it keeps crashing while I play games. This started happening last year, and the problem went away. All of a sudden, its back and I don't know what to do. I factory reset my laptop, and the problem didn't go away. The crash codes are usually memory management or system service exception. Please help me. I'm thinking of taking it to a repair shop and fixing it but idk what to do Continue reading...
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windows 11 PDF and WORD files not showing thumbnails in WINDOWS 11 in ICON view, i do not want to use preview or ADOBE ACROBAT
by Guest it's H- 0 replies
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Can someone help resolve this issue for me please? not using ADOBE as I did before and they have stopped thumbnail support for windows! it shows as grey in windows 11. Have power toys but not helping. I cannot see thumbnail previews in Icon View for PDF or WORD, in File View the button is off as well for thumbnail. Any suggestions would be great. Thank you Continue reading...
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windows 11 The Realtek HD Audio Universal Service is consistently consuming around 70% of my CPU
by Guest Marijo Kovac- 0 replies
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I am experiencing with my Windows 11 system. The Realtek HD Audio Universal Service is consistently consuming around 75% of my CPU, which significantly impacts the performance of my computer.Here are the details of my system:Operating System: Windows 11Audio Driver: Realtek HD AudioIssue: High CPU usage by Realtek HD Audio Universal ServiceI have already tried the following troubleshooting steps without success:Updated the Realtek audio drivers.Disabled the Realtek audio drivers.Performed SFC and DISM scans.Executed a Clean Boot.Rolled back to a previous version of the driver.De Continue reading...
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windows 11 cant update pc- Install error - 0x800700c1
by Guest KieranSchofield- 0 replies
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i got my pc repaired recently and windows had to be re installed.ive tried updating it to the latest version but it comes up with Install error - 0x800700c1ive tried runing cmd administrator and put sfc /scannow but it comes up with errortroubleshooter doesnt workany help would be great :) Continue reading...
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windows 11 My external hard disk still exists on explorer after I physically unplugged it
by Guest lejieJI- 0 replies
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It begans to go wrong after I reinstall my computer (still exists), the issues that it still exist although disk management showed that it isnt initalized. It stucks when I want to uninstall this device. (I checked that everything modified drives wasn't the fault cause this, I turned my controller to AHCI because I encountered that problem on every mode (RAID, AHCI .etc)so it wasnt problem) Continue reading...
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windows 11 How do I get rid of the “choose an app to open this file”
by Guest Ixnurah 135- 0 replies
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idk what I pressed or what happened but I’m it keeps asking me which app I want to open my file with and i don’t know how to fix it, I looked at my other files and they all used file explorer to open their file but I can’t seem to find it in the options anymore Continue reading...
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windows 11 cannot access to settings
by Guest Édiane Del Fabbro- 0 replies
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Can't access to settings Continue reading...
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windows 11 have problem with virus and threat protection
by Guest NISHA ALSHERA RONNY.- 0 replies
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i don't have the virus and threat protection in my laptop. how can i find it? Continue reading...
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windows 11 Why has my PC started to blue screen so often all of a sudden?
by Guest Oliver Davis3- 0 replies
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I have just been using my PC as normal and previous 6 months I have had maybe 1 blue screen and all of a sudden it has started to run a lot slower and struggling to run specific games and I have had 4 blue screens in the past week.I have updated all my drivers including to latest windows update and no success.My specs are as follows:CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7590x 16 core 4.5GHzGPU: 16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 SUPERMotherboard: B650 AORUS ELITE AXRAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5 6400MHzSo I don't see why I should struggle to run anything at 1080p120324-14093-01.dmp - latest dump file Continue reading...
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windows 11 Здрастуйте! Виникло питання, раніше в персоналізації були встановлені картинки для фону робочого столу, зараз вони відсутні, чому?
by Guest PC - ПК Юра- 0 replies
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Здрастуйте! Виникло питання, раніше в персоналізації були встановлені картинки для фону робочого столу, зараз вони відсутні, чому? Continue reading...
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windows 11 My laptop is slow.It used to be fast.HELP!
by Guest Ajas22145- 0 replies
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I buyed my laptop 1 month ago.It was very very slow than was fast like 15 days ago and than now is slow.Ik i installed buch of apps but internet is slow too.On another devices is very fast.I have mcaffe antivirus with my laptop and it didnt find any virus.I dont want to deinstalll anything is there a way of cleaning it? 285 GB remains. My laptop has 475GB but i know that is inposible becuse 128,256,512GB Some GBs are on system.(Sorry,english is not my primary language). Continue reading...
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windows 7 my windows hasnt got any voice to hear.How can i fix it?
by Guest Aidə Əsədova1- 0 replies
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my windows hasnt got any voice to hear.How can i fix it? Continue reading...
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windows 10 Random buzzing sound coming from speakers
by Guest TheLilith- 0 replies
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I have and ASUS ROG lapop. I have Windows 10 64 bit installed and everything was ok, until the speakers started to intermittently buzz while plaing sound. I would ask for help here as so far I have tried:1. Reinstalling drivers (multiple times)2. Troubleshooting the speakers3. Resetting Windows to prior to the buzzing started 4. Sort sound through Serviced - Computer mgmt - Windows audio - Stopping and restarting Audio5. Checking for Win updatesNone of the above have worked so far and I cannot reach Microsoft Support anyhow else. I really could use some advice here. Thank you. Continue reading...
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windows 10 recuperation du bureau
by Guest Johanna DEI- 0 replies
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Bonjour, Lors du démarrage mon ordinateur a effectué une mise à jour et j'ai atteri sur un bureau vide de mes documents habituels.Il était marqué profil temporaire...Comment faire pour récupérer mon bureau tel qu'il était au 27/11/2024? Continue reading...
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windows 10 I can't install Windows 11
by Guest Kuba Matusiewicz- 0 replies
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I have problem with my installing Windows 11. My Windows 10 says, my processor is not in support, but when I got on: Windows Processor Requirements Windows 10 22H2 Supported Intel Processors | Microsoft Learn my proccesor is on a list of supporting processors. Can someone help me, please???My processor is Intel Core i7-5500U and I have problem only with processor, the rest is all well. Continue reading...
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windows 10 Win 10 32bit activation problem
by Guest Balaji.K5992- 0 replies
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Windows 10 32bit activation problem. Continue reading...
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windows 10 Is this a problem from Windows, Google, or my desktop?
by Guest David Lobato1- 0 replies
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This started a week or so, ago. Just once of twice. Yesterday it did it about 5-6 times, last night. The first thing I did was click on My Favorites to listen to Dr. Charles Stanley at InTouch Ministries and this is what I saw. Last night Citi Bank tried to open up and it was like a black screen over the words. Then a Refresh tried to open it and it was all the words but could not enter IR and Password. I update Windows, clean cookies and cache, and I do Disk Cleanup, for your information. Continue reading...
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windows 10 INSTALLING OF A WINDOWS WITHOUT A INSTALATION MEDIA
by Guest AVIDS- 0 replies
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INSTALLING OF A WINDOWS WITHOUT A INSTALATION MEDIA Continue reading...
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windows 10 Why doesn't to sign in but i already have a account
by Guest BREAKFAST MAN3X- 0 replies
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The last Time that i was online was yesterday and when i tried to log in it says that i should sign in Minecraft Continue reading...