Windows 7 audio miseries.
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View Article[WIN10] Windows 10 Free Upgrade Offer Details
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View Article[Info] Out-of-Band Windows Updates
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View Article[WIN10] Win 10 preview build 10176
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The hard drive died on my HP notebook computer. I've installed a new hard drive and reinstalled Windows 7 64 bit home premium OS. Now I need drivers for the onboard NIC and onboard graphics. In the...
View ArticleGiving away MILLIONS of FREE Microsoft eBooks again!
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View ArticleWindows 10 Drops Reliance on Microsoft Account
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View Article[WIN8] Troubles w/Remove Shortcut Arrow
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View ArticleAutohide task bar obscured by Chrome
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View Article[WIN7] Keeping Programs from Auto Opening Browsers
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View Article[WIN8] Bitlocker new feature?
I work in a corporate environment and we must encrypt our HDD. We use Bitlocker in windows 8.1 pro, the last couple of dells that I rolled out with bitlocker had and option to use a word password. I...
View Article[WIN10] Not everyone will get Windows 10 on its July 29th release date
The Verge writes - we're coming at you in waves quote:Windows 10 comes out on July 29th, but you might have to wait until later to get it. Microsoft said today that it would be rolling out Windows 10...
View ArticleRemoving the preinstalled apps in Win 8 and 10
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My boss hands me her surface, asks me to fix it. Word will not run. Stalls at step 1 on the splash screen. I flail about and find a help line i can call. The CS on the other end remotely probes the...
View ArticleIcon in system tray to get (reserve) windows 10
I just noticed a icon in my system tray that says get windows 10 when you mouse over it. When you click on it there is a box to reserve your copy of windows 10. In the upper right hand corner there is...
View Article[IE] Disabling Favicons
I found a reference on how to prevent favicons from being stored in FF bookmarks, but really can't find out how to disable them in IE bookmarks. Just personal preference---I don't like sites storing...
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