[WIN10] 2nd network card wrecks connectivity
At work I have a PC with Win10 and an on-board Ethernet. Because I needed a private network to access some device that is hardwired to a static IP, I added a 2nd network card and connected a router to...
View Article[WIN10] the windows 10 defragment thing
if you leave it on and set it it does a trim thing on yr ssds and u dont need to install the software from the manufacture that does that try it
View Article[Other] How do I Sign and Prepend it to a file?
Hello, I have been fighting with this for many many hours now... I need to sign an encrypted file had have it turn out like the start of the example above, yes I know poor picture, but I can't find a...
View ArticleBing search rewards
Has anyone else stopped getting Bing search rewards recently? It's been spotty for the past couple weeks, but now I don't seem to get them at all. Tried several different machines, but my account no...
View ArticleYou tell me...
My wife and I are running Win7 and there are no issues in either PC, and that has been for years. Neither of us have gotten a virus or any other piece of crap. My wife's system got the windows...
View ArticleJune 2015 microcode update - what's the verdict
kb3064209 has showed as 'important'. Anyone got any go/no-go advice on it? I have 6 computers in this house, half of which will automatically install it if I don't stop them. Microcode updates are...
View Article[WIN10] HAHAHAAAHA!! Want to play a DVD on Windows 10? That'll cost you
Microsoft has removed free DVD playback from Windows 10 for most users and is charging £11.59 for its Windows DVD Player app. Native DVD playback was ditched by Microsoft in Windows 8, allowing the...
View Article[WIN10] Insider preview can't get updates
I have Insider preview 32 and 64 bit installed on two partitions. The 64 bit works fine. the 32-bit is stuck on build 10162. The reason is that I log into a user name and not the MS ID. When using...
View Article[WIN7] Need help! - Partition problem - how to convert RAW to NTFS?
I'm not sure what happened but I need some help. I was copying files between secondary (WD RED 3TB) and tertiary drives on my desktop. I think the files copied over ok and I shutdown my PC. Upon...
View ArticleWin 10 All Folders and Contents Are Read Only
This is showing up all over the place. 252,000,000 results in Google. Revise a document and try to save it. You can't. Change Documents folder properties by un-selecting Read Only and the folder...
View ArticleWin 10 Mail client and Cox email
I am trying to add my personal Cox IMAP email account to my Windows 10 Pro Mail client on my laptop. I have added both my personal Oulook.com account and my wife's personal Outlook.com account. When I...
View ArticleWindows 10 God Mode
http://www.thinkcomputers.org/how-to-unlock-windows-10-god-mode/ To unlock God Mode all you have to do is create a new folder on your desktop and name it this:...
View Article[WIN10] Touch Pad Scroll Direction Defaulting to "Reverse"
After upgrading to Win 10, the option for Reverse Scroll Direction keeps being selected after reboot....I can deselect the option and it works normally......but after rebooting, it's back to...
View Article[WIN10] IE11 Enhanced Protected Mode Crashes
Faulting application name: iexplore.exe, version: 11.0.10240.16412, time stamp: 0x55b99d3f Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 10.0.10240.16430, time stamp: 0x55c59f92 Exception code: 0xc0000005...
View Article[WIN10] Update refuses to install
Cumulative Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB3081436) failed to install 3 times today. Also, Security update for Internet Explorer Flash Player failed to install the 1st time but worked...
View Article[WIN10] Need help with strange issue
A week ago I upgraded to w10 from 8.1 and it's been mostly a decent expererience, but there is one problem that is driving me up the wall. When I click in the system tray to view hidden apps/processes,...
View Article[WIN10] Stop Microsoft spying with free app
The word's out that with Windows 10 Microsoft is almost the new FBI and NSA. Here's a free app from an apparently reputable German developer, pXc-coding, that in one click will shut it all down:...
View Article[WIN7] chkdsk c: /f
How do I do CHKDSK C: /F I have tried 4 times. On each occasion, after the restart, the screen says "Disk check cancelled" That screen disappears too quickly for me to see if there are any problem...
View Article[WIN10] Understanding Windows 10 activation process
Microsoft quietly rewrites its activation rules for Windows 10quote:The biggest change of all is that the Windows 10 activation status for a device is stored online. After you successfully activate...
View Article[WIN10] Family Safety broken
I upgraded my kid's PC to Windows 10 last week as a test. I am now rolling back to Windows 7 because Family Safety is horribly broken. I was wondering why they weren't being kicked off at 7pm each...
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