[WIN10] Taskbar autohide not working when using Chrome
I have my taskbar set to autohide, it works for a while with Chrome open but then it simply vanishes and Chrome takes full focus of my desktop. Anybody else having this issue and is there a fix apart...
View Article[WIN10] Dell Inspiron 14 - format drive during install
I'm working on a lowly Dell Inspiron 14, the one with 2GB of RAM and a 32GB eMMC (embedded, how fun). Since this laptop is essentially useless and I can't even believe Dell would market such a hunk of...
View Article[WIN10] WU: Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 10586.63 for non-Insider PCs
Related: Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 10586.63 for non-Insider PCs http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-releases-windows-10-build-1058663-for-non-insider-pcs
View Article[WIN10] Error Msg At Startup
I get a RunDLL error message at startup referencing a non-existing printer. I used Process Explorer to locate the culprit and it showed the following: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\RunDll32.exe" "C:\Program...
View Article[WIN7] Open a URL from start in full-screen mode
I need to have an Internet Shortcut (URL) open in full-screen mode. I'm talking the full-on "F11" mode, not simply 'Run Maximized' or something that involves simply dragging the edges the 'standard...
View Article[WIN10] Win10 Updates...Still confused a bit
I did some testing on my Win 10 box and I had selected to Notify for Scheduled Restart when updates are completed installing. I had set my own preference schedule, for example 18:45 today (which was in...
View Article[Excel] Datestamp macro
Hi Looking for some code to datestamp a cell, leaving existing text in the cell intact and hopefully the cell still open for editing. So process... User opens cell to edit in particular column Macro...
View Article[News] Microsoft Open Sources Edge browser engine code
ChakraCore GitHub repository is now openquote:In a December 2015 talk at JSConf US, we announced that we would be open-sourcing the key components of the Chakra JavaScript engine that powers Microsoft...
View Article[WIN10] Windows 10 doesn't load.
Came home today, turned on pc and is not voting into Win 10. It ran startup repair which have back the following notification. Problem event name: StartupRepairOffline Problem Signature 01:...
View ArticleWindows 7 computer waking up from sleep
I have a desktop computer I built 7 years ago, and it has Windows 7. I always put it on sleep at the end of the night when I'm done using it. The past week, I've been waking up to find it on and asking...
View Article[XPHome] Headless XP?
I have just saved an old perfectly working Compaq Presario SR1620NX from going to the trash but I added more RAM so it went from 512 MB to 2GB and I disabled the onboard video and tossed in an nVidia...
View Article[WIN7] Definitive list of updates to avoid?
Do we have a final full list of updates NOT to install on Windows 7? I remember we had a list going but I was wondering since I had not seen any additions in a while whether it was done and pretty much...
View Article(CPU) Skylake users given 18 months to upgrade to Windows 10
Oh this 'YOU NEED WINDOWS10 NOW!!!!' is getting ridiculous. Hardware technology must move on, but Microsoft seems to be looking to handicap Windows versions below Win10, depending on hardware....
View ArticleM$ is making updaing to Windows 10 mandatory.
http://techrights.org/2016/01/09/mandatory-vista-10/ Sad :(
View Article[Excel] Chart dropping to zero
I have done this before but have forgotten what I did to fix it. I want the scrap chart from column J data to not drop to zero just stop at the last value point. I know about using the iferror function...
View Article[WIN10] Win 10 Media Creation Tool (MCT)?
Does the MCT do all the reformatting process automatically when creating a Win 10 bootable USB flash stick? Or, do I need to reformat the USB myself before running the MCT?
View Article[WIN7] Signature is Corrupt of Invalid
The Computer in question is a Win7 running IE11 with all of the latest updates, no virus or malware infections and I cannot download or run any application from the 'Net. I tried checking "Allow...
View Article[Word] Word 2013 Crashing each time opening document
Every time I try to open a Word document sent from someone else Word crashes when the splash screen comes up. The only workaround I found for this is when I save the document, right click it, go to...
View Article