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Tips of the day: Exploring and maintaining your computer
To see how much disk space is free, hold down ALT and double-click the icon for the drive in the This PC window. You can solve disk space problems by accessing Storage in Settings or Disk Clean-up. To free disk space, try emptying the Recycle Bin. Deleted files and folders are saved in the Recycle Bin until you empty it. You can use File Explorer to see all the file son your computer. You can use Paint (normally launched by clicking Start, scrolling down to Windows Accessories, clicking Windows Accessories, and then clicking Paint) to draw pictures and view bitmap files. When a folder is open, you can press BACKSPACE to open a folder one level higher. Use Preview Pane in File Explorer to preview a document without opening it by clicking a document. When you display files in the Details view, you can sort them by clicking the column headings. To sort the files in reverse order, click the column heading once more. You can right-click anywhere to see a menu of available commands. You can try many useful programs by clicking Start, scrolling down to Windows Accessories, and then clicking Windows Accessories. In File Explorer, you can set options to show or hide three-letter filename extensions. If your computer's network is set to Private, you can access the Network folder in File Explorer to see computers in your workgroup. Use the error-checking tool periodically to check a volume for errors. In This PC, double-click a drive while holding down ALT, and then click Tools. If you have an external hard drive, you can use File History to make copies of important files. Press WINDOWS LOGO + I, click Update & Security, and then click Backup. For security, you can lock your computer whenever you walk away from it by pressing WINDOWS LOGO + L. You can also take your phone with you and allow your computer to lock automatically; this is called Dynamic Lock.
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Pop-up on answer.microsoft.com page
Hello, Wednesday 21st October, I used google to search for some information, I found the interesting topic from “answer.microsoft.com” page so, I clicked link, it brought me to page but just a few second while I was reading that topic, the pop-up appeared. It said “ Help us help you! Got 30 seconds? Want to help Windows be better? Participate in our study“ with the option “Cancel” and “Join” (I can’t remember), I clicked ok and it brought me to “ https://community.windows.com/en-us/“ Is it legitimate user research from Microsoft? Does it have something I should be worried about? Detail: I found this pop-up when I opened “answer.microsoft.com” on my notebook (Browser: Chrome) but It doesn’t appear when I opened the page on mobile device Thank you
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Nasty Trojan/Virus
Whenever I open the Microsoft Edge browser, which has the MSN homepage set - and before I've even clicked on anything else - a nasty trojan/virus (Perfstringbackup.tmp) installs, then my firewall is disabled, and then a fake Windows update downloads more malware onto my PC. How is this all possible?
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Clean Install and still running into problems.
When ever Windows came out I run into problems on the regular. Every Clean install is from a CD or USB and I downloaded it that day. I just downloaded on 4/2/21. After 2 days of running it becomes unstable. How? 1. I run a program called BOINC "the reason I run it 24/7". And the Project it's running is Asteroids@home for GPU work. Windows runs fine for nearly 2 days and then my computer is laggy. After I suspend all GPU work... It's fine. After restarting my computer and start running the SAME GPU work. It's fine now. That's not all... 2. Taskbar crashes, well... disappears and reappears and some programs that run in the background that put icons on the bottom right are not running "meaning not there anymore. It loves taking out EVGA Precision X, X OC, X 16 of any version. 3. Can't lower resolution lower then 4K. When lowing it from Windows settings is says it's at 1080 but my TV still says 4K. Games can't lower it either. Gams that don't support it I can't play "exp: Bejeweled 3". It did for a while on older versions of Win 10. 4. HDR does or doesn't work. I have an HDR TV. Certain games will enable HDR? Even though the game doesn't support HDR. 5. Devices randomly disconnect and reconnect because I hear the audio prompt and/or popup notice. 6. Keyboard stop working in Feedback Hub but backspace works just fine. After switching from Sticky Notes to Feedback Hub it started working again and it did it again. It's been 4 days now. The only thing I didn't do is install a Windows 10 DVD drivers that came with the MoBo. To see if that was the issue. No. X99 MoBo P.S. On another computer on an HP all in one here APU video drivers stopped running and had to reinstall it to get it back up and running. I wondered why the back light would not go out.
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KB5000842 fails to install
Hey everybody ! I hope you all doing fine. Well as I downloaded the cumulative update for my hp Windows 10 version 20H2 I’m failed massively to install it. I have made roughly a dozen of attempts but no good news. I have deleted catches and all other unnecessary things. Cleaned up my drive but installation isn’t happening. Above all it’s been a week and Microsoft sitting in the corner and enjoying our pain. Share your thoughts /ideas / solutions with me please Regards Syed
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Sound Issues
Since the last windows update I've not been able to switch between audio outputs. Normally I can click on the speaker icon and change my output from there, but now it just doesn't switch. I have a 4 channel sound card plus a link to my Bluetooth speakers Anybody else having this problem? Dave
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Microsoft 365 Sync Issues
Before it was even a thing, I noticed that Microsoft Word, and OneNote would sync up almost immediately. Not so much with Excel. Although the sync time has gotten better, compared to Word or OneNote it still is significantly slower. But that's not the issue. The issue is I had a spread sheet on my laptop that I was working on and deleted phase one and two of that spread sheet. (Trash Bin, and then emptied the trash bin) When I opened up The Office Icon on my Fire Table, and on my Moto G7 Android phone as well, the deleted spreadsheet was still showing. Remember I had deleted it. So, I clicked and chose "remove from list" that did no good. I rarely use the Office Icon on my laptop, but this morning I did, and was stunned to see the spreadsheet still there? WTH? I clicked on "remove from list" and it went away. When I looked at my tablet and then at my phone, it was then gone from there as well.... That to me isn't the way syncing should work. I know I can make changes all the way around and they take, but I wonder what happened here? Any S.W.A.G's
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Headphones not recognized
Was working fine. Then I put laptop to sleep and an hour later when I opened it again, the sound only comes out of the speakers. Things I've tried so far:- 1] Blow dust from the jack 2] Reinstall/update all audio drivers 3] Headphones confirmed working with other devices 4] Update windows 5] Checked that Windows Audio service is running 6] Troubleshooter did not identify the issue 7] Uninstall Realtek drivers(temporarily) 8] Am sure haven't spilled water in it When I opened sound settings in control panel, my headphones are not listed in there, disabled or not. Only the speakers show up under the Playback tab(even after unhiding the disabled devices). No amount of Check For Updates gave me any new drivers; apparently they are up-to-date.
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Preventing Shut Down From the Sign-in Screen
In order to prevent users from using the sign-in screen to shut down whether users are signed in or not, you can use Local Security Policy or the REG command. Here's how: Method 1: Local Security Policy NOTE: This method only applies to Windows 10 Pro. 1. Press WINDOWS LOGO + R. 2. Type "secpol.msc" (without the quotes) and press ENTER. 3. Double-click Local Policies. 4. Click Security Options. 5. Scroll down until you see Shutdown: Allow system to be shut down without having to log on and double-click it. 6. Click Disabled and click OK. Method 2: The REG command WARNING: Incorrectly using the registry editing tool can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 10 to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the incorrect use of the registry editing tool can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk. 1. Press WINDOWS LOGO + R. 2. Type "cmd" (without the quotes) and press CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER. 3. Provide confirmation or type in the password if you see the User Account Control dialog box. 4. Type REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v shutdownwithoutlogon /t REG_DWORD /d 1 and press ENTER. 5. Type EXIT and then press ENTER. Now, whenever you press WINDOWS LOGO + L or you're not signed in yet, the Power icon that normally appears at the bottom-right corner of the screen will not be seen.
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Flagged as PHISHING ?
I wonder why Windows Community website was marked as "Phishing pages" by antivirus BitDefender Total Security (database update until 10-10-2020) ? I accessed it yesterday from my other PC using Chrome. Hopefully this is only a "false positive". Has anyone experienced it ? Link for screen capture : https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArFcuqA3xAO6gXk4f3YO7u_76FWj

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Flagged as PHISHING ?

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