Archive for October 2010

Win 10 - Explorer issues + PC won't shut down or wake from sleep mode

Hi All, I've already had one PC problem solved via this forum since upgrading to windows 10 and hoping I can get some help with a few mo...

wiping out data without removing Win 10

I want to prepare my desktop before selling it and wipe all personal data. I am aware of tools like DBAN which would wipe out the entire di...

Thumbs.db and desktop.ini files. Do these need to be visible?

Yes... jt's just a nit... Any improvement in what people use for hours on end every day would likely be appreciated, IMO. I understand w...

Anyone here planning on buying an oem w10 computer on July 29th?

Anyone here planning on buying an oem w10 computer on July 29th? I would like to know what build number is used on that system before you co...

Changes made in the desktop folder doesn't change on the desktop.

Hi! I'll describe my problem with an example. Let's say I'm moving a file to the desktop (the folder in Windows Explorer). When ...

"Storage" only showing system drive

Hi guys, I've got an issue with storage in settings, it's only showing my system drive on the PC. I've 7 drives in total and wan...

My computer has the wrong time!!

Asus laptop, Windows 10. My settings all appear to be right but all of a sudden my computer says it is 10:52 PM when it really is 9:52 EDT (...

Random freeze up, can't find the cause and a solution

Hello, I'm having some problems with my computer. Sometimes it freeze up and I can only hard reboot it, mouse and keyboard doesn't w...

Currently have Windows 10 & am upgrading the hard drive. Easiest way?

I bought this laptop a couple months ago and it had Windows 10 pre-installed on it. It has a 500gb hard drive and I needed more space so I ...

New context menu - missing new excel worksheet?

Hi, after upgrading to new version of office (from 2013 to 2016) i have no new excel worksheet in new(folder) of context menu. Could please ...

I'm having problems after upgrading to Windows 10....

I encountered a lot of issues. 1) Store doesn't work (it says that the app can't be opened) 2) Search icon/bar doesn't work (it ...

Any way to review Notifications History?

Not for the first time in W10 I noticed a notification slide off the screen before I had a chance to read it.. I need to access those notifi...

Corrupted Microsoft Edge image file

Out of habit I ran SFC scan after finishing Win10 upgrade & Windows Updates and found out that MicrosoftEdgeSquare44x44.scale-125_contra...

Slow refresh of icons

When accessing certain folders e.g. folder with loads of movies (mkv) The file explorer takes ages to show the files and the green progress ...

What is blocking most of my attempts to do anything?

Firstly I can no longer open cards from Jacque Lawson,as it tells me I do not have required Flash Player,I have made sure in Edge that Adobe...

Change password now for Windows Live, PSN, and 2K Gaming

Hacker group, DerpTrolling, has recently finished what they are calling a “glorious raid across the high seas of the internet”. This time ar...

Desktop Icon Positions Not Saving after install of build 10586

Desktop Icon Positions Not Saving after connecting to TV with hdmi cable. This happened after install of November update, or 1511 (for the 1...

What is causing my windows to be resized ?

This seems to only happen on my WIN 10 Pro system (Its only 2 months old). I have never seen this happen on my WIN 10 Home system. It seem...

I need help to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro from Windows 7 ultimate

Hi, For over a week I've been trying to upgrade my Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 10 Pro and after several problems I came to one (for th...

Windows 10 Right-click Menu Bar Icons Not Appearing

Recently, I've noticed that some the right-click menu bar icons haven't been appearing, among in some other places. Screenshots: Img...

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