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  1. Z

    Question Computer sometimes freezes and I'm not sure why. Think it may be chrome related.

    So I'm pretty familiar with computers and I've tried several things that I'll list below, but basically it freezes sometimes when I walk away and its idling. Not often, but maybe once a week or so. I've tried the key combo to refresh my graphics driver (win+control+shift+ which doesn't help. I...
  2. IBMJunkman

    Question Web publish error

    Windows 10 Pro, VS 2010 Pro. I have 2 websites on a GoDaddy server. I publish to my localhost to see any changes I make before doing it to the actual site. It has been awhile since I published locally. I am getting an error: Web deployment task failed. (There was an error reading IIS...
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    Question Windows 10 drives to new 11 pc

    Just have a simple question. I have a new pc that runs windows 11. I want to save 2 drives from my old computer and install them on the new one. Old pc was windows 10, new one is windows 11. My question is, can I just mount the old hdds into the new windows 11 pc without it reformatting my...
  4. JayMX

    Question Virtualization Machine - Intel or AMD?

    Hello I am looking to build a new computer which I want to use as a VM host - I use Windows Hyper-V (hypervisor) sometimes VirtualBox too. Doing some research (not extensive) I read that latest big/little Intel CPUs have issues with Virtualization in that p/e cores are assigned in a random...
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    Windows 10 and multi-monitor nightmare.

    Just hooked up a second monitor(a 22-inch Dell 1080p LCD),and a lot of my browser windows constantly open on the 2nd monitor. My main monitor is a Samsung 32-inch S32D850 1440p LCD. (This is with pretty much all the browsers I use- Opera 86, Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox.) Any idea why...
  6. Win11

    Question Windows 11 nightmare - Randomly crashing on new-build

    PROBLEMS: Windows 11 randomly crashing just prior to login screen and sometimes on Wake-Up - Shows black screen and no response. Windows and Hardware Specs Edition Windows 11 Pro Version 21H2 Installed on ‎10/‎12/‎2021 OS build 22000.493 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack...
  7. scherzo

    Question Safe to delete Apps.ppkg?

    The following's copied and pasted from https://superuser.com/q/1659902. ―――――――――― 1. I must reduce HD disk space. How safe is deleting Apps.ppkg? Its size is 3.6 GB. I must double check because another program file usmt.ppkg MUST NOT be deleted. 2. I read this abstruse explanation of...
  8. senturion

    Question Things Microsoft can learn from Linux (in 2021)

    Disclaimer - I am primarily a Windows guy and all of my career has been 80% centered on the Microsoft world of software for small businesses, enterprises and the like. Over the past year I've been primarily using Manjaro Linux with Gnome3, Plasma5, XFCE and i3 as well on my personal laptop. I...
  9. Matt_Stevens

    Question Windows 10 loop won't end, how to save some files?

    Hi, all. My folks never listen to me and of course, they have not been backing up their personal files to the second hard disk in the Windows 10 PC. Never mind that's why I installed that drive. Their Win10 seems shot. It's in an endless disk repair loop and cannot get booted into a functioning...
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    Question Budget laptop to replace Lenovo B50

    I have a Lenovo B50 which I owned for about 6 years and paid $200. I later on replaced the HDD with a SSD. It worked very well for me except that right now the parts are probably coming apart. The power connector doesn't connect all that very well but more importantly recently the wifi keeps...
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    Question occasionally windows stalls, goes to a black screen for 3-4 seconds and comes back while playing a video

    Hey all, Win 10x64, 32gb ram, rtx 3080 I have a problem that occurs everyone once in a while playing a video file. Doesn't seem to matter what video player i use. When the problem occurs, whatever video I am playing will freeze and the computer itself will becomes very laggy. Within a couple...
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    Question Windows 10 Unable to Boot on Dell Dimension E521 (Possible Motherboard Issue)

    So I have a Dell Dimension E521 from the mid-2000s. I decided to mess around with it. It has: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ CPU (64-bit) Dell 0UW457 Motherboard NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE GPU I had upgraded the system from Windows Vista to Windows 7 awhile back and set it aside. I come back to it...
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    Question High end video editing desktop. $4500 budget

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. Video editing. UHD -1, 4K eventually for biz website and Youtube. 2. What YOUR budget is. $4500. 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. USA 4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from. We can't...
  14. S

    Cannot change folder permissions without getting this error 0X80070057 Windows 10

    I was looking for why my folder permissions weren't applying, and I found this error when hovering over File ownership and clicking Personal. I think it proves that this is why it wont change the permissions of my folder.
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    Fresh rig windows 10 install freezes during startup

    I just built a brand new pc. i7 9700k corsair 3000mhz cl15 2x8gb msi gtx 1080 gaming 8g x FD design define s MSI MPG Z390 Gaming pro carbon ac 2x FD included fans, 1x noctua nf a14 fan noctua nh d15 2xnfa15 fans seasonic prime ultra titanium 750w wd black 2tb, some old samsung 1,5tb crucial...
  16. K

    Hp Spectre X360 - usb drive detection on start using the bios secure boot option

    Hi, I bought a second hand HP Spectre X360 13" (2016 model), I installed Windows 10 on the system a few months ago using the 'legacy mode', however, now I wanted to reinstall using the 'secure boot' option on & 'legacy mode' off. For complete picture's sake, I will also be installing Ubuntu/...
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    Question Can't connect Windows VNC Viewer to Tigervnc on Ubuntu guest on vSphere

    I'm trying to VNC from my Windows PC to my Ubuntu 18.04.1 guest running on vSphere 6.7.0 on the same network (subnet 255.255.0.0) and just can't. I'm guessing this is an ESXi issue, but it could be Windows or possibly Ubuntu. Client side: -Windows 10 (wifi) -VNC Viewer 6.19.325 Server side...
  18. balloonshark

    Article "Boost Windows 10 Performance with Retpoline Spectre Mitigation"

    More info here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/boost-windows-10-performance-with-retpoline-spectre-mitigation/
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    Question Total system shutdown in bios???

    Hello I'm totally stuck. Im running windows 10 on an asus m2n32-sli with a amd phenom II x4 820, and a amd rx 570. I know, I have some older hardware... the system runs great, except when I enter the bios. Once I enter the bios I have maybe 5-20 seconds before the entire system shuts down...
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    Question Unable to turn on HDR in Windows 10

    In the display settings,I am able to turn on HDR and WCG at 1080p but when I change the resolution to 4k and try to turn it on ,the screen flickers and the HDR and WCG toggle automatically goes back to OFF. Details on hardware and software below - OS - Windows 10 DISPLAY - iffalcon 55K2A(4K TV)...