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Word 2010 Font Problem: different fonts showing up on screen

I upgraded from Office 2007 to 2010 two weeks ago. Whenever I open up documents in Print Layout View that were created under earlier versions of Word (2000, 2003, 2007), Word replaces several of the fonts with something that looks like Arial…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2010-06-09T21:52:26+00:00
Anonymous
160 answers

New issue with unlocking my Samsung phone via phone link app on PC

I've been using the "Phone Link" app on my computer and mobile and this has let me mirror my phone on my computer and enabled me to unlock the phone screen from my PC. However I'm no longer able to unlock from the PC and it is showing the…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
asked 2022-12-22T02:19:26+00:00
Anonymous
160 answers

track numbers in front of song names in windows music library, windows 7

I have track numbers in front of some of my song names (not title) in my music libarary.  How do I get rid of them.  They are not in the "name" in WMP.  I try to right click and rename and that doesn't work.  I try going through properties into…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2018-02-18T00:16:06+00:00
Anonymous
160 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 7 (KB976902) to enable future updates.

Today I saw an update on my windows 7 laptop with kb 976902.  It said that it is to allow future updates to install correctly and that after it was installed, I could not remove it.  I looked on Knowledge Base for the article about it and it comes back…

Windows for home | Other | Windows update
asked 2010-10-27T01:37:32+00:00
Anonymous
160 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Internet Checkers: error message 0x80041006.

Original title: internet checkers When playing checkers with Windows 7 an error message 0x80041006 in relation to connecting to the server comes up regularly. The screen for checkers seems to flash on and off at times. Internet checkers when I had XP…

Windows for home | Other | Gaming
asked 2010-04-17T02:47:29+00:00
Anonymous
160 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Surface won't turn on

My surface pro 3 worked for 30 minutes then turned off. After charging it, it still wouldn't turn on. The keyboard lights up when plugged in but nothing is displayed on the surface. When plugged into the charger that key board won't light up. I have…

Surface | Surface Pro | Power and battery
asked 2014-09-05T23:02:11+00:00
Anonymous
159 answers

Word 2013: Extremely slow saving and pasting plain text in long documents

I am using the latest Word 2013 RC in German. Allthough I am very pleased with the overall performance and features of this new version, I ran into some very annoying problems, that didn't exist with the latest Word 2010. These should be easy to…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2013-01-16T14:12:48+00:00
Anonymous
159 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Option-Drag to copy an event in the new Outlook for Mac?

I like the look of the new Outlook for Mac. But the functionality of the Calendar seems to have lost a lot of things compared to the old Outlook. I can't Option-drag a meeting to create a copy on another day or a new time (it's a standard way of doing…

Outlook | MacOS | Legacy Outlook for Mac | For home
asked 2020-10-21T23:10:52+00:00
Anonymous
159 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

The Local Security Authority protection is off - Windows 11 Home

A yellow triangle appeared on the Windows Security iron yesterday. It says that Local Security Authority protection is off. Your device may be vulnerable. I can press Go to settings or Dismiss but when I click go to settings, a notification saying…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy
asked 2023-03-17T06:10:20+00:00
Anonymous
159 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 8.1 causes external hard drives to auto-sleep?

My 2 external hard drives are always active as I have disabled auto sleep. I didn't have this problem way since Windows 7, but after upgrading to Windows 8.1 from Windows 8, my 2 external hard drives will automatically went to sleep around 10 minutes of …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2013-10-27T07:38:58+00:00
Anonymous
159 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

WIFI connection shows Limited Access windows 8

I use windows 8 enterprise evaluation.i can use wife network but it show access limited often.i disconnect wifi and reconnect it solve.i feel disgust.... HP pavilion G6-1262er ....broadcom 4313gn 802.11b/g/n 1x1 wifi adapter security type:WPA2-PSK i…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2012-11-17T08:51:24+00:00
Anonymous
159 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

The action can't be completed because the file is open in Windows Explorer.

OK, this one seems to be coming up a lot but no one's been able to answer it (including Microsoft) so I'll ask and be as specific as I can. Because I work with vector art I have to constantly save files by over-writing them and everything was cool with…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2010-06-25T20:15:08+00:00
Anonymous
159 answers

CO-Release Build 22000.160 out to Dev and Beta Channel KB5005189

Live in W.U.

Windows Insider program | Program announcements and registration | Communications and announcements
asked 2021-08-19T17:00:15+00:00
CrazyKats 19,330 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
158 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Issues with VBA after upgrading to Version 2311 (Build 17029.20108)

Hi, after updating to Version 2311 (Build 17029.20108), we face seriously many issues with our Excel Macro solutions. Something we have never seen before (or at least not for a long period of time). Even things like standard commands like thisworkbook…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For business | Windows
asked 2023-12-18T11:06:31+00:00
Anonymous
158 answers

New outlook not showing total email count in each folder on windows application

I switched to the new outlook and it is no longer showing the total number of emails in each folder.

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2023-04-19T13:08:25+00:00
Anonymous
158 answers

Windows 10 1809 update deleted all files from Documents!

Last night I updated to 1809, and it all went smoothly, but then I find that all my files in Documents are DELETED. Gone. Poof. This included many crucial documents and financial info. Yes, I have a backup (I think - using Windows Backup to a NAS). But…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2018-10-04T19:09:32+00:00
Anonymous
158 answers

Stability Issues with the Windows Live Mail 2012 Update – KB3093594

We have received reports that the Windows Live Mail update- KB KB3093594, is causing stability issues for many of our customers running Windows Live Mail 2012. Thank you for reporting this issue. We have identified the root cause and are currently…

Windows for home | Other | Email and communications
asked 2015-12-16T23:20:34+00:00
Anonymous
158 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Using One Drive to automatically back up My Documents folder

Hello  I would like to automatically sync the My Documents folder to One Drive. What is the best way of achieving this ?  The online information on OIneDRive does not make this clear  Tony

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2014-05-28T20:37:52+00:00
Anonymous
158 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

“Error code: c945000e Sorry, Movie Maker can't start …” when I start Movie Maker

Hello, When I try to launch Windows Movie Maker, I get “Error code: c945000e Sorry, Movie Maker can't start …” What can I do to fix this? LD

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2012-08-09T19:15:32+00:00
Anonymous
158 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Media Player keeps opening by itself. Every time I close it, it opens back up again.

Also, while it is open, it keeps dominating the pc control by making it the active application every few seconds.  If I go to another window it soon reverts back to WMP as the active application. This is a new computer.  It didn't happen at first, but…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2009-10-17T19:02:14+00:00
Anonymous