how to set up alexa app on windows 7
how do I set up an app for amazon alexa ? as the grandkids are going ape help me please
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
Pen behavior in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
Ever since installing the Fall Creators Update, using a pen on a tablet or laptop screen doesn’t behave as it did before. Instead of selecting text or files, the pen now scrolls.
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows ink and touch
Display Driver has suddenly defaulted to Microsoft Basic Graphics Driver
Hi All My 7 year old Dell XPS Studio laptop, which has been running Win 10 nicely for the last couple of years, has now changed my ATi Radeon HD 3560 driver to the Microsoft Basic Graphics Driver, presumably after a Win update. Consequently, my screen…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
Windows rollback loop
After a windows 10 update, my ASUS X55U laptop remained in a rollback loop. I have tried Bob Omb's suggestion in the Jan 16, 2018 thread by Martin Bar ie. run chkdsk c:/r/x (no bad clusters, usn journal verification) and sfc/scannow (Windows Resource …
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
Mail Icon missing in Windows 10 Control Panel
Hi MSFT, I am using Office 365 pro plus downloaded from portal.office.com. And I suddenly lost mail icon in my Windows10 Control panel. I did quick/online repair, reinstalled office 2016, nothing worked. I don't have any office14 or office15…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
RealTek audio driver on windows 10 1709 doesn't work anymore
I recently upgraded my Dell XPS 9333 laptop from windows 10 1703 to 1709. Consequence: the sound device in the system tray is marked with a red cross. The RealTek audio doesn't work anymore. Before the windows upgrade my RealTek audio driver was the most…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
Bluetooth adapter device cannot start (code 10)
Greetings, After installing the Fall Creators update, I started experiencing problems with my bluetooth adapter driver (Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R)). The device manager gives so I cannot connect any bluetooth device to my PC. I tried re-installing…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
Deleting Pagefile.sys
Hello I got quite a problem for my windows My Local Disk C is suddenly really full and the i downloaded windirstat and i found that the pagefile.sys is really big is it okay to delete that ? or do you know what maybe caused the problem .. that made my…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
GTA: Vice City problem on Windows 8.1
I have checked the forums already and can't find a solution to my problem. I'm not very technical and this will show. My PC is only 3 years old. Here goes: I played Vice City on this PC two years ago. It then stopped working (the game would start up…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Gaming
My computer was compromised- virus svchost.exe?
Few today my computer strange phenomenon I'm opening the web page , suddenly shows up table Command Prompt (Admin) and then turn off the ejector and many other phenomena also itself turned up and turned off the ejector, I do not turn on them up ? I…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
High CPU and memory usage when use Flash Player and images-heavy sites in all browsers or when I download files
Hello! From long ago I have issues with high CPU and memory usage when use Flash Player and images-heavy sites or when I download files. The issues happen in Mozilla, Opera, Opera Beta and Chrome. Also when I use fractals rendering software. CPU usage…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
Windows 7 Updates not downloading.
My Windows 7 machine will not download updates. I have the system setup for manual selection and installation of updates. When I choose the updates I want and say download, the "Downloading updates" screen displays and does nothing. It says…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
Visualizations Problem In Windows Media Player
My Service Request number is **1322090110.**You can also find detailed information regarding my issue Here. I'm request you please take my issue seriously and find out an effective solution. [Moved from Insider]
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
Windows 8.1 update fails.
Since the last "Patch Tuesday" on June 9, none of the important and other available updates will install. This is my last attempt to find a solution to the issue. I tried everything: troubleshooting, chat with MS Support for two(!) hours,…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
Print Spooler error 0x800706b9 printer not enough resources
I have been trying to print for the past few day to no avail. I have gone to services and tried to manually start the stopped spooler, but this error keeps popping up. "0x800706b9 printer not enough resources". I am running windows 8.1 and I…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
Asus Transformer Book t100 Webcam not working
I recently performed a clean boot of windows and it upgraded my PC to windows 8.1. Unfortunately, it deleted some of my driver software. I was able to recover most of it, but I can't seem to find the software for my webcam. I click the camera app and it …
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
Windows Update is unable to check for updates, error 80072EE2
Today Windows Update told me that it hasn't been able to check for updates in the last 30 days. I attempted to check for updates manually and received an error (80072EE2). I used the Windows Update troubleshooter from Microsoft and found that there…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
The restore did not complete successfully (Windows 7)
I have a Windows 7 backup stored on a network drive. When I try to restore anything this is the error I get. Obviously the network path is fine or I wouldn't be able to open the backup and select files to restore.
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
Tractor feed printers margin issues in Windows 8.1
Attempting to print from two different Windows 8.1 systems to three different (2 are the same brand Epson FX-890) tractor feed printers results in the entire document printing but the right margin is about 25-30% in the page resulting in everything…
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
Chrome and Firefox browsers not compatible with Windows 8.1 update
I have just installed the new windows 8.1 update today (18th October) and found that both chrome and firefox do not work. (I had the latest versions installed which worked fine with windows 8.) I've even tried installing chrome 4.1 beta and the…