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Looking for an USB<->Ethernet adapter supported by the Surface RT

Hello, I am looking for a way to remote debug on my Surface RT tablet using the Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi. MSDN says here that it should be possible ("If the device does not have an Ethernet port, you can use a USB to Ethernet adapter to connect to…

Surface | Other
asked 2012-11-09T08:11:16+00:00
Anonymous
135 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to reduce the size of quick access toolbar icons? (Office 2016)

With the update to Office 2016 the Quick Access Toolbar icons were enlarged. I used to have a filled Quick Access toolbar for Excel and now they do not fit defeating the purpose. Is there any way to reduce the size of Quick Access Toolbar items?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows
asked 2015-09-22T22:39:10+00:00
Anonymous
135 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

The hacker of my fb account is using hotmail

* * Brought here by a search? Please read the posts marked Answer just below this post. * * My Facebook account was hacked this may 13,2021, and ive notice the hacker change the email address for recovery code in hotmail, Ive already ask for facebook for…

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy
asked 2021-05-18T06:31:33+00:00
Anonymous
135 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

My Win 11 PC won't wake up from sleep using the keyboard or mouse.

My Win 11 PC can only wake up by pressing the power button. How do make it able to wake up using the keyboard or mouse? I have checked the option that says "Enable wake up using mouse or keyboard" somewhere, but it doesn't make any…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2023-01-25T16:43:18+00:00
Anonymous
135 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Security Bug - Local Security Authority Protection Not Registering a System Restart

After I uninstalled Avira Antimalware, I got an alert from Windows Security that my Local Security Authority Protection was turned off. But after I turned it on and restarted as instructed, I continue to get the same alert that my Local Security…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy
asked 2023-01-15T20:14:29+00:00
Anonymous
135 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 11: Thumbnail previews do not show on folders

My folders are appearing as blank folder icons, where in Win 10 they showed thumbnail previews of the contents. I've searched online for answers, and most appear to apply to earlier versions, and tell me to uncheck the 'icon only, no thumbnail' choice…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2021-11-28T18:05:14+00:00
Anonymous
135 answers

Windows Defender Identifies The SAME PUP As A Threat Repeatedly

Since the implementation of W10 V2004, Windows Defender has now been defaulted to identify PUPS as a threat.  As a result, many are now made aware of their presence.  And they are "remediated", on the spot, to prevent them from causing any…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2020-06-16T21:00:07+00:00
Anonymous
135 answers

Why does my Onedrive.exe file disappear from the %appdata%\local\microsoft\onedrive folder?

For some reason, my onedrive.exe program gets deleted after a day from the %appdata%\local\microsoft\onedrive folder. I have uninstalled OneDrive and then reinstalled it.  The program works for a day, but then the following day I notice that the OneDrive…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2018-06-01T10:56:27+00:00
Anonymous
135 answers

Whatsapp stuck on loading screen - Windows phone 10

hi i recently updated whatsapp on my phone and now its stuck on loading screen even though i restarted and hard reset my phone. Any suggestion to solve this issue. Thanks Fab

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2017-03-06T06:55:06+00:00
Anonymous
135 answers

My old games- spider solitaire, freecell, and mohjong titans.

Hello, I upgraded from 7 to 10 and now I am missing my games file that had the old games such as spider solitaire, freecell, and mohjong titans.  Is there anyway to get them back other than what is in the app store? From what I saw on the app store there…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2015-07-31T01:31:12+00:00
Anonymous
135 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Surface Pro Bricked after re-boot

Re-booted my Surface Pro after IE froze up and the system will only make to the following screen: Security Device Support               [Enabled] Secure Boot Control                     [Enabled] Install Default Secure Boot Keys Delete All Secure Boot…

Surface | Surface Pro | Install and update
asked 2013-02-10T15:22:53+00:00
Anonymous
134 answers

OneDrive – Shared folders can no longer sync locally since yesterday

I have been experiencing an issue with the synchronization of shared OneDrive folders that started yesterday. Until now, I could successfully add shared folders to my OneDrive and have them sync locally, but now the folder is only appearing as a…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
asked 2025-03-06T21:28:30+00:00
Anonymous
134 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

MS Access "Can't complete the Output operation"

I have an Access DB which has a number of reports that can be exported - mostly in .xls format. Starting the last few days, attempting to export the reports for some users results in Runtime Error 2587 - "Can't complete the output operation".…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | For business | Other
asked 2022-07-16T01:05:33+00:00
Anonymous
134 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

"The file 'name of file' may have been changed by another user since you last saved it. In that case, what do you want to do? Save a copy. Overwrite changes."

I've been using Excel 2016/Office 365 and just recently, I started getting this message: "The file 'name of file' may have been changed by another user since you last saved it. In that case, what do you want to do? Save a copy. Overwrite…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows
asked 2017-06-23T14:12:56+00:00
Anonymous
134 answers

Stop upgrade to Windows 11

I upgraded to Windows 11 and reverted back to Windows 10. Now Windows 10 automatically attempts to download and install Windows 11 again. See below: I can Pause Updates but doing so doesn't allow me to update Windows 10 "patches." I'm being…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2021-12-29T22:24:33+00:00
Anonymous
134 answers

Autopilot.dll WIL error

So this issue has been going on for almost a month now,event viewer is showing tons of these errors,i have 3 windows 10 installations and in each the error is there.Even tried to do a clean install on my main pc today to see if it would go away but to no…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2022-08-24T15:35:23+00:00
Anonymous
134 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Will Microsoft Flight Simulator support multiple monitors?

Will Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 support multiple monitors? For example, one monitor for instruments, another for front view, one for left, and one for right? This is opposed to one view being spread over two monitors.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2020-08-16T12:13:19+00:00
Anonymous
134 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

2018-11 Update for Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) - Error 0x80070643

2018-11 Update for Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) - Error 0x80070643 - This just showed up today. (1/16/2019)  I have tried 4 times and each time it won't install.  However, when I looked at update history, I see the…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2019-01-17T03:12:47+00:00
Anonymous
134 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Bug that forces you to set a pin when installing Windows 10

You guys might want to step up your testing efforts. This is a pretty obvious bug IMO. To be clear, I want to use my password and not a pin. But the UI says, "We think you will like it."... well I don't. Normally there is an option to set a pin…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2018-01-05T17:52:41+00:00
Anonymous
134 answers

Windows Update Error (80244FFF)

I've been having an issue updating my copy of Windows 8.1.  I went into Windows Update and noticed that it hadn't checked for updates since November 1st.  Every time I run Windows Update, either on the desktop or tiled interface, it gives a 80244FFF…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2013-11-13T00:47:27+00:00
Anonymous