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Fans and CPU running very high Windows 10 Build 1903

I upgraded to windows 10 version 1903 a few weeks ago.  Shortly afterwards I noticed that my fans were running extremely fast and my CPU temps per core were running in the mid 50s C at system idle.  Previously they were running in the mid to high 30s C.…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2019-07-04T15:28:32+00:00
Anonymous
103 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 10 wifi slows down until reboot

Hello i have noticed a problem with my Lenovo Legion laptop After a while the internet connection completely slows down to the point it is pretty unusable, however a simple reboot fixes he issue until of course it slows again over time. i've tried lots…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2019-08-16T12:11:47+00:00
Anonymous
103 answers

Photo email feature broken

Update 14 July 2016 The fault that caused this error for a short period in 2015 was corrected. Users now having trouble using the photo email feature are facing a different problem. The most likely reason is that the Microsoft Account being used has been…

Windows for home | Other | Email and communications
asked 2015-06-25T12:32:01+00:00
Anonymous
103 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Search Service not working after Windows 8.1 Upgrade

After upgrading to Windows 8.1, the Windows Search Service is not working. I ran the troubleshooting tool which identified the problem, but was unable to fix it.  Any insights would be much appreciated.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Search, touch, and mouse
asked 2013-11-03T16:40:29+00:00
Anonymous
103 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Security Update for mscomctl.ocx (KB2597986 MS12-060) August 2012 Updates: Listbox double-click no longer works

After installing the August 2012 round of patches (MS12-060: Vulnerability in Windows common controls could allow remote code execution), an Access 2010 application using the Windows common controls Listbox no longer responds to a double-click. The…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2012-08-15T12:25:26+00:00
Anonymous
103 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

windows 7 bootmgr is missing-- resolved using WinRE

original title: windows 7 bootmgr is missing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have a sony vaio laptop with no partitions no nothing just a hard disk with pre-installed windows 7 64 bit home premium. Yesterday i has installing some widgets to my desktop and…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2010-01-09T01:16:11+00:00
Anonymous
103 answers

Anyway to bring the old copilot version back?

I recently heard of the copilot update and it sucks. I liked the old version way better this one seems like its stuck together in one place, Microsoft. . . there was no problem with the older version of copilot? I really wanted to do something useful…

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11
asked 2024-10-13T04:19:17+00:00
Anonymous
103 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Cannot complete Finding a Restaurant task

The current monthly feature of completing 4 tasks for points has a third task I cannot figure out how to do. It says to search Bing for restaurant directions and info but clicking the button and using various terms does not complete it. Anyone know how…

Bing | Microsoft Rewards
Bing | Microsoft Rewards

A program that grants points for using Bing search, which users can redeem for gift cards, sweepstakes entries, or charitable donations.

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asked 2024-01-13T11:53:32+00:00
Anonymous
103 answers

The chat history of Copilot has disappeared.

The chat history of my Copilot has disappeared, but I did not delete them.

Bing | Other
Bing | Other

Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.

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asked 2024-01-26T15:11:00+00:00
Anonymous
103 answers

Surface Laptop 3 - Event 4101 "Display driver igfxn stopped responding and has successfully recovered."

Hi Everyone, Has anyone been seeing intermittent Event 4101 "Display driver igfxn stopped responding and has successfully recovered" on surface laptop 3?  Tried all the surface diagnostics tools - all clean. Uninstalled device, reinstalled. -…

Surface | Surface Laptop | Display and screen
asked 2020-03-11T18:20:46+00:00
Anonymous
102 answers

Why are ads suddenly appearing on my YouTube videos?

Hi, I've been working with hundreds of presentations using YouTube videos and had no trouble with ads till now (8/5/24). I have a Premium YouTube account and have spoken with tech support at YouTube and Microsoft. The problem remains unresolved. …

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For education | Windows
asked 2024-08-06T23:39:51+00:00
Anonymous
102 answers

Onedrive's downloading speed is tremendously slow

Hi everyone, I'm confused by the fact of Onedrive's downloading speed to be very slow. I'm trying to download my video file from Onedrive and the speed is 1 MB/s only, having internet channel speed 100 mbps. Download speed from competitor's servers…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
asked 2023-12-25T08:19:57+00:00
Anonymous
102 answers

Office blank white screen

When I open the Office app, only a white blank screen is displayed. This occurs on my laptop, and suddenly started showing the white screen on my PC as well. I'm running Windows 11 on my laptop and Windows 10 on my PC. I tried repairing it, then…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Other
asked 2022-09-04T23:23:44+00:00
Anonymous
102 answers

apa 7th edition

will apa 7th edition automatically download when available?  or how do i get it? ================================================================= Moderator's note. Read the entire conversation, or, skip to this thread: APA 7th Edition in MS Word -…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2019-10-29T19:49:42+00:00
Anonymous
102 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

No non-Microsoft fonts show up in Word 16.9 or 16.9.1

When I updated to Word 16.9, all the fonts active on my system disappeared from Word; only the fonts inside the app show up. This is true whether I activate the fonts using a font manager (Suitcase Fusion) or as a system font (which I tried switching…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2018-02-06T16:15:51+00:00
Anonymous
102 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Unable to sign-in to Office 2016 desktop apps. Sign-in disappears after entering Office 365 account email address

I am helping someone in our Office 365 tenant with a strange sign-in problem that affects only his Windows profile, and the issue is NOT in the Credential Manager. This is his home computer running Windows 10 Home, build 1703. He is running the latest…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Windows
asked 2017-09-06T18:12:13+00:00
Anonymous
102 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

When I click and drag Microsoft Office windows, they slide in slow motion then jerk to catch up

Hi, Recently I've been noticing a strange feeling while using Word and Excel. The first time I had seen it, I simultaneously had 26 documents on the screen and 1 spreadsheet, so I wrote it off as a reflection of my PC's inability to perform (but looking…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Other
asked 2017-01-30T08:03:48+00:00
Anonymous
102 answers

Why are my onedrive documents opening in read-only mode after installing office 365 home edition?

I'm opening a word document from my Onedrive folder on my local machine and it's opening in Word 365 in read-only mode. Why is this  and why can't I open the document in Word 2010?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
asked 2014-03-26T17:51:19+00:00
Anonymous
102 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Change Product Key Office 2013 Home and Business

Please check out Change<br> your Office license or product key for the latest information on this topic. I need to change the product key on a new installation of Office 2013 Home and Business. What is the procedure?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Windows
asked 2013-03-07T14:44:07+00:00
Anonymous
102 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Office 365 subscription, unable to activate on Mac computer "Error code:0x80072f17"

If I try to activate using the Product key, I get invalid product key error. If I tried to activate by signing into Office 365 subscription I get the below error Error  "Sorry, there was a problem while trying to connect to your account. (Error…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Other
asked 2013-02-04T18:59:13+00:00
Anonymous