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Pictures do not display as thumbnail preview

In Windows 7, I can't get pictures to show as thumbnail previews. I've tried three different methods suggested on this site. Why is this so difficult?__ The three methods I've tried are as follows: 1.    Open the folder in Windows Explorer and click…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2010-02-03T09:23:47+00:00
Anonymous
321 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

“Display driver stopped responding and has recovered” error.

Running Windows 7, 32-bi,t on a Lenovo W500. Display Driver: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650. The error message (“display driver stopped responding & has recovered”) follows a system freeze, a short blackout. Then everything works fine. Downloaded…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-10-13T16:38:34+00:00
Anonymous
319 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 10 says I have no internet connection, but I have.

I am running on Windows 10 Enterprise, Version 2004, OS Build 19041.264. I recently changed to the Windows Insider Program and updated Windows. In the taskbar, the Wi-Fi icon shows No Internet Access, but I have a stable internet connection wirelessly…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2020-05-21T19:20:56+00:00
Anonymous
319 answers

Windows 10 Media Creation Tool Error: 0x80042405 - 0xA001A

Greetings, Recently, I have seen many people inquiring about this error regarding the Media Creation Tool. I myself got this error when I try to create a bootable USB drive (aka Create an Installable Media). Here's what I tried: Reformatting USB drive to…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2017-11-16T13:39:26+00:00
Anonymous
319 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Update Error Code 8024A000

Hi,  When i try to take the updates, its throwing the error 8024A000. Not to able get wats the reason Help me out

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2009-02-16T20:12:40+00:00
Anonymous
318 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Microsoft Picture It incompatability with Windows 7 and alternatives for .mix files.

I have been using Microsoft Picture It for years to design tons of graphics for my business and now I have purchased a new pc loaded with Windows 7 and find that my true love Picture It! is not compatable.  I never dreamed this would be the case for a …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2009-12-18T06:22:35+00:00
Anonymous
318 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Resetting Surface RT in NOV 2016. Cannot get Windows RT 8.1 Update 3. [Solved]

Hi I reset my Surface RT recently. After resetting, I could not get Windows RT 8.1 Update 3 back like before. My Windows Update now checking for update forever. I left it open for 24 hours, the process is in infinite loop. I tried the method reset the…

Surface | Other
asked 2016-11-15T05:47:14+00:00
Anonymous
317 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Just updated to Windows 8.1 and the Windows Store app will no longer open

Help! Just updated to Windows 8.1 through the windows store. Now it will no longer open. Event Viewer: Activation of app winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy!Windows.Store failed with error: The remote procedure call failed. See the…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Microsoft Store
asked 2013-10-17T18:49:45+00:00
Anonymous
317 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Microphone delay when recording in Windows 7

Since upgrading from Vista to Win7, my microphone input has a delay of 500ms to 1s when recording.  This is most notable in apps like Ventrilo.  Anyone else having this problem? Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit HTOmega Claro+ sound card E6600 Intel CPU…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2009-10-28T14:53:55+00:00
Anonymous
315 answers

My Outlook inbox is suddenly getting a ton of spam and I don't know how to stop it

Last week, my personal Outlook email started getting ~50 spam emails per day. I barely ever use this email address, so I am not sure how or why this began to happen. How can I stop all of this spam from getting to my inbox? I have been flagging all of…

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2022-10-25T16:57:23+00:00
Anonymous
315 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Start button not working

The Windows start button is not working. When I press it nothing happens. SO I cannot shut down the computer in the normal manner or access any programs other than ones with desktop icons.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility
asked 2010-11-11T12:49:00+00:00
Anonymous
314 answers

Office 2013 missing after June 11 Microsoft auto upates

Office Home and Business 2013 is now blank under "file size" in Programs and Features following the June 11 Microsoft update.  How do I recover it?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Windows
asked 2014-06-11T13:58:21+00:00
Anonymous
314 answers

Why is an IMAP Inbox Only Displaying 10,000 Items When There are Many More Emails on the Server?

I have an IMAP email account that is hosted by AOL Mail, which I download into Outlook 365. The AOL Account has emails going as far back as 2015, and until recently all of those emails were visible (and searchable) through Outlook. About 2 weeks ago, I…

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
asked 2022-05-04T04:23:15+00:00
Anonymous
314 answers

Cannot manually sort folders with new Outlook

Hi All I'm loving the new Outlook, however I'm having real difficulty manually sorting my email folders. Clicking & dragging the folder, only allows me to drop the folder INTO another folder, but doesn't allow me to drop it in between other folders…

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2023-07-03T12:33:06+00:00
Anonymous
314 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

[Windows update installing the new Edge browser] Update KB4559309 Makes Computer Unbearably Slow

Last night I updated my windows 10 pro using KB:4559309. Since then my computer performance has absolutely tanked. my startup time is probably triple, loading any window has a few second delay. I attempted to uninstall the update however windows tells…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
asked 2020-06-16T20:25:11+00:00
Anonymous
314 answers

My Microsoft Order is still Pending

So i ordered a Surface laptop 3 on December 1st, and I know that is black Friday so there were probably a lot of orders but i would love to have some sort of reassurance that my item will be delivered on time. It's been stuck in pending literally since…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Microsoft Store
asked 2019-12-10T00:46:45+00:00
Anonymous
313 answers

How to Cancel Windows 11 update?

I'm one of the people who had Windows 11 download itself without me telling it to do so. Now, it is ready for install. I do not want to install Windows 11 at this point. I want to keep my Windows 10. I've paused it for 7 days, but this is a temporary…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Install and upgrade
asked 2021-12-16T19:58:35+00:00
Anonymous
313 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 10 22H2, KB5016616, KB5017308, KB5017380, KB5018410, KB5019959, KB5021233 hang on reboot after install

I'm trying to update to the latest Win10 update released on 8/8/22. Ever since that update was downloaded the machine hangs on the required reboot after the install. I have disabled updates until I can find a fix. I've tried to download the update and…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2022-08-11T22:19:21+00:00
Anonymous
313 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 8 keeps slows down to 100% disk usage and hangs.

original title: Upgrade To WINDOWS 8 PRO - System Hangs - Non Resposnive I had recently upgraded form win7 home basic to windows pro.My laptop made is Sony VPCEH15EN.Through Download Upgrade Assistant  i had upgraded.From the 1st time onwards my system…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2013-01-23T09:28:29+00:00
Anonymous
312 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Hiding Teams Control Task Bar (at Bottom of Teams Screen) During a Meeting (So Screenshot of Shared Screen is Clean)

Anyone know if there's a way to hide the default Teams meeting control task bar at the bottom of the screen so I can take screenshots of what is being shared/displayed on the without that in the way? Thanks. Also, Teams isn't a "Category"…

Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Other
asked 2019-08-13T20:02:08+00:00
Anonymous