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How to enable Conservation mode in the Energy Management on Lenovo Ideapad Z510

Whenever I have my computer plugged in when the battery is above 70%, a notification comes up saying: The Battery is charged to a high capacity Staying above 70% capacity for a long period of time is adverse to the battery's health. Enable 'Conservation…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2014-01-12T18:35:26+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can't set Windows 8.1 to use a UK Keyboard and English (United Kingdom) as Language Preference

Downloaded and installed the UK (English) Language Pack. Can't set Windows 8.1 to use a UK Keyboard. Try to change Languages Preferences to English (United Kingdom)  - and 8.1 won't let you. Try to remove English (United States) and 8.1 won't let you.…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility
asked 2013-10-20T14:43:22+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Volume taskbar icon vanished / greyed-out in Control Panel

Hi, Since installing the latest major 8.1 update, my Volume Notification Area icon has disappeared. (It returned briefly but the default seems for it to inexplicably go away again to not return). It still shows up as active when I go to Control Panel…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility
asked 2014-04-20T14:08:38+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

MMX353G 3G driver for Windows 8.1

I have used my Micromax MMX353G 3G data card without any problem in Windows 8. But when I have tried to install the driver of MMX353G 3G in windows 8.1, it showed that driver installing failed and didn't show any device... Please help me...

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2013-10-24T01:18:06+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

restore printer icon on toolbar

I cannot print from from printer.  How do I restore printer icon? Thank you.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2013-01-18T19:01:53+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Security Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB2538242) is installing multiple times

The Security Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB2538242) is installing multiple times. Three times so far in two days. I had an identical problem with another security update for Microsoft Visual C. My OS is …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2011-06-16T07:16:13+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Failed to Connect to a Windows Service message

I upgraded my Notebook to Windows 7 yesterday. It was fine for a little while, but now I am getting the message: Failed to connect to a Windows service - Windows could not connect to the System Event Notification Service service (sic). Now Windows is…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2009-11-05T12:57:08+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 7 0x00000074 startup Blue Screen BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO Different problem than all others

Okay here we go. I was being an idiot and changed the msconfig setting for startup processors and memory. i changed it to 1 processor and 256mb of ram for no good reason except to see what happens. So i restart and get the BSOD stated above. The…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2010-06-29T08:46:35+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I want to remove/delete printer/driver from Windows 7, and unable to find any documentation.

New DELL computer Windows 7 (less than 30 days old), and want to remove/delete persistant printer/driver. Was not able to find any documentation on the issue, and neither DELL nor Microsoft are willing to provide any kind of support unless its paid for a…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2010-05-27T13:20:50+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

LG DVD-RAM Drive not reading discs in Windows 7

Title pretty much sums it up.... I have 7 installed and it's running great!  But if I put anything into the drive to load onto the system it doesn't spin it up.  I can see the drive in My Computer, but it still thinks that CD1 of World of Warcraft is…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-05-16T12:10:01+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Trying to delete a CD image file, get error "The action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program"

I'm trying to delete a CD image file (.img) from my desktop when I try to put it in the recycle bin I get the message "The action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program Close the file and try again" First I…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2010-01-19T13:16:22+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers

Windows 7, Deleting Large files is extremely slow. (Not going to recycle bin, permanent delete)

It is taking a huge amount of time to delete files. The files are not going to recycle bin (I am hold shift while hitting the Delete key) Also I have even tried shutting off the recycle bin I have timed a few of these Single file delete, 2.6 gb,…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2009-12-13T14:37:28+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Win 7 does not give access to disable touch pad tapping feature as on previous Windows OSs. How might it be done?

Like above "Win 7 does not give access to disable touch pad tapping feature as on previous Windows OSs. How might it be done?"

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2009-11-15T17:37:54+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

HP Multi-function printers may not work as expected after upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7

Hello, I just upgraded to Windows 7 from Windows Vista and my HP multi-function printer doesn’t work. I can still print if I print from an application but when I try to use the buttons on the printer nothing happens. I also can’t check things like ink…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-10-22T17:30:56+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Konica Minolta PagePro 1350W compatibilty with Windows 7, comes up as "Unspecified" device

I have a Konica Minolta PagePro 1350W laser printer that works quite well, I just updgraded to Windows7 from XP but my printer doesn't work anymore. It appears as PP1350W in the "Devices and Printers" window as an unspecified device. I tried…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-11-11T16:50:27+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Shellpage on Windows Not Letting Me Access Certain Pages

�� Known issue The Edge team are aware of this problem and the engineers have been working on a fix.<br><ul><li><p style="text-align: left" data-prewrap="true"><strong>For users where Family Safety…

Microsoft Edge | Website issues | Windows 10
asked 2023-04-08T16:22:18+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers

Microsoft Edge keeps making itself the default PDF viewer instead of acrobat

This is a dup thread for one that was started in 2020. Same stuff is still happening. I'm about 5 minutes from uninstalling Edge. If my PC reboots, Edge takes over PDFs. So annoying

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 10
asked 2023-04-22T23:24:06+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers

SSL - Error - How to go "around" it

Hi There I have the following problem, while accessing a website from a partner Error Message: ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH Unsupported protocol The client and server don't support a common SSL protocol version or cipher suite. Google Chrome lets…

Microsoft Edge | Website issues | Windows 10
asked 2020-07-28T11:46:25+00:00
Anonymous
70 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Feature Update version 20H2 installation stuck at 61%

I recently opted into the WIndows Insider Program as a Beta User, and ever since, the feature update is continuously getting stuck at 61% in installation stage. I have tried troubleshooting, but it doesn't work as well. Is there any solution to this…

Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Install, activate, and Windows update
asked 2020-10-15T08:31:27+00:00
Anonymous
69 answers

Valid Office 365 subscription shown as expired

I have a Microsoft 365 Family Classic account using ******@outlook.com. This is active, is working fine, and is next due for subscription in 2026 I have previously invited family member ******@outlook.com to a subscription under the family account. This…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Windows
asked 2025-04-10T10:37:18+00:00
Anonymous