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My windows 8 is randomly logging off on its own, bug?

This is really frustrating. It's happened twice now, in the past 24 hours. I'm just doing my work, and suddenly the screen goes black for 2 seconds, flashing black, then goes to the 'metro' screen saver screen, where you start when you first boot the…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2012-10-31T12:06:22+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 v2 -- Windows 7 x64 drivers

Hello, I just purchased a Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 v2.0 combo for myWindows 7 x64,  that is  a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 700 v2.0 and a Wireless Mouse 700 v2.0 Both keyboard and mouse are working well. The problem is that on the…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2011-01-08T22:25:30+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

"Consider Replacing Your Battery" Issue in Windows 7 Professional RTM

I have Acer Aspire 7515z. I using windows 7 RTM. Now it is showing a cross icon on battery saying that "Consider replacing your battery" as my battery is giving the same performance. I disabled the Microsoft ACPI Compliant Control Battery…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2010-02-15T09:47:26+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows couldn't automatically bind the IP protocol stack to the network adapter.

This says I am connected to a wireless network when I am Wired. I get this error message. Need help quick

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-10-27T03:01:51+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Modules Installer Error:126

My Gateway has Vista Home Premium 64 bit with SP1. Windows updates are not working at all. After doing some digging I discovered Avast Anti-Virus may have deleted TrustedInstaller.exe which I believe may have something to do with the problem although…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Install and upgrade
asked 2009-10-29T22:22:40+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

My volume slider under windows 7 keeps going down automatically.

I have tried clean boot,new user profile,virus scan.checked sound card settings,got the drivers updated from toshiba for sound card and the touch pad on the laptop. I have also tried connecting an optical mouse which didnt helped.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2009-11-09T21:45:41+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Active directory domain services unavailable

I'm running windows 7 and after the last set of updates (4/15/2010) I can no longer access the print servers (version 2003). It gives me the message: Active directory domain services unavailable.  I have verified that DNS is set up properly and have…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2010-04-18T03:18:44+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

System Restore does not work and returns the following error 0x80070005:__

"System Restore did not complete successfully, Your computer's files and settings were not changed. Details; System Restore could not access a file. This is probably because an anti-virus program is running on the computer . Temporally disable…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2009-11-30T18:24:22+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers

Automatic Update deleted all my files!

Last night my laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit on a Dell Inspirion Laptop performed an automatic update. After rebooting, all my personal files including two 15 page papers I was working on for my degree were deleted. All my pictures,…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2010-04-29T14:22:13+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Accidentally deleted my Inbox! How do I recover my emails?

Original title: I wanted to completely delete my "deleted" file. Accidently deleted my "inbox" ! How do I recover my emails in my inbox??? Remember - This is a public forum so never post private information such as email or phone…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2010-04-10T21:49:33+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows7 will not let me edit the hosts file and save it

Windows7 will not let me edit the hosts file and save it. What must I do in order to save the edited host file?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2010-04-16T18:31:57+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Links will not open or play online .wmv files

IE8 won't play WMV video files from links With IE8, under Windows7 RC, in a webpage there is a link such as: http://.../file.wmv If I click on it, an error page immediately appears, saying: Internet explorer cannot display the webpage. Further…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2009-06-02T21:32:56+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact your administrator.__Windows 7, Vista, and XP networking

I've just about read every single post and blog there is on the internet about networking Microsoft's OSes. I have a Windows 7 Desktop, a Vista Laptop, and an XP Laptop. None of them like each other. They can all see each other, but the XP gets the You…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2009-12-06T23:51:53+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Code error 80072EFE during Windows Update

ERROR CODE 80072EFE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UPDATE IN WINDOWS UPDATE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. McAFEE installed after win security ess. uninstalled. several problems w/  programs " not responding" constantly and pc running very slow.  compaq presario …

Windows for home | Other | Windows update
asked 2010-03-20T07:33:01+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Window 7 will can not Backup or let me do a system image backup.

I have just upgraded to Windows 7, but when I try to do a complete backup or system backup, it fails. I started to do a full backup to dvd, it took hours and stopped  at 84%,  I also tried to backup with system image, but this faild,  I tried to backup…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Recovery and backup
asked 2009-10-24T06:06:16+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Window Display in MS Edge Randomly Blurs

Good day, Sometimes when I am using MS Edge, the window display blurs seemingly without cause and stays there for a few minutes. When I say "window display" I mean it only applies to the Edge Work window I have open (I don't remember it…

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11
asked 2023-09-06T17:46:20+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers

New Microsoft Edge wont play HDR videos in YouTube

As the title describes, I cannot play/ see HDR YouTube videos - the option is not available any more from the resolution selection. With previous Edge (prior to 15/01/2020) I could and I could also choose a higher resolution from my screen's native…

Microsoft Edge | Audio and video playback | Windows 10
asked 2020-01-17T10:02:19+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers

Copilot not working on Windows 11

Copilot services in Windows 11 don't seem to be working. No use of resetting Edge settings nor restarting the device. I did try making changes in the Registry Editor but that doesn't seem to be working! Edit: Copilot in Edge…

Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Internet and connectivity
asked 2024-05-23T07:10:12+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Something went wrong while taking this photo

Anyone else getting this message trying to use the camera? "Something went wrong while taking this photo"

Surface | Other
asked 2012-11-06T04:05:05+00:00
Anonymous
64 answers

Where are you attaching your pen tab to your Surface Pro 3?

The pen tab is designed to be attached to the keyboard. But when I detach the Pro3 from the keyboard I no longer have access to the pen. On my Surface Pro 1 I attached a loop to the right side which worked except when I put it in the docking…

Surface | Accessories | Surface Pen
asked 2014-06-25T15:32:58+00:00
Anonymous