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I get a Blue Screen when running defrag

like the title I get a BSOD when running defrag. When i analyzed my disk it said that it was 4% fragmented so i ran the defrag and up popped my BSOD. I am switching to a ne HDD tomorow so i can see if that stops these BSODs from happening, but for now i…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2012-06-07T09:21:27+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I forgot the password to unlock my lock screen. its a NOKIA LUMIA 900... HELP!!!

i have a Nokia Lumia 900, and i tried to reset it by using using the volume button, camera key and power button...but it isnt working! i dont know what else to do. i cant go to my "settings" tab and change the code because my phone is…

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2012-06-02T14:26:50+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Update Apps Failure Error Codes 0x80246007, 0x80240002, 0x80073cff, etc.

I cannot update apps. It returns several error codes. Among them are 0x80246007, 0x80240002, 0x80073cff. I have already tried running scf/scannow, but it didn't find any file errors. Can anyone help me fix this? Thanks in advance! Note: I have no 3rd…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Microsoft Store
asked 2012-11-07T23:31:57+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

how do I open the DVD/CD driver to insert a disk?

When I found how to do it in a help section, it just says to open the driver. Well that's my question "How to open the driver to insert a disk?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2011-03-15T03:04:54+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

A required CD/DVD device driver is missing, usb installation

I'm trying to install windows 7 on my freshly built pc by using a usb device (no cd drive as of yet). I followed this guide to do this: http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-install-windows-7vista-from-usb-drive-detailed-100-working-guide/. Whenever I try…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2011-05-22T12:56:14+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

NT Kernel & System using 100% of CPU

Hi, I just bought a new laptop with Window Vista Basic. The laptop has 3 Gb ram. I was just reading an article on line and then I start to hear the laptop fan running like crazy. then I went to the Resource Monitor and there was an image/program that…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2009-04-02T00:19:32+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Error 5: Access Denied: Setup unable to create the directory ...

I am trying to install a program "Advanced System Care" I get a error message, Setup was unable to create the directory "C:\users\arthur\appdata\local\temp\is-rukl.temp   error 5 Access denied I realized today I believe I have gotten this…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Security and privacy
asked 2010-07-26T06:54:43+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

"Windows couldn't remove your computer from the homegroup."

I have a laptop and a desktop which were both participaing in a Homegroup.  It stopped working, so I tried to "leave the Homegroup" from both machines, intending to recreate it.  By the way, standard networking and file sharing is still…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2010-01-26T03:36:40+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

PresentationFontCache.exe uses 50%+ of my CPU

PresentationFontCache.exe uses 50%+ of my CPU and therefore my 64 bit Windows 7 system runs even slower than it did with Vista.  Is there a fix other than killing it every time I boot up?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2009-12-19T17:26:51+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Files showing up as "Read Only" and unable to change this.

I have Windows 7 Ultimate. A couple of weeks ago I had a big issue with some of my user permissions being changed (not sure how I did it but it happened) so i was unable to access programs and files, after some time with a MS tech on chat and a system…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2009-11-11T02:03:39+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Xbox 360 Controller plugged to USB with "Play and Charge Kit" does not work

Hello, i've Windows 7 as O.S, and i'm having some problems with my Xbox 360 controllers. When i've bought the play and charge kit for my xbox 360 controller, i heard that it was possible to connect it to te pc in order to play with games for windows…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Gaming
asked 2009-10-21T17:07:28+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Age of Empires II does not work with Vista or Windows 7

I have been unable to get Age of Empires II to work on my laptop - first with Vista and now with Windows 7. It installs OK and when you go to launch it the small graphic launch box comes up, then the screen goes phsychedelic before reverting back to…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Gaming
asked 2009-11-24T16:43:16+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

IP conflict error – “Another computer on this network has the same IP address as this computer. Contact you network administrator for help resolving this issue. More details are available in the Windows System event log”

"Windows has detected an IP address conflict" This continues to pop up on my computer. I have changed internet services. How do I correct this problem. "It says thatanother computer on this network has the same IP address as this computer.…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2010-07-26T22:29:59+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to copy DVD to computer

Copy DVD to computer How do I copy home movies on a DVD to my computer?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2010-06-24T21:37:57+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 7 stuck on "Please Wait.." screen

I recently upgraded my Acer Aspire laptop from Vista to Windows 7 Home Premium with no problems and it worked fine for about five days.  However, after restarting my computer after several automatic updates failed to install, the computer appeared to…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2009-11-14T03:45:34+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers

Everything on YouTube is incredibly slow on Microsoft Edge

In the past few days, absolutely everything has been incredibly slow and unresponsive whenever I'm using YouTube on Edge. Videos take forever to load and start playing, and they're default playing on the lowest quality even though I have Fiber internet…

Microsoft Edge | Website issues | Windows 10
asked 2024-01-12T12:04:02+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers

how to stop edge from being managed by an organization

how to stop edge from being managed by an organization I don't have? Just recently starting doing this...

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11
asked 2023-04-19T22:49:23+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers

Microsoft Edge on Mac crashes

I recently heard about the Microsoft Edge available on Mac and decided to try it out, so I downloaded on the website and follow the instructions. But once it's installed, the app pops like like any other Mac apps, but it instantly crashed and closed by …

Microsoft Edge | Open the browser | Android
asked 2020-04-21T22:25:44+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers

General Random Write disk speed degradation in Windows 11.

After updating several machines from Windows 10 to Windows 11 users have noticed a significant degradation on Disk Random Write speed. This is quite noticeable with NVMe SSDs benchmarks, it also seems to affect SATA SSDs even if it is not as significant.…

Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Performance and maintenance
asked 2021-08-23T04:42:53+00:00
Anonymous
60 answers

Build 26052 is out to Canary & Dev Channel

Live in W.U.

Windows Insider program | Program announcements and registration | Communications and announcements
asked 2024-02-08T18:00:27+00:00
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