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Usb problem
Can you try a different USB 3 port or a different host computer?
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Can you try a different USB 3 port or a different host computer?
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Windows version
Windows updates (including optional updates) are regularly reported at https://www.windowslatest.com/ This site is a good source of Microsoft-related news.
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Windows updates (including optional updates) are regularly reported at https://www.windowslatest.com/ This site is a good source of Microsoft-related news.
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Jason White
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Dell laptop very sluggish after reinstallation of windows 10
I’ve done this successfully using Narrator as described. All of the drivers needed by the machine were automatically installed – it was a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop. I then installed the Lenovo update uti
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I’ve done this successfully using Narrator as described. All of the drivers needed by the machine were automatically installed – it was a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop. I then installed the Lenovo update uti
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Dell laptop very sluggish after reinstallation of windows 10
It would probably have been better to install Windows 10 directly from Microsoft's installation media, then to add only the drivers and applications that you really need. I have heard from a reliable
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It would probably have been better to install Windows 10 directly from Microsoft's installation media, then to add only the drivers and applications that you really need. I have heard from a reliable
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Standard Calculator
You could try SageMath I know it's much more than a calculator. It should work well from the Windows command prompt or PowerShell.
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You could try SageMath I know it's much more than a calculator. It should work well from the Windows command prompt or PowerShell.
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How to configure network connection to use Ethernet instead of wifi?
My understanding is that Windows 10 will give priority to Ethernet even if both Ethernet and Wifi are connected.
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My understanding is that Windows 10 will give priority to Ethernet even if both Ethernet and Wifi are connected.
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to wifi or not to wifi
Mine is similar. The laptop only moves when it is to be taken with me out of the building. I had Ethernet cable professionally installed in the apartment during rennovations. If you are using WiFi, as
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Mine is similar. The laptop only moves when it is to be taken with me out of the building. I had Ethernet cable professionally installed in the apartment during rennovations. If you are using WiFi, as
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Brand of PC - Any ones more compatible with screen readers than others?
If you build your own PC or work with a company that can custom build it for you, you can make sure that only a minimum installation of the operating system is done – no extra, vendor-supplied drivers
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If you build your own PC or work with a company that can custom build it for you, you can make sure that only a minimum installation of the operating system is done – no extra, vendor-supplied drivers
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Home Machines And Network Setup
A good first test would be to make sure you can ping the router from both machines. It should have an address in the same subnet as both of them From: win10@win10.groups.io <win10@win10.groups.io> Dat
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A good first test would be to make sure you can ping the router from both machines. It should have an address in the same subnet as both of them From: win10@win10.groups.io <win10@win10.groups.io> Dat
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Home Machines And Network Setup
In my experience, firewalls generally don’t block the packets used by ping, so if you can’t ping one machine from the other, you probably have network issues. Are you sure you’re using the correct IP
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In my experience, firewalls generally don’t block the packets used by ping, so if you can’t ping one machine from the other, you probably have network issues. Are you sure you’re using the correct IP
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Windows 10 password question
Brian’s advice is correct, with one qualification: if BitLocker encryption was used on the drive, then you won’t be able to read it on another machine without the encryption key. From: win10@...
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Brian’s advice is correct, with one qualification: if BitLocker encryption was used on the drive, then you won’t be able to read it on another machine without the encryption key. From: win10@...
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virus check.
From Microsoft PowerShell (invoked with Windows-X, I), run the following command: start-mpscan This will run a quick virus scan of the system. From: win10@win10.groups.io <win10@win10.groups.io> Date:
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From Microsoft PowerShell (invoked with Windows-X, I), run the following command: start-mpscan This will run a quick virus scan of the system. From: win10@win10.groups.io <win10@win10.groups.io> Date:
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ALT+TAB classic view in the latest Windows 10
Yes, that's clearly the 20H2 update.
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Yes, that's clearly the 20H2 update.
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Help needed, frustrated about my new Win 10
Using the Media Creation Tool would be best, but without preserving any of the existing installation. Someone I trust in these matters once told me that he always performs a complete reinstallation on
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Using the Media Creation Tool would be best, but without preserving any of the existing installation. Someone I trust in these matters once told me that he always performs a complete reinstallation on
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ALT+TAB classic view in the latest Windows 10
2004 is effectively 20H1. If you have 20H2 installed, the version number now literally reads "20H2", at least on my system.
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2004 is effectively 20H1. If you have 20H2 installed, the version number now literally reads "20H2", at least on my system.
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Help needed, frustrated about my new Win 10
Have you tried a complete reinstallation of Windows 10 from original Microsoft images? That is, totally eliminating the existing installation and installing from a USB drive created by the Media Creat
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Have you tried a complete reinstallation of Windows 10 from original Microsoft images? That is, totally eliminating the existing installation and installing from a USB drive created by the Media Creat
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What's a good drive cloning software, and some questions.
The Linux/UNIX dd command is what I would use, writing the output to another drive or to a file. If the drive to be copied is a system drive, I would boot from an external USB disk to ensure there wer
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The Linux/UNIX dd command is what I would use, writing the output to another drive or to a file. If the drive to be copied is a system drive, I would boot from an external USB disk to ensure there wer
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Upgrading to 20H2 with Update Assistant
I successfully upgraded my laptop to 20H2 last weekend. Windows Update didn’t show the update, so I tried Update Assistant. Unfortunately, Update Assistant failed with a 0xa0000400 error. Have others
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I successfully upgraded my laptop to 20H2 last weekend. Windows Update didn’t show the update, so I tried Update Assistant. Unfortunately, Update Assistant failed with a 0xa0000400 error. Have others
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I'm noticing a slight lag in speech when my laptop is connected to HDMI.
If you run PowerShell and give a command such as: [console]::beep(440,1000) Does the beep play as soon as you press enter (when connected over HDMI), or is there a slight delay? If there’s a delay, th
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If you run PowerShell and give a command such as: [console]::beep(440,1000) Does the beep play as soon as you press enter (when connected over HDMI), or is there a slight delay? If there’s a delay, th
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Windows Security System Tray Icon
It’s in my system tray, and I am running the same operating system build as you (19041.572). I had to press the Notification Chevron button to reach the Windows Security widget, though. The only diffe
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It’s in my system tray, and I am running the same operating system build as you (19041.572). I had to press the Notification Chevron button to reach the Windows Security widget, though. The only diffe
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