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Windows 8.1 Ignores power settings and hibernates after 5 minutes

My PC ignores all power settings and hibernates after approx 5 minutes of user inactivity. It is a Dell Vostro 200, which I had been running successfully on Windows 8 Pro. The problem appears to have...

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Security Permissions on network folder.

I have a 1TB HDD connected via the network. 90% of the folders on this drive are fine, but a few were created by previous Windows installs. I needed to delete the folder but it won't let me do so. I've...

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Problem with installing netframe 3.5

I am having problems installing netframework 3.5 on windows 8 pro. Every time I try to install it it says something about I need netframework 3.5 .. which is weird seeing that I am trying to install...

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WIFI slower through Windows 8

Every other device in my home including another laptop, a desktop, gaming console & my smart TV all connect at the fastest speed through wifi. The laptop that runs Windows 8 is connecting at only...

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Documents.library-ms is no longer working

I am trying to help someone who has an HP laptop with Win 8, i7 processor, 8 GB RAM, 64 bit. Click on any of the Libraries and you see this message: Documents.library-ms is no longer working I searched...

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Disk partition error

hi, i can't excess one of my disk partition anymore :confused:.. it was perfectly alright back some time don't know what caused the error.. added a screenshot P.S - Local disk F is having the...

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Error Code 0xc0000185 HELP!

Hi Everyone my name is Brendon and i'm using a Acer Aspire M Ultrabook I came across this error yesterday night Recovery Your PC needs to be repaired A required device isn't connected or can't be...

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Transferring win8 from HD to my new SSD

A little while back I purchased that HP debranded deal from daily steals, yada yada, came with windows 8 installed with a product key. I recently purchased a samsung 120GB SSD and wish to install my...

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Solved: User folder gone missing

Hello. I was trying to find my AppData in the C drive subfolder, C:users/marcy/appdata/... I could not find "appdata" (I know it was there, just not visible.) So, I highlighted Users, went to...

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Can't repair Windows 8.1, hard drive locked.

Dear TSG I'm using a Lenovo Ideacentre B340 running windows 8.1 with the following spec: Intel Pentium CPU G645 @ 2.90GHz DDR3 SDRAM Lenovo Mahobay motherboard 440GB Hard Drive My system crashed...

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i can't adjust the brightness

the screen on my lenovo ideapad Z500 touch has dimmed and i can't adjust it back. i've tried the all the brightness settings i can find adn even updated the drivers but this hasn't worked, any ideas...

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PCI Lock help?

I checked pci lock in msconfig. Grave mistake as i now am unable to boot up my pc. I created a recovery drive but then I couldn't open msconfig from command prompt to change it. I tried clearing my...

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Windows 8 install and usage problems

This is my first post here, so please be gentle :) *background to my problems* - I build my own Pc roughly 2 years ago, only had a 120gb ssd. Installed windows 8 release preview (was free and i needed...

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Black Screen with Taskbar

Hello everyone, Recently my laptop is giving me a problem. I was cleaning it up by uninstalling unused programs and deleting documents and files no longer needed. After doing all this and running...

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Windows Update Not Working

Windows update on my machine is showing updates, but when i select the update and click on install it hangs. I downloaded WindowsUpdateDiagnostic.diagcab from Microsoft, but it did not fix the issues...

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Open browser and programs frozen to task bar in windows 8

My husband has an HP Envy desktop running Windows 8 with a new HP 23tm Touch Screen Monitor. For the last couple of weeks, sometimes when he lowers an open browser to the task bar, he can no longer...

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Solution to missing cursor/pointer

Hi all, I've had a problem with our Toshiba Satellite laptop running Windows 8.1 where the cursor randomly disappeared while my son was using the laptop. I've seen lots of posts giving solutions where...

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Computer not backed up

I keep on getting the following popup: "Your computer is not backed up. Backup your files online today. Free computer backup available. Backup now." I have Windows 8 and went to program files to delete...

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Eyeinfinity and Desktop Hotkeys

I made alt + g go into eyeinfinity in CCC. Is there a way to make alt + d go into desktop mode? As in doing the same thing as going into screen solution and setting 3 separate extended monitors.

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How far should I go Windows 6 7 8?

vTech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2 OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 3, 32 bit Processor: Intel Pentium III Xeon processor, x86 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping...

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