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Windows 10 updates

My windows 10 updates shave had enough of this Dell inspiron .Seems to take interminable times from start to finish as well as multi reboots and "cleaning up" Then when its finished, it takes a long...

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Keep getting kicked from Fortnite

My brother has been having a BUNCH of issues with fortnite here lately while none of us others have and we all live in proximity. He has repeatedly reset the router and modem, had ISP techs out and...

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In Memoriam

A place to remember those who have touched our lives: Lyricist Adolph Green dead at 86 From the Life & Mind Desk Published 10/24/2002 7:44 PM NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Adolph Green, the...

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What's for Lunch?

I'm trying the new Marie Callender's Vermont Macaroni and Cheese Bowl. I bet it's good!

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Fake cheat lures gamers into spreading infostealer malware!

Fake cheat lures gamers into spreading infostealer malware Fake cheat lures gamers into spreading infostealer malware A new info-stealing malware linked to Redline poses as a game cheat called 'Cheat...

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Can't connect to hotspot

I just received my T-Mobile hotspot and everything worked great for two days. I have two identical laptops (HP ProBook 4530s running Windows 10). Everything was going great until one of the laptops...

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What Are You Listening to #14

A continuation from: http://forums.techguy.org/random-discussion/1099407-what-you-listening-13-a-214.html

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System UI not responding

So i have a serious problem with my phone, i just got an error "ui system not responding" earlier idk this error at first so i decided to close it and later my phone, my ui does not appearing, the only...

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LastPass name being used for Phishing Campaigns

Advanced Phishing Kit Adds LastPass Branding for Use in Phishing Campaigns Story here.

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Need a better scan-to-PDF method

I'm currently using Acrobat 9 and a flat-bed scanner to create OCR'd PDFs of full pages, receipts, business cards, etc. It scans the whole 8.5 x 11 inch bed and I have no opportunity to limit the area...

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Please Re open my thread

Here it is: Long story short I had to load into safe boot in diagnostic mode for it to detect the malicious payload so I’m assuming it is kernel level and network wide. There’s no way you all would...

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CPU goes to 100% and 90C when encoding MKV video files to Blu-ray!

Had some MK video files I decided to burn to Blu-ray. Been a while since I burned any, at least not since I built this rig since last year. Don't know if this is a hardware problem or software problem?...

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Good Ideas!

I periodically run across good ideas that make my life better, and I decided it would be a good idea to have a place for us to share things like this with each other, either from what Grandma taught...

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The "Science and Space" Thread #2

Big Bang Conditions Created in Lab. By smashing gold particles together at super-fast speeds, physicists have basically melted protons, creating a kind of "quark soup" of matter that is about 250,000...

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Can't seem to disable RAM/write caching on 2 Silicon Power A55 4TB 2.5" SATA III

I have disabled it in device manager: But somehow its still enabled on these two drives. I don't know what other setting controls it. I have checked the BIOS for any settings to do with caching but...

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brave web browser font query

Hi guys, using Brave web browser but I am finding font not easy to read, see attachment, I would like to change ot to comic sans, I have looked through windows font and find this the easiest to view, I...

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Fake Windows Security alerts

Hi. One of our HP laptops running Windows 10 and Avast Internet Security developed a malware infection today. With Word, several Chrome tabs, and a few other apps open, the system locked and displayed...

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New Member

Hello! I am new here and trying to learn how to use this website. I hope to learn about a variety of subjects on this website. Thank you!

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Card Reader Not working but scan showed much bigger problem

Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.9 OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10 Home, 64 bit, Build 19045, Installed 20230616220358.000000-240 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz,...

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Robots

Seems like robots are becoming a lot more prevalent and more sophisticated... Robot helps lost shoppers Next time you're all lost in the supermarket, you can count on Robovie to help you find your way....

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Lost Worlds and New Species Found

I have been finding so many articles on micro-environment pocket discoveries of new species of plants and animals, that we have never seen, for many months now, and decided to put some of them up for...

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Say What?!!

Note that this thread is for posting weird, funny and/or strange news. Amazon driver was warned she'd be fired for returning with packages during a tornado Amazon driver was warned she’d be fired for...

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Warnings, etc. showing up suddenly- best approach?

So.... I haven't been installing any new stuff (I don't think....) but lately I've started getting "Your machine is infected!- call this number!" etc, etc., plus "You've won a chance to do xyz!" etc....

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Microsoft PC manager app question

Any thoughts on this about Microsoft PC manager app?? Microsoft PC Manager is now available on the Microsoft Store for Windows 10 and 11 - gHacks Tech News

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Transfer hard drives

Hello I have a desktop computer ( kinda old ) I just purchased a laptop , I want to transfer the contents of the desktop to the laptop What I need to know how to do this and what information I need to...

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Has Anything Made you Smile or Warmed Your Heart Lately?

During these trying times and amid the devastation and hardships many people are facing with the Covid-19 pandemic, I thought we may enjoy a thread where we can post anything we've seen related to the...

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Cloned an SSD in dual slot laptop but my laptop still reads the old SSD as...

Hello, I just bought a samsung 990 pro SSD to upgrade my storage, but since my 512GB old one is in the main slot which is gen 4, and the secondary slot is gen 3, I decided to clone it to the new one...

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KB & M Randomly Discconnect When Connect To Lenovo Dock

My razer mouse and generic keyboard discconnect every hour~ randomly then connect back again in 30 or so seconds. I'm using a Lenovo 40AY dock with my Lenovo ideapad 5i pro also a monitor is plugged...

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Laptop screen goes black when I try to log in

Hi, I’m really bad with technology so this could be an easy fix but everytime I try to log in to my laptop I can’t get past the lock screen without the screen going black. The randomly generated...

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VLC: Multiple media cannot be played ever since I changed my phone

I dropped my OnePlus 200 Nord, so I replaced it with a new one, same model. VLC worked great for my former phone, as well as Android Auto. However, ever since the day I used the new phone trying for...

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Sign of the times

Nation's oldest family farm up for sale The farm was founded by English settler John Tuttle, who came to the New World with a land grant from King Charles II, the Globe said. Tuttle's landmark property...

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Up Beat News

Some positive upbeat news Snow Angels Spider-Man, schmeider-man. In Alaska, the all-girl Dragon Slayers race to the rescue. "After a bad call, we talk, cry and give a big group hug," says Patty Yaska...

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Unable to open CMD line

Hello, I was starting to work on an Arduino Project when I tried to open my CMD line and it just flashed up. Judging by other recommendations I found on Google I ran a MWB scan and it wasn't able to...

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Always learning, always curious

Told I'm a boomer techie so thought I'd stop by and say hello! Guess the bar is pretty low if resetting my laptop and doing a clean install without "outside help" qualifies. Very curious, tons to...

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