Unanswered Questions
3,143 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Why don't device and app sound mixers match?
My question is specified in the title, to be more exact I would like to show this particular screenshot of the sound mixer:
As you can see here, the volume of the IE reached the maximum level, but ...
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Linux UI frequently freezes for <1 second
The Linux Desktop (Xubuntu 16.04) freezes frequently (multiple times a minute) for less than 1-2 seconds and then returns operating normally.
During the freeze only the mouse cursor is movable.
The ...
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Laptop won't boot, restarts on its own + black screen
yesterday I was playing on my Win 7 laptop when suddenly my screen went into this colorful faulty state, something of this
, though not exactly. And a second after my laptop died starting itself up ...
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Want unchanged HDMI output when lid closed (Linux)
My question is similar to a couple of other questions except I need a Linux/Ubuntu solution.
When I plug a HDMI cable into my laptop, I automatically get a second desktop on the second screen. This ...
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Adaptive brightness won't turn off
TL;DR: I’ve tried everything to disable adaptive brightness with no luck. Brightness changes according to what’s on screen.
Recently I bought a Dell Inspiron 3542, built on the Intel i7-4510U with ...
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Are laptop LCD cables interchangeable?
I do a fair amount of laptop repair for my job. One of our most common issues is people coming in with broken screens; in such cases, it can be hard to figure out if the cable is broken or the screen ...
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Toggle integrated/discrete graphics manually
Many laptops have two GPU's, an integrated Intel processor, and a discrete Nvidia processor. There are options to set which processor is used by specific applications, though those settings are not ...
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Is the 40% - 80% laptop battery rule still relevant?
In 2013, the wire reported that you should plug in when the laptop battery gets to 40%, and unplug when it gets to 80%. Quoting from the article:
For example, Battery University states that a ...
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My Asus u56e is randomly rebooting again. Any Ideas?
This seems to be a popular problem for Asus users. However, I have not found a definite cause or solution for the problem.
This machine is roughly four years of age now, and was recently given to me ...
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Laptop freezes before/during post
I have an Asus K70AB which has had an issue for a while. When it boots, there's a chance it'll freeze for an indefinite time before it seems to start doing anything. What it will do is:
The lights ...
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How to disable brightness intensity switching by power plans and AC/battery modes?
This is a "feature" in Windows 7, but I can't see how it is useful; it just annoys me.
Every power plan and the AC/battery mode has its own setting for brightness intensity. So, if I switch power ...
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HDMI doesn't work when using a USB C docking station
When connect my USB Type-C adapter to the Thunderbolt/Charging USB Type-C port, the monitor flickers. But the laptop detects the monitor and even can communicate with it so far that it knows its ...
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How to determine whether USB C port supports video out?
I was doing family tech support and a relative purchased a dual screen extender for an Acer laptop that he owns.
You can connect either extra screen via USB C cable or an HDMI plus USB for power. The ...
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Laptop constantly draining its battery by turning on randomly
Occasionally I try to use my laptop when I've fully charged it the night before and unplugged it, then in the morning it is so dead that I get the BitLocker prompt for a key and my previous ...
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KDE Plasma 5 - adjust "dimmed" screen brightness
KDE 5 power management allows to enable screen dimming after some period of inactivity:
I'm using 900 nit high brightness display in laptop but I usually work at night so my typical "full" brightness ...
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