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How to disable the left speaker?
I have a Dell laptop with Windows 10. There are two speakers: left and right. I can change the balance between them by right-clicking on the volume icon at the taskbar, then going to sounds -> ...
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How to disable CPU throttling on the laptop
I realize this has been asked before, every solution I've found doesn’t seem to work for me..
In a nutshell, following an activity where CPU is highly taxed, the speed drops from 2.8 GHz to 0.79 GHz. ...
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What hardware faults could cause random crashing on battery only in a Dell XPS 12 9Q23 laptop?
I am having the exact same fault as this chap:
What can cause a sudden crash of a laptop on battery power?
Summary of the problem: My laptop randomly crashes while on battery power (not AC). ...
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iPhone connected to home Wi-Fi has speeds ~60x faster than Desktop. What might be going on?
I am trying to diagnose why my iPhone and Desktop - both right next to each other - experience such drastically different speeds when connected to Wi-Fi. As measured on fast.com, the phone averages ...
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Dell XPS brightness changes automatically even when Intel Power Saving is disabled
How to disable "Intel Display Power Saving Technology"?
I'm using a Dell XPS 13 9380 running windows 10 (cry).
When a bright image is displayed, the screen brightens. When dark images are on ...
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Dell XPS 9360 - BSOD for twice a day for 3 months
I run Windows 10 on my Dell XPS 9360 and all updates are applied. The drivers and BIOS is up to date.
Once or more times, my device will BSOD, with no error code, and the dump percentage stuck at 0%....
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Disabling Click Delay, Dell XPS13 Windows 10 Home Edition, Microsoft Touchpad
tl;dr - How do I disable click delay on a Windows 10 Dell xps13 9360 laptop?
This quarantine has got me trying to play video games again. I loaded up CSGO for the first time on this machine and ...
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WavesSvc64.exe causing Dell XPS 9570 with Windows 10 Insider to freeze after startup
I usually never restart or shut down my computer, since I always put it in hybernation mode, so I don't know when this issue started.
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Windows 10 Insider (19592.1001)
Dell XPS 9570 i7, 32GB
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Ubuntu Install Not Showing Up In Boot Options XPS 9575
XPS 9575 running windows 10, after disabling secure boot, switching to AHCI SATA operation, I had to enable legacy roms but it said external devices only so it can boot the Ubuntu live USB at all. ...
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Hibernate a Dell laptop with a single key press
In my HP laptop, near the F1 button, there is a moon icon. When I click Fn+F1, the laptop immediately goes into hibernation. This is very convenient to me.
In my Dell XPS laptop (with Windows 10) ...
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Windows 10 Refuses to Boot After SSD Upgrade (XPS 9360)
I am genuinely at a loss here after almost a week of trying to fix this problem.
I've been running my 256GB XPS 13 9360 for a little more than a year now, and I decided to buy a new SSD to upgrade my ...
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How to get sound through headphones or external monitor by default (XPS-13)
When I plug my Dell XPS-13 into an external monitor via DisplayPort, I want the sound to come through the monitor, not the internal speakers.
When I plug a headset into the XPS-13 (whether or not it'...
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Laptop microphone is not working
I have a microphone built into my laptop. It is not working in any application (for example, when I try to make a Skype or Zoom call, the application gives me a message that the microphone is not ...
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Update UEFI on a Dell machine without Windows?
I purchased a new XPS 8930. It is sold with Windows 10 Pro.
After browsing the licensing agreement I decided I don't agree. I'm going to sell my copy of Windows 10 Pro on the open market. I'm also ...
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Why is the keyboard and mouse freezing periodically while connected to another device over USB-to-serial?
I am programming and debugging external devices such as Arduino and Atmel ARM chips (in electronics development). Whenever I connect via serial (USB-to-serial), I notice that my keyboard and mouse (...
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