Questions tagged [dell-xps]
A series of high-end Dell computers
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Disable touch buttons on Dell XPS 14?
I have one of the new Dell XPS 14 laptops running Windows 7 64-bit. The laptop has three touch buttons above the keyboard (Windows Mobility Center, customizable button, and audio settings). Here's a ...
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Can't adjust brightness on Dell XPS 13 under Windows 10
Every time my Windows 10 installs a new major update I lose control over screen brightness. I can't adjust it neither via hardware keys (FN+F11, FN+F12) nor via system tray battery icon widget.
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External monitor is washed out with Intel HD Graphics
I recently bought a Dell XPS 15 with an Intel HD Graphics 530 installed.
Here is what my monitor should look like:
And this is what my monitor looks like when I say it is:
So this problem seems to ...
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Ubuntu on an XPS 14 Ultrabook with mSATA cache and 500GB HD - how to partition for dual boot?
I am getting an XPS 14 ( http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-14-l421x/pd ) and I want to dual-boot Windows and Ubuntu. This thing has a 500GB standard HD and a 32GB mSATA that can be used as cache.
Does ...
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How to lock the arrow keys to the alternative function of Home/End/PgUp/PgDown keys on Dell XPS 15?
How is it possible to lock the arrow keys to the alternative function of Home/End/PgUp/PgDown keys on Dell XPS 15 (9560)?
The dell XPS 15 9560 uses the Fn key in combination with the up, down, left, ...
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Windows 7 directly turn monitor off when just listening to music
Windows 7, Laptop DELL XPS 1330:
When just listening to music, I want to turn off my laptop display immediately. It perfectly works after the usual delay (e.g. 10 mins) set in the power management, ...
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Dell XPS 9570 showing BIOS updates in Ubuntu only (not Windows)
From Windows (11 22H2), neither Dell Update, SupportAssist, nor the Dell Support Website detect any available BIOS updates. The site also only lists a single manual entry, which is for the one that is ...
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Windows 10 updating from Windows 7 via Windows update fail after 84%
I have Dell XPS-L502X(Early 2011) with Windows 7 Home Premium-64 bit. I already reserved my Windows 10 copy and started an update to it that was 2,712.6 MB and failed after 84%, it took for that 17 ...
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Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook, WiFi N performance is slow and has problems
I just opened a brand new Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook and connected to my 802.11n wireless network.
Performance is abysmal. Web pages time out, SpeedTest shows 0.15 Mbps (on a 50 Mbps FiOS connection), and ...
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Dell XPS 17 laptop: USB 3.0 Ports don't work until machine rebooted
I have a new Dell XPS 17 laptop. My issue: The two USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed) ports on the rear of the machine are not recognising anything when I start up. I've tried attaching a mouse, keyboard, headset, ...
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What is causing my wireless problems?
I have a Dell XPS M1330, since I moved to my new house, the wireless barely works on it, my housemates report no problems, so I guess it's something to do with my laptop. It's eratic in normal mode, ...
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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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How do I create factory restore media for a Dell laptop with Windows 8?
This may have been asked before, but not for Windows 8. How do you create the factory restore media for a Dell Laptop (a Dell XPS 15 in my case) before I go and do something stupid with it.
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How to find out if the screen is WLED or RGBLED on Dell Studio XPS 16?
I just ordered the Dell Studio XPS 16 with i7 and 16" RGBLED screen. This upgrade from WLED LCD to RGBLED LCD charged me more $$. But now when I view the order online, it lists this part as "320-8335 ...
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Upgrade to Windows 10: speaker volume is not as high as it used to be
I recently upgraded from Windows 8.1 to 10 on my Dell XPS 13. It comes with the following audio devices and associated drivers:
I have version 6.0.1.7544 of the audio driver installed
The audio ...
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