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Windows 10 battery stuck at 97% (never 100%)
I think this happens after a FORCED update (I lost the battle against Microsoft in stopping updates).
I tried 2 recommended methods out of 3 at https://www.drivethelife.com/windows-10/fix-laptop-...
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I have 4 GB RAM in both of the available slots; can I upgrade one of them to 8 GB?
Does having unequal size RAM affect performance?
I want to make this upgrade because I run out of RAM while playing games and doing other resource-intensive stuff. My PC is a Dell 7577.
Will it run ...
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Prevent screen turning off when lid is closed
Is there a way to prevent the screen from being turned off when a laptop's lid is closed? The power-action for closing the lid is already "do nothing".
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Why is my laptop goes to sleep every 1 minute?
My windows-laptop goes into sleep mode if I don’t use a mouse or keyboard about 1 minute. Because I can’t read books.
I set all my power settings to 'NEVER SLEEP'. I disabled hibernate. I turned off ...
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Why is my ping higher when my charger is plugged into my Dell Precision M6800 laptop?
I recently noticed that the reason my Wi-Fi was so terrible seems to be caused by plugging in my charger.
Here is a little video of it happening, trying to ping riot.de
Here is the ping when plugged ...
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Windows 10 is taking too long to start up
I clean installed Windows 10 Pro on August 23 and then updated.
Windows 10 is taking almost 4-6 minutes - after pressing the power key to a usable desktop to appear.
I am using Samsung laptop, Intel ...
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Windows 10 keyboard sometimes repeats keys and sometimes ignores keys
Sometimes, as I'm typing, suddenly [A] it ignores keys (it just did it now!) and I have to type them again, then it works, and [B] it sometimes repeats latest keystroke about 20 times.
Problem began ...
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Task Manager never reports CPU usage above 51%, even when running CPU benchmark tools that should max out the CPU
My laptop (HP envy 15 x360 ar052na) never seems to be able to use more than 51% CPU usage, according to Task Manager. I've tried adjusting power plan settings but nothing seems to work. Even CPU ...
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Computer Keeps Resetting
Windows 10:
Every time I turn on my computer, everything is gone
1. Wallpaper set back to default
2. Taskbar apps back to default
3. All saved passwords in apps disappear
4. All pictures and most ...
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Longevity Mode for Dell Latitude 7490
I have a Dell Latitude E7490, and I want to turn on some kind of battery conservation mode. In particular, if the battery is, say, at 100% and I unplug it for a few mins, and the charge drops to 95%, ...
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System wont allow me to set laptop audio to default,when connected to monitor through HDMI. (PC windows 10)
I have tried to do:
"Follow these steps after connecting the HDMI cable.
go to control panel
Hardware and Sound
Manage Audio Devices
if you have a branded audio set-up (eg. BEATS) make changes there....
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Eyes killing me after purchasing laptop? [closed]
I am new to this site and in need of some information regarding a recent purchase.
I had a HP laptop that broke down before the year was through so I just went to purchase a new one & got a ...
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Unable to connect specific monitor via DP 1.2 to laptop
I have an DELL U2414H which I'm trying to connect to an Alienware 17 R4 via the DP 1.2.
Whenever I connect the monitor to the laptop:
The laptop freezes for 5-10 seconds then it's ok, then it ...
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Prevent windows 10 from sleeping for next lid closing only
Sometimes I let my computer (Lenovo laptop under Windows 10) do stuff that takes a while (e.g. scientific computation). When it does that, I would like to be able to close its lid without it going to ...
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Laptop won't hibernate if Hyper-V enabled on Windows 10 Pro
I'm running Hyper-V on my laptop - Docker for Windows requirement.
Windows 10 version 1709. I noticed that Hibernation is not working if Hyper-V role enabled. Hibernation working fine if i disable ...
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