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How to upgrade my sata hdd 1tb to sata ssd 512gb with the same windows os that is installed? [duplicate]
Constraints:
My laptop has only 1 slot for storage space.
Requirements:
I need the same windows os 10 to be present on the ssd with all the settings and apps without loosing the genuine windows key....
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Win10/Win11 can't run any program soon after login
Intro: I'm a repair tech, and I have encountered a very weird problem with two Windows laptops in under a week, something I have never experienced before. One with Windows 10, another with Windows 11, ...
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I bought an open-box laptop. Should I reset Windows?
Some time ago I bought a cheap laptop, essentially a netbook, to ensure that if my main laptop stopped working, I would have a laptop to work on while my main laptop was being repaired.
The box for ...
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Win 10 laptop wakes from sleep to ctrl-alt-del screen
Old windows laptop (Fujitsu T732), had to upgrade from 7 to 10 against my will and better judgement. Since the upgrade, when opening the laptop from sleep it defaults to the ctrl-alt-delete screen (...
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A black hole in windows 10 applications when second monitor connected
When having connected to second monitor with my laptop HP 255 G7 and Windows 10 I have sometimes a glitch, where sometimes in different applications I have a hole. It's like a hole because I can there ...
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Possible to have both modern standby and normal sleep?
I currently have modern standby enabled. If I shut my laptop lid or click sleep from the start menu (Windows), the computer doesn't actually go to sleep and I can "wake" it easily by ...
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Asus laptop touchpad stopped working and looks disconnected
The problem:
I'm using an asus UX410U laptop under windows 10 for high school. Since few months,the touchpad it stopped working when it was heating too much, nothing too disabling for classes. Today, ...
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how to change the default font for ebook viewer?
I use sumatrapdf as my daily viewer for ebooks especially with epub format
To shrink the file size, I usually remove all the font inside fonts folder in epub file.
(for those interested, unlike ...
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Is there a way to increment/decrement windows brightness in steps of 5 rather than the default 10
Most laptops have shortcut keys to increase / decrease monitor brightness on a windows laptop. For
example, the F11 and F12 keys (or somewhere around them).
The default brightness delta is 10 units ...
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How can I wake my laptop after using psshutdown64.exe -d -t 0?
I have a small WSL script which checks if a (another) script has finished and then puts my laptop to sleep using psshutdown64.exe -d -t 0. This is on Win 10 and hibernate is disabled.
On my old Huawei ...
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Prevent Windows from rapidly repeating keys (due to a faulty laptop keyboard)
I have a laptop with a keyboard that will randomly repeat keys (might be a shorted-out keyboard). I have tried messing with the key hold-down time settings, but that did not fix it. It's as if when I ...
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Can I set my windows laptop brightness to ZERO or ALMOST zero?
I need this because I want to turn my laptop on at home and control it remotely outside, but I don't want the screen to be seen to others. I found this feature in ubuntu, or in some laptop with custom ...
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Is there a way to install Microsoft Store-exclusive apps without Store?
Unlike apps I can download online and install, I can't figure out how to install apps that are only availabe for download via Ms-Store app, without first installing Ms-Store.
I ask this because I am ...
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Windows automatic driver installation
I want to do clean windows installation on my laptop and install all drivers from laptop manufacturer site. The problem is when I install windows with internet connection windows automatically install ...
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Volume button on taskbar doesn't show up any controls
Today, when I booted my Windows 10 PC, it was extremely slow, and it takes 15 minutes for everything to be stable. I can use the PC as normal, but how matter I try, I cannot get the volume button in ...
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How can I stop my keyboard's Power button from shutting down my PC without disabling my laptop's Power button?
I've got a Logitech K270 keyboard which, as shown in the image below, has a little "power" button on top of the row of F keys (the next-to-last key to the right on the top row). This is part ...
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Can't delete a folder due to it being open in System
I have been trying to delete the Halo MCC game files folder from my laptop, and I have the necessary permissions to do so however whenever I try to delete the folder it says it is unable to due to the ...
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Start Menu and Search malfunctioning?
I noticed this randomly start happening on my laptop yesterday, where for some reason, when I open the start menu or search, it starts acting like the up arrow key is being help down:
I have no ...
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Can switching power settings on a laptop during an update affect the battery?
I recently had to move my laptop, and it started some planned updates as I was shutting it down. Being in a hurry, I unplugged the power cable and packed it, figuring that the laptop would just finish ...
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What does the warning sign over battery icon represent?
The battery icon on my laptop has a warning sign when plugged in: to a laptop dock via a USB C cable.
When I click on the icon, I get this popup. Just a warning icon and no further information. ...
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How to extend Laptop screen with a monitor?
I am using a laptop and I tried to extend laptop screen with a monitor using HDMI cable. However, when I extend the monitor via Display Settings, the mouse can only be active one of the screen; laptop ...
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Windows doesn't stop playing music after bluetooth neackband gets disconnected
I have Oppo enco M31, and laptop.
Device Details:
Device name Lordofcodes
Processor AMD Ryzen 5 2500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx 2.00 GHz
Installed RAM 8.00 GB (6.90 GB usable)
Device ID ...
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some keys on the laptop keyboard not working even after plugging in an external keyboard
my 's' key a few days ago was not working properly, so I took it off. but when i took it off, the 's' key keeps on getting spammed to the point that it lags my laptop.
some keys that also does not ...
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Windows Update Erorr code 1058 disabling itself when started
I have no clue what is going on, I enable, activate, I set it to automatic, manual activation
STILL NOTHING, Windows Update disables itself when I activate it.
Troubleshooter does not do anything!
I ...
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Is keeping night light on my windows 10 laptop bad for the computer?
The question is basically it but here's the background of the story if curious:
My eyes woulld ache since I spend 12+ hours a day looking at a computer screen, so I decided to give night light a try ...
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If i add more memory for hardware (hardware reserved) will the perfomace boost a little bit?
At the moment it is just 150 of hardware reserved, if i make it like 2gb will there be difference is the question?
32GB ram
Intel HD Graphics 630 (128 vram)
and Quadro M2200 (4gb vram) working at the ...
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8GB of ram working normally with 7.9 usable, then one day only 7.4 were usable, what happened?
I had a laptop with 4GB of ram, putted another 4GB for 8GB
the laptop was saying 7.9GB usable, pretty normal and expected. One day when I turned it on (4 to 6 months later), only 7.4 were usable. Did ...
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How to deal with a key being pressed all the time, and interfering with mouse functionality, after I spilled liquid on the keyboard
After having spilled a liquid on the keyboard of my laptop, began to register several keys as “pressed” when they weren’t. I disassembled the keyboard and deeply cleaned it and managed to make it work ...
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No "Firmware" category in Device Manager?
Using Windows 10 on a hp 255 g5. A few months after getting it (1.5 years ago) - a big problem started one day. My laptop can not function for more than 2 or 3 minutes without being plugged in to a ...
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Multiple monitors, two PCs
Two monitors, each connected to 1 laptop. (In this scenario, I have only two laptops.
Can I designate a PC as a primary- controller; where my mouse and keyboard are connected and can utilize extra ...
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Why is my laptop randomly turning off its keyboard?
so I play some valorant and a new issue has started bugging me ,I play it while charging , Mid-game the keyboard randomly dies and usb ports dont recognize an external keyboard and as soon as I remove ...
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How can I use headphone via Type-C port instead of jack in Laptop?
I have Lenovo V330-15IKB laptop and its headphone jack on the right side that I do not like. On the other hand, there are 2 Type-C USB ports on the left side of the laptop and I would like to use one ...
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Will my laptop be faster again if i reset Windows 10?
So my laptop was really slow for a prety long period of time, apps opening hard, lagging etc.
And I was wondering if I reinstall Windows, will it be faster again?
As my specs are i7 3.6GHz, MX150 2GB, ...
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PC continually freezes
I have a HP Pavilion DV6 that my dad bought ~7 years ago. He only used it for about 2 years and as it had some issues he just stopped using it. Recently I took out the laptop and booted it up. It didn'...
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Fast Startup Issues: Shutdown failing
I have a Dell Inspiron and I just recently switched the palm rest and base cover. These are two very trivial fixes and to be honest I wouldn't expect them to have any direct cause in this issue. Since ...
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Windows 10 Bluetooth problems
My friend cannot connect anything as the bluetooth buttons are missing on their windows. We tried going to 'Bluetooth connect', but it was surprisingly none existent. Can anyone help.
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How to get longer taskbar buttons?
By default, the buttons for opened applications on the taskbar look like this:
However, an odd thing happened. I have a laptop with a 4k screen. For work, I plug it into a dock which connects to ...
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When I press the power button to start my laptop, why does it always shows a gray screen filled with coloured dots?
When I press the power button to start my laptop, why does it always shows a gray screen filled with coloured dots?
I have Windows 10 Lenovo laptop with SSD, about 2 years old.
Only recently (since ...
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Laptop memory always almost full when idle
I got a Acer E 14 laptop with 4gb of ram and an i3 5005U processor. I was wondering why it is lagging so much. Even if I only open sublime (I switched to sublime since vs code cause so much more lag) ...
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Can I extend macbook screen to windows laptop screen?
I have a macbook 13 inch from early 2015 with macOS Mojave version 10.14.5, and a surface pro 4 with windows 10 pro version 1903, that I would link together as one screen. Is there a way to do this. I ...
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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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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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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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HP laptop doesn't charge battery unless OFF
I have an HP Omen 15" and it doesn't charge the battery when the computer is on. If I connect the charger the symbol of the battery appears as “connected” for around 5 seconds and then it shows that ...
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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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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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