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Reset Windows user profile settings to default values
After I upgraded Windows 7 to Windows 10, the user account I use seems to be corrupted. For example, after I enabled Spotlight on that account, it doesn't let me disable it, and after I upgraded to ...
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Virtual CloneDrive hijacking USB drives
I installed Virtual CloneDrive in Windows 7. With Windows 10's ability to natively mount ISOs, I had no need for it. I un-installed it using Revo.
Revo said a file couldn't be deleted, but would be ...
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Best way to "cleanly" install/upgrade Windows 10 from Windows 7
I was doing some research on making "the jump" from Windows 7 to 10.
As for background information I found the following articles:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/07/how-to-do-a-clean-install-of-...
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How can I reuse an old user name?
After upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 Home my (local) user profile seems to be broken.
So I want to create a new local profile but using the old user name.
Therefore, I renamed the existing ...
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How to make notebook act like hard drive
I'm looking for a way to connect my notebook (with Windows 7) to my PC (with Windows 10) so that my notebook would act like a hard drive.
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How can I prevent installers adding shortcuts to my desktop? [duplicate]
I'm a bit anal retentive about keeping my desktop completely clear of icons, but many installers insist on adding (or re-adding) shortcuts to my desktop.
What, if anything, can I do to prevent this?
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After installing Windows 7, CHKDSK has ruined my Windows 10 HDD
Pretty much the title.
I installed Windows 7 Ultimate the other day, after getting bored with Windows 10. I installed Win 7 on a 465 GB HDD, while Win 10 was on a 232 GB HDD, label D:\ .
After ...
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Windows - FAIL - Boot Configuration Data File is missing
I am trying to repair a HP Envy TS Sleekbook 4. Everytime I boot the computer I get this error:
I have tried reinstalling the OS and have formatted the OS partition but the setup fails at the last ...
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Why is my flash drive giving me I/O error after installing bitlocker?
My flash drive keeps responding "I/O Error" and will not read my flash drive after installing bitlocker. I checked Windows built in Device Manager and it appears my drive is online, working, and there ...
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Windows 10 Re-Partitioning Issue
Win7 ---> Win10 Partition Problems:
My situation is as follows, I previously had Windows 7 installed and when installing Windows 10 I shrunk the Windows 7 partition and installed Windows 10 to the ...
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Computer doesn't boot - with fast startup
A computer with Windows 10 with "fast startup" can’t boot - the drive is turning, but the display remains dark.
I tried booting from a system repair disk, but it doesn't change anything - it doesn't ...
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When will you no longer be able to update windows 7 to windows 10?
Is there a date that the free upgrade to windows 10 is no longer offered for windows 7 and windows 8 users? If so what is the date?
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Risk of installing more than one version of windows on my computer?
I wanted to shrink my C: partition, make a new partition in the unallocated space and install windows 10 on it. Since people are used to having C: as the main drive letter, some programs could be hard ...
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Windows 10 does not boot (Maybe isn't considered as OS?)
I have a problem with booting Windows 10.
I use Windows 10 and Ubuntu 14.04 and first I instantly got back to GRUB when selecting Windows 10 then I booted from Windows 10 installer media and ran ...
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Windows Explorer: Create File Shortcut and Select it
In Windows 7, when you created a file/folder shortcut in the Windows Explorer, then the shortcut was automatically selected which made it easy to cut/copy that shortcut somewhere else.
But in Windows ...
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