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Is it safe to move Apps like WhatsApp/MS teams stored in AppData/local folder from C: drive to D:?
Like suppose if teams folder is located in AppData folder. If I directly copy this folder to D drive and then use the application file in the folder to launch teams? Is this safe or I will break my ...
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Can I install drivers that needs requires Windows 7 with Windows 10?
I've recently "revived" my old Acer Aspire 7751, and since I'm broke, I couldn't install Windows 7, so I've installed a Windows 10 setup in my flashdrive. Anyways, I want to install new ...
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Flash drives won't work on USB port but keyboard and mouse works fine
I have 2 flash drives 8gb and 64gb work fine on other computers. So I've been my scratching my head all day already about this. I even tried reformatting it but still, the flash drives keep on ...
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Dual monitor between windows 7 and windows 10
I have two laptops, one with windows 10 and the other one with windows 7; my goal is to extend the windows 10 monitor on the other monitor. Is it possible to do it?
So far I found only a tutorial ...
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Why my friend's PC gets into same boot issue every time?
My friend has a budget computer with i3 CPU and 4GB RAM. His computer always gets the same problem of Windows not booting up. For like 1 year we tried to reinstall Windows several times and after ...
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Where are windows's repair tools located?
I am talking about the repair tools that show up at startup if your PC runs into a problem on a windows installation.
I've always been wondering where these programs are located in the file system.
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How to force custom default Sort By options for all folder types in Windows Explorer
Quick note to eager mods: this is not a duplicate :)
My question has 3 parts, but to make it easy, of course I will mark as answered any answer that only addresses the 3rd part:
I wish to understand ...
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Error : The BIOS In This System Is Not Fully ACPI Compliant
I have an ASUS x541UJ laptop and when i'm trying to install Windows 7(I tried multiple Windows, still the same error) i get a blue screen with writing "The BIOS In This System Is Not Fully ACPI ...
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Assigned drive letters vary on WIN 7/ WIN 10 dual boot
I recently created a dual boot system with WIN 7 & WIN 10 (both operating systems are on separate physical drives), but have noticed that the drive letters that are assigned to the various ...
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Can Windows open Markdown files without additional software?
Can Windows open Markdown files without additional software? Are there differences between Windows 7 and Windows 10?
I want to know if I have to convert my Markdown files to something else before ...
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Upgrading windows 7 to windows 10 default application settings
I have a bunch of Windows 7 Machines that need to be upgraded to Windows 10. I have found that after running the upgrade I can't seem to set the default apps. Any ideas on how to accomplish this. ...
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Hard disk doesn't show up on Windows 10, but it shows up on Windows 7 - Symbol of deactivation
Since yesterday my hard drive doesn't show up on Windows 10, only on Windows 7.
In Device Management, in correspondence of the hard drive item, there is the symbol (circle with inside a black arrow ...
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Creating folder alias in Windows 10
I've got the following issue with both a Windows 7 and a Windows 10 installations in french.
Let's say I have a file located in my user's home drive: c:\users\USER123\video.mov.
For an unknown ...
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Dual Boot from existing Windows (activated) drives
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I received some very useful comments but they did not address the actual question. I re-state it for clarity:
I have two hard drives on my Win10 system. Both contain bootable, ...
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How to get Windows 10 fonts to reset exactly as they were in Windows 7? [closed]
We are using a commercial application Eggplant to read text from C++ windows applications.
In order to do this, Eggplant accepts screenshots of labels that it can match on certain parts of the ...
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Windows 10 Upgrade tool fails 0x8007001F-0x30000D
I ran into the error code 0x8007001F-0x30000D when trying to update from Windows 7 to Windows 10.
Many articles on the web point out, that the problem occured due to moving the /Users folder to ...
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Retrieve office key after upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 without carrying anything over
I recently upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. After I put all my data on an external hard disk, I wiped my computer clean: I upgraded to Windows 10 without carrying any of my leftover data from ...
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Exporting Windows 7 Group Policy into Windows 10
I have multiple computers in Windows 7 that have same configuration and settings with the same hardware. I want to migrate Windows 7 to Windows 10. Is there any proper way to export Group Policy ...
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Where does Windows store permissions for the Registry
Every Windows Registry key has a permissions list to specify which user(s) can read or modify the key.
Where is this list stored?
Is it the same location for Windows 7 and 10?
Is there any way, ...
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Windows 7 virtual machine on Windows 10, unsafe?
If you set up a virtual machine with Windows 7 running, on a Windows 10 host, and do not connect the VM to the Internet, is there still a security risk?
More specifically, if I have 2 networks ...
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Clean Windows 10 upgrade while booting up from the DVD
I want to upgrade to Windows 10 and cannot boot to the DVD in order to do a clean install.
While booting the DVD, it stops at the blue Windows logo over a black background (no spinner). The laptop is ...
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Windows 10 Computer suddenly off? [closed]
A few days ago i upgrade my pc power supply and gpu. But i think its windows issue when my pc is free means (only few program run like browser and few folders) it suddenly off and turn back on.When i ...
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Effect of "Delete the driver software for this device" checkbox in Windows' Device Manager?
In Windows, when deleting a device from Device Manager, the user is sometimes provided with a checkbox that specifies "Delete the driver software for this device".
Does checking that box ever delete ...
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Clone Windows 10 to Multiple PC [duplicate]
As Windows 7 support end soon, I am planning to have all PCs to have clean install of Windows 10. But installing them one by one on every PC is very time consuming and I am thinking to take this ...
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Detailed grouping by date windows explorer
Now, Windows 10 (and maybe Winodws 8) is showing "A long time ago" instead of "Last Year"... like it was in Windows XP.
I also think there was also "Two Years ago", and only then if there is old ...
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Misterious slow performance on Windows 10
asus zenbook ux32vd
Windows 10, Windows 8.1 , At first, they both work fine, but after several months of using I experience terrible lags when I:
Play youtube
Edit photos
Edit videos
visit website ...
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tried to merge system reserved partition with main and now cannot boot
I had merged the system partition and main partition which is more or less structured as follows:
However, the merge didn't complete. Thankfully, the data on the data partition still appears to be ...
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Windows: how a logged remote user can disconnect its own connection of a remote sharing folder
Consider there are some machines connected in the same LAN, for simplicity assume thus the following:
Beta PC //referred later how server side
localUserBeta
RemoteUserTypeA
RemoteUserTypeB
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How to merge two volume when it show two time in disk management, without data loss?
I want to know how to merge two-volumes which appears two times in disk management, I have Local Disk D which is showing two times in disk management, I want to merge it. Help Please.
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How can I force Windows 10 to truly open programs in the exact same location with the exact same size?
I recently upgraded to Windows 10 on my home PC. In Windows 7 I had a few startup programs that I used often set to open on a second monitor at startup. These programs would always open in the same ...
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