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What can I do if I forgot my Windows password?
I got a brand new Windows 7 machine, installed the operating system, created one account and forgot its password. What can I do?
There is no external CD, the operating system is loaded from somewhere ...
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Windows 7 SP1 Windows Update stuck checking for updates
I installed Windows 7 fresh and installed SP1. Now, when I try to check manually for Windows Updates it just hangs on the Checking for updates screen.
I tried running the tools in How do I reset ...
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How can I read my hard drive’s SMART status in Windows 7?
How can I read the S.M.A.R.T. state of my HDDs while using Windows 7, either automatically or manually?
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Windows Starter Edition, Home and Home Premium do not include gpedit, how do I install it?
I want to make some changes to Windows that require using the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).
Unfortunately the Group Policy Editor is not included with the Starter Edition, Home and Home Premium ...
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How do I troubleshoot a Windows 7 freeze or slowness? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are the first steps for diagnosing a slow machine?
I have a new pc with windows 7 which freezes randomly. I hit every single key on the keyboard and it works again. Is ...
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Windows using too much RAM, how to diagnose resource hog
I have 16GB of system RAM. On startup with no applications open except the task-manager Windows is using about 3gb of RAM. I looked in the processes tab, but nothing seems to be out of the ordinary. ...
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Why does virtualbox only have 32-bit option, no 64-bit option on Windows 7?
I have downloaded and installed the newest virtualbox 4.3.20 for my Windows 7 (64-bit OS), but when I want to install 64-bit Linux, the New->Create Virtual Machine only displays 32-bit option, no 64-...
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How to diagnose slow booting or logon in Windows? [duplicate]
When I start my PC, it boots into Windows (Windows 7 32-bit) quite happily, I login and the main Windows screen appears. At that point, however, the system is extremely unresponsive for up to 5 ...
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Is it safe to delete from C:\Windows\Installer?
I've been looking on an XP machine what is using all that diskspace, and it turns out C:\Windows\Installer is high up there on the list of directories that use the most diskspace.
It seems to contain ...
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Turn off display in Windows on command
Is there a way to turn off the display in Windows (7), preferably without using additional software?
Powershell script works fine, but leaves command-line window after turning on the display.
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I Cancelled Microsoft 10 Reservation and uninstalled KB3035583 but Window 10 is still trying to install
I cancelled the Microsoft Windows 10 Reservation and uninstalled KB3035583, but Windows 10 is still trying to install.
After I uninstalled KB3035583 and restarted my laptop as instructed, I could ...
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Menu select item stuck on screen after context or command menu has closed
Periodically when I select a menu command, the label or selected option gets "stuck" on screen and won't go away. I can close all open applications, including whichever one I was using when it got ...
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Automatically login and lock
I want to configure Windows 7 to login automatically after the computer is switched on. That's not because I'm lazy and don't like typing passwords. That's because I want programs that are configured ...
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4 GB of RAM installed but only 2.97 GB usable. What gives? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where did the other .8 GB of RAM go?
I just bought a used MacBook on eBay that came installed with 4 GB of RAM. The first thing I did was installing Windows 7 using Boot ...
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Insert Unicode characters via the keyboard [duplicate]
I am familiar with inserting an ASCII character into a text document by using Alt + ASCII code on the numeric keypad keys (e.g., Alt+130 inserts an é character).
Is there a similar way to insert a ...
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