Unanswered Questions
14,565 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Process tree CPU history usage, process tree memory usage (aggregated) on Windows 8.1
This question is general for Windows OS, but I would like to see a software for Windows 8.1, since this is what I use.
I'm looking for software, that will take a process tree (e.g. Chrome.exe ...
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Debian 7: "Failure of key exchange and association"
I'm installing Debian using the Live CD with GNOME and the non-free packages. The internet works just fine when using the live CD, but when you try to open the installer and select a network, it gives ...
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How to change 'timeout' of the UEFI boot manager from Windows 8?
How can I change the 'timeout' setting of the EFI boot manager from within Windows 8? I am trying to dual-boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu and I would like to be able to choose one or the other OS at boot ...
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Cannot Switch Users in Windows 8.1
Today, I decided to test some new software I'm developing on my PC under a non-admin account.
I've run into a huge problem, though: I'm unable to switch accounts! I have the Guest account enabled and ...
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sort 'like a library' in windows explorer (omit 'The ', 'A ', 'An', etc)
Is there a way to sort 'like a library' in windows explorer (omit 'The ', 'A ' and 'An ' from file names for the purpose of sorting)? i.e. current behavior (sorted as Windows would normally do with ...
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An error occurred while Internet Connection Sharing was being enabled
I want to share my lan internet connection over my hosted network. But it's being failed due to An error occurred while Internet Connection Sharing was being enabled...
I found this post but all the ...
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Default gateway disappears from routing table
I use NetworkManager (Arch Linux) on my laptop in order to connect to wireless networks. I use the official GNOME GUI. Everything works fine, but after half an hour or so the network is still ...
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Windows 8.1 start screen backgrounds file location
In Windows 8, the start screen backgrounds used to be in the imageres.dll file, but as of 8.1 they're not.
Does anyone know where the start screen backgrounds are housed in Windows 8.1?
If not, is ...
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Not an experienced user. New (2 months) Sony Vaio running slow as hell. 100% CPU usage, 100% Disk usage, cooling fans at full speed most of the time
I'm not too computer savvy so sorry if I'm missing something important or I say something dumb. I'm really frustrated and I'm trying my best to learn and solve this problem.
So I bought this Vaio ...
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Smartphone breaks the Internet connection when a call is received while wireless connection is on
I have this strange issue that I have absolutely no idea about with my HTC one X (Android 4.2.2) and Linksys Wireless-N ADSL2+ Modem Router WAG120N. Desktop has Windows 7 Ultimate running.
When I'm ...
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Windows 7/8 Access Point No Authentication/Encryption?
I want to use my laptop as an access point, but the default provided tool:
netsh wlan hostednetwork
only offers acting as an access point with WPA2. I want to create either no authentication or WEP (...
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Windows 8 start screen does not do partial name matching for all apps
When I bring up the Windows 8 start screen and start typing the name of an App, it will do a partial match, on most apps but not all apps.
For example, if I type "wor" it finds "Word 2013" and "...
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How do I use an animated GIF image for the Windows 8.1 lock screen?
I know how to set an image file (.gif format in this case) on Windows 8.1 lock screen, but by some reason the image is shown as "static" instead of "animated".
How do I use an animated GIF as a lock ...
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I need to share my internet connection every time I turn on the PC
I use USB internet connection. It has a dialing software which saves my username and password and auto connects after turning the PC on. I bought a wireless router (TP Link TL-WR720N). I want to use ...
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How to allow Windows Store apps and the Windows Store to pass the Windows Firewall
I use the Windows 8 firewall and I wanted it to be more secure, so I block incoming and outgoing connections. Unfortunately I realized that the Windows Store did not work as well and all applications ...
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