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How to stop Microsoft from gathering telemetry data from Windows 7, 8, and 8.1
Some of the update patches pushed to Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 during this year seem to be solely for the purpose of gather data from a user's system.
Is there a way to disable the telemetry through ...
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Why is the total memory usage reported by Windows Task Manager much higher than the sum of all processes' memory usage? [duplicate]
Task Manager shows my total memory usage at 90% of my 6 GB total, but no single process is using more than 250 MB RAM, and the sum of RAM use of all running processes is less than 2 GB. I've tried:
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Disabling Microsoft Antimalware service
I can't disable the Microsoft Antimalware service (MsMpSvc/MsMpEng.exe). I tried using services.msc, but the Startup Type drop-down is grayed out and I can't change it to Disabled nor stop the service....
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Windows 8.1 Update 1 Disk Usage 100%
Background Information / Computer Specs
I have a 14-inch Samsung Series 5 Ultra. Core i5 CPU, 750GB HDD, 8GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 4000. I've had the computer for about 1.5 years with no major ...
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How to view WiFi's password or forget this network in Windows 8.1
In Windows 8.1, when I right click a WiFi connection, nothing happens. In Windows 8, there is a menu and I can view its properties by clicking the "View Properties" menu item, and then I can see the ...
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How to install/upgrade to Windows 8.1 RTM without a Microsoft account
When I installed Windows 8, I deliberately chose not to use a Microsoft account to sign in. I like to keep things separate, and just logon with a traditional local account. Any apps that require me to ...
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Clean install Windows 8.1 or Windows 8 from OEM key
I have recently acquired a laptop with an OEM Windows 8 product key. I am interested in a clean install of Windows 8.1. I do not have any original install media, only recovery disks, and the ...
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Windows 8.1 fresh install with Windows 8 licence
I purchased Windows 8 online from Microsoft a while ago. Today Windows 8.1 was released as a free update to Windows 8 users over the Windows Store.
I was planning to do a fresh install of Windows 8.1 ...
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Make Language change specific to window/app not whole system (Windows 8.1)
I have Windows 8.1 Pro English. Sometime I need to use another languages (I did not install any language packs and my locale is English). So I have a few keyboards enabled. However in W7 when I switch ...
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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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Where is the startup (autostart) folder in Windows 8?
Well, Windows 8 has no Start Menu any more and the startup folder has disappeared also.
Where can I find that folder? Or is there a new way with Metro?
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Is there a way I can share the 3.42 GB download of Windows 8.1 from Windows Store?
Windows 8.1 is out, and I would like to know if it is possible to share the Windows 8.1 download upgrade between different computers so that I don't have to download it over and over again?
This ...
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Does a full, retail license of Windows 8 exist? (Not OEM, not upgrade)
Ever since the days of Windows 95, Microsoft has distinguished between an OEM license, an upgrade, and a full version. Here's the difference as I understand it:
Upgrade license: Requires you to own ...
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How do I make windows explorer display the file path instead of words such as "Documents" or "Desktop"
If you ever click something on the sidebar in windows explorer:
the top thing says the name of what whatever you clicked:
However if you actually navigate to the place by clicking through the files ...
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LogiLDA.dll missing after updating to Windows 8.1
After updating my Windows 8 to Windows 8.1, I received an error on start-up.
It says:
There was a problem starting C:\Windows\System32\LogiLDA.dll
The specified module could not be found.
What is ...
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