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WiFi - Limited after network change

There is an TAB within device manager for your wireless card to turn off power management. The checkbox says 'Allow this computer to turn off this device to save power' - This should be unchecked. An …
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Troubleshooting tools/techniques for network connectivity in Windows

With gaming, an ethernet connection is far more suitable - and you need access to the router. You have neither so there isn't anything you can do in this situation.
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Hover over Start button to open Start Menu

Use Autohotkey and get it to track the mouse movement - when it reaches the area of the start button you can simulate a mouse click. Full instructions at http://www.autohotkey.com/
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How to stop Windows 10 on a Surface tablet from dimming the screen when turning the tablet f...

Due to the amount of problems involving display brightness and windows 10, this utility has been found to fix the majority. Twinkletray can be downloaded below and replaces your current brightness con …
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Win 10 File Explorer keeps refreshing

Mine did exactly the same - mostly just after boot - Create a new admin user, login and the explorer refresh will stop. I then transferred documents etc over to the new profile. No software needs re-i …
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Using two PCs/Monitors with one set of input devices while gaming

I tried to do the same as yourself - Didn't want two keyboards/mice etc - Synergy doesn't like gaming - I was never successful in my test which was Pause the game, go to other screen to open webpage, …
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Windows 10 with both Ethernet and WiFi

For the wifi to NOT connect to the router, don't give the Dev boxes the SSID/Passwd. Your router also has wifi,so Ask windows 10 to forget that network too.
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Game has taken over my computer

Sounds like your computer isn't actually restarting, it's going to sleep and waking up with the game still running. Press ALT+F4 (you may need to hold down the function key if you have one on the bott …
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Safe to image disk from host OS (Windows 10) while it is running?

I use this software all the time and have not noticed any difference between a clone within windows vs. a clone within a USB bootable environment apart from speed. This is cancelled out by the time it …
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If I, using a win10 ISO file, reset my OS. Would it delete my files?

No need to use a windows 10 ISO, as with windows 10, there is a system to reinstall windows 10 and keep your files in documents/desktop etc. click start then type 'reset' - Look for the option to rese …
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I cannot connect to Steam; `-tcp` option partially helps

When exactly the same happened to me, after wasting a lot of time doing similar things to the above - I eventually created a new administrative account, moved my profile over - not registry, only Docu …
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Windows 10 boot - The header checksum for this file doesn't match the computed checksum

I have a laptop from a customer with a very familiar problem. This annoying issue has plagued me for years, and all I have done in the past is a wipe and reinstall, then restoring the users folder and …
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Windows 10 boot - The header checksum for this file doesn't match the computed checksum

Fixed this - not simple to do. took ages. Hiren USB boot essential. image source to two ssds cloned. one to play with and one backup Plug one backup into another computer - use shadow copy explorer t …
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Windows 10, how to stop cellular connection when wifi is available?

Under advanced options in networking you can change the network order of preference. Highlight the USB 4g adapter and use the arrows to change order. Navigate to Network and Sharing Center Click Cha …
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Windows 10 - No Minidump created after crash

The problem happens before minidump gets a chance to write anything. I eventually chased an identical problem to Asmedia USB3 drivers that rejected a VR headset. You need to go through the process of …
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