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Introduction We've all been there. You reach down into your pocket to give someone a call or check your email and there's no phone. The first thing you do is immediately stop and think about where you last put it. If you...

So I own a Dell 15z that came with an internal battery that I sometimes kept plugged in, but Dell included software that kept the battery in better shape (would randomly charge it from 95-100% each recharge cycle) as well as some other features. Unfortunately, it was getting older and was...

It was probably an ad on the site if I had to guess. Do you use an adblocker?

You might want to hide your physical (MAC) addresses too.

Hello everyone, I am currently in the market for a new laptop. I'm looking at a range of around $700 or below. I don't mind buying refurbished laptops as long as they have a warranty. I want to use Windows only with light weight and decent gaming performance. Build quality is absolutely a must...

What PSU?

There is a bit of an involved process but you can get installation media if you absolutely cannot get it anywhere else. You will need Hiren's BootCD in order to boot into MiniXP. Then you will need to use the software RWAnything to find your Win8 license key. Once you have your license key, you...

If you haven't found anything then it is probably a hardware problem. Open Device Manager and see if there are any devices with the yellow exclamation point.

Open task manager and look for suspicious activity.

Not really. There are some very expensive external enclosures that you can buy but it's probably going to be out of budget for someone who doesn't want to spend any money.

HKLM is the registry. I'd try CCleaner as well. It sounds like there are lingering bits of code that could still be causing problems.

Download and install Malwarebytes Antimalware. Run it and clean it up. If you do not have antivirus, download and install Avast Free and also scan with it. If you still have issues, report back the problems.

I don't know what your question is.

Both are fine.

We can't legally give out information on how to crack a system's security.