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    Laptop won't boot *from sleep mode* - screen flickers/color bars

    It is a bit of a long exchange. But if you scroll towards the bottom of this link, you will find a solution that worked out well for another in your situation. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3385079/laptop-crashes-waking-sleep.html Basically just driver errors that needed reinstalling...
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    Not connecting to my IP address on my Kodi box

    Can you ping the kodi IP from your host PC?
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    Network cable connected

    Try replacing the cable. A bad cable will result in this.
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    Looking for help with antenna

    You should not have to. You can leave the Firestick plugged into the USB/HDMI port and then RCA antenna into the coaxial port. You would toggle between the two by switching the input modes on your television. My room mates have a similar set-up and everything works well.
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    How to reduce my 'online footprint'?

    TAILS can be used on a daily basis, but you have to give up a lot of convenience for the security and anonymity. My opinion when it comes to operating systems such as Microsoft and stock android are they are created by companies who have revenue streams in the billions when it comes to online...
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    How to reduce my 'online footprint'?

    If you really want to hit the ground running, check out an operating system called TAILS. But I would definitely recommend the switch over to Linux (Not to say it is any more secure than Windows, but you are given more freedom of control and are much less targeted for malware). I am currently...
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    How to reduce my 'online footprint'?

    Private browsing just deletes all your temporary files for that session when you exit, which you achieved through that setting to never keep history. I have Bleachbit set to run every time I boot up my PC. HTTPSeverywhere is great, another plugin by the EFF community. I had problems with it a...
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    Solved! Laptop runs for 1 week then gets stuck at windows logo forever

    Any entries in your event log? . From experience, these hangups are usually the result of a windows update interrupting mid process or some other related update mishap.
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    How to reduce my 'online footprint'?

    Torguard is nice, if you Google around, they have a 50% off coupon if you buy 3 months at a time. But a VPN is really only going to prevent websites from gaining your actual IP address. This is useful for avoiding those notifications from your ISP about downloading copyrighted material. If...
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    my insperion is stuck on install

    I believe his battery died during the installation, not a hard drive failure.
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    my insperion is stuck on install

    Restart your computer, hold down the F8 button. You should be prompted with a new window, black background and white lettering. Click on the "Repair your computer" option. If you have a windows 10 USB drive or CD disk, you can just pop it in, boot from it and start over.
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    Laptop literally not charging

    Laptop runs fine with just the charger plugged in and no battery? How old is the laptop? Try using an app such as https://batterybarpro.com/basic.php OR https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html That can give you some more specific information on your battery's capacity. Also another...
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    Controller not Paring

    So glad that worked. I was running out of ideas.
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    Controller not Paring

    I would remove that driver, as I believe that is the one intended for XP/7/8. Remove the bluetooth dongle, restart your PC and then re-insert the unit. Let the Windows built in driver management do it's magic.
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    Controller not Paring

    https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Bluetooth-Adapter-Technology-BT-UB40/dp/B06XHY5VXF Same model number, and it lists "Compatible with Windows 8+". But it seems the driver CD that comes with it is only meant for Windows XP/7/8. Did you install the drivers from the CD or let Microsoft determine them?