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Clean Install

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    Blue screen errors

    I have recently purchased a dell XPS 15 9560 and I have been face blue screen errors since. I have tried clean install 2 times with no luck . Dell support assist shows ntoskrnl.sys root of the problem majorly . Thanks in advance .
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    Mouse quit working, windows 10 install

    Here's the skinny, my laptop refuses to load/show the mouse while I'm loading a clean install of windows 10. After much swearing and self flagellation I came to the conclusion I can't solve the issue. I have already tried the removing of the battery/hold the power switch for 10 seconds and...
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    MSI 62VR 7RE dominator pro laptop - low fps when gaming

    Hi guys, I realize there are quite a few threads on this topic but I'm hoping for individualized advice before taking drastic measures such as a clean reinstall. I was able to play The Witcher 3 on ultra with good fps, until recently when it dropped to 15 fps all of a sudden. I had never...
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    HP Fresh Install

    HP Pavilion Dv7-4273us (it's old, I know) Windows 7 (OEM From HP) Break down: I would like to a clean install on this laptop. I would like to be able to re-partition drive the way I want it to be. Obviously it didn't come that way from HP. I already pulled the windows Key, it's been backed...
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    Acer 5560 not shutting down after SSD + clean Win10 install

    Hi! I've just upgraded my Acer 5560's old HDD with a new SSD. I've tried a very large number of things, everything fails. Here is what I tried: - Purchased a 275 GB Crucial SSD - Tried to clone old HDD to new SSD. - Fail #1. Not booting, and the BIOS even gets corrupted.... (can't enter BIOS...
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    Clean install of Windows 7 drivers not working

    I bought a new HP laptop with Windows 10 which I don't like. I did a clean install of Windows 7 after which the Ethernet WiFI and other drivers weren't working. How can I get the right drivers if I don't have internet? Thanks
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    Solved! Computer acting strange, even after clean install of Windows

    I have a interesting question and was wondering if you could give me some advice or tell me what is going on you see I have a Laptop with Windows 7 on it that I use just for messing around online, surf the web, watch youtube videos just regular stupid things but lately it started acting a bit...
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    Will my new windows 10 be activated or not?

    I purchased a new laptop which came with pre-installed windows 10. If I format my hard drive and perform a clean install of the windows 10 that I got using the media creation tool, would that version of windows be activated or not?
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    Reinstalling windows 7 problems

    Hello everyone I will try to be short! I am trying to fix a laptop for a friend but it's really complicated... - His keyboard is not working and I am 90% shure it's a hardware problem so, it needs to be replaced or it's something wrong whit the motherboard. Anyway he buyed an external USB...
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    Both the left and right button of my HP Envy 15 are acting as middle clicks.

    I just did a clean install of my laptop, but some features are still not working. Mainly, the touchpad. Touching it with one finger for a left click and two for a right click is working, but the buttons are acting weird. Both buttons are acting as the middle click, closing tabs and displaying...
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    laptop is running slow

    hi i have an asus k 53u laptop. its a fairly older laptop but not too old. It runs kinda slow right now, i just put a clean install of windows 10 on it and did the creators update as well and i keep the HDD defragged every week. im just wondering if there is anyway to speed it up as i am not...
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    Dell Inspiron N5110 doesn't turn on

    Hello, I did a fresh install of Win 10 on this laptop (without upgrading bios, dumb me) and when I got to the desktop, battery died. I plugged it in and tried to turn it back on but nothing happened, i thought it was drained so I waited few minutes and tried again. Nothing happened. I tried...
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    DELL XPS 13 9343 random shutdowns.

    So i've had this laptop for about a year and a half now. within the last few months i was having thermal trip issues. i replaced the thermal paste and it seems to have fixed that issue and i found no more errors in my logs. Although, the same time that was happening i was also getting random...
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    HP Spectre X360 clean install guide

    HP are pretty good at not filling their laptops with bloatware and unnecessary apps so performing a clean install isn’t as necessary on HP machines as it is on others. However, if you do want a fresh start, this HP Spectre X360 clean install guide is for you. To make this work you will need a...
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    clean install win 7, ccleaner downloaded not ccleaner?

    hello i just got my pc updated and running after i nuked from malware. i'm installing my apps and 1 of them is ccleaner, i downloaded ccleaner to see (in my downloads folder) a blank file that's 43kb and has a icon of drive with brush. i did not click on it i deleted it right away. so what...
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    clean install of windows 7 on an hp pavilion 6300 desktop

    trouble on installation of windows 7 on hp pavilion 6300 desktop
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    trojan dectected on clean system

    I recently did a clean install of windows 10 from a usb drive. After installing Vipre Security Suite it detects a trojan, trojan.downloader.JQUA. How do I get rid of this. Reinstalling windows isn't helping.
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    Should I download and install programs on my User account or my Admin account?

    I have both an Admin and a User account, the user account which I primarily use for almost everything so I can keep my computer safer. When I want to download programs should I log into my admin account then download and install there? Or should I just stay on my user account and download...
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    Solved! APTIO 2012 BIOS Utility

    My pc needs clean reinstall of windows so I wanted to use my disc and do it. When I got into the bios I couldn't change settings so that boot can start from my dvd ( disc ). It has like 8 settings, primary, secondary boot option etc. I've tried to put my dvd as a primary but nothing changes when...
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    Does MalwareBytes Premium Trial 3.0.5 disable Windows Defender?

    I have spent the past couple of days installing a clean install of Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit and installing all of my programs, apps, etc. On my previous OS, I had both Malwarebytes and Windows Defender running. Now when I click on the Windows Defender icon on my desktop, it says "This app has...