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    Ping of death

    Hi all, Was going to Ping of death (CMD DoS) a friend of mines pc as a joke, but was googling it for s while and read my ISP can file a lawsuit/Fine if I am caught doing this. Now as far as messing with my friend, no need for any fear of legal retribution from him as he is well an actual hacker...
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    Command R upon booting up does not bring me to the OS X Utilities menu. what is the alternative?

    I am trying to get to the OS utilities menu and have used Command R upon booting up unsuccessfully. Is there an alternative?
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    Solved! Is there a space between the ipconfig and the /

    I am trying to reset my IP address because my laptop is no longer connecting to my Wi-Fi since I got a new router and my laptop is showing a connection to the internet until I tried to get on the internet then it disconnects
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    CMD prompt showing up randomly; Don't have Office on computer nor tasks related to it.

    Random CMD prompt window (maybe??) constantly popping up at random times, keeps alt tabbing me out of things that I'm doing. I DO NOT have Microsoft Office, and none of the previous ""fixes"" for this issue apply to my computer as these processes/tasks just simple do not exist on my computer...
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    Really tough virus with admin security

    I was stupid and downloaded some sketchy stuff and have a really bad virus. I have made this mistake before but nothing has been so unforgiving as what I am experiencing. I have tried everything I can think of to get rid of it: I tried to just plain delete it, delete using command prompt, take...
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    CMD opens automatically and try to launching a program

    So i have this virus that i couldn't remove with any software (malwarebytes, adwCleaner, and others) and i keep getting this annoying cmd popup saying this : windows cannot find 'C:\Users\yassin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\avdwucve\eejhsvrf.exe' make sure you typed the name correctly, and...
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    Where is command prompt on acer

    Where is command prompt without start up menu
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    Cmd keep popping up with an error

    my cmd has been popping up with an error "windows cannot find "C:Users\TEMP\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\wsvjtuwd\rgbsrhcc.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly then try again" I have tried full scanning with my antivirus severally but the same keeps on happening. this started...
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    After removing virus, cmd popping up still.

    So I got baited by a fishy download link which i stupidly opened the file without thinking it was a fake version of the file i was downloading. Got a virus. I used windows defender and avira anti virus to full scan my pc and I cleared all the virus. However my cmd prompt keeps opening up, which...
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    10 Funny Google Assistant Commands

    There are many commands that you can give to your Google Assistant. It’s an extremely useful tool that can organize your schedule, inform you of the weather, tell you directions to places and do many more things. Still, this doesn’t mean all of those commands have to be “serious”, you can also...
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    10 Google Assistant Commands to Plan Your Day

    There is no denying that the Google Assistant is a very helpful tool and that it can help you in your everyday endeavors. It has the ability to execute many various commands, even some ridiculous ones. That being said, your primary use of Google Assistant’s capabilities will probably be...
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    Laptop cursor flickering

    Hope you’re all well, Recently my Lenovo y700 has been having problems, the cursor starts flickering very quickly and while this is happening the laptop becomes very slow, and I’m unable to copy/cut and paste as well, not even with the keyboard. I’ve tried cmd commands like sfc/scannow, that...
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    Solved! how do I restore my Macbook Pro to factory settings and a lock figure came up on the screen

    Trying to reset my Macbook Pro back to factory settings and when I pressed the Command R a lock figurine came up on the screen what do I do?
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    Help external problem!! How to retrieve a file because it got corrupted!

    So i had a external which i had for long and so many important things that are stored in there but suddenly it got corrupted how do i retrieve the file? And also it got some shortcut files. Can someone help me cause i did try all of the basic stuff in the yt vids such as using the cmd, attrib...
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    from start up goes directly to choose option

    we tried to download Sims 4 onto my Lenovo Idea pad 110. upon completion of download, computer shuts off and all you can see is the option to choose the language for the keyboard>choose an option>troubleshoot or turn off pc (if I choose troubleshoot, I can reach command prompt) At command...
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    pc won't restart from restart command

    restart command doesn't work. Example-- I go to the windows button on the lower left side of my computer, I click and the the options of "sleep", "shut down" or "restart". I choose restart, PC shuts down but power remains and never restarts. I have to manually shut it down to restart.
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    Need help for the same

    I could not find "manage wireless networks" neither the other two methods involving CMD helped me need assistance
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    Keyboard bizarre malfunction

    Please Help! I have an Hp 15-r030wm I'm working on for someone. The keyboard is having some weird issues. When booting into Windows it won't allow me to type in the password to get into the OS. The only keys that work at that point are the space key and the m key which has somehow been...
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    My laptop doesn't let me save ANYTHING.

    My laptop simply is not letting me save photos. Whenever I try to save anything, it says "Not enough quota is available to process this command." IDK what the problem is, but it started happening right after I was using the Snipping Tool app, I was curious what the "Delay" button did, so I...
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    How To Format The MacBook Pro

    Does your MacBook Pro report system malfunctions due to faulty software? Does it process slowly, or have you accidentally installed an outdated version of OS X? Have you have erased the start-up disk? Then it is time for you to consider formatting your MacBook Pro. Here are the steps to guide...