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    Headset mic not working in games and programs

    My mic under control panel > hardware and sound > sound shows its picking up sound but in programs like Discord and CSGO a mic is not recognized. It randomly started doing this the other day and I can't fix it. Specs: CPU: AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core Processor 3.20 GHz GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050...
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    Nvidia GTX 950M FPS issues

    Whenever I play games such as LoL on high settings with a fps cap of 60, I always get frames of 50-58. These are my specs: https://ibb.co/emXrCd https://ibb.co/mheGdJ My nvidia control panel is on low/optimised settings which still doesn't help the issue.
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    Solved! nvidia control panel wont let me choose my graphics card over integrated graphics

    if i disable my integrated graphics it makes my resolution go wack and runs games with screen zoomed in, then the nvidia control panel wont open because it says im not using a nvidia GPU on my laptop. Ive had the laptop for a year now and it used to run everything perfect but i can hardly run...
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    Random different sounds from laptop

    Keep getting random sounds from speakers. Have yellow triangle with exclamation point in control panel sounds tab
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    Solved! Integrated Graphics Card - Missing NVIDIA Control Panel Options

    Hey guys I'm in quite of a pickle :( What I wanna achieve: - Pushing ~70hz refresh rate on my 60hz laptop (for gaming) - The digital vibrance settings from the NVIDIA Control Panel (Saturation in Intel Graphics Control Panel wasn't quite cutting it) My laptop (OMEN 15) has integrated...
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    Realtek Audio not showing in control panel

    Hello, i must have installed, uninstalled and reinstalled Realtek HD audio like 10 times, in hope that the Audio manager will show up in the Control panel but it never does. i tried going into task manager and finding HD audio and opening the file location and launching it manually, and it never...
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    H being typed twice

    I just got a new keyboard, and whenever i press the letter "h" it types it twice. And the only way to prevent it is to slam the h so it doesn't type it twice. Any ideas? I also tried the control panel, keyboard thing, but it still happens. Here's a regular sentence without slamming the h...
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    My laptop icon for internet is not working. It won’t respond with right click ether.

    My laptops internet icon does not work. Even right clicking produces no response. I can’t enter my control panel nor my internet settings. Troubleshooting says can’t diagnose the problem. I can’t even shut the laptop down. My other icons work fine. It’s just the one for internet.
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    Solved! Rca ares 11

    How do I get to control panel
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    Nvidia Control panel wont open

    im using a inspiron 14 7447 with gtx 850m, when i try to open it says that im not using a display attached to nvidia gpu?
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    ASUS GL553 geforce 1050 BSOD (Driver Power State Failure)

    OK So I keep getting this error on my 2 months old laptop. By going through other posts about it I can see its probably a failure in nvidias power settings meaning the graphics card is in sleep mode and dont wake up fast enough. To fix it I see several people suggesting that I change the power...
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    Is this something i should uninstall? gtk# for .net 2.12.26

    Found this in my uninstall programs page in Control PANEL and have no idea if it is a legit thing or not. Usually when i search something like this out i find windows or people here saying whether it's legit or not. all i get back are what I usually consider fake links. Help? :~)
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    Could Not Create Java Virtual Machine

    Java won't install at all. I deleted everything that has to do with Java from control panel, uninstall program. I have tried to install old version, reboot the PC, ect. Nothing is working and it keeps saying the same thing whenever I am trying to install it. I have 16GM of RAM and I already...
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    How to detect incoming traffic when someone is trying to hack router?

    Recently I have noticed that my network kind of slows down and if I try to access my router, it has maxed out login attempts. I have ■ TP link router, TL-WR841N ■ WiFi network is hidden ■ I have disabled WPS from start ■ The password to control panel is long and complex Contacting my provider...
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    Solved! Cannot see the News by accessing them from the control panel

    Dell Inspiron 17 7000 series. When I click the icon of "News" in my Control panel screen it does not open. The same goes for the "Money" ikon. Can you help?
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    Solved! I can't head anything from my headphones when i know they work...

    After using every jack in my case, and using multiple pairs of headphones, the control panel still doesn't notice anything's in there; says nothing's connected; therefore I have no audio
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    Can't do anything on laptop!

    Hello, After resetting my laptop it was stuck at the "Just a moment.." Screen for two hours so I decided to shut it down and now when I switched it on. The background is black and nothing is working. No notification icons(WiFi,Battery etc) and can't do anything. Can't access the settings or even...
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    Laptop screen replacement

    I'm looking for lcd panel for dell xps 15 (40-50 ms way too slow). Specs : FHD, 120 hz, <25 ms (response time). So basically you just need the same pin and size right? Is it possible to find someone in London who is better then average technician who can rewire pin to the compatible one?
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    2 year old possible virus I can't remove :(

    I downloaded what I thought was Cities Skylines back in 2015, only to find out it was a Russian virus. I panicked and deleted all the files, only to find that the program is still lurking around. It shows up in my Uninstall list but I can't uninstall or modify it. I've tried uninstalling it...