Windows Update

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    Win10 Tablet Wont Connect Open Wifi But Can To Encrypted Wifi

    Ok, so I just did a windows update, and afterwards, I can't connect to my home open wifi (I live out in the boonies and don't need encrypted). I can see the signal, full bars, but there's a shield next to the icon. I can connect to IOT test wifi as that needs a pw for those devices So why is it...
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    Laptop fails to recover from Sleep mode, weird vertical lines appear on monitor.

    Hello. I have the 2016 Dell Inspiron 5000 laptop. I went in my order history and this is the link to the one I ordered from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M161UFE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I am having a problem where if I manually put the laptop to sleep or I...
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    Broken Screen, Using HDMI to see Screen, Tried Updating Windows and Now I Am Stuck on a Blank TV.

    I have a Windows 10 HP Notebook - 15-ba079dx (Touch) (ENERGY STAR) laptop, and I foolishly broke my screen, (not the touchscreen, the actual screen) but that isn't the main problem. I wasn't able to pay for repairs, so instead I simply attached an HDMI cable and plugged it into my TV. I was...
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    Solved! Don't think you can help, but please try!

    I did a Windows update and f*cked up the mouse somehow. The right-click menu now comes up even when I don't want it to! It comes up by clicking some areas of the left-hand side, which is so annoying. There's now a right-click function on the left edge of the touchpad, about an inch above the...
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    Keyboard typing semicolon continuously

    My keyboard keeps typing semi colon continuously and sometimes with selected keys. I'm out of options on how to resolved this. I thought it was because of windows update so I removed it. Disassembling my laptop also not much help because i'ts attached and I don't know how to remove it...
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    Dead ASUS laptop

    Hi Sorry if this has already been discussed. Since more than a month ago, after an attempted automatic Windows update, my laptop has been stuck in a perpetual loop; black screen, spinning dots. I've spent the intervening time scouring the internet and trying an untold number of solutions, none...
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    how do I create a windows installation disk to repair my computer

    After a recent windows update...that was automatic.....my Lenovo y580 only gets as far as the windows load screen then goes black. I attempted all options apart from the boot manager repair your computer. In order to do this I need a installation disk. I prepped one years ago, but after a...
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    ASUS Laptop stuck in bootup loop after hard reset.

    Hi everyone, really hope I can get some help with this. I have an ASUS laptop (forgot the model number but I can find it later, it starts with a K i think and has windows 10). I did a hard reset 2 days ago and when it came back on everything was fine but there was no sound. After trying to...
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    Display Problems on Laptop

    So, This morning a windows update rolled in. Now every time when I wake the laptop from sleep mode I get a rainbow screen. This link has an image of an HP laptop that has the same exact problem I currently Receive...
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    Windows Update Freeze on new asus laptop

    I have recently purchases a new ASUS ZX533 Gaming laptop and it arrived yesterday. Excited to get going with it I immediately set out to download google chrome and the appropriate anti-virus software, however I noticed it was running incredibly slowly. A quick glance at task manager showed me...
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    Laptop makes beeping sound on startup

    I have Dell Inspiron 15-7000 series with Windows 10. I have been experiencing an issue after a a windows update was interrupted in between that now whenever I power on the laptop I hear beeping sounds ranging from sometimes 5 to sometimes 15 beeps. This occurs only on startup and overall the...
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    Black screen on startup, can't enter BIOS or any other startup menus... Any advice?

    Hi there, posted this on toms hardware but think it may be better suited here (apologies if not the done thing!)... Toshiba laptop s50-b-15q Intel i7-5500 16gb RAM AMD r7 m260 Graphics card Have had significant boot-up problems since the recent W10 creators (fall) update, with an average boot...
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    Wrong Action in Windows Explorer

    I have Windows 7 Home premium - Following a recent Windows update (I think) when in Windows Explorer, and I double click a FOLDER in the right panel, Paint Shop Pro opens. - When I right click on a folder, the list is now headed with "Browse using Paint Shop Pro". Paint Shop Pro also...
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    Games run choppy on nvidia gpu

    Hi. Here is the context. My laptop has 2 gpu's, a low tier intel gpu and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050. Everything was just peachy till 3 days ago when I installed a windows 10 creator's update. Now my games run horribly when I have the GTX enabled under device manager I mean like 10 fps and...
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    Blue screen with nothing on it, no cursor or text, just blank.

    I recently did a windows update on my laptop, i clicked update & restart. The laptop will turn on with the company logo, but will go to a blank blue screen. If i press enter, or f8 it goes to a black screen.I tried ctrl + alt+ delete, taking the battery out, holding power button down for 15...
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    Sound Dull after Windows Update

    Hi All I have an Asus X555U laptop that I have had for about 18 Months. It has been working fine however after the latest Windows 10 update - about 2 days ago - the sound has gone dull and quiet. I have since reset the laptop to factory settings (which has improved overall speed as it was...
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    Solved! Cursor disappeared after Windows update

    My Dell is not showing the cursor. I can't get past the security screen to get to the keyboard to make the changes. This happened using the mouse pad. I have an external mouse that plugged in and I can get to where I'm supposed to type in my password and its not recognizing anything from the...
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    Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V stopped working after a Windows update on my Toshiba Satellite laptop. External keyboard works but kind of m

    Happened around the 13th of May. Suddenly my copy and paste shortcuts stopped working and it was right around the time I got a Windows update.. Took laptop back to Staples, $300 later, cleared a few viruses but the keys still don't work. They do work on an external wireless keyboard however...
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    Solved! Can you change upgrade lenova yoga 2 13 motherboard to yoga 3 13 or any other higher ?

    Guys I bought good used yoga 2 13 from e bay for 240 last year. Laptop is good but I need stronger cpu and gpu I was wondering is there any change I can upgrade motherboard if other versions fit ?
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    ASUS GL551J Broken

    Hello, my gaming laptop was updated to the new Windows update that was supposed to fix the ransomware problem from a few weeks ago. A day after I updated, my computer seemed to be working fine, but then my Google Chrome froze while I was watching a video so I decided to restart Chrome, when...