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Black screen when doing alt -tab during a game

When I am playing borderlands 2 and alt tab during the game my screen goes black and it won't display anything until I turned off the monitor. This also happened when i tried to benchmark with uningine 's valley. Please help =( .

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Accessibility
asked 2018-07-16T11:59:06+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

my documents folder is empty

Hello As the subject suggests i have found my documents folder to be empty. I did a windows update yesterday

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2018-06-14T19:14:20+00:00
Anonymous
8 answers

Gateway bios out of date, Update for Windows 8, Running Windows 10

The BIOS is old...2011 Updated to Windows 10 but latest updates will not load due to old BIOS. Can I install the BIOS update for Windows 8, since it is all that is available without harming the system or Windows 10?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2018-04-07T00:54:43+00:00
Anonymous
9 answers

Age of Empires II

I recently installed the new windows update. Previously i wasn't having a problem with Age of Empires at all but now it says "could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw." I am…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2018-06-08T02:18:14+00:00
Anonymous
7 answers

Display Warning 4101 - The display driver "nvlddmkm" no longer reacts and has been restored.

In the system events, the 4101 errors accumulate up to 500 per day. I think there are massive problems since a Windows update with this library and with d2d1.dll library that seemes also involved during this issue. Firefox looses his menu and other…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2018-08-21T11:09:49+00:00
Anonymous
6 answers

Windows 10 license

I have windows 10 preinstalled in my Asus ROG GL553VE. It was activated and it also shows that the windows is activated.  But a couple of day earlier, a message kept coming that my license is going to expire and I have to activate the windows. I tried…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation
asked 2018-07-23T14:19:49+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

I'm trying to install Windows 8.1 on a Insignia Tablet Stuck at 4%

My model is Insignia NS-P11W6100. I'm using a usb disc drive to install the windows disc Do I need windows 8 instead?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Install and upgrade
asked 2018-04-20T23:12:37+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Microsoft Print to PDF no longer working error 0x800F0922 (Microsoft Windows [版本 10.0.16299.309)

I have the same problem with this question(https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-performance/microsoft-print-to-pdf-no-longer-working-error/e75911f1-7b49-482c-ac16-153cffb26049) In the meantime his problem was solved... by applying…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2018-04-14T09:27:00+00:00
Anonymous
10 answers

HOW TO DELETE MULTIPLE PHOTOS FROM ONEDRIVE

how can I delete multiple photos from Onedrive, and not one photo at a time?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2018-05-31T11:00:10+00:00
Anonymous
12 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Possible compatibility problem with Win10 built 17134 and Nvidia drivers

Dear support, since end of June I'm facing problem of compatibility with Win10 version 10.0.134 and Nvidia drivers. I run Aorus X7V4 with Intel core i7-5850. and 2 Nvidia GTX 970M with the lasts available driver. suddenly my laptop was like frozen, was…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2018-07-26T18:28:59+00:00
Anonymous
14 answers

How long does it take to update virus and threat protection in windows defender

How long does it take to update virus and threat protection in windows defender. Checkiing for updates is taking forever.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2018-09-19T10:13:40+00:00
Anonymous
6 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I install a new font (Open Sans) in Windows 10?

The following method (seen on web pages within Microsoft Community) does not work: Method 1: To install a font, follow these steps: Press Windows +R Type the following command, and then click OK: %windir%\fonts On the File menu, click Install New…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2018-09-18T07:43:54+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

In windows 10, how do you correct CRC errors in an SD CARD

Isthere a way to correct CRC errors (cyclic redundancy check) errors on a SD CARD attached to the computer using windows 10.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2018-08-05T12:07:19+00:00
Anonymous
12 answers

Permanent fix for WIFI Ping Spikes

I recently moved so I was forced to switch from LAN to WIFI. In my mind I thought, it would be only slightly worse but I was wrong.  I couldn't play any multiplayer game because the lags and disconnects were so bad. First I thought it was my hardware,…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2018-06-05T11:21:39+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

After years Romanian keyboard broken again

Today Windows has changed the keyboard settings by itself - The key sequence assigned (Ctrl-Shift-3) was cleared and the legacy QWERTZ keyboard layout was lost. When I reinstalled the t and s writes again with cedilla, instead of comma. This was a…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings
asked 2018-05-31T17:04:21+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Untrusted System File (my User mode intel driver)

When I try to launch a couple games including fortnite I get the message Untrusted System File (C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\igdlh64.inf_amd64_982edc2ef955363e\igd10ium64.dll) Im not sure whats happening but the command takes me to a…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2018-08-08T23:01:16+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

unable to install sql server2012 in set up

TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure. SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error: Unable to generate a temporary class (result=1). error CS1567: Error generating Win32 resource: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Install and upgrade
asked 2018-07-21T18:18:09+00:00
Anonymous
8 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

runtime error

this error shows up when i am trying to install an application of .exe format. so far i have tried clean mode but noting happened. I was not able to install this application. Please help me to rectify the same error.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2018-08-09T06:30:16+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Connecting my Android Phone to my Windows Hotspot

Hello, I am trying to use the mobile Hotspot feature included with my new PC running Windows 10. Here is the issue: I went to settings and activated the hotspot; The hotspot address being transmitted is recognized by my Android mobile phone; I select the…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2018-09-03T02:02:35+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers

When adding tags to pictures, previously used tags no longer show up. How do I fix this?

To explain better, I'm in the middle of adding tags to my pictures, previously once I'd used a tag once I could find it just by typing in the first letter of the tag and click it to add it to the list.  Now when I try that only the default windows tags…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2018-09-21T15:29:37+00:00
Anonymous