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Video playing issue--horizontal mosaic on half screen (local viedos and on Youtube)

I have some issues when watching videos as showing above. It happens when I watch videos on Facebook, Youtube and even those been downloaded on my laptop and played via Movies&TV (I tried other players but same issue happened). At first, the…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2016-09-23T11:53:33+00:00
Anonymous
6 answers

games for windows live zero day protection server wont connect to activate fable 3

hello, I have recently purchased a game called fable 3 and it has "zdp" zero day protection that says it can not connect to the server to validate the date but I am on line at the time. any help in resolving would be appreciated. below is what…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2016-08-06T14:32:45+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Installing win 7 on blank hard drive

Hallo I just bought myself a new laptop hard drive. I started to install windows 7 on it and I got all the way up to the part ( where do you want to install window) and there is a box that comes up with all categories name, total, size free ,space and…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2017-01-04T08:39:51+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

ACTIVATION OF Microsoft word 2016

Greetings to the MS team, please i have this problem with activating the MS 2016 in my PC.  i just downloaded the software from the piratebay and installed in my PC with no activation key and then i hadn't an account. Please i need you guys to help me…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Licensing and activation
asked 2016-08-26T17:11:03+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

How long does a desktop PC usually last?

How long can it usually last before it slowly malfunctions/breaks/cannot be used anymore? Is there some ways/tips to extend its lifetime? I wish mine lasts as long as possible. How to take care of it?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2017-01-30T09:49:58+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Windows 8.1 Update Stuck On Standalone Installer

Hi Everyone, I am trying to install update KB2999226 on my windows 8.1 x64 bit laptop to enable me to use Adobe Lightroom as an error occurred when the program had finished installing. I followed the steps and found the x64 bit update on the Microsoft…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2017-02-23T20:57:44+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers

Blue screen of death - Help please!

Hi, I got a blue screen of death and was hoping to get some advice on what to do next. The error is as follows: STOP: x000007b {Bad Image} C:\Windows\System32\baserv.DLL is either not designed to run on windows or it contains an error. Try installing…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2016-11-11T16:29:50+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Microsoft Print to PDF unavailable in Windows Features and Add Printer

Hi, When I go to add a local printer and select Microsoft, Microsoft Print to PDF is not listed. When I go to Windows Features Microsoft Print to PDF is also not listed. Is there some way I can manually install it as its not listed in either place it…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2017-01-31T19:26:36+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

Ctrl and Alt keys sticky in Remote Desktop Connection (RDC)

The problem I have is when any of our users (I work as the IT technician for a company of about 70 users) locks their computer (using Ctrl + Alt + Delete) and does it twice then their Remote Desktop Connection acts as if the Ctrl and Alt key keys are…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2016-12-02T16:25:44+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Windows 8.1 through 10 causing playback errors.

My laptop computer always seems to have issues playing videos, whether they're from websites like YouTube, Facebook, or videos that I have stored on my computer that I watch on Windows Media Player.  All these problems started when I upgraded my OS from …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2016-09-14T00:20:39+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Lego Star Wars The Video Game doesn't work

Hello, On windows 10 and windows 7 the game Lego Star Wars The Video Game; On both OS, installs but is unable to run: On w10, there is the loading logo for 3 seconds but nothing happens even by starting it under another version of windows (xp sp3,…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2017-01-08T20:14:13+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Restoring .wim files after factory reset in Windows 7

Hello all, I have been searching the internet to no avail and I need some help.  I had upgraded to Windows 10, but my computer suddenly wouldn't let me log on as it had some sort of error (I forget which) and then wouldn't recognize my keyboard or my…

asked 2016-09-09T02:29:41+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Google Chrome Update for Vista?

Hi All, I have Vista SP2 (32 bit) and as you know, Chrome browser no longer supports it...so it won't let me update Chrome.  Any suggestions as I love using Chrome browser...only alternative is firefox i guess..but don't like as much . And I can't afford…

asked 2016-08-23T16:45:37+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Cannot load M3U8: Crossdomain access denied

Google chrome not working was working on Microsoft edge in morning now edge not working. Cannot view the daily shows. Downloaded adobe flash player, tried refreshing browser(do not know if i refreshed properly as i do not have refresh button only…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2017-01-07T23:23:07+00:00
Anonymous
8 answers

Bitlocker Recovery on Dell Venue 8 Pro - I am stuck

I got the Bitlocker MSG  on my device and all was locked. There was one screen telling me to enter the Microsoft recovery key which I had to get first. Meanwhile I run various diagnostics and the Tablet pased all as OK. I have now different keys from MS …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Security and privacy
asked 2016-11-01T15:27:06+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Making Windows Defragmenter the Default Again?

Hi all Every once in a while I am finding that I can't open Windows Defragmenter.  I get the error below: In the past, the scheduled defragmenter was set up somewhere in Norton but for the life of me I can't find anything anywhere that has "taken…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2017-02-20T03:08:02+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers

Games won't launch/start in Windows 8.1

The games won't suddenly launch after weeks of using Windows 8.1. The games were previously running in the past weeks and suddenly it stopped launching. Programs like UnityWeb won't even work. The compatibility method won't even work. Now I am stuck at …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Gaming
asked 2017-01-28T04:10:25+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Mouse all of a sudden not selecting anything

I have no idea what just happened. I was looking through all of the settings in the control panel readjusting a few things and I don't know what happened, but I'm seriously frustrated! My mouse, either one..I tried two, no longer selects text when I…

asked 2016-08-06T16:58:47+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

cant open my movie file

i can't open my movie file that i made using windows movie maker. I  saved the file in my USB in home. but when i tried to open it in my college's PC computer it wont open. Please Help me.

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2016-09-13T02:07:35+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Adobe Acrobat X Pro

Hi my desktop "os win 7" has installed Adobe Acrobat X Pro but all PDF can not be opened, PDF can be opened by Adobe reader X. That means "read" only, can not be edited. How to fix this problem?

asked 2016-10-21T05:46:05+00:00
Anonymous