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How to (re)move Show Desktop button on right end of desktop taskbar?

On the right end of the desktop taskbar, just under the scrollbar, there is a Show Desktop button. How can I move the button to the left end of the taskbar? Or how can I remove the button? I frequency click on it inadvertently when I am trying to click…

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"Wrong OS" error message on running a game after upgrade to Win 10

Original title:- wrong os since updating to windows 10 from win7 when I try to install games that played under win7 I get the error message wrong os and the game refuses to load ? but a friend of mine has a pc with windows 10 as a clean install and the…

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Windows Update Reboot Infinite Loop

Recently, I keep getting these Windows Update pop-ups indicating that I need to reboot my computer. I checked to see what updates are being installed, but Windows Update won't disclose any. I talked with my system administrator, and we both discovered …

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FILE HOVER NO LONGER SHOWING INFORMATION PREVIEW OF CONTENTS IN WINDOWS 8.1 IN EXPLORER

I have a huge problem with the hover option for all files in windows explorer, which has suddenly stopped working without any explanation! Previously hovering over a file in documents, for example, showed importent text details such as file size and…

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Visual Studio 2015 Offline Installation

Hi! I'm trying to perform an offline installation of Visual Studio 2015 on a new Windows 8.1 machine. To that end I used the web installer to create a full copy of the installation files (the /layout switch). However, as outlined here, the installation…

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My HORI Real Arcade Pro Hayabusa fightstick isn't being read by windows.

This is a Microsoft licensed fightstick I use for my Xbox one all the time. I've used it on my PC before but now it's telling me that the USB device is not recognized. I've uninstalled the drivers and reinstalled, and updated the drivers but nothing.

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How to PHYSICALLY disable internet capabilities

I would like to physically disable my laptop's ability to connect to the internet. Several years ago I've tried removing the antenna's of my computer's wifi card. However my computer was still able to connect to the internet even when it has no…

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F1 2011 compatability

tried all compatability modes even although it ran on Win8.1 It just won't load on Win10 Any clues please

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How can I quarantine RPCnet from the Absolute Software Corporation on my computer?

This isn't a virus exactly, but it exhibits attributes that would characterize a virus. It has files in my registry, temp, system 32 folder and so on. I deleted the files in the prefetch folder, system 32 folder, temp and registry, but it's futile. I…

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MS Jigsaw won't download (windows 10)

Microsoft Jigsaw (windows 10) won't download any more, nor will the daily challenge. This question is posted numerous places on the web, but no satisfactory answer. Can anyone explain how to correct, or where to go for help? Thx

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Windows 7 - Cannot enable .NET Framework 3.5.1 - Tried many solutions, none worked yet

Hi all, I've been dealing with this problem for some time now. A few programs I've tried to run (namely RadeonPro) give me the error "Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. [sic] Illegal characters in path." After some extensive…

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[Windows7] Unable to change Switch from Public to Home network for Homegroup.

This is the setup I have. All three Windows 7 Desktops are connected by a switch. One of the Desktop has two lan cards. Other lan card connected to a wired router for internet connection as shown in the picture. Now I am unable to connect all three PC…

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Can't rename softwaredistribution folder.

Access is denied for this command ''ren c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution softwaredistribution.old''. A help would be appreciated.

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windows defender full scan is "stuck". The time elapsed clock has stopped running and items scanned has stopped counting??

I started a full scan using Windows defender after seemingly receiving some malware or something ? The scan is now "stuck" the elapsed time clock has stopped running and the items scanned counter has too. What can I do ?

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Where do I find these 2 CSI Manifest files?

For the past few days I've been laboring to fix a problem that prevents me from updating Windows 8 or to get 8.1 or the new Windows 10 upgrade. Simple Updating Win 8 does not work! Numerous runs using DISM or Power Shell with a variety of command line…

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The exception Breakpoint

It pops up: A Breakpoint has been reached (0x80000003) occurred in the application in the application at location 0x5059b2d0. Click Ok to terminate program. What do I need to do?

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nimdnsresponder.dll broken

My nimdnsresponder.dll is broken. I'm not sure how to fix it. I have run sfc /scannow on my machine and it just tells me that I have corrupted files that could not be fixed. My lenovo machine did not come with a boot disk, and thus I cannot repair my…

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System Tray Icon With Windows Services

Hello Everyone I have a question. I have created a windows services with system tray icon. When i start my service the system tray icon have not display in tray icon. I have also change the "NoInteractiveServices" value in the registry is set…

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Windows Live Mail - 3 hour delay sending & receiving

There is an approximate 3-hour delay in getting/sending e-mails. It is for all domains--all addresses. I contacted my provider company, COX. They said it was not on their end, that I'd need to contact Microsoft. This is a huge problem because I work …

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Lenovo G580 'No bootbale device' error

Hi I have Lenovo G580 laptop and I am getting error of 'No bootbale device----insert bootable disk and press any key'. When I starts the laptop again, it starts smoothly. The description of the error is shown in the attached picture. I also heard a…

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How to (re)move Show Desktop button on right end of desktop taskbar?

"Wrong OS" error message on running a game after upgrade to Win 10

Windows Update Reboot Infinite Loop

FILE HOVER NO LONGER SHOWING INFORMATION PREVIEW OF CONTENTS IN WINDOWS 8.1 IN EXPLORER

Visual Studio 2015 Offline Installation

My HORI Real Arcade Pro Hayabusa fightstick isn't being read by windows.

How to PHYSICALLY disable internet capabilities

F1 2011 compatability

How can I quarantine RPCnet from the Absolute Software Corporation on my computer?

MS Jigsaw won't download (windows 10)

Windows 7 - Cannot enable .NET Framework 3.5.1 - Tried many solutions, none worked yet

[Windows7] Unable to change Switch from Public to Home network for Homegroup.

Can't rename softwaredistribution folder.

windows defender full scan is "stuck". The time elapsed clock has stopped running and items scanned has stopped counting??

Where do I find these 2 CSI Manifest files?

The exception Breakpoint

nimdnsresponder.dll broken

System Tray Icon With Windows Services

Windows Live Mail - 3 hour delay sending & receiving

Lenovo G580 'No bootbale device' error