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how do i stop google chrome from automatically opening up at start up on windows 8.1

everytime i log on to my windows, google chrome seem's to start up when i don't click on it, is there anyway to stop this?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2015-10-25T13:49:02+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Windows 10 and Steam

I used win 7 for many years and could play all my disc games with no problems.  Went to win 10 and I could no longer play my cds  I was told that the only way would be to use steam and all my dixcx could be loaded into my steam account. That was not…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2015-11-01T03:43:56+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Installing Active Directory Management Gateway Service

Help!! I have tried installing this on one of my Dc's with Windows 2003 Service Pack 2, Dot Net 3.51 and the necessary KB's. I am in desperate need of the hotfix rollup package mentioned in this article (https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/969166), so…

asked 2015-11-25T19:21:14+00:00
Anonymous
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pci.sys is either missing or corrupt

Hi, The other night I was using my laptop for awhile and my internet went down. When it came back up I couldn't connect to the WiFi so I thought I should try restarting. I restarted then it started the Automatic System Repair and got stuck in that loop.…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2015-10-13T21:47:39+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Desktop screen blips in top and bottom left corner

I reinstalled my Windows 7 x64 operating system because I was having screen issues, namely the appearance of thin horizontal rectangles in black or white on the top and bottom left corners of the display.  These appear when I click to open a folder.  I…

asked 2016-01-16T16:02:51+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Samsung laptop won't connect to wifi (Windows 7)

Hi, my Samsung laptop suddenly won't connect to wifi, the home connection is available but Windows is unable to connect.  IPad, iPhone and Nexus all fine, partner's Galaxy also won't connect.  Seems strange that it's the Samsung devices that are…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2015-10-20T07:21:29+00:00
Anonymous
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the hosted network connected but no internet

netsh wlan show drivers - Hosted network supported was set to Yes. netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=MySSID key=MyKey - The hosted network mode has been set to allow. The SSID of the hosted network has been successfully changed. The…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2015-10-01T21:55:30+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Syberia 1 Incompatibility issues

I am having troubles running the first Syberia on my Toshiba Satellite C855. I got it in 2012, and it's running Windows 8.1 64bit. The processor is an Intel Celeron CPU B830 1.80GHz. I have 4 GB of RAM, and I don't understand how I'm supposed to get…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Gaming
asked 2015-10-24T00:02:22+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

WINAPI call from COBOL programs

Hi Team, Actually i am working on MF Cobol  which is making WINAPI call to execute Exe using "WINEXEC". Also create named pipe and connect named pipe. Calling WINAPI Winexec  and WINAPI CreatenamedpipeA is successfull. But CALL WINAPI…

asked 2015-11-25T05:55:35+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

The Print Spooler service stops responding and Event ID 7031 in Windows 8.1 64bit enterprise

Error pops up when adding printer. Connect to Printer. Windows cannot connect to the printer. The local print spooler service is not running. Please restart the spooler and restart the machine. When opening spooler while adding the printer you can see…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2015-09-22T14:58:41+00:00
Anonymous
14 answers

Dell XPS L702X webcam not recognized - already reinstalled Dell Webcam Central Software and then it failed again

Hi,  I have a Dell XPS L702X laptop with integrated webcam, and I have a webcam software failure that is recurring.  About 3 weeks ago, I was using Skype, and all of a sudden, Skype could no longer "find my webcam." I confirmed this to be…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2015-09-13T01:49:30+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Webpage not available. ERR_CONTENT_DECODING_FAILED

When I try and search things on google chrome or try to go on certain websites. It doesn't let me.  For example: I go onto google and type in "Pardeeville Schools" and hit search. It says "Webpage not available" and then this comes…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2015-11-18T18:54:54+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Family Safety Service not available

I've purchased a new Windows 8.1 laptop and am trying to get my children set up with their Microsoft accounts on the new machine.  NOTHING I can do will allow me to connect to the Family Safety site via the Family Safety button in User Accounts and…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Security and privacy
asked 2015-12-15T22:02:36+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Yellow & Blue blinking shield in the task bar.

Original title: Task bar problems I have a Yellow & Blue shield that is blinking in the task bar and clicking on it does not help, it just makes this noise, same noise if I click on anything in the task bar.  In order to get on line I have to go…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2015-12-04T00:26:53+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Windows 8.1 update 3

Windows 8.1 core receives update 3 with start changed or only windows 8.1 RT? http://betanews.com/2015/08/09/start-menu-improvements-coming-in-windows-8-1-rt-update-3-in-september/

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2015-09-20T19:24:34+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

WAN Miniport ikev2 driver

I have looked at the other posts but I can't seem to find what I wan't. I have a stationary(Desktop) Japanese computer that I bought and customized myself.  I got a Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Service Pack 1 as a Christmas present.  When I installed…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2016-01-05T12:12:00+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Drive Letters Not Releasing After Removing External Harddrive

Hello, I'm having a problem where 1 of my external hard drives lost its drive letter so i reassigned it another letter after doing so the drive letters would not release (reset to available) after I remove the drive now I have 5 drive letters in my…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2015-12-03T04:31:45+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Trojan keeps coming back

I am on Windows 8.1  I have been infected with a Trojan.   Defender picks it up and removes it.  It comes back a few days later with a slightly different suffix and sometimes with a password steeler as well!  The secound time I removed it, it crashed my …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Security and privacy
asked 2015-10-13T03:21:15+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I change the language of Windows Essentials programs in Windows 10?

My Windows essentials in in Spanish for some reason while the rest of my Windows is in english.  I do not speak spanish, and the only languages downloaded are english so this is really annoying. I'm beginning to regret upgrading. How do I fix this? I…

Windows for home | Other | Email and communications
asked 2016-01-03T06:26:02+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

No App to view AT&T Uverse, DirectV available

AT&T advertises that anyone can view shows and etc on any device, yet Window phones no longer has the app.  I have a Nokia 900 and when I first bought it, the app was available, but now it's discontinued.  I have DirectV now and they to advertise…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2015-09-11T01:50:33+00:00
Anonymous