1,057,383 questions

Sort by: Updated
Updated Created Answers
1 answer

how to find out about bad updates/patches before we install them on client computers

we would just like to know how to find out about bad updates/patches before we install them on client computers. we have patches push out on Thursdays to give us a bit of cushion and a window to stop the installation just in case there is a bad patch. …

asked 2015-11-11T19:28:18+00:00
Anonymous
6 answers

KMODE EXEPTION NOT HANDLED

I get this blue screen when I want to wake up from hibernation. I have read a lot about it. Supposedly was a Microsoft issue and a patch was issued (KB2888929). If I search it on Microsoft I get 0 hits. Also I read about USB 3 stream not shutting down...…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2015-11-16T01:37:38+00:00
Anonymous
12 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Live Movie Maker - Windows 10 - Yellow Triangle - Error 0x87160139

Hello, I have Windows 10 and started making a movie in Movie Maker from Windows Essentials 2012. After about an hour of editing, my video starts to look like this... ...lots of yellow warning triangles with error 0x87160139 when double-clicking any…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2015-12-20T21:25:49+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Uninstall McAfee from Windows 8.1

I am trying to download Windows 10.  I get a message saying that I need to uninstall 2 apps - McAfee HIPS, and McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Edition.  When I use the control panel to view apps, McAfee does not show up, although there are buttons on the…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Install and upgrade
asked 2015-12-05T16:33:00+00:00
Anonymous
7 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Preferred Stock symbols in MSN Money

I am unable to find any preferred stock ticker symbols in the MSN Money database.  It appears that only the symbol for common shares are listed.  I have tried using both a dash and period in the symbol, neither exists.  Does MSN Money not track any…

Windows for home | Other | Apps
asked 2015-09-25T18:39:51+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Microsoft error code 772

Hi, I am using a Virtual desktop to connect to a client's network. But it frequently disconnects and gives error code 772. I got a description for this error code from https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/923944 and it says "The remote computer's…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2015-10-10T06:58:39+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

My Lenovo laptop is stuck in automatic repair loop

My Lenovo B50-30 laptop will not stop saying 'Preparing automatic repair'!! And then it says 'Diagnosing your PC'! It also says 'Repairing disc errors, this might take over an hour to complete'! It has been like this for more then 14 hours, i went to…

asked 2015-12-13T11:56:38+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers

firewall use recommended settings does nothing

I've read many posts on here but nothing seems to help me. I've ran command scans to see if a file was corrupted, it was not. I've tried the following;  a.    Click on Start; in the start search type cmd. b.    Right click on the cmd.exe and choose “Run…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2015-11-04T04:14:34+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Downloading videos from the internet.

How do I download videos from the internet ?

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2016-01-22T16:19:16+00:00
Anonymous
8 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to run a script as admin and copy some profile setting to the logged on user?

I want to copy some profile setting to the logged on user profile word folder (%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word) when they log on. Because standard user accounts don't have admin right to copy files to the folder, so I use schedule task to…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2015-11-08T02:47:29+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Movie maker storyboard/timeline blank, preview blank/audio not working but still showing file

Hi I've been editing a project on Windows Movie Maker for the last couple of days and everything has been fine. Then, suddenly, the timeline/storyboard has gone blank (doesn't show any of my videos) - only an option to add videos. The preview screen…

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video
asked 2016-01-03T15:54:11+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Intel(R) ICH9 //family PCI Express Root Por....

Intel(R) ICH9 //family PCI Express Root Por.... & 17 other Driver Update Notifications come up should I update or will it reformat my disk & I  lose items on my memory stick?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2015-12-10T14:45:28+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

.NET Framework and QuickBooks

I was trying to install Quickbooks 2016 on my computer.  My microsoft program is 8.1.  The install kept failing.  After about 12 hours on the phone with Intuit, they told me it wasn't them it was Microsoft's .NET Framework 3 and 4.  They were able to…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2015-12-28T18:38:32+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

Junk programs keep automatically installing on my computer

Hi folks, it seems that I've installed some junk software on my computer. Now it seems that it's getting crazy, more and more junk programs such as fake virus scanners, youtube video downloaders, Chinese streaming programs, browser add-ons, and so on…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
asked 2015-11-17T13:20:15+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows.NET Framework won't load in Windows 7 Home Premium.

My attempts to load Windows.NET Framework on my machine fail. View the log at this link. Can someone please tell me what is going wrong? Thanks

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2016-01-30T23:19:56+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers

How to fix Windows 7 0xc000000e boot error?

I've built my computer about three months ago using a GTX970 graphics card, two 1TB hard disk drives, one 256GB solid state drive, and a CD/DVD disc drive. For about two and a half of those months, everything has worked fine. However, about two weeks…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2015-11-17T02:39:19+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

change root directory for command prompt

I need to change the command prompt of  the root directory to  c: not c::(directory\subdirectory

asked 2015-12-01T12:39:28+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

[ASUS A550C] Installed Nvidia drivers and got either black screen or screen glitchy

Hello, i have some problem with my laptop. This happened on all version of windows. The problem is when i installed Nvidia drivers, after sometime it will be black screen with no cursor or the screen become glitchy and i have to restart the laptop and …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2015-12-01T09:15:12+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Star Wars the Old Republic DirectX problem

Just bought a new X51 from Dell running Win 10 with Directx 12.  I can't seem to run SWTOR properly, I'm guessing I'm stuck until they update the game itself?  Is there no way to run the game on a previous DirectX version? Thanks!

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2015-11-24T18:27:17+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Microsoft Flight Simulator X Installation

I inserted the CD and followed the instructions to install the game. However, after clicking 'install', the installshield wizard gives me a black screen and with another progress bar. The progress bar is forever stuck on 'removing applications'. I have …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Gaming
asked 2015-12-22T03:06:09+00:00
Anonymous