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Solved Unplugging a computer & modem/router combo saved me about $40...

Unplugging a computer & modem/router combo save me about $40 USD a month off of our electric bill. I have an all-one computer (Not a laptop) supposedly energy star efficient. I actually done a test...

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Slow laptop: Spinning circle and "Google.com is not responding" etc

I now have multiple issues Now pages are "hanging" with message Google.com is not responding and "spinning circle" Thanks in advance

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sfc /scannow show me that many files couldn't be repaired

the *System Update Readiness Tool* have fixed more errors and now donÂ’t find any errors more ;-)! But every time running *cfc /scannow* show me that many files couldn't be repaired. On CBS.log...

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Disk Cleanup - Still Cleaning Out Actual Updates

Is Microsoft aware that Disk Cleanup > Windows Update Cleanup is still cleaning out actual updates? This problem has been around for months and I thought they had fixed it but I just did a cleanup...

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Computer stucks while playing hard games

Hi , im getting a PC stuck while i play hard games like Dota 2 , GTA IV etc. Idk why its happening but after i play around 1 hour the computer stucks , keyboard and mouse too ... I have to restart the...

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Solved Missing Hard Drive Space?

Fresh Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 Installed and updated with a few programs installed and some audio files. Just realizing that I am running out of space on my hard drive fairly quickly. Under My Computer(C...

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aero performance warning?

I am constantly receiving this pop up even with hitting do not show again. I dont understand how im running out of resources when im not even hitting anywhere near 100% usage of cpu, ram or GC. Is...

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How do I customize Win7 pagefile to work like WinXP pagefile?

Hi, Sorry if someone had asked this before, but I'm looking for a very specific answer. There are many threads of people asking about Win7 pagefile, but none talked about exactly what I'm trying to do....

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Winsxs suddenly taking up 80% of disk space

Just today I got a notice my SSD was getting too big. Taking a look further, it seems the culprit is winsxs file. I've had this computer for 4 years and have never seen this. It is 35gb in size, that...

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Master Boot Record problem

I'm working on my parents computer & after having to take most of it apart & put it all back together correctly, I'm now stumped at getting it to boot correctly. I've gone through a few...

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External SATA III USB hard drive runs slowly, how to test speed?

I have a couple of different SATA III hard drives, 3.5 inch form factor. i have them in an Icy Box USB 3 case. i believe they run very slowly, far slower than if connected to the normal SATA cables to...

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Help Me Solve Issue Failed To Connect To A Windows Service

Hello. One of my laptops is malfunctioning. _COMPUTER:_ It is a HP G62 AMD ATI Approx. 300GB HDD Windows 7 Home Premium. Windows edition Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1

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Amd fuel services

Hey guys from last few days my pc is getting restarted whenever i start any software.. for eg. i start photoshop cs6...opens pic for editing..and suddenly pc gets restart..it happens everytime... it...

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Solved Reliability monitor does not work any more since 22.04.15

I have Windows 7 Ultimate x64 installed on my self built PC. A month ago I did a clean reinstall due to BSOD's since then no more BSOD's but the reliability monitor stopped working on the 22.04.15, and...

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Windows boot manager error

im having this thread when i try to use system recovery options, some time back i had a virus but i get of it im not sure if the virus harm some system files my windows 7 boot normal.

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How do I prevent my computer getting slower with age?

Now that I finally have a powerful computer (Dell M6700 Workstation), I'd like to avoid, if possible, it getting slower with age. Both the primary drive and secondary data drive are Samsung SSDs. I...

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Removing unwanted Services and Processes

Starting new thread because previous discussions are 6 years old or more: I read the old pros and cons and viewed the tutorial. I'm hoping that there is newer information or apps. for this topic....

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Corrupt Autocheck.exe, System Files, other things...

Hi, I don't normally do forums but this is driving me insane. So, some time ago, maybe a year or two, my power supply got destroyed and I had to get another one. I was never able to find an official...

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Boot time ~15mins

Hey For some weeks I have a strange problem with the system. Initially it was a problem that the resolution was reduced to 640x480 - so on, just without any update, etc., have restored the system a few...

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Solved SFC Scannow Corrupt Files

SFC Scannow found corrupt files but can't fix them. Any ideas would be appreciated.

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