SSD running at half speed. Please take a look
Hello Everyone! So after reading dozens of threads about the problem im having.. i have to call uncle and ask for help. I installed a new ssd into my pci-e slot of my Dell precision t7400. I found it...
View ArticleWindows folder is taking 179 giga of disk space!
Hello, my Windows folder takes 180giga of disk space! I have weird files (called "y" ...) that ALWAYS grow up whenever I delete something these weird files grow up.... I tried everything I could to...
View ArticleSolved PC slowing drastically after short idle
I apologize for the lack of details here; I'm not particularly tech savvy, but I'll do my best to explain the problem. For the past two days, whenever left idle for even a few minutes, my PC will...
View ArticleQuestion About MEMTEST86+ 4.02 Memory Ranges
Hello - I recently bought 30 Kingston KTD-DM8400C6/2G DIMMs (used), and am testing them using MEMTEST86+ V4.20 from Hirens HBCD V15.2 download CD. I am using a Dell 755 SFF with 4 DIMM slots, testing...
View ArticleIntel USB 3.0 extensible host controller preventing PC from sleeping
Hi everyone! I've been experiencing some sporadic problems where my PC will not go into sleep mode. I ran powercfg lastwake in command prompt and it came up with Intel (R) USB 3.0 extensible Host...
View ArticleAbnormally large Windows folder, size reduction possible?
Hi, For a while now my Windows folder has been taking up more space on my 60GB SSD than I think it should. The size breakdown goes like this: C:/Windows - 28 GB - winsxs - *11.65 GB* - System32 - *8.45...
View ArticleThe selected task "xxx" no longer exists. To see the current tasks, cl
Running Windows 7 Pro with all updates. I recently tried to open task manager, for the first time in a long time, to determine why a scheduled task did not run. When I opened task manager I received...
View ArticleSFC /scannow - Files can't be repaired
I ran sfc /scannow. Output produced a massive file. Used Findstr command, found on forum, to produce a useable text file. Seems there are four files, reported twice, that cannot be repaired. I have...
View ArticleMicrosoft Service Causing Permanent "Spinning Wheel" Cursor
Hi there, I recently migrated my OS to an SSD using Samsung's included migration software. After the migration, everything worked great except that I now have the "thinking" mouse cursor permanently,...
View ArticlePhotoshopCC and LightroomCC
I am a photographer and use Photoshop and Lightroom every day for my core work. When viewing an image in Photoshop at 100% I can scroll around without and lag. When trying to do the same in Lightroom...
View ArticleDelay on Shutdown with Taskhost Window waiting to close
hi guys, In the recent times, quite frequently, when i restart or shutdown windows 7, i get a message saying that windows is waiting for task host window to close... if i leave it there, it takes like...
View ArticleTask Manager Not Showing ...
... unusually high cpu activity during 'idle'. Is there an alternate that will tell me what is happening? I have the CPU Usage gadget that shows me cpu activity, temperatures, ram, etc. Typically when...
View Article"HP Hardware Diagnostic Tool ...
... powered by PC Doctor". This utility came with my computer and has a default setting to run a full set of tests on the 1st of each month. I am unable to determine how to manually execute this task...
View ArticleWindows Resource Protection found some corrupted files
Hi there everyone. I just created this account to see if you guys could help. I ran the command sfc / scannow and after it was finished I got the error, "Windows Resource Protection found some...
View ArticleHigh Standby Memory causes browser to slow and then crash
I have 32GB of ram in my system and at times my browser will slow, occasionally to the point of crashing. Without fail when I check, I will show 25GB +/- of ram on standby. When I clear the standby...
View ArticleWinsxs on a rampage.. Solutions?
Got a PC in that has very little in terms of programs,documents, etc etc. Just a couple of programs that cant be reloaded at this time. 177GB in the winsxs folder and it filled up all of a sudden till...
View ArticleRestore points got deleted even that the storage for them is not full
On my Windows 7 the default settings for the space that is used to store restore points is 578 mb. The current space that is used to store restore points is 265 mb but i already have old restore points...
View ArticleComputer randomly shutting down, not due to overheating
I have a 4 year old Toshiba Satellite i5 that had predominantly been run almost as a desktop. We have it hooked up to a monitor and only use it as a lap top when travelling. Over the past few months it...
View ArticleSolved I closed the lid while I was on Google Chrome!
Can something bad happen if I closed the laptop lid while on Google Chrome?Can it affect the laptop in any way or his performance?
View Articleinquiry on Environment variables
I was looking more into Environment Variables and i was wondering if i should add any to the list for USER or just leave it alone: is there any benefit to adding variables for user like performance...
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