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Blank screen after waking from power save

After waking my computer from power save (monitor turns off after inactivity) all I get is a blank screen. Monitor turns back on but only shows black. System is still responsive (numlock/capslock still...

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right click very slow

hi everyone right click on my mouse is very slow can anyone help me solve this problem regards calmat

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Solved Multiple sessions of MS Paint?

When I hit Winkey, “Paint”, Enter – I just get popped over to an existing open session of MS Paint instead of opening another session. How do I stop that? I need multiple sessions open. Thanks.

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Solved Old Explorer path view - how?

Windows 8 Explorer (Winkey-E) by default shows the path in an annoying abstract vs. just the path. How do I stop that. If you click on the down arrow it will show the regular path (per image on right.)...

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Can you control ~cache~ on Start menu search?

Make a new file. c:\temp\dork.txt Add the single word “ishkabibble” and close the file. Winkey-F, “dork”, enter. No worky. However, after some period of time, the file will be included in the search...

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Laptop keeps jumping from desktop to interface

Hey all, I've got this problem with my new laptop, where if I do something with the touchpad (I'm not sure what the exact movement is, but it keeps happening when I'm trying to select things), Windows...

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Win8 Computer Freezing - Memtest86 Restarts/Freezes

First off, I'd like to apologize, I'm brand new here and I wasn't sure where to post this, since it's not a BSOD problem or installation or anything, my bad if it's in the wrong place. :( I bought my...

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Yet another Data Transfer problem in Windows 8...

OK, so I have read a lot of threads on here regarding excessive data transfer in Windows 8. I have followed many, if not most, of the steps to reduce this but I still have a major issue. I have...

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UEFI Win8PE don't boot from GPT harddisk

I've made a UEFI Win8PE by WADK , then burn it to a CD. I boot normal and I can see X:\Windows\System32. I use EasyBCD to [Add New Entry] to append new boot item to existing Windows 8. The boot menu...

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Need help with my start menu! URGENT!

Hello, I'm Joe. I'm having problems with accessing my start menu, i can open it in anyway (That i have tried. I tried the windows key and going into the corner like usual). When i click the windows key...

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Windows 8 Multi-Boot timer error

I've add Win8PE to my Win8 OS with boottime = 30 sec and boot like : Windows 8 Win8PE The Win8PE boot normal and I can see X:\Windows\System32 . But I found 2 errors : 1. When boot , if it show up...

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Windows movie maker help.

I try to save my project but my computer overheats and "hibernates" what do I do?

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Solved Please help, Windows 8 installation.

Hello everyone, New user here so hopefully this forum has a warm welcome. I bought a Dell Inspiron One 2330 about a week ago, shut it down two nights ago and when I woke up and turned it on it came up...

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Open With... can't find my program

I love Jasc Paint Shop Pro and have become quite good at working with it. I right click on a jpeg and try to choose it as my default for viewing photos but it doesn't appear as an option. I right click...

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Open note to Ms- do your developers live in the REAL WORLD

Hi there Ms is pushing SILVERLIGHT yet it fails to operate correctly in IE11 -- so on the one hand Ms are pushing for a whole better approach to security whilst at the same time there's obviously NO...

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Trojan/Virus!? Unable to boot from sleep mode

Hello, Help!!! Everything was working fine, until suddenly at youtube the videos were running unsmooth. I tried to restart, but when clicking restart / turn off, nothing happened. I put the notebook in...

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ThumbnailExtractionHost.exe constantly crashes

Howdy. In about every 10 minutes I get this pop-up saying ThumbnailExtractionHost.exe has stopped working Code: --------- Problem signature:

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Solved Need help with desktop icons

My 1.5 year old son crawled up in our desk chair and was playing with the computer. He somehow changed the desktop icons to where the descriptive text is now all to the right of the icon. Any ideas on...

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Solved Compressed Folder Tools Suddenly Grayed Out

I'm on Windows 8. Compressed Folder Tools is all grayed out. I was able to zip and decompress files recently. I tried adding the context menu extract commands, per one of the tutorials here, but I get...

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Solved Trying to Understand UEFI and how to boot from Windows DVD

I have very little experience with Windows 8 until now. I am having an issue trying to run System Refresh or System Restore from the System Recovery Environment booted from the Windows disc. When I try...

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