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New comp.

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Looking to get a new gaming comp. but on a budget would like to keep,it under $700. Looking at the dell inspiration 5675 as one.. also see these cyber power systems but don't know much about them. Any help would be great. Thanks

where to go for policy editor

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see attached image..how do I change that?

Xbox Here is what Xbox has planned at PAX West 2018

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---Quote--- Image: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/wp-content/uploads/pax_west_logo_940x528-hero.png Xbox is bringing games, gear, and more to downtown Seattle for PAX West August 31 – September 3. Whether you’re joining us in person or following along on social media and Mixer, here’s what you can expect: *Xbox Booth* North Hall, 4th Floor, Booths 403, 411, 417 Experience a few of the...

Crashed

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Not sure where to go with this. My computer stays on all the time so all I have to do is move the mouse and the monitors immediately come on. Got on the computer to go view a video recommended to me. As the video was loading, my grand kids Steam program displayed a self updater notice on the computer as it does on way too many occasions. I minimized the updater and started the video. About half...

Wear OS by Google: Health and help are just a swipe away

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---Quote--- As you go about your busy day, every minute matters. We’re evolving the design of Wear OS by Google to help you get the most out of your time—providing quicker access to your information and notifications, more proactive help from the Google Assistant, and smarter health coaching—all with a swipe of your finger. Image:...

OneDrive Down the Road to Madness

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I don't use (and never will) OneDrive so I can't comment if it's true or not but it's hilarious nonetheless: OneDrive Down the Road to Madness Microsoft’s Cloud Service Leaves a Lot to be Desired (https://www.eejournal.com/article/onedrive-down-the-road-to-madness/) ---Quote--- Since my primary laptop is essentially out of commission until the massive upload is done, I switch to my...

Solved Vmware 14.1.3 fix for Too many sockets - MKS error physical Disk(s)

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Hi folks If you are running WKS 14.1.3 or equivalent VMware player your VM may hang (almost certainly will) at power on when using physical disks -- error message eventually at power on "can't connect MKS too many sockets." Simple fix (until VMware update WKS) is to start VMware wks in Adminstrator mode -- then everything works fine. I've checked with a number of Linux VM's running on...

Another call from "Microsoft"

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I just had another international call from "Microsoft" who were concerned that my computer had been "hacked". After some time waiting for my laptop to start up the scammer asked me to press windows+R keys and asked what had changed on the screen. My reply "nothing". Then asked me to repeat windows+R keys. My reply nothing changed. Scammer said I cant be doing it right. I said maybe it doesn't...

Google Custom Search

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I'd like to know why for the regular (non advanced) search we have to use Custom Google Search. No offense but there aren't this many peoples who use it anymore.

Windows 10 Dell Laptop

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Hey there everyone, i'm a massive noob to this forum I've got a general enquiry Im running windows 10 on a 2-3 year old dell laptop, i haven't added a spec list but can do if need be however i have found that the past year my laptop has stopped charging it's battery, i've done all i could to try and fix this, i.e go to device manager.... uninstall relevant battery drivers, restart.... ...

0x80073CF0 - Can't install purchased items on other machines

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Hello, Hoping someone can please help. I have purchased Age of Empries through Microsoft Store, installed it on one of my machines without any problems. If I try to install the game on to one of my other PCs or laptops I get error code 0x80073CF0. Initially I thought this was relate to cache, I've cleared cache and done the usual C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution and deleted Downloads folder...

0x80070005 | MMC Couldn't Create the Snap-In and more issues

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Basically My PC Messed itself up inside out. I can't run certain programs for some reason. I cant view Event Viewer to see why They wont run because "MMC Could not create the snap in" I can't install .NET 3.5 via Windows Features to fix MMC because "Access is denied 0x80070005" And Lastly. I can't even update my PC because windows Update refuses to do so.

Fresh install of Win10 on Samsung All In One now touchscreen disabled

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I have a Samsung DP700A3D-A01US all in one that was extremely sluggish. It was a Win8 PC that I had previously upgraded to Win 10. I finally could not take the freezing and waiting and decided to do a fresh install of Win 10. The fresh install is performing much better, however Samsung has not posted any drivers for win 10 and the touchscreen driver will not execute as it sees it is being...

How disable display of alias/email address on right top of Office apps

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:092: Hi I have just installed Office 365 on my new Windows 10 64 bits OS Now I notice that my alias and email adress are dispalyed on the top right of my Offcie apps ( at least Word) I cannot find a way yto disable this "feature". I absolutely do NOT want it to be displayed :this is private, and I use my PC at work, and surely do not want all bypassers to be able to take notice of my...

MS Edge browser often refreshes page while browsing

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It has become a pain with the Edge browser refreshing. It happens when I move to the "next page" that's not the end of the world, but often the refresh brings me back to the starting page. Searched for others having the same issue, and it looks like I am alone. Chrome doesn't have the issue.

Windows 10 to look like windows 7

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At some time or other I heard that Windows 10 can be easily made to look like windows 7. I would interested in knowing more about this. Thank you!!

Firefox Changing Approach to Anti-tracking

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---Quote--- Anyone who isn’t an expert on the internet would be hard-pressed to explain how tracking on the internet actually works. Some of the negative effects of unchecked tracking are easy to notice, namely eerily-specific targeted advertising and a loss of performance on the web. However, many of the harms of unchecked data collection are completely opaque to users and experts alike, only...

Stop things in task switcher moving around

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Hello, I've tried to search around for an answer to this, but not knowing how to describe the icon/preview things in the alt-tab task switcher, am at a bit of a loss. Like on Mac OSX, Windows 10 likes to shuffle everything around in the task switcher, just to slow you down a bit/confuse you/intensely annoy you/make you want to punch Bill Gates in the face. I can imagine car manufacturers...

Xbox Xbox One Preview Beta & Delta System Update 1810.180826-1920 - Aug. 30

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---Quote--- Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview BETA and Preview DELTA rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180826-1920). Learn more about the new features in development for 1810 *here* (https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/07/11/new-preview-1810-system-update/), and read on for a list of fixes and known issues in this 1810 system update. ...

New Lenovo premium Yoga laptops, ThinkPad X1 Extreme and more at IFA

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---Quote--- At IFA, Lenovo unveiled more of its most premium Yoga laptops, including the world’s thinnest and lightest dual screen device and the world’s first dual display laptop with E Ink [1], one that has integrated 4.5G LTE Advanced Pro [2] connectivity and the flagship Yoga laptop with a never-before-seen Rotating Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos Speaker System [1]. Lenovo also announced the...
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