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being forced to use windows 11 when I'm used to windows 7
This time last week, my trusty Sony Vaio laptop was working great guns...until MS Word slowed everything down and, after eleven years of using Windows 7, I'm having to give up and start using my newer laptop which has Windows 11. Why does Windows have…
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Removing Primary Email
How do i remove my primary email and replace an alias email as primary, It currently says "Your organization's policies prevent you from changing your primary username."
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2026-09-23T14:17:51.62+00:00
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Konstantine Petsis
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2026-09-25T07:28:13.3133333+00:00
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Emma1-N
13,320
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xp activation
how to activate windows xp/no internet?…
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2026-09-07T20:36:35.2566667+00:00
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william huddle
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2026-09-10T08:41:06.4166667+00:00
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Kai-H
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internet access not available on Win 7 pc
how to access internet on Win 7 personal computer?
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2026-09-09T16:39:24.68+00:00
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Rick Pasquazzi
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2026-09-09T19:29:40.2566667+00:00
Bulldog
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how get rid of blue box on acer computer it keeps jumping around
my acer computer has suddenly begun to use a blue box that keeps jumping around and changing size. how can i get rid of it?
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8,442 questions
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2026-08-16T22:29:49.6866667+00:00
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DEREK STONE
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2026-08-18T23:38:59.2966667+00:00
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Clary-N
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Request from the OLD generation
Thank you and Hello! I am Heny M Ambriz and I find myself at the end of my life. I am 82 years old, I just had an operation a year ago when I almost died. I expect to live but a few years. I am a real amateur when it comes to modern electronics. It's…
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2026-08-06T19:58:39.3533333+00:00
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Henry M Ambriz
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2026-08-06T21:37:19.6833333+00:00
Bulldog
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My monitor has changed to a blue/orange color palette, how can I return it back to the original multi color palette?
My monitor has changed to a blue/orange color palette, how can I return it back to the original multi color palette?
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2026-08-03T11:12:40.58+00:00
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Rosanne Mays
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2026-08-06T13:18:53.9066667+00:00
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Lucus-V
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I've lost the ability to select several words and drag
I am suddenly no longer able to select several words. I can now select either only one, or I can select the whole text (by double clicking). I have also lost the ability to drag selected words. How do I fix this?
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8,442 questions
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2026-08-04T04:01:25.81+00:00
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Michael Pettis
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2026-08-05T10:14:22.4033333+00:00
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Carl-L
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how do I delete the items in My Favorite section
Can`t delete the items in My Favorites section????
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8,442 questions
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2026-07-12T17:10:58.4133333+00:00
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mycrowdott
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2026-07-14T03:40:47.3933333+00:00
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Anonymous
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How to change internet explorer to edger in Windows RT Surface?
How to change internet explorer to edger in 2013 Windows RT Surface?
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2026-05-16T00:56:14.0433333+00:00
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Victor Mendocilla
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2026-06-04T04:55:09.52+00:00
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Akhil
15
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my computer is sideways
MY SCREEN IS SIDEWAYS. But Ctrl alt and up arrow did not work. And I need this tomorrow.
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8,442 questions
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2026-05-11T19:57:37.51+00:00
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Hallmark, Elizabeth
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2026-05-13T07:02:04.72+00:00
Emma1-N
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authenticator
I need help getting into an old authenticator that i havent had access to in almost a decade
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2026-01-05T02:42:23.0266667+00:00
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George Ferguson
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2026-03-10T13:17:08.9033333+00:00
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Lychee-Ng
28,915
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I am locked out of a Stored Computer with Windows 7
I have a Dell XPS 9000, and have had it stored for some time. I do not remeber the Password. And with so many attempt, I am now locked out. How can I recover y Data on this Computer?
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2026-02-25T01:43:01.2933333+00:00
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robert escamilla
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2026-02-26T14:52:19.7933333+00:00
Lychee-Ng
28,915
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Windows 7 in 2026?
I have come across many websites owned by various people who claim they have a fully functional Windows 7.After trying to explore Windows 7 myself, it instantly came to halt,after the vital files that was needed to run Windows 7, are no longer found in…
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asked
2026-02-17T23:47:50.5033333+00:00
Anonymous
accepted
2026-02-17T23:48:26.4566667+00:00
Anonymous
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Can you help me get pass the password page?
I have an old computer tower running windows 8 Pro. When I turn it on it loads the page where it asks for my password. The page shows my name and my email address. I have tried my current Microsoft password and I have changed my Microsoft password. It…
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2026-01-14T22:25:01.4366667+00:00
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REBECCA DIX
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2026-01-17T09:49:35.4133333+00:00
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Haytham-C
5,630
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Moderator
1 answer
SOUND PROBLEM
i have not access to open sound of my laptop and i need to use my laptop with sound
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2025-10-12T14:21:05.5833333+00:00
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faidi khan
0
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2025-10-12T17:19:15.4533333+00:00
Kapil Arya
38,496
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My Microsoft virtual desktop will not work
So last Wednesday my Windows 365 remote desktop was working perfectly fine, but the very next day it said that I was disconnected from the remote PC (as seen bellow) and about a week later it still is not working. I have tried refreshing over 500 times,…
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I submitted a password recovery on an old account on 7/27 and it didn't get reject but it's 8/6 and I haven't heard back
I need to find out how to ask for follow up on an account password recovery request.
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8,442 questions
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2025-08-06T17:21:30.5233333+00:00
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Andrea Flores
0
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1 answer
I Cant Start the computer because I forgot my password on my old computer with Windows 7
I Can't start the computer because I forgot my password on my old computer with Windows 7. How do I recover access? PS: Prompt Command doesn't come on!
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8,442 questions
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2025-07-22T16:54:28.9933333+00:00
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Buddy Soubra
0
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2025-07-29T10:51:01.1433333+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers
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How do I get my spacebar to stop acting as a scroll down button?
I was playing a little internet flash game in Windows Explorer and somehow I pressed something on the keyboard that made my spacebar turn into a scroll down button. I tried restarting the computer but it didn't do anything. I've no idea what I pressed …
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2011-04-01T20:37:28+00:00
Anonymous
edited an answer
2025-07-23T22:36:10.86+00:00
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Old observer
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