I ran the Windows Update today and 13 of 14 updates were selected for update. One update - KB3021917 - was not selected and was not updated. Anyone know...

In our local sports centre swimming pool there's a clock on the wall. It keeps good time. I've relied on it for years to time myself. However, every day at...

Why does Firefox not respect the HOSTS file in Windows? http://i.cubeupload.com/P0jKaY.jpg In my hosts file are entries to block sites that show up as...

hi, I'm very busy moving from XP to Windows 7, yes because of april 8... I got most of my old gear working, like printer: HP DeskJet 720C...

In my tray area, there's a flag: if I click on it, I get a popup saying 1 message Change Windows Update settings Open Action Center

I've got a msg in one of my Hotmail accounts with the subject: "Microsoft account unusual sign-in activity" and with the following text: Microsoft...

I have just returned my computer to January 1st state by putting a Macrium Reflect image on it. I did this because MS updates January KB4056894 and February...

Win 7 Pro Three partitions. C: is getting full. D: and E: have vacant space. Want to get rid of D: and share space with C: and E:. Making C: larger and new...

I usually turn my system on and go about my business. The boot progresses to my password dialogue and sits there until I return and sign in. Lately, when the...

I hope someone in Microsoft reads this. KB2949927 is one of the security updates for Windows 7 that appeared in the list shown by Windows Update for October. ...

Hi all, Yesterday I upgraded my pc to W10. It was quite easy, easier than I expected. But it was a devastating experience. Many of my applications did not...

Hi, Does anyone know of a search engine that will ONLY display locations that have the words in your search text? I am willing to pay a...

Okay, for those new to the discussion: I use Robocopy to sync files from the Harddrive (ntfs) to thumbdrives (FAT32) Saturday the 9th of March at 22:20 PST...

Win 7 Pro laptop. Just now installed Thunderbird for eMail. Have not done anything else yet. I want to put the repository of all things Thunderbird on the D:...

Windows 7 Pro Using a desktop shortcut, is it possible to open a Windows Explorer window to a specific folder and position on the desktop? In this specific...

Hello all Last September I had to replace my pc. I bought one that had Windows 10 Home installed. I had them install an SSD boot disk and Windows 7 Pro 64-bit...

There are a bewildering number of Windows groups. No idea if this is the right one if it's not please point me in the right direction. Thanks Anyway, I am a...

What is all this default Windows/Firefox stuff & do I need any of it? http://i.cubeupload.com/LT4irX.gif In a vain attempt to stop Firefox 47.0.1 from...

I have Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 11. I have enabled Javascript but it does not work. There are several references to it in the Registry. Can you...

Are there special considerations about anti-virus software and using a SSD? I am thinking about how many write actions a program performs on the SSD. Any...