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make internet explorer my homepage

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a year or so ago I changed the default home page in ie11 to google. I now want to go back to ie. I clcked the tools icon, then internet options but the was asked to enter the url n the homepage box. I don't know what that is and whatever i try, I get "aboutblank". what is the url i should use please?

Solved How to sort Video Files?

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Hi all I wanted to sort out video files taken over the past several years on Nokia phones and Iphones. I had saved them on my laptop, but when I go to sort them either with Date, Date Modified or Date Created, it just sorts the videos from when I first moved the videos from my hard drive to my laptop. Is there any way/software to get the metadata? for the videos?, I wanted to sort them...

Find the best SSD for your PC

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---Quote--- Want to build or upgrade a PC and you're looking for the best SSD? Read on. Hard disk drives (HDDs) are old-school, so if you want the best performance possible you need to be looking at a solid state drive (SSD). But given that there are plethora of manufacturers out there all claiming to offer the best, it can be hard to find the best drive. One way to find which is the best...

SharePoint 2016 RTM and the Future of SharePoint event

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---Quote--- Today marks Release to Manufacturing (RTM) of SharePoint Server 2016! This is an important milestone in the delivery of this significant release, which includes new capabilities for users, IT pros and administrators, as well as the next generation of hybrid capabilities for SharePoint. This also marks the general availability of cloud hybrid search for SharePoint Server 2013 and...

New feature updates for Power Pivot in Excel 2016

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---Quote--- We are pleased to announce new feature updates to Power Pivot for Excel 2016 as part of your Office 365 subscription. These updates include the ability to save a relationship diagram view as a picture and enhancements to the relationship dialog experience. We also fixed a number of important bugs to improve your overall modeling user experience. *Save relationship diagram view as...

F12 boot menu, second monitor- possible?

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Hi, I have an Acer laptop with win8.1 dual boot with Ubuntu 14LTS. When used at home it is sitting at the side of my desk using a USB-3-hub for external mouse and keyboard plus network and I have a 23" monitor plugged into the HDMI port. At start up I tap the F12 (external keyboard works fine) and get the boot menu to choose windows/Ubuntu -- but it only displays on the out of view, laptop...

IE update KB3139929 causes computer to freeze

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Hello, Has there been any other issue like this? 11.0.9600.18231 11.0.29 (KB3139929) ...appears to cause computer to freeze when IE visits some sites. Hard reboot is required. That I know of, it happens on Netflix, EpixHD, HBOGO and trying to log into some premium movie sites. Not sure what they have in common. Perhaps it's some type of Flash?

How To Stop Windws frm Reinstalling Stock Wireless Driver?

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Running Windows 8 on an HP Pavillion with an Intel Core i7-4700MQ CPU @ 2.40 GHz. 64 bit operating system. (Hope all this info is relevant!) Trying to uninstall my wireless driver so I can take a break from the internet, or at least use it in a more structured/boundaried way while I tackle some projects this year (i.e. can still use an ethernet cable for example if I want to connect). So...

Skype for Web – now call mobile phones and landlines, more

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---Quote--- Last year we brought you a web version of Skype (https://go.skype.com/start.new.conversation?intcmp=blogs-_-generic-click-_-skype-for-web-now-call-mobile-phones-and-landlines-plus-so-much-more) which lets you get straight to your Skype conversations from any computer. Skype for Web is great whether you’re using a shared computer that doesn’t have Skype downloaded, or you just prefer...

A simpler sharing experience at OneDrive.com

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---Quote--- One of the best reasons to use OneDrive is sharing stuff with friends, family, and colleagues. We recently took a closer look at how people are sharing via OneDrive, and today we’re launching a new experience that will make it even easier to work on a document together or share a new photo album. Image: https://blog.onedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Family-Vacation-Share.png...

Should I get more memory?

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Okay, so I built my own computer, and I initially put in 8GB of 1866 memory, although I have never had a problem, but as more (better) games come out, I feel like I might need more ram. My memory right now is at 50%, so should I get 8GB more?

Solved Solution for getting rid of all Win10 updates

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I came across this blog site where it explained how to be FREE from the Win10 downloads/upgrades when you don't want them. I downloaded the small app, scanned the file for virus and malware prior to installing (all was OK). The app, known as GWX Control Panel scans your PC and shows you what to change if needed. It is very simple to use and allows you to reverse anything you change. ...

Creating file sharing network with Win98&WinXP

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Hello! I have hard time dealing with creating a network with Win8.1 as a primary home computer/file server and two gaming computers on Win98 and WinXP. All of them connected via simple 4-port lan switch with internet cable incuded. Win8 and WinXP machines can see internet connection but not each other. I am not really good at networking so any help is welcome. Thanks!

Deploy_Jukebox.exe - Application Error

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The instruction at 0x400fe62d referenced memory at 0x00000000. The memory could not be written. Click on OK to terminate the program This happens when I Initialize Backup and Migration with the Recovery and Restore USB Key I was told by Dell that my computer was trying to restore through the harddrive and that I would have to change my computer to restore through the USB Device Storage,...

BSOD Random Times Followed by Power Cycle before POST

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Hi All, I've been dealing with BSOD's for a while and have never been able to find the cause. Sometimes the computer will BSOD and restart fine and run for a little while and BSOD again. Sometimes it will BSOD and then refuse to start, just power cycling before the BIOS screen even comes up. To fix this I usually wait 24 hours or I've realized I can remove one stick of RAM and that also...

How to turn off the automatic slideshow?

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Hi, I have Windows 8.1 and notice when I leave my computer for a while, it plays a slideshow using images in my "My Pictures" folder. Here is a video of it: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Kmu5vwbsl1wGjMj4kmMEKBWvH3aluoV3h5AX_4Yp3kk?feat=directlink Clicking the mouse will show one of 2 things: 1) A purple background with my Account name, which then auto-logins and takes me to the...

Network device - can access files but displays as offline

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I set up Windows OS8.1 (standard) on a headless server (Mediasmart ex490). My goal is to run Plex on this server and use it as a media server. Because standard version doesn't have Remote Desktop, I want to use TeamViewer to remote in. From my desktop (Windows 10), the server shows up in my network under Media Devices (is that right?) and I can access the files on it. However, when I try to...

Important information about HERE apps on Windows Phone

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---Quote--- *We’ve been developing mobile maps applications for about 10 years, since the first smartphones came with GPS (https://cdn-360-content.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/01/Infographic_for_CES_3_.png). As the market evolves, we keep in step by introducing our apps for new operating systems (https://pages.here.com/app/) while stopping support for others.Although the essence of the HERE...

VIA USB 3.0 Ports Slow on Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H M'board

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I have a Seagate 2TB external USB 3.0 hard drive, Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H motherboard and Windows 8.1 x64. I believe all drivers are up to date. I get a good read/write speed c. 115MB/sec when connecting the Seagate disk to an Intel USB 3.0 port on my PC front panel but I only get a read/write speed of c. 35MB/sec when I connect to the rear panel blue VIA USB 3.0 ports. I want to use the rear VIA...

Converting from MBR from GPT when Installing from HDD

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Hi, I have a problem. I have downloaded Windows to a separate partition on my HDD, and used EasyBCD to add a boot entry. Now there is a problem that I forgot to convert my HDD to GPT, and Windows 8.1 is not installing. If I will convert to GPT, my Windows setup files will be lost! :cry::cry::cry: Is there a way to force install Windows 8.1 on MBR, or help me convert without losing my data....
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