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Changing screen brightness after disabling GPU from Device Manager
I am in a scenario where I need to disable my GPU to work on something. I want to be able to change screen brightness after disabling the GPU from device manager. Though, after disabling the GPU, I ...
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Windows 7 won't install on an old laptop
I'm going to tell you a short backstory to help you understand the issue.
I've taken a laptop from a person and promised to make it run better. The laptop is old, and needs an older Windows version to ...
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Laptop randomly freezes
I need some help as my laptop a few months ago started to freeze totally randomly, when it freezes it repeats the last sound it made with distortion, the mouse and keyboard stop responding without ...
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Laptop broke down when Deep Freeze is still active, Cannot start Windows in another laptop
I am using Deep Freeze Standard v8 in Windows 7. One day my computer won't start at all due to mainboard failure. It is totally dead. The problem is that Deep Freeze was active when it happened. I ...
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Strange MXM SLi card behavior
I have a 2008 Dell XPS M1730 laptop that I have recently acquired a brand new still in plastic dual 0K650M 9800M GTX card for, but I haven’t been able to get the SLi to work correctly.
When viewing ...
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ASUS N56VM-AB71 laptop suddenly shuts down on battery
Caveat: I know an ASUS N56VM-AB71 is a 10 year old laptop, and it was only mid-range in the first place, but aside from this issue it works remarkably well and I can still even play games on it (no ...
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Lenovo black screen and do not show charging
I have a huge problem with my lenovo B5400 with Win7.
On the power adapter without battery it works ok. But when I plug in the battery and it is charging, Windows does not show the charging icon, but ...
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Video files corruption
A few months ago I copied a lot of video files from my laptop to an external HDD, replaced my laptop HDD with an SSD and copied back those files from external HDD to my SSD.
Now some of the video ...
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Overclock Notebook Issues [duplicate]
Recently I was impressed to read a forum mentioning that my old notebook could be significantly upgraded:
I overclock with K10stat (OC app) so I can get it going at 3400-3500Mhz (and no overheating) ...
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Windows 7 Stuck before loading drivers
For some reason i'm trying to fix a windows 7 laptop. Whatever.
There was some issue with some corruptedfiles so i ran EasyRe on it which fixed some things, however, now when windows tries to boot it ...
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Dell Precision M4800 will not boot after installing Windows 10
I've recently attempted to upgrade my old Dell Precision M4800 from Windows 7 to Windows 10, but I believe I screwed something up in the process, because it doesn't seem to boot properly anymore.
I ...
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laptop screen blinks continuously, Ubuntu and Win7 Display settings show's there is a connected external monitor
The screen blinks continuously (Usually, On startup. It blinks when it show's there is another monitor connected or if that same monitor disconnects), it shows that an external display is connected, ...
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Why would it be that a laptop's HDMI port for an external monitor only works from within Windows, and not in the UEFI/BIOS?
Why would it be that a laptop's HDMI port for an external monitor only works from within Windows, and not in the UEFI/BIOS?
i.e. If I go to the laptop's UEFI/BIOS you see the little HDMI screen on ...
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Windows laptop: how to turn off display with usb device plugged in?
I need to plug in a usb device and turn off the display so that I can use the Windows as a headless server. However, I have already tried a couple of methods below but not very successful.
Window's ...
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I think my laptop's wifi adapter hardware damaged
I have wireless WiFi modem, recently my laptop have been acting weird!! When I put my modem 10 cm or more distance away from it, my laptop disconnects. And if I put it on my laptop (next to the touch-...
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How to assign hot key to reduce/increase screen brightness in old sony VAIO laptop?
I use a VPCEH2KFX Sony VAIO laptop. After I installed windows 10 and the keyboard shortcut drivers from sony website, non of the hotkeys that was defined for Fn + F1 to F7 except volume keys still ...
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Transfer data from old Windows 7 laptop to new Windows 10 laptop
I am looking to transfer my data from old Windows 7 laptop to new Windows 10 laptop. My preferred option would be over Wifi, as both the laptops are connected to the same Home Wifi.
I have been trying ...
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Why does sound come speakers and headphones at the same time?
I have a Lenovo 3000 n100. I did a replacement on the motherboard. I installed a fresh windows 7 and updated all the drivers. But I have a weird problem with my laptop. I am not getting any beeps when ...
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Why my dell vostro 1015 runs slowly?
I have a Dell Vostro 1015 which has an intel T5670 CPU, 4GB ram, 120GB SSD hard drive, The problem is that I am not satisfied with the performance considering the other notebook I have. It is a Lenovo ...
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How to adjust backlight on a laptop
I have an HP laptop and I am not satisfied on the brightness of the screen. The screen brightness setting is already at maximum. Is there a way how to adjust backlight of a laptop.
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Laptop hangs on startup but works fine on Safe Mode
I have a Samsung RV511 Windows 7 home premium based laptop,it is 32 bit with 4 Gb Ram.
It worked fine until 6 months back when the screen started flickering when not on charging, after some days it ...
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Lenovo E560 laptop keyboard not working in user session after resuming Win7Pro from sleep (but allows to type in password!)
My user sessions (between reboots) usually last quite long because restoring loaded context (apps and data) is rather expensive. So I use 'sleep' feature, esp. on a laptop!
The most weird thing ...
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Identifying "Other User" on Remote Desktop
At work there is a laptop that is shared by more than one person.
The laptop is connected to the internal network.
When nobody is using the laptop, I can successfully use Remote Desktop Connection and ...
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How to install com ports in windows 7?
I'm having a big problem on how to install programs since the ports are not functioning after I just downgraded my laptop's OS to windows 7.
I check my device manager, and I can't find Universal ...
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BSOD after adding an extra RAM
A couple of months ago I have decided to add an 8G extra RAM to my laptop
from same brand (Samsung) with same specs. Since then, I have get BSOD from time to time even multiple of times in a day. I ...
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Dell laptop black screen when start up but restart okay
I have a Dell Inspiron 5547 laptop bought in 2014. I updated it to Windows 10 later. I am happy for its stability as it has been all right for more than 6 years without any big problems.
In recent one ...
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Laptop overheating due to heavy software lately installed
I have an hp laptop with windows 7, 64 bit.I lately tried downloading Solidworks 2015 of 7.6 Gb. Ever since I did that i think my windows didn't support it much.my laptop has so much slowed down and ...
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Can I use My Desktop Internal Hard Disk as Internal Laptop Hard Disk and Linux on it?
I have a 3.5' Desktop Internal Hard Disk 320 GB. I want to install Linux Operating System. Can I install Linux on it as use it as my Internal Laptop Hard Disk????
Because I have Laptop as a Primary ...
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What to do if keyboard doesn't have a straight Fn key lock?
I have an external keyboard for my laptop. Fn key used to work perfectly fine but I think I pressed a combination that enabled Fn key lock. Keyboard doesn't have a button for the key lock. the thing I ...
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How to avoid FPS drop on games after the laptop battery dies?
I am having an FPS drop when I play games (e.g., League of Legends).
When I bought my Laptop PC (DELL INSPIRON N5110) I didn't experience the FPS Drop, it was around 60 FPS and stable. It started when ...
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(Windows 7) Laptop battery drains out ALL THE WAY from 26% to 5% / hibernates
I've been experiencing a huge issue with one of my old laptops: Toshiba Win-7 laptop - it's battery is acting extremely strange.
When using DC (battery) power, the laptop's power drops down abruptly ...
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Laptop boots up when I turn on the light switch
My Dell laptop is on Windows 7 Home Premium (yes, I'm getting a new one as soon as the quarantine is over and I can get home to the rest of my equipment) and is currently plugged into an outlet that ...
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Windows 10 - Built-in Keyboard Not Working After Sleep
A Lenovo IdeaPad's keyboard [laptop] has stopped working after sleep. I tried the following troubleshooting, but with no luck:
Update/ Uninstall/ Install Keyboard Driver from Lenovo Website
Turn Off ...
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Impossible to adjust brightness (only after sleep/wakeup) of my Thinkpad / Windows 7 laptop
I usually change my laptop's brightness with:
Fn + Home / End: Increase/Decrease display
brightness
and it works well.
However, ~50% of the time, after a Sleep / Resume, the brightness is stuck ...
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How can I make sure a webcam for NB505 is working when it doesn't show image?
I have a NB505 mini laptop which has a built in webcam. However it doesn't display any image. I tried to reintall the drivers from Toshiba. I'm currently using Windows 7 Starter (which is the version ...
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Computer clock keeps changing time but date seems correct
First I thought it is a Cmos battery problem. Maybe it still is. I thought it was because the computer is running win 7 so it is old. Before when I turned on the computer it would change the time. Now ...
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I cant find correct information about my laptop max ram capacity
I have msi ge60-0nc-037tr laptop using windows 7 when i check the model of my motherboard
wmic baseboard get product,Manufacturer,version,serialnumber
return MS-16GA model motherboard when i check ...
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Proper way to reinstall Windows [duplicate]
So I have a laptop that originally had Windows 7 installed on it-which was upgraded to Windows 10 when Microsoft offered it for free.
I want to replace the actual hard drive with an SSD.
However, I'...
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finding the bios device drivers for acer 4152 travelmate
I have a very old laptop.More than 10 years old.
Its model number is Acer Travelmate 4152NCLI,
unfortunately there are some problems in this laptop which I explained in this thread.
So I wanted to ...
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my computer just shuts down randomly
i have a windows 7 32 bit machine (running on a compaq615)
it used to work great but now it just shuts down even i the easiest tasks
i tried switching to windows 10 pro 64 bit it works but still ...
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My windows 7 all of a sudden can not detect MY wifi, but can detect others
Good afternoon, I have a Windows 7 laptop hooked up, it has detected my wifi fine, and all of a sudden, after doing a reset on my Xfinity router, the laptop stopped detecting my wifi.
My other ...
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Is a RAM upgrade required for this new dual boot configuration?
My computer usage is very basic, mostly reading and writing documents and searching the Internet; no games. I do this on an old Toshiba Satellite C650 laptop with 3 GB RAM, running the original ...
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Cannot change screen brightness after changing windows
I have an "HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15-cb0xx" laptop, it has initially windows 10 installed on it.
For several reasons, I install windows 7 professional 64-bit on it instead of windows 10.
But now, ...
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Cryptic message by HP support assistant
I've recently reinstalled Win7 on my HP Pavillion dv6 laptop and I keep getting this cryptic message from HP support assistant shortly after startup. The computer seems to be working fine otherwise (...
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SSD upgrade with adapter for HP ProBook 450 G3
Since I am not quite familiar with the insides of laptops I do need some help and so far my own research is far from conclusive.
I have a SSD drive:
Intel Solid-State Drive 660p Series - Solid state ...
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Cannot start laptop going to sleep non-stop
My laptop went to sleep mode and after a while I tried to turn it on and when it's about to start goes back to sleep. Even when I shut down when I try to turn it on just when it's about to show ...
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Laptop Unusually Fast in Safe Mode but Unusually Slow in Normal Mode (Windows 7)
This issue started early last week with my laptop. It boots up just fine, but after about five to ten minutes of usage, applications slow down, then eventually stop responding altogether, and I have ...
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Dell Precision M6400 laptop touchpad not responsive to taps after replacing keyboard
I have a Dell Precision M6400, running Windows 7. Today I replaced the keyboard with a new OEM keyboard from a top-rated eBay seller. The keyboard works fine, but now the touchpad is not responsive to ...
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no brightness control 2019
re Laptop brightness adjustment not working AMD graphics card
It looks like you may be on to something there with the regedit but my win7 x64 with the radeon 3200 (old HP laptop) has neither hkey ...
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Windows 7 Laptop Wifi Doesn't Prompt for Password (Unable to connect to wifi)
UPDATED-STATEMENT: 20190317@232000@SUN Post created
UPDATED-STATEMENT: 20190419@091447@FRI Confirmed solution to be "(Forgetting previously connected Wifi Logins)" after testing several different PC's ...
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