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Win 10 laptop: unwanted news feed pop-ups.
HP laptop running up to date Win 10. Any idea how I remove this little icon (and everything
associated with it!) from my
taskbar?;...it’s the icon to the right of the WhatsApp icon and it appeared a
while ago and causes random pop-ups that fill a third of my screen with news
feeds/weather etc,...it's “powered by Microsoft…
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Printer advice please
Thoughts would be appreciated please. I’ve got a very old HP printer which works but drinks ink. Someone has given me a Brother MFC 440CN. It’s old and they didn’t use it. Would you bother setting up the Brother, buy ink, etc? Or just buy a new Epson? My budget is not a problem but I do love reusing something old where…
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Ram speed showing as 1066 but Installed Ram is 1600
Hi folks, Excuse my ignorance around this matter, I have an older Asus M4A785TD-Evo motherboard manual at M4A785TD-V EVO - Support (asus.com) and I have had 8gb of extra Ram installed 1600 speed, total now is 12gb . When I go into Task Manager performance tab it says Ram has a speed of 1066, just wondering why it is not…
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Which browsers, if any, support multi line tabs?
I'm currently using Waterfox classic with Tab Mix Plus as I need 2 or 3 rows of tabs. I've got a new laptop and Waterfox isn't working well (lots of lag, pages not loading or refreshing fully). I've tried to fix it, but nothing that support suggests works... So, are there are other browsers that support multi line tabs?…
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ebuyer item not delivered
Hi. I ordered something on Tues 8th and chose for it to be delivered today ( Friday 11th ). I received a tracking number from Yodel, and this morning it still said the item hadn't been received by then. I phoned up ebuyer and the lady said the tracking number was sent incorrectly and because it's a large item it will be…
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Abuse on facebook
A friend of mine is on facebook. Someone keeps posting abusive messages on her page. They have set up a fake profile and being quite unkind about her. Is there any way to find out who is behind the fake profile. Eg isp addresses, location of posts etc?
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New Monitor advice
Hi I am looking for a new monitor for my new PC. I have a £15 discount for Dell web site if I spend over £100 My old monitor is over 10 years old and 22" Unsure what I should be looking for in a monitor but no bigger than 28"ish and under £150 either from Dell or currys. Is there an option for a built in web cam or do I…
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Gmail issues
When I open a gmail attachment on my tablet, it seems to affect the same email that is on my gmail account on my pc. Sometimes it seems to delete the message ( although this may be me deleting it on my tablet!) Please does anyone know if there is a setting where if I open the email on one device it doesn't change the other…
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Playstation 5 internet issue?
My son has a playstation 5 and everything has been perfectly fine with it. We had more plug sockets put into his room and the electrician broke the HDMI lead. I checked on the WHICH website and it said all HDMI leads are basically the same as the playstation 5 one was a gold tipped HDMI lead. So I bought a normal HDMI…
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Wifi router advice please
My current wifi router supplied by my isp seems to be giving up the ghost. It is several years old and I’m now getting a red light on it quite frequently and have to switch it off & back on again to reboot it. Time to replace I think but not a clue what to go for. We are both in our 70s, technophobes, using unlimited…
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Tablet cameras
I was wondering why tablet cameras tend not to have flashes unlike phones? Batteries tend to be bigger capacity on tablets so that can't be the reason......on Apart from Ipads, Galaxy A and some Amazon fires - It is lacking I was just wondering why?
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Windows 10 Update KB5003637
The above update installed today has made mincemeat of my taskbar >:) Just wondering if anyone else has had problems.For the time being I've uninstalled it and everything back to normal pro tem.
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Restoring passwords to Firefox
I have a .CSV password file (nb NOT bookmark) - copied from my laptop that I am trying to use on my desktop - but I can't see any way of importing it in to FirefoxThe only option that I can see is "importing from ANOTHER browser"Any ideas ?
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Help to choose a replacement Toshiba laptop, please.
I'm eager to find a suitable Toshiba replacement for my present Toshiba Satellite L830. Over the years it has had several repairs including an SSD and is now increasingly unreliable as well as the screen freezing. I would be grateful for advice to find a suitable Toshiba (bit of a dinosaur, in my 70's now and feel…
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Can our child's school force us to buy a device through their scheme?
Child 2 is about to start school in September at the same school as child 1. During lockdown the school changed its policy to require every child to have their own chromebook. They had a purchase scheme available but we chose to buy an identical chromebook ourselves elsewhere, saving around £150 . Now child 2 is starting,…
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Cookie and Do not track
Hi am hoping this hasn't been covered before 😅 I couldn't find my answer soo here I am again Mobile device and desktop run similar cookies method So cookies are there to make user experience better and collect information that could be beneficial and or harmful.?.. How far can cookies go in terms of cross sites ? Basically…
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Popup for entering credit card details
If you try to purchase something on a secure webpage, which then pops up a window to enter your cc details into, how can you be sure the popup window is secure?
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iPhone 6s > 6s data transfer; WhatsApp!
My wife needs to transfer all her data/Apps etc to a
replacement iPhone 6s. Transferring the data etc isn’t a problem using the Quick
Transfer but the last time she did the operation a year or so ago everything was
ok except WhatsApp,...she lost all her historic WhatsApp contacts/messages. Both devices are on iOS 14.6 How…
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Monitor
Dell SE2216H is my new monitor. I have been pleased with it until I returned from a 2-week trip The photos that I had uploaded before my return has changed. Previously viewed on my laptop they were fine. Now they have a sickly yellowish-green hue to them. Worked OK before I left. Please can anyone help?
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Updating Amazon number or scam?
I went to sign into my Amazon account and after the password page, there was a page saying a notification was sent to my phone. Unfortunately, the number with my Amazon account was my old phone number, so couldn't proceed. I called Amazon on 08081453768 (which was given on the next page). I was asked my name, email…
