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Should I turn off my Sky router when on holiday?
Sky have said a few times to me to leave my router plugged in and on whilst on holiday. So will this cause any problems on my return? Or is it safer and cause no problems on my return to turn off and unplug?
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Windows 10 Home license
Where can I obtain a genuine Windows 10 Home license at a reasonable cost? There are quite a few websites offering these as well as on auction sites. All claiming to be 'genuine'!
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Disaster Recovery Plan - Personal/Family
Hey everyone, With all the stuff in the news recently about the increases in mobile phone theft, and other factors, I've decided it's high time to evaluate my security posture. I've done this stuff from a corporate perspective, probably about 15 years ago, so I think my thought process isn't too far off, but I've probably…
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MS Defender offlne scan
Hi , Ive just fallen for an Amazon scan on my mobile , I was expecting a parcel , but had to nip out to leave my car to be serviced. About an hour. Got back and a text saying Id been out and they couldnt deliver, please reschedule . Seemed sods law, but not odd. Anyway the link they gave to reschedule had the word evri in…
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Windows 10 professional download
Where do I download Windows 10 "Professional" from ?https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10 only offers "home" Create Windows 10 installation media to USB I have done it many times in the past and I am sure that it was a simple job.....And yes - I do have a licence and no - my elderly PC needs 10 rather…
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Latest Android Update
If I buy a still sealed android tablet less than 2 years old will it still get latest update
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Cex aka ukwebuy Consoles trade in- Return to pc Purchase.
Mser's considering trade ins of Series S 1tb + ps5 Digital consoles. via cex uk link webuy.com Ps5 £350.00 Series S £126.00 Intend purchasing HP 25l using PayPal Credit, £41.67/mo. for 36 months at 0% interest* to be used for similar games call of duty, Baldurs Gate , maybe Elders Ring etc. + Any purchased Monitor can be…
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Steps to take after more details being used / stolen?
Ok so recently I had a load of Nectar points used by someone somewhere. Thankfully Nectar agreed they weren't by me & they sorted me out with new cards & a reimbursement. My wife has an additional card to my account yet it was my card that was used so Nectar said. After asking about this I was told that this was a bit of a…
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Sending devices with rechargeable batteries internationally
I'm thinking of buying a basic/children's-type camera for a young relative in Switzerland. It would be a brand new product still in original packaging. Does anyone know whether there is any prohibition in place regarding this?
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Hypothetical charger disaster
We have several chargers plugged in next to each other, and the leads inevitably get tangled up. Given that usb-c charger cables have the same plug at each end, there’s scope to make the mistake of plugging a cable into two different chargers by mistake. Ahem, what will happen? A big flash bang, or the system will cope?
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Anybody using Ruhavik appt
I am using the appt with a stray gps tracker. Was told it will cost very little for data. Only use it yesterday. I started with £15 and just now it is down to £13.50. I have only used it to send two txts. I got a pop up saying it has been compromised. Any idea, anybody pl?
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Difficulty pairing Desktop Computer with earphones
I'm having difficulty pairing my computer with earphones. It's the first time I've done this so i may have missed something basic. My computer is an HP Pavillion all in one desktop 24 with windows 11 The earphones I'm trying to pair with is a Sony WH-1000XM4. Below is a screen print of the menu and list of devices the HP…
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Trying to find clipboard history - Windows 7
I'm still running Windows 7 Pro quite happily and with no great problems. One thing I have discovered just today is an apparent inability to find items added recently to my clipboard - it almost seems to be hidden. Maybe 7 doesn't have one..? Can anyone tell me what the clicking sequence is to find this? All the 'help' I…
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Microsoft account and new Windows computer: am I at risk?
I have had a Hotmail account for years, and it mainly attracts SPAM. However, it seems to have 'morphed' into a Microsoft account and is also what I use for Skype (on which I have a very small credit). So when I recently bought a new Windows 11 computer and found that I needed to sign in to a Microsoft account in order to…
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Word online, Libra office etc advice please.
I need some help in knowing how these work.I've used Open Office, Libra Office and Word in the past which all used to save to my computer and I could open on the library computers to print there.Post pandemic they have only Word and I can't open Office as an Odt. to edit a document. Also emailing documents most people have…
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Printer recomendations?
Hi all Just wondering if anyone can recommend a decent printer between £50 - £100. One that either doesn't require ink or you can get ink easy and if you run out of black ink you don't need to buy a whole pack of all the colours. As I will mostly print in black only. Also one where you can buy compatible ink on eBay for…
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Buying iPhone and SIM contract
Hi - basic question, can I buy the iPhone 15 I want and sort out getting SIM contract later as I don’t see options to do it together? Thinking to buy from John Lewis then sort out a SIM only contract
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FB had to change password but not getting the Notification
If this is in the wrong place Sorry I had my laptop cleaned up and then tried to log into my FB account. I must have changed my password, I did write it down but it was wrong . I requested a new one and was sent to my email with a 6 didgit code which I filled in, then changed my password. I then had on the screen check…
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Online kitchen design tool
I want a way to draw up my current kitchen layout, so I can make changes and see what fits where. Any suggestions?
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Does my PC have TPM 2.0
Not sure how old it is, maybe 6 years I've had a look around the bios pages but can't find anything. Any pointers?