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Computer spontaneously restarts
I bought my 'All in one Desktop' back in the spring, and about once a month it restarts itself whilst in use. Is this caused by a program running in the background? The only program I'm using directly using is Avast Browser. Here's a snapshot of the processes which use the highest CPU although there are others. I've also…
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Speed up aging laptop?
Got an 8 year old HP laptop that has only ever been used for simple browsing, email and Word. Would like my daughter to use it this year for light schoolwork to save buying her a new one, but it can be really slow. What's the best way to speed it up myself, to save taking it to a "PC doctor" type place or buying new one?…
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Another Mac Monterey and / or One Drive Issue
I am encountering an issue with One Drive on Mac Monterey. When first powered up it works fine, sometimes for hours. Then suddenly I see a line at the top of a finder window when looking at a One Drive folder saying something to the effect of "Start One Drive to keep your files synced". However the One Drive icon on the…
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Mac (Monterey) Issue
I am running Mac Monterey on an older Mac Pro which is the last version of MacOS that it will run. Recently I have an issue where if I install a new a new program then choose "Keep in Dock" it doesn't if the machine powered down. It stays in the Dock if the program is closed, even if the computer has been in sleep mode…
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FireFox
Anyone else experiencing issues today? It's a weird one because pages will sort of load, except not properly. Examples - YouTube loaded. I can open videos but they stall when I go to play them - nothing plays. Garmin Connect loads, I click to login but then get a total white page. eBay loaded. I was able to do a search &…
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Sorry, but it's another "best printer for me" question ...
I've done lots of searches but ended up more undecided than ever. All we need here is a basic A4 mono laser printer which also copies, to which we can send stuff from either our Windows 11 laptops or our Android phones. Occasional home use only, and don't want anything that relies on an internet connection or is a PITA to…
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"Lost" Youtube video -create mailing labels without need for mail merge
Came across this but can't find it again. The author is Doofa or something similar who says he is an employee of microsoft. He poo poos the accepted wisdom that mail merge is needed and shows how to use Word to create self adjusting boxes to enter and print a set of different address. Having struggled unsuccessfully with…
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recommendations for home printer?
Good Morning, I'm looking for a recommention for a decent home printer. I'm looking for something that offers a decent print on paper and card (up to 250gsm) and isn't going to require ink purchases every 5 minutes! Ideally it could scan and print A3 but i'm aware that this limits the options. i've read loads of 'best of'…
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Dell Inspiron laptop power supply failure rate?
My partner bought a Dell Inspiron 3510 laptop in March 2022. The original power supply started to fail March this year after 3 years. It wouldn't charge the battery and the light on the supply didn't come on at all. However, if the supply was left unplugged for a few minutes it worked again for a number of days and then…
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Why do all major price comparison sites all use the same results provider?
Whilst researching same insurance quotes from all the major online comparison sites all my results came back via a company called "Simply Business". I had a follow up call from their rep and out of curiosity i asked a. why does it all come back to one company and where is the market competitiveness price wise in that that.…
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Ideas for writing on cards.
I didn't know where to put this thread. My dad and FIL have about 200 Xmas cards to send this year. We have told them that we would write who they are from and we have address labels for the envelopes. One has Parkinson's and the other bad eyes and other ailments so sitting and writing is hard for them both. I was thinking…
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Best free alternative to Word?
My year's free subscription to Office 365 is nearly expired, so I'm in need of a free alternative to Word, purely for creating letters and documents. I've previously used LibreOffice, but are there perhaps alternatives nowadays that are worth checking out?
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iphone 17 issues
Please help someone. I have new iphone and my messages are going as sms messages and not over wifi. I have googled and when I get to imessages-send&receive - my phone number appears with the spinningwheel next to it. I have googled the problem, followed on/off instruction/ signing in and out and everything else, but…
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Mobile/Portable Wifi Product Recommendation
Hello Can anyone recommend a good product. I am going to stay at a house that does not have a broadband connection. I don't want to tether/hot-spot off my phone and obviously I don't want to enter into a long-term contract. I guess at most it will be used to connect about 4 devices and allow me to work from home. Greatful…
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Windows 10 - Has anybody been able to sign up for extended support?
With just over a month remaining I wanted to sign up my (officially) non W11 compliant PC for the additional year of W10 security updates, ideally using 1000 Microsoft Rewards points. As yet I don't get the option appearing in Settings > Update and security. I am running ver. 22H2 fully updated as of 10/09/2025. Googling…
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Affinity photo editor now free
Anyone looking for a free photo editor plus other things (From the web site..."Affinity comes with built-in Vector, Pixel, and Layout studios", Affinity's latest version is now free for Windows and Mac.…
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Wrong Location on Facebook Marketplace
For some reason my Facebook marketplace location has changed to San Francisco. I have tried changed the location to my UK address through the marketplace settings and it keeps reverting back to San Francisco. I use a windows desktop. Any ideas please?
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Norton questions
Hello. I have Norton 360 deluxe installed on my PC. It came with the PC as a trial and I renewed it. Over the past few months there have been a few glitches with the PC and I have had offers of add ons from Norton which one or more seem to have sorted the issues out. I probably had a knee jerk reaction to the issues and…
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Am Jazeera on tv
Hi guys, appreciate a bit of help please. a J has changed from 234, to 251, but I cannot get it. Retuned tv , got York freeview, but all I get is, 'plug in freeview device '! It,s inbuilt ? Tried all roads to get English channel but stuck. Appreciate any advice or help please. Cheers.
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System Restore under Win 11 home
Has MS been stupid and removed System Restore from Win 11 ?I can no longer access this vital utility via Settings,It appears to now be called GO BACK and is Greyed out under settings luckily it is still there under Control Panel !
