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How to change PIN for laptop
Hi, I have a Laptop (Huawei Matebook D), and its running windows 11 Home. When i turn it on, it asks me to put my PIN in.....i now want to change this PIN, do you know how?....i went SETTINGS -> ACCOUNTS, but cant find anything there......other than a place where it says "PIN", but it says "This option is currently…
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Sound has stopped working on Laptop
Hi, I have a Huawei Matebook D laptop running windows 11. I've had this for several years. Recently, when i plugged headphones in, it only played sound out of one earpiece...i changed headphones and it was the same...so i went hunting around in Device Manager etc, and the Settings->Sound area, and i clicked a few…
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Help needed for elderly tech-phobe
Hi all Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but my mum (70s) has quite an old Samsung phone. I've no idea what she's done or how she's manahed to do it, but every time she turns it on she's bombarded with constant messages and popup notifications that appear very fishy from what she's described. I don't live…
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Looking for a new laptop
I am planning to do a CELTA course online (basically re-training to teach English as a foreign language). I then hope to teach online. I need a new laptop for this, but am a bit of a technophobe. A friend recommended the ASUS Vivobook 16 (£379) as a good all-rounder, with the HP-15 as a second choice. Does anyone have any…
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Wi-Fi security conundrum
I use a Fritz box router. It has wpa3 enabled for WiFi. Logging into the router I can see that my iPad is connected with wpa3. So, why is the iPad warning me about weak security and telling me that it has a wep connection?
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How do I remove 'All Bookmarks' option from Chrome Bookmarks Bar?
Windows 10 laptop with
Chrome browser. An 'All Bookmarks'
option has recently appeared on my bookmarks bar. It is to the right
of the double >> chevron on the far right of my bookmarks bar. It does nothing, it takes up space for 1 more bookmarks and I want to get rid of it. I
don't want to get rid of any of my Bookmarks,…
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Mobile phone number porting
I currently have: Giffgaff SIM in main iPhone, on PAYG Smarty SIM in old iPhone, on rolling contract to test reliability when travelling Both phones are linked to my Apple account. I now want to port my number from Giffgaff to Smarty. Should I put the Smarty SIM in my main phone before requesting PAC from Giffgaff or…
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A good shredder for home
Hi Please can you advise which is the best shredder for home use as seen some but they say cuts off after 10 mintues use As I have lot of shredding to do I saw one at Argo's fellows £30 thinking about but if cut out after shredding a few pages will take years TIA
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Music albums app?
Hi I realise I am old school and my favourite way to listen was cd albums. Just wondered is there any decent apps which focus on albums? All the free ones just play random songs on shuffle.
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Stupid question
Not stupid for most but here goes. I see a lot of contacts on Facebook post - Please do not accept any friends request from me as my phone has been hacked. A) How do their phones get hacked in the first place B) If i was unlucky and had my smartphone hacked how do you " Un-hack it " Sorry if the questions seem stupid but…
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Amazon account hacked
I've noticed my Amazon account has been hacked into. The email address and phone number have both been charged. It started Sunday morning, when I received an an email from Amazon telling me my email has been changed. I didn't notice this to the evening, but got in touch with them straight away. I have phoned Amazon…
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Battery backup for a router
Hi. I am looking for a battery backup/UPS for my router. We get semi-regular power cuts but typically for no longer than an hour. The reason is twofold, I am sure randomly turning on and off must not be good for the router but also I often WFH so if I can make by BB more stable / keep connected that would be useful…
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RNID cards
I keep getting emails about RNID cards and I am very confused as which one I should use as they each say that there card is upto date with new tech can you advise me at which one I should use
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Wifi extender query
My internet speed is pretty poor due to the rural area I live in and there is nothing I can do about that so a while ago I bought a wifi extender off Amazon for use in my sun room because my router is in my lounge and the internet in the sun room was so poor. Fast forward and the booster seems to have stopped working…
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Unable to access photos on iPhone from PC following iOS 26.2 update
I've had a software update today, it did ask something about optimising storage or similar, as I don't have a lot of free space on my phone. Now when trying to access photos to upload on MSE, there's just 6 random folders with a random image in each of them, not the several thousand photos I have on my phone. Can anybody…
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Do you use Google Sheets budget template? Running in to bother.
I use it but with a few tweaks (as in add on various categories plus I have sections for variable / income / fixed / savings). I have a template which I then just make a copy of for the months of the year. I've checked this template & it doesn't look like it's that as it's default is £0. I've just now looked at it &…
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Cheapest Office 365 family subscription source
Hiya, renewing on the Microsoft portal was always over £100. On amazon I was buying a year for £70 and it worked fine. Noticed prices have gone up and have been searching google. There seems to be sites advertising renewal fees for circa £60. Any reliable source?
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New laptop - what do I need to be looking for?
My Sony laptop died just before Christmas so I'm needing a replacement. (Sub £400?) But there's such a variety these days I'm overwhelmed, especially with all the numbers/processors names. I'd go into a tech store for advice, but the only one in town is Curry's! (And don't feel I'd trust their advice!) I like the feel of…
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All Documents//Pictures on Window disappeared
I've been away for Christmas and didn't use my laptop. Now I'm back and I've noticed there have been some update:the bottom bar is different but more importantly all the folders (documents, pictures, downloads etc.) are empty . Did I need to do a backup because big changes were expected? Useless to say I'm in trouble. Is…
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