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Size of televisions
Who else here is not a fan of larger televisions? I have a 32" screen and it is plenty for me, plus where one sits in my living room, a screen any larger will be partly obsured by a wall shelf I have for a pricey turntable and one of my expertly placed pricey hifi speakers.
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Converting partition from exFAT to NTFS
Hello, I've got a 4TB Seagate Desktop Expansion USB3 hard drive that was shipped formatted as exFAT and I would like to convert/change it to use NTFS in line with my other hard drives. The Windows Disk Manager window looks like this: Disk 0 is mySeagate Barracuda 2TB SATA3 internal drive, Disk 1 is my Seagate Desktop…
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Solved. New win 11 laptop - win explorer keeps popping up on start up.
OK, I've tried solving this myself, using web advice, but nothing I try works. I've turned off Autoplay and have made sure it's not in the start menu. I've seen advice to try disabling it in Process Manager but there is no disable option for it. Also, I see Ai advice like "Disable Folder Restoration: Open File Explorer,…
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Youtube question
First time Youtube poster - I've just put some videos on Youtube - they are "processing will begin shortly" - how long do I wait for the next step ?
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unable to log in to Outlook
Hi My Outlook e mail for work works fine on my desktop with the Outlook app but when i try to log in on my phones or on the website login.microsoftonline . com/common/login I get " Your account or password is incorrect" Yet its the same e mail and password that i used to log in to my account on the desktop outlook app and…
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Samsung phone – unacceptable high-handedness !
Samsung updated its ‘One UI’ layer to version 8 on my phone. Result : Panic : I couldn’t switch it off ! Fortunately, thanks to chatgpt I got it working. It turns out they had intercepted the side button in order to force a sign-on to Gemini AI. It seems they want their users to talk to the phone instead of using menus.…
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Internet disconnects
My Windows 11 machine sometimes can't see wi-fi connections - even though they are there. I have managed to fix this in the past by restoring windows but I'm not sure if this is the best idea. I wonder if this is a hardware issue and maybe I need a new laptop. Any ideas? Thanks in advance?
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Laptop charger is on the blink
Hi, I have a Huawei Matebook D Laptop bought a few years ago, I think in approx. 2021. It has Windows 11 Home. My 65W USB-C charger which i've used for years now seems to be intermittently failing. It seems that when I fiddle with the wire coming out of the charger, the charger then starts working again. (so its as if the…
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Bitwarden: Update your encryption settings
I get this message when I open Bitwarden on mobile (but not PC). I'm immediately met with a prompt to enter master password (rather than biometrics - and a hard reset of the phone doesn't change that this time). Once I do that and unlock Bitwarden I'm met with the title message The new recommended encryption settings will…
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Norton core protection alerts
Hi When trying to set up Microsoft 355 Outlook core protection alert keeps going off and telling me to allow permission on apps even though I have had the app on my phone for over a year. The only way I noticed is because I had an issue with my e mail address and had to delete the Outlook app reinstall and changed my…
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M- soft Teams
Hi, All my “work” is voluntary and have a named email charity address linked to the charity i Vol at. My "work" charity e mail EG ( Jxxoe@Hoxxxxarty.org) no longer works due to techy issues and for some reason it is used for team’s meetings even though all my meeting invites come to my personal TalkTalk e mail address and…
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So when is software ok to install now?
Seemingly direct from the main website too. What can you even trust these days then? And yes I'm aware that apparently it was only an issue for a relatively small window but still, if you downloaded within that window then it's an issue I guess. I think perhaps if it ain't broke then don't fix it, or rather if you're…
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Netflix abroad
I have a subscription to Netflix and downloaded a few films too my tablet ,watched one on the way to Greece for my holidays ,made the flight better BUT on the return journey would not play any films ,not supported abroad ? is there anyway around this as we are going to Egypt in a few months and it is a longer flight, dont…
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Broken - replacement - mobile
I have managed to break my existing mobile (xaomi rednote 10 pro) today. It got trapped and I can see small cracks coming from the camera in the screen. It's a lovely phone but several years old now. Looking at a rapid replacement, I have in mind the Honor 400, which has decent enough reviews generally and for its cameras…
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Windows Music folder
I have my own hierarchy of folders for my personal files, so I don't need any of the Windows 11 libraries. When I looked at the Windows Music library, some of my music folders have been put there. Can I remove whatever is linking my folders to this library?
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BT Synergy phone won't charge batteries
I've got two setups, each with quad set of BT Synergy 6500 cordless phones, they'll all be well over 10 years old now. During the past 2 years, they've been dying, one by one, so I only have 3 working ones left now. Typically, a handset will show 'low batt' warning after only a few minutes' use, so I install new batteries…
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Subject: Looking for SIM-only recommendations (Switching from Sky)
Subject: Looking for SIM-only recommendations (Switching from Sky) Hi everyone,I’m currently with Sky Mobile but I’m looking to switch providers as I’m not happy with the service I’m receiving. I want to move to a SIM-only deal and need some advice on the best value options currently available.My requirements are: Budget:…
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Free software to replace MS Money
On my old computer I used MS Money to keep a check on my Home accounts, found it easy to use [which is what I need] but now MS Money is no longer available. Tried a couple of alternatives but found them difficult to get to grips with, can anyone suggest an alternative which is easy to use. Thanks.
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Urgent: Sky Emails Blocked to Hotmail/Outlook - Need Advice!
Subject: Urgent: Sky Emails Blocked to Hotmail/Outlook - Need Advice! Hi community, I'm facing a persistent issue where I'm unable to receive emails from Sky to my Hotmail account. I understand that Hotmail is now part of the Outlook ecosystem, and while I get all other emails (from various senders) perfectly fine through…
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unsubscribed to weekly email by mistake!
When checking my email, I had that "show pictures button" to click to view the weekly email from MSE properly, but because my screen slowed down, I accidentally hit "unsubscribe from email" link! Now I can't re-register that email on the MSE site! How can this be reversed?
