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Uninstall Skype
How do I remove Skype from my PC ?It came as part of Office 2019 pro plus - that I installed from a download upgrade from 2016 !It doesn't allow me to "break it down to bare components" in program list is there a 3rd party utility to help because according to MS - It can't be removed
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IS THIS A VALID SOLUTION TO A LOCAL DRAINAGE PROBLEM?
I'm not sure if what follows is really "techie stuff", but I can't find a topic heading any closer to this subject. I can't find any "drainage forum" via Google, either, which seems surprising. Our home connects to the local sewer as follows:- 1. From the inspection chamber ("manhole"), where our connection to the sewer…
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Mini dishwasher recommendations
Not sure if this is the right place to post this, I had a counter top dishwasher which broke, it was a cheaper one and when I looked into it there were no spare parts available anywhere (apparently was a known thing for this brand!) so I had to throw it away. Am looking to replace it, don't want to spend a fortune but also…
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Microsoft 365 Family
I’m wishing to renew my Microsoft 365 Family subscription. This seems like a genuine site with good reviews on Trustpilot https://2gosoftware.co.uk/microsoft-365-family-6-users-1-year Has anyone dealt with this company or know of a better deal? I’m a bit wary of deals that seem to good to be true (Ebay) 😂.
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What mobile phone company is most secure from hacks and number porting exploits?
Increasingly your mobile phone number is your online passport. If you or anyone can gain access to your phone or sim card and receive one time passwords (OTP) then they can pretty much access your very valuable online accounts. If you own a social media account that is one word like tiger, f16, rich etc. those social media…
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TV Recommendation for an Older Person
Hi there After days of searching I've decided to ask for some advice. Can anyone recommend a simple to operate smaller TV for my elderly mother. Nothing fancy just something with maybe catchup or freeview? She has one at the moment but has two remotes to use and its just too complicated for her - she's nearly 90 and…
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Microsoft Teams Problem
From tomorrow 12-Apr-2023 the version of Teams I have been using over the last year or so, will cease to function. Microsoft is trying to force me into paying for a Teams account. However there is a free personal account which I can use. I have attempted to sign up for this using my microsoft login details from my PC. But…
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iTunes &Iphone 11
Hi, sorry to ask but can someone help, this is driving me nuts. I have an iPhone 11. When I log into iTunes I have, say 10 Madonna songs in my iTunes library. when I plug my phone into iTunes and got to the phone, into music it says there 10 Madonna songs on my iPhone, but they have an exclamation mark at the side of them,…
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Hive dropping support for their smart cameras
This morning I received an email from Hive, notifying me that they intend to drop support for their smart cameras, of which I have 4! In 3 years time, they will forcibly remotely-disable all their cameras forever. See: www. hivehome .com/product-news (without the spaces - MSE won't let me post links yet!) Is this even…
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Gumtree search issue - anybody else having the same problems
I use Gumtree quite a bit but in the last few days it seems impossible to browse a category limited just to my county? I am logged in and when I go to the Gumtree home page in either Google chrome (my normal choice) or Microsoft Edge it remembers my county and shows listings in all categories limited to the county. However…
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facebook can cause my computer to go to blank screen
this has happened more than once, scrolling down on facebook and suddenly blank screen, restart and get the start screen activate with fingerprint and it opens where i was on facebook for about 2 seconds and goes blank screen, finally one time i was able to quit facebook and all programs are working, not going to try…
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News Feed isn’t Available on Facebook
This keeps appearing when I get to the bottom of my Facebook page I've googled it and tried all sorts but nothing seems to get rid of it. Any help/advice very welcome.
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Youtube- is it just me?
Is it just me that gets really annoyed by Youtube presenters who unnaturally pause their talking when there would be no punctuation at the pause it they wrote it down? Baldie Barrister and Explainingcomputers are prime examples. I can't imagine that Baldie is like that in Court, so why on youtube? Is there some new rule…
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How do I wire these new light switches up please?
Hi all We are renovating our house over the next few years and are doing room by room. We have just had the Hall, stairs, landing/down toilet acces area plastered. The plasterer had to unscrew the existing switch plates and we have decided we might as well replace the horrible existing face plates with nice new, silver…
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How to install a Amazon Echo Dot
My son got me for my birthday last year and I seem to have mislaid it but have finally found whilst sorting some of my drawers but seem unable to find the instructions.I have it plugged in and at first I got a Blue flashing light and now it is a orange coloured light and a message I am ready to install it but need to…
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Open an outlook.com account but want my hotmail.co.uk email to go to new account
Hi Please can you help with the above as need an email from Hotmail account to go to outlook .com account
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Face book messenger not working.
Hi could
someone help a non techie out please. The problem,
for reasons I don’t understand, messenger is not working for me. When I send
a message, I get the word ‘sent’ and then it just becomes a greyed-out tick and
the message is not arriving. It was fine
up to a week ago. Any simple things I can do to correct this…
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Second Hand Lenovo ThinkPad - Unable to complete set up.
Anyone know how to set up a second hand Lenovo ThinkPad. Just got it today as a temporary replacement for a Mac but can't set it up. Anyone have knowledge of this. I'm only getting the 'setup page' but can't figure out how to get moving and get the start menu up. The format of this looks very old fashioned.
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Help with HP deskjet2710E Wifi
Oh dear what have I done. Replaced my router to a Plusnet hub 2, changed the SSID but did not change the password to match the old one so had to reconnect all my devices. Having trouble with the HP printer. Follow the instructions but when I go to the Smart app I can find nothing relating to connecting via password. Also…
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Another Wi-fi security question
Some of the small, local cafes and pubs I go to, who I trust and locals know each other, have their Wi-fi freely accessable, others require my email address, DOB etc. for the first connection (obviously to send marketing) and others have a notice/poster advertising the customer Wi-fi code for access. Do any of the above…