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Lenovo IdeaPad 3 Not Recognizing New SSD

Go into bios by pressing F2 on keyboard, move to Configuration Settings and disable the Intel VMD Controller.

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Kyocera Printer Restarting Computer Every Time I Print From any Program Even Windows Test Print After Windows Update (KB50000802) 03/09/21- Resolved

If you experience this event, remove  Windows Security Update for Microsoft Windows (KB5000802) , Go to Uninstall or Change a Program, View Installed Updates, and Remove KB5000802.  Then go to Services.msc, Windows Update, and disable this update. As well as 808 if it is

Posted in Computers, Drivers, Hardware, Security, Software, Windows 10, Windows Update, Windows Updates

Windows Won’t Shutdown Keeps Going to Login Screen, Even Shutdown /s /f /t 0 Won’t Work

This is how I fixed it: Go to Control Panel Power options Choose what the power buttons do Change settings that are currently unavailable UNCHECK Turn on Fast Startup (recommended) Starts up slower but it will definitely shutdown, Microsoft did an

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How to Find Bios Product Key Windows 10 from Command Prompt

Need to find your embedded BIOS OEM Product Key To find the Windows Product Key embedded by the OEM in your BIOS simply open a CMD windows as Administrator and issue the following command from the prompt: wmic path SoftwareLicensingService

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Scam Using Email Thanks for Renewing our Services. This Email is the Receipt of your Purchase. Advanced Computer Protection.

These people didn’t have an accent, so it seems our neighbors are now trying to scam us out of our life’s savings.  God help them when they go to meet their maker.   Dear Customer, Thanks for renewing our services.

Posted in Computers, Fraud, Laptop/Notebook, MAC, Office, Office 2016, Outlook, Security, Software, Virus/Malware, Windows, Windows 10

Hp 15 Series Laptop Lagging or Stuttering Mouse in Windows 10 with AMD A4

Go to HP website: https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-15-g000-notebook-pc-series/6545564/model/6761883?ssfFlag=true&sku= and download the October 2015 AMD graphic driver, install it and all will be good.  The Windows driver does not work.  You need the Catalyst from HP.

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How to Prevent Windows from Automatically Updating Specific Drivers

Article by:  Walter Glenn Windows–especially Windows 10–has a bad habit of installing new updates for hardware drivers whether you want them or not. You could go big and simply prevent Windows from downloading updates altogether, or you might have luck blocking or hiding

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Iphone XR Hotspot Not Compatible With Windows 10 Version 1809 or 1903 Drivers

Recently I had two clients both complaining that their IPhone Hotspots would not connect to the internet on a Toshiba and a Lenovo Laptop running Windows 10 Version 1809 and 1903.  The weird thing was that they were both on

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Add User in Windows 10 Home, Run netplwiz, Then Raise the User to Administrator

To Add a Local Account in netplwiz 1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type netplwiz into Run, and click/tap on OK to open it.2. Check the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box, and click/tap on the Add button. (see screenshot below)

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How to Change Boot Options Lenovo Yoga

Yoga 3 Pro – Accessing BIOS, boot menu and System Recovery How to access the BIOS Setup Choosing a boot menu Start a system recovery It is not the idea to explain every single option of the above, since many of

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