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    For me, I can live with the simplified start...

    For me, I can live with the simplified start menu, I like the centered taskbar icons. I tried for ages to cope with the simplified file explorer ribbon, and the crippled right-click menu. However I...
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    Thank you. I thought it might be straight...

    Thank you. I thought it might be straight forward, but I wanted to know as well if there might be problems.

    I'm already frustrated and annoyed with Win 11, if I encountered an issue going back to...
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    Is upgrading from Win 11 to Win 10 easy as just a clean install?

    I'm wanting to 'downgrade' from Windows 11 Pro to WIndows 10 Pro. I have my original Win 10 Pro licence key. I've had enough of the limitations on the user interface, and the workaround I used is not...
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    You're very rude. Anyhow, for reference if...

    You're very rude.

    Anyhow, for reference if anyone else has this issue I've since found a solution:

    Right-click on the folder, Properties -> Customize -> under 'Optimize this folder', select ...
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    Thanks. I'd be sunk indeed, but I know how to...

    Thanks. I'd be sunk indeed, but I know how to clean install.

    Windows version is in top post "Windows 10 Pro, 20H2".
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    I looked and I have no System Restore points. I...

    I looked and I have no System Restore points. I don't have disk images as I'm not that technical and I've done without happily for a decade. I rest on my laurels.

    Edit: No folders with lots of...
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    PC crashed/hung, now always getting green progress bar in Explorer

    I wonder if anyone can advise. On Friday my PC hung/crashed (I think it was while opening an nzb file), and I had to restart by right-clicking the start button, left-click was gone. Now every time I...
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    Thanks for the replies, appreciate it. Thank...

    Thanks for the replies, appreciate it. Thank goodness I don't have to open her up, I fear her exploding or something, it's stupid.
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    Must I disconnect internal HDD before fresh re-install?

    I have Win 10 Pro on an M.2 drive in my PC and want to do a fresh re-install with the new version (2004). Thing is, I have an internal HDD. Do I need to open the PC up and disconnect this...
  10. Thread: New external drive really slows Win boot time by abibee
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 8 Views 13,070

    Been over everything, no joy. Only solution has...

    Been over everything, no joy. Only solution has been to just unplug the stupid thing from the back of the computer. My pc now boots in 2 secs like it used to. I'll just plug the drive into the front...
  11. Thread: New external drive really slows Win boot time by abibee
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 8 Views 13,070

    It is set to 'general items'. I'm thinking I may...

    It is set to 'general items'.
    I'm thinking I may end up just unplugging it from the back of the PC and leaving it unplugged. And just plug it in the USB on the front when needed. That's what 'they'...
  12. Thread: New external drive really slows Win boot time by abibee
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 8 Views 13,070

    I see. I did remove the drive from the boot list,...

    I see. I did remove the drive from the boot list, but booting still waits for it to spin up, and it is slow, far slower than the 2Tb Seagate's. Which is why I'm wondering if it's slow because of the...
  13. Thread: New external drive really slows Win boot time by abibee
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 8 Views 13,070

    New external drive really slows Win boot time

    I've had 2 x Seagate 2Tb external drives plugged in for some time with zero issue. I've now added a WD 8Tb external drive, and now there is a lag of 5 to 10 seconds before Windows boots, while the...
  14. Thread: Word: Page display order query by abibee
    Forum: Microsoft Office and 365
    Replies 2 Views 1,231

    Thanks. That's not what I was wanting though, I...

    Thanks. That's not what I was wanting though, I did however in the meantime discover the solution.

    View - Page Movement - Vertical
    +
    View - Zoom - One Page
  15. Thread: Word: Page display order query by abibee
    Forum: Microsoft Office and 365
    Replies 2 Views 1,231

    Word: Page display order query

    Probably a really simple question, but I do not know the answer...

    In Word, the zoom is 100% and if I have multiple pages, they show up 3 pages in a row. How do I get the pages to align one on top...
  16. Thread: Word/Excel opening on startup, odd? by abibee
    Forum: Microsoft Office and 365
    Replies 5 Views 69,434

    Ahh, I see that setting. Many thanks!

    Ahh, I see that setting. Many thanks!
  17. Thread: Word/Excel opening on startup, odd? by abibee
    Forum: Microsoft Office and 365
    Replies 5 Views 69,434

    Word/Excel opening on startup, odd?

    When I use Word or Excel one day, and when I've finished on my pc for the day and shut down. The next day when I switch the PC on, a blank Word or Excel sheet (whichever I used last the day before)...
  18. Thread: Passworded winrar file, recovery by abibee
    Forum: Software and Apps
    Replies 1 Views 1,819

    Passworded winrar file, recovery

    I'm not sure if this is the right section (or even the right forum), but I'm not on any other tech sites.

    The situation is this, I have a winrar .rar password protected file I created a year or so...
  19. Thread: Box flashes on screen by abibee
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 8 Views 40,058

    Seems we're not alone, the same problem has also...

    Seems we're not alone, the same problem has also just been reported, and a solution found.

    Unknown window appear every so often. Solved - Windows 10 Forums
  20. Thread: Box flashes on screen by abibee
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 8 Views 40,058

    Not a clue. I'm WIn 10 Home too, I got creators...

    Not a clue. I'm WIn 10 Home too, I got creators update a couple weeks ago, coincidence? Using Kaspersky, not WD.
  21. Thread: Box flashes on screen by abibee
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 8 Views 40,058

    Box flashes on screen

    I was wondering if anyone could assist. Every 2 or 3 hours on my pc, the outline of a black box flashes up on my screen for a fraction of a second. I have cyberghost installed and thought it may be...
  22. Thread: Reset PC and storage/external drives query by abibee
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 6 Views 3,719

    Ok thanks, I think I follow. I think I'll not...

    Ok thanks, I think I follow.

    I think I'll not be lazy, and I'll disconnect all but the ssd to do an install. So much faffing around though, but what can one do. :)
  23. Thread: Reset PC and storage/external drives query by abibee
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 6 Views 3,719

    C: is the internal SSD, (Disk 1)H: to L: first...

    C: is the internal SSD, (Disk 1)H: to L: first internal storage drive (Disk 2)E: to G: second internal storage drive (Disk 0) M: is external (Disk 3)N: to P: are second external (Disk 4)Q: + R: are...
  24. Thread: Reset PC and storage/external drives query by abibee
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 6 Views 3,719

    Ok thanks, I'll post tomorrow, it's too late at...

    Ok thanks, I'll post tomorrow, it's too late at night to figure out all the drive labels! I have 2 internal, 3 including the SSD, and 3 external, and all but C: are partitioned too. Bit of a mess.
  25. Thread: Reset PC and storage/external drives query by abibee
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 6 Views 3,719

    Reset PC and storage/external drives query

    I was wondering if anyone could advise me. I'm needing to reinstall Windows, and I figured I may as well use the reset feature. Would I need to disconnect my external drives and internal storage...
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