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Doh!! How could I have forgotten that one ....? :banghead:

3rd party multimedia software is quite common and performs many of the tasks where that built-in Windows programs fail

My theory is that because these 3rd party programs are available, Microsoft...

Daum Potplayer
Irfanview

I think I'm done here .....

Then why double click? Mouse over (no initial click) > right click > Voila, 2 paste options.

That's because the formatting in the copied text is carried into the spreadsheet

If you copy the selected text (say, 2-3 paragraphs), then go to Excel, choose the destination cell > Paste Options,...

Right click cell > Format cell ... > Alignment > Untick Wrap text

To do the whole worksheet, Ctrl+A to select all cells and repeat the above steps, making sure all cells stay selected during the...

Touch of irony, though, in installing a program that's going to check the life of a drive, and that program set to run constantly/frequently reducing the life of a drive .... :banghead:

Most (All?) of the 3rd party options have right-click context menu inclusion for use in Windows Explorer

The sun doesn't shine out of everything Microsoft, just because it comes built-in with...

3rd party search software both index and search on-the-fly, eliminating the 2 step separate process of indexing and searching that Explorer uses
Try these freeware options
- Everything
-...

Forum freeware favourites
MiniTool Partition Wizard
AOMEI Partition Assistant

Both have an easy-to-use graphic interface, much more simpler if you're learning to use and to see what the...

EDIT Below response based on assumption you're going to swap it out with the new drive

Should work perfectly, and why format it? Do you want a clean new installation? Just swap it over. and as...

Whilst the content of the popup might be true, I still wouldn't be trusting the veracity of the source/origin of the popup. Least of all, I would NOT be clicking on any component in the popup.

Do...

Simple answer, if you don't specifically use the tilde symbol in your file naming convention, then yes, delete them

Usually of minimal file size, and quite often the left-over temp file created...

With a 30GB drive it's pointless trying anything. Waste of time.

You need to upgrade the drive to a larger size if you want to keep going.

It appears you have misinterpreted some of the...

Deleted??? or Uninstalled?



Not sure who would have given you that advice, but an external drive will only provide more space for your personal files, and not for any system files and/or...

Sometimes you have to be a little wary of Windows error messages - many occasions users have been chasing their tails trying to fix an error based on what is/was shown on the screen only to find it...

Create a shortcut icon on the Desktop
Copy the icon to either
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\(required folder) - you'll have to turn on hidden files/folders
or...

And just another way for Google to get hold of personal data for dissemination under the guise of being helpful and providing a service

More fool users ....

Horses for courses ....

I have 4 browsers installed, each for a specific pupose
- general use = Brave. Easy to setup up, better customisation options
- streaming= Opera; lucid mode option for...

Image new installation (insurance)

Image old > restore to new device > reboot > connect internet and run updates including hardware updates

EDIT : Or if it's easily accessible, just swap out...

Just ignore it, go Yes > OK > Yes > OK (or whatever), leaving it blank. Eventually it will accept a blank password entry field as the password. Being blank, it won't bother you again

If they're trojans, as you say, use Malwarebytes

Otherwise, Ultrasearch using Regex search expression syntax
or
Agent Ransack using Perl search expression syntax

That image is not Services. Try Win+R > services.msc.



Which is why I suggested above that it's hiding under another product name. In my past experience, such software is not to be trusted if...

Also check Services (Control Panel component)