You can use Rufus to select the ISO and have it create the USB flash drive.

BTW, initially I tried to select the external DVD drive in the boot menu but it didn't work. When I did it thought I was...

Make sure the external DVD drive has a Windows 7 DVD in it when you boot.

In the BIOS menu:

When I start my desktop with the external DVD drive connected I see that the default it to boot from...

What model number is the Samsung laptop? Can you get into the BIOS so you can see its specs?
You said the laptop has Windows 8.1? Did it come with Windows 8.1? If so, then you might have to...

Are you connected with a wired Ethernet connection or wireless WiFi?

If Ethernet, then assuming your computer has a 1GBit Ethernet port then you should be getting 800-900Mbps.

If WiFi, are you...

Do you have the games you mentioned? If so you could try to run them under Windows 10. If they don't run then uninstall them and come back here for further help.

There is an easy way to see for sure.
1. Download the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool
2. Use it to create a Windows 10 setup on a flash drive
3. Boot with the flash drive and do a clean install of...

When I first built Computer #1 I kind of went overboard on spending money on it. I spent almost $1000 US on just the motherboard, CPU, and RAM. The high cost was because I bought the CPU and...

A legal copy of Windows 10 should be activated. To find out if it is...

Open Settings
Go to Update & Security
Select Activation

If Windows 10 is activated then it should show "Windows is...

Here are the specs for the computers I mentioned in Post #6. The biggest limitation is their CPUs and chipsets. Both CPUs are AMD Athlon XP (Thoroughbred) ones. Both CPUs support SSE but not SSE2.
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I have a couple 20 year old computers that are only suitable to run Windows XP now. They started with IDE HDDs but I switched them to SATA HDDs because reliable replacement IDE drives were becoming...

I have a comparable computer to the OP:

MBD: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
CPU: AMD FX-8350
RAM: G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB (2x4GB)
DRV1: SAMSUNG 870 EVO 1TB 2.5 Inch SATA SSD
DRV2: SAMSUNG 870...

Check if you have the latest printer driver on the problem computer.

BTW, I can't comment on HP Smart because I find it annoying. Whenever I install the HP Basic Driver it insists on installing HP...

How to stop windows 10 from updating to windows 11
How to stop windows 10 from updating to windows 11

How to Reset Windows Update in Windows 10
Reset Windows Update in Windows 10

There should be no problem reinstalling Office 2010. However, you should give Word 2021 more time before you give up on it.

I have various versions of Office on all my computers including Office...

First make a backup all data on the microSD card. Then download and run H2testw. H2testw will copy 1GB files to the card to its rated capacity and verify the copied data. The test will take a long...

I don't see where adding the PCIe card will affect the SATA ports. The only way to know for sure is to install the card and see.

I have an ASUS Prime X370-Pro motherboard. It also only has one M.2...

I built my main desktop 7 years ago. It has an internal Blue-ray/DVD burner. Even though I rarely use it I am glad I bought. That is probably the last internal optical drive I will buy.

Last year...

Why don't you call Microsoft support? They might be able to activate Windows 10 with the new key you bought.

If they can't help you and you really want an activated copy Windows you might have to...

It was easy to move to Windows 10. However, only the following upgrades were free:
#1: Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit) > Windows 10 Home (32-bit)
#2: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) > Windows 10...

This is what the T-Mobile website shows for the coverage in Canada.

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You said the other account is a local account and has Admin rights. Log into the other local account. Once you do that you can change the M$ account to a local one.

In the Setting you can select the location of the Slideshow pictures.

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You can select a folder in your Pictures folder or a subfolder in the system folder C:\ Windows > Web > Wallpaper
...

This is what my network settings are for my Windows 10 Pro VM on VirtualBox. I started with NAT Mode but then switched to Bridge Mode. Note I am running this Windows 10 VM on my laptop which has a...

Google Help
Google Help

I was able to gain access to a deceased family member's Gmail account by contacting Google this way. I had no idea what their password was and had no access to their phone...

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