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  1. Thread: Eliminating McAfee Total Protection by rocks911
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 5 Views 915

    Eliminating McAfee Total Protection

    I have a new Windows PC and it came installed with McAfee Total Protection. I uninstalled that and use a combination of Malwarebytes and Bitdefender.

    I am experiencing a McAfee pop-up that says I...
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    I guess that did it. After downloading the...

    I guess that did it.

    After downloading the Realtek HD Audio Manager and installing it everything seems to work.

    Its strange but while installing the Realtek HDAM a pop-up indicated that I...
  3. Replies 4 Views 1,106

    Im now downloading Realtek HD Audio Manager. For...

    Im now downloading Realtek HD Audio Manager. For whatever reason it wasnt on my PC.
    Fingers crossed

    I wont know until tonight. This download seems to be hosted by a hardwired telephone line, or...
  4. Replies 4 Views 1,106

    ROG STRIX Z370-E W10 no sound through any port

    W10 Version 21h2 (OS Build 19044.2486)

    Im so in the weeds I have no idea where to start.
    I dont really need sound on my PC, except when I do. Which is to say its been so long since I needed sound...
  5. Replies 1 Views 1,648

    VLC not opening / A crash report warning appears

    Hello all,

    I had been using VLC for a very long time but for whatever reason it quit working on my W10 PC

    I have a Windows 10 Pro (custom built) ver 21H2 (OS Build 19044.1889)
    Intel i7-8700k 6...
  6. Replies 8 Views 1,604

    Win 10 Pro v21H2 (OS Build 19044.1415) - - -...

    Win 10 Pro v21H2 (OS Build 19044.1415)

    - - - Updated - - -

    I might have tripped into a solution.
    In Windows security there were settings left unchecked. I wasnt really paying close enough...
  7. Replies 8 Views 1,604

    Im pretty sure the latest Windows update changed...

    Im pretty sure the latest Windows update changed the workability.
    Also, in my experience Guest Additions works hit and miss at best depending on the OS.
    When I bail out of one OS and try another I...
  8. Replies 8 Views 1,604

    Bidirectional shared clipboard yes, Drag and drop...

    Bidirectional shared clipboard yes, Drag and drop no.

    Also, the 'user interface' that is somewhat tweakable in VirtualBox settings doesnt even appear on the desktop screen once Ubuntu finishes...
  9. Replies 8 Views 1,604

    Ubuntu 20.4/Mint on VirtualBox on Windows 10 (V21H2) cant share files

    My primary PC is a Windows 10 Pro v21H2
    Im running VirtualBox 6.1.30
    Im running Ubuntu 20.4 / Mint 20.3
    Latest GuestAdditions running in VirtualBox

    I had configured a share between Ubuntu and...
  10. Replies 9 Views 3,389

    Yep, this did it. Thanks. Not sure how it ever...

    Yep, this did it. Thanks.
    Not sure how it ever became checked
  11. Replies 9 Views 3,389

    Rename warning "If you change a file name extension..."

    W10 Pro Version 21H2 OS Build 19044.1415

    When I try to rename a file I now get a warning pop-up windows message indicating "if you change a file name extension the file might become unusable,...
  12. Replies 1 Views 2,790

    Driver updates attempting to install driver daily

    W10 Pro Version 10.0.19041

    I just peeked at W10 update history because Belarc Adviser software indicated a security update was missing. While Im dealing with that I also noticed that Windows has...
  13. iPhone movies and pics have inconsistent thumbnails with naming issues

    273083

    I work on a home built W10 Pro v 10.0.18363 PC. I am having trouble with integrating the wifes iPhone pics and vids with my PC

    This is a screen shot of two MOV files on the wife's iPhone...
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    Exactly correct. After a ton of research I have...

    Exactly correct. After a ton of research I have come to the conclusion that Microsofts November updates have really made my pc unstable.
    Im not where I can run Task Manager right now but certainly...
  15. Replies 5 Views 8,768

    After 1909 update I lose Windows Explorer, search desktop

    Well this automatic update stuff sure is working out!

    Between driver updates and Windows updates my PC performance has me pulling my hair out. A couple days ago my PC started acting erratically (...
  16. Thread: Hardware issue or driver? by rocks911
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 7 Views 9,784

    Sorry, got sidelined all of a sudden yesterday. ...

    Sorry, got sidelined all of a sudden yesterday.

    Windows 10 Pro v1909 Build 18363.476


    System specs:
    Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHz

    Memory : 32692MB(3000)
  17. Thread: Hardware issue or driver? by rocks911
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 7 Views 9,784

    I just did a reboot. Then performed a Windows...

    I just did a reboot. Then performed a Windows Memory test and everything was fine.

    After the reboot everything appeared to be working again. I connected to the internet and DLed the current...
  18. Thread: Hardware issue or driver? by rocks911
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 7 Views 9,784

    Appreciate the quick reply. Handbrake is just...

    Appreciate the quick reply. Handbrake is just what went wrong first. Since then other things have been acting buggy. I click on a web browser for instance and it takes ten seconds for the spinning...
  19. Thread: Hardware issue or driver? by rocks911
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 7 Views 9,784

    Hardware issue or driver?

    My W10 PC (Build 10.0.18362 Build 18362) has been acting buggy for a few days now. I scanned with multiple security products including Malwarbytes Bitdefender and others and Im not finding anything....
  20. Thread: File Explorer is very slooooow by rocks911
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 2 Views 1,421

    File Explorer is very slooooow

    I am running W10 Pro on a new build PC with plenty of resources but still the File Explorer is very slow.

    Ive seen a hundred different opinions/posts about how to speed up File Explorer but I...
  21. Thread: Locking a Word document. How to? by rocks911
    Forum: Microsoft Office and 365
    Replies 3 Views 1,979

    Thank you, very helpful

    Thank you, very helpful
  22. Thread: Locking a Word document. How to? by rocks911
    Forum: Microsoft Office and 365
    Replies 3 Views 1,979

    Locking a Word document. How to?

    I am running Office 2016 on my Windows 10 Pro PC and have created a Word document I want to protect. I am the owner of the document and the administrator of the PC. So whats the easiest way to block...
  23. Thread: Unable to rename files and folders by rocks911
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 4 Views 6,929

    Upon further investigation I found that the fix...

    Upon further investigation I found that the fix is:
    Check the option Hide extensions for known file types.

    Now I just have to figure out why Firefox is doing whatever craziness its doing. Every...
  24. Thread: Unable to rename files and folders by rocks911
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 4 Views 6,929

    Unable to rename files and folders

    I have a w10 Pro 64 bit PC and for whatever reason today this machine has decided it wont let me rename files or folders. I built this PC a few months back and it has been operating flawlessly,...
  25. Thread: Microsoft Sync Toy problems installing by rocks911
    Forum: Software and Apps
    Replies 2 Views 4,615

    Microsoft Sync Toy problems installing

    So I have built a new PC with W10 Pro and am wanting to use the app Sync Toy. I surfed to Microsoft and DL'ed it. It wouldnt install but instead I got a popup while it was installing that said it...
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