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Windows 10 Mobile Duo
Personally I have found it quite sad that Microsoft dropped their Mobile efforts and thus I have been left on the stagnating Windows 10 platform ever since. However; as a means of keeping up to date on this platform, I had decided to upgrade my Lumia 650 with a companion (Also a Lumia 650) with new metal cases and applied them as a dual screen device!Speech to text on Windows 10?
Here's the problem. My DNS is installed on Windows 7. I've been told that my version of DNS is conversion 12.5 and does not work on Windows 10. So I'm not even going to try to put it on Windows 10 unless somebody knows of a suitable workaround. The next option would be to buy a new copy of Dragon for price of $200. I really don't like that at all. This is a program I bought years ago and I paid for it and its mind but I cannot up credit with a small incremental price increase. I went to their site and they recommended I buy the new version of that program. You might think I am at at them. Just very disappointed.Windows 10 or 11 on 4GB ram
I've got a Soft laptop with 4GB of ram... Not upgradable, although I was able to add a sata ssd to augment/replace the 64GB eMMC. It's clearly garbage, but I've got my reasons... Anyway, it has Windows 10, and could get 11. Since I trust y'all. Did Microsoft make Windows 11 better on low ram than 10 is? I can do everything I need to do with this in 10, but if it's likely to be better in 11, I'll suck it up and try. Yes yes, I know the ways of FreeBSD and Linux. It's not going on this laptop at this time. I use this laptop when I travel in case I need a computer and can't use my phone, and for OBD/Forscan, and now for FIRST Robotics... It's pretty slow running VS Code, which is fine, the kids' laptops run circles around mine, which is great. But if I got a little more usable ram in 11, it'd be worth it.
MS 365 at win 10
Last year bough from Microsoft "MS 365 "what would be renewed at October 25. Got laptop what is not upgradeable to win 11 . MS stated at web that I (may) still receiving ESU by next year after renewed -but I try understand MS language. "Would I still receive any security updates (as usually) what allow to safe use my laptop or safety is only limited to MS 365 ? " Maybe ...The other way- is to use any " free "antivirus program and not pay for subscribe MS 365.
Need help to create windows 7 installation media for os reinstall
I need to perform a clean reinstall of Windows 7 on my computer, but I am having trouble creating the bootable USB installation media. My original installation disc is damaged, so I need to create a new one using a USB drive. I have a valid product key for the software. I have already downloaded the Windows 7 ISO file from the official Microsoft website. However, when I try to use the USB/DVD Download Tool, I encounter an error when creating windows 7 installation media. Could someone please guide me through the correct process or suggest an alternative, reliable tool to make my USB drive bootable for the Windows 7 setup?Booting from an img file?
I have a year old img file of Windows Insider Program. Is there any way to boot into that version of Windows so I can try reaching a website I am no longer able to access? I had a Cnbase wallet without the proper backup, recently they told me my extension was corrupt (not a hack or scam) when the extension was removed and replaced I no longer had access to the wallet. I can see it, I just can't manage it due to stupidly not having a paper backup of the seed words. I am hoping the old version of Window might be able to be booted prior to the extension becoming corrupted so I can access the wallet and back up properly.
Excel "track changes"
We have a leave calendar at work on an Excel spreadsheet. I put some annual leave in a couple of weeks ago as I'm in Thailand in Jan. Just gone in and my leave has been removed and a colleague has put leave in around the same time. This wasn't there when ?I put mine in. I'm wanting to track the changes but the option is greyed out. I just want to see when, and who removed my leave as my manager could turn around and say "well if it wasn't there......." but it was. I've been planning this trip for over a year as it's my 50th! Workbook is basically multiple tabs for each month. It's not protected. No passwords etc. Bit annoying!!!
Comment text invisible in Chrome Dark Theme after upgrade to Windows 24H2
This PC has just been upgraded to Windows 24H2 and now while I enter a comment to a video in Chrome (64 bit, version 131.0.6778.140) the text is invisible if I have Dark Theme active. The comment becomes visible after I save it. Basically I'm getting black text on a black background.Windows 8.1 ISO download for 64 and 32 bit
We have a couple of Windows 7 laptops and desktop PCs to upgraded to Windows 8.1 for software testing. It seems Microsoft no longer hosts the Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 ISO file. What is the best place to let me download Windows 8.1 ISO file now? Safety is our first priority as we will run some corporate based apps on these machine.Corrupted Hard drive
I have an older Dell Optiplex 7010 i7 running Windows 11 pro. One of the hard drives took a dump and after doing some tests I have determined that it is beyond repair. I have a 970 EVO Plus 500 gb ssd drive that I would like to install. I am a real beginner when it comes to installing a ssd in the correct order and migrating the OS. I need help with the correct boot order. I take directions well. I would appreciate any help, thanks!
Latest Windows 11 Update Delete My Bluetooth Software
Hello, I have a Dell Inspiron 17 laptop. I have just updated the latest Windows 11 dated September 8. All of a sudden, my Bluetooth was not working anyway. I checked what software was affected by the update, it showed the Bluetooth software was removed. I tried to install the software again via Dell website and restarted, still no Bluetooth. In the Settings, Bluetooth was not shown so I cannot turn it on. What can I do to get Bluetooth back ? Any suggestions and comments are much appreciated. Thank you.How to password protect a zip file in Windows 11?
I know how to create a zip archive in Windows 11 but I don't know how to add password to zip file as the files are quite sensitive and confidential. What's the easiest way to password protect a zip file? I tested the Windows 11 built-in ZIP compression tool but it doesn't support password protection, so do I need third-party software? If so, which free and reliable tools do you recommend? Also, if there's a way to do it via Command Line or PowerShell, I'd like to try it out too. Thanks in advance for your help!
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