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How can I record a video that I am watching on my computer?
Hi everyone, Need to record a video that's playing on my computer, including the audio. Screen recording seems like the obvious solution, but I'm not sure which method gives decent video quality without making a huge file or causing the playback to stutter. Ideally, I'd like to select the part of the screen where the video is playing, hit record, and save everything as an MP4 when it's finished. How can I record a video that I am watching on my computer? Looking for something simple that doesn't require a complicated setup.
Microsoft Office 2024 offline installer download for Windows PC
Build a new Windows 11 PC and Office is not preinstalled. However, Microsoft Office product page only offers the live setup option (only 7MB). Currently, the PC doesn't have Internet connection so this option is not working in my case. As far as I can recall, the Office download option is an full installer over 500MB. And it can be installed without network. Where to download Microsoft Office 2024 offline installer as I dislike the AI feature in Office 365. ThanksHow to safely uninstall Microsoft Edge browser in Windows 10?
Honestly, I don't like the Edge browser that comes preinstalled on my Windows 10 laptop. It runs automatically in background when the computer starts. The old laptop does not have a decent hardware profile so I decided to remove Edge from Windows 10. However, the uninstall option is not available in both app settings and control panel. Can someone here tell me how to uninstall Microsoft Edge in Windows 10? P.S. It is totally safe to uninstall Edge browser based on the online user comments! Thank you!
Win11 Insert key does not toggle overwrite mode in Notepad
Pressing the Insert key in Notepad does not toggle between Insert and Overwrite modes. The Insert key works normally in other text editors.Furthermore, there is no option to enable Overwrite mode in the Edit menu. Restarting Notepad or the system does not restore the Insert key's functionality.Why does the touchpad work in BIOS but not in Windows?
My touchpad functions perfectly in the BIOS environment, but it stops working immediately after Windows boots up, making me think it's not a hardware failure. I have tried checking device settings and updating drivers, yet the issue persists, so I am seeking advice on what might be causing this conflict between Windows and the touchpad.Gaming laptop stuttering/ freezing
Hello, I have an Omen gaming laptop. Intel Core processor, Nvidia GeForce RTX. I bought it two years ago and have been treating it very well, no suspicious downloads, no nothing. Recently though I've noticed some bad stuttering. Like when I try to scroll, or load a new page, it freezes for a second before catching up with the action I had taken. Even as I type this, sometimes the screen freezes and then a few seconds later the letters pop up. When I try to play video games the issue is even worse. Literally every 10 or so seconds the game lags and freezes for a second or two, it's impossible to play any games right now. This issue only popped up this past week, and at first I could solve the issue by restarting my laptop, but now that doesn't fix it anymore. The laptop starts up fine, runs pretty quickly, no long loading times, it's up to date and no new updates are available. My storage isn't even close to full. Idk what could be causing this. Usually the freezing isn't that bad if I'm just on google/ youtube or something. But if I've got an app like Discord or a game running in the background, the freezing becomes awful when I try to type something or open a new tab.
Bluetooth audio become delayed after the computer wakes from sleep
After my computer wakes from sleep, the Bluetooth audio output experiences a noticeable and persistent delay that was not present before the system went into sleep mode. This latency issue affects all audio playback and requires a system restart or Bluetooth device reconnection to temporarily resolve the problem.How can I convert contacts VCF file to Excel on Windows 11?
Got a bunch of contacts saved as a .vcf file, a type of vCard file. Now, I need them organized into an Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx). This is much easier to sort/filter/edit the contacts. Manually retyping everything isn't happening, there's just too many entries. Wondering if anyone's tackled this before. Specifically want to know how to convert vcf to excel without scrambling them into the wrong columns. Would love to hear some good VCF to Excel converter on Windows 11.Why does audio crackle only when CPU usage is low?
My audio produces crackling and popping sounds exclusively when the CPU usage drops below 10-15%, but the problem disappears completely under heavier processing loads. This counterintuitive behavior occurs with both internal speakers and external headphones, and I have already updated audio drivers and adjusted buffer settings without any improvement.How can I identify which Dell laptop component is causing random freezes?
My Dell laptop experiences random freezes where everything stops responding for 5-10 seconds before resuming normally, and this happens during both light and heavy tasks without any error messages. I have already updated drivers and run Dell diagnostics which found no issues, so I need help identifying which specific hardware component like the SSD, RAM, or motherboard is causing these intermittent freezes.Windows10 Windows Update remains stuck at 0% download for driver updates
When downloading certain driver updates via Windows Update, the download progress gets stuck at 0% for an extended period with no progress. Other updates download and install normally. Canceling the download and retrying, or restarting the Windows Update service, only provides a temporary fix.
Why can a nearly empty drive still have very little free space?
My external drive shows as nearly empty with only a few folders visible, yet Windows reports that less than 5% of the total capacity remains available as free space. I have already enabled viewing of hidden and system files, but I cannot find what is consuming the storage, and I need to understand why this discrepancy exists and how to recover the missing space without formatting the entire drive.Windows sometimes show 100% disk usage when no apps are running
My Windows system frequently shows 100 percent disk usage in Task Manager even when no applications are running and the computer appears idle, causing severe slowdowns and unresponsiveness. This persistent high disk activity occurs randomly and I cannot identify which background process, driver, or system service is responsible, as the Resource Monitor does not clearly show the source of this excessive read and write load.
Any good meta data remover I can use on Windows 10?
I need to remove the EXIF metadata from a batch of photos, along with metadata from some videos and PDF files, before sharing them. Doing this one file at a time manually isn't really practical given how many I have, so I'm hoping there's something that can handle it in bulk. Has anyone found something reliable meta tag remover software on Windows 10? I'd like to know if it actually removes everything (location data, timestamps, device info, etc.) rather than just hiding it, and whether it works well for images, videos and pdf or if I'll need separate tools for each.
RDCMan v3.21 crashing
Getting the following error System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at RDCMan.Nodes.Server.Dock() at RdcMan.ServerForm.OnClosed(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmClose(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m) at RdcMan.RdcBaseForm.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(HWND hWnd, UInt32 msg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam) The error seems to happen when I have an undocked session, I restart the remote machine on the the undocked window, and it stays open, when I try to reconnect, on the same undocked window, it opens another docked session, I can login to the new session, and undock it, so now I have two undocked windows, the old one (disconnected) and the new one. I try to close the old one and I get the error shown below, (details above). If I click Continue, nothing happens, if I hit Quit, it closes RDCMan, as stated in the window.What happens when a Dell laptop reaches its thermal power limit?
My Dell laptop consistently hits its thermal power limit during moderate workloads, causing sudden clock speed throttling and noticeable performance stuttering even when the system is not under heavy computational stress. I am trying to understand if this is a normal protective behavior or if something is wrong with the cooling system, as the fans spin loudly but the temperatures remain unusually high.
Why does changing the monitor's scaling percentage affect screenshots?
I have noticed that when I change the scaling percentage of my monitor, the screenshots I take appear differently, often becoming blurry or displaying at unexpected resolutions. I would like to understand why this happens and find out if there is a way to capture screenshots that are unaffected by the display scaling settings.Title: Severe Font Rendering Issue After Installing KB5122385 and KB5120998 on Windows 11 25H2
Hello Microsoft Team, I would like to report a significant font rendering issue that appeared immediately after installing Windows updates KB5122385 and KB5120998. Issue Description After installing these updates, text rendering became noticeably degraded across multiple web browsers, including: Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Mozilla Firefox The issue included: Blurry text rendering. Distorted fonts. Reduced text sharpness and clarity. Overall degradation of readability and user experience. System Information Operating System: Windows 11 Version 25H2 Processor: Intel Core i9-13900HK Memory: 32 GB RAM Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Xe Graphics Graphics Driver Version: 32.0.101.7088 Troubleshooting Performed I spent a considerable amount of time diagnosing the issue and tested several common solutions, including: Resetting Windows font settings to default. Reconfiguring and recalibrating ClearType. Disabling Hardware Acceleration in the affected browsers. Restarting the system multiple times. Reviewing display and graphics-related settings. None of these actions resolved the problem. Verified Resolution After extensive testing, I determined that the only solution that completely restored normal font rendering was: Uninstalling KB5122385. Uninstalling KB5120998. Restarting Windows. Immediately after removing these updates, font rendering in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox returned to normal. Text became sharp, clear, and properly rendered again. Request for Investigation Based on my testing, there may be a compatibility issue within Windows components responsible for font rendering, text display, graphics handling, or related system functions introduced by these updates. Because the issue affects multiple browsers, including Firefox, it does not appear to be limited to Chromium-based browsers and may be related to Windows itself. I recommend that the Windows engineering team investigate this issue, as other users may be experiencing: Blurry text. Distorted fonts. Reduced display quality in browsers. The need to remove Windows updates as a temporary workaround. The issue was consistently reproducible on my system, and uninstalling the updates was the only action that restored normal behavior. Thank you for your time and attention. I hope this report helps identify and resolve the root cause of the problem. Best regards, Hossam Soliman
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