Windows 7 What Browsers will still work with Windows 7?
I have a neighbor who has an old HP desktop he wants to give to his 10-year-old Grandson to get him started on computers. I set the computer back to out-of-the-box settings and cloned the disk to an SSD. The problem I am having is finding a browser that still works on Windows 7. I have downloaded and burned to CD several that said they would work, but don't. Are there really one that still works on a 7 computer? I saw a couple that said will work, but needs Windows 7 with SP1, which is not available any longer. I see Windows 10 programs are still available, but I don't know if he wants to spend the $$$. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Outlook 365 (classic) freezes syncing subscribed folders via IMAP
Win 11 home, with all current updates. Outlook 365 (365) Version 2510 Build 16.0.19328.20010) 64-bit; with all current updates. ISP: telusplanet.net (which is Google, with limited functionality), Servers: imap.gmail.com, port 993, SSL/TSL and smtp.gmail.com, port 465, SSL/TSL Protocol: IMAP. I was using POP before without any problems for years. The problem: When starting OL it downloads new mail messages OK. But after a while it freezes in ‘Synchronizing Inbox’ or rarely ‘Synchronizing Trush’ and does not download new messages from the server (which are visible in Gmail on Chrome) nor delete messages from the server, which were deleted locally. When this happens, to get it back, I need to shut OL down, wait, say 15 min, or longer, start it again and usually it is enough, occasionally I need to shut down and power the PC again. I have not uninstalled and reinstalled OL yet but am thinking of it. I use IMAP to sync mail, and Sync2 for contacts, calendar, and tasks – that works OK. I have tried just about anything possible, rebuilding profile, repairing OL, clearing cache, unlinking OneDrive, whatever I could think of, or what Copilot suggested, all to no avail. It is obviously very annoying. I believe, if it is happening to me, it must have had happened to others as well. It all started after switching from POP to IMAP. Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated, JanPC Randomly Restarts
sometimes after a few hours my pc will randomly restart and I dont know why, Im not getting a BSOD or anything it just restarts, and way to find out why? Also on a different note if youre doing something that causes 70% of your GPU at 70-80 degrees Celsius and 30% of your memory to be used for prolong periods of time during the day is that safe for your pc?
One of my PC parts is likely on the way out, how do I narrow down which one?
Hello, lately my PC has been crashing in all manner of ways, sometimes it forcibly auto-restarts, others it brings up some error code. In one of the more recent crashes, my pc's Ethernet adapter seems to have stopped functioning correctly. It will identify the Ethernet cable, but for one reason or another will not connect to the internet. The Ethernet itself isn't the problem, as connecting it to a different system with an Ethernet cable has it function perfectly. I have a suspicion that one of my arts is about to give out, and while my eye's on the Motherboard, I'd like to make sure, how can I narrow down which art it is so I can figure out the most cost-effective means of replacing it? My current specs are: Motherboard: MSI 8450M PRO-VDH MAX Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 3600 Mhz Ram: 24GB GPU: Radeon RX 580 A strange thing I found just by looking for this, is that the RAM seems to list itself as 24GB, but I had 32GB installed.
Desktop icons on the right side of the monitor are spaced a finger width from the screen's edge.
I'm a perfectionist so I find this annoying. Reinstalled my Nvidia drivers , thinkered with the string for icons spacing , even did an sfc scannow command. Nothing fixes it. Also plugging or unplugging the monitor , changing icon size , monitor resolution. It's 2 k by the way. If i disselect the ucon grid and manually place them the issue is fixed. So the icon grid is off. I have the latest win11 update. Pls Microsoft, you are a trillion dollar company, add a simple tool where you can manually configure your icon grid by clicking and dragging on it visually on the screen. Or even better fix this esthetic problem.
Updated 15d10m2025 : Phone Link disconnects in 24h2 and Pixel 6a resolved
Phone link doesn't "go to sleep" but it disconnects when PC is logged off with Pixel 6a & Windows 11 24h2 Oct. 2025 Android system version 16 update 5 September 2025 PC settings > network & internet > advanced network settings >Network reset PC Start > all >right click on phone link > more > app settings > reset Android Check you have all the right Permissions set for Phone link including Location. This is important App permissions to set : https://support.google.com/android/answer/9431959?hl=en#zippy=%2Ctypes-of-permissions On phone set only 1 headphone or buds in connected devices PC Control Panel > power options > change plan settings > change advanced power settings > hard disk > turn off hard disk > plugged in > never PC go to Device manager > network adaptors > Intel Wi-Fi 6AX201160MHz right click > properties > power management > uncheck power saving items New Belong Modem 5th gen. model DWA4135BLN replacement If you still have issues > Open phone link > settings > devices > select Pixel 6a > remove > add device > follow the prompts On Pixel > Battery > battery usage > link to windows > Allow background usage on > (select text) > unrestricted On PC turn off screen saver > Start > search> screen saver > none > uncheck on resume display logon screen > apply > OK Finish
KB5070773 fixes a WinRE bug introduced by October’s cumulative update.
It's my understanding that 2025-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5066835) (26100.6899) breaks the WinRE. My Windows Update does not show this fix installed. I cannot find it. The only think waiting to be installed is the Windows 11, version 25H2. Does that update fix KB5066835? https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/october-20-2025-kb5070773-os-builds-26200-6901-and-26100-6901-out-of-band-0f533ed7-949a-4b89-8d0f-6ee751adfcd4
