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[SUGGESTED READING] Official Malware Removal Guide

Official Malware Removal Guide by: /u/cuddlychops06 for /r/techsupport // Updated: September 20th, 2017. Changelog: 9/20/17 - Updated some screenshots, removed JRT recommendation - see below   If you suspect you are infected with Crypto malware (Cryptowall, Cryptolocker, TeslaCrypt, etc) DO NOT follow this guide! Please make a post instead. Your files are at stake.   Purpose & Scope of this Guide: This guide is designed to assist you in removing malware from an infected system that successfully boots . If your computer is completely unable to boot due to malware, please make a post, as this guide will not help you. If you perform the following steps exactly as described, this will solve your problem in over 90% of scenarios. That said, not all malware is created equal, and not all malware removal tools are created equal. The tools recommended in this guide were picked because of their high success and low failure rates, measured on a very large sc...

Frozen on applying update operation #### of ####

I just booted my pc today and it was frozen on a black screen saying applying update operation of 4049 of 4049, i waited 30 minutes, nothing happened so i hard restarted my pc. This time i booted normally. I'm wondering if I should be worried? win7 home 64 - 8 gig ram, 3.2ghz i5, 670gtx 4 gig Submitted April 01, 2018 at 05:43AM by Avenheit https://ift.tt/2IlWKd1

After hard-reboot, windows takes forever to start up, keeps freezing every few seconds, and all text is missing.

Hi, I left my computer running for about a week since I needed to convert several videos, and I finally restarted it the other night, due to performance problems while trying to play Left4Dead 2. While playing L4D, the PC started stuttering really badly, and eventually, explorer totally froze, and my desktop turned all white for a second. Finally, the game froze, and so did every other running app on the PC, but I was still able to move my mouse. I had to perform a hard-shutdown. This morning, I turned it on, and it froze for a while on the Windows 10 screen with the spinning loading circle. It took about 30-40 minutes, but the login screen showed up. It took about 10 more minutes to login, but now the operating system it practically unusable. Everything's executing very slowly, it freezes (including mouse movement) every few seconds, and worst of all, all of the text is gone. Desktop icons, window titles, right click menus, even task manager isn't showing any text, just blank...

I want to exit Deep Freeze/Maintenance Mode

I am borrowing a Dell Latitude E5440 laptop (Windows 7) from my university's library. Every time I go to use it, I get a pop up box labeled "Deep Freeze" that says "This computer is in Maintenance Mode. (The keyboard and mouse are disabled.)" As you would expect, I can't do anything with the computer since I can't click or type. Is there any way for me to have it exit Maintenance Mode? I'd call the library, but they are closed now. I have a paper to write so I came here for suggestions. Thanks! Submitted April 01, 2018 at 06:11AM by AnxiousPirate https://ift.tt/2GngVdW

When things get busy in a video game (only ubisoft games possibly?) I lose signal in my monitors and I hear the disconnect sound and am forced to restart computer.

Specs: I5 4690, GTX 780, 16 GB RAM, Samsung SSD and 3 TB HDD, 805 watt EVGA PSU, ASRock Z97 Mobo So when things like explosions happen or when I enter a populated area in games like Far Cry 5 and Rainbow Six Siege my computer crashes forcing me to restart. SOEMTIMES the case fans and CPU and GPU fans go 100%, sometimes the computer keeps on idling. I dont feel like its my GPU or CPU because the temperatures are fine. I tried removing a stick of ram at a time and it still happens. I took my HDD out and installed a game on my SSD and reinstalled windows and it still happens. I get a string of error codes on my mobo when I restart it and from what I can gather it points towards hard drive issues. I know my SSD isnt overheating because I have all my case sides off and air moving in there, I havent tried booting from another drive because I dont want to format my HDD because its got so much shit on it. So end of the day I feel like its my motherboard because it has the control of my fan...

Taskbar icons duplicating

My taskbar icons have been duplicating/changing to the icons to whatever is to the right of whatever is there when mousing between them, this applies for both pinned and unpinned icons. It seems to fix itself for awhile when I restart but ends up duplicating itself again in about a day. Example Submitted April 01, 2018 at 04:33AM by DevDown https://ift.tt/2GrOA64

Help removing a virus from a MacBook Air

My sister got a virus on her macbook air. Whenever she opens websites on chrome or safari, she gets redirected to this: https://imgur.com/a/mmtqy How do I get rid of this? I'm a windows user, so I dont know much about the Mac OS. Submitted April 01, 2018 at 05:47AM by jyork_uh https://ift.tt/2IlxYcV

PC says i'm using 150GB of "apps and games" when i only have 60GB of actual games installed

the storage app under system settings claims im using 150 GB of apps and games and that i only have 30GB left, even though i clearly only have battlefield 4 and a few steam games installed, amounting to only 60GB according to Revo uninstaller. so where is this mystery 90GB of bloatware coming from? how do i get rid of it? Submitted April 01, 2018 at 02:24AM by seanikaze https://ift.tt/2uDvt3y

USB Hard Drive slow to mount, slow to read

Hello I have a 1tb USB 3.0 Samsung Drive that’s less than a year old - recently its started acting odd - When I plug it into Windows it’s takes at least 5/6 minutes to mount - I see the drive after a minute or so; just the icon no drive size or name, the green progress bar slowly creeps along and once the bars full I get the name/label etc and I can access the drive I’m trying to copy 5gb of files to the desktop and i’m getting speeds of 100-200kb max - it kicks up he odd ‘file unavailable’ error which I usually skip but I don’t want to skip all because some of the files may be ones I need I’ve ran chkdsk /r and checkdisk p/ - it only came up with 8kb in bad sectors I’ve tried plugging it into a Mac to try First Aid but it doesn’t show in Disk Utility I’ve tried a different cable to no avail If anyone has any suggestions I would be eternally grsteful Submitted April 01, 2018 at 01:05AM by davesewell https://ift.tt/2J82Izf

What is wrong with my laptop? How can I get it fixed?

A window slammed the back of the laptop screen, and now the laptop looks distorted with red pixels. There's no cracks on the screen or the back of it. I can like grab the left side of the screen, and use force to bend/push it back, and the screen wil return to normal it's an HP pavilion 15, windows 10 Submitted April 01, 2018 at 01:23AM by sweatypaIm https://ift.tt/2E9vRqc

Logitech MX master 2 won't fast spin

Hello everyone, My wife and I both have a logitech mx master 2, and I also have the mouse at work. But while working on her PC, I noticed that her mouse doesn't fast spin. The fast spin tirggers, and starts, but immediately stops again. Which makes the whole feature useless... I went through all the options, enabled, disabled it, played around with the detection timings, this all works, but it never keeps spinning... it goes on, and almost immediately off again. Has anyone have this happen to them, and is it fixable, or do I have to send the mouse back? I have had the fast speed mode get stuck on the other two mouses, where the mouse doesn't "rattle" spin anymore, but a few hard taps on the wheel normally unstucks the pin that causes this. But hers just never keeps spinning at all... Submitted April 01, 2018 at 12:51AM by GamePlayHeaven https://ift.tt/2Ja7OuL

Someone has hijacked my t.v. and sound bar in appartment

Someone in my condo has hijacked my t.v. and sound somehow last night at 2am, they woke me and my SO out if a dead sleep by playing porn on speakers(which was off) and when we tried to turn the volume down and turn on Bluetooth they kept fighting with us somehow by cranking it up higher and turning it back on . We just pulled the plug in frustration. In the morning when we were watching the news it has happened again where porn was broadcasted in our living room via speakers and luckily I was able to deny the request on my tv this time but not sure how to stop it from happening in the future. We have a 7 series Samsung tv paired with a HW-K430 speaker bar. Submitted March 31, 2018 at 10:34PM by RStiltskins https://ift.tt/2E6jJpT

Attempting to connect a second Dell screen to an Acer desktop--what cord do I need?

Hi all. I recently purchased a two Dell E2416HM G0RH1 24" monitors and an Acer Aspire desktop 7th gen i3-7100 TC-780ACKi3. I'm attempting to get the second monitor connected to have excel on one side and word or images on the other. The Dell monitor has two inputs--a 15 pin connector, which came with a cord and connects to the computer just fine, and a second input, which appears to be a DVI cable. The computer only has one 15 pin connection, though. Should I be looking for this DVI to USB cord? It seems like there are lots of splitters, adapters, and different hardware for this. What should I be looking for? Thanks. Submitted March 31, 2018 at 11:52PM by willp73013 https://ift.tt/2J8jn5N

Weird network issue.

Hello, so I've been having issues with connecting to the internet. My issue has been that it's been like a 50/50 chance that when I turn my computer on that I won't be able to immediately connect to the internet. Going to my network & internet settings and disabling the connection then re-enabling wouldn't fix it. My fix has been restarting my modem everytime I start my computer. (ethernet not wifi). I built a new rig last month and just hotswapped my ssd's/hdd's from my last rig. So I figured that re-installing W10 would fix the issue, so I did so 2 nights ago. But the same issue was still there. But I found a quicker way of fixing it... when I start my computer... I just unplug/replug in the ethernet cable to my computer and the internet works. I have no idea why, but it works 100% of the time. Does anyone know why? Submitted March 31, 2018 at 10:21PM by VinnyHaw https://ift.tt/2uD4l4Q

Would i be better off upgrading to windows 10 or getting a 120G SSD?

I mostly use it for web browsing (with 20-60 tabs open) in chrome, plus word processing. it frequently take a long time to open programs and frequently stops responding for 10 seconds or so. I often check the resources, its uncommon to use more than 70% of physical memory and processor is barely working most of the time. i7 3770 3.4ghz 16G DDR3 windows 7 pro, SP1 motherboard: OptiPlex 9010 Submitted March 31, 2018 at 05:19PM by ipostjesus https://ift.tt/2GZSXm9

Distribution group assignments

I work for a small IT company where we provide IT services to small businesses. That being said, we are having communication issues within our company. The way it works right now is if one of our clients need help, they submit a support request email to "service@ .com" and all 5 of us tech's get the email. The "service@ .com" is a distribution group. Is there any way to assign tickets within outlook to certain people and have it replicate across everyones outlook? Maybe all of us techs have a different color and we could assign the email a color to know its being taken care of by a certain person? Not sure How do you guys do it? Any input at all on this would be gratefully appreciated. Submitted March 31, 2018 at 09:38PM by bmark0610 https://ift.tt/2EaaOnk

Roommate spying on internet use through Raspberry Pi

Looking for a bit of help. My roommate set up a raspberry pi zero on our router claiming that he built an ad blocker. That much is true, but he slipped up last night and mentioned how he can use it to monitor internet use and browsing. My question is how can I block that on my end from my computer? Thanks in advance, apologies if this is in the wrong place. Submitted March 31, 2018 at 09:46PM by RichAnteater89 https://ift.tt/2H4AnJL

Do I need to get a wifi extender or new router?

I have a netgear cg3000dv2. My internet connection is good in the living room 50 mbps download on a 300 mbps plan. However the signal seems to weaken once we go to the bedrooms. It drops to .5 mbps. We live in an apartment so it's not huge. It's around 950 sq ft. Roomate says wifi extenders don't work and we need a new router but I honestly have never had an issue with the router and believe the range is just off. What should I get or change to fix the wifi signal range? Submitted March 31, 2018 at 06:00PM by SirensAtDawn https://ift.tt/2E9GQ2B

TV calibration app for android devices?

Yesterday i bought an older Samsung LCD TV ( http://www.samsung.com/de/consumer/tv-av/tv/hd/LE32B450C4WXZG/ ) as i'm not the biggest fan of LED TVs and i wanted it to be 720p, nothing higher for specific reasons (i won't describe as it's not relevant). The problem is: I just don't get the color, contrast, brightness settings right. Is there an App for Android that helps me calibrate the right settings? The only app i found required a connection between the device and the TV which is not possible with the old TV. Submitted March 31, 2018 at 05:07PM by Mondblut https://ift.tt/2uDvLHT

RAM Failure

Hello, My desktop was having issues with BSODs occurring at random times with a variety of error messages, applications (particularly high-res games) crashing, and random Chrome tabs crashing/not opening. I ran Window's memory diagnostic a few times, twice came up with an error ( https://imgur.com/a/QSpUa ) and once came up with "no problems." I am willing and able to buy new RAM chips and install them, but before I spend another $200 I wanted to double check the following: -Is it certain that it's the RAM? Is there another hardware component that could cause this? -Is there any reason I don't get a RAM error every time I run the diagnostic? Any and all advice appreciated, thanks. Submitted March 31, 2018 at 05:54PM by Hamblurgler https://ift.tt/2GrGjLs

PC says i dont have a genuine windows key when i do

So about 2 weeks ago i moved my ssd into my brothers computer while he was away. After a few days i see an "Activate Windows" watermark in the bottom right corner, i think to myself "ehh, thats just because i moved the ssd. It will be fine once i move back to my PC." Well fast forward to today the watermark is still there and i cant activate windows. I bought a genuine copy of windows 7 about 5 years ago, and 2 years ago i upgraded to windows 10. I dont have the windows key because i threw the box away after i installed windows 7 (i know im a moron) so i cant just activate it again. Is there anything i can do? EDIT: I went to the microsoft store to buy a new copy and there was an option to check my current os and it found it was genuine Submitted March 31, 2018 at 07:32PM by guyofthewater12 https://ift.tt/2pTY4Nv

Computer flashing on and off

So I build my computer a year ago, its been working fine for the entire time. But, just recently, out of nowhere, whenever i click power on, the computer keeps flashing on and off. The only sound i hear is normal, its just my power supply turning on. Ive messed with it for the entire month and it hasnt been working. Tell me ur opinion on how to fix this. Thanks in advance. Submitted March 31, 2018 at 06:51PM by popeldd https://ift.tt/2GYpwRg

Duplicate folders - SFTP!

I have a Mac file sharing enabled at home on my MacBook Air but when connecting via SFTP there are some weird things happening with my folders. I have two external hard drives connected to my server, as per this picture. https://imgur.com/a/jTNpE When I connect via SFTP, this happens. https://imgur.com/a/D3Ffy The "2TB HDD #1 1" contains the contents of the original "2TB HDD #1", and i can not access "2TB HDD #1". I cannot even delete that folder. How can i solve this? And why do i not have access/permission to this weird folder? Thanks in advance! Submitted March 31, 2018 at 06:52PM by fredrik0612 https://ift.tt/2E8Gyt7

Computer freezing, game models stretching and pixel glitches

https://imgur.com/a/leXuT What is wrong with my computer? Every game I play, freezes at some point, cursor still movable but thats the extent of it. Sometimes the pixel glitches out like that and other times the model stretches infinitely (League of Legends) One thing to note, not sure if its significant or not, if I try to pull up task manager, I cannot alt-tab into it when the game hangs, but I can see the CPU and Memory usage is at 100% Submitted March 31, 2018 at 07:08PM by keith976 https://ift.tt/2H0FHxI

SVChost.exe causing crazy high CPU usage, causing laptop to run hot. Please help!

Running Windows 10 on Dell XPS 15 9560, i7 Processor. Recently my laptop starting running hot and after having a look in the task manager i noticed there was a process taking up between 60-80 percent of my CPU usage. After looking closer i noticed it was a SVChost.exe service. I understand the usual process is to right click on the SVChost.exe in the details tab, and follow "go to service(s)" and find out which exact service it is from there, and change the start setting to manual or disable it altogether. But when I right click to get to services, nothing is selected when come to the Services tab. Therefore Im unable to narrow down which service is causing the high CPU usage. Is there anyway i can eliminate these processes from taking up CPU usage? Ive also had multiple blue screen errors with the error code "Critical_Process_Died" as a result of this. Please let me know if anyone knows a fix for this. Submitted March 31, 2018 at 04:16PM by BoyfriendKlutz...

Error: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might have caused the issue, Pressing ESC makes windows boot

Good morning, not too long ago my PC crashed and blue screened. During that my pc lost power and when I tried booting again it gives the error: Error: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might have caused the issue Pressing ESC will still alow me to boot into windows with no problems. I tried having windows scan for problems but it didnt find any. What can I do to fix the problem? Submitted March 31, 2018 at 04:29PM by Aaradorn https://ift.tt/2uAOaVM

Hi guys, i have a BSOD problem but it isn't blue, it's white

i have a Asus ZenBook UX310UQ-GL379T Ultrabook (13.3" FHD (1920 x 1080) LED, Intel i7-7500U, 2.7 GHz, SSD 512 GB, 8 GB RAM, nVidia Geforce GT940MX) bought in september 2017. Lately when i turn it on, after the asus logo appears, a BSOD appears, but is not the usual one, the color of the background is white and it's difficult to read whatever is written on it, it lasts more or less 5 seconds and then the laptop restarts and it's all ok. here it is a poor quality photo of it: https://imgur.com/a/138UW i already tried to reinstall all the GPU drivers and already did a chkdsk, but nothing to do. I would like to know what could i do to fix it (if it's even possible) and how much i'm fucked. thank you for your help :) Submitted March 31, 2018 at 02:30PM by gionchu https://ift.tt/2GCx7aH

Strange FPS issues after a Driver update - where rolling back did not fix the issue

So I am unsure as to whether this is the correct subreddit to be posting this on, but anyway here goes: So After updating my graphics drivers to a newer version (driver version 391.24 - aimed at optimising for FFXV) I started to have some really strange issues with FPS. I first noticed this while playing FFXIV. I was getting < 30 FPS in an area where on the previous drivers i would get ~120 FPS. So at the time my reasonable first solution was to roll-back the drivers. Doing that did not help, as the game would run fine for a while, say 30 minutes up to an hour, at the original FPS. After which point the FPS would drop back down to 30, or in longer gaming sessions <10 FPS. I did also attempt to lower the graphically fidelity of the game, but that did not result in any change in the framerate. I am having a similar occurance in PUBG as well... However, this situation is more interesting. When in the PUBG lobby, (soon after pc restart/booted up) it would run at a smooth 60 FPS, T...

I think the hard drive in my laptop is failing. I am wondering if I could buy a new hard drive for it and somehow copy the entire contents of the old failing one to the new one. I am not well-versed in tech so forgive me if I'm not wording this correctly.

Laptop is a Dell Inspiron 5720, Windows 7. Terrible noises coming from hard drive lately. Like I said in the title I'm a novice when it comes to computers so I was having trouble coming up with search terms to find out more about this. Is what I want to do even possible? Would Windows and all my files and programs be copied exactly? If this isn't possible, what do you recommend? I have programs that I wouldn't have any idea how to acquire again, that's the main reason why I don't just buy a new computer. Thank you in advance for any and all help. Submitted March 31, 2018 at 12:30PM by liquidprotein https://ift.tt/2GY8v9Z

Problems with 2.4 GHZ and 5 GHZ

I have a ZTE router that has 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz bands. I have my Laptop and iPhone connected to 5 ghz and my TV and printer connected to 2.4 ghz. The problem that I have is that I can’t access my printer or TV from my iPhone/Laptop. I always have to connect my iPhone to 2.4 ghz to play anything on the TV or to print anything. I don’t always want to use 2.4 ghz as it is slower than 5 ghz. Any suggestions on how I can fix this? Submitted March 31, 2018 at 01:18AM by hassan0510 https://ift.tt/2H09VAX

How to remove cooking oil grease from a computer

Oddly specific, but I've been tasked with cleaning a computer that was used in a restaurant for a number of years now. The thing is covered in cooking oil grease. It still works fine, but it's sticky and awful all around. I don't think any of it got inside the tower, but the keyboard, mouse and specially the monitor are coated with it. Anyone can help? Submitted March 31, 2018 at 01:58AM by theRose90 https://ift.tt/2uEy51i

Can’t boot up windows 10

So I have an hp slim desktop 450-a24 and I haven’t been able to get into Windows 10. Every time I start it it shows me these screens: https://imgur.com/gallery/7vJ9F I’ve tried all of the repair options and none of them work so I’m at a loss of what to do, do I need a new computer or is this fixable? Submitted March 31, 2018 at 02:22AM by Johnnyboy973 https://ift.tt/2GVCj6Z

Windows 10 suddenly fails to boot with 0xc000014c BCD related issue

Funny enough just two days ago it happened to me on my personal machine and today a client called me with the same problem. In both my case and his case booting to Windows Creation USB got me into the Advanced Options but System Restore and Startup Repair failed to find the Windows partition in order for them proceed. I was able to see the C partition in its entirety from the command prompt. I tried the various bootrec commands with no luck. In the case of my machine after doing all of this with no luck and after many many reboot attempts suddenly for no reason it booted back up and has been fine since For the client doing all the same procedures got me a bit further. Suddenly after many attempts at the procedures above including system restore which failed to find Windows for whatever reason after a few more reboots to the Creation USB suddenly system restore was able to find Windows and subsequent restore point and was able to finished successfully. But upon reboot I still ended u...

Gigabyte GTX 1070 Windforce OC --- Fried? Help!

Never had any issues, all drivers up to date.. etc. While playing Diablo 3 my computer froze with a bunch of crazy colors and rebooted. Now I'm getting "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" in Device Manager for the GTX 1070. I've shut down, cleaned, reinstalled drivers... everything I can think of. Tried a new cable. I have feint red little lines running through my screen. I highly, highly doubt the card was overheating. Any ideas? Did it just fry? Submitted March 31, 2018 at 01:39AM by Slurpee_z https://ift.tt/2J9RFFW

The High Five: gathering around the table and in the stands

Whether celebrating Easter or Passover with friends and family, or cheering on your favorite team, there’s a lot to look forward to this weekend. Here’s a look at some of the top searches from this week, with data from Google News Lab . Cracking open Easter trends This weekend, families across the country will gather to celebrate Easter and the beginning of Passover. As this week’s trends show, nothing brings people together like food. Scalloped potatoes and pie top the most-searched recipes for Easter Sunday, and some people are planning for Mass on Saturday: “How long is Easter Vigil Mass?” was one of the top trending Easter-related queries. People are also getting crafty at home in preparation for egg hunts, asking: “how to boil eggs for Easter?” As for Passover preparations, charoset and brisket were the most popular “Passover Seder recipes,” while search interest in “passover greetings in English” went up 450 percent. Chag sameach! Taking it to the hole The NCAA Final Four ...

I accidently deleted my mobile hotspot from my computer , any way to get it back?

I had network problems so i was looking thru my computer , but when was in the Network Connections menu , i accidently clicked deleted it. Any way to get it back? https://share.rtechsupport.org/142412.PNG I connect my phone with a USB cable to my PC Submitted March 30, 2018 at 10:21PM by Lorand123123 https://ift.tt/2pRbmKB

I'm in a hospital and I disabled the TV remote. How can I fix it?

This hospital has a samsung smart TV in each room with a wired TV remote. It also functions as a speaker for the TV. I was trying to get around their menu so I could watch Hulu and I messed with the wrong setting that disabled the remote. In order to fix it I assume I'd need to find the original remote? Also I tried power cycling via the power cord Submitted March 30, 2018 at 10:42PM by ryan5685 https://ift.tt/2GpmGnc

[Windows] Windows 10 Fresh Install Questions

I recently purchased this Dell laptop and received it this week. I would like to do a fresh Windows installation on the SSD but I have some questions concerning this action. Is the Rest Windows option that is offered with Windows 10 an actual fresh install? Will the bloatware be removed or will it just return it to factory settings? If this is not truly a fresh install, what method would one use to achieve this in a Windows 10 based desktop/laptop? Are some of the applications that appear on this just default Windows applications now? Like I am assuming I will still have the Office suite on here but what about the Dell programs, McAfee, pre installed games (ex. Bubble Witch 3 Saga), etc. I am trying to get rid of all this so I can use the laptop the way I want to. Will reset actually do this or do I need to look at another option? TIA Submitted March 30, 2018 at 10:09PM by el_monstruo https://ift.tt/2GGhP4r

Phone makes a creaking sound

Hey all I hope someone can help. I had a Huawei Mate 10 Pro which started making a creaking door sound randomly once in a while. Then it became more and more often. If i had it close to my pc it would have that sound come out of the pc speaker or headset. Not attached to phone at all. I got kinda scared since i was afraid it was some extra radiation. I decided to switch phone to a Samsung S9. It literally just made the same sound now... i had it for 5 days only. Does anyone know what this issue can be? I have no clue and I am kinda paranoid its something creepy. Submitted March 30, 2018 at 10:35PM by Wolves_Chanel https://ift.tt/2pRbh9L

Can you help me lock down my network a little bit better?

I have a somewhat complicated network topology at home. Here's my equipment: A Comcast "modem" UBEE 3513 Asus RT-N66U (used for firewall, routing, and port forwarding) Core-i7 Windows 10 Home PC (media server) Plex PC Subsonic music server A Roku 4 Ultra (used to stream programming to television from the Plex PC) An Amazon Alexa Synology DS1815+ Diskstation (PDF link) Five Hikvision cameras set up using the Synology Surveillance Station Television (Sony recent model) Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Old Mac Pro workstation (used as a file server for downloading stuff) 2 Ubiquiti UniFi access points Nest thermostat (first gen) Marantz SR6010 receiver Laser printer Computers iMac Macbook Pro Other Macbook Pro Macbook PC laptop Core i9 PC workstation Various iPads, iPhones, and wireless devices I also have a 10gb fiber run to my separate garage where I have some equipment and one of the wireless access points. Current config: My internet...

I sold a laptop on ebay and now the guy is coming back to me saying it's faulty

I sold my erazor x7853 on ebay because i barely used it in the 6 months i owned it. The laptop was in perfect condition, no issues whatsoever. The guy received it on 28/03/2018 and said it was perfect, it's running perfectly and no issues which leads me to believe that his son who he bought the laptop for has somehow broken it. today 30/03/2018 he has messaged me this: https://imgur.com/Biqatom he says i wiped the laptop to try and clear a hard drive error.. which is stupid because i obviously used the windows 10 restart so all of my information was removed.. i've already paid my £200 fees and paid £40 to ship this to him.. what shall i do? shall i accept it has magically broken in the last 2 days and he should return it, or should i argue the fact the laptop was fine when i sent it and when he received it. EDIT: new message from him: https://imgur.com/a/BclqE screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/ZMC2e Submitted March 30, 2018 at 07:04PM by uniqueusername42O https://ift.tt...

Primary & Secondary Monitor Switching Upon System Wake (From Sleep)

Hey everyone! I used to have dual 1080p60 monitors, and after upgrading one of my monitors to 1440p144, I started running into a weird issue. Quick background:   Dell S2716DG 1440p144 monitor (on left) is set to "Main Display". Connected via certified DP .   BenQ RL2755HM 1080p60 monitor (on right) is secondary screen. Connected via certified HDMI .   I play games on the 1440p screen, and I run discord/obs/etc on my 1080p screen. I unlock the task bar and put the taskbar from my primary monitor over to the secondary (so that I can see if my mic is working correctly in discord, check if OBS is recording, etc). Now ever since getting my new monitor, whenever I wake my PC from sleep, the screen will flicker a bit at the lock screen, then I sign in, and my main taskbar is back to my main screen, forcing me to unlock and move over again each and every time.   Anyone know how I can fix this from happening every time? Thank you in advance! Submitted March 30,...

Connecting External Monitor

I have an Acer Aspire V Nitro 17.3 laptop with a GTX 965m graphics card. I currently have it connected to an external monitor via a HDMI cable. I want to connect a second external display (1080p 60hz) to my laptop. I have multiple USB 3.0 ports, and I have a USB C (Thunderbolt 3) port available. How could I connect my other display to my laptop? Which cable would I need and would I need any adapters? Am I actually able to have 2 external displays usable for my laptop at once? Thanks Submitted March 30, 2018 at 08:12PM by zephyr1107 https://ift.tt/2GV14QJ

Troubles setting up wifi

At my gfs place they have the router on the 1st floor and the wifi signal on the 2nd floor is really bad. At the local tech store they gave me some kind of a router you just plug into electricity and it repeats the signal, i dont really understand it. However, idk how to set it up. Om the box it says i have to press some kind of a button simultaneosly on the main router and on the repating one. However, I can't find this button on the router, therefore i don't know how to set up the router. Any help would be appreciated. Greetings. EDIT: Repeater model: D-Link N300 Wi-Fi Range extender Router model: Tilgin AB Vood 342 Submitted March 30, 2018 at 08:15PM by AJHEAT https://ift.tt/2E7yb0J

Laptop CPU extremely hot, no idea why

I have an Asus laptop with an I7-3632qm cpu that is overheating. It gets to almost 100c and when it does this the computer runs really slow and glitchy. The laptop itself would be way too hard to take apart, is there anything I can do besides blow some compressed air inside while it's off? The only thing I can think of is 2 months ago I replaced the dead hard drive with a WD Scorpio 500gb, and the part of the laptop by the hard drive gets meltingly hot. Could this have anything to do with it? Submitted March 30, 2018 at 08:29PM by hmshood https://ift.tt/2GWXEx1

I think my green audio jack shorted

Sometimes when I'm on my computer, realtek would randomly open a windows saying that a device has been plugged into the green audio jack when nothing happened, i think its shorted or something. Submitted March 30, 2018 at 08:35PM by KnackrackGlurak https://ift.tt/2uuf2q8

My router is 802.11n. This old laptop’s adapter is 802.11g. Will it stream video off of openload, YouTube, etc?

I have an old laptop that I want to use as a media center. Put it behind the TV, connect to HDMI, then use a wireless keyboard and steam everything via streamsubreddits and stream sites like gomovies. My router is 802.11n but this laptops wireless adapter is 802.11g. Will it be fast enough to stream from those sites? I can’t run an Ethernet cord to that TV. Submitted March 30, 2018 at 07:40PM by Blottergrass https://ift.tt/2pQIYbv

gpu wont connect to my motherboard

i did a lan party with some of my friends the day before and my gpu was working just fine but the next day i unplug my pc (carefully) and i move cables 'n stuff around and when i try to turn my pc on i notice that both of my screens connected to the gpu are black (no signal) i tried to plug out the cables and in again and i tried to clean the gpu and both didnt work Submitted March 30, 2018 at 06:55PM by jamixnice https://ift.tt/2IjadST

Windows 10 Install Can't Detect SSD

I am currently trying to do a fresh install of Windows 10 to my nvme SSD on a new PC, but the Windows 10 installer can not find the m.2 SSD. I tried finding it in diskpart but the only drive listed is my bootable UEFI USB install media. My bios/UEFI correctly displays my SSD in the m.2 slot, and this is the only drive connected to the motherboard, besides my boot media. Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2400g Mobo: ASRock X370 Pro4 SSD: Samsung 960 Evo m.2 nvme 500gb Note that the motherboard does have an ultra m.2 slot for nvme SSD's, and this model is specifically listed as supported for plug n play. It also says it supports nvme as bootable drives, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, as I've tried booting with CSM set to UEFI only, disabled, and many other options I've found in various video tutorials and support threads, so any more suggestions would be much appreciated. Submitted March 30, 2018 at 06:50PM by PhilsMeatHammer https://ift.tt/2J6jy1x

Tip off: how we’re using predictive analytics during the Final Four

When we teamed up with the NCAA last December, we were thrilled to help them use cloud technology to analyze more than 80 years’ worth of statistical game and competition data. But we also wanted to challenge ourselves to do something a little different in the process—and hopefully delight basketball fans while we were at it. That’s how we came to embark on a months-long experiment to apply our own technologies to the NCAA’s treasure trove of data. We assembled a team of technicians, data scientists, and basketball enthusiasts (we call them The Wolfpack) who built a data processing workflow using Google Cloud Platform technologies like BigQuery and Cloud Datalab. (For the nitty gritty technical details, read this post on our Big Data blog.) By analyzing NCAA data through our workflow, we were able to uncover all sorts of interesting facts—everything from who blocks more shots per minute ( for the record: juniors ) to whether teams with a certain type of animal mascot cause more M...

SATA cable and Windows installation simultaneously broken, then magically fixed by Ubuntu?

I'm fixing a computer for a friend. She said it just stopped working one day. At first the hard drive didn't show up at all in the BIOS screen, so I reset the BIOS and checked the RAM ports. The RAM is recognized. Also, the motherboard gives the warning beeps when the RAM is missing so it must not be totally dead. I switched out the SATA cable on the hard drive and it did show up all of a sudden. However, it wouldn't boot Windows, even after Windows tried to repair the installation several times. I put the original SATA cable back in because I needed to use the other one, and the hard drive showed up in BIOS this time, with the original cable. So I'm not sure the SATA cable is problematic after all, or if it's the HDD or the Windows install. I tried running a memory diagnostic and everything checked out but Windows still wouldn't load. I decided to install Ubuntu via a flash drive and see if that would work. Ubuntu wouldn't recognize the HDD even though ...

I'm looking for a way to share files between my desktop and laptop.

Here's the situation: I use my laptop at the office and around town. My desktop stays home. My laptop and desktop are almost never together (what a tragedy). I'd like to be able to link the computers together so I can work on files regardless of where I am. As it stands I have a few options: USB Google Drive or DropBox Server VPN USB is a good option. It's cheap, offline, and quick. However, I might lose it and I'll have to remember to "update" the files regularly. In the event I do lose it or forget the USB I'll be left without the files to work on until I get another usb. Google Drive, DropBox, or other online services make it easier to share those files without any extra parts, are free/cheap, and can sync files online. My only quarrel would be how trustworthy these companies could be. I don't have any top secret info, but I'd like to be able to share my files without worrying about what they could do with the data I upload. What if ...

Help with old flip phone

I have a old flip phone that has deleted photos on it does anyone know if it’s possible to retrieve photos even if they are deleted? Submitted March 30, 2018 at 01:27PM by alllthewayforthelovd https://ift.tt/2IgzyfY

Semi boot

So earlier today i was undervolting my i3 7100, with a ASUS B250-plus board. I managed to push it down to 0.95 volts with intel XTU and stress tested it and it passed just fine, after that i tried 0.90 where upon it bluescreened. At reboot i entered bios and again increased the voltage to 0.95 and preceeded to save and exit. When the system again booted it frooze at the ”Click F2 or delete to enter UEFI” screen. I couldn’t enter BIOS or enter windows. I reset the system but that time it wouldn’t even show a picture. Please help! Submitted March 30, 2018 at 03:30PM by Den_Feta_Osten https://ift.tt/2pQzdtS

How can I test this hardware

My uni was throwing away some electronics and naturaly I tried to salvage some. I found this video cards? from the 90s which aparently are retailing from 200 to 400$ on ebay, I am wondering what they are for and how can I test if they still work (to sell them of course) and why such a high price for such an old piece of hardware? ·IP-8/AT/1MC (1996): https://imgur.com/wy89Agx https://imgur.com/kgyzKKi ·PCL-812PG (multi lab card with programable gain) (Its owners manual and spec sheet) http://www.messcomp.com/manual/1055.pdf http://www.messcomp.com/manual/1055.pdf ·IM-CLD/AT/P (1990) https://imgur.com/HVzhpo6 https://imgur.com/aAfbLYH Thanks a bunch :) Submitted March 30, 2018 at 04:06PM by MaxwelsLilDemon https://ift.tt/2GpveuF

100%disk usage and slow startup on windows 10

After the last few Windows 10 updates, I've noticed that disk usage is at 100% usually after loging in. And application take a bit longer than before to launch Steam, chrome etc used to launch instantly but it takes around 30sec-1min to launch. i ve disabled both superfetch and windows search but that doesnt seem to help Submitted March 30, 2018 at 02:00PM by kritwik https://ift.tt/2uxjeFH

Looking for advice from someone who does IT work in a school

My children came home from school yesterday and said that the kids were accessing Sonic.exe (horror game) and other flash-based horror games. What I want to know is what policy you would usually have in place in a school to stop kids accessing this stuff? Their IT manager said that they just need to flag it to him and he'll block it... However, I work in IT. We have one client which is a home for severely abused children. They have a young persons PC and it is so locked down. We use a Watchguard and have white approved websites ONLY. The school, however, said that gaming websites need to be approved so they can access learning websites? Surely a whitelist would be the best option here? If someone could let me know what policies you have in place at your school. Or if I've posted in the wrong place, I'm sorry. Submitted March 30, 2018 at 02:27PM by DanTastic_ https://ift.tt/2GXIojl

Disk usage 100% all the time, DQL peaks at >400

I'm having serious issues with my Asus X540-LA lately. The OS is Win10 Home x64 1703. The disk usage seems to be 100% all the time. Usually it's the process I'm using in the foreground which takes up 40-80% of the disk usage even when it's not a demanding program. The list includes Chrome, iTunes, System, Task Manager and even Process Hacker 2 when I have all the other programs terminated. Process Hacker 2 shows high disk usage when trying to access other .exe files (Probably for monitoring?). Here's a list of what I've tried: A full malware scan of the PC, not infected. There's not a single anomalous behaviour other than the high DQL which renders my PC unusable (sluggish). Disabled all background push notifications Disabled the feature to allow Chrome to work in the background even after closing the program Disabled the Windows Update service on a startup level Disabled Superfetch at times, but Superfetch barely causes the problem for me and stoppi...

How to decrypt files encrypted by a user that does not exist anymore. [Windows 7]

A few years ago I wanted to keep my sister from accessing my files so I went to properties>general>advanced>encrypt contents to secure data I thought this would let me add a password to my data but apparently not. The filenames turned green, but that was basically the extent of the visible effects. Turns out my sister wasn't interested in my files anyway. However, recently the computer crashed during a thunderstorm or something, and they called a technician to repair it. I don't live here anymore, so I don't know precisely what happened to the computer. My computer used to have two accounts. One was the admin account and one extra that I created for my sister. After the technician came, all my software was uninstalled. Basically the computer was formatted but all the data was still there. That means that in the D drive I have a folder with all my stuff, but it's green, because it was encrypted by the old admin account. Now I can't access any of it. I have...

Cannot stop Windows from downloading in the background, is there anyway to stop this?

CONTEXT: Recent Windows Update made it so that users couldn't disable updates in the background and rather let users set a data-limit for these updates. It still uses a lot of my Network usage and was wondering is there any programs or methods to bypass this problem. I get slower download speeds/horrible ping in online games because of it and it never stops! Thank you if you can help me! Submitted March 30, 2018 at 08:02AM by KarmacrossFM https://ift.tt/2Iek3VW

Far Cry 5

I'm playing far cry 5 atm i managed to play for about 12 hours with no problems but when i launched the game today it started stuttering every 5 minutes and crashing every 10-20 minutes (The game freezes with no audio then after about 2 seconds audio comes back for a second then exits me out the game) (also when it crashes it refresh's the Livestream I'm watching) (sometimes the CPU goes to 100%) (When it stutters the GPU usage goes from 99% to around 50% ) Submitted March 30, 2018 at 02:35AM by Tom_King_1 http://bit.ly/2J5eevs

Youtube fails to load recommended videos and comments, also I can't click on the menu that shows my subscriptions. Video works fine, but I also can't see the view and like/dislike count.

Here's a screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/Gu91A It works fine on incognito for some reason, even if I log in, so it's not some shadowbanning nonsense. Some guy online said to disable adblock, that didn't help. I restarted chrome and the issue is still there. Submitted March 30, 2018 at 01:16AM by NarcissistOnCocaine http://bit.ly/2J5t1pQ

razer kraken pro from ebay is only working on one side

okay so i bought a razer kraken headset from eBay for 26 bucks and turns out one side didn't work so i bent the cord in all directions and found a sweet spot and i must've twisted it too hard cause now its harder to find the sweet spot (also didnt come with a splitter). So my old headset that i was using sades sa-708's from amazon had an audio splitter so i was wondering if you could somehow change the cords... help edit: heres the headsets https://imgur.com/a/VmBfI Submitted March 30, 2018 at 01:21AM by chickenwing7963 https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/884cqq/razer_kraken_pro_from_ebay_is_only_working_on_one/?utm_source=ifttt

Need help with my LAMP stack/wordpress for tomorrow (technical interview)!!

Greetings! So I have my techincal interview tomorrow and seem to be running into a bit of an issue. The manager asked me to create a LAMP stack and host wordpress (which I did). I configured it and made it look pretty, but the issue is if I jump off my network - let's say I connect to my hotspot - my wordpress won't run. It runs fine when it's on my home network, 192.168.0.104, but when I connect it let say to another network, like 172.20.10.9, the website won't load anymore. I'm concerned if I bring my laptop there tomorrow and connect it, I won't be able to present my wordpress site. What do I need to search for to trouble shoot this issue? How would I make it so the site would be functional to everyone on the network on ANY network, whether I connect it to home network, or to the workplace network? I don't need it so people outside of the network can visit it, just the inside. Submitted March 30, 2018 at 01:22AM by phillysliq http://bit.ly/2J4IrdL...

Logitech G430 sound unbalanced

In Fortnite I hear certain sounds through my right ear only. Messed with the settings in their software but they're pretty bad and it did nothing. Sometimes some videos also come heavily through the right side too. Submitted March 30, 2018 at 01:30AM by StereoZ http://bit.ly/2pPneMc

Sony Vaio laptop turns on/off by itself?

Just for reference, I own a (rather old) Sony Vaio which has Windows 7. For nearly a week now, every night at around 3 or 4am my laptop will turn on by itself while it's still closed and then shut off after a few minutes. Since the sound of the fan is pretty loud it always wakes me up as my laptop sits right next to my bed. Any idea as to what could be causing this besides the possibility that my house is haunted? lol Submitted March 30, 2018 at 01:51AM by LogicalCoconut http://bit.ly/2J4p2K9

Can't play PC games with controller because my controller just controls my mouse + computer lol

I've had this issue for years and I've never been able to fix it, for some reason my xbox one controller just bugs out sometimes when I'm playing games (including none steam games with steam closed). The right stick will control the mouse, the left stick will open random programs and whenever I hit pause the game tabs out and stuff starts closing on my pc. Makes playing games impossible as you'd expect. I've turned xbox configuration off on steam but it happens even when steam isn't open. I've downloaded new drivers I've reinstalled drivers I've used a different controller nothing stops it. Also live chat doesn't work for me it just loads forever and never actually connects to a chat idk what's up with that. Submitted March 30, 2018 at 02:11AM by Valmeri http://bit.ly/2pQwtvO

Student Ethernet Connection Problems, Easter Weekend in peril!

So basically I’m in some Student Accommodation in Germany and they provided me with a wired Ethernet connection via IPv4. Ive followed their directions which are to input: IP Subnet Gateway DNS1 DNS2 The plan is that I then log onto their website and input my user details. However, putting these values in allows me to connect to “Network 4” with no internet access. It displays the yellow ! on the toolbar. However in the Networking centre it does show me sending and receiving bytes and in the “Network” tab of the Explorer I can see 15 other individual computers, so clearly I’m connected to something. IpConfig /all Ethernet adapter Ethernet: Connection-Specific DNS suffix: Description: Killer e2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.30) Physical address: (assumed correct) DHCP enabled: No Auto configuration Enabled: Yes IPv4 Address: 172.31.150.58 (Preferred) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 172.31.150.254 DNS Servers: 139.18.25.3 139.18.1.2 NetBIOS over Tcpip: Enabled ...

hard drive constantly active

so there is a light on my pc that flashes during hard drive use and lately its been constantly flashing but whenever my hard drive is in use it produces a grinding sound in bursts. however the hard drive stops being active when i enter the bios. what can i do to stop my hard drive from constantly being used? thanks Submitted March 30, 2018 at 01:00AM by ThomasTheChavEngine http://bit.ly/2pTLeh4

Lightning to HDMI adapter support

I'm considering purchasing a lightning to HDMI adapter for my iPhone but I'm unsure if it supports what I'm wanting it for... Does anyone know if I could use the adapter to mirror the Movie Box app from my iPhone to the tv? Submitted March 30, 2018 at 12:22AM by tindsey http://bit.ly/2IfIVgf

USB restoration?

So my USB stick broke in half, with about a month and a half's worth of work on it. Is there any way to get it back, or am I doomed? Pictures for clarification Submitted March 29, 2018 at 10:53PM by ImSoVexxy https://ift.tt/2IbbPOn

Right speaker stopped working on Pc only

I have tsted the speakers on my tablet and they work. I can hear them working normally in the few sounds booting windows 10. After booting only the left works. When I do test in playback it sounds muffled on the right. Im worried that the pc is about to crap out. Warranty on it ends in April so that would be some shit. My headset on the same pc works fine. Submitted March 29, 2018 at 10:54PM by nigwan https://ift.tt/2GTUOsr

Connecting wireless headphones via cable

My parents got me wireless headphones for my birthday, specificly Philips SHB9250, which have both bluetooth and nfc. If i connect them via cable, will the bluetooth switch off? I have a problem with exposure to radiation for an extended period of time and if it doesn't switch off i'd like to replace them, which is why i don't want to open the box and check myself. Submitted March 29, 2018 at 11:08PM by NivGR2 https://ift.tt/2E5fLxC

Turning on data roaming on mobile hotspot device requires disconnecting from network. But how do I apply a setting if I'm disconnected? Screenshot attached.

Using a T-Mobile Alcatel Linkzone. I'm trying to turn on Data Roaming. When I check the option box it tells me to disconnect from the network to change wan settings. Obviously, AFAIK, if I disconnect from the network I wont be able to access the settings of the hotspot. I've hard reset the device and I disconnected and reconnected from the network. It prompted me to update the software which I have done. I've seen it work before on the Samsung LTE hotpsot a while back. SM-V100T Even if it makes no sense, can I have confirmation of that to just prove I'm not crazy. https://i.imgur.com/M6e8w2z.jpg Edit: further information I previously contacted T-Mobile tech support. TS did not resolve it and transfered me to Alcatel who disconnected me... of course. Internal documents say Under the 'WAN Connection Mode Settings' heading, check or uncheck. Check here, to connect to the internet in roaming status to turn data roaming on/off. Click Apply. Calling back n...

How do I go about changing my host in my DNS settings?

I am currently with shopify and need to change the host on my third party domain. A local company was once doing our hosting for our website and have decided they would no longer like to host us. Should I move my host to Host Gator or should I try to get hosted by shopify? How do I change the name server. We also have a Email system with them and would need to get that moved over. Submitted March 29, 2018 at 11:33PM by ghosxt_ https://ift.tt/2IgJXZ1

FarCry 5 Crash Fix?

I purchased FarCry 5 through Steam, but since yesterday, I can only play the game for about 5 minutes before it freezes up, and then sends a crash report to Ubisoft. Does anyone have any clue on how to fix this? I just wanna kill some crazy cult members. Specs: i7-7700, GTX 1060 Submitted March 29, 2018 at 09:43PM by SickledPopp https://ift.tt/2IdCF8C

sound issues on PC

trying to play fortnite and in the middle of a round my headset stopped working (sound and mic). I was able to get one side of the headset to work by jiggling the jack around a bit. sometimes the mic works randomly even with no sound. fast forward a day and now it's not working at all. doesn't work if i plug them into the rear jacks either. Is this just a bum headset or is the computer at fault? Submitted March 29, 2018 at 10:06PM by robpowrie https://ift.tt/2pOeuXl

Best way to do a days or weeks-long analysis of my unrelenting packet loss?

My wonderful ISP repeatedly tells me that my nightly (from about 10PM - 2AM) packet loss is not their fault. I have upgraded my wireless router and had them replace their cable modem but the issue persists (for every wireless device in my house). I only monitor it by sitting at my computer watching the results of a constant ping to google.com. Do any of you know an easy way I can monitor the packet loss over the course of days or a week and see the results? Any freeware or service in Windows 10? Thank you! Submitted March 29, 2018 at 10:17PM by restorationthis https://ift.tt/2IdCzOi

Wired Network Running Slow Should Be Gigabit

hey .. i have a home network set up mostly so I can feed videos to my TV.. but also to share files. I have android boxes at the tvs and a win7 and win10 computer... the win10 computer has onboard gigabit.. the win7 has a card with gigabit.. the boxes might run at 100mbit.. they all go to one place where i have a 1gigabit switch.. that switch then runs to the room with the win10 computer where I have another gigabit switch which hooks to the internet and the computer and a small nas.. only the win10 computer is running at gigabit speeds to the nas.. the win7 in the other room is not getting gigabit speeds but I think it might get 12MBYTE ps so i am not sure its running at 100mbit speed.. would there be a problem because I am using 2 switches? where all the rooms connect at the first switch I am only seeing the win10 room showing 100MByte connection.. its a netgear 8port .. i have tried to change ports and its always the same room getting a better connection .. not the port having...

Is it possible to keep your Kaspersky Internet Security 2018 AV subscription after formatting windows?

Hello, I feel like my laptop has been running a bit slower lately, especially google chrome (fb/reddit scrolling has become a bit laggy and I've tried everything) but I can't find anything with Kaspersky/Malwarebytes/Windows Defender. I would like to format but I'm afraid to lose my Kaspersky subscription. Is there a workaround? Thank you. Submitted March 29, 2018 at 10:18PM by toastman2013 https://ift.tt/2GGL1by

Monitor power draw?

So I have an interesting conundrum. I have a pretty nice system, and I recently bought a new monitor. I usually run a tri-screen display and I have no issues. I just upgraded my 2nd monitor from a 1080p 60Hz model, to a 1080p 144Hz model that runs on display port instead of DVI. So now I have two 144Hz primary monitors and a big screen TV all plugged into my computer. But here lies the issue. The new monitor, doesn't have a power brick, as I'm accustomed to. Instead it plugs directly from the back of the monitor to the power strip. Ever since I've been using this new monitor, my computer will not turn on from a complete shut down, unless I unplug the monitor, and then after I get the computer to post, I can plug the monitor back in. I'm wondering if this is some sort of power draw problem. Especially since my motherboard gives me a "power surge " notification if I don't unplug the monitor first. I've never had any issues before, and it's not tri...

PS3 Jammed... Suggestions? AMA

So, funny story, don't worry i'll keep it brief. A piece of paper is stuck inside the disc slot of my Fat PS3. Is there a way to remove it in the safest way possible so I don't damage my system? Details for the nerds here W : The paper is an average sticky note size. The console is constantly flipping through the insert and eject mode every 5 seconds on average. This leads me to believe the "Is a disc being inserted?" part is blocked by the paper. *My PS3 Fat is currently unplugged and the backside switch is in the "0" position. Ok Reddit, help me save my PS3! Submitted March 29, 2018 at 10:41PM by DragonsHidden https://ift.tt/2GmpQsa

Working w an older Dell Inspirion N505 laptop. Can it handle outputting to a modern monitor at 1920 res?

Considering making some digital art w my laptop but the screen is pretty bad for colors etc. I was thinking of buying a modern monitor w 1920 res capability. Do you think i would run into any performance issues attempting to output to a monitor at that res....is it even possible. The native res is 1300something for the laptop it has a i3core w integrated graphics. I would be looking to make the artwork on photoshop. Submitted March 29, 2018 at 10:48PM by Pytwd https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/8833ep/working_w_an_older_dell_inspirion_n505_laptop_can/?utm_source=ifttt

New ways to read more with audiobooks from Google Play

Two months ago we launched audiobooks from Google Play to help you fit more books into your life. Today we have a few updates to make it even easier to enjoy a great book, whether you like to listen on the go with your phone or at home with the Google Assistant on Google Home. Never lose your place with Smart Resume . Interruptions happen all the time, and sometimes you need to pause your audiobook in the middle of a sentence or word because your mom calls or maps tells you to turn in 200 feet. When the book picks back up, you have no idea what’s going on. Smart Resume for audiobooks will intelligently rewind you to the beginning of the word or sentence when you pick up your audiobook again, so you’ll be able to jump right back into where you left off. Revisit your favorite moments with Bookmarks. Now you can save all of your favorite moments with Bookmarks in the Google Play Books app. While listening on Android or iOS device, just tap the bookmark icon to save this spot and...

A program crashed and it broke my monitor.

I have a dual monitor setup. The monitor in question is an Asus VG24QE. The program in question was 'Hydrogen'. A drum machine software which I was running for the first time. The program began to visually glitch out. The monitor went completely white. I restarted the computer and the issue persisted, just on that monitor. Now whenever I turn on the monitor, whether it is connected the the PC or not, I am greeted by a weird purple visual which fades in and out, before the screen whites out again. Here is a picture of the purple visual. The visual itself is not glitchy. It looks like a deliberate design. I don't know if it's part of the monitor software. https://imgur.com/a/kVohX I don't know how a program crashing could effectively write off my monitor. Can anyone help, or just offer an explanation. My other monitor is working perfectly still. Thanks. Submitted March 29, 2018 at 08:39PM by Pilchardo https://ift.tt/2E2vMEt

Disable HP DV6 Laptop Dedicated Graphics Card

Laptop: HP DV6 6b13es Specs: -CPU Core i7-2720QM -GPU: Intel HD 3000 (integrated) - Radeon Hd 6770m (Dedicated) -8 GB DDR3-SDRAM Hi guys, My laptop has a faulty graphics card, it is fried probably because overheating and the problem is that everytime that I install or enable the dedicated graphics card Hd 6770m the pc goes into a black screen and freezes. So my temporal solution has been disabling and uninstalling the drivers for the graphics card and stopping windows 10 from re-enabling the GPU and work with the integrated intel's graphics card. My question is: Is there any way to disable the dedicated graphics card from the bios to prevent any way of reenabling from windows? I'm not able to use windows 10 updates because of this, if I active windows updates, windows reenables the graphics card and the pc inmediately freezes. Submitted March 29, 2018 at 08:40PM by smith_sens https://ift.tt/2GE0byw

No video output from laptop to tv

The screen on my xps 15 l521x is broken so I have been using an hdmi cable to generate a display o my television. Its worked every single day since I started 2 years ago. Today, I installed Windows 10 and I'm getting no display. I could hear Cortana speaking through my computer but there was no audio or video chiming through the television. I switched hdmi cables and it worked. I finished setting up Windows 10. It updated and restarted and now I'm back to no display. I tried swapping cables again bit it didn't work. I used a cable from a different television and it didn't work. Could Windows 10 have funked my video settings? I don't understand what's wrong. Ive also hard reset it a few times and that hasnt worked either. Submitted March 29, 2018 at 08:41PM by RemnantsofAJedi https://ift.tt/2E2vGN7

Is my Thinkpad Yoga Bricked?

As of around 15 hours ago, the laptop I use for school (ThinkPad Yoga 11E w/touchscreen) has not turned on despite overnight charged, and is only responding with 3 on and off blinks of the LED when a charger is plugged into it. I am not sure how to proceed. I know there are methods but I'm not sure which ones to use at the moment. To be clear, no booting has happened since it last ran out of battery in my bag, I presume. Submitted March 29, 2018 at 08:14PM by smoov22 https://ift.tt/2Gow1f1

Outlook.com External Email Not Syncing/Refreshing

Hello, I'm currently helping a family member with some tech issues and I've fixed most of them however there seem to be two issues I can't solve (technically 1 now because the other seems to have solved itself but it might be related): Before we start I'd like to point out that, while I know my way around a PC pretty well, I have absolutely no clue about anything web/email hosting or networking related. 1 - The "Fixed" issue: My family member has both a hotmail account and an email account (and website) hosted through Exclusive Hosting, which itself uses something called Roundcube as a webmail client (?). She uses mainly that non-Hotmail email for business, however, her clients have told her for about a week now that when they try to email her there they get an error. They never send her the error though and every time I tried emailing her (through gmail) it works though, however, I did get this error twice today when emailing her from her own Hotmail (my...

A while ago I was having RAM issues so I moved them in different slots until the issues went away. But now a few weeks later my 8GB of ram seems to be filling up from using Firefox and a small games when before it would handle this just fine.

My Mobo is a Gigabyte ga-b75m-d3h. It's at least 5 years old so it might simply be showing it's age. I'm also running Windows 7 Pro if that matters. Submitted March 29, 2018 at 07:03PM by kairon156 https://ift.tt/2J56f1i