I.T. Non-Techie help, information and tips
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Whether you are a help seeker, or a helper, please be polite. Help seekers:If a particular device or operating system (Windows 10 etc, Mac etc.) i...
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Sometime you cannot show the desktop when a screen is open and working e.g creating something or updating a program, because the screen cannot be m...
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My very basic mobile 'phone clearly doesn't like emojis, so it shows a small blank box (like a tick box) instead of those in a text. I don't suppos...
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Samsung phone (Edited)I'm not sure if I want to upgrade my Samsung phone. I currently have an A40. Lots of very good offers on the new Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Series. Prob...
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All Settings - Windows 10 (Edited)Quick access - Far right on taskbar, click Notifications icon (dimpled rectangle) - click All Settings in selection options - All settings is dis...
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Program Hiccups (Edited)Windows 10 When a program is frozen or giving problems, go to - Winkey + X>Task Manager>scroll down the list to find the program>right click it>...
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Turning off a Windows PC - Part 2 (Edited)
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Desktop Clock (Edited)
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Not the right place to put this but the shutter on my very old Sony Cybershot has jammed so just making a noise when you click. Is there anyway of ...
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Hello. I need to get a sim unlock for an old iPhone, does anyone know if there are any repair shops open during lockdown. Thank you :)
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I was using zoom quite happily until I updated Windows a while ago. Now, frustratingly, I can only hear what people say, but have to use headphones...
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There are various ways of turning off a computer. The quickest and easiest ways are pressing the power button, or clicking a desktop icon. The slow...
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Copied from Group Tech Heads for general interest. I am posting this essentially as a general non-tech notification of interest rather than a tech...
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I downloaded -- macOS big sur. I have not installed yet. Would like to know what program it is as usually the updates install themselves. Thank you
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Hi everyone, I have after several attempts and trials managed to pair two laptops with the idea of using one as a second screen/monitor. However I ...
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My laptop is fine except that some keys don't seem to work properly. Perhaps I could replace the keyboard? Is it easy, I seem to remember a comment...
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Hi, I want to transfer my Windows 10 from my old computer to one that is running on Windows 8. How can I do this painlessly? All suggestions welco...
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Do I have to remove the underneath or just blow in the holes under there and/or on the side [where the air blows out when the fan is working] ?
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I have a photo in my photos folder that will not load on here Why would this be ? - have no trouble with any others,
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I only use my mobile phone for calls and texts, and that is very very rarely, so can anyone please explain why I have charges for data on my bill t...
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Even if you have adblockers, when visiting a web to read an article, it may be full of distracting and unwanted content, and waste paper and ink sh...
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I don't normally use Twitter although I've got an account. I've got reason to tweet today and I'm logged in but for some reason when I click on "tw...
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Like the majority of the people in the UK and eslewhere I use WhatsApp that allows me to send short videos and photographs to my contacts in and ou...
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Jumpy screen. (Edited)I use an Apple mac and when I type comments "sometimes" the screen jumps up and down. Any idea? Thank you
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... and really should have asked this sooner, rather than letting the loaner gather dust! Pre-lockdown, I was lent a basic Android smartphone to m...
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Google has announced plans to extend the life Android phones and tablets. They plan to supply security updates for 4 years. They will also supply f...
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Adobe Flash Player came to the end of its life yesterday, 31/12/20. You should now remove the program if you have it on your device. Website conten...
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Posting guidelines. (Edited)Hello all. Please read the posting guidelines, which have been updated.
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'Merry' Christamas everyone (Edited)
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When you have to give an email address to sign up to a website*, you can avoid receiving spam from them by having a temporary email address. This w...
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This week's edition of Click tested smartphones in the range ÂŁ70 - 379, some of which did everything that you could want to do, including gaming, t...
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I uninstalled AVG and installed Total AV. It has been going on for 2 hours now and I can't get into anything else on laptop so am using my tablet. ...
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Assuming all is well with a fan in a laptop, how hot a laptop gets depends on what it is doing, and whether it has a mechanical hard disk drive (HD...
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My laptop seems to be getting hotter than usual and I have had a few problems with it recently. Google says blow it out with a can of compressed ai...
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Support for Chrome on Win 7 was due to end mid-July 2021, but this has now been extended to mid-January 2022. Win 7 is still used on more than 17% ...
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When I bought my pc I understood they were no longer made with wifi cards and I would need to use a powerline which I've been doing. Just recently ...
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Windows 10 clipboard (Edited)I have a screenshot on my clipboard but how do I put it onto a comment on Scooploop ?
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System Restore: https://www.scooploop.com/thread/windows-10-windows-built-in-repair-and-cleanup-tools-part-1 Disk Cleanup: https://www.scooploop.c...
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Another repair/maintenance tool that is not available on any menu is Check Disk. This can find and repair problems with the filing system on the di...
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This stopped recharging some while ago (have now a new one), tried again today but still doesn't happen. I've deregistered it via Amazon but I can'...
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Amazon Fire Tablet (Edited)All the Scooploop comments are now reading downwards instead of across, I don't know how to get it back to normal.
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https://www.scooploop.com/thread/another-glitch-or-is-it-the-new-thing
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Do ad blockers work? Do they work on all forums, FB etc? Can you still use Google to look up items? Do you lose recommendation or comments?
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Is there anyway of saving them from the house phone if you get a new one ? i understand that on a mobile the contacts can be saved to the SIM and ...
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Disk Cleanup cleans up unnecessary files and updates. To access the tool, type Disk Cleanup in the search box on the taskbar. Disk Cleanup will app...
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I like spellcheck but found quite often words change to a completely different meaning. Latest in All Abroad wrote --no singing "in" bath-- but it ...
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There is no need for the average user to resort to downloading programs to clean up their computer, as everything you need is built in to Windows, ...
