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  1. johnb35

    freeze and black screen

    Have you ran an SSD diagnostic?
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    Games

    Those games were back in XP days. Highly doubt they will run on windows 11. The only thing you can do is install using compatibility mode and see if it works.
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    Buy laptop in Hong Kong?

    Probably the wrong key for office. I would say you are just over reacting about the fake windows.
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    Buy laptop in Hong Kong?

    Does it say its activated? I'm not seeing anything about fake windows operating systems in china. I am seeing Fake android and linux though. It's not that hard to install windows anymore, pretty simple really as the install does all the work and should install most of the drivers now, not...
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    Buy laptop in Hong Kong?

    You do realize it's just a matter of changing the language installed right? Why do you think it's a fake OS?
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    HP ENVY 5540 PRINTER

    God, they make it so hard to get to things anymore. Glad you found it.
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    USB4 - 40 gig?

    Probably not much until hardware makers transfer over. Regular usb devixes like mice, keyboards and printers don't need that high of transfer speed so I doubt you'll see anything like that come out. Its mainly for external hard drives and maybe a few others.
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    Restore point

    You get them through windows updates themselves. No separate place needed to go.
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    What type of HDD interface is this?

    You're welcome, figured that was it.
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    What type of HDD interface is this?

    There is probably a plastic adapter on the end that converts pins to connect to laptop. Seen that all the time in older models. You just need to pull the adapter off to access pins.
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    Logitech mouse usb device not recognized I tested on 5 PCs

    As long as other usb devices work as they should then yes as there is an issue with it so it's garbage
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    Backups

    It's a way for a company to make money. Windows backup is probably limited in what it can do. A paid program is most likely customizable for many options.
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    HP ENVY 5540 PRINTER

    The reason why you might not be finding this area is because you don't have a regular start menu like windows 7 had. If you want the ability to have that type of start menu download and install open shell from here...
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    HP ENVY 5540 PRINTER

    Try unchecking the box where it says let app change printing preferences. Other than that, try printing an email or something. Without testing it myself, couldn't tell you what is going on but at least its properly installed now.
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    HP ENVY 5540 PRINTER

    The driver unavailable message would explain why its not showing up. Go into programs and features and uninstall the printer if its listed there. Then go here and download this driver software and run it and see what happens...
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    HP ENVY 5540 PRINTER

    See in that picture where it says "add a printer"? click that and see if you can add that printer to the list. I've had to do that on a clients pc once. Other than that go here and see what is listed. Your printer should be listed there. If not, that could be a reason why its not showing...
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    HP ENVY 5540 PRINTER

    If your printer is offered then sometimes there is an option to add printer in the drop down so that it shows up. IF not, make sure that the printer if installed on your pc by going into printers and verifying it shows up.
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    Moved computer, now it won't start

    Did you do anything on the inside of it? There could be many reasons why a computer won't start. 1. bad power supply 2. loose connections 3. Other failing hardware You don't need that computer running to transfer your data. You can get a usb hard drive adapter and then attach that to...
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    Networking

    Getting computers to recognize one another can be a pita. 1. All computers have to be in the same workgroup name 2. On every pc, go to network settings and make sure network discovery is on 3. File and printer sharing is enabled 4. You'll have to share the drives you want access to on...
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    email

    The easiest way to do this is press and hold the alt button and press the prt scn button on the keyboard. Then open paint, press ctrl and then v keys and that will paste the image into paint. Then save and attach it to your next post. Yahoo mail came out with a new version awhile back, you...
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