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windows 8.1

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    PC slowdown, sort of

    Hi guys, been experiencing a type of slowdown when using my PC in the last 2 days. Looking for some input before I jump the gun and purchase a new rig. -Specs- (Attached a DXDIAG if interested) A pre-built tower purchased in 2013 from Newegg (...
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    Solved Automatic Repair

    I started up my Pc and got the automatic windoes repair screen. I tried chkdsk /f /r c: and it showed: In Stage 4: "A disk read error occuredc0000185 The disk does not have enough space to replace bad clusters detected in file 254858 of name \PROGRA~1\WINDOW~1\MIBB6F~1.1_X\msvcp110.dll" In...
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    My computer turns on but with a black screen

    so I have an old computer running with windows 8.1 , I used to get sometimes BSOD but there was no problem with my hardware. Anyway one day when I was using it , the screen turned black suddenly ( although the computer wasn't at sleep ) so I made a forks shutdown and since then the screen...
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    BSOD Watchdog threat

    Been having this issue for about 3 weeks now. Ran AVG, Malware bytes, CCleaner, Avast, and spybot and the BSOD keeps happening. Can't use the internet on the computer or run certain programs without the BSOD coming back on. Did a system restore also and didn't fix the problem. Here is the...
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    Closed/Inactive Windows cmd.exe transferring files on its own

    Hi All! I'm having some (potential) issues. I added AdBlocker Extension to chrome that ended up having a lot of bloatware on it and ultimately not doing what it was advertising. So I got rid of it and the other unwanted extensions it added by itself (including go.mail.ru, which took over not...
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    Graphics issue with grey boxes around text on certain programs.

    I am having issues with grey/white boxes appearing around text in certain programs, so far I have found it in chrome and spotify. I noticed this recently after a windows update. I've tried: updating graphics drivers, uninstalling and reinstalling both programs, but to no avail downloading...
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    Windows tells me it doesn't recognize the 4 port usb adapter

    Hi PCHFMs, I have this irritating issue. I'm in the process of transferring files from my old laptop top my new and I bought a multi port usb adaptor so I can transfer. (My old adapter is really flaky and keeps getting disconnected when transferring) So, the new adapter triggers a message...