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authenticator
I need help getting into an old authenticator that i havent had access to in almost a decade
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asked 2026-01-05T02:42:23.0266667+00:00
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George Ferguson
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edited an answer 2026-03-10T13:17:08.9033333+00:00
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Lychee-Ng
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I am locked out of a Stored Computer with Windows 7
I have a Dell XPS 9000, and have had it stored for some time. I do not remeber the Password. And with so many attempt, I am now locked out. How can I recover y Data on this Computer?
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asked 2026-02-25T01:43:01.2933333+00:00
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robert escamilla
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commented 2026-02-26T14:52:19.7933333+00:00
Lychee-Ng
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Windows 7 in 2026?
I have come across many websites owned by various people who claim they have a fully functional Windows 7.After trying to explore Windows 7 myself, it instantly came to halt,after the vital files that was needed to run Windows 7, are no longer found in…
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8,432 questions
asked 2026-02-17T23:47:50.5033333+00:00
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Anonymous
accepted 2026-02-17T23:48:26.4566667+00:00
Anonymous
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Can you help me get pass the password page?
I have an old computer tower running windows 8 Pro. When I turn it on it loads the page where it asks for my password. The page shows my name and my email address. I have tried my current Microsoft password and I have changed my Microsoft password. It…
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asked 2026-01-14T22:25:01.4366667+00:00
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REBECCA DIX
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commented 2026-01-17T09:49:35.4133333+00:00
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Haytham-C
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SOUND PROBLEM
i have not access to open sound of my laptop and i need to use my laptop with sound
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8,432 questions
asked 2025-10-12T14:21:05.5833333+00:00
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faidi khan
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answered 2025-10-12T17:19:15.4533333+00:00
Kapil Arya
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My Microsoft virtual desktop will not work
So last Wednesday my Windows 365 remote desktop was working perfectly fine, but the very next day it said that I was disconnected from the remote PC (as seen bellow) and about a week later it still is not working. I have tried refreshing over 500 times,…
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I submitted a password recovery on an old account on 7/27 and it didn't get reject but it's 8/6 and I haven't heard back
I need to find out how to ask for follow up on an account password recovery request.
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asked 2025-08-06T17:21:30.5233333+00:00
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Andrea Flores
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answered 2025-08-14T13:21:30.2+00:00
Jesse Johnson
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I Cant Start the computer because I forgot my password on my old computer with Windows 7
I Can't start the computer because I forgot my password on my old computer with Windows 7. How do I recover access? PS: Prompt Command doesn't come on!
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asked 2025-07-22T16:54:28.9933333+00:00
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Buddy Soubra
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answered 2025-07-29T10:51:01.1433333+00:00
Anonymous
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How do I get my spacebar to stop acting as a scroll down button?
I was playing a little internet flash game in Windows Explorer and somehow I pressed something on the keyboard that made my spacebar turn into a scroll down button. I tried restarting the computer but it didn't do anything. I've no idea what I pressed …
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asked 2011-04-01T20:37:28+00:00
Anonymous
edited an answer 2025-07-23T22:36:10.86+00:00
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Old observer
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Windows 8.1 ... Still asking for password when the option is unchecked
Hey All... This is actual for my elderly mothers computer, who lives far far away. I have to access her computer remotely... In user accounts the box is unchecked for users to enter a username and password to use comptuer, curious as to why it would…
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asked 2022-05-03T21:04:57+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-08T21:17:24.57+00:00
Anonymous
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Xampp
I install xampp server on my labtop (windows 8.1) but it doesnit work and send me a message (the procedure entry point is graph couldn't be located in the dynamic library in xampp/apache/bin/pcre2-8.dll Why and should I do? Plz help
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asked 2022-04-29T21:07:17+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-08T21:17:24.57+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
My Windows Time is Not Accurate and Gets a Few Minutes Behind
The Windows workstation I'm using won't have its time stay put. I tried going to the time settings and changing the time to the correct time and it won't stay put. After a while it gets behind by a few minutes. My computer is older, even on a newer…
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asked 2022-09-18T11:43:09+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-08T21:15:57.9633333+00:00
Anonymous
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Why does Windows ask twice for password?
For glarification, I mean the power-on password. When I start my computer, this screen shows up, then I type my password and press enter, then it shows the startup screen, then the screen shuts down for a second and then it puts me back on this screen…
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asked 2022-09-26T11:00:46+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-08T21:15:57.9633333+00:00
Anonymous
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Lost Vertical Pipe Key
Hello, somehow, my vertical pipe key doesn't work anymore, I live in Norway and have a nordic keyboard layout and on my keyboard it's a button of it's own, together with paragraph symbol, no shift + or alt + to use it normally. And I cannot recreate it…
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asked 2022-06-09T18:40:19+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-08T21:14:26.48+00:00
Anonymous
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delay start programs
I need to know how to launch a program after 5 minutes of double clicking / opening it. eg: once i click open excel. i want it to open after 5 minutes. Thank you kind peoples
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asked 2022-06-16T14:28:38+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-08T21:14:26.48+00:00
Anonymous
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Who provided their voices for the windows xp sam, mike and mary tts voices?
I make this question because i saw many comedic youtube videos using the sam, mike and mary tts voices from windows xp's narrator app in the past and i really wanted to know since this year. Does somebody from the microsoft team know?
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8,432 questions
asked 2022-12-22T03:55:25+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-08T21:12:59.6266667+00:00
Anonymous
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I updated my computer and now my touchpad does not work. I can't figure out how to fix this issue. Any ideas?
I updated my computer and now my touchpad does not work. I can't figure out how to fix this issue. Any ideas?
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8,432 questions
asked 2022-11-24T02:37:18+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-08T21:11:08.4966667+00:00
Anonymous
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On Screen Keyboard
The information for the On Screen Keyboard indicates that "The on-screen keyboard is for more than just typing text. Keyboard shortcuts work on it, too, just as they would on a physical keyboard. Click or tap a modifier key–like the Shift or Alt…
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asked 2021-11-22T23:45:11+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-08T21:09:33.0666667+00:00
Anonymous
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Is there any legal way to use windows in Iran
Hi I'm living in Iran actually it's easy as drinking water to use pirated windows , but I want to do everything legally so actually can I just use windows products as PC platform not using any online service such as Microsoft app store or any other…
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asked 2021-11-12T17:04:52+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-08T21:09:33.0666667+00:00
Anonymous
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Disabling the ability of toggling numpad by pressing shift key.
I have recently discovered that by pressing shift key, you are capable of temporarily switching numpad modes from numbers to Home/End/PgUp/PgDown and arrow keys. Despite shift toggling the keypad being quaint, I have never used or needed this and it is…
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asked 2021-10-12T00:06:11+00:00
Anonymous
asked 2025-07-08T21:09:33.0666667+00:00
Anonymous