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Windows 10 / PC - - At the usual command prompt, this message: - "This command required administrative privileges and must be executed from an elevated command prompt. - I am the sole user of this PC and already have administration privileges. - Why does the command prompt not already...

Well, there most likely are folk out there somewhere who think Microsoft's developers can do no wrong . . . But: What, exactly, is the benefit of Windows 10 -- entirely unprovoked or so directed -- simply shutting down on its own whenever it decides to do so? Perhaps it is an inherent MS...

Thanks to all! As I've been futzing around attempting sort this out, I decided (for whatever reason I have no idea) to take a look at Webshots, which I have loaded on as my wallpaper function . . . and as I poked around in there, guess what I found? In addition to my most favorite pix, I had...

Operating System: Windows 10 (NT?) Version: 6.2 System architecture: AMD CPU Family:15, Model:0, Stepping:1 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP Built-in memory: 2048 MB Free memory: 2048 MB Memory available to Photoshop: 1695 MB Memory used by Photoshop: 50 % Image cache levels: 4 Use image cache for...

[POSTED THE ABOVE PREVIOUSLY; HAVE FOUND A WORKABLE DESKTOP CALENDAR WIDGET WHICH I'VE DOWNLOADED; NOW MY QUESTION HAS CHANGED (below).] PC / Windows 10 - Had a three-month calendar widget (previously called it a "gadget" . . . ummm . . . ) on my Windows 7 desktop. Now have moved to Windows...

Good Lord! Can't adding an image be made any more complicated!!?

Well, was going to attach a .jpg showing what I'm talking about, but can't figure out how to do that on this site. Thanks.

PC / Windows 10 : In Windows 7, I had a three-month calendar tucked in the upper right corner of the desktop screen; since it's been there for years, I have no recollection of where I found it; is there some way to locate it in my system? There's nothing found in Win10's "apps" version of All...

I choose: SETTINGS - PERSONALIZATION - BACKGROUND - SOLID COLOR (blue) All looks windowswonderful . . . EXIT Open my wallpaper program (Webshots) and choose a portrait-oriented photo which does not fill the screen width. - In Windows 7, whenever the wallpaper photo did not fill the...

Windows 10 - Forever tiresome, is MS's insistence on excelling at inclusion -- wherever they believe it will enhance Windows -- of superfluous design tweaks, pretty pictures they believe have social interest and value, and endless links to whatever in whereverland. For example, click on...

PC / Windows 10 - C:\ is operating system D:\ (partition) is my file system Attempting to set File Explorer default so it always shows D:\ files; Presently, Windows offers only "Quick Access" or whatever it's called or "My PC" default settings (typical limited MS thinking) and there seems...

MacBook 10.6.8 (yes, we of the ancient days . . . ): Attempting to transfer my flip-phone contacts via Bluetooth to my MacBook Both Bluetooths are activated When the phone makes contact with MacBook, the phone asks for a MacBook PIN -- apparently, numerical I don't recall ever using a...

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Found what I needed on-line; appreciate all responses. CASE CLOSED.

Windows 7; HP Envy 5530: Previously had an Epson scanner which offered the capability of scanning a text document, "reading" the scan, and then copying the text in order to paste it into another program for editing purposes. Have not found that capability on the 5530; only that it will scan a...