Recent content by misar

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    [SOLVED] Swapped hard drive has 1TB capacity but the computer only reads 500GB

    Not unless you delete or move the Recovery partition first.
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    [SOLVED] Putting Windows 10 Boot Files on SSD With Windows 10 Installed?

    In that case I suggest you explain to the OP how to do what they want using the tools on the normal windows installation usb other than reinstalling Windows.
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    [SOLVED] Swapped hard drive has 1TB capacity but the computer only reads 500GB

    You can't add the RAW partition space to the C: drive without moving the partition between them. The simplest solution is to format the RAW partition as NTFS, give it the letter D: and use it for data storage.
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    [SOLVED] Putting Windows 10 Boot Files on SSD With Windows 10 Installed?

    Download the free Macrium Reflect and use it to create a bootable USB rescue drive. That has a boot fix option which may be able to create the necessary boot files on the SSD.
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    Question Windows 10 usb freezes right before boot up

    Sounds like a hardware problem, not Windows which has not even been installed. Are you sure you fitted the CPU cooler correctly?
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    [SOLVED] Can't turn off Files On-Demand in OneDrive

    Do you have 1TB of free space on the drive with the local OneDrive folder?
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    [SOLVED] Windows login screen will not recognise keyboard input (cannot type password)

    Did you make sure filter keys is turned off? It has a known bug. You can use the mouse to click the accessibility icon at bottom right of logon screen and check from there.
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    Question PC not waking up from sleep mode

    Open a command prompt and run powercfg /A. This will show which standby mode (sleep state) is in use and which ones are not available. For normal use you want S3. You could also try powercfg /LASTWAKE which reports information about what woke the system from the last sleep transition
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    [SOLVED] Help! Set Downloads folder to the entire D-drive

    Don't use Quick access. Look for Downloads under This PC, right click to open its Properties, click the Location tab, change the location.
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    [SOLVED] Hard Drive Error?

    Disconnect the storage drive, boot the PC and if it starts OK leave it running normally for a while. If it does not crash the problem is the storage drive.
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    [SOLVED] New Build, Windows cannot be installed

    The problem may be whether the BIOS is booting the installation USB in UEFI or legacy mode. Try changing the current setting to the other option and see what happens.
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    Question Windows 10 USB Boot not working

    It sounds like the Windows installer is booting OK but then finds a problem with the hardware. If you have any other drives attached as well as the SSD try again with them disconnected. Also if the SSD still has the original Windows installation see if that will boot and run. Finally you could...
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    Question Can a router be a repeater with just wifi password?

    OpenWrt will do what you want because I use it that way. Temporarily connect your PC and router with an ethernet cable (no need to turn off WiFi on the PC). Login to the OpenWrt GUI . Go to Network, Wireless and press the Scan button in the top row of the Wireless Overview screen. When the...
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    Question USBs disconnect randomly W10

    Look for the keyboard and mouse in Device Manager, open Properties and see if there is a Power Management tab. If so untick the box which says "allow the system to turn off this device to save power".
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    Question Why isn't my m2 Samsung 860 EVO appearing in Windows or BIOS?

    The 970 has an M key so like the 860 (B and M) it will fit into your socket but if the socket is the same as in the photo I linked it will leave one of the pins not connected. I don't know if that stops it working correctly. You need to ask Dell or Samsung - or find someone who has used this...