Recent content by Secret-Squirrel

.............or the Windows 11 calculator in "Programmer" mode will do what you need. You can copy the values too.

Have a look at my post above.

I'm sure that you can purchase them from there, but whether you should is a different matter. Cheap Windows keys may OEM or volume licensing in origin and you're not supposed to use them. Also, a lot of them are fake, stolen, or obtained through fraud. Having said all that, you may find they...

You can restore individual files and folders in the recovery mode I suggested.

As a workaround, use the bootable Acronis TrueImage bootable CD/USB to go into the recovery environment. You'll no longer be in the Windows environment so Com Surrogate won't be an issue.

Browser notifications appear even when the browser isn't running. You may have inadvertently allowed notifications from a scam website at some point. If the pop-ups appear in the bottom-right corner then my hunch may be correct. I see these problems quite frequently on client computers. Try...

They sound like program notifications - probably coming from a web browser. Try this for me and let me know what you discover: Go into Windows Settings -> System -> Notifications. Scroll down a bit to the "Notifications from apps and other senders" section, make sure that "Sort by" is set to...

Thanks for the tip and the update.

Just enter any password and that should generate the "Forgotten password" option. Click on it and follow the prompts.

How will anyone get to your website if you've hidden its public IP address? You don't need a VPN.

16GB will be plenty for those tasks and more. Very few people actually need 32GB. It's a shame that the RAM is soldered and probably not upgradeable but that's sadly the way most slimline laptops are nowadays :disappointed:

This review for the MSI Raider GE78 HX 14VIG says that the tested brightness was 463 nits. Anything over 300 is considered bright. The panels contrast of 1160:1 is good for an IPS screen.

Yes, it would. They're not expensive either.

Well, not really because at the bottom of your last screenshot it shows "Do not open the selected file types" is selected although greyed out. Are you logged in as an Administrator?

Quick Assist (that's built-into Windows 10 & 11) is an effective TeamViewer alternative. It doesn't have some of the fancy features but it should be more than adequate for helping your dad.