Recent content by Tomhurst

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    Everything is SO slow!

    The thing is, I've been playing some games in steam, which will load into my RAM right? Once they've done so they're loading okay. But it's the initial loading up steam, loading the game etc
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    Everything is SO slow!

    About 85%
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    Everything is SO slow!

    Yes but hard drives do not usually max out at like 2mb/s and take minutes to open notepad for instance
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    Everything is SO slow!

    I'm guessing my HDD has just had it, but the SMART status says it's fine. Everything is so slow to load. Booting, loading websites, loading applications. Takes minutes to do each thing! This is a benchmark test I just did: I've tried sfc, chkdsk, defragment, etc. I'm guessing there's...
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    Why do my files keep corrupting?

    It ran without a source so I think it was fine... But sfc still can't fix my problems :( I don't think I have the anniversary update, however my updates are automatic so I may? Where can I tell? Thanks
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    Why do my files keep corrupting?

    So every couple of months I seem to have a problem... Something acting a bit weird, or my whole computer is amazingly slow, etc.. So I usually go for chkdsk /f /r and sfc /scannow Now when running sfc, I ALWAYS seem to have some corrupt files? Now all I really do is browse Facebook, YouTube...
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    Laptop suddenly stopped connecting to HDMI

    My laptop won't connect to HDMI? My laptop yesterday was just fine. Was playing games on my telly. Turned off for the night, turned on today, and it won't work? It's like it's not even recognising it's being plugged in. I've got a Lenovo Y50-70. I've restarted my laptop, restarted the telly...
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    Infrared Code Changing?

    I've got a generic Hdmi switch because my TV only has one Hdmi port. The remote that comes with it has a short range, I usually have to get up and get closer for it to actually work, which kind of defeats the point. I've tried to use my phone to learn the remote, which works for normal remotes...
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    Which printer to go for?

    I'm looking to get a laser printer, as they are the most cost efficient in terms of ink and such aren't they? Everyone says get a mono laser printer, as mainly I'd just need to print of letters and such, but printing colours would be a plus, but not essential. On Amazon I've found this mono...
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    Windows 10 won't let me shutdown.

    Welcome!
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    Windows 10 won't let me shutdown.

    Make sure all drivers are updated - Download Driver Booster to scan for latest versions