Automation

I use Proton Drive to backup some of my data, and at one point when I was trying to restructure the directories within my Proton Drive account I found, some hours later after I had awoken, that Proton Drive had not only renamed seemingly every single file out of 860 GB, but it had also started...

Looking for an all-in-one solution for automating software install on a fresh windows install.. I have multiple applications and settings I like to setup when I do a reformat. Stuff like latest nvidia driver, discord, notepad++, visual studio, vs code, firefox developer, chrome, virtualbox...

Back after a while! We are replacing the 40 years old windows and doors as the house has become colder and issues with them cannot be fixed. It’s time for a replacement. It is a detached property and we moved in Jan 2015. We have a Virgin business broadband, a Cisco switch connecting the...

I know on an Apple computer there is a built-in Watch Folder capability that allows one to set up an automation so that when certain files are copied to one drive in a folder it can then duplicate that onto another drive automatically. Is this possible with Windows 10?

So could anyone who has a little time think about a solution for that? Main thing is: My door keeps most of the music in my flat so the others dont get annoyed. I thought about a senser at the door which knows if the door is opened or closed. For example if it opens the Music should turn down. I...

The company I work for is slowly trying to re-structure our email system, specifically how we respond to emails sent to our main support distro. Now instead of pretty much everyone responding to support emails as they come in, only our scheduling department (2 or 3 people) are supposed to be...

Hi everyone, There are quite a few options for windows automation software. I'm looking for something that is simple with complex capabilities. One key thing I want is to be able to have the program search my downloads folder for epub files. If the result is more than one, open Calibre, then...

Can I run a workstation with out an integrated graphics card And still surf the web and watch YouTube videoOn a 52'in 1080 television As I have never built a computer this will be the first one however my previous computer came configured with onboard graphics integrated inside of the A-10 6700...

Hello, could someone tell me what kind of issue is this? I got it when I installed windows 8.1 pro with media center today. specs: CPU: i5 6400 RAM: 8GB GPU: AMD Radeon RX460 2GB MOBO: Asus H110M-K https://imgur.com/a/Pu6jcZm

Hi i have problem with booting windows, my pc always take like 5 min to boot windows and then slow and a bit laggy screen for few seconds slow applications opening what should i do ? My pc specifications MSI GTX 1050 Ti 4GB 4GT MSI Z270 Krait Gaming G.skill ripjaws 8GB (1x8) Intel Core...

I have all of the parts except the SSD, and I'm not sure if any of the ports/slots will be occupied (as I'm not 100% familiar with the motherboard makeup and am getting it assembled professionally). Will the SSD fit fine with the m.2 compatibility, or will there be problems due to a possibly...

My razer kraken 7.1 chroma has had a issue for a while, for about 6 months there has been pretty bad kinks in the cord. I untangle the cord and get rid of all the knots but the kinks will not go away I could pull on it with a lot of force but I feel like that would give the risk of my cord...

I have a Lenovo Flex 2-14 that wont charge even when its plugged on. I'm not sure if its the laptop or charger, but I tried many different power sockets but it still wouldn't charge. I also tried restarting it but still wouldn't charge. My laptop is surviving at 1% and would be dead when someone...

Hello sometimes when i turn my computer on, the case fan makes the noise like if it was an turbine, my friend told me that it is ok as there is no Software to control the fan and when OS is starting in my occasion Windows 10, it takes control of it and change the fan speed to the normal after a...

Hi. The story: Part 1 It's my friend's PC: ASUS P8B75-M Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz 24GB RAM (2x8 one model + 1x8 other model) PSU: 400W, 450W msinfo: https://drive.google.com/open?id=13jVay-N8iacCbPYZY4TItd60XqVaspzh (not an audio file! Download.) Didn't have any issues first...

Hello, I bought new GPU (Asus RX 580) using Asus Z270-P motherboard , since i bought it the system had very high CPU usage 99% or so ! now the windows wont boot when the GPU is connected , but if I connect other GPU same model (RX 580) it boots fine and works normally ! Note: I modded the GPU...

Hi Guys, Just would like to ask a better RAM for my Mboard A320M-DS2. Should I go for UDIMM or DIMM? They are both 8Gb DDR4 2400mhz. Here's looking forward to your positive response!

In windows 10 is theree a way to make a web page to be the screen saver choice. ie: set that web page as default web page in broswer and make broswer be loaded as screen saver? why because I really would like to see this web page as my screen saver. http://map.norsecorp.com/#/

My i7 8700k is having very high temperatures having an AIO (EVGA CLC 280), it reaches up to 72º doing Stress CPU with Aida64. While I saw that other people with an AIO of 120MM reaches 65º, which might cause it to reach 72ºC? The thermal paste is an MX-4 Tests made by me...

Hey guys, i am after some advice on upgrading my PC whilst staying in my budget. So i built my PC around 4 years ago with the specs below. MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P RAM: 16GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR3 1600MHZ CPU: AMD FX 6300 Black Edition, Vishera, Six Core, AM3+, Clock 3.5GHz, Turbo...

Right now I am looking to build a PC for gaming and I'm quite paranoid over what my cpu temps will be like with this build https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hVsKm8

Hello, I recently just got a computer from a friend as my laptops hard drive just kicked the bucket..... The computer is an Acer desktop running windows Vista. I can't seem to get it to display on either of the two monitors I have (both are working fine, they work with my ancient 15 year old...

Hi, I have a two 1tb hard drives, both with movies and tv shows on them. they both work fine one one of my TV's through my ps4 but when I plug one into my usb point on my small bed room TV it shows that its connected but nothing shows up on it. Anyone any ideas??

My tv is displaying a black Screen when connected to my PC via HDMI cable. The Tv recognises the connection but nothing appears on screen. The cpu is working but I don't seem to know where the problem might be. FYI I have Installed Nvidia 1050 ti graIic card but haven't installed it's driver...

so i have a corsair h80i and i have brought the fans bring air in from the back of cpu into the radiator as push and pull. there is a fan on the top blowing air out, now i dnt have fans on the front, now i was wondering can i use this as exhaust to keep air flowing? so it will be like this...

Hello everyone When I was a kid I was playing a space racing game that I got from my uncle.I can remember that it looked like it was on mars or something like that. The track had line in the middle of it with arrows (probably blue) that were showing the correct way of the race. Vehicles were...

I looked through this forum about this, but didn't find anything that could help me. The thing is - I've got an old monitor from a friend, so that i can use it as a second monitor on my integrated graphics card via avg cable. But the problem is, when i plug in the monitor, it says that there is...

My Specs AMD FX-8350 EVGA GTX 970 HyperX 8Gb ddr3 Corsair Bronze certified 750WAT 1 TB WD BLUE 120 GB Kingston SSD NZXT S340 So im wondering what to upgrade next in not very happy with my current framerates in games like battlefield 1 gta5 and h1z1 so i want to upgrade my pc But i dont know...

Can ASRock H110M-HDS overclock?

I have an inspiron n5040 and tried adding a "4gb 1rx8 pc3l-12800s-11-12-b4 samsung" to the second slot. Once I added it and turned on the computer the screen would load up and then once it would get to the starting windows screen it would either just freeze before the symbol popped up or the...

I am looking to buy a laptop for when I travel. I play WOW that is all. I have narrowed my choices down to a MSI GT72 VR Dominator, and now I am stuck. Two variants of this model are the 238 and the 286. Both machines are identical except that the 238 display is 60hz with G-sync and the 286 is...

Hi guys I bought my MSI GTX 1080 too but I have a problem which makes me crazy. I've just wanted to test my card so I downloaded Unigine Heaven. Everything was ok I did my first benchmark without OC and I got that score FPS: 113.4 Score: 2856 Min FPS: 30.3 Max FPS: 242.4 But then I realized...

Hello, When i play games my graphics card fans are not spinning and within 30 mins of playing the fps drop to 2-3 and the graphical settings turn to minimum automatically. I have to restart the game for it to work again but the same thing happens. However when i use afterburner the fans work...

I have an Acer Aspire 772 G that mounts a VA70_HW mainboard, a I5 4200M CPU and it has four memory slots. The CPU can handle 32GB. In mounting memory in bay 1 and 2 (two different channels) windows frees up half of the total memory. if I put the same quantity in one channel, say bay 1 and 3...

I am connected to wifi but my internet won't start any pages I check the problem and it said that the DNS is not responding

I am currently living at the dorm for college and at night, the wifi is clogged with people. normally i dont experience the slowness because i use ethernet for my laptop, but thats not possible when i am on my bed about to sleep. is there something i can use that has 1 ethernet in port with 1...

Hello there, I'm having a problem with updating my Bios unfortunately.I thought I could do it without any problems but I forgot to folder name that inside Usb and had to restart my pc to look at it but proccess wasn't complete.Now when I choose usb on the screen it's openning Windows 10...

I just picked up an Acer XB270HU. It looks incredible, but running a second monitor (a 24" 1080p tv) kills the frame rate (think <10 fps) whenever a game is running on the acer. Do I need to upgrade to a GTX 980 ti to run dual monitors? Thanks. CPU: i5 760 (2.8GHz) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 970...

To cut a long story short, I've had trouble with my computer at my girlfriend's house for as long as I started taking it over there every now and again. To quickly describe the problem: When I play some games my computer will, after a varying period of time depending on how graphically intensive...

Hi, My fairly old computer needs a better cooling system. MB: Gigabyte p55m-ud2 CPU: Intel i7 860 2.8Ghz I'm assuming I can't install the newest cooling systems (old sockets or something?), so how do I know if a given system can be installed in my PC or not? What parameter am I looking for...