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I attached a screenshot above showing my issue. Mostly it happens to the network and audio icons but inconsistently the input icon to the left of it also gets blurry, as well as pinned start menu shortcuts and elements in Windows Settings. The top of the image shows the default state of my UI...

Every now and then when doing some graphic related stuff I run into trouble of using a font which does not have some unusual / rare Unicode signs like ◗ ● █ The simplest way to cope with that would be to have on my operating system a font named like Unicode version XXX - which, in its...

Hey, I've had this problem for ages and I tried various methods but I just can't seem to get rid of programs appearing extremely blurry: I tried: Changing the scale Windows anti blurry mode on and off and it doesn't help me. I have an NVIDIA Graphics card and AMD CPU if that helps. Examples...

On multiple websites, the font isn't working properly and reverts to what I assume is the placeholder for broken fonts. A lot of these issues have come from Google's websites, but I've noticed it happening on a couple other sites (I'd rather not name them, in case that's not allowed or something.

Hi all, I have an issue with windows 10 Mail app. Every text that is written in Armenian language being shown as boxes or question marks inside the box, But only inside Mail app and only inside that message. If I will copy it and paste somewhere else, doesn't matter where, normal text...

Good evening, I finally got this huge update. Here's a screenshot, i do not have any idea how to fix it. I tried to reset fonts to default - it didn't work Tried to manually install them - it didn't work Ideas what can I try? I haven't tried third party software. Some letters seem in bold...

Hello, sorry for my english i have spirit of gamer deathmatch 5 as a desktop case i searched every where and tried every thing but i cant find out how to open the front panel my 3 front fans are becoming dusty and bit noisy if anyone knows how to open [ the spirit of gamer deathmatch 5 ] front...

Two different reports from this week point to Apple working on switching Macs to its own chips and allowing iOS developers to port their apps to Macs. Read more here. LUCIAN ARMASU @Lucian Armasu Lucian Armasu is a Contributing Writer for Tom's Hardware US. He covers software news and the...

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So the basic idea is that I just built a home back in April of 2018 that I had 2 rooms pre-wired with CAT5e. The 1st of the 2 ports is in the main living/Kitchen/Dining area and it is where ATT Uverse guys came and installed the router using the ethernet plug. My goal is to hook up my PC...

i was trying to run my monitor at 1080p 144hz, however my laptop only has usb c and hdmi, while my monitor only supports 144hz for dvi and display port, so i tried looking around to see if i could find an adapter for it, and was wondering if this might work...

Hi im going to buy a Ryzen 5 2200g and this mobo.The real problem is .... this mobo only supports hdmi/dvi ports . I have a vga monitor and i want to know : can i use a vga to hdmi active adapter to make it work with my vga monitor?

My PC was working nicely. A few days ago, it suddenly closed; CPU was off, monitor etc. was off. It hasn’t been working since then. I also replaced its micro lithium cell CR2032 with a new one. But the problem is same. It has suddenly turned off many times before then I repaired it. But I can...

Hi Guys, First of all, I m nuub in making PC, and this is my first Build, I gathered as much as Information I could, But nowhere is better Than TomsHardware, Of course. Follow is my build. Ryzen R5 2600 MSI Geforce GTX 1060 Gaming X 6GB CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DRAM 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4...

Hi, I have an fx-6300 overclocked to 4.1 ghz and a gtx 1050ti overclocked to 1500mhz. I set all the settings to the lowest possible setting with the render scaling at 50 and sharpness at 0 and get about 80-95 fps and it dips down to 60-70 fps sometimes. Is this normal?

Hi, I bought a build PC last year I used to play on 1080p rightnow I buy a 4K TV I want to play on 4K my actual build is CPU: Ryzen 3 1300x GPU: RX580 8GB MB: tomahawk b350 RAM: 8GB DDR4 3200 MHz F4-3200C16-8GTZR SSD: 512GB Samsung XP941 HDD: 2TB PSU: EVGA 600W 80 PLUS BRONZE So the deal is I...

Hello, I've been having trouble activating Windows 10 on my NEW machine. The thing is, I had a DIGITAL license (upgrading from Win7 to Win10 on my old computer), but I didn't create a Microsoft account, so my original copy of Windows isn't linked. Is there anything I can do to activate my...

My friend and i have been going back and forth recently on what we believe gives a better image, and i know that this discussion is abit subjective but was wondering if someone could give me some insight. My friend recently purchased a 2080ti GPU but refuses to purchase a 4k monitor until hdr 4k...

I want to buy a super light and thin laptop, that can hopefully do at least a bit of editing. In Ireland there are not many options for laptops, so im stuck with not too many. The main difference between them is that some have an i7 and some have an i5 and a GeForce MX150 2 GB, and I am...

I've changed something on msconfig/boot (something about the number of cores) and now my PC enters into a menu, I've tried anything but it's a dead end: Safe mode: BSOD Auto repair: not working I've tried something in cmd I've seen in this video- https://youtu.be/kjOVFIEAxSQ but I have zeros on...

I think my motherboard died or it it could've been my cpu. My mother board is a gigabyte x470 aorus ultra gaming and my cpu is ryzen 2400g, I tried overclocking the agpu and put it at 2.4ghz with 1.5v, the pc turned on and booted into windows but wouldn't run windows at the QHD resolution my...

Hello everyone! Recently I've been upgrading my hardware to try and make it a capable gaming PC. However i still cant reach that, therefore i'm asking "you guys" to try and give me tips and tricks, to make my PC a gaming PC. My current specs are as listed: Intel Core 2 quad, Q6600 @ 2.4ghz...

Hello everyone! I'm new in Tom's Hardware. I also do not build PC's but I do have very decent computer knowledge. This past Sunday I went to Best Buy and bought an IBUYPOWER Trace 941. It's retail price is at $1799.99. However its on 100$ Price drop for $1699.99. Minus 100$ Student discount and...

Hello. i have a 1080 armor 8gb graphics card, with an 17 7700k. My temps are fine on my cpu but my gpu averages around 71 *c. I was playing a game BMX streets. I average around 220 fps when i play, but my graphics will spike up into the 800 frames and my temps go up to 83 *c+. How can i stop...

I have a question that I hope may be answered. When trying to open up my BIOS for the first time, it crashed as the beep was starting leaving me with the beep never ending. I can tell it crashed by the sound being stuck on loop, and the system time freezing. As a result I can't do anything in...

My windows 10 install took a dump, but I can see my files from the command line when I go there from the recovery menu. I can insert a USB drive and see it as well. All should be well, but I can't get stuff to copy. I have two examples: At c:\Users\Bob\Desktop I have a directory called...

There are many commands that you can give to your Google Assistant. It’s an extremely useful tool that can organize your schedule, inform you of the weather, tell you directions to places and do many more things. Still, this doesn’t mean all of those commands have to be “serious”, you can also...

I have an Asrock P67 Extreme4 Gen3 mobo, intel i7-2600K CPU, 2x4Gb G.skill sniper RAM, a 1000w Silent Pro Gold PSU, and I was running a EVGA Geforce GTX 970 ftw, but I think it might just be toast.. Anyways, I need a new GPU for now while I look into the other, and I'm wondering what exactly is...

Is it possible to overclock the Acer aspire e5 e11? Using either software or Bios.

I am having problems with memory bought on Ebay. I install the memory and get a solid 1 & 3 light with tells me: Memory modules are detected, but a memory configuration or compatibility error has occurred. The memory I bought: .New Condition,Original memory chips Double-Sided .2GB Capacity...

Why is my pc not powering up when press the power button . It was working a few days ago but when I went to plug the power cable in both fans spin for half a second but the led light stays on but when I try the power button on front of the case

There are several threads, but I couldn't find a solution through any. Well recently I bought a new monitor-Acer gn246hl-great specs listed. Notably 144hz rr, which many gamers look forward to. However, i cant get the rr to 144hz despite using all the cables the monitor came with. The max rr i...

Do you guys know of anyone that sells circuit boards for older sharp stereo systems. An sc 6900 made around 1989 to be exact. Also are their any reputable repair services out there where I could ship my stereo to if I cant fix it myself?

Hi guys! My system is 8g ram, gtx 1050 ti, intel g3250 With this pc I have bottleneck in some games and because of that I wanna to upgrade my cpu to core i3 7100. I want to know that will I have any bottleneck after this upgrade?

I have been getting a message every reboot "Scanning and repairing drive (\\?\Volume{576ea0c1-0000-0000-0000-30f99c000000}) - 100% complete I've entered that address into explorer, and an error comes up that says the drive is not formatted. My operating drive ( C: ) - has 4 partitions on it, and...

Is this microphone a dud without a preamp?

Hi, I have a bit of a collection of PCs and I am very pleased with them. However, I have a optiplex 380 MT just sitting around and I am not really sure what to do with it. So now I've decided that once I have enough money, I'm going to tart it up a bit - I'd like to change the rather...

I have core 2 quad 9400 and 4gb ddr3 ram on ecs g41t m7 motherboard and i wanted to ask what gpu will be the best for this setup ..i want to play gta5 and csgo on medium to high settings will gt 1030 be bottlenecked by my processor??and also can i OC my processor in the same mobo?? I would...

Im gonna build and order the parts very soon. I will probably take the 7700k over the 8700k. I Don't know how much more money the 8700k will cost, and I dont have a money tree in my backyard. :P I will be heavy gaming, and heavy streaming on this bad boy. Cooler Master CM 690 III Window Green...

I've been running into a problem with my motherboard (or possibly PSU) recently where 2 out of the top 3 headers do not seem to be supplying sufficient power to any fans. I am wondering why this would suddenly happen out of the blue.. I am running separate AIO coolers on my CPU and GPU - my CPU...