When I boot up Windows 10, I notice quite a few programs starting up in the background—and I've heard that can really drag down a system's performance. I ran CleanMyMac to take a look, and under the startup section, there’s a whole list of entries I don't recognize. I'm honestly not sure which ones are safe to disable without causing issues. If anyone happens to have some advice on what might be safe to turn off, here is the list I'm looking at:
Yes HKCU:Run *LABAL*
Yes HKCU:Run GoogleDriveSync Google "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Drive\googledrivesync.exe" /autostart
My sister and I share the same computer, so naturally, we both have our own Meta accounts that we access through Google Chrome. The thing is, whenever I pull up Meta, those saved login fields pop up with both of our usernames and passwords—meaning anyone can just click a name and be logged right in. I was wondering if there's a way to stop the browser from remembering those credentials—or at least, how to make sure it stops saving the passwords specifically.
Because I’ve got two walls standing in the way, my Wi-Fi signal is pretty weak in one particular room—and I've heard there's such a thing as signal boosters to fix that. Could anyone point me toward a specific model that actually delivers on its promise to boost the signal? I’m asking because I really don't want to rush out and buy something that turns out to be a total waste of money. I managed to find this link over here, which might be what I'm looking for, if it is indeed the right thing.
So, I was over at a friend's place just now and pulled up the Device manager, and this popped up on my screen. Under Universal Serial Bus controllers, I went through every single entry, and everything seems to be reporting as working perfectly fine. The only thing that’s bothering me is those yellow exclamation marks sitting under Other devices—I can't help but wonder if that might be where the actual issue is hiding.
Alright, before I head over to a friend's place, I wanted to see if I could figure out how to check this on My Computer myself. I went ahead and opened my Device manager, and this is what popped up (see the image below). Now, where exactly are those three USB ports located? There's just a massive list of things here...
A friend of mine has a laptop "Dell XPS" that’s about two years old—running Windows 7—and out of nowhere, two of the USB ports just quit on her. Luckily, the third one seems to be holding up fine. I seem to recall running into a nearly identical situation maybe three or four years ago. Back then, someone on this forum gave me some specific steps—I think I had to dive into the Control Panel, toggle a few settings here and there, and once I was done, the ports started working again. Unfortunately, I didn't bother writing down the exact process at the time. Does anyone happen to remember how to fix this?
I suppose I didn't explain myself very clearly before—let me try this again. Imagine I'm looking at a real estate site with maybe ten different apartment listings. Instead of clicking each one individually and manually doing a "File > Save As" ten times—which seems like a tedious way to spend an afternoon—I'd much rather just grab them all at once. I've heard there are tools out there designed to scrape everything in one go, saving me from that repetitive clicking. The idea is that the software asks how deep you want to crawl; in my case, I really just need it to stay at a depth of one link.
So, someone suggested I try using "HTTrack website Copier". I downloaded it and tried to run the process, but I keep getting hit with this error message:
* * MIRROR ERROR! * * HTTrack has detected that the current mirror is empty. If it was an update, the previous mirror has been restored. Reason: the first page(s) either could not be found, or a connection problem occured. => Ensure that the website still exists, and/or check your proxy settings
So, I opened up a specific website and clicked through two different links—basically just two subpages—and now I’m planning to head over to my sister's place to show her what I found. The thing is, she doesn't have any internet access at her house. Is there actually a way to get those pages to load for her offline? I've heard somewhere that browsers stash things in some kind of temporary cache or local storage area. Does anyone happen to know if there's a reliable way to pull this off?
So, I’ve been messing around with this online card game website, and it keeps nagging me to install Java. I go ahead and run the installer, thinking that'll be the end of it, but the site just keeps asking for the exact same thing over and over again—it’s a bit of a loop, really. Even though I’m pretty sure I have the latest version sitting right there on my machine, the site acts like it doesn't exist. Does anyone happen to know how to actually get past this glitch?
I'm looking for a program that can convert a movie into an AVI file while permanently burning in the subtitles. A colleague of mine suggested that Handbrake is the best tool for the job. I went ahead and downloaded it, but I have to say, it feels a bit overly complicated—I was wondering if there might be some kind of tutorial out there available in English?
Good grief, if I have to manually sync this every five minutes, I'll be watching the movie until next year. I honestly don't get why these subtitle creators don't just include the specific technical specs—you know, the film's characteristics—right in the description to prevent this kind of headache, but instead, you're left spinning your wheels. Man, it sounds like this might actually be a lost cause.
The real headache, though, is that there isn't any metadata attached to the subtitles—which makes it pretty much impossible to cross-reference them with the actual movie file. Take this one, for instance: https://kickass.so/two-weeks-notice-...-t3297831.html I'm at a bit of a loss here... how am I supposed to track down the right translation for it when I'm flying blind?
I've got this movie, and I finally tracked down a subtitle file for it—only to realize the timing is completely off. I tried messing around with Subtitle Edit to get everything lined up, but I'm hitting a bit of a wall here. I attempted to fix the offset by syncing the first and last lines of dialogue, but that just leaves the middle section totally out of whack. I even tried using multiple sync points to bridge the gap, but I keep running into the same issue. Does anyone know of a reliable way to actually get these subtitles to sync up properly with the film?
I have quite a few tracks from my MP3-ac collection—mostly stuff from the 50s and 60s—where I’m honestly stumped on who the actual artists are. I think I might have heard somewhere that there are apps out there where you just play a song, and it identifies both the performer and the title for you. Does anyone here happen to know anything about how those work?
I’m just your average home user running Windows 7, and since I'd really like my PC to run a bit smoother—faster, ideally, and without hitting any unexpected snags—I've decided to start being a bit more proactive about keeping things organized and performing regular maintenance. To get me started, a buddy of mine actually sat down and wrote out a specific workflow for me, suggesting which programs I should use and the exact order I should run them in. I was hoping to get your take on his suggested routine; does this seem like a solid plan to you, or is there something I should probably skip or maybe add to the list?
Here is what he recommended: First, uninstall anything unnecessary using something like Revo Uninstaller After that, run the tools in this specific order: 1. CCleaner — pretty much the gold standard for basic junk cleaning 2. AdwCleaner — to hunt down and clear out various types of adware 3. MalwareBytes — an antimalware tool to scan for and remove all sorts of viruses 4. MV regcleaner or RegCure Pro — to clean up and fix errors within the Registry 5. Finally, finish up by running a defrag with something like Defraggler
I’ve heard that there are a few minor tweaks one can make to slightly improve how Windows 7 runs, and I was hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction. I’m really not interested in any visual fluff—you know, things like fancy effects, aesthetics, or animations. I went ahead and navigated to system properties – advanced – performance settings, but I’m honestly a bit stuck on which option makes more sense to select: best appearance or best performance. Could someone perhaps clarify what the actual difference is between those two settings?
Thanks Benjamin King2. I suppose I’ll head out and see if I can track down a replacement hard drive—specifically looking for a Toshiba MK1655GSX (160 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA-II), assuming my luck holds up and one actually exists somewhere.
