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My desktop apps have stopped working, as in double clicking on them doesn't run the program. If I reboot the computer two or three times they will start working. I am using Windows 10. Has anyone else had this problem or have an idea what might cause this? Thanks in advance.

Some of the games that I have installed with Steam appear as white, blank shortcut icons instead of the normal shortcut. They still work ok but just appear as white icons. I have googled the problem and it appears that the desktop icon cache is the problem as it may have become corrupted...

Just recently some programs are showing in my taskbar but won't open when I click on them. Its not all programs but certainly Steam and File Explorer are affected. I've not changed anything and I am using Windows 10, any ideas on how to solve this please? Thanks.

I booted up my computer as normal tonight and it was working ok. I had to leave it for an hour and it presumably went into sleep mode which is what it is set to do. However when I came back to it, it had a black screen with a white underscore line flashing (as though you would type a command...

I have a HP Probook 455 G2 which came with Ubuntu installed. I didn't like Ubuntu so have installed Windows 7 instead but now cannot connect to the internet. When I try to I get an error message "Windows did not detect any working hardware". In device manager I have yellow exclamation marks...

I have a GEForce GTX 770 and there is a feature on the GEForce Experience where you select the Settings tab and then a folder location and the program will scan that folder and find games that it will run at optimal settings, yet even though I try what I think are the correct folders it cannot...

Whenever I go to my local PC World (which is admittedly not often) I am always impressed by the Apple Mac monitor, the display looks amazing. I did a little Google searching and it seems that the monitor is one area where Apple spend money, use premium hardware, use a glass fronted screen, etc...

I have some malware that has Chinese writing on it that I can't get rid of. I have tried Ad Aware and Malware Bytes but its still there. Usually a speedometer type thing appears in the bottom right hand corner when I boot up, I can close that but then something that looks like it is telling...

I have the Windows 10 update which I have had for more than month. I am thinkng of reverting back to Windows 7 (I have the original disk) and I know I can do this through the settings. Will this be like a clean install? IIRC when I updated to Windows 10 it updated without doing a clean...

I have Head Coach by EA Sports on the PC but I cannot get it to work in Windows 10. I get 2 error messages, first one says CreateDevice failed, the second one says The device does not support the queried technique. NFL Head Coach will now exit. Can anyone play Head Coach in Windows 10? If...

I am trying ro run an old game and I get the following the error message "Run-time error '91': object variable or with block variable not set". A quick Google search suggests this is a Visual Basic problem? Some of the hits on the search are adverts for programs to clean your PC or the...

I am trying to get an old program to work and when I try to install it I get an error message saying "An error occurred whilst registering the file C;\WINDOWS.system32\agentctl.dll". Consequently when I try to run the program I get an error message saying "Component agentctl.dll or one of its...

I am trying to run an old game that worked previously on Windows 7 (32 bit) but when I try to run it on Windows 7 (64 bit) I get an error message saying the program is incompatible with the version of Windows I am using. I have tried running in different compatability modes without success. Is...

I know they exist but are there any that anyone would recommed? Are they easy to install and use?

Is iTunes the easiest and best way to transfer music from your PC to your iPhone? I don't find it the most user friendly software and can often be a frustrating experience for me. Any help from an iTunes expert would be most helpful. Thanks in advance.

I picked up some nasty malware called Omiga, I googled how to get rid of it which involved installing an adware program I didn't previously have, ran it and now my keyboard doesn't work. When I boot up the keyboard lights come on but later in the start-up process they go off and the keyboard...

My desktop can run 64bit Windows according to my system information. If I upgrade it will I lose all my programs and settings (e.g. internet, etc) like I would do if I was doing a clean install?

Hi I have upgraded my graphics card from a HD5570 to a GTX770 & my RAM from 4GB to 8GB. Now when I try to run FIFA 14 I get the error message "FIFA 14 has stopped working". Any ideas for a solution please?

Haven't done one in over a year, how often should you?

Can anyone help me out please? I have bought a GTX770 graphics card. I have never done any upgrading on my PC before so I naively thought that I could just unplug my old graphics card (a HD 5570) and plug the new one straight into the motherboard. However when I plugged it in I got an error...