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bucolic_frolic

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4. This is strange, but I had my newly-in-service laptop with the same problem today

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Sun Oct 13, 2024, 08:01 PM

Oct 2024

It seems the memory, delivered in two 2gb modules - one of them was seated, but not quite making contact. The laptop was operating on 2GB memory instead of 4. I found this out by looking at system info before opening the case to fix the problem.

Surely a long shot for you, not very common at all.

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I'm having problems with my Windows 10 laptop. [View all] Ptah Oct 2024 OP

I wish I could help, but welcome to the world of Windows 10... Enter stage left Oct 2024 #1

I don't remember this problem happening much more than the last year or so. Ptah Oct 2024 #2

I only get the laptop out 2-3 times a year now for legal reasons... Enter stage left Oct 2024 #6

Are you suggesting I revert to Windows 7? Ptah Oct 2024 #7

I used to be very computer savvy and took care of many of the computers in a 80 person office... Enter stage left Oct 2024 #8

Absolutely do not downgrade sboatcar Oct 2024 #12

Windows 11 is even worse RainCaster Oct 2024 #11

Pay money to a computer guy to have it fixed. Sneederbunk Oct 2024 #3

This is strange, but I had my newly-in-service laptop with the same problem today bucolic_frolic Oct 2024 #4

You can open the task manager (or whatever it's called in w10) bullimiami Oct 2024 #5

Some basic steps that should help BootinUp Oct 2024 #9

Check Task Manager, right click on the 4 blue box icon in the tray. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #10

Try this out sboatcar Oct 2024 #13

My experience with W10 has been similar. It's as buggy on my device as W95 was 29 years ago ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #14

I use a HP laptop and a Republic of Games Office PC. (Flight Simulator only) OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #15