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Why is glue coming out of my laptop?

Seeing as you have what appears to be a massive crack in your glass it is entirely possible that this is an optical bonding compound between your screen and the glass leaking out. The crack on your ...
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Windows-10 tablet onscreen keyboard arrows

You can enable the “standard” keyboard layout for the touch keyboard. This layout provides a better emulation of the hardware keyboard, including four cursor keys, Esc, Tab, Del, Ctrl, Shift, Alt, the ...
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How to set Google Chrome to automatically open up and in full screen

After realising that --kiosk mode just would not work at all for me on my tablet, I managed to find a workaround solution by combining these 3 steps. STEP 1 (how to open Chrome in full screen) ...
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Windows tablet otg simultaneously charge?

If you have a hub connected to the tablet, the tablet is in host mode, and must be a SOURCE for VBUS. Therefore it can't charge itself. To accomplish what you want you need a special device called "...
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Can I use a USB hub to simultaneously charge a tablet and connect a USB drive?

No, what you "want" is not that simple. Most hubs are not designed to conduct the current backwards from downstream ports to upstream. Even if some cheap hubs do have the direct connection, the tablet ...
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Difference between laptop and tablet processors?

For example, would an Intel i5 processor for (e.g.) the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 be different from a similarly-named processor for a standard laptop? Yes. Very much so. To understand why, read on. ...
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How to use a Windows tablet as a drawing tablet?

There's an app called VirtualTablet that I believe does what you're asking. You install it on your tablet/laptop and on your desktop, and it lets you use the tablet as an input for the desktop. It won'...
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Why is my microSD card is so slow?

The ASUS T200TA uses an Intel Bay Trail-T Z3775 SoC (System-on-Chip). The SD card reader is controlled by that SoC. Unfortunately there are some bugs present, specifically one that affects UHS-1 SD ...
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Black Screen on AnyDesk Connection

I've found this problem recently. I'm using Windows 10 on a HP Laptop with additional HDMI screen (the problem happend with or without the external screen). After a Windows update the problem appeared,...
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What's the difference between mobile and desktop processors?

Power vs Performance Mobile processors must conserve power (a lot of it) and generate a lot less heat than desktop processors. To serve such a requirement, mobile processors ALWAYS use a much simpler ...
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Why is it called flash for phones / tablets and install for PCs

It is not about harddisk or SSDs. On PCs we also call it flashing the firmware. The firmware is what gets run when the device powers up. Usually from ROM, EEPROM or possibly from flash memory. The ...
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How to fix "System doesn't have any USB boot system"?

Which version of BIOS so you have? According to ifixit, insydeH20 A9 should allow you to do this. The issue is UEFI. You need to enable legacy boot. Start the machine and hit F2 to get to BIOS. ...
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Black Screen on AnyDesk Connection

The reason for this is that if you connect to an active session if the target monitor shuts down you will see the screen in black as well. It also happens for example if you connect by Anydesk to an ...
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Touch screen is dead and inputs are dead: How to access my damaged tablet data?

I'm going to presume it's booting even if you can't see it is, and that it's connected on your wireless network, hopefully with network shares enabled. From another machine on the same network, you ...
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Will a 128GB SDXC work on a 64GB compatible sd card slot?

In many cases what is officially supported and what works are not the same, but the only way to know for sure is to try, which can be a rather expensive method if it does not work. i.e. my phone ...
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Can a USB cable carry 12v?

Years have passed since this question was asked, and it is no longer true that you can not "get" 12V out of plain USB-2 or USB-3. I'm providing an updated answer because this question ranks ...
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Getting the on screen keyboard to pop up from the bottom when focus is in text field in Windows 10 (like mobile)

Built-in programs, and programs that correctly support touch on Windows 10, should pop up the keyboard automatically. Programs that do not support touch won't do so. You might need to go to Settings =...
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Is there such a thing as a type C USB 2.0 connection?

Type-C specifications define the new connector form-factor, which includes receptacle, plug, and a set of various cables. It is designed to serve all USB protocols, and is not a subject of whether it ...
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Can I use a USB hub to simultaneously charge a tablet and connect a USB drive?

You can purchase USB Hubs (example) that will provide sufficient power to charge a tablet. Do not plug a charger into some random hub, not specifically designed for that purpose, it almost certainly ...
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HPA and DCO on eMMC disk?

EMMCs aren't ATA, they are a different interface , and detected differently by linux. In fact these are essentially SD cards connected directly to the system, to the point where you can bodge one into ...
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Can I run Linux on an Android tablet?

There's an interesting quirk of history that lets you run linux on an arbitrary PC. In the beginning, there was the IBM PC. And then lots of folks copied it to make systems that worked samishly ...
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Can I add a 5GHz USB wifi adapter to a tablet that has integrated 2.4 GHZ wifi?

Yes, you should be able to use the USB adapter if it is supported by Android. You would also want to turn off the 2.4Ghz while using the 5Ghz. Also if you are not sure if it is supported by Android I ...
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How to set Google Chrome to automatically open up and in full screen

I just tried the below method, and it is working fine Right click the shortcut Select Properties In Target field enter C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" —full-screen URL This ...
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How to Temporarily Disable Pen Input on Ubuntu (Jaunty) on Thinkpad X41

You can use xinput to temporarily disable your pen input device. For example, on a Thinkpad x220t, the input devices are listed as: $ xinput list ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [...
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Asus t100 not turning on

I know it's an old question but it remains on the top of SERP so here was my solution for the Asus T100T which had identical problem as yours. FYI: The LED next to the power buttons indicates battery ...
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How to clear CMOS on a Asus TF810C tablet?

The way to clear CMOS is simple. Just open up the case and look for a small battery on the Motherboard. Remove the Battery for a minute or two and then replace it. This clears a corrupted CMOS and ...
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Is there any way to change coordinate mode of any Huion graphic tablets on a windows computer?

I'm intrigued by the question, because I also own the Huion H610Pro. (and I didn't know about the relative/absolute behavior!) [Windows 8.1 x64] I looked around the Net, and found nothing too. But I ...
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Can I run Java or .NET apps on a Windows 8.1 tablet?

Assuming an Intel 8.1 tablet (not an RT tablet), then you can run basically anything x86 on it, assuming performance, screen size, finger touch input, etc. are all acceptable. I've run many different ...
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Will a 128GB SDXC work on a 64GB compatible sd card slot?

As a general rule, yes. This page is the official compatibility chart from the SD association. Your device states: With a Micro-SD slot, you can add up to 64GB of external storage to your 2-in-1 ...
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