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39 votes
7 answers
153k views

Which drive is \Device\Harddisk1\DR1?

53 votes
5 answers
120k views

Can I force full speed to the indexing service of Windows?

47 votes
6 answers
112k views

How does Windows 7 decide which route to take if 2 connections to an internet source exist? (e.g. a Wireless and an Ethernet one to a router)

10 votes
10 answers
82k views

Is it safe to operate a laptop without battery?

3 votes
4 answers
43k views

How can I get the line count of a text file?

2 votes
3 answers
18k views

Is it possible to make a custom shortcut to "undo" in Word 2013?

1 vote
2 answers
13k views

What is a keyboard "without frame"?

2 votes
3 answers
12k views

How do I remove artifacts from animated gifs based on high quality pngs?

7 votes
1 answer
9k views

What is the purpose of frequent I/O operations on "/Device/Mup" on windows?

4 votes
2 answers
9k views

How can Alt-F4 be disabled in Windows 7?

6 votes
3 answers
9k views

What is the bigger cylindrical part found at the end of USB cables but also some laptop PSU cables? [duplicate]

0 votes
3 answers
9k views

Are there replacement cords for USB mice? (of mouse flexibility)

1 vote
2 answers
6k views

Is it possible to replace the wire of my Logitech G500 mouse?

1 vote
1 answer
5k views

Blinking of Caps Lock key and F11 and F12 keys being constantly on, on a new HP DV7 notebook

2 votes
2 answers
4k views

Logitech G500 Right Click needs extra force and makes weird clamping sound

1 vote
3 answers
4k views

Is an external hard disk with a metallic chasing better for heat dissipation than a plastic one?

1 vote
3 answers
4k views

Computer freezes once in a while for a few seconds then goes back to normal while there is disk activity at the time of the freeze. Any idea why?

3 votes
1 answer
3k views

Does anyone understand why the G700 mouse charging cable must not be extended?

0 votes
1 answer
3k views

Can you think of a way that would fix a crease (created by folding) on a Razer Sphex (mousepad)?

7 votes
1 answer
3k views

How can I make Windows 8 scheduler to run something once when the computer is idle but then wait for at least 12 hours in order to do the same?

1 vote
3 answers
3k views

Is it normal for an AC adapter to drop voltage if it's not used by a laptop?

1 vote
0 answers
3k views

Free/Open Source program to share a USB device (e.g. a scanner)

0 votes
1 answer
2k views

If the metric of a routing table destination is higher than another, can it connect through it, if the lower metric destination offers no connection?

0 votes
2 answers
2k views

Internal laptop HDD hangs/pauses the system momentarily while external USB doesn't

1 vote
2 answers
2k views

Find out what standby/sleep mode I'm under when on Windows 7

1 vote
2 answers
1k views

How can I isolate S.M.A.R.T. reported reallocated sectors so they can never be read and in turn trigger thrashing?

1 vote
3 answers
985 views

If Voltage is Correct, but Current wrong, what's the expected behavior of a laptop receiving its adapter input?

-2 votes
1 answer
969 views

Are the "TCPackFrequency" and "TCPnodely" settings we use for games good for torrents? [closed]

1 vote
2 answers
918 views

Is it possible to sleep a process by force externally?

0 votes
1 answer
829 views

Do USB devices draw current from the computer if a powered hub's current "runs out"?