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Welcome to the Power Users community on Codidact!

Power Users is a Q&A site for questions about the usage of computer software and hardware. We are still a small site and would like to grow, so please consider joining our community. We are looking forward to your questions and answers; they are the building blocks of a repository of knowledge we are building together.

Posts by Lundin‭

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Q&A How to get rid of the ugly search icon rolled out in today's Windows 10/11 update?

Right click on the task bar/the ugly icon Pick "Search" Uncheck "Show search highlights"

posted 2y ago by Lundin‭

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Meta How would you feel about a merger with Linux Systems?

Since Power Users is essentially a super set of the Linux site, if a merger is to happen, it becomes natural to merge Linux into this site. I don't think anyone at Power Users would mind, *nix ques...

posted 2y ago by Lundin‭

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Q&A How to get rid of the ugly search icon rolled out in today's Windows 10/11 update?

Just updated Windows (2022-06-17, version Windows 10 Pro 21H2) and now there's an eye-catching, ugly icon in the taskbar, which graphics suggests that Windows' intended target audience is children ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Lundin‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Lundin‭

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Q&A How do I start diagnosing why a Windows Server turns itself off?

I don't know much about the server versions, but for Windows in general, you'll want to peek in the Event Viewer. It contains all the logs, floods of information, most of it irrelevant and uninter...

posted 2y ago by Lundin‭

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Q&A Should I now delete backup files already stored on my SSD C Drive? Should I use free space on SSD C Drive?

Generally, PC these days are almost always built with 2 hard drives: one for the OS and related programs, one for applications and user data. There is nothing directly harmful with storing a lot o...

posted 2y ago by Lundin‭

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Meta Are non power users questions welcome in Power Users?

I think the knowledge requirement is roughly: The poster should have some experience working with the technology the question is about. The poster should have some experience working computers ...

posted 6mo ago by Lundin‭

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Q&A Ought I clone my C Windows drive, from my old SSD to new SSD in new computer?

Over time, the Windows folder keeps gathering crap and grow. Therefore, a fresh installation of Windows is bliss - it is the only 100% working way to get rid of all waste files that it picks up ove...

posted 8mo ago by Lundin‭  ·  edited 7mo ago by Lundin‭

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Meta Would questions about software systems design limitations be on-topic here?

If it is possible that someone who isn't a developer of that software (or such software) can objectively answer the question, then I think it would be on-topic. If answers involve speculation abou...

posted 3y ago by Lundin‭

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Q&A Why is Firefox performing so poorly on my Android?

Firefox is my preferred browser when using a PC. I've also always found it to be one of the faster no matter computer. However, whenever I try to use Firefox on my Android phone (Samsung S8), it g...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Lundin‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Lundin‭

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Q&A Hot keys with AltGr for Windows 10

Short of finding some program that does this, Windows has the built-in "alt codes". By pressing the Alt key and holding it while typing 4 digits, you can type symbols. The regular Alt, not AltGR. ...

posted 3y ago by Lundin‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Lundin‭

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Q&A What is the formal terminology to describe the hierarchy from a screen to a window?

There exists to my knowledge no formal terminology. I have no idea where you got those terms from or why you think they are correct. Also, the answer likely depends on whom you ask: an electronics ...

posted 2y ago by Lundin‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Canina‭

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Q&A My hard drive is screeching, now what?

In case of a classic magnetic disc drive starts to make new strange sounds and you can tell it isn't coming from one of the many fans in the computer, turn it off immediately and remove the power p...

posted 4d ago by Lundin‭

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Meta Office suites category

A site for office suites was proposed here: https://meta.codidact.com/posts/277548. This proposal is still in early stages and unlikely to get enough support to emerge as a site of its own in the n...

3 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Lundin‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by Wicket‭

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Q&A For the HP LaserJet Pro MFP M426fdn printer, is ProRes 1200 higher quality than FastRes 1200?

"ProRes" and "FastRes" are HP terms and not general terms. Nobody but HP knows what's involved in one or the other. Print quality is a very subjective area - things like paper quality and cleaning ...

posted 2y ago by Lundin‭

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