Windows 10: New 1 user. Hi & a few questions....

Hi all.

New 10 user here. I normally use Windows 7 and my back up is a Windows 10.
7 is being repaired.

My bottom search bar isn't working. The one on the bottom left.

My bar at the top and the taskbar have suddenly got really small. Can't remember pressing anything....

I ring HP constantly asking questions.Sometimes they can help,sometimes not.
Usually they say that I should contact Microsoft.

This machine was cleaned and reinstalled with a new Windows 10 a few months ago when it stopped working after a Bios update.

Have been Googling the questions but haven't found out much.

Hoping someone can help....




:)

 

a few questions from a new user

Hi,



I've just switched to the Nokia 5800 from using a Blackberry. On the most part I'm reaaly glad that I did but I've got a few questions



1, Is there any way to have the screen permanently illuminated whilst it it connected to the charger? Great for media playback in the car because I can see what is playing/skip tracks quickly etc. also really useful at home because I can leave messaging
open and see what emails are arriving if my main machines are busy



2, Is there any way of knowing which connection my mail is using when it collects mail automatically? Connecting to to the internet allows me to choose



3, Alarms - is there any way to assign different tones to alarms? For example, I have set one tone which it seems all alarms use 'alarm/settings/clock alarm tone' Is there any way to set up something like an hourly 'bleep' whilst leaving the other alarm(s)
untouched?



4, Back to mail...Is there any way that I can tell the phone only to automatically check for mail when I am away from my home network? I've found the setting to only collect when at home but I would like the opposite



5, Contacts/address book.....is there any way to add the additional fields available (such as addresses, work phone numbers, work email etc) on Ovi to a contacts name if you input it via the phones keyboard?



Sorry if some of these questions have been answered a thousand times (I did try searching first) but I would appreciate any help/solutions people can offer



Cheers



Andy

 

a few questions from a new user

not sure now why i bothered posting......



another forum full of people whinging whilst being so self obsessed they don't have time to answer questions



man, you've got to love the internet

 

Hi, you could use a system restore point if you have enabled system restore.

We strongly recommend the routine use of disk imaging (e.g. Macrium Reflect (free) ) which lets you restore your PC to a previously working state without technical help. If you have already discovered the value of disk imaging, try that.

Lacking the above, this next only addresses Cortana (the search bar).
Try
Apps - Reinstall and Re-register in Windows 8 and 10
one of the many professional quality tutorials.

Search for Cortana, and follow the instructions at the top of the section.

Please post back the result.

As this issue has been addressed many times in this forum, please also feel free to search for other threads on this topic.

 

This forum advised me to use Marcium (free). It makes an image every day, quietly and outomatically, even if the comp. is sleeping at the appointed time, deleting the oldest one. I have tested it by restoring an older image which worked perfectly. I also make Restore Points.