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  1. Why did MS make a simple task more COMPLICATED when it was so EASY before??? I feel like NO...


    I have an HP 17" laptop running Windows 10. When I bought it, I could hit the {prt sc} button once, and it would take a full screen shot and automatically save it to a file titled, get this..."Screen Shots". Yep, that was it, push the prt sc button just one time, and VOILA! Screen shot taken and saved in a folder called screen shots and DONE!THEN, Windows did a big software update a few years ago, and that button does not work that way anymore. I researched and found that I would now have to:1. click the snipping tool2. choose the area size that I wanted to screen shot3. open a paint file4. mo

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    LisaMiller3, Mar 11, 2024
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  2. imanalien Win User

    No restart button in task manager

    another easy way to kill tasks, download and install Winaero Tweaker(free) and theres a setting to add a Kill non responding tasks using the desktop right click menu. When you place your cursor on the desktop anywhere and right click the option is at the top of the list, Very handy and you dont have to go through all those steps and well Winaero Tweaker has alot of cool Windows tweaks. Just posting a different suggestion, Im sure your ok with what was suggested here.
     
    imanalien, Mar 11, 2024
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  3. HokieMan Win User
    Task Scheduler Error


    When I access Task Scheduler, an error appears that says SqmUpload_S-1-5-21......... no longer exists. To see the current tasks, click Refresh. However, the same message appears when I click Refresh. I can close the message and it appears the Task Scheduler is OK. A person on the Microsoft boards gave me several steps to follow beginning with booting into Safe Mode. However, I received a message when I accessed Task Scheduler that it doesn't function in Safe Mode.
    I did not feel safe following their additional suggestions at that point as I am not that adept at such endeavors. Has anyone else encountered this error and/or found a simple solution? I feel it is caused by some remnant leftover from Windows 7 during the upgrade but this is pure conjecture on my behalf.
     
    HokieMan, Mar 11, 2024
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  4. Stevekir Win User

    Why did MS make a simple task more COMPLICATED when it was so EASY before??? I feel like NO...

    Trouble downloading docs from web

    Its certainly complex to list step-by step, as most procedures are, but easy to use once you are familiar with it. I use it frequently.
     
    Stevekir, Mar 11, 2024
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