Windows 10: Windows 10: Jagged Edges/Images and Poorly Running Programs

Roughly two days ago I updated (or believed to have) Windows 10 on my PC, or at least the night before. The other night, the fuse went out in my room and shut off my computer that's plugged into a surge protector I have. Both the protector's lights are still on indicating it's still working properly and didn't have to absorb any electricity, though my computer has been acting strange ever since.

1. And most importantly to me, edges are now choppy and jagged both on my desktop and in games. I've a Radeon RX 480 I installed into my tower almost 2 years ago. At first I thought it was an issue with it and dug into just about every Radeon setting that was provided. I even uninstalled and reinstalled it completely as well as the settings, though during the lapse where it wasn't installed before reinstalling it, the jaggedness was still present without my graphics card running, so I don't believe that's the issue?

2. A few months back my power button broke, leaving me to often have to put my computer to sleep at night as opposed to turning it off, though roughly once a week I'll restart it, though because of my tinkering with my graphics card I've been having to restart it often. For whatever reason, when I restart it now it turns completely off and "forgets" to turn back on, making me have to open my tower and touch the prongs with a screwdriver to power it back on each and every time. I'm not sure if these problems are related, though they started happening at the same time.

My issue with 2 isn't ideal but I can live with it. I'd like some suggestions to 1 if possible. Not only, as a gamer, does the jaggedness bother me but it also actually causes one of my games, Heroes of the Storm, to now run with frames all over the place. I've also tried messing around with different resolutions and the likes on my desktop and I can't seem to find or fix the issue. Thanks in advance.

I've also tried uninstalling the past few windows updates, changing my refresh rate, using a different HDMI and defragmenting. Still nothing.

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jagged edges arround small pictures and icons

Hi,

For us to better assist you with your icon issues, we'd like to know the following:

• Have you installed any Windows updates prior to this issue?
• Are you encountering the same issue with your desktop icons?

We're looking forward to your reply.

 

Microsoft Edge and Mail programs

John

I ran the steps to reinstall Windows 10 default apps after Defender showed no problems. I have my mail program back but instead of Edge I have Internet Explorer. Edge has got to be on this machine somewhere because when I clicked on a hyperlink in an e-mail
(that I trust) it opened in Edge. But I can't find edge in the programs.

If I click on start and type Microsoft Edge a list comes up with the Edge icon at the top and further down Edge is listed. I have tried right clicking and pinning to start but nothing happens. I have tried double left clicking to try to open but nothing
happens.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks

Joan Poythress

 

Windows 10 App/Program to overlay images in a video

Hi,

Most programs that are created for earlier versions of Windows will work in Windows 10, but some older programs might run poorly or not at all. Running the Program Compatibility Troubleshooter should automatically detect and fix some of the most common issues.
If that doesn’t work, try changing the settings manually. You can follow the steps below to run your program in compatibility mode:

• Press right-click on the program.
• Select Properties.
• Select the Compatibility tab.
• Click on Run compatibility troubleshooter first. If the program did not run using the compatibility troubleshooter, you can manually edit the compatibility settings.

If you are still unable to run the program using the compatibility mode, you can check the Windows Store for other video editing applications.

Should you need further assistance, don't hesitate to get back to us.