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  1. Easiest way to clone or transfer to a new computer

    I have not read the whole thread but am relating my experience. I have a custom built desktop with windows11 professional Did this 2 years ago I purchased a used Lenovo Thinkpad t480 with windows 11 professional I made a Macrium Image of my desktop to external SSD. I then restored the image...
  2. Solved Any way to fix the Windows 11 drag & drop to the Taskbar?

    In windows 11 you cannot pin FOLDER to the task bar. You have to CREATE a new pinnable folder as indicated in the link above. You can then pin this special folder to the task bar. After you you will be able to drag the file to the folder.
  3. Solved Any way to fix the Windows 11 drag & drop to the Taskbar?

    I believe you cannot drag and Drop folders to the taskbar in windows 11. I have been using this procedure to pin a folder to the taskbar https://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-pin-any-folder-windows-7-taskbar/
  4. Show us your PC/Setup

    In my simple case there is no glass. This case reminds me of a nudist colony.
  5. Windows 11 takes long to boot

    I can login automatically. With windows 11. You have to disable "windows hello" first and then run netplwiz See the 2 screen captures.
  6. Windows 11 takes long to boot

    I am reading only the last few posts on this thread. My recent experience with slow booting is probably relevant to this thread. About 4 weeks ago, I started experiencing slow booting from my 250 GB Samsung EVO NVMe drive. It got worse with time and stopped booting with a message stating...
  7. What are good PDF editors, besides Adobe Acrobat Pro?

    Using Foxit for years. I installed PDF Gear from the store. I have switched to it as I can sign the document
  8. Installation and Upgrade Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade

    A little off topic My system is working perfectly. I have found repair install very helpful in shrinking by Windows 11 footprint. Yesterday I made a Macrium Image of my windows 11 and the size 28.5 GB I did repair install via Windows update this morning and made a Macrium image after doing...
  9. Solved Thunderbird POP account deleting mail from server

    UPDATE The problem recurred. I deleted Thunderbird with GEEK but kept the Thunderbird folder in the Roaming folder. I then reinstalled Thunderbird as an administrator and this appears to cured the problem. No need to change the properties of the inbox folder. It is possible that a file...
  10. Solved Thunderbird POP account deleting mail from server

    I may have solved the problem by changing the settings on the INBOX folder (internet search finding) ===================== How do I stop Thunderbird from deleting emails? So here are the steps that you can use to stop Thunderbird from deleting emails. In the Thunderbird, right-click on the...
  11. Solved Thunderbird POP account deleting mail from server

    Bell automatically deletes mail from the deleted folder after ?60 days. The volume never exceeds a few hundred emails. It may be a bug in a updated version of Thunderbird.
  12. Solved Thunderbird POP account deleting mail from server

    These are the settings on my Thunderbird. The mail is being deleted from the server intermittently.
  13. Solved Thunderbird POP account deleting mail from server

    I have Bell sympatico account and have been using Thunderbird for decades. I have setup the Thunderbird to leave mail on the server. Recently the mail on the server is being deleted. What are the possible reasons?
  14. Is Anyone Else Noticing This?

    We moved from one condo to another one. I had to get a compact ATX case for my desktop. There were 2 important requirements 1)One bay for DVD 2) Power button and usb sockets in front of me. I do no gaming. No video card. I use the PCI slots with adapters for 2 additional NVME SSD. The...
  15. Solved Send To Context, Email Not Working

    I have a separated ssd with window 11 pro which I call "practise". I have a clean installation of windows 11. Today I installed thunderbird and made it a default program Send to does not work!
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