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Imca (Veteran)
#5776: Aug 9th 2016 at 3:01:36 PM

Its a popular thing on the internet, that makes windows look like windows used too.

war877 Grr... <3 from Untamed Wilds Since: Dec, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#5777: Aug 9th 2016 at 3:19:24 PM

When I was using win7, I disabled windows aero, I think it is called, and the system reverted to the 98 look.

Sixthhokage1 Since: Feb, 2013
#5778: Aug 9th 2016 at 3:27:14 PM

War: This is Classic Shell.

Imca: Fosshub was only serving infected files for a few hours several days ago, the downloads are safe as of 3 August.

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#5779: Aug 9th 2016 at 4:01:03 PM

IMO you should go uninstall the mobile apps that it installs as well as the xbox app, the Xbox app has been nothing but trouble for me trying to play games.

edited 9th Aug '16 4:01:33 PM by Memers

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King of Anime
#5780: Aug 9th 2016 at 6:36:46 PM

Are these mobile apps something from the new update(s) that dropped today? I haven't installed that yet and installing the Anniversary update didn't add any apps that I can see.

Sivartis Captionless One from Lubberland, or the Isle of Lazye Since: Apr, 2009
Captionless One
#5781: Aug 9th 2016 at 11:37:15 PM

Hi, I'm having trouble getting a modern computer (Intel i5 4690, GTX 970. Windows 7) to run a semi-old game (Mass Effect 2). When I try to start it, I get an error message saying "Failed to initialize the physics system. Please ensure you have an updated version of the Phys X System Software installed.". Some of the things I read online suggested downloading Nvidia's legacy Phys X software and repairing Phys X through the Uninstall a Program option on the Control Panel. I did the former to no effect, and whenever I try the latter, I get an error message saying "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable. Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package "Phys X.msi" in the box below" (the source it's currently trying to use is C:\Users\(my name)\App Data\Local\Temp\is-NMI 50.tmp\, if that matters). Does anyone know where I can find Phys X.msi, or if there's something else I should be doing?

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war877 Grr... <3 from Untamed Wilds Since: Dec, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#5782: Aug 10th 2016 at 2:18:50 AM

You probably need to download the .msi from the internet. Stuff in tmp folders have a tendency to not exist every now and then.

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#5783: Aug 10th 2016 at 4:44:17 AM

[up][up][up] It installs them right out of the gate, this update reinstalls them.

Sivartis Captionless One from Lubberland, or the Isle of Lazye Since: Apr, 2009
Captionless One
#5784: Aug 10th 2016 at 1:10:32 PM

[up][up]That completely solved the problem, thank you so much.

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King of Anime
#5785: Aug 11th 2016 at 2:45:58 PM

Is there anyway to prevent the taskbar from freezing up? It only stopped responding after I installed the new Windows update that came out on Tuesday. Opening the Task Manager and restarting Windows Explorer fixes the issue but what I want if for it not to be an issue at all.

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#5786: Aug 11th 2016 at 3:46:18 PM

This problem dates back to Windows 7, I got it once in a while but you don't need to restart the explorer, just hitting ctrl alt delete and then leave the security screen.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-start/windows-10-taskbar-frozen/74fea322-9e8c-46a4-b1f1-efff1d547904?auth=1

http://windowsreport.com/unresponsive-taskbar-windows-10/

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True colors
#5787: Aug 11th 2016 at 3:59:48 PM

Is there any reason F8 for safe mode could fail in Windows 8.1?

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Imca (Veteran)
#5788: Aug 11th 2016 at 4:00:51 PM

That might be why right there, your trying to do a restore to windows 8 from windows 10.

I dont know if such is posible.

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Lost in Space
#5789: Aug 15th 2016 at 8:14:26 AM

Okay.... when (and why) did Chrome decide to remove backspace as a shortcut key for "back" and replace it with Alt-left arrow? I vaguely remember that the latter has been in existence for some time, but I'm used to backspace.

edited 15th Aug '16 8:15:08 AM by Fighteer

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#5790: Aug 15th 2016 at 8:26:47 AM

A week or two by now, I think. I assumed it was a bug of some sort.

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King of Anime
#5791: Aug 15th 2016 at 9:49:31 AM

Same as when Windows dropped the Anniversary update. Chrome only started requiring me to use Alt-left arrow after I installed the Anniversary update.

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#5792: Aug 15th 2016 at 12:15:47 PM

Do you think it might be a Windows hotkey issue then, as opposed to a Chrome one? This computer is still running Windows 7 (it's a work device so I don't get to have a say in the OS) and it's got the issue, so I can't imagine that the Win10 AE is the culprit.

Edit: It is Chrome. According to this topic, Backspace was removed as a shortcut key because users would press it and lose their form data when the browser executed the Back function unintentionally (for example, if focus was not in an input field).

edited 15th Aug '16 12:18:18 PM by Fighteer

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Imca (Veteran)
#5793: Aug 15th 2016 at 12:24:31 PM

Honestly that seems good to me, but remap able hot keys would be better.

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#5794: Aug 15th 2016 at 12:31:18 PM

Okay.... when (and why) did Chrome decide to remove backspace as a shortcut key for "back" and replace it with Alt-left arrow? I vaguely remember that the latter has been in existence for some time, but I'm used to backspace.

At least it tells you why it's not working when you start mashing backspace.

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#5795: Aug 15th 2016 at 12:46:01 PM

What's interesting is that I only noticed it on my work laptop because it has a basic 3-button mouse. At home, I have a 5-button mouse and MOUSE4 is mapped to Back, so I never use Backspace at home. tongue

edited 15th Aug '16 12:46:20 PM by Fighteer

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#5796: Aug 15th 2016 at 1:10:24 PM

Same. Always have back right under my thumb.

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#5797: Aug 15th 2016 at 1:42:15 PM

[up][up] A mouse with five buttons?! When did they invent those???

... Wait, are the two buttons tiny and situated next to a wheel thingie? If so, I think I recognize the design, even if it's been many years since I've actually used one.

edited 15th Aug '16 1:44:35 PM by MarqFJA

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#5798: Aug 15th 2016 at 1:43:04 PM

Left-right buttons, center button/scroll wheel, and two side buttons. Mine is a Razer Diamondback (original version; it's lasted forever), but there are certainly plenty of others.

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MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#5799: Aug 15th 2016 at 1:45:08 PM

<googles quickly> So it's basically this thing here?

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