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    Windows Downgrading from Windows 10 to 8.1 (Reasons Below) - How to Go About It?

    Hi, Posting in this forum after ages. I decided to make a separate topic for this because my situation is very specific and I don't know how to go about it. Over one year ago, my laptop's hard disk died, mostly due to issues with dust and heat and cooling fan failure. I was living far from the...
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    Linux NVIDIA Gefore GT755M and Linux Mint 16 Compatibility Issue (and other assorted problems)

    Hi, I own a Lenovo Ideapad Y510P. Here are the hardware specs: Intel Core i7 4700MQ NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M (2GB) 8GB RAM 1TB HDD Apart from this, it also has integrated Intel HD graphics. Apparently, Linux mint 16 does not support my graphic card, hence it needed to be run on compatibility...
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    Budget 41-50k Laptop for gaming, data processing and computation

    Hi, I am looking for a Laptop within the given budget range that would suitable for gaming (being able to play all the current and possibly future games at medium graphics settings), data processing and heavy computation (solving a significant number of systems of linear equations...
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    CPU/Mobo Random CPU usage spiked while using non-intensive applications

    I am using an ASUS K52F notebook, which has an Intel Pentium P6200 processor, 3GB of RAM, and Intel HD Graphics (don't know which one). For the past few months, I have been getting random spikes in my CPU usage, causing heavy lag every 30 seconds or so. This lag is present in all applications...
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    Microsoft Hosted Network is not available

    Hi there, I use an ASUS K52F notebook. A couple of months ago, I had to reinstall Windows 7 due to a number of issues plaguing my computer (corrupt registry, control panel wouldn't open, etc). I have always used my notebook as a WiFi hotspot for my phone using Connectify. Since reinstalling my...
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    Certain Games, Device Manager, Display Settings, other Control Panel options refusing to open

    Hi. First of all, I apologize to the site moderators for not making my first post on the intro thread, since I am in a desperate situation here, and I also apologize if the thread is in the wrong forum. Extensive Google search did not bring up even one result relevant to my issue, so I thought...
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