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    Toshiba c55 a5310 battery

    Itaregid gave you a Bing search above and HERE is a Google search! Lots and lots of choices.
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    Forgot Microsoft Account Name - How to Find?

    Mine does list the Microsoft Account but it is a Windows 10 upgrade from Windows 8.1. I thought yours might be the same.
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    Forgot Microsoft Account Name - How to Find?

    Control Panel>>User Accounts
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    Command sfc/scannow

    TrustMe means sfc /scannow.
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    Solved My experience with Acronis True Image

    "Yes, Acronis software engineering is poor." Understatement of the year!
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    windows 10

    At the Desktop, hit the Windows Key and type "Recovery" and hit Enter. On the right is a "Rollback" option. You have 30 days to exercise that option.
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    Solved Old Paint Shop Pro no longer works on Windows 8.1

    I'm the one that should apologize for hijacking, fireberd! And, BTW, I also was Instructor at Scott Field, Illinois for a while where I had gone for Radio Operator Mechanics school in mid-forties.
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    Solved Old Paint Shop Pro no longer works on Windows 8.1

    " The international distress signal isn't, never was, and was never meant to be, "sos" or any other combination of letters or digits. It is a single Morse character, just as any letter, digit or punctuation character." I am aware of the distinction. I was an Aircraft Radio Operator in WW2...
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    Solved Old Paint Shop Pro no longer works on Windows 8.1

    Since no one else mentioned your avatar, I will note that it is flashing SOS in Morse code.
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    Solved Help! Windows Update progress is stuck.

    You're welcome! Remember that little trick and it can solve lots of problems.
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    Solved Help! Windows Update progress is stuck.

    Hold down the Power switch for 10 seconds or until your computer shuts down. Press the power to restart and all should be okay when restart finishes.
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    Windows 8.1 media creation link dead

    Link works fine for me.
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    Solved How do I locate program icon that is not on desktop?

    "my guess is that you probably installed some 3rd party software that makes things work differently." Nope!
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    Solved How do I locate program icon that is not on desktop?

    strollin, your way is the way I used to do it also. But on my 8.1 laptop, right click produces a message "You can't create a shortcut here. Would you like to have it on the desktop instead?". Then you answer yes and it appears on your desktop. EDIT: And I just checked my laptop with Win 10...
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    Solved How do I locate program icon that is not on desktop?

    In File Explorer, click on your C Drive and then on Program Files or Program Files (X86). Find your Program listed there and click on it. There will be one file in the ensuing list that ends in .exe. Right click on that file and select "Create Shortcut". It should be created on the Desktop or...
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