Questions tagged [laptop]
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Touchpad misbehaves when laptop is resting on my stomach. How to prevent this?
I frequently use my laptop in this position of the person in the photo, laying on my couch or bed. The touchpad is very close to the edge of the laptop, so any "gestures" requiring multiple ...
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Reduce Laptop Mouse Clicking Sound
How do I reduce the mouse clicking sound on my lap top?
Every time I click on something the neighbor can hear me.
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How to minimize the sound of my laptop fans
I need to make sure to connect my monitor to my laptop, whilst it is quiet enough for me to work. I'm thinking of getting a 4 meter cable so that I can place the laptop under a nearby couch, whilst in ...
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Is there any way to fix these keys?
I have 2 malfunctioning keys in my laptop's keyboard. First I tried to buy replacement keys online, but they are only available in foreign countries and charges are too high. Then I tried to buy a ...
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Question on Increasing Longevity of Laptop Batteries
Is it possible to make my laptop charger only charge when the battery is almost dead? Then, once it is fully charged to not activate charging again until it becomes close to dead again?
Would that ...
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Solution for balancing laptop on pointy surface
I am trying to make my laptop sit nicely on top of a pointy surface, and not really managing it.
As you can see from the image, the piano I have doesn't have a natural place for a laptop to sit.
The ...
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How to block regions of a touchpad from responding?
My laptop (MSI) touchpad drivers seem quite faulty. Some intentional hard tap events are blocked unless the touchpad is set to highest sensitivity, and when set so, constant phantom touches occur ...
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Can't see my laptop keyboard at night
After my friends go to sleep they turn off the light at night. So I can't see my keyboard of my old laptop that has no LED under those key. It slows down my coding practices and other works ...
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How to correctly replace a key in my laptop keyboard?
Recently, a sibling accidentally took off the "W" key from my laptop.
I followed YouTube tutorials on taking out the 2 plastic pieces that surround the rubbery circle below the key and I removed ...
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Spilled coffee on laptop and matress
Spilled coffee upon laptop & bed-sheet which has been absorbed into mattress too. Not only the bed-sheet but the mattress too has been stain due to spillage & seepage. Coffee is all over ...
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How to remove scatches from a metal laptop
So I was taking my laptop out if my bag and the charger hit the top of the computer and a small scratch that looks kinda like a line of hair is on the laptop and i want to know if there is any way to ...
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How to effectively clean Laptop keyboard safely
How to I clean laptop's keyboard without ruining it
A lot of dust gets stuck in between keys
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How can I clean my laptop keyboard?
I need to clean my keyboard for my Lenovo laptop. The space of the strokes are very low.
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Disrupt a game being played on wifi
I stay in a hostel and my roommates constantly play Mini-Militia using their smartphones and I'm really fed up of them making noises while playing.
Is there any way that I can turn off their phone ...
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Laptop screen brightness irritates me at night
When I am using my laptop at night, the laptop light irritates me, despite the fact that my laptop brightness is normal. Please tell me how to overcome this problem.
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How to prevent laptop's touchscreen from being smudged by finger prints/oil and getting scratched by finger nails?
For our smart phones we have screen protector and I am not sure if those are also made for laptops. At least where I live, I have never seen anyone use a screen protector for laptops. Whenever I use ...
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Which adhesive to glue metal and plastic parts of laptop lcd cover?
The plastic part in the cover of my laptop is stripped off from the metal cover. The bottom grey part where screw houses are placed.
Which adhesive should be used to glue them back together?
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How can I better protect my laptop in my backpack? [duplicate]
I recently purchased a new laptop. This one is an investment as I intend to use it for consulting and moonlighting. I take my laptop with me commuting to and from work, as I've got opportunity during ...
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How can I pad a laptop-sized bag to improve safety for a laptop?
I have a backpack with a laptop compartment (the top half of this compartment can be opened with a zipper). That compartment is just about the right size for my laptop that I would like to carry in ...
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How to make a laptop touchpad respond better?
The touchpad (trackpad) on a laptop is not responding well.
I noticed that the surface of the touchpad is worn in some areas, but not others.
Are there any lifehacks to help the touchpad respond ...
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