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Laptop Repairs & Upgrades @ira_tech 1 day ago

surface pro 4 screen doing something odd on its own

My Surface Pro 4 on Windows 10 keeps dimming and changing colour by itself and the rotation flips randomly. Not sure if it's a display setting or the hardware. Where would I even start?

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iPhone & iPad @ira_tech 1 week ago

What can the NFC on an iPhone actually be used for?

I keep seeing NFC mentioned but can't find any setting for it on my iPhone. Can it read tags or is it just for Apple Pay?

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CPUs & Motherboards @ira_tech 2 weeks ago

HP desktop BIOS update stuck at the same percentage for an hour

Started the BIOS update from HP Support Assistant on my Pavilion desktop and it's been frozen on the progress bar for over an hour. Fans running, screen on. Scared to pull the plug and brick the board. What should I do?

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iPhone & iPad @ira_tech 2 weeks ago

What actually happens if I turn off iCloud?

I'm moving my photos to another storage service and want to switch iCloud off on my iPhone and Mac. Worried it'll delete my photos or contacts from the devices. Which way round is safe?

turn off icloud

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Browsers & Extensions @johnny_gadget 1 month ago

Edge keeps opening the MSN news page instead of my own homepage

Set Google as the start page in settings and it held for a day. Now MSN with all the news tiles is back on every launch. How do I stop it reverting?

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iPhone & iPad @sumit_47 1 month ago

deleted an app on my iphone by accident, how do i get it back

Was tidying my home screen and removed a banking app I actually need. It's not in the App Library anymore. Do I have to download it again from scratch, and will my login and settings still be there?

reinstall deleted app

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Printers & Scanners @jain_helpdesk 1 week ago

printer keeps showing offline even though it's on wifi

HP printer, connected to the same wifi as my laptop, prints a test page from its own menu fine. but windows says offline about half the time and jobs just sit in the queue. restarting both fixes it for a day. what's the permanent fix?

fix printer offline