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Deleting data from AppData\Local\Packages

Hi,On my computer, AppData\Local\Packages folder is taking a lot of space.What files/folders can be deleted from this folder and what is the impact?ThanksAnil

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AppData Folder Huge

HiI have a 1TB hard disk on my laptop which is getting full even though all of my documents are either on a network drive or a cloud drive. I've noticed that the C:\Users\{name}\AppData\Local folder is...

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Skype get hangs when calling- operating system windows 8.1

Hi i have a issue with skype. it started on last month. Skype get hangs when calling and i am not able to do any call after that unless i close the skype and take again . please helpmaxwinmaxwin

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windows 8 volume control stuck on screen left top corner

windows 8 volume control stuck on screen left top corner Hi, I have Dell Latitude e6410 recently I upgrade my win7 to win8 now I am facing the issue windows 8 volume control stuck on screen left top...

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'Group or Resource NOT in Correct...',

 When I see that response, how do I correct? please note that the Os is Windows 10.

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Recognizing RAI D 0 drives

I had Precision 380 workstation with 2 hard drives configured as RAID 0 in Windows XP. The computer died but the drives are fine. I now have a new Windows 7 desktop. I have mounted the old drives as...

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./Download Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB2919442)

./Download Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB2919442)

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SSD Causing High CPU Usage by System and System Interrupt Processes

Hello,A few weeks ago i noticed high cpu usage by System and System Interrupt, so I started digging into it. Followed several posts, did all drivers updates after a clean install, power management,...

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High CPU Usage and Reduced PC Performance

I have purchased a gaming laptop in august of last year and it has been about 11 months since I've got it. For the first 8 months everything was amazing, i was getting high fps and good performance on...

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Screen keeps dimming when changing from light pages to dark pages. Tried...

I Have a Toshiba Satellite laptop with Intel Pentium. When I go from light pages to dark pages, the screen always dims. When i go back to the light pages, the screen will light up again. I have tried...

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Windows Update looking for updates for 24 hours. Is this normal?

The computer is a Compaq15 64-bit, running Windows 8.1.  It has 2g memory and a 500gb hard drive with plenty of available space.I'm trying to help a friend with his computer being extremely slow.  The...

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how about for Windows 10

Thank you for sharing your information! however, it seems that your reply is for the earlier windows version. In the windows 10, there is no place for typing inWSRESET 

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High CPU usage by Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) each time I go out of sleep...

Every time I put my laptop to sleep and have a Windows Explorer window open, the CPU goes to 100% for several minutes after waking up the computer. If I wait for a long time, it will eventually go back...

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CPU usage high after SSD upgrade

Hi, I upgraded my ASUS UX302LG HDD (Windows 8.1 Pro) to a Samsung 840 EVO SSD today. I used the Data Migration software from Samsung to clone the existing HDD, then installed the SSD. Although the...

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Memory leaks - high commit charge

Hi,I'm having memory leaks, I think,  in Windows 8. After some time it accumulates commit charge to the max.Right now, it is 150h of running (by the idle CPU) and it has 16G in commit charges. Physical...

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system admin

how to limit instance of internet explorer windows.

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BSOD - DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION at frequent and random times?

I seem to be getting rather random DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION Blue Screens recently. I've only had Windows 8 installed for about a day now but it wasn't happening yesterday evening so I'm assuming it's a...

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Issue in Window OS Task Scheduler And Powershell issue

In Win 8 and 10  task scheduler configuration management tool run automatically and consuming the more cpu usage and memory and stuck the computer system.

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Relocating Ubuntu(installed through store supported by WSL) from...

Please suggest a way to migrate Ubuntu's location, currently residing in AppData/Local/Packages, to other drive as it is consuming too much of space.

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[Announcement] “Windows 8.1 Performance” Forum will be migrating to a new...

This “Windows 8.1 Performance” Forum will be migrating to a new home on Microsoft Q&A! We’ve listened to your feedback on how we can enhance the forum experience. Microsoft Q&A allows us to add...

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