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Each week a Question of the Week is selected and published on the Super User Blog. This tag is for QOTW nominations.
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Question of the Week #46
How does Windows detect battery issues?
I have a laptop that's a little over 5 years old, and I've never changed the battery, so I believe Windows 7 when it tells me "there is a problem with your bat …
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Question of the Week #38
I like this one, because it's a good learning opportunity for people and applies to a broad audience. I'd also be interested in learning more about how this law applies to website owners outside of th …
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Super User question of the week #30 was just deleted?
Due to it having been a QOTW, I've undeleted it and locked the post for historical significance. It's not really a particularly on-topic question, but I think in this edge case it should be kept, for …
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Question of the Week #35
Why don't you see binary code when you open a binary file with text editor?
Why you don't see binary code when you open binary file with text editor? For example when I open image with text editor I …
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Question of the Week #35
What is the purpose of the holes marked "Do Not Cover" on hard drives?
On many hard drives, there's a text warning to "not cover this hole", sometimes adding that doing so will void the warranty.
Wha …
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Question of the Week #34
Does "Stopping" USB drives actually affect the drive?
A great answer with a little-known option of how Windows handles external drives.
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Question of the Week #33
What does wwws mean?
I've seen a couple of sites that use wwws in their domain, for
example: wwws.mint.com and wwws.whitehouse.gov. I'm sure it has
something to do with an extra layer of secur …
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Question of the Week #32
Which of the Windows updates are really necessary?
I downloaded a lot of Windows updates in the automatic mode.
Are they all necessary? Can I remove some of them?
How do I know which ones are necessa …
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Super User Question of the Week #29
Why is my dual-core CPU recognized as a quad-core one?
Interesting discussion about how hyperthreaded CPUs are recognized as having twice as many cores as they actually do.
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Super User Question of the Week #29
Why does an 8 GB and 16 GB USB drive have the same physical size but a different amount of storage?
This question has turned up some interesting stuff about how memory chips are manufactured. Might m …
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Top Questions of the Week #23
Wow! Super User is full of great questions this week!
How does a CPU 'know' what commands and instructions actually mean?
resulted in some great explanations about how microprocessors work. I'd be int …
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Top Questions of the Week #23
The following question is interesting, and the answers get into some interesting facts about how email and DNS work:
Why can't I email myself at: [email protected]?
I opened cmd and typed ping gm …
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Top Questions of the Week #19
Simon is quickly turning into one of our top question askers and answerers! I'm suggesting another one of his posts for this week's QotW:
Why do disks fragment?
As a part of regular Windows maintenan …
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Top Questions of the Week #18
One possibility suggested last week which I like is:
How do I set PATH and other environment variables?
Explains Environment Variables for
different Operating Systems in a
quick, dense, i …
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Top Questions of the Week #16
The Flight I am taking has USB ports for power... how can I use it to charge my laptop? by Jefro is an interesting question, and surely relevant to anyone who takes flights with their laptops!
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