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I booted up my laptop, running Windows 11, and my Brave Browser won't launch. (I'm currently using Firefox).I uninstalled and reinstalled Brave. I downloaded the newest Brave file to reinstall. I thought CCleaner might be blocking it, so I uninstalled that. But that didn't work.I checked Windows Security, but it claims not to be blocking Brave.I checked the Task Manager. Brave is not already running in the background.I see the Brave.exe file in the Brave folder. I clicked it and got a message that Windows cannot find the Brave.exe file. Huh? It's right there where it's always been. Where I...

I am trying to set up a "Miracast" connection from my laptop to a TV, and apparently I need to manually change the IP address of my wireless router. Although the router is working just fine, I cannot "find" it from my desktop machine, which is connected via a "fast switch" and ethernet.

It’s a Dell Inspiron 15-3501, just three months old, running Windows 11. After its first six weeks, its internal Wireless Adaptor [Intel Wireless-AC 9462] froze up, so I lost internet access. The Dell technician determined the hardware is fine and it’s a software issue, not covered by Dell’s basic hardware warranty. So, I paid Dell $99 for a fix-or-don’t-pay phone session with their software technician. He had me try different fixes, and the ninth one worked: resetting the BIOS to Factory Defaults. Then, he offered me an ongoing service contract for $9 monthly. I declined. Since then, the Adaptor has...