1080Wayne
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HP Probook 4540s , Windows 10 , Firefox
After Microsoft forced the conversion from Windows 7 to 10 , my laptop started misbehaving . The display changed orientation by 90 degrees at random , sometimes when picking it up or setting it down , when plugging in the charger , when downloading pictures from a card reader , when typing , or when just staring at it . (The malevolence in my glare only began when it switched .)
Resetting it would only last until I entered a program , whether a simple one like Recycle bin , or more complex ones like Firefox , Malwarebytes , Irfanview , Word , Excel , etc . It would hold on Documents , until I drilled down to the point where one of the programs had to open . 15-20 resets made no difference . The only way I could get it to hold was to leave it displaying properly overnight , with the battery nearly dead , and then maybe it would start up okay in the morning , and possibly last for 2 days before starting the cycle again .
Some of the above lead me and my internet provider/local computer dealer to suspect that small voltage changes might be the problem . The battery was on its last legs so a new one was ordered . Worked fine for 4 or 5 days , then decided it was time to switch the display by 180 degrees . That was a bit easier to navigate on the touch pad , as I just had to hold the laptop upside down .
The 180 degree phase lasted about 2 weeks , then on Thursday , sitting in my easy chair , laptop on my lap , I gently picked it up , one hand on each side , to reposition it on my lap , and it instantly (maybe 1-2 seconds) went to 270 degrees . The setting down was not gentle . I banged it a few times on my knees (no bruises showing yet) , and lo and behold m it righted itself !
Does anyone have ideas as to the problem cause , or what I should do? I`m open to just about anything , although I would rather not have to learn my way around a different browser , a Mac , or Linux .
After Microsoft forced the conversion from Windows 7 to 10 , my laptop started misbehaving . The display changed orientation by 90 degrees at random , sometimes when picking it up or setting it down , when plugging in the charger , when downloading pictures from a card reader , when typing , or when just staring at it . (The malevolence in my glare only began when it switched .)
Resetting it would only last until I entered a program , whether a simple one like Recycle bin , or more complex ones like Firefox , Malwarebytes , Irfanview , Word , Excel , etc . It would hold on Documents , until I drilled down to the point where one of the programs had to open . 15-20 resets made no difference . The only way I could get it to hold was to leave it displaying properly overnight , with the battery nearly dead , and then maybe it would start up okay in the morning , and possibly last for 2 days before starting the cycle again .
Some of the above lead me and my internet provider/local computer dealer to suspect that small voltage changes might be the problem . The battery was on its last legs so a new one was ordered . Worked fine for 4 or 5 days , then decided it was time to switch the display by 180 degrees . That was a bit easier to navigate on the touch pad , as I just had to hold the laptop upside down .
The 180 degree phase lasted about 2 weeks , then on Thursday , sitting in my easy chair , laptop on my lap , I gently picked it up , one hand on each side , to reposition it on my lap , and it instantly (maybe 1-2 seconds) went to 270 degrees . The setting down was not gentle . I banged it a few times on my knees (no bruises showing yet) , and lo and behold m it righted itself !
Does anyone have ideas as to the problem cause , or what I should do? I`m open to just about anything , although I would rather not have to learn my way around a different browser , a Mac , or Linux .