window 10 boot

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  1. L

    Question Clean Windows 10 install only boots in safe mood and regularly crashes

    I was trying to solve an audio problem describe here and have now uncovered a more serious, potentially related issue: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/cracking-audio-on-all-outputs-using-all-drivers.3833135/#post-23176293. In order to solve the audio problem I opened up the PC, cleaned...
  2. A

    Question 128 gb or 256 gb ssd with a mostly empty 1TB hdd?

    Currently i am having buyers remorse, i bought hikvision 128gb ssd (haven't opened the packaging yet), but now i am thinking of changing it with 256 one as some have suggested that and it only cost 40 - 50% more. BUT, The thing is, back in 2017 I bought a 1TB drive. And i still have 480 gbs...
  3. Dillonsw

    Question Internal SSD/HDD suddenly running slow - Performance stuck at 100%

    I recently installed a new SSD (Seagate BarraCuda 2TB) and PSU (MSI MPG A1000G). On my SSD, I am dual booting Ubuntu and Windows. At the beginning everything was running perfectly fine, but then all of a sudden after about 2 weeks or so my computer has drastically slowed down. I took at look and...
  4. Braxg460

    Question Can’t get windows to boot from SSD

    I just made a new set up and I have a Intel Core i3 12 generation processor, ROG Strix b660-A motherboard, Samsung 980 m.2 ssd, 2 Vengence 16gb ram sticks, and a Radeon 580. Now to my problem. So I use the USB to install windows on to the SSD, which that works perfectly fine but when I try to...
  5. Xavierol1

    Question PC booting BIOS with Windows Boot #1

    Hey everyone, if this question is already answered please point me in the direction because I couldn't find anything on it. Anyway my booting has been a bit weird over the last few weeks, if my PC crashes for whatever reason my Boot #1 preference in BIOS gets changed to Network for whatever...
  6. Like A Tomato

    Question Graphics card won't give video output

    How it started: Whilst playing a game i suddenly got a black screen Fixes i already tried: drivers update, DDU, windows reinstall (win 10) "Symptoms": If monitor connected to GPU: video card will give video output until you get to the windows password screen, then it will black screen. after a...
  7. C

    [SOLVED] NVMe SSD not showing up as bootable anymore

    I have 2 SSDs in my PC. One an nvme and one sata. I have windows installed on the first one and on the second linux. After installing linux i noticed that the nvme is not showing up as a bootable drive in the bios anymore. It still shows up in the "disks" app and i've been able to copy files...
  8. Roi Merguez

    [SOLVED] Trouble getting windows 10 installed on new PC

    Hello, I've been trying to install windows 10 on both my SSD or HDD since yesterday to no avail so I'm comming to you in the hope that you could help me. My setup is: Motherboard: Asus TUF Gaming B550 plus CPU: Ryzen 3600 GPU: Pny RTX 3070 Alimentation : MSI MPG A750GF HDDs: Seagate 1to SSD...
  9. uv16

    Question I need urgent help my laptop is freezing

    I recently bought a new laptop from avita with its specifications as Ryzen5 3500u 8 gigs of ram integrated graphics i was watching youtube when it suddenly died on me and it was a black screen (i didnt get any BSOD or Error Message) when i tried to open it back up it shows just a windows screen...
  10. RitSin

    Question Can I Change Boot Installation from legacy mode to UEFI?

    I have a Dell XPS 14 l421x model laptop which came with window 7 pros into legacy boot mode so I want to know can I upgrade my window 7 into window 10 and change the legacy boot mode option into UEFI without having the fresh installation of window 10 or there are any ways please keep me...
  11. L

    [SOLVED] Stuck at blue screen "windows didn't load correctly"

    So my PC stopped working and shows me a blue screen, then it restarts and shows me a blue screen with "windows didn't load correctly" and asks me to chose between "restore" and "cancel", but the problem is that my keyboard and mouse aren't responding so i am stuck at this blue screen and aren't...
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    [SOLVED] New CPU and Motherboard wont boot into existing Windows

    My moms PC with a ASUS motherboard failed so I purchased her a new MSI MPG Z490 and a Intel Core i5-10600K CPU and figured I could use the same SSD that already has windows 10 and all her info like quicken ect... I booted the PC and it goes straight to the BIOS and in the bios it shows the SSD...
  13. K

    [SOLVED] Computer won't see primary HDD after hard restart. Why?

    A few times recently after my computer shut downs improperly (from either a power loss or from a hard restart from freezing), it will start up with a black screen that says: "Remove disks or other media. Press any key to restart." If I click any key, it'll say: "Reboot and Select proper Boot...
  14. pratadge00

    [SOLVED] Can I use an old hard drive with windows as a secondary drive in a new pc

    I have a new pc with 256 gb ssd and windows 10. I have an old 1 TB hdd from my old pc which has window 7 installed on it as well as it has various applications installed on it. How should I connect my old hdd to my new pc while retaining all the data in old hdd? I don't want old applications, I...
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    [SOLVED] Computer freezes while trying to boot to Usb with Windows Installer

    I just built a new pc everything works fine it gets into bios and I created a windows usb stick to boot from however i set the boot priority to the USB stick first and then my hdd second, and even unplugged my hdd after saving changes. However it shows a Msi mag dragon for a second then freezes...
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    [SOLVED] How to install Windows 10 on a non bootable NVMe drive?

    Hello everyone, It all starts with me trying to provide a small upgrade to my trusty computer (Asus A88XM-Plus, AMD A10, 256 + 128 Sata SSDs). I needed more space so I added a Samsung NVMe drive on a PCIe adapter. My intention was to move the Windows 10 installation to the NVMe while keeping...
  17. C

    Question Extremely weird Windows 10 performance issue

    Hello Tech geeks and experts, I had a PC (Config: i7 4790 @3.6ghz, 8GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 960 4GB, 1TB WD Blue HDD and 550W Corsair PSU). I used to dual boot Linux (Fedora) and Windows 10 on it. Everything was going great when one day, my mom, while cleaning the household, mistakenly pulled the...
  18. P

    Question System becomes sluggish and won’t load applications and windows

    Hi, I’m trying to see if I can find a solution to my pc problem. I had to build a temporary pc since my old one broke recently and I’m in limbo between now and the next gen jump. Last night I had all the necessary parts come in. This is what I have for now: ASUS x570 mini ITX Ryzen 2 3600...
  19. Sreejith Sreejayan

    [SOLVED] Windows is not turning on after memory upgrade

    I upgraded from 4gb(2x2) to 8 GB(2x2 + 4) then the windows is not turning on ( not showing boot animation and then restarts) My spec are Intel I3 550 Intel Dh55tc motherboard 2x2 Kingston kvr1333d3s8n9/2g-sp 4 GB ramaxel rmr5030ef68f9w-1600 What I tried -tried different combinations of slots(...
  20. L

    [SOLVED] How to update Windows running on a Native Boot VHD?

    We have a few Windows 8.1 systems here that are currently configured to Native Boot from a VHD file. I'm trying to upgrade these systems to Windows 10, but it looks like it is not possible to update Windows on a virtual hard disk. I've read that one way to get around this is to create a VM in...
  21. zer0888

    [SOLVED] Fresh build - - - "No signed device drivers were found"

    Build specs https://pcpartpicker.com/user/zer0888/saved/#view=j93cTW I have a clean install of windows 10 64 bit and when I get to the part to pick the drivers it says no signed device drivers were found. Upon clicking browse I can see the pc is recognizing the usb. I have tried changing my...
  22. Nathan.egert

    Question New PC build, Windows install problem.

    I just finished a PC build and am having some problems. To my knowledge I have assembled everything correctly. I can get to post. I can get into the bios. I only start to get problems when I put in my windows installed usb drive and turn it on. When I turn it on artifacts show up on the...
  23. R

    Question Windows boot issues since swapping case

    Hi All I hope you can help. It's been a long time since I got my hands inside a PC and things have moved on but last night I swapped by PC into a new quieter case last night all seemed to go ok until re-starting where I received Preparing for automatic repair. I may have put my hard drive onto...