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  1. Aiden Mellinger

    Question Windows Install Errors

    I recently built a gaming pc and booted in on. I unfortunately didn't get any display so I troubleshooted and eventually removed a RAM stick and was able to get a display. I plugged in a USB with the Windows 10 Installer Media into a USB 2.0 port on the back of my motherboard. When I answer the...
  2. CheeseKnight44

    Question Newly Built Computer won't connect to internet.

    I just put together a new PC with an i7 13700k, 4070 ti super, and a MSI Pro z790-p WIFI motherboard. Originally I was going to just plug in my old drives but they didn't boot so i did a clean install of windows 10 onto a new nvme ssd. This let me boot into windows. But now the wifi is not...
  3. R

    Question Faulty DRAM Or Memory Controller?

    So I tried to OC my Corsair Vengence LPX 3600 MHz CL16 4x8 gb RAM kit but got crazy instabily issues, couldn't boot and if I did BSOD immediately. I went on to remove the OC and even clear the cmos but the instability remained in the form extremely frequent BSODs. Since it was a new computer...
  4. psyqualia

    Question BSOD when booting up PC ?

    Sometimes when i boot up into Windows Desktop, my pc suddenly BSODs. I've tried : Windows memory diagnostic tools Windows start up repair Booting in safe mode (no problem) Changing mismatched ram (i used to 2 different ram brand & size) I would be glad if someone can help me pinpoint the...
  5. HardwareUnaware

    Question [SOLVED] No sound from Display Port on GPU, MB Display Port has audio. Help?

    1st off, please forgive me if this isn't the right subsection and feel free to move it if it isn't. I built my new pc last week. Everything is working correctly except that I have no audio when trying to use my monitor speakers using Display Port. OS: Windows 10 Home (Fresh install, license...
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    Question Overly large memory usage

    Hello, I'm starting to be a system admin for a beefed-up windows server and lately have noticed a large amount of memory usage. Background info- OS: Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard v. 10.0.20348 Buitld 20348 RAM: 144 GB CPU: 36 total cores spread apart 36 single-core Intel Xeon Platinum...
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    Question Laptop freezes whilst Windows 10 is loading ?

    Laptop model: Acer Predator Helios 300 N20C3 CPU: Intel Core i7-11800H Graphics: RTX 3060 RAM: 16GB Storage: 500GB M.2 The other day, this laptop was suddenly unable to boot past the Windows loading animation. I see the boot Predator logo, the Windows 10 spinning loading dots start up, and...
  8. D

    Question I have never set up a Windows network successfully

    I have tried it so many times over the years. The furthest I got was to get two PCs to see each other and work together over a home network. But even then, the network did not persist. If I shutdown or rebooted either or both PCs, they couldn't see or connect to each other anymore. Things are...
  9. Timarinistan

    Question Hello, I have my 4060 loaded in cs2 for only 50-60 percent, I know that I have quite weak CPUs (2x intel xeon 2680v4 2.4 ghz up to 3 ghz)

    Can I somehow fix it without changing my CPUs and gain some more fps in game?
  10. Mugsy

    Question Boot a Windows 10 tablet from USB ( "Update & Security" method didn't work) ?

    I have a Windows 10 tablet that I'm trying to get to boot from a USB flash drive. My ultimate goal is to run Linux on it from a "LiveUSB". After figuring out how to get into the BIOS, I discovered that there's no "Boot from USB" option. A little research online said I could use "Update &...
  11. K

    Question Frequent BSODs - " SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (7e) " ?

    Have been having frequent BSOD and have had to reinstall Windows a couple of times, this problem started early this year (around May). The BSODs feel random as the PC could just be idling and it would blue screen. Sometimes it would blue screen on boot and sometimes it would run fine for a...
  12. A

    Question Computer sometimes freezes and I'm not sure why ?

    Computer sometimes freezes and I'm not sure why. I think it may be Chrome-related... It's the same whether graphics acceleration is off or on. So I'm pretty familiar with computers and I've tried several things that I'll list below, but basically it freezes sometimes when I walk away and its...
  13. CrimsonKnight98

    Question Monitor repeatedly wakes from standby mode, how do I fix that ?

    TL;DR Bolded I've had this issue for months (maybe longer). I'm not sure when it started, but here's what happens: My monitor will go into standby mode, after 3-7 minutes (no set amount of time) it will wake from standby, display nothing on the screen for a second (a black screen), then it...
  14. S

    Question Request for Windows dump file analysis

    Hi guys, if someone could take a look at these dump files I'd be very grateful. They're from my little brother's machine who lives quite a ways from me, so I can't do hands on troubleshooting. He was having several BSODs a day, seemingly randomly. From the crash codes I've seen, it seems to be...
  15. L

    Question Cant use tethering on my Iphone to give internet to my PC. Doesnt recognize my device (cant even access files)

    Been trying to connect my iphone 14 to my win10 pc and I don't even get a popup to choose what i want to do with that device, I sometimes get the "trust this device" popup on my phone and very rarely get the popup on the itunes app on the pc. (which also does nothing) Will need some...
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    Question Operating System Not Found

    I'm not really sure what's wrong with my laptop but I just got this error saying Operating System Not Found. pic: View: https://imgur.com/a/iEiVA9T It was working just fine a couple months ago. Hard drive health was at 100% last time it was booted up. Is there a chance this error could still...
  17. leonardotf

    Question ASUS DRW-24F1MT optical drive doesn't read any DVD or CD ?

    I have this DVD drive on my PC for over 5 years now and after some Windows 10 update it stopped working. I didn't notice this problem for years since its very rare I use optical discs. i tried to look for the driver online but the only thing i found was ASUS E-Green that's basically useless...
  18. U

    Question [SNORT] ERROR: Can't start DAQ (-1) - Error opening adapter

    Hello! When I have used command snort -c C:\Snort\etc\snort.conf -A console -i eth0 in cmd it gives this error: https://i.sstatic.net/8MWPUUhT.png All solutions, which are on internet, haven't help me. Is there something specific with it? What should I do?
  19. FriedRice1080p

    Question PC randomly shuts off while gaming, but RGB stays on ?

    In the past couple of weeks while gaming, my computer has suddenly powered off with no warning. When this occurs, strangely, the PC's internal RGB remains on, while everything else powers off. My fans stop spinning, monitors stop receiving signals, and power button doesn’t do anything until I...
  20. kakoo_makki

    Question Xeon Build is having lots of performance issues on Windows. Any ideas why it may be the case?

    Hey there, So I have this unusual build with these specifications: https://valid.x86.fr/7p91ug. Note, in the test, RAM says DDR4-1600, it is actually a 64GB - DDR3 RAM with 1600 MHz Usually, when I turn on my VS code and Chrome in windows OS, coding for like an hour and ahead, my system would...
  21. A

    Question After a Windows 10 update, PC won't turn on without pressing the Reset button ?

    Hello, i've been facing some issues after i updated my system to the latest Windows 10 22H2 (KB5039211). Everytime i turn on my pc it's got no display but surely the pc is alive as all the fans were on but the light indicator next to the power button (which usually turns blue) it goes red. It...
  22. inyourface3445

    Question Trying to boot off of a bootable SSD after flashing an image wont work

    I don't happen to have any spare USB sticks so I thought that I could flash an image onto one of my three internal system disks. I tried to remove all disk partitions on the disk (yes i backed up all data), but i could not remove one, as it had security enabled. So I looked up how to clan a...
  23. K

    Question Desktop folder is called Downloads

    My Desktop folder is shown as Downloads in File Explorer even if the filepath is %USERPROFILE%/Desktop. I have made some regedit suggested on Microsoft forum but that didn't help either: This is what my Explorer looks like: These are what my the two registry locations look like at the...
  24. K

    Question How to restore the OneDrive options to the context-menu ?

    I used a tweak months ago to remove all OneDrive options from the context-menu because they were superfluous at the time. Of course that also removed OneDrive options within the OneDrive folder which is problematic when I want to make a folder available offline. I tried adding it using the...
  25. K

    Question Can't open Games Bar in Windows 10 via Win+G

    My PC: Edition Windows 10 Home Version 22H2 Installed on ‎27-‎08-‎2023 OS build 19045.4598 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19060.1000.0 ____ I can't open the Games Bar by pressing Windows+G but I CAN open it manually from the Start Menu. I've tried...
  26. V

    Question (Help) My volume mixer's audio slider and mute button has no affect on applications.

    I've had this issue for about half a year now and I can not find any fixes online whatsoever. My issue is when I right click my audio button that's next to the time in the bottom right then click "open volume mixer" adjusting the sliders for applications has no effect on the applications at all...
  27. NokSom

    Question How to make my laptop use only the dGPU for everything ?

    Hi Laptop model: HP Victus 16 e-0xxx OS: Windows 10 I recently I bought an external monitor for my laptop so now I want everything to be displayed via the dGPU and not use the iGPU at all. I prefer completely disabling the iGPU, but if that isn't possible what would be the best way? By the...
  28. T

    Question Windows 10 won’t boot, windows recovery cannot repair my pc

    I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with windows 10. I was using it today and suddenly the internet went down. I thought it was the whole network but realized it was just my laptop. Everything else worked fine though. I decided to restart to fix it, but the laptop immediately went to automatically...
  29. Q

    Question An "Unknown USB Device" keeps disconnecting and reconnecting ?

    I've been having this problem a few months, just had it muted in system sounds as it had no impact, but it lags my Elden Ring everytime it happens so now its a problem.. The images are here: View: https://imgur.com/a/3jkzbyU The first screenshot is my Event Viewer but I'm unsure if it has...
  30. E

    Question Moving EFI partition

    I have a drive that randomly disconnects from my machine. I has my EFI partition, which means when this drive disappears I can't boot into either of my Windows 10 installations. I'd like to move the EFI partition to a healthier drive. The main partition on the target drive is tight on space...
  31. N

    Question Intermittent BSOD/Crash: LiveKernelEvent Code: 144/141 and bugcheck 0x0000003b. Memory.dmp attached. Please advise.

    I have been having a weird issue with my PC and Need some help. Ranging from a few days to 2 weeks the PC will suddenly freeze. The only thing I can do is move the mouse. No other functions work. The screen is on and whatever I was looking at is visible, but it becomes “frozen” or sometimes it...
  32. A

    Question "stay on windows 10 for now" - Is there a stealth download of Windows 11?

    Hi! I'm still on Windows 10. Every now and then whenever I update the system I get the option upgrade to Windows 11. I always hit the blue "Stay on Windows 10 for now"-button. But now I'm wondering if Windows sneakily downloads Windows 11 installation files and takes up my storage space. When...
  33. Bxzza

    Question PC randomly freezing while pc is idling, only started in last 7~ days

    Hi! I’ve been experiencing random freezing/stuttering with nothing showing in event viewer, i’ve tried fresh windows install last night and tested again today but still getting the same issue and it’s almost impossible to replicate it, both of my monitors will freeze briefly then readjust...
  34. SupermarketHater

    Question I was launching an unreal engine 4 game and got a BSOD - - - "ntoskrnl.exe+3fdaf0" ?

    I was launching an unreal engine 4 game and my PC BSOD'd, i opened the dump file with BlueScreenView and it told me that "ntoskrnl.exe+3fdaf0" caused the problem. I can provide further information if any of you need it. Specs: Windows 10 Pro 22H2 i5 4590 16 gb ddr3 1666ghz Asus B85M-C/C/SI...
  35. G

    Question Random crashes/restarts on a brand new build

    I recently built a new PC. Everything is fine when gaming. When I am doing everyday stuff though, the PC crashes randomly. Even when I was typing in this forum. I really don't know what is wrong. Even more confusing was that it crashed when I typing my PIN to login, after a restart. Event...
  36. M

    [SOLVED] Dual boot of Windows 10 and 7, USB on 7 stopped working.

    Good morning all, I have a PC which I did a clean install of 7 on one hhd, and then I installed 10 on the SSD. When I select windows 7 instead of 10 from the windows boot section, windows 7 no longer has USB functionality. I’ve tried disabling legacy USB, and reinstalling drivers. I get nothing...
  37. N

    Question Slow Wifi Speeds on Windows 10 Computer (working fine on all other devices)

    My computer wi-fi is very slow. When I do an internet speed test it comes in at about 80-100 mbs but on my laptop and phone i get 300-600. I also have super high erratic ping in games on the computer which has an Qualcomm Atheros AR938x Wireless Network Adapter. I tried restarting, reinstalling...
  38. D

    Question New Windows 10 PC build is stuck on Gigabyte Logo Screen ?

    Hi, I just built a new PC with new cpu+mobo+memory listed below. GIGABYTE B760 DS3H AC DDR4 (new) Intel Core i5-12400 (new) TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4 32GB Kit (2x16GB) 3200MHz (PC4-25600) CL16 Desktop Memory Module Ram (Gray) - TLZGD432G3200HC16FDC01 (new) Wester digital hard drive 1TB...
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    [SOLVED] I can't install Windows on old drive using legacy boot ?

    My friend gave me his older desktop pc , which is a better one than mine (dell xps 8940) ...i tried to reinstall Windows 10 on to my used sata ssd drive that had Windows on it but I got this error: " Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI...
  40. X

    Question Move main SSD to new system (same model/specification, but other „hardware number“) - will Win10 work?

    Hi guys, short question: My XPS15 9550 broke yesterday. If I bought a used one with the same specifications (CPU, GPU etc.) and replaced its main SSD by the SSD from the broken laptop, would I be able to continue working in my usual environment (same operating system, same software) without any...