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    Question Recent Windows 10 update (probably KB5028244) stops laptop earbud audio output

    Around one weeks ago, after applying Windows 10 update KB5028244+KB5028015+KB5028412, my laptop's plug-in earbud audio began to work incorrectly. I uninstalled those patches then audio works again, then I suspended Windows Update. Today, I resumed Windows Update, and these patches, again, breaks...
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    Question Frequent, persistent crashes, cause unknown ?

    Hi all, my friend whom I built a PC for used it smoothly for about a year. A few months ago he began experiencing very frequent crashes and BSODs. These would occur during both light tasks and gaming with and without streaming. We clean reinstalled Windows and that fixed it for a time but he...
  3. CoDrift

    Question MacOS virtual disk for a VMware setup on NVMe?

    I'll keep it short: I am a software dev, I want to test cross-platform applications but I do not have an apple MacBook or similar. I do have a fairly adequate PC with a 256GB Sata based C drive for my main OS (W10), I also recently went out and got a 1TB NVMe (WD BLACK) for storing all my...
  4. Aera1132

    Question How to Download Win 10 latest version on HP Laptop

    Hi Friends, yesterday my pc OS was corrupted , so now I want to download the latest Win 10 OS ?
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    Question C: Drive not recognized ?

    Swapping drives from old pc to another... Windows 10 Desktop C: Drive (from original PC) not being recognized. Get non system drive error. Can reboot with USB windows but can't access Drive Drive appears as a "Windows" drive when checked on other PC Any suggestions? Tried swapping cables...
  6. Bootstrap11

    Question Shift key acts like it is being held down, whether or not a keyboard is plugged in ?

    In addition to the title, I tried the issue on multiple keyboards, same deal. When I open on-screen keyboard shift is being held down and I can not unclick it. When a keyboard is plugged in, Every key on the row where shift exists on; "zxcvbnm"and the keys on the same row where numberpad is...
  7. rl2802

    Question Computer randomly restarting frequently after new CPU installation

    I recently replaced my Ryzen 9 3900X with a Ryzen 9 5900X, and it was fine for the first couple of days, though I had only used it for a few hours each day. Today, it started spontaneously restarting every few minutes. The restarts are quick, I'm not getting any error or blue screens nor am I...
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    Question windows 11 using high resources

    I just upgraded to w11 from w10 and looking at system metrics (AMD software: Adrenalin edition) it seems like w11 is using way more resources than w10 was. Seems like w11 is about 2 or 3gb higher in system ram and 1 or 2gb higher on VRAM than w10. Start up alone w11 uses 7.8gb of RAM and 4gb of...
  9. stewuie

    Question Is it necessary to debloat Windows 10 for gaming on modern devices?

    I get alot of people talking on why you should do "this tweaks, oh remove this feature for extra juicy performance or fps" but why? Does it even give THAT of a drastic improvement compared to a Vanilla Windows 10 Install? When debloating windows 10 does it really give a noticeable amount of...
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    Question Windows boot up conundrum?

    Hello, I am facing an issue regarding the boot up of windows on my pc, everything was working fine until I shut down my computer last night and turned it on in the morning. I was using 16 gigs of ram for a few months without issues (4gb x 2 Samsung 12800e ecc memory+ 4gb x 2 adata 128000u non...
  11. stewuie

    Question slowly climbs to 85 - 86 degrees when hopping into a match of Valorant but slowly chills down to 65-66 degrees?

    Is this completely normal for Intel Stock Coolers and to be expected? I just recently noticed that this happens but after like 3 to 2 minutes of gaming it chills down to 60 to 50 degrees but when it comes to other games it wont do the climb degrees thingy and When idle it's 39 to 43 degrees...
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    Question How to boot Windows on old SSD on a new PC?

    Hi guys! So I sold my old pc and have the parts for a new one. I had my Windows 10 installed on an ssd (interal mushkin triactor 256gb), which I still own. Now I didn't make a backup as I thought I could just insert this ssd in a new pc, choose it as the boot drive in the bios and that would...
  13. stewuie

    Question What are the common symptoms of a faulty/corrupted chipset driver?

    Just a question that isn't being asked around the internet but im just curious. What are the symptoms?
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    Question USB ports stopped working, how can I tell if its a hardware or Windows problem?

    I plugged in and out a few times in short succession a wireless adapter to test it, and since then the USB 3 port I used and another such port next to it (which are both inside the same box on the motherboard) stopped working. Although I think I might have used the other one too at some point...
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    Question External Drive Reinstalled as Internal Drive

    Running Windows 10 New computer In my prior PC, I had a E: Drive as an internal drive. While setting up my new PC, I temporarily used the HD as an external USB drive. To my recollection, no changes were made to the disk. When I installed the HD as an internal drive today, it is...
  16. A Gamer

    Question New Build PC Bluescreens Often

    Me and my brother did build a new computer for him. I was really happy he finally got a good computer for himself. Sadly the new build is having issues and bluescreens once every 3 days. I am trying to locate the issue, but didn't have any succes soo far. BUILD: MSI Pro B650-P WIFI AMD Ryzen 6...
  17. itsthehunt

    Question HP Laptop starts freezing randomely when plugged in only

    I have a problem with my HP 250 G7 laptop that starts freezing randomely when plugged on battery and everytime i run a game on it even sometimes when not plugged, at first when i bought it last year it was working well but since last 2 months this problem started occuring i thought the problem...
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    Question Screen turns black when gaming/when opening specific programs or getting no signal

    Hi, I have an issue for a few weeks now. If i remember correctly my issue started when i set my TV to HDR in windows as I have a monitor and a tv attached to my pc. My issue is that most of the times i open a game, the screen turns black on my monitor for 0.5-5 seconds, then turns back on...
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    Question Baffling Situation - Windows hard crash - Orange DRAM Light on Asus Motherboard

    Hi everyone, Wondering if anyone has had this situation before. PC specs as follows: CPU: Ryzen 9 5950X GPU: Nvidia 4080 FE Motherboard: Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero RAM: Corsair 64GB Dominator Platinum 3600MHz CL16 PSU: Corsair HX1000i Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB I recently returned from...
  20. nancyrector

    Question Another random font issue in Chrome & Edge ?

    I've found 3 or 4 references to this specific problem on the forum but no definitive answer. THIS POST had the exact same font showing up as I do. Happens on random pages and makes them unreadable. Firefox displays fine. Any new insight on this? Thanks! Nancy
  21. Aera1132

    Question Recently I saw a red light blinking light with a beep sound on my friend's CPU, could anyone help her why it happens?

    Recently I saw a red light blinking light with a beep sound on my friend's CPU, could anyone help her why it happens?
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    Question PC only boots after a random number of tries

    Hello, for the past week my pc started give me a black screen during boot time, bios screen doesnt show up and the case's hardisc LED doesnt light up upon pressing the power button again the PC instantly shuts off, and after pressing the power button again it either boots up right away or i...
  23. ProSenpai94

    Question Rocket league the worst game ever

    I recently downloaded rocket league from epic games but like every other game it was not working but to double check it i downloaded it again from torrent and it worked fine but with win 32 folder And when I checked the epic games rocket league folder it didn't include win 32 folder. Now the...
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    Question HELP!!! Harddrive stops working after connecting it to a Smart TV

    So, I gave my hard drive to a friend because they needed the movies on it. When i got it back, i realized it did not work. Plugging it into all my ports plus a usb hub made no difference. It would show the led indicator blink like 5 times, and just stay on. Checking task manager, i saw that...
  25. Aaave1244

    Question I plugged my C drive with Windows installation into another computer externally, now I can't boot from it ?

    Hey all, I was doing some upgrades for my computer, and I'm migrating to a new system with an NVMe SSD instead of a SATA SSD. I couldn't find the sata power cable for my new power supply (I've found them now) so I decided the easiest way to copy my data over to my new computer would be to use an...
  26. LASERR00

    Question Lenovo G50 WIFI disconnecting and disappearing?

    Hi , I'm very confused about this problem. I took friends Lenovo laptop G50-80 for a check over and to re-install windows 10. After fresh install of windows i was using WIFI on my home network 2.4ghz and while using internet it just cut off and i cant find it again in WIFI list of networks...
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    Question Windows 10 not booting on Samsung 970 Evo Plus — blinking cursor

    I am upgrading from a Western Digital M.2 SATA SSD to a Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe SSD. I have discovered that I cannot clone my system image due to the differing sector sizes between the drives. Samsung says their Data Migration software can do it, but it has not worked for me on two separate...
  28. ProSenpai94

    Question Valorant is not working ?

    I download valorant from riot games but it says the error dxd11 feature level 11.0 and shader level 5.0 I tried all the fixes on YouTube and internet plz help me byw I have windows 10 64 bit core i3 2120 128 ssd and 10gb ram no dedicated graphics card integrated graphics plz help me.....
  29. ProSenpai94

    Question Windows is full of contradictions ??

    i have a 64 bit windows 10 pro os . i recently installed a game called rocket league from torrent and when i ran the game it was not working so i tried some fixes like running it as administrator and when i cam across the files of the game there were two folder win64 and win32 as i have 64 bit...
  30. Captain_Kuijt

    Question meml - High non-paged memory usage

    Greetings! I've been trying to identify what exactly is the root cause of my high non-paged memory usage. Using Kernel Pool Monitor, it seems the culprit is something called "meml". Problem is, I can't find anything online as to what program/driver that would be. I was hoping maybe someone on...
  31. skaloyan

    Question DDR5 RAM speeds reset after a Windows update ?

    Hello, I can't seem to find anyone with a similar problem as mine through Google. I recently upgraded to a 7800X3D from a 3600 and bought a MAG B650 Tomohawk Wifi motherboard. I did not do a clean install of Windows because I heard that you only need to do that if you're going from one x3d CPU...
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    Question windows refuses to update anyone have any ideas?

    My PC will not update. I have tried everything. Anything normal ideas such as the troubleshooter or disabling services or the update service or checking for drivers or running certain tests or certain commands. None of it works. I tried the update assistant, i tried the media creation tool clean...
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    Question Changing an OEM licence to a retail one

    I have a 7 year old computer with an OEM Windows 10 licence. It was built on a standard offering by a small business but I had various changes specified and added several items when it arrived. I am now proposing to change the motherboard and CPU, but would like to avoid a reinstall of the OS...
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    Question Upgraded PC hardware - multiple error codes resulting in BSOD

    Hi everyone. Over the weekend, I upgraded my PC with several new bits of hardware, including a new motherboard, CPU and RAM. Upon initial boot, it worked fine, but after that initial boot, I have had nothing but error codes. These error codes have often been different each time, but I have had...
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    Question SSD not recognized on boot kind of ...Sometimes?

    Hello, having an issue with my motherboard not recognizing one of my hard drives on boot sometimes it sees it while booting sometimes it doesnt see it while booting but then it is recognized by windows but acts a bit slow and funny sometimes it is not recognized on boot, recognized by...
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    Question Boot fails and then continues to boot normally (images and video attached) ?

    I'm not sure what's causing this or even how I could describe the problem. I recorded a video that clearly shows what happens. Any help is greatly appreciated. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19F6inrWoOfbqq2jCXLl8dmVgFXECnCKl?usp=sharing Thank you!
  37. iZnoGouDx

    Question I've been getting A LOT of different blue screens the past couple of weeks, what could it be?

    Here is full list of BSOD I've been getting over the past weeks (some of them arent in the minidump folder anymore and I cant share them): KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION...
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    Question I recently reset Windows to install it on new SSD but loads of issues have ensued ?

    For context, recently while updating windows my power had gone out and corrupted the OS on my HDD. I've had an SSD on standby for awhile now so I figured I'd install windows on the new SSD. Since then, my SSD doesn't appear in BIOS but my HDD does. BUT my SSD appears on windows (file manager/...
  39. ddrunk525

    [SOLVED] Local admin account does not work anymore on domain joined client computer

    Hello, I need help. I have a windows server 2016 DC with about 24 users currently, all connecting with their domain joined laptops. Everything has worked fine until about a month ago. When a user has an issue that requires elevated access to resolve, I usually just use the local admin account...