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  1. TempTop

    Question Ryzen 7600X damaged after power surge?? HELP

    I had an electrician over in the past week. He accidentally created a power surge that cooked a power strip and blew several bulbs. My PC was on during this as I thought he was done at the time. So now a couple days later every time I attempt to stream my PC blue-screens with a varying code each...
  2. gabespound

    [SOLVED] Win 10 & Win 11 installers not detecting either of my 2 NVMe SSDs individually, or a Raid-0 RST array comprised of them ?

    Long story short. I had Windows 11 installed on this very same system with 2 2TB NVME drives in Raid-0 Using VMD and intel RST. I decided to switch to arch linux, and disabled RST, and instead left the two drives in their default modes. I installed arch linux on an mdadm (software) raid-0 and...
  3. LeonexWann

    Question My disk usage gets high and slows down when my laptop is running on battery ?

    Hello everyone, recently I've noticed a quite uncommon behavior on my laptop, it started with an old M.2 SSD I had which was quite bad and I thought maybe the SSD was the reason so I switched to a Kingston 1TB NVMe SSD. It started off nice but then when I unplugged my laptop the usage got...
  4. S

    Question Getting BSOD on Asus ROG computer, but no dump files are created ?

    My computer is an Asus ROG STRIX G10CES Desktop. I have been dealing with this issue for quite a few months, and it's really frustrating me. I am getting blue screens on my computer, even when I'm simply browsing the web. I have tried everything, including running a memory test, using sfc...
  5. 0wen

    Question HP IDT High Definition Audio Microphone stops working after waking from sleep ?

    Hello, About a month ago I've encountered a very strange problem with my laptop. The built-in microphone stops recording any sound whenever I put the laptop to sleep and wake it up. It won't work for an extended period of time, and sometimes it'll just suddenly start working again. The sound...
  6. onlythefreshness

    Question Laptop charging issues ?

    Laptop model: Asus Swift 1 SF114-32 The device previously had a cup of coffee spilled on it. Since this accident, it refuses to stay on without the charger plugged into the laptop. I have replaced the battery with a verified and worked batter from iFixit's website. Even with the new battery, I...
  7. C

    Question Changing from Linux to Windows 11 on my Gaming PC and having a lot of problems!

    So i built my gaming pc about 6 months ago and i have been using linux to game. Everything has been pretty good but linux has been having problems for me because there isn’t a lot of games that work great on linux and I can’t just have that on a daily basis where I just want to sit down and just...
  8. MatthewJamess

    Question F keys working as Fn function by default?

    Just got a new laptop and installed windows on it... I can't change my brightness, which is a different problem, but when I went to use the F5 key to refresh a page, the Fn function triggered instead of refreshing (I'm not pressing any other keys ofc) What should I do?
  9. cooiejr2

    Question Default Monitor keeps changing ?

    Hello! I purchased 2 new monitors for my build at the start of the year, the primary monitor is a Fire Legend 34HC5CUR and the secondary monitor is a cheap 27" 1440p Viewedge I got off of amazon; both are running off of a 6700 XT Hellhound GPU. The issue ive been having is that every time my...
  10. MatthewJamess

    Question Questions about transferring notebook drives

    I’m giving a family member my old notebook, to replace hers, and I have 2 questions: - First, I want to do a full format on my machine’s m.2 ssd. Can I do it on the notebook itself? Or should I transfer it to my PC in order to run a format on disk manager? Do I risk anything with my notebook’s...
  11. W

    Question Upgraded PC, BSOD - "VIDEO_SCHEDULER_INTERNAL_ERROR" after waking up from sleep, happens occasionally.

    Hi guys, I'm having this BSOD issue when waking up my PC from a sleep state. The dump will be in the end. This happens occasionally and it feels like it only happens when the PC stays asleep for 8+ hours. I can put the PC asleep 50 times in a row and wake it up a few seconds later, and there...
  12. morphing

    Question PC Cycles on any drive

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone has any idea if I can fix this issue I am having. Unfortunately I do not have a list of components now, though I would be very surprised if components are the issue. My friend had factory reset his PC with no backup, and fallen asleep. Once he woke up he tried...
  13. O

    Question 0x124_4_GenuineIntel_PCIEXPRESS_MALFORMED

    Hi, i buyed a new laptop cause the previus laptop i buyed was having problems (so i have 2 new laptops) ..and this one as well...i dont know what could be...maybe the electricity conections in my house are faulty? can be that? my led lamps last like 8 months...
  14. P

    Question Any idea why my mouse loses focus every 5 seconds?

    Hi. First post here, I really need help. I can't find anyone having the same problem as me on the internet which is rare and not a good sign. I have a mouse issue. First, this mouse issue only occurs on old games. On Arcanum of Steamworks and Ultima Underworld for example, which have nothing to...
  15. B

    Question Windows SSD RAID 0 (Drive D) gone after power loss/force restart - HELP!

    Hello, Like the title says my RAID 0 is gone after a force restart. My PC got stuck searching for duplicates and wouldn't respond for a few minutes so I had to do a force restart (restart button). After it restarted my RAID 0 which is Drive D was gone. Disk Management tood only says "Error"...
  16. matherqw

    Question GPU doesn't turn on while PC works fine

    Hello! I am having an issue with my somewhat new config where the GPU used to run fine for the first month or so, but one day I got no signal to the monitor when I turned my pc on. At first I thought it was my HDMI cable which I've replaced, but to no avail. I then checked if the GPU fans spin...
  17. C

    Question PC keeps restarting

    **Computer Type:** Desktop **GPU:** RTX 4070 **CPU:** RYZEN 9 5900x **Motherboard:** MSI MEG X570 UNIFY **BIOS Version:** Latest version **RAM:** 64GB GSkill TridentZ Nero **PSU:** Corsair RM1000x 80+ Gold (I think this is the PSU but I threw the box out) **Case:** Unknown **Operating...
  18. rounakr94

    Question BSOD after Windows login since changing motherboard ?

    I changed my motherboard to a new Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite v2 in December, since then I have been facing random bsod after login into Windows. Today strangely it gave a complete new BSOD "netwtw06.sys" Google search revealed it to be related to Wifi card (Asus PCI card using Intel 8260)...
  19. Beefmallet

    Question PC froze, forced shutdown, now Windows won’t boot on my M.2 NVMe SSD ?

    Pre info: My PC locked up a couple months ago and I forced a shutdown and turned it back on. When I did, I was greeted with a black screen that said “press any key to boot from cd or dvd…” I found it weird and just turned my PC off and on again. Magically the issue went away and it booted...
  20. ZV505867

    Question Windows 7 installer freezes on a Dell G5 5000 ?

    I have a Dell G5 5000 with an i5-10400F, 1650 SUPER, 32 GB RAM (unmatched, but doesn't cause issues), 512GB NVMe I have made a Windows 7 SP1 USB, and then integrated the following drivers into the install...
  21. zolydream

    Question Windows 10 security problem

    Photo1Photo2Photo3 Hello everyone, i have a problem with my windows 10 on my pc, many times every day in the windows security icon appears a problem as you can see in the photos i attach here to this post and i can't solve it, i'm thankful for any help you can give, thanks in advance!
  22. F

    Question Trojan:Win32/Casdet!rfn crashes Windows Defender and is undeletable ?

    Hi, so I torrented a file containing Adobe Master Collection from one of our teachers in a university. Installed only InDesign to test the program. After a few days I started to feel that my PC is slower than usual. After looking at Task Manager, I saw that my disk, and sometimes CPU consumption...
  23. wallajalla

    Question Can't boot to BIOS ?

    Hi! I've encountered a very confusing issue with my PC recently and it's proving difficult to solve, here's the situation: Yesterday, I tried restoring bluetooth to AtlasOS via a built in script, and upon restarting I noticed something strange. I couldn't boot windows without restarting a few...
  24. theplush

    Question 16GB RAM is installed but Windows Task Manager shows only 8GB ?

    I have 2 x 8GB RAM installed in my computer. BIOS and CPUZ shows the 16GB RAM allocated, but only 8GB is showing up as available in Windows task manager ?
  25. G

    Question "Windows could not automatically detect this network's proxy settings" ?

    I just completely reset my pc, and booted from USB. When setting up I noticed I couldn't connect to internet (neither WiFi nor ethernet) but I didn't think anything of it and just continued by clicking on 'I don't have internet'. After setting everything up I wanted to download the usual files...
  26. M

    Question Can't boot into Safe Mode even though WinRe is enabled

    So, I've been scouring the internet for solutions, and I could really use some help with this problem. After some hardware issues, I tried to go into WinRe to reinstall my video drivers, only to discover that I couldn't load into safe mode - it just sat there with the Windows logo and no loading...
  27. G

    Question Issue with new version of Outlook ?

    We have a user on Windows 10 who attempted to switch to the new version of Outlook. Once they do that, they cannot connect to the shared mailboxes and requesting the user to sign in to the shared mailboxes. Has anyone seen this before and how to resolve?
  28. C

    Question Upgraded RAM from 16 to 32GB, then I lost my kernel ?

    Bought 2 sticks identical to the current 2 I already had working in the PC. After installing the PC booted and everything seemed fine till my PC crashed out of Baldur's gate into a blue screen like this View: https://imgur.com/OjJF83I It booted fine after the restart but i didn't do...
  29. Lrman

    Question Somewhat newly built PC having NVIDIA driver issues on Windows 11.

    PC Specs: cpu - Intel Core i9-13900K - Core i9 13th Gen Raptor Lake 24-Core gpu - RTX 4080 (old one was RTX 2080 ti) motherboard - ASRock Z790M-ITX WIFI Intel LGA1700 (14th,13th,12th Gen) Mini-ITX Mainboard psu - Cooler Master V750 SFX Gold White Edition Full Modular, 750W ram - Team Elite Plus...
  30. A

    Question My numpad key number 8 types instead (qwre...)

    Hello I have a small issue, when I try to type with my numpad number 8 it instead writes something like this qwer I dont have any macro software or anything and already tried the keyboard on another system where it works ok. (also reinstalled the keyboard drivers) So its a problem with windows...
  31. demozide

    Question Weird laptop behavior after changing the thermal paste ?

    My laptop was running hot so I removed the screws, opened the backplate, and wiped the older paste with a soft tissue paper and IPA. I applied a little bit more because I had heard that "very little" paste would be more damaging than "too much" paste. I put everything back together and started...
  32. uglyfatandalive

    Question Kingston SSD Manager doesn't see Kingston SSD ?

    Well, hi! I want to update the firmware on my Kingston NVMe SSD but the Kingston SSD Manager (the only way to update) doesn't see any drives. BIOS is OK, Windows is OK, speeds and etc OK. Just the manager doesn't see it ? It gives me some errors that you can see on the images below, so if you...
  33. uglyfatandalive

    Question Slow App Launch and other problems ?

    Hello! My apps do not launch instantly as they used to do. There is a small delay from 2-5 seconds, sometimes even more when I try to start something. I do not know what is going on here but I will be more than happy if someone can help me. This also happens with Windows 11 There is also a...
  34. vikaskumar2299

    Question What is the difference between disabling battery using Device Manager and physically removing your laptop battery?

    Hi. I'm using Windows 10. If I want to use my Dell Inspiron 7570 laptop only with laptop charger, there are two options: 1) Remove laptop battery physically This option works fine for me. I just need to plug in charger all the time so it doesn't shut down accidentally without turning off...
  35. K

    Question Windows SSD stopped working overnight

    The PC would get stuck on the motherboard screen and not boot into Windows. If I wanted to get into the bios it would take 5+ mins to load into the bios screen. The SSD was still showing up in the bios like normal. After hours of trying to get the SSD to load I decided to install Windows on a...
  36. W

    Question OEM factory settings restore Windows 11 update?

    I was wondering: Will 22H2 or 23H2 be installed on the Windows 11 HP PC through Windows Update that I just used the OEM factory settings memory stick which took Windows 11 back to 21H2 version?
  37. lyingfire

    Question Wireless and Wired connection slow

    Ryzen 5 2600 RTX 2060 Super 16gb DDR4 3200 B450m Pro My motherboard doesnt have built in WiFi so I had a wifi dongle for the longest time, but when my connection started to get slower I switched to a pci wifi card, however my wifi was still very slow (30mbps) however my phone and any other...
  38. ZTolerance

    Question GeForce Experience doesn't record the Windows Desktop

    Dell G15 Special Edition 5521 laptop with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Recently, I noticed that I no longer have the ability to record my Desktop through NVIDIA GeForce Experience. On Windows (on the Desktop), the recording status icon is missing. The Record/Start button does not initiate...
  39. DIIIIIII

    Question Recurring BSOD - - - VIDEO_SCHEDULER_INTERNAL_ERROR ?

    Hi Guys! I've recently been facing some very frustrating blue screen that I would greatly appreciate some help in troubleshooting! I initially speculated that it may have something to do with my ancient boot SSD as I had also been experiencing a completely separate strange issue where my PC...
  40. PelleNilsen

    Question USB Boot Drive not showing up in BIOS

    Hello. I built a PC, and is trying to install Windows on it, but the USB Boot Drive simply won't show up in the BIOS. I've tried using both Windows Media tool and Rufus, but it doesn't work. I insert the USB into the new pc, boot it up and enter BIOS, but it doesn't show up as a bootable device...