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  1. flaminghottuna

    Question Is there a way to show all the programs and drivers that are being used at a certain time ?

    So my laptop has been getting these hangs randomly, and sometimes made the laptop unresponsive until I restarted it (no bluescreen, just freeze). So i was wondering if i can trace what causing it by seeing the programs and drivers that are active when the hangs happened. I used the event viewer...
  2. H

    Question PC will not boot

    Hey guys, just curious as to whether any of you could help me or not? I left my PC on overnight to download some games, as I have done many times before, and I come back in the morning and it's fully frozen, the restart and power button would not work on a single press either. I turned off the...
  3. G

    Question Have to set time again everytime I boot Windows 10

    Whenever I shut down PC, if I start it again in under 15/30 minutes the time is as it should be ,but if I start after an hour or more,time shown is when I shut it down before. There is another problem which is that if i boot again after shutdown in under 15/30 minutes, it will start up fine,but...
  4. Pri2sk

    [SOLVED] Fresh windows install on m.2

    Hello, so im here with a quick question cause i couldnt find the specific information, so got a m.2 ssd drive cause my old one had less space and i wanted to upgrade to a bigger one to install my windows in, so i wanna ask can i format all my drives with disk manager (including the one who has...
  5. Speedhemi10

    Question PC Will only boot to BIOS

    Hey so I’ve had this computer for about 3-4 years now and I’ve never had any issues with it, I have had windows 10 the entire time. And I was playing League of Legends with some friends the other day and when I went to leave the game everything I had open went to not responding, I didn’t think...
  6. C

    [SOLVED] Exporting installed apps ?

    To save me time, I like to be able to look through my list of apps at my current checkpoint before I perform a reinstall of Windows. I already backed up most of my files, such as my saved documents and important data, onto my external hard drive. I've already created my Windows ISO on my thumb...
  7. H

    [SOLVED] I am stuck, Windows 10 installation media will not run (orange ccreen of death) ?

    God bless you if you actually read this all and help me out :) I am so <Mod Edit> right now because my PC just keeps running into more and more problems its like compound depreciation in operating system performance. It all started when I wanted to install some RGB fans. Nothing special, just...
  8. imtihz

    [SOLVED] windows 11 issue

    My specs are AMD Athlon 200GE 16GB Ram 120 gigs SSD (70+GB free) gtx 1650 4GB still i get an error on PC health checker saying This PC cant run windows 11 I have turned on AMD fTPM and also turned on Secure boot and my boot method is set to UEFI (was CSM) can anyone suggest me anything to do?
  9. alifhasan

    [SOLVED] (help) How to install windows in a new build?

    Hello! I just built my pc at home. I know there are lots of videos on YouTube. I have some questions. I am gonna install windows with my Pendrive. ∆ Which format it will need like Fat32, Exfat, Ntfs. ( Fat32 not showing in my transcend pendrive ) ∆ Which mode needed Gpt, Mbr, Uefi I have no...
  10. S

    [SOLVED] Problems installing Windows 10 on new PC

    Morning everyone! Yesterday I built my first PC and had fun doing it. Before I installed any of the components, I made sure to update the BIOS, using a FAT32 16gb USB (using the latest MSI BIOS). After this, I put the rest of it together and pressed the power button. LET THERE BE LIGHT! PC...
  11. nw_assassin

    [SOLVED] Setting up a PC to switch on automatically at a specific time via Bios " setup task remotely "

    In regards to the following I was looking to setup some Windows 10 computers in my office office to automatically switch on each morning in case they were switched off the day before by our users when they were working remotely from home. I know this can be done in the bios settings manually...
  12. Y

    Question How can i check my work account data, Microsoft Business Account

    Hey, I will keep it short and get straight to the point, i would like to view my data which are being collected just like i can see on my personal Microsoft account through this website https://account.microsoft.com/privacy/ It works fine to check my personal account data associated with it...
  13. N

    [SOLVED] Too long path

    when trying to migrate windows server 2012 R2 to 2016 via Robocopy . .. I have a problem that can't be skipped named -the path is too long -, something like that! how can I solve this ?
  14. D

    [SOLVED] Pc keeps having restart loop, bsod, had issues installing etc

    Pc restarting loop, bsod, restarts entire pc My pc has been running fine no issues I wanted to do a fresh install of windows on my 120gb ssd so I downloaded the medial tool on a usb formatted my 120 and went to install windows. First off every time I boot via usb my screen goes haywire and...
  15. M

    [SOLVED] I've made a mess trying to update Windows 7 to 10 with a portable hard-drive left plugged in - black screen, no POST, no BIOS

    Hi everyone. I've recently been looking at getting an old (5ish year) gaming PC up and running again now that I had some time during lockdown, and I've run into some issues trying to update from windows 7 to 10 after leaving a portable hard drive plugged in . I wanted to update the OS to...
  16. V

    [SOLVED] Upgrading to Windows 10

    I have been trying to upgrade my dads work laptop to windows 10 and cannot get it to work. It fails every time at 77% and I have no clue why. I have tried disabling norton, changed bios to UEFI, tried off updating off usb. There was a display driver issue that I updated and fixed but still no...
  17. B

    [SOLVED] How do i install a previous Windows 10 version?

    I have problems with the new 2004 update for windows with it stuttering, so i have downloaded the update previous through the rufus software. Now how do i install it and what happens when i do. Will i lose all my files and games etc.
  18. J

    Question Why Isnt My Pc Working?

    hello Im trying to get my dell optiplex 990 mt to work again. The specs are Intel I5/ 8gb ram/ 1tb HDD I recently removed a hard drive out that pc because it had corrupted windows on it and it wouldn't allow me to open windows at all so I bought a 1 Tb HDD thinking it would work if I remove...
  19. ArchNemesis01

    [SOLVED] Windows bootloop and fresh install getting stuck

    Hey everyone having a strange problem. I was using my computer last night and went to sleep and this morning I went to get on it and its stuck in this weird boot loop. So it goes past post then it shows the windows 10 logo with a black background and a spinning wheel at the bottom and it'll sit...
  20. D

    Question Which one should I trusted?

    I recently build a 3950x system. At bios, I setup everything in auto except voltage @ 1.25V. Most of time I'm using this computer for Folding@Home to help fighting COVID-19 and CANCER protein. I notices that on CPUz and CPUID somehow showing 4.26Ghz @ 36c(95F) which amazed me that AMD can have...
  21. MNi27

    Question Windows 10 installer from USB loading loop

    My Specs: CPU - Ryzen 5 3600 Motherboard - Asus Prime B450M-A GPU - MSI RX 5700 Evoke OC Ram - G-skill ripjaws 3000mhz 2x8gb Powersupply - EVGA 600w Storange - Samsung 860 QVO 1TB SSD Case - Corsair 100R Atx mid tower case Hi all, I just built my first gaming PC and I'm having issues installing...
  22. U

    Question TIME LIMIT ON WEBSITES

    Hi, I wanted to know if there is any way to set time limits on certain websites. So that it is inaccessible after for example, 50 minutes of use. Is this possible? Thank You
  23. Z

    [SOLVED] Downloading windows on mac using a usb

    I would like to know if the ISO file I have to download on mac is the same as the file I would download on a windows computer. I was thinking I could just download the file and plop it onto my usb, but I want to know if the ISO file is different from the windows media creation tool file.
  24. Denizfff

    [SOLVED] Pc turns on, Black screen and no Lights on keyboard and mouse

    Hey fellas, i hope someone can help me. I recently got an error when I was playing video games. There was an error with my memory something. I searched around the net to find a solution and got no luck. I tried to update every driver, bios and even windows but nothing helped. The pc kept...
  25. S

    Question Winodws 10 not loading from USB on a new built Pc

    Hi all, I have installed Windows 10 on multiple computers before using a usb drive made with the Ms software, but this is a first time I experience something like this. I had a computer built if you think it is relevant I can post the configurations. It has 2 disks an ssd and a hdd. I changed...
  26. J

    Question Black screen and windows not loading

    About a year ago I bought a new SSD and have been putting off reinstalling windows, well I finally got around to it and wanted to do a fresh start. I am using a USB with the Windows Creation Tool on it. When I completely finish the installation of windows where the setup asks to "Restart in 10...
  27. M

    Question Windows 10 freezing on new PC

    So I finished buliding my new PC yesterday, also the day the parts came. Parts: I5 9600k Be Quiet - Dark Rock 4 MSI Z390-a pro Corsair vengeance 8x2 3000mhz wd blue 1tb 7200 rpm wb blue 500gb m.2 ssd gtx 750(my gtx 1660 ti will arrive in 2 weeks) corsair vx450w (my evga b3 550w fully modular psu...
  28. P

    [SOLVED] Linux OS for a new user

    Hello users, This question may be offtopic here, but i need your kind suggestions. I am now going to reinstall an operating system in my computer. I had Windows 10 earlier. Now I am thinking to use Linux. I have not used it before so I have a few doubts. Will it be difficult to use and...
  29. Mo.R

    Question WINDOWS OS FILES LOCATION

    hi, i am thinking of moving my OS from my HDD to an SSD. i wanted to know where the OS files are stored as i can't find any online, and I cant clone the whole drive as the SSD is only 120gb, and the files in my HDD are over 500gb. could anyone help me with this, and possibly tell me an easier...