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Windows Update

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  1. J

    Question Persistent Issues with Windows 11: Freezing When Printing and Update Errors

    Hello everyone, I have been experiencing persistent issues with my Windows 11 system affecting both printing and updates for several weeks. Despite trying various solutions, the problem persists. Below, I outline the specific problems and actions I have already taken: Issues: 1. System...
  2. Michael Goose

    Question Screen goes black and GPU Fans run at full speed

    Hello, my computer specs are: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3D - with Lian Li Galahad SL 360 AIO cooling it MB: Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI RAM: GSkill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 32GB DDR5 6000MHz GPU: Gigabyte Aero Nvidia 4070Ti PSU: Seasonic Focus GX, 80+ Gold, 850W SSD: Samsung 980 Pro 1TB OS...
  3. J

    Question 3 Recovery Partitions, using the oldest one

    Hello. I've tried fixing this myself best I could googling for solutions and looking here but I run into issues whatever I try. On my disk are five partitions, three Recovery Partitions, one EFI System Partition, and my C drive. I understand Windows creates additional Recovery Partitions when...
  4. G

    Question Trying to diagnose a BSOD that only happens when a Windows 11 Update occurs

    System specs: CPU: AMD AMD RYZEN 5 5600X WRAITHS MOBO: MSI B550-A PRO ATX GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 2070 DirectX 12 RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G 8GB SSD: SAMSUNG 980 PRO SERIES 1TB HDD: Seagate BarraCuda ST3000DM008 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive RAM: (2 sets of) G.SKILL...
  5. Dreuxx

    Question No Signal on screen after recent Windows update

    After turning off my computer last night, I was prompted that my computer was being updated. Cool, no problem. First thing I experience when turning my computer on this morning is my main screen not working - I have two of them, both connected by displayports. I have updated my graphics card...
  6. Zii

    Question Windows 10 update bricked my system ?

    I usually like to supervise my PC while it does an update, but I only update a few times a year. My system is also a server and needs to be online pretty much 24/7. This latest update happened while I was away for a D&D game (Thursday night, Feb 1st) . Had tons of stuff open that clearly didn't...
  7. MiliBlue

    Question KB5034441 download error

    I'm getting a download error when trying to install Windows update KB5034441 on Windows 10. I saw an article from Microsoft that said this was a known issue and to ignore it, but I can't because not having Windows up to date prevents me from running remoting software for work. The only solution...
  8. Noxlc

    Question Connection Issue: "Ethernet Cable is not plugged in" out of nowhere after Windows Update

    Good Day! I have had this issue for 2 weeks now. After using my PC i updated and shut it down, the next day i went to use it again everything was working fine, except my Ethernet connection, which suddenly stopped working. Network settings show that no cable is connected. Since then i have...
  9. Kamihami

    Question Can't boot after update error "Page Fault in Nonpaged Area"

    There was already a situation before updating where I couldn't update the pc about 2-3 years ago. Since then I had the same version, try some other time but I come the same error "Page Fault in Nonpaged Area", took the pc to a repair store but did nothing, I give up and use it without the...
  10. egg400

    Question My computer doesn't support Windows 11 - But it is downloading a preview when I entered the beta program, is this normal?

    As the title said, I decided to receive previews, but I noticed that my computer is installing "Windows 11 Insider Preview 10.0.22635.2776 (ni_release)". My computer does not support Windows 11 according to the PC health app. Is it actually installing Windows 11, and can it be harmful for my PC...
  11. T

    Question Mouse thumb button got reassigned to "1" and "2"

    EDIT: at the browser - forward backward works now. I have changed nothing. Still if i type text and click those buttons - this is what I get: "1212121212". Hello, since the yesterdays bigger windows 10 update my thumb mousebutton from my corsair sabre pro wireless changed from jumping backward...
  12. johnx125

    Question Search highlights refreshes every one minute after latest Windows update ?

    Hello everyone, after installing the KB5031356 update, the search highlights icon thing on the right of the search box refreshes every single minute, which results in the icon fading away for a few seconds and then reappearing and flashing. Needless to say that it's extremely annoying and...
  13. N

    Question Remote Desktop and File Sharing not working anymore after Windows Update ?

    I used to do file sharing via File Explorer and doing some Remote Desktop session in my home between two PCs, on local network. It always worked before May this year. And after that, sometimes it worked, sometimes it's not. And now it's totally not working anymore. For that, in chorological...
  14. 1WaffleIron

    Security Updates Keep failing on Win 7 x64

    I've been unable to install important updates KB4516065 , KB4474419 and KB4535102 (as well as other optional updates) for a while now. I've tried many methods of troubleshooting Windows Update, most recently booting into Clean Boot (which allowed me to download and install a few non-essential...
  15. A

    Question A component of the memory has possibly been fried by an update?

    It all starts with a Windows 10 update that I let my computer do on shutdown. I leave for two days and before that I switch the house power off, thinking that the computer would have made it with a full battery. I come back and the PC wouldn’t go beyond welcome screen, I pressed any key and it’d...
  16. O

    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...
  17. deanabiepepler

    [SOLVED] Windows Update FAILURE

    hello People of Toms Hardware. i am trying to update my PC and the update keeps failing to download. :sob: dont know Why!
  18. ash_blake

    Question How to delete these pending updates?

    So last night I checked Windows update after like 2 months and immediate noticed one of them is an AMD Driver Update. View: https://imgur.com/7j35nod I don't want to download that driver since I have heard cases of these updates breaking Adrenalin (I'm still using a 13 months old Stable...
  19. I

    Question Win 11 - Prevent auto update & restart due to "active hours" settings?

    Hey all, still pretty new to Windows 11. Been a long time user of Windows 10, decided to switch. So far, I actually prefer it over Win10--however, there is a couple things that irritate me beyond irritation, to the point I want to throw this $2000 rig out of the window and burn it. Anyway, so...
  20. willyburns

    [SOLVED] "ASUS Vivobook Pro 16X M7600QC" OLED screen flickering intermittently since Windows 11 '22H2' update. Any thoughts?

    Hi, I bought an "ASUS Vivobook Pro 16X M7600QC 16-inch 4K OLED Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7-5800H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 16 GB RAM, 1TB SSD)" on 21/08/22 that was working fine until the '22H2' Windows 11 update — now the screen flickers intermittently, among other issues . . . I've tried...
  21. Icy07

    [SOLVED] Cannot run windows check update (error code 0x8024a105)

    I'm writing this for a friend who isn't very tech savvy. I've been trying to help him launch the new Call of Duty game, and it wasn't working, and we narrowed the problem down to him not having an up to date install of Windows 10. He is running 1903, where the minimum is 1909. We tried running...
  22. Takeshino

    [SOLVED] While troubleshooting failed windows updates (like 0x8007370b and others) DISM Restorehealth fails (error 14091)

    So the original issue is that after my GPU (RTX3080) inexplicably "failed", slowing down booting, attempts to repair and a windows 11 to go install to a crawl, and after I sent it for repairs and they couldn't find any fault and gotten it back it worked (maybe cable problems). Anyway, both while...
  23. skrill3xdub

    Question ROG Strix G531 GT screen glitching after installing optional windows update?

    Hi! After updating windows and optional windows update, my laptop screen become scrambled or glitching up and down. I realize that my refresh rate in display setting option has change from 60hz and 120hz to 48.000hz and 120.114hz. After I check the update history, it seems I have accidently...
  24. ethan206

    [SOLVED] Windows 22H2 causing laptop to go to sleep randomly

    I recently updated to Windows 11 22H2 and ever since I've been having sleep problems with my laptop. It doesn't matter if I'm gaming, browsing the web, or simply just idling; Windows will randomly go to sleep and I'll have to press the power button to turn my laptop back on. And then one time...
  25. M

    Question Windows update from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 not available on Surface Pro 3?

    My Surface Pro 3 is constantly reminding me that any support for Windows 8.1 will be ceased, so I have to upgrade. This is my computer. I tried to use Windows update. First it looks like this. If I click "Check now", it looks like But then soon it reverts back to the original screen...
  26. J

    Question Windows 11 laptop will not boot - System thread & KMODE exception

    Hello there! Thanks for checking out my post. I really need some help because my work Surface laptop will not boot to Windows after restarting it to apply the latest Windows 11 update. I get a blue screen varying between the two following errors: SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED...
  27. X

    Question Windows Unable to Update

    Following a clean reinstall of windows on my machine, windows installed my system reserved partition on Disk 0 which is one of my HDD drives while the OS was installed on disk 3 (C) on my SSD. This rendered my drive and made it unusable. In order to format and make the drive usable, I moved the...
  28. Dreamevil55

    Question For the life of me can't get to install Win 11 update KB5014697, 0x80070005

    A few days ago I had a power outage, and when I turned on my PC again, I got the message "Something didn't go as planned, reverting the changes". I usually keep my PC up to date so when I checked for update, I saw an Error message. Clicked it, checked for update again, and showed me that I had...
  29. FoodOfTheGods

    Question CPU overheating after Windows update, despite low CPU load

    Windows 10 updated last night and today shortly after Windows booted the fans started spinning on max. This is the first time I have encountered this issue and I am pretty sure the Windows update may have caused this. I have reverted the update back, checked if all drivers are up to date, did a...
  30. TheFlash1300

    [SOLVED] How do i disable the function that allows Windows 10 to restart my laptop when the laptop is outside "active hours"?

    I almost always keep my laptop turned on 24/7, because i usually do important stuff, and i prefer to not turn off the laptop. However, recently, i lost some work, because the laptop got restarted, while i was sleeping. It got restarted after Windows 10 got its new update, despite the fact i had...
  31. M

    [SOLVED] Laptop OEM Drivers

    What is the best way to install Laptop drivers after clean windows installation? Nowadays windows install all drivers automatically during or right after the windows installation or first boot up (when laptop/pc is connected to internet). So there is two ways to install OEM drivers and I want to...
  32. TheFlash1300

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 doesn't save the update history

    When i open Settings -> Windows Update -> View update history, i see the following: Feature Updates (1) Quality Updates (15) Driver Updates (12) Definition Updates (50) Other Updates (17) The problem is that the numbers never change, they never grow, despite the fact new updates are constantly...
  33. Vox

    [SOLVED] Manufacturer's drivers versus Windows 10/11 drivers?

    Hey there, I just installed an ASUS Prime B365M-A mobo and Windows installed all drivers it needed. Everything works fine so far, no unknown/messed up devices in Device Manager. I also updated the bios already. I'd like to know if I could gain any improvements by downloading the...
  34. C

    [SOLVED] Changing Advanced Options in Windows 10 with Powershell

    Hello again! I am working on a Powershell script to configure some Windows 10 settings for some machines that belong to me and some friends. The changes that I want to make are under Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Advanced Options. I can change the "Show a notification when...
  35. Bxzza

    Question Bugged After Update

    just finished a session of gaming and proceeded to hit the “update and restart” button, after updating it proceeded to hit me with the BSOD saying “PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA” but didn’t give me any other error code or anything, literally only that, scanned the QR code, no help, it hits me with...
  36. cheapdoggo

    [SOLVED] BSODs and now startup repair loop

    I updated my drivers and windows, then got stuck in a auto repair loop. so for the longest time I've been getting "MEMORY_MANAGMENT" BSODs and some others I dont remember. i pretty much ignored them because my computer would start up after and be fine, til the next BSOD. today I decided i...
  37. D

    [SOLVED] Windows keeps reverting updates and I don't know why?

    So i remember using the registry editor a while ago to disable auto updates (it was interfering with my work). However i'm at the stage where I do want to update and get the latest build however whenever I do, it installs everything as it should then I get a screen which reverts it back. I get...
  38. Shaff Zakko

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 not updating after cloning from HDD to SSD

    Hello. A few months ago I got really frustrated by my dead slow laptop, which I use for all my school work and decided to upgrade to an M2. SSD as I knew the source of the problem was my HDD. Both Drives are 1 TB so I decided to go with cloning as it's the quickest solution because I needed to...
  39. Mr. White

    Question Windows update can't install updates ?

    So I have tried to install updates to Windows 10, but it always gives me this error ( 0x800f0989 ). What I have tried to do is: Tried many times re-installing it via Windows Update. Resetting Windows Update with .bat file. Installing the update manually from catalog. None of these methods...
  40. ri77ik

    Question Can't update Windows after cloning from HDD to SSD

    Recently I cloned my system drive to a new SSD and everything worked fine. But none of the new updates are installing in my OS. I think this is because I don't have any recovery drive in my SSD but there's a recovery drive in my old HDD. I uninstalled all antivirus too. SS 1: View...