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    Question PC freezes at asus loading logo

    Hey everyone, I’m facing a frustrating issue with my PC. It suddenly started freezing on the ASUS logo during boot and won’t load into Windows. Here’s what I’ve tried so far: Attempted to format the PC using a bootable USB. After restarting, the same issue persists. Removed the CMOS battery...
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    Question HP infinite loading screen

    Laptop: HP ENVY 13 x360 Ryzen 7-4700/16GB/512/Win11 Never had any problems with this laptop until today, yesterday i used ccleaner to clean the drive and everything was fine. Today I tried to use it but theres just HP logo with loading circle. Every 2nd time I try to turn it on it shows...
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    Question BSOD, Update is failing for KB5036979, Audio turning off when switching

    Hello, There have been a lot of problems happening recently to my PC. I am not sure if all of them are related or not. I will try and provide as much detail as I can and in the order that I started happening. 1. I noticed that one of the updates is failing on my PC "2024-04 Cumulative Update...
  4. Clarkender

    Question PC loops rebooting and won't properly boot ?

    hi so my pc will not boot up properly. when powered on, the rgb (gpu, mouse etc) light up and my cpu fan starts spinning, but after 2 seconds it fully shuts down. then after 4-ish seconds it loops that process for as long as i keep the pc on (or trying to turn "on"). I tried turning off the psu...
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    Question random BSODs and games crashing to desktop after installing new CPU and motherboard

    Hello everyone! I'm having some issues after installing a new Motherboard and CPU into my PC. I switched from a ASUS Prime Z-270K with an Intel i5-7600k to an MSI mpg b550 Gaming Plus with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. After the switch I had a lot of issues with occasional blue screens and none of my...
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    Question Audio issues

    Hi I've got a stubborn audio issue which I cant resolve... My dedicated desktop mic stopped working one day while on discord, I tried reseating the 3.5mm jack but it didn't work at all. I decided to buy a new mic and it kept giving me static noise which led me to reinstall audio drivers that did...
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    Question How can i reactivate my windows 10 after changing my motherboard?

    Edition Windows 10 Pro Version 22H2 Installed on ‎29-‎06-‎2020 OS build 19045.4291 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19056.1000.0 Hi,above info is of my current windows os on my pc. My windows 10 was a free upgrade from windows 8 several years ago. i purchased the windows 8 pro...
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    Question Cannot install Windows 10 on Asus z690 Maximus Formula

    System: Asus z690 Maximus Formula (VRM cooling uninstalled) DDR5 Corsair Platinum Dominator 16gb 5.6mhz x2 EVGA GeForce Rtx 3080Ti 12gb Samsung Pro 980 and 990 2TB SSDs i9 13k900 CPU I had a full Windows system installed on this before. Before I got stuck on the freeze boot loop situation, I...
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    Question Mysterious crashes of 5900X & 3090. PC starts only through bios override.

    Well then. I have a very interesting issue. After buying the CPU and installing it, for some time, it worked really fine, reaching its highest frequency, without any issues at all. Some time later, PC started rebooting by itself for no reason. The bios of the motherboard allows to boot override...
  10. 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...
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    Question Windows 10 changes sound balance.

    Very often when i move Windows volume slider e.g from 10% to 50%(by clicking), my headphones balance changes. The weird thing is, in settings it is equal until i restart PC. After restarting i also see changes in settings. Also because balance doesn't change in the settings at first -headset...
  12. Matthew Smothers

    Question Windows 10 all video files, not showing thumbnail, only icon, but just video files

    So for some reason my Windows 10 PC will not show thumbnails on videos, but only videos, PNG will show thumbnail, but MP4, WMV, stuff like that will only show icon like the VLC logo or the Medial Player Icon, I have already messed with File Explorer Settings, Visual Effects Settings, Cleared...
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    Question I formatted my pc and my fps dropped across games

    SPECS: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6800K CPU @ 3.40GHz Thermal take water cooling X99-E mother board 64 GB of RAM NVMe SSD samsung 990 pro with heatsink 2tb Intel HDD 1TB Kingston SSD 400 GB Kingston SDD 200 GB Kingston SDD 200 GB msi power source (dont remember the specifics) Windows 10 pro I...
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    Question BIOS Not detecting extra SSD drive

    Hello, I was doing some troubleshooting for my pc as it has been having this issue where I need to force a shutdown to start it properly after having initially started it. Basically it turns on and shows the ASUS symbol and all, but then goes to black screen. My guess is that it is not loading...
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    Question Pc blue screens and crashes

    Good day to anyone that can help me try to understand what the problem may be. So far it only happens a few times a week but im trying to point out which part is causing these bsods and crashes. So far i get a few error codes which make it point to my ssd where my is installed, First of i get...
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    Question Balanced Power Mode and Sleep issue on Win10 rolled back from Win11

    hi, I've rolled back from Win11 as i couldn't stand it and having these small issues on Win10 now, nothing major but a bit annoying. 1. Sleep Mode - as soon as the PC goes to sleep, it stays there for like 1-2 seconds then resumes right back without any keys or mouse action, i think it's some...
  17. stewuie

    Question Black Screen & Blank Icons after Disk Cleanup & Cleaning %temp%, temp, prefetch?

    I was doing a normal cleanup routine mainly by going to %temp%, temp, prefetch and cleaning/deleting the files inside them. Normally this wouldn't do anything but i did it 3 times and the third time the icons were going blank and it was quickly resolved by doing a refresh. But then when i...
  18. stewuie

    Question Disk cleanup not running after i cleanned the %temp%, temp, prefetch files?

    I am completely unsure what caused this but i was cleanning my pc by using the run command and entering %temp%, temp, prefetch files and i deleted all files from those folders. I double checked to be sure if i didnt uninstall important and all were unnecessary not important. And once i did that...
  19. stewuie

    Question Can't uninstall a cumulative update/security update in Windows 10 22H2 is this completely normal?

    So after finding out about window's recent cumulative update KB5028166 it appeared to have had bugs along with it such as stuttering, slowdowns. But they are working on a bug fix that will come soon and im waiting for that but the question is "Is it completely normal if i cant uninstall the...
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    Question I can't start installation on a new PC

    Hello, I'm experiencing rather unusual issue where my new PC cannot proceed with the installation of an OS. After I finished building PC, first configuration loaded correctly and BIOS works properly. I've created Windows 10 installation on a USB drive, but every time I tried to open it, it froze...
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    Question Lenovo error 1962

    Hello everyone I have a lenovo tiny pc m715q with a problem. Every time I start the pc I have to log in to the bios and enable csm to start windows. It disables itself after every restart and gives me the error 1962. The working settings don't get saved as the default in the bios. The cmos...
  22. NLPguy

    Question Windows 10 update and Avermedia C727?

    Hi, Please, I have been capturing VHS to MP4 using the graphic card Avermedia C727 and the Apple TV's Avermedia software (to capture in MP4) in high-quality 60 frames. And everything was going very well! However, in February 2023, a Windows 10 Update occurred that ended up affecting the...
  23. deanabiepepler

    Question The End of Windows 10

    hey Guys And Gals https://mybroadband.co.za/news/software/489345-the-end-of-windows-10.html in This Article it says it is the End Of Windows 10! my Question is there is going to Be NO More Updates After 19045.2913? have they Fixed Windows 10!
  24. foreignsanxd

    Question My computer restarts by it self and sometimes when it does it give me blue screen

    I have a I3 8100 with a GTX 1050 TI with 2 sloth of RAM of 2666 Mhz each, an MOBO B360M DS3H since 2019, but almost a month ago my my computer started to shut down suddenly and then proceeds to reboot,sometimes the windows blue screen appear with a message that says...
  25. skinnyd6420

    Question NVMe SSD shows up in BIOS, doesn't show up in diskpart, can't initialize it. Windows install media sees it but won't allow format/new partition ?

    i have been at this all night ive built several pcs and i feel like ive had this problem before but i cant find the solution here everywhere i search gives solutions like i have a running windows os on a different drive my pc is a new built with one drive no existing windows so i have no access...
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    [SOLVED] Understanding OEM licences and reinstalling

    Hey Guys Might be silly, but I'm confused with how Microsoft now does Windows (Download tools) give me a disk, USB and sticker on the case any day. Situation I brought a 2ed laptop ( keeping 1st Windows 10) and would like to use other for Ubuntu but... before doing that I'd like to make a...
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    Question Acer Laptop will not boot after reinstallation of Win 10

    Hello, my mom was having some issues on her Acer Windows 10 laptop such as not the Windows and search button not working, as well as not being able to open pictures and getting some error messages saying that Windows files are missing. So, I went ahead and formatted her pc removing all files...
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    Question Windows Explorer causes freezing which forces me to shut down the PC

    I was recently having issues with windows 10 freezing randomly, and suspected my SSD failed. I ended up replacing my SSD and RAM. Did a fresh install of windows too, PC returned to normal and now days later its crashing again. The last crash was caused by right clicking and windows explorer...
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    Question Clean install using Rufus - partitioning incompatibility

    Hi guys Decided I needed to do a clean format of my PC for a Windows Install. Last time I did this was when I built my PC over 5 years ago and obviously should have taken better notes! I have a dual boot setup with Disk 0 being my Linux install and Disk 1 at least WAS my Windows install. Running...
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    Question Windows starts freezing after hours of use, then has long black screens on reboot

    Windows 10 starts freezing after hours of use, very laggy/unresponsive which forces me to reboot it. On reboot however, the system has long black screens, runs "windows repair", and takes multiple reboots to finally start working normally again. What are these issues a sign of? Windows is on a...
  31. vratiic15

    Question Getting BSOD when trying to get into desktop or trying to instal windows 19

    Hello. I recently tried to install the newest windows update when i tried to restart my computer i went to shower and when i came back it was still restarting so i shut down it and tried to start pc normally but it didnt work… when msi logo load up after like 10 seconds after i turned my pc on a...
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    Question Raid Configuration Fix

    I cleaned my pc then after I try to boot it, it restarts 3 times and then goes to the screen below then I hit F1 then F10 in bios then it will boot successfully to desktop. Then I notice whenever I boot successfully to desktop. my date and time are always wrong even though my time zone is...
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    Question Diskpart Cleaned Veracrypt Drive -- HELP ME PLEASE!

    I was trying to set something up on my pc, and my windows borked. In my infinite wisdom of trying everything, I entered diskpart to try and get rid of the MBR / EFI and get windows to recreate it. Instead I selected the WRONG thing. I have a 1TB SSD. I selected disk 0 and did a disk clean on...
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    Question M.2 NVMe drive disappeared in disk management but appears in bios

    I recently bought a WD_Black sn770 1TB NVMe SSD. Installed it and got it going pretty quickly and moved some games to it. I was helping my friend with his PC when I accidentally installed some drivers that made my NVMe SSD disappear from disk management and windows 10 but if I go into my bios...
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    Question NVIDIA GPU not detected on ASUS TUF FX505DV

    Hi everyone, I hope I can get help from here. This issue is now driving me crazy and the hard part is that I can't get my hands physically on the laptop. I am helping a friend who lives on the other side of the country whose laptop has been acting strange after ahe brought the laptop over to be...
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    Question Random stutters in Windows 10 ?

    I get random stuttering in Windows 10, even if I'm only running Chrome i get stutters and I don't have a bad PC
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    [SOLVED] Reboots and BSODs when installing Windows 10

    So, I’ve build my first pc almost 2 and a half years ago and since the very beginning the machine would crash and give me BSODs (such as Memory management), thus I contacted the company I bought the parts from and told me that the CPU and the RAM were harmed and gave me the replacement parts...
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    Question Unknown BSOD (0x101) ?

    hi, a few months ago the blue screen began to appear regularly. this happened after I inserted a new gt 1030, took it to a service center, they did not find any problems with it. What was done: rollback of video card drivers and installation of win 8.1, on which I sat before benchmark for 30...
  39. DIIIIIII

    Question Intermittent BSOD shortly after booting ?

    Hi Guys! Back once again to fix my partner's intermittent BSOD issues! It seems once again to occur intermittently after about 3 minutes on boot. Booting after the blue screen seems to mess with the pc's LEDs, so I wonder if this is somehow related? We were hoping someone with more...
  40. RageHippo

    Question Laptop stuck at hp logo while installing windows 10

    My laptop was first installed with Linux mint after realising that windows is more convenient I tried to install windows10 back using a usb But nothing happens during installation even after waiting for an hour it just shows a blank screen So after countless tutorials and reading threads i...