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windows 11 My laptop seems dead, what should i do?
by Guest Hamza Awaad- 0 replies
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My laptop's screen used to freeze but now even after powering off and on it remains black, none of the keys are usable and neither is the laptop. What should I do? Continue reading...
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windows 11 USB connected human presence sensors
by Guest SailingNut- 0 replies
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Hi,I have an older Surface tablet and it does not seem to have a human presence sensor because I don't see any settings related to presence sensing.I want to add this capability to the computer for a project that I am working on. I have done a bunch of searching and can't seem to find any external USB connected human presence sensors available. Does anyone know if this type of device even exists?Thanks in advance! I'd rather buy something off the shelf than try to cobble something together and then write software to put the PC to sleep when a human is not present and wake it up when someone is Continue reading...
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windows 11 Internet is extremely slow after Windows 11 24H2 update
by Guest Larry K1- 0 replies
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I'm really frustrated because my internet speeds were fast prior. I installed the update before and it gave the slow speeds so I restored my PC before the update and everything was fine again. My PC crashed and somehow windows decided to force the update and now I can't seem to restore my PC back. What the hell?! I've looked online to updating drivers and haven't found a solution as they have led to dead ends. Continue reading...
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windows 11 Problem
by Guest John length long- 0 replies
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Ok so I’ve had my spare laptop for a year or two now and other than it’s horrible specs (like 4gb of ram come one dell) I have had no problems with it, until now. Now when I even turn it on it either goes into a loop of the process of turning on and shutting now but now it gives me a code (clock_watchdog_timeout) I can’t access my computer normally (like only BIOS and allat) so from what I know I can’t access files or anything and yes I do have a bitlocker but I don’t know the code so please help Continue reading...
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windows 11 How to fix battery draining, and install 2024-11 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for arm64-based Systems (KB5046617)
by Guest luka korica- 0 replies
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Hello, I have a problem with battery draining. Recently, there was this November update, and I was able to download most of them, but couldn't download 2024-11 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for arm64-based Systems (KB5046617). After the failed attempt, in the following days, I started to notice that the battery life was shorter than usual, or rather it was draining pretty fast. The laptop I'm using is Lenovo Yoga slim 7 with Windows Arm. Thanks in advance. Continue reading...
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windows 11 Win 11 - Monitors will not idle turn off.
by Guest Andrew_677- 0 replies
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I recently upgraded to oled monitors for my computer. A couple weeks ago i noticed that my monitors will not idle to an off state regardless of the timeout setting i use in the power settings. I have done the following.Unplugged all usb devicesUpdated all devices driversUninstalled all unnecessary softwareDid a full reinstall on 11/29- after the reinstall the idle off function was working for the first 3 days and has since stopped.Powercfg /requests shows nothing active. With the exception of some driver legacy kernel caller which i have narrowed down to mic and audio controller however unplug Continue reading...
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windows 11 Intel High Definiton DSP problem
by Guest nancywarner- 0 replies
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Have a Hewitt Packard laptop with Windows 11 Pro. Have lost my audio driver and now have a code 28 next to Intel High Definition DSP and unable to find the driver for it. Have no idea where to find a driver for as I have looked. Any help will be appreciated. Continue reading...
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windows 11 Intel High Definiton DSP problem
by Guest nancywarner- 0 replies
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Have a Hewitt Packard laptop with Windows 11 Pro. Have lost my audio driver and now have a code 28 next to Intel High Definition DSP and unable to find the driver for it. Have no idea where to find a driver for as I have looked. Any help will be appreciated. Continue reading...
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windows 11 "Activate Windows" Watermark on Already Active Windows
by Guest Ryan Wanner- 0 replies
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I asked about this already maybe two weeks ago and received some help, however it did not resolve the issue satisfactorily.I own Windows, I have been running Windows 11 on this PC for a few years without this issue, and suddenly I have the "Activate Windows" watermark, for no reason. Support told me to use the original CD I bought for Windows 11 to reactivate Windows. I just found the CD to do so, and during the install it says it will delete everything off my PC, and I cannot choose any other option during that step. Delete everything off of my three hard drives to get rid of a watermark I sh Continue reading...
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windows 11 Cannot boot after 24H2 update
by Guest FB333- 0 replies
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Following the update to 24H2, my PC won't boot. Nothing happened following the update, I ran an update and restart to 24H2, and I got the usual BIOS boot failure message:"Reboot and Select proper Boot deviceor Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key"I double checked in UEFI that it's trying to boot from the correct drive, also tried to boot from the BIOS boot menu. (I only have a single bootable drive, so the situation is not complex...)My question is: what is the path of least resistance to get my pc back up and running, since I need it for work ASAP. I'd rather avoid a full Continue reading...
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windows 11 Hi I don't download many apps just a few sores and bank I'm having problems with my laptop need to check drivers but I can't in s mode ineed to filt
by Guest cindy st.louis- 0 replies
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I don't down load apps most apps I have came with my laptop other than some stores and bank is it safe to turn off s mode so I can get my laptop drivers fixed by HP who I purchased from Continue reading...
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windows 11 Black lines at the bottom of my screen
by Guest .o0.90- 0 replies
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Today my monitor got disconnected. I reconnected it just fine by wiggling the power wire, but when it turns on, the display resolution was wrong and all stretched. I fixed it just fine by going to the settings, but now there are black lines at the bottom and sides of my screen. When I wiggled the wire again, and the black lines have gotten smaller and is now only at the bottom of the screen with the display being very "moved up", but im afraid to do more than that.I have a Lenovo monitor, im not sure what type because I can't check it, but it's the one that has the Novo Vision. I tried to acce Continue reading...
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windows 11 Faulty small time on Taskbar
by Guest Khang Pham1- 0 replies
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I don't know if that time was changed, also i have any installed Visual C-Runtime, it have fewer.How to set the original time as the back. Continue reading...
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windows 11 Onedrive
by Guest Evangelia Titaki- 0 replies
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Hi!I accidentally enabled backup on my computer for my documents. How can I reset this and have my documents available again on my hard drive without having to be in the cloud to be able to access them; now if I try to open a folder on my desktop it says that the specific location doesn't exist and I can only open it via onedrive. Continue reading...
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windows 11 Product key
by Guest Jim Holmes1- 0 replies
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My computer came with 8.1 and I purchased and downloaded Win 10 from Microsoft. However, that computer died and when I went to download Win 10 again I discovered that I only have a 20 digit code and I need a 25 digit code to activate Windows. Would someone be able to help me in resolving this? Thanks! Continue reading...
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windows 11 Same windows error message when attempting to run many different apps and programs, including MS Word.
by Guest ChristopherTerry5- 0 replies
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All of a sudden, I am not able to run many software applications, including MS Word. I have Win 11 on a Dell and have never had this issue. Here is an example of the error window I get when trying to open MS Word: "Windows cannot find 'C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\Word.Ink'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again." There is a similar error window when trying to open the Dymo App, MS Excel, SixBit listing App, etc. I can access MS Office apps like Word & Excel if I open the Office icon. Seems like some pointe Continue reading...
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windows 11 PDFsFilter.sys
by Guest Andrei Nicholan Camara- 0 replies
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Hello! I was trying out the new update 24H2. And I was looking forward to the driver optimization in the Xbox Gamebar everything is supported except this: GraphicsDirectX 12 Ultimate: Your system is DirectX 12 Ultimate ready.DirectStorageGPU: DirectStorage optimized.OS: This version of Windows supports the latest DirectStorage IO optimizations.Drive status: C:\ BypassIO not supported due to driver: PDFsFilter.Now I wanted to ask if I can delete this: PDFsFilter.sys file in my Windows 32 path, so that it can be supported? Continue reading...
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windows 11 Everytime I try to add my son to my account on the web app it keeps saying "The Request is Blocked". When trying to add him via xbox, it just keeps go
by Guest Sean Hodge1- 0 replies
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as the question states. Ive tried other fixes noted in other posts, clearing caches, trying different browsers etc.. Continue reading...
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windows 11 Apps stuck on 95%
by Guest Rafael Camara Simoes- 0 replies
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I started a update on a few xbox and windows apps but the problem is that that has been 1 - 2 MONTHS ago! I need help because I have a lot of important apps to update but I cant!!! Help me please, I tried resseting my laptop but no that dosent work, and there is nothing similar on the web... Continue reading...
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windows 11 Accessing / sharing same drive on home computers
by Guest Lisa Vezgoff- 0 replies
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i just did an update on my computer and now cannot access the other computer on my home network? I can only think the computer changed the settings but not sure where to start to fix?? Continue reading...
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windows 11 HELP! WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR (124) Analysis Request
by Guest Lorenzo Angelino- 0 replies
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Hello,I’m experiencing recurring WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR (124) crashes on my system. The system usually crashes within 10 minutes of being powered on. Here’s my system configuration:CPU: Ryzen 9 5900XGPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 TiMotherboard: MSI MPG B550 Gaming PlusPSU: Riotoro Enigma 650WI’ve attached the latest minidump file for analysis:Minidump File LinkUpdated Chipset Drivers:Downloaded and installed the latest drivers from MSI's official support page:MSI Support Page - DriversSystem Stability:No overclocking has been applied to the CPU or GPU.CPU and GPU temperatures remain within saf Continue reading...
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windows 11 my wrap text in excel is missing
by Guest Jamie Keohane- 0 replies
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my wrap text function in excel is missing Continue reading...
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windows 11 Need to DISABLE onboard bluetooth Windows 11 to use bluetooth dongle. NOT TURN OFF BLUETOOTH
by Guest jabrislin- 0 replies
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I am using Parallels via my Macbook M4 Pro, macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 to run windows. I need to disable the onboard bluetooth in Windows in order to use an ASUS BT500 bluetooth dongle to connect to a medical device. This worked previously on my older mac with Windows 10. I've disabled all of the choices I'm given and it doesn't work. The choices are-Bluetooth Device (RFCOMM Protocol TDI), Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator and Microsoft LE Enumerator. Multiple articles have advised to disable Intel Wireless Bluetooth but I don't have that option! Help! Continue reading...
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windows 11 Laptop black screen and odd power and charger light behaviour.
by Guest Many Ojo- 0 replies
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My laptop has black screen and no fan running however the power light remained on. When I plugged in my laptop the charger light remained off. Presumably, my laptop is now dead as the power light is off and only turns on when I plug into the charger, notes despite this charger light is still off.. I have tried holding the power button down for hard shutdown and a forced reset to no avail. The power light (when the laptop is charged or being charged) will turn off eventually but will remain on the second I let it go. I have also tried blind BIOS reset, maybe I was doing wrong though. What is go Continue reading...
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windows 11 Why am i getting bluescreen with DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION error
by Guest Sir Elderberry- 0 replies
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I've gotten this error a couple dozen times now since using this new pc and im wondering how i would go about finding the root of this error? Continue reading...