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windows 11 can I run Windows 11 with no Internet connection?
by Guest Ron451- 0 replies
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Can I successfully run Windows 11 with no Internet connection?I am running a closed in-house Ethernet Network (no Internet connection) at a non-profit Food Pantry. Prior to this time there have been 3 Windows 10 PC's on this closed Network. We have recently had to replace one PC with a Windows 11 laptop. We find that it slows down greatly for no apparent reason. Often rebooting it speeds it back up, but then is slows down again over an hour or so of use.Any ideas of what is going on or how to remedy it? Continue reading...
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windows 11 Using Windows 11 Installation Assistant to upgrade from W10 instead of USB stick W11 rebuild causes computers to be unable to join WiFi.
by Guest Joshua GLAZER- 0 replies
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work environment, domain joined devices. Radius server for WiFi. EAP-TLS. Tried manually setting server and end user workstations to TLS 1.2 as the server was running 1.3 no luck. I usually have to hard wire computer in to Internal LAN, then manually add the 802.1x cert to MMC, and computer connects to Internal WiFi after no problem. Now I started upgrading computer to W11 and noticed those computers are not able to connect to Internal WiFi with the radius certificate, only guest wifi with no cert. I am able to add the certificate in MMC but when I go to connect to wifi, the cert does not show Continue reading...
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windows 11 I have lost my lenovo thinkbook pen, i dunno if I can locate it, or do i have to buy a new one
by Guest Pringles_123456- 0 replies
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I have lost my lenovo thinkbook pen, i dunno if I can locate it, or do i have to buy a new one Continue reading...
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windows 11 Unable to click Right Arrow (Greyed Out)to signin Apple iCloud
by Guest Learning VBE- 0 replies
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When I try to sign onto Apple Icloud, on the Apple Logon Screen, after entering my email, I CANNOT click the Right Arrow "->" to proceed to enter password to sugn in *see attached)Please help. Continue reading...
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windows 11 Why do Microsoft NOT tell customers in advance that Windows 11 may make half their system obsolete?
by Guest NicholasClapton- 0 replies
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I have recently reverted back to 10. 11 made all my printer software fall apart or disappear. Microsoft just don't give a damn. I also contacted them and had a long phone conversation with "support", when my audio also stopped working properly. After a lot of obvious questions, and some fiddling around through remote connection, I was informed that my 3.5mm jack was faulty. This is NOT the case: I had told them that the problem started after an upgrade, but, oh no, the customer is always wrong. Why can't Microsoft actually employ people who can help their customers, rather than incompetents w Continue reading...
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windows 11 how to save an unallocated disk (8Tb Seagate hub hard drive)
by Guest CecileDo- 0 replies
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Hi I need some help, I have a seagate hub hard drive (8Tb), I use it to save my movies and files in there, and now for some reasons, I can't do anything with it as it said it is unallocared disk..... please help me out so I can restore the whole 8Tb space that I used, I can't open as a new volume, but initialize it only!!! thanks for your prompt answer and help!!! Continue reading...
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windows 11 PC not recognizing the mic of my earpods
by Guest James_892- 0 replies
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Hi, I'm using windows 11 and have done everything that comes to mind when it comes to troubleshooting and yet nothing I have tried works, I've updated my drivers, used different ports etc. Even when I tried out a different headset with a mic, my pc doesn't recognize it. I am wondering why this is and I haven't found an answer yet. Any support would be greatly appreciated.PC specs if needed:CPU: Ryzen 5 5600xMotherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFIGPU: RX 6650-XTSSD: Lexar NM710RAM: Lexar DDR4 Thor 2x16GBPSU: MSI MAG A550BNCASE: MONTECH AIR 100 ARGB Continue reading...
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windows 11 Latitude 5400 does not close when lid is put down.
by Guest Wadoud Terfaoui- 0 replies
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Latitude 5400 does not close when lid is put down. Continue reading...
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windows 11 Receiving curious error message from CAPI12
by Guest drbrand- 0 replies
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Running Windows 11 Pro on a Beelink Mini PC. Generally speaking all is running well. I was trying to research why my PC shutdown this morning at 4:46 am. Never really got a good answer. But I did find many instances of the following message in the Event Viewer:PFX operation failed as AuthSafes count doesn't lie in expected range. Maximum permissible value: 200. Erroneous value: 538. The source id was CAPI2 and the event id is 4176.I don't think this was cause of my shutdown - had many instances of this event Continue reading...
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windows 11 I have a lenovo Gaming 3 I tried to restore and it came out checking media any advice
by Guest Adam Hilla- 0 replies
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I have a lenovo Gaming 3 I tried to restore and it came out checking media any advice Continue reading...
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windows 11 My Latitude 5400 does not sleep nor hibernate nor shut down when i close the lid.
by Guest Wadoud Terfaoui- 0 replies
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My Windows 11/11 PRO latitude 5400 does not sleep or hibernate or shutdown when i close the lid Continue reading...
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windows 11 A Windows 11 desktop did an update overnight (I believe 24H2) and now numerous programs that were working before will not work. Is there a fix??
by Guest Ronald Griess- 0 replies
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Is there a way to fix or should I try to reset back to before the update? Continue reading...
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windows 11 I recently update in window 11 24H2 update problem
by Guest Akhil Jain1- 0 replies
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I recently update in window 11 24H2 update After usage an hour show blue screen error DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL And again and again this error show That Continue reading...
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windows 7 Legacy Update loop
by Guest Christopher Hernandez3- 0 replies
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So I was using legacy update to update my windows and show Setup is preparing you computer for first use and somehow after the second one it reboots my laptop and I tried startup repair no success after the reboot is still happening Continue reading...
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windows 7 Password doom loop when checking out a purchase
by Guest newbie_customer- 0 replies
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I can log into microsoft (at least it appears that microsoft accepts my login as my login name appears in the profile). When I try to checkout a purchase of office 2024, I get stuck in an endless loop of providing my password. Asking for a code to be sent to my email doesn't change anything. I've cleared my browser cache, so that is NOT the issue. Tried multiple computers (Win 10 & 11) and browsers. Continue reading...
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windows 10 The Icons and Buttons on my tool bar have these white Xs across them.
by Guest Emmanuel8888- 0 replies
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How do I get rid of these Xs across the icons? It seems to effect my Office 365 applications.I've tried rebooting my computer and doing an office 365 repair. No luck. Continue reading...
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windows 10 Can I activate Windows 10 Pro with a Windows 11 Pro license?
by Guest RichardGouws- 0 replies
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Hello! I want buy Windows 11 Pro because I'm replacing my motherboard and processor. I have an OEM license for Windows 10 Pro that came with my PC. The issue is my old motherboard and processor doesn't support Windows 11 as it's an i7 7700k. If I buy a retail license for Windows 11 now from Microsoft's website can I replace my OEM key with new one and activate Windows 10 Pro on the retail license or won't it allow me to do that? My old hardware doesn't officially support Windows 11.Is it worth attempting to install Windows 11 Pro on the unsupported hardware and test it out before I replace my Continue reading...
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windows 10 No display on monitor
by Guest Adam Sadov- 0 replies
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Hey I have a HP Elitedesk 800 G2 and I have reinstalled Windows 10 on it but it hasn’t displayed anything on the monitor. The computer is processing something but it isn’t showing on the monitor. I heard I need to get drivers but what kind and how? Even though the computer isn’t working. Continue reading...
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windows 10 Bluetooth not detecting devices while it could 2 days ago
by Guest P.Zini- 0 replies
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Hi,Yesterday i tried to connect my bluetooth speaker as usual to my laptop (MSI Alpha 15 b5eek), I couldn't connect, I unpaired and tried to pair but my speaker didn't appear on the "Add a device" screen. So I just used wired headphones for the day. During that day I used my xbox controller with bluetooth, it worked&nb Continue reading...
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windows 10 I am getting pretty consistent BSODs (Dump file analysis?)
by Guest TroubledUser_189- 0 replies
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Hi there! I've been getting fairly consistent BSODs when trying to run Helldivers 2 for a while now. I was able to get it relatively stable for a couple of weeks and now it's happening each time. Any chance someone can take a look at the windows dumps and help provide some context as to why this is happening? Here are the dumps:CrashDumps - Google Drive Continue reading...
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windows 10 AC Adapter and ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery
by Guest livy a- 0 replies
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Hello,I'm having an issue with my Surface Pro, where the laptop needs to be plugged into a charger to stay on. The battery stays at 0% while plugged in and turns off if I unplug it.I've looked in my Device Manager for my ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery, to restart it, and it doesn't seem to exist under my battery, despite running troubleshooting.Any help is appreciated! Continue reading...
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windows 10 PC Crashes after closing a game or alt-tabbing off of it
by Guest Yavuz Ç- 0 replies
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So basically my computer just freezes or stops working as soon as i close a game or tab out. It just completely freezes and becomes unable to restart etc. So because of that i just press power button to turn it off and turn it back on.Other than that my game has no problem, no fps drops, no stutter, nothing. Everything is wonderfully fine while playing the game or doing my work on the computer.I update my drivers as soon as they release new versions of them and i have done a virus check on my computer which resulted negative.Any help to resolve the issue is much appreciated.System;Microsoft Wi Continue reading...
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windows 10 One of my screens has gone white with thin colored vertical lines.
by Guest Lori_1962- 0 replies
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I have 2 screens on my computer. One of the screens has gone white with thin colored vertical lines. I have checked the connections and all seems tight. I have turned off, waited and restarted the computer. What I've seen online suggests rolling back the driver for that screen, but I can't access that screen. I can only access the screen that still works. Any thoughts? I tried adding a photo of the 2 screens but it won't upload. Continue reading...
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windows 10 Application failed to start due to side by side config error, then issues when trying to repair visual C++
by Guest Will Walles- 0 replies
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I cant seem to attach screenshots so ill explain as best i can in words. when trying to launch most programs on my computer i am faced with an error message saying something to the effect of "cannot launch due to side by side configuration error". i have discovered this is an issue with microsoft visual C++ and have gone to control panel to attempt to repair the install as this is what every source I found suggested. however when i try to do this i am faced with another issue, now whenever trying to modify or uninstall any program from control panel i get an error message saying roughly "issue Continue reading...
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windows 10 Cannot find NB Configuration in my Window 10 Home
by Guest EricLHT- 0 replies
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As the pictured shown, I do believe I am in the BIOS but I'm incapable of locating the NB Configuration. Could anyone help me? Continue reading...