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Computeractive’s “Problems solved” column from the 10 September 2025 issue distils a familiar mix of household tech triage and hard-bitten workshop experience: practical fixes for everyday Windows upgrades, a clear-eyed primer on Microsoft’s new cloud-assisted recovery tool, and an...

The VAN 9003 crash that left many Valorant players staring at the message “This build of Vanguard is out of compliance with current system settings” proved to be less a single bug and more a collision of modern Windows security posture, anti‑cheat kernel drivers, and inconsistent platform...

Microsoft's approaching end-of-support for Windows 10 has sharpened a question many users have been postponing for years: beyond security and features, does moving to Windows 11 deliver a measurable, real-world performance win — or could the upgrade cost you frames, responsiveness, or workflow...

AMD’s new Ryzen 7 9700X arrived with a headline-grabbing claim — that Zen 5 would overtake Intel’s Core i7-14700K in gaming — but real-world testing, Windows patches, BIOS updates and power measurements have turned that simple story into a complex one about test methodology, OS-level branch...

Intel’s next major desktop processor release faces a new wave of skepticism and recalibrated expectations. Fresh leaks and multiple industry sources now suggest that the Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs—for both desktop (ARL-S) and high-performance laptop (HX) form factors—will not deliver the much-hyped...

Here’s a summary of the situation regarding Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh and AI/NPU improvements, based on the leak you referenced and the latest discussions: Key Points from the Leak: The upcoming Intel Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs may not feature major NPU (Neural Processing Unit) or AI...

Few sagas in recent PC hardware memory have been as persistently frustrating and closely watched as Intel’s ongoing battle with CPU instability in its 13th and 14th generation Core processors—better known in enthusiast circles as Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh. Just when it appeared the...

Microsoft's recent patches for Windows 11 version 24H2 have once again stirred significant controversy and user frustration due to their unintended side effects, particularly causing blue screen crashes (BSODs) that have impacted a notable segment of users. The cumulative April update KB5055523...

AMD’s latest flagship CPU, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, has generated waves in the enthusiast PC building community, and not merely due to its impressive all-rounder performance. The chip, released alongside updates to AMD’s chipset drivers, has reignited the perennially relevant debate: does Windows 10...

Windows 11's latest patch has stirred up a storm among Lenovo ThinkPad users, and it's a case of security measures going a bit overzealous. In a twist that could easily be mistaken for a plotline in a corporate thriller, Microsoft’s recent update now blocks certain BIOS update executables on...

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Hello everyone, I've checked out the other threads for similar problems to mine, but I've had no success, and I thought I'd post my problem. I bought Minecraft yesterday for my HP pavilion dv6 laptop (i7 2.2ghz, 8gb ram, ATI Radeon 6770m HD w/ 2gb vram) and to my surprise, the game would crash...

Problem description My problem is as follows: When the computer has been turned off for at least a few hours, I'm getting BSOD's while booting but it is rarely. When cold booting (computer has been turned off for at least several hours), I get a BSOD just after the Windows 7 `Starting...

My apologies if this has been posted elsewhere; if so, I hope someone will point me in the direction of the current thread. Since upgrading from Vista HP, I'm getting "consider replacing your battery" and "There is a problem with your battery, so your computer might shut down suddenly" messages...