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    Windows 10 Media creation tool issues?

    So i am not new to uefi and have created bootable media in the past, so i need to download windows 10 32 bit, and no matter what i use i cannot get it to boot, i am using the tool to download the iso and even tried using it to create the usb, and it fails when making the usb bootable i think...
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    alternative to system restore

    I watch a YouTube video of Rollback Rx free and it seems too god to be true. Has anyone had experience with this program. Is it straight forward? I am used to inserting a flash drive to overcome issues but this seems to boot before Windows. I use Macrium but this works differently, I think. If...
  3. Windows 10 Can't get Windows to boot up.

    Good morning! My name is Tamara. I just joined this Forum because I figured it would be a lot of help to me since I am in the process of taking my A+ certification. So I won't bore you with the boring details! But hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. Now, I don't know...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 Installation Question

    Hello. A month ago, my power supply exploded and everything inside my PC cause got destroyed and corrupted. I got my whole PC changed, but when I used my Windows 10 64 bit CD, it didn't work. It kept booting into the screen of installation, then restarting my PC. I tried the 32 bit version, it...
  5. Windows 10 NTLDR not found..

    I had this machine wouldn't start, wouldn't repair, wouldn't reinstall, nothing... had a thread about it.. Well I took the drive out of that machine - we're talking Win10 - and stuck it in another machine as the system drive just to see what would happen, would it run or mainly would it cause...
  6. Nvidia Graphics firmware update tool for Displayport 1.3 and 1.4 displays

    Nvidia recently released a firmware update tool for 1.3/1.4 Displayport displays. Applicable Graphics Cards NVIDIA TITAN Series: TITAN X (Maxwell), TITAN X (Pascal), TITAN XP GeForce 10 Series: GeForce GT 1030, GeForce GTX 1050, GTX 1050Ti, GTX 1060, GTX 1070, GTX 1070Ti, GTX 1080, GTX 1080Ti...
  7. Windows 10 Windows 10 Startup Loop

    when starting up windows it goes into batch operation then prints out error code 400d, ERR_READ_DISK_UUID and I'm stuck in this loop, tried bootrec /fixmbr, fixboot, rebuildbcd tried recovery essentials pro win 10 and hirens boot cd and windows 10 repair all failed I have access now only to...
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    Windows 10 HDD or Motherboard failing?

    I have an Acer Aspire V 15 V5-591G-70s6 It has an i7-6700HQ 2.6 GHz, 16GB DDR4 ram, Nvidia GTX 950m, and 2 drives: 128GB SSD that has the OS installed on it and 1TB HDD that just has other things like programs and games. A while back, the HDD stopped working for a couple days. It just stopped...
  9. Windows 7 Network messages stuck above systray

    This has been happening recently every time I boot up. Sometimes its "Not connected - No connections are available" or it can be "Network Internet access" when it is connected. It goes when I double click the network icon but that isn't really a solution as it shouldn't get stuck there in the...
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    Windows 10 April 2018 Update Problems

    I run three computers on my home network. All three updated on April 30 to the latest Windows version. One computer, the slowest and cheapest, is working great, but there are problems on the other two that I'm hoping someone can provide me some guidance on. The Lenovo is working perfectly...
  11. Can't boot to Windows 10 from RAID 0

    I got myself a Silicon Image 3114 SATA Controller which is capable of RAIDing two discs. I have two SSD sporting approx. 230 GB each. I wanted to enable RAID 0 (striping) to have one "virtual" drive of 450 GB. I followed the steps below: Installed the 3114 PCI card on my board. Connected the...
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    Windows 10 Multiple BSOD Everyday - Unexpected Store Exception, Critical Process Died, etc.

    I've been experiencing multiple crashes on my laptop every day for about a month now. This has happened to me before but before I just had to do a system restore but I saved my files. Now, it will crash try to go into recovery mode but it fails and says I need a recovery CD or USB. I then have...
  13. Windows 10 Bootmgr is missing.

    SO I used Kali Linux live usb, and I thought live usb would not erase windows but it did. I need help and any solution by which I can use Kali Linux as a live usb and not getting Windows wiped out. Thanks!
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    Windows 7 ChkDsk wrecks data?

    Windows 7 destroyed itself using AUTOCHK without warning on boot twice, where after the second time, even the Windows repair DVD could not help. After the first chkdsk on boot (autochk), some pictures on my SD card and on the PC itself were unreadable. When I opened the photo files using...
  15. Windows 10 Can't boot up anymore

    Before you read, I am very sorry if I posted this in the wrong section. I didn't know what section to use. I am also very sorry if this is too long. So the other day I went to go and develop an application. So I turn on my computer, and my headphones aren't connecting. I hit the restart button...
  16. Windows 10 Watchdog crash and no screen/PC unusable but on

    Hi, the last week I'm been suffering freezes and reboots. I had one or two BSOD but that doesn't seem to be the main problem, and I have no dumps of them. I have recently changed from a HDD to a SSD, I have applied a theme on my Windows 10, and I have updated to Fall Creators update. I cloned...
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    Windows 7 Dell XPS windows getting ready

    My computer runs windows 7. Keeps staying on Windows getting ready. I have tried hard shut downs, disconnected the battery, all the function keys. The only thing that has an effect is F12 but when I select reboot it goes right back to windows getting ready. F2 just shows info that can't take...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 - 2 problems on fresh system

    My pc: 8700K stock 2x8GB DDR4 GSKILL 3000mhz ( XMP Corsair 750 i Asus Z370 Pro Gaming. I have 2 disks. SSD Crucial 525 GB MX 300 and Toshiba 500GB. I have an question about system Windows 10. I installed from Pendrive USB Windows 10 from here: Link Removed On a fresh formatted ssd i...
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    Windows 10 Win 10 Home update is stuck in loop

    I have a ASUS Netbook (X200CA) that has received the free Win 10 upgrade a year or two ago. It recently went about it's business and installed one of the many Win 10 updates and has never been able to recover since that time (around 12/25/17 or shortly thereafter). It gets to the blue Win 10...
  20. Recent Microsoft updates and AMD

    Recently the updates released by Microsoft to combat Meltdown and Spectre have caused some boot issues for those running with certain AMD processors. (this issue is only affecting older AMD cpu's apparently) January 3, 2018—KB4056897 (Security-only update) January 9, 2018—KB4056894 (Monthly...