computer issues

Hello, and thanks for helping me out. Here's what's going on: I run a 2 drive Mirrored Storage Space. and it was working fine. However, last week, "C" drive started getting flakey so I replaced it. I had an image of the "C" drive that I reinstalled on the new "C" drive. The PC is back up and...

So your Windows 11 PC is acting up—random crashes, slowdowns, or just plain refusing to cooperate when you need it most. What’s a tech-savvy (or even not-so-tech-savvy) person to do? Enter Safe Mode—a stripped-down, no-nonsense version of your Windows operating system that runs only essential...

My Windows 11 pc has suddenly slowed down to a snail’s pace. It takes two or three times as long to boot up, applications open very slowly, etc.. I ran a Malwarebytes scan which showed one minor PUP error but no other problems. I also ran an SFC /scannow and a DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image...

I use win 11 latest update, when i try to add an inbound or outbound rule i don't get an error message but the rule shows as in the image attached. I have 2 computers with windows 11 pro and they both act the same. I don't use any virus software besides defender. Any suggestions ? any solutions...

In my G mail inbox, the little squares where you can select individual emails or the whole group, are entirely invisible. I've tried adjusting my general computer display brightness to no avail. I suspect that it's something inherent to G mail since my other email clients behave normally (AOL...

For many years my computer has been connected to the TV using HDMI. This worked well for all Windows versions through Windows 10. But when I updated to Windows 11 the computer cannot detect the TV as a display. I have checked cables, connections, drivers, and all parameters that I can see...

Hello, im having a bit of a problem with my pc. Im unsure if its a hardware or software issue. But randomly for no reason it just decides to A: Completely freezes everything, before black screening and not allowing my to turn my monitor off whilst the pc itself carries on running B: Completely...

If you've ever found yourself tearing your hair out because your PC won’t cooperate – maybe the Wi-Fi is refusing to connect, the sound just vanished, or updates are mysteriously failing – fear not! Microsoft’s Get Help app has got your back with its handy troubleshooters designed to resolve...

Hello, I am using Windows 11, and I have the old Windows Media Player legacy. I created a huge playlist of perhaps 1,000 songs. The playlist worked well. Days later, now the playlist never works, an error says it cannot find the original songs in the playlist. To view the code of the playlist...

Quick rundown, I purchased this pre built PC about 3 years ago, since getting it I have been getting this problem (and a few others) to where it will blue screen and give me that error. I have tried to do everything that I can find online as for updates and fixes. I also recently tried to read...

Running Windows 11 Home Version 23H2 on Dell Inspiron AIO 5490 AIO. BIOS Mode UEFI and up to date. Total identified windows installations: 0 after using bootrec /rebuildbcd or bootrec /scanos command in Windows Recovery Environment. Ive done everything recommended online to fix the issue...

Strange problem: I use micro SD cards to store music files I play through home audio systems. My PC has no SD card port so I use various USB adapters. These adapters - not the cards - are gradually stopping working in the PC although they all still work fine in the audio systems. I have one...

Good morning, I use automation software that releases a new version to install every year. Now I have 2 versions of the program installed on my PC: TiaPortalV17 and TiaPortalV18. Each of the programs has its own respective file extensions: .zap17 and .zap18. The programs are installed in these...

I'll explain the situation. OneDrive had files and folders which were present from a previous Windows 11 installation ('Documents' libraries). Old 'Documents' and old 'Photos' were kept so that I could go through them over a period of time, removing any old files I did not need. Once I...

Hello everyone, my computer has been lagging notably for the last year or so. I can no longer play games online because it lags too much. I thought it could be a virus so I performed a factory reset with no luck at all. I also hear it making noises like it is struggling sometimes, not the...

so i come home from work today as usually turn on my pc and notice its hard stuck on loading anything after opening task manager i see that i have over 100 of my duplicate users using my pc apparently which causes my pc go haywire is this somekinda virus or windows bug?

I have had a particular Arduino Nano working in my PC for about 13 months. Now it doesn't. When I connect, or unplug it, I hear the Windows "device connected/disconnected" sound. However, it does not show up in Device Manager's Com Ports list. (It used to be Com19) Any ideas how to get it back?

Hi, I'm trying to install a driver "RASFWP.EXE" with administrative privileges (rick click - run as administrator". I'm an administrator of the PC. But I get continuously a cmd pop with the messages "requesting administrative privileges". the pop-up stays opened for around one second, is...

Hi. When I came to use my PC last Friday (after leaving it in sleep mode the night before) there was a blue screen asking for Windows set up (picture attached). No matter what I do I can't get into it. The model is a Medion Akoya E23401 23.8 Inch Slim All In One PC i5-8250U and it runs (ran)...

Hello, I constantly get the error code 0x800f081f when I try to update my Windows 10 computer to the most recent version. I've tried a few other troubleshooting techniques, such as utilizing the DISM tool and the Windows Update troubleshooter, but nothing appears to be working. Has this...