Windows 11’s hardware rules mean you can’t treat compatibility as a single checkbox — it’s a chain of interlocking requirements (TPM 2.0, UEFI/Secure Boot, a supported CPU, enough RAM and storage) that together determine whether a Dell laptop can be upgraded safely and with vendor support. The...
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For decades, the Blue Screen of Death—universally known as the BSOD—has been one of Windows’ most iconic, if infamous, symbols. It signaled disaster for end users, frustration for IT professionals, and late nights for enterprise administrators the world over. The blue error screen, subject of...
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For many Windows 10 users and administrators, Patch Tuesday often brings a blend of critical security updates and, regrettably, the unintended headaches that sometimes accompany sweeping changes to enterprise and personal PCs. The rollout of KB5058379, a mandatory security update for Windows 10...
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this is the craziest way to get updates for new versions. I tried a month agao to update to the 20H2 update and all I accomplished is a messed up computer i had to have a complete reinstall because after the ypdat i had multiple errors had Clsid errors on task...
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After clean installing Windows 10 Home day before yesterday it showed 3 unknown devices in Device Manager. I ran the diagnostics thing at Dell Support and it fixed two of them. Now I don't know how to fix the remaining one. I'd like to just install the driver but I have no idea what it is...
I also have trouble with window 8 sound, in service there are 2 that will not start windows audio and window audio end point end builder I have sound from the speaker but nothing from windows I cannot start windows start up sound. dell nor Microsoft seem to be able to help I hope someone can
We are pleased to announce today that we have finalized an agreement with Dell to bring you additional support from Dell Support agents.
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I am visiting my grand daughter at my other daughter's house. Of course my grand daughter says, "Grandpa, can you look at my PC. It keeps going to sleep when I'm working on it. It has been working fine until I arrived here" Some may recall this is a new PC (approx. 7 months ago) that I bought as...
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A few months ago I had problems with my computer either just shutting off or receiving the following BSODs:
IQRL_NOT_LESS_OR_EVEN (Get this the MOST of any other one, even now after I've done the below things)
SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
BAD_POOL_HEADER
IRQL_GT_ZERO_AT_SYSTEM_SERVICE...
OK, so my add-on wont work after upgrading to window 7. I tried to go into the interface then add-on folder, and delete the interface to redo them. But it wont let me because i don't have admin right, but i am the only profile on the computer. I tried doing the comp promp and typing in net user...
I did a clean install of windows 7 professional over the Windows Vista Home Premium that came on my laptop (a XPS M1530) and it appeared to go smoothly. Once the install was completed I was having trouble with viewing screen savers and playing games (that I had played many times on my computer...
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Hi I have A Dell XPS 420 with a Sigmatel Stac92XX C-Major HD Audio Driver and I was running Windows Vista X64 SP1 and everything was working fine.
I just recently installed Windows 7 RT Build 7100 and the Generic High Definition Audio Device Driver Installed and all types of media play, but...
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So i'm really new to this, I just want to know what to take out. My IE is hijacked like crazy so idk, i think it been putting new virus in my pc or something. And I have been using a program that removes Trojans called Trojan Remover so yeah...
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Doughter's Inspiron E1405 working ok and then would not display anything but the cursor. Cursor is moveable and if you wait long enough screen saver starts. Moving the cursor or keyboard returns to a black screen. Safe mode the same. Help!! Please!
Dell support will do nothing but tell us...