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Lenovo Yoga 920-13ikb bios 5NCN41WW currently with Win11, likely upgraded from Win10 in the past From approximately 2017-2018 “You need to enter your recovery key because Secure Boot policy has unexpectedly changed.” Helping someone with their Laptop, it was working fine no problems, I went to...

The Microsoft Devices Team is excited to announce the release of an open-source model for Component Firmware Update for Windows system developers – Component Firmware Update (CFU). With CFU, you can easily deliver firmware updates for through Windows Update by using CFU drivers. Background...

You might have heard some doom-and-gloom news this morning: a researcher has finally figured out how to compromise the WPA2 encryption algorithm, the world's most popular WiFi encryption and almost everyone is vulnerable. There is however, no reason to panic. It's patchable, the scripts to...

Original release date: October 14, 2016 | Last revised: November 30, 2016 Systems Affected Internet of Things (IoT)—an emerging network of devices (e.g., printers, routers, video cameras, smart TVs) that connect to one another via the Internet, often automatically sending and receiving data...

Netgear has published a security advisory noting that a handful of popular router models made by Netgear are affected by a serious security vulnerability that could allow remote hackers to take control. "Netgear has recently become aware of the security issue #582384 that allows unauthenticated...

Everyone knows Windows 10 was released last week, but not everyone knows that besides the desktop version was released, but Windows 10 IoT Core was released for two devices too, the Raspberry Pi 2 and MinnowBoard MAX. Once you get these, the next question might be, how do you get started...

Hi getting blue screens since a few days when I move around larger files from different hard drives (non-SSD) to others in order to format my truecrypt encrypted drives to remove the encryption (want to switch to modern tool, which is still developed and gets bug fixes). Attached you the files...

Hello this is CrazyKilla About 1 day ago i wanted to install windows 8 beta, after a couple restarts, everything working fine, windows 8 begins installing, i wait a while and it finally reaches 100%, and then the computer restarts, this time its different, it first starts at: PNY Geforce GTS 450...

Here is the issue: When I print anyting, adobe, excel, word, text doc, e-mail etc., and I select more than one copy it actually multiplies my copies. This seems to be happening to only me, the other two techs who have the same software as I do print just fine. Now this is not just one printer...

Hi, I'm new to posting here but have sifted these forums for months and read multiple threads here and other forums about this kernel power problem. I've been getting this error since I originally swapped my boot HD from a SATA to an OCZ agility 3 ( yes I've also read their forums and problems...

Have a customer who has a XPS system that will no loger read some of his DVD games and all DVD movies. The DVD's in question work before on the system and still works on other computers. After discussing with him if anything change on his system around the time this started he did mention a...

BSOD I recently upgraded my pc and installed Windows 7 but It constantly crashes. I think this happens when I use a USB device. Can you please help? Here is the Bugcheck Analysis Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.12.0002.633 AMD64 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights...

No wireless internet on my Dell Inspiron 1545 running window 7 professional 64 bit . When I click on status I get connected,but Ip4 and Ipv6 no internet access. Sometimes it will show the network and other times it is an unidentified network.When I run the network troubleshooter it is...

To do a total cleanup of my laptop and reinstall Win 7 32bit. It is a: Dell Precision Mobile WorkStation M6400. But a problem immediately with the error message: "A key driver needed for CD - DVD drive is missing" Then just my DVD / CD may malfunction (rails sometimes with CDs)...

I have a Verizon USB modem connection to my new dell 8100 desktop with windows 7. I connect to the internet with vzaccess manager. I have this computer connected (ethernet) to a WRT54G router so my laptop (Vista) can get internet connection thru the 8100. This connection worked when I had a...

I recently purchased a new PC and I am lacking USB audio on my Razer Megaladon headset. I updated the firmware and the weird thing is that the microphone works but no audio at all. When i try to test the sound I get a "failed to play test tone" error. The device is set as default. And...

Hi people, I'm trying to install Windows 7 on my Medion Akoya model number MD97620. Doing a boot install from the DVD, I get to the Win 7 welcome screen where I am offered the choice to install, repair or more information or something else I can't remember. When I click on install, it...

Hi I have windows 7 home prenium oem but I cant install it, nothing happen when I boot on dvd, I tryed on another dvd ide and didnt work either, I looked if I could see windows 7 files in windows xp explorer but It seem to not be able to read the dvd, I tryed to read others DVD and CD and all...

Hi forum, I hope you're having a good day. Please help me with this situation of mine. Summary: The system requires chkdsk for the 2 mechanical hard drives in RAID-1. The disk check has returned lots of "Replacing invalid security id with default security id for file" ... Why is this...

Hi. I work for Acer tech support. Lately we have gotten a lot of calls about CD/DVD and Blu-Ray devices not showing up after windows 7 upgrade. We usally recommend BIOS and chipset driver updates first, then a clean install if drivers doesnt take care of the problem. But now the custumers that...