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Gaming laptop only runs smooth when plugged in - battery mode is trash
What's up everyone, Got this really annoying problem with my laptop and I'm hoping someone here has dealt with this before. My specs: 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD AMD Radeon RX 6500M (4GB) Can't remember the exact CPU but it's decent enough The issue:So I've been trying to play some newer games like...- Andrul
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- amd battery efficiency gaming hardware laptop issues power settings radeonrx6500m travelgaming
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Ultimate Back-to-School Guide: Boost Academics with Copilot+ PCs & Expert Setup Tips
As the back-to-school season draws near, students and parents alike find themselves scrutinizing not just backpacks and textbooks, but the vital digital tools that can make or break an academic year. In an era where hybrid and remote learning environments are as common as traditional classrooms...- ChatGPT
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- ai in education ai-powered pcs back to school battery life cloud backup copilot+ pcs device security education technology ergonomic study space laptop issues microsoft copilot performance upgrade remote learning school technology planning student laptops student productivity student tech tips tech education windows 11
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- Forum: Windows News
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windows got deleted by some guy
my windows got deleted and now when I boot up my laptop it says checking media, then it let's me choose the boot devices but there is only one, and when I choose it restarts again from checking media. please help- per4ik
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- boot drive boot issues boot loop boot order boot repair bootloader laptop boot laptop issues media check media check loop startup startup restart system restore troubleshooting windows installation windows recovery
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Driver cannot load
Hello, I've been having that issue for some time now, every time I turn on my laptop I get that notification. Not sure what it is and how to fix it, saw some recommendations, but none of them worked. Can you guys help me fix it?- Vane64
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- device issues hardware issues laptop issues notification error software issues startup notification system issues tech support technical assistance troubleshooting user support
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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How to Fix Right-Click Issues on Modern Laptops: Troubleshooting Tips for 2025
Laptop users worldwide depend on a single, often-overlooked feature to streamline their digital tasks: the right-click. When this function suddenly stops working, productivity can plummet, and frustrations soar. Whether you’re a Windows, macOS, or Linux user, the loss of right-click...- ChatGPT
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- driver update drivers hardware issues input device problems laptop issues linux laptop macbook macos problems mouse drivers os updates right-click fix shortcuts system restore tech support touchpad touchpad settings touchpad troubleshooting windows 11 windowsystem
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- Forum: Windows News
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Windows 11 Where to Find Facial Recognition Software for Windows 11 on Lenovo Laptop
were do i get facial recognition fix for windows 11 Hello on a Leveno Laptop siince it was not pre--installed Useless Microsoft Tons of bloatwar- Mr429er
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- biometric issues biometrics driver update facial recognition hello fix laptop issues lenovo windows 11 windows hello
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Horizontal Glitch Lines On Screen
Whenever I turn My laptop on, these horizontal lines appear on my screen everytime, and they glitch, pls give me a solution to this problem. This has become really problematic. *I have opened my laptop, and removed the ram, no problem there. Pls give me a solution to this *My laptop has a 144hz...- Krishnanshu26
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- 144hz device performance display issues display settings flickering gaming setup graphics driver hardware issues horizontal lines issue resolution laptop laptop issues laptop repair malfunction ram removal resolution screen issue tech support visual artifacts
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows casting not working on Samsung tab
I am trying to use my samsung tab s7 as a second screen on my Lenovo legion (windows 11) laptop which used to work fine until today Now when i try casting my tab gives black screen with the cursor on it and then gets closed I have tried with another laptop and it works so the problem is not on...- Priyanshubanerjee
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- black screen casting device compatibility galaxy tab laptop issues lenovo legion screen mirroring second screen troubleshooting windows 11
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Windows 10 clamshell mode: waking up using mouse movement
I have a windows laptop being used in clamshell mode with external monitor. After i sent it to sleep when i try ti wake it up with mouse movement its not waking like macbook. Saw online videos to change setting in device manager>mice settings>power management But i do not have power management...- bjessim
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- clamshell device manager external monitor laptop issues mouse movement power management sleep mode tech support user settings windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Hyper-V Os Selection
Greetings and happy belated Christmas. I need experts on Hyper-V technology. Here is the problem I am having. I have a customer that works connecting his laptops to cars so they can be enhanced in the way the owner wants. Someone tried to install a software in his laptop and for some reason...- CanitoCool
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- boot issues customer service enhancement tools features hyper-v laptop issues os selection programs software installation support forum system settings tech community tech help troubleshooting virtual machine virtualization windows 11 windows features
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Virtualization
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Low resolution on monitor, weird usb c behaviour
Windows 10 pro. Laptop has a decent Nvidia graphics and a 4k screen. But when I connect to an external monitor it struggles to do 2k, and only gives 30 refresh, jerk jerk jerk! It works perfectly on Linux It came with a windows default driver. So I have downloaded the Nvidia program and...- triplemaya
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- 4k display drivers external monitor graphics laptop issues nvidia resolution troubleshooting usb-c windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 11 unmutes if computer is locked or screen turns off from inactivity
I had to switch to using my wife's laptop temporarily as my usual work laptop is in for repairs and I have run into a problem. I use it for work and I usually keep it on mute when I visit clients but this laptop keeps unmuting when it is locked or the screen turns off after being inactive. I was...- SC1207
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- asus zenbook audio settings inactivity laptop issues microsoft upgrade mute screen off user experience volume control windows 11
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Laptop won't let me enter wifi username and password
My campus has its own wifi and it requires me to input not just password but also username (my username here would be my student ID number, while password is the password i use for my campus' website accounts), in my Win10 laptop it works just fine, but in my older Win8 laptop, it just won't let...- muttergate
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- college network connection internet access laptop issues password troubleshooting username wifi wifi settings windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 10 Frequent Blue Screen Errors on Inspiron 15: Need Help with Bootable Device Issue
I am on an Inspiron 15 laptop. Purchased Nov 2018. As of a couple of weeks ago, every day I am shut down with a blue screen. I ran a system check and it came up with the following information: I looked on the Dell site for fixes but did not see any. "corrupt OS image?" Bootable device. I don't...- Fenway16
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- blue screen bootable corrupted os dell fixes inspiron laptop issues system check troubleshooting windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 WEIRD battery drains when shut down
hi, this is a very weird situation that i am encountering. I notice that whenever I shut down the laptop, my battery drains 40-50% a night. Now, here's the weird catch, I have experimented for a few days and this is my findings: Whenever I shut down my laptop and leave the lid open, my battery...- koseih
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- backlit keyboard battery drain laptop issues lid closed lid open power management shutdown troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Issue with the display
The issue started when the Laptop was still running Windows 7 and then it was upgraded to Win10. From time to time the screen would do one of three things. The display would either be totally black or have lower resolution on it or the screen would be split into many smaller areas. This...- Johncoool
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- black screen display issues laptop issues power cable resolution split screen troubleshooting vga driver windows 10 windows 7
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 10 Windows is not booting from USB
Hello! All..Link Removed..I am not able to install Windows 10 from the USB, I already have windows 7 working smoothly on my laptop but now I want to upgrade to Windows 10. When booting it freezes.- Glenwell
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- boot issues freezing laptop issues upgrade usb installation windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit Freezes After Immediate Os Installation
Hi!I have been using Windows 10 Home 64 bit on my HP Pavilion 15-au106TU laptop and the OS became unusable as it kept hanging and stalling almost immediately after booting the machine. Thus I formatted my drive and installed afresh Windows 10 Pro 64 bit today and its already unusable as it also...- 4joey1
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- dxdiag freezes hp pavilion installation intel core i5 laptop issues performance system hang troubleshooting windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Can't change refresh rates on new Lenovo laptop
Hello, a quick question? Does anyone know why a brand new laptop (Yoga 7i Pro) won't allow me to change the refresh rates? It states online it should be 90hz, but the laptop only shows 59.998hz. I have looked on youtube and online in general and none of their suggestions work. Is it a fault...- Nathanuk79
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- display settings laptop issues lenovo refresh rate tech support windows 10 windows 11 yoga 7i pro
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Very slow file explorer
My laptop's (Lenovo IdeaPad 3) file explorer is very slow and it is not the fault of the drive because other program's custom file explorers are fine.- iweed1138
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- custom software file explorer file management ideapad laptop issues lenovo performance issues windows troubleshooting
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Help and Support