power issues

Power management has always been a defining feature of the Windows ecosystem, shaping user experiences from desktop workstations to mobile laptops. With the continual evolution of Windows 11, Microsoft has foregrounded energy efficiency, user customization, and device longevity in its power...

When it comes to managing a Windows computer’s performance and energy usage, the power plan is the silent puppet master behind the curtain. Most users are passingly familiar with the default offerings—Power Saver, Balanced, and High Performance—and perhaps even switch between them when...

Hello, My laptop lost power during the last update. Now when I try to turn on the laptop, it has a black screen. I see zero signs of startup, it will power on, and nothing happens. I have an Acer Aspire e 15. I tried making a windows 11 boot up usb and it has had no effect. I appreciate any...

Here's the short version: when I attempt to power up (using the power switch on the power supply) the computer powers up for only an instance and then powers off. Here's the long version: on Friday I attempted to upgrade to Windows 11. I got an error message early in the installation, so I...

Upgraded to 23H2 and switching on computer it powers into welcome screen. Sign into Microsoft Account and the screen immediately dims. Remains dimmed when opening any program. Except when opening an old game Ultimate Mahjongg which changes the screen resolution. Exit the program and the home...

hello, please i need your help. three days ago, i was working with Opera and it blocked all of a sudden, after trials of reopenning it, i decided to uninstall it and reinstall it. however, the installation process blocked at 99% and this kept happening everytime i try to install some software...

i can't figure this out it's driving me NUTS my pc keep turning itself on randomly from a complete turn off!! it also turns on whenever i press something on the keyboard setup: asrock h97m pro4 ddr3 12gb 2tb ssd gtx 1060 i5 4690 fast start up is off. there are no devices allowed...

Well, sometimes my Dell Inspiron likes to randomly shut itself down mid-game, but it seems like it doesn't fully shutdown, and I say that because the keyboard will stay lit up, but the blue internal PC LEDs are off as if it is off. I will have to then pull the main power cable from the PSU and...

Hi, i am asking for help today because my pc keeps crashing on almost all of my games. My screen just freeze, i see the last image before the freeze but i cant move my mouse and my keyboard won’t work for any of the things i’ll do. I have too hold power button to turn it off and then turn it on...

Windows 10 64 bit. Ever since the last MS 'update', exactly two minutes after I turn the machine off, it turns back on. What's the deal?

Hello everyone, My HP pavillion dv6 laptop keeps shutting down after I installed windows 10. It was working fine for a while, but then windows started logging me out everytime I tried to log in. I tried to reset my pc but windows kept logging me out and eventually just started shutting down all...

Hello, Problem - I am running Windows 10 v2004 OS Build 20231.1000 (Insider Preview Build). I updated to this build on October 8, 2020. I leave this computer on 24/7. Since that day, I have found the machine shut down every morning. I would think the problem is tied to this version of Windows...

Beginning last week, Windows 10 has begun to shut itself down randomly. I will be working away on some task or watching a video and boom, the screen goes dark. The power is on but the computer is off. It happened twice Wednesday evening and twice on Friday evening. It has not happened every day...

I have 2 desktops in same condition, I can't enter pw after switching power on. First one was in use with legal Win pro until i had to restart it. Second haven't been in use for 3-4 months and now today when i tried to replace first dt with it, second one went in same mode right after first...

My Dell Inpiron 7250 has been working on updates at 90% for days now. I recently as a last resort tried to turn it off to boot into safe mode or see what my options were. However, pressing or holding the power button puts the pc into sleep at the slightest touch and upon waking up, it resumes...

So this morning I awoke started my computer, cat ripped out power cord, so I plugged it back in and restarted. Crashed within an hour after that However after over 18 hours of crashes, BSOD, and black screens I'm huffed, I've done the sfc check, system restores/ system reset, reformatted my HDD...

Hello, I am asking for information on what could be the reason. The system is correctly restarted. Start - run - restart After restart, despite all the message "event tracking will shut down the system" why why since the system has been correctly restarted and not as a result of power failure

After leaving the computer idle for some time, like overnight, I find the computer apparently awake (sleep light not on), with the hard drive light irregularly but dimly flashing, and no way to access it. Neither mouse clicks nor any key on the keyboard does anything, nor is there any apparent...

Hi different person asked me : I have had a problem with my computer USB devices for quite some time. I have changed the computer up to the motherboard because of it, but it helped. USB- or a mouse, the keyboard and the PS4 controller there is nothing wrong with that because they function...

Hi all, Since I bought this computer, about 1.5 years ago, it will randomly BSOD while gaming. I play a variety of games and eventually it will always crash. It never does it while only chrome or some other apps such as discord are active. At first it crashed maybe once per month but recently...