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Windows 10 I broke Wondows 10, can't boot
I can't get my Wondows 10 PC to boot up because I made a big mistake. Everything was fine, no problems. I had an old pc and wanted to get some things off of the hard drive, so I put the old pc's hard drive into my current pc. It was recognized as drive H, I think. I was able to copy stuff off...- RandyG
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- automatic repair boot issues data recovery drive recognition hard drive reset pc safe mode system repair system restore tech support troubleshooting upgrade user issues windows 10 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 System Thread Exception Not Handled (igdkmd64.sys)
(Note: I have been updating from Windows 7 to Windows 10). I have installed Windows 10 on a laptop and two PC’s All went well but today (3 days later) my main PC when switch this morning on gave me the following. (Fig1) System Thread Exception Not Handled (igdkmd64.sys) I looked at all the...- silverman
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- error resolution igdkmd64.sys installation issues laptop issues maintenance pc performance reset pc safe mode software compatibility system error system thread exception tech support troubleshooting upgrade user experience windows 10 windows upgrade
- Replies: 54
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 10 Bad Timing, now a big problem?
Hi Today one of my friends called and we were trying to fix his computer throwing a critical error every time he boots up. Microsoft's solution it to boot into Safe Mode and then reboot back into normal mode again. So I told him over the phone how to boot into safe mode using msconfig...- MikeHawthorne
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- boot issues critical error internet access laptop microsoft account password issues pin reboot reset pc safe mode security system image tech support troubleshooting update user account user rights windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows 8 Installation Issue
I have an ASUS vivobook S500Ca which came preinstalled with Windows 8 Home Premium in Oct 2013. I had made a USB for the purpose of reinstalling it at any point. Name on this USB is 'Recovery'. It has around 13 GB size with 6 .swm files of around 2GB each. So it happened and my hard disk...- Navaeen
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- asus bios download error resolution hard drive hardware refresh home premium image restore installation license key recovery usb reset pc system restore tech support troubleshooting upgrade windows 10 windows 8 windows upgrade
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 Experiencing Multiple Glitches After Recent Update: Email Client Issues and System Crashes
Hi Today I opened my email client, and it was like I just installed it. All my accounts, mail, and address books were gone. I had to set it up all over again. I had had it open earlier and it was all normal. Along with the sound issues, the fact that my keyboard light don't work, and the...- MikeHawthorne
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- audio issues bug crash dragon age email client gaming glitch installation keyboard previous build reboot reset pc restore software troubleshooting update user account user experience
- Replies: 32
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Android How to get Windows back?
First of all i didn't know where to post this so sorry if it's in the wrong section Ok so about 2 years ago i got bored of windows 7 so i wanted to try out a new OS, i went to install it as a dual boot (Ubuntu) and it said there was an error and couldnt be installed, sad and dissapointed, i...- cooltop101
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- alternative os android x86 boot issues community help dual boot free software installation issues iso laptop issues recovery reset pc tech support troubleshooting ubuntu virtual installation windows 7
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 7 Is it possible to reset my PC without the installation disk?
I had my computer custom built for me about 2 years ago from Micro-Center, a computer store near me that sells every PC component you can think of, and they'll put it all together for you too. My PC is still running fast and does everything I need it to do, but I'm ready for a refresh! Overall...- Kanye
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- ccleaner clean install custom build discussion factory settings hardware refresh installation disk maintenance micro center performance optimization product id reset pc system restore tech support uninstall user help user opinions windows 7 windows activation
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 HP Laptop Won't boot into Windows 8.1
Last night, my HP laptop (I'm not sure which kind) would not turn off, so I took the battery out to shut it off that way. When I put the battery back in and tried starting it up, it started, but told me that it was "Repairing Disk Errors" so I waited for about an hour and a half, and it blue...- ExecutedNebula
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- blue screen boot issues disk issues hardware refresh laptop repair reset pc startup issues troubleshooting windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows 7 factory settings, wireless data transfer?
How do I set my computer with windows 7 back to factory settings? Also, the thing is my friend that gave it to me has about 450 gb worth of data on it that he wants to save. What is the best way to save his data so I can set the computer and windows 7 software back to factory settings? I thought...- m86
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- backup data recovery data transfer factory settings file sharing reset pc storage tech support windows 7 wireless
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 wont start.get pc repair with no solution.
Hello. Yesterday night when i came home from work, i turn on my laptop with windows 8.1 and its started loading "pc repair", after it finished i get a message saying it could not repair automaticly. So i have tried advanced-restore point, it just failed. Tried cmd- sfc /scannow, and i get a...- kamuzu
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- advanced restore boot issues corrupted partition data recovery drive issues error checking error codes hdd test pc repair recovery recovery disc registry error reset pc safe mode ssd system restore thinkpad w500 windows 8.1 windows update
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Install; are you sure?
After installing the upgrade I thought it was cool. Easy to change back in forth between the Metro and standard desktop and it seemed to work better. On Dec 1st it all went haywire. I couldn't get any further than the sign in screen. It was flipping back and forth between 2 different states. I...- chasbolt
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- comcast compatibility data erasure drivers forum installation linux mac microsoft norton recovery reset pc safe mode technical issues troubleshooting upgrade user experience windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Please Help !!
Usually happens when i play games, pc seems to reset a lot , :cry_smile: windows 7 intel i5 giggabyte motherboard 8 giggs of ram- glaze
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- gaming issues gigabyte intel core i5 motherboard ram reset pc troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 8 Hard Drive Restore Error - Shows Wrong Capacity, Extra Files Added
I recently installed a HD (WD25EZRX). it's been operating normally for about 2 days. i was using my comp when i saw an alert that said something about a hard drive error and that my PC needed to be reset to fix it. so i reset the PC and saw another message saying something about restoring to...- haversham
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- capacity issue data recovery drive restore drive utilities error checking extra files file system formatting hard drive hd properties hdd issues loss capacity pc troubleshooting reset function reset pc restore storage system specs wd25ezrx windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Compter screeb wont even turn on after windows update. PLease healp!
Hi, I have an HP pavilion entertainment PC (hp pavilion dv4). Well my lap top needed and update one day and i pressed okay but the problem is that once it shutdown it would not even turn on. I mean the laptop would turn on but not the screen I tried doing the power option meaning i held the...- girlynot3
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- black screen boot issues computer help external monitor hp pavilion laptop issues reset pc safe mode troubleshooting windows update
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 "Factory Reset" of Vista free upgrade to Win7
Over the years, I have gained the desire to revert my computer to factory settings, or rather to the state of a brand new computer with a freshly installed OS. The only problem is that my computer doesn't have any of the convenient services that allow a factory reset to happen internally and...- PapaSmurf1502
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- clean install factory reset installation disk product code reset pc system restore tech support vista upgrade windows 7
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 8 Windows 8 - Windows 8 uncovered: a deep dive into Windows 8
Microsoft executives offered an in-depth look at some of the key features of the upcoming Windows 8 OS at an event in The Netherlands. Here are the features of Windows 8. Six Microsoft executives today briefed technology professionals, analysts and IT journalists at an event called Exploring...- Drew
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- antimalware business use connected standby demo features hardware refresh installation memory footprint microsoft microsoft store os development performance reset pc security startup time task manager teched user experience user tools windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 A series of system freezes and BSODs
I've been getting a series of system freezes (black screen, clock on my Logitech gaming keyboard freezing for ~20s before the system resets) and BSODs for about 5 and a half months. Looking through the Event Viewer the first seems to have been 19th Jan 2012 while the latest was today. There...- MrCheeseUK
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- bsod bugcheck corsair memory crash analysis diagnostics error codes event viewer hardware issues kernel power logitech memory registry reset pc system freeze system stability tech support troubleshooting windows chkdsk windows error
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 No crash in safe mode, otherwise random crashes. Update of nvidia drivers leads to BSOD on startup
A couple of weeks ago my computer started to randomly freeze up, anywhere from immediately after the login screen to 2+ hrs of uptime. Now, I can't get past the login screen without the computer freezing. I'm able to get into safe mode without any errors, and after some research I've done the...- asoberanimal
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- bsod daemon tools debugging diagnostics driver issues error analysis freezes login screen nvidia drivers random crashes reset pc safe mode sptd system stability tdr troubleshooting update uptime windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Unidentified network - no internet access
My pc is connected a router with an ethernet cable. The router was reset and now the pc cannot connect to the internet. The message I get is unidentified network - access type: No Internet access work network - connections: local area connections we have rebooted, turned computer off...- Allycat
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- connection issues ethernet local network access network reset no internet reset pc router troubleshooting unidentified network
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 7 Black Screen after starting windows (7). but i can see my mouse
Hello .. I have a problem .. when i start my pc then download the selfølig all things normal. but just when I need to go one on your desk so the screen goes black but I can still see my mouse but no other things. it's pretty provocative .. but can I reset computer checkers on one or another way?- Casper Hansen
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- black screen display issues mouse visibility reset pc screen issue startup issues troubleshooting user interface windows 7
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Help and Support