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    Windows 10 RAID1 Creation Error

    I have two identical 2TB SSDs. Disk 0 contains the OS and some data, and Disk 1 is all unallocated space. I want Disk 1 to be a mirror of Disk 0. When I right-click on Disk 0 and choose Add Mirror, it recognizes Disk 1 as the likely partner, warns me of the conversion to dynamic disks, and then...
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    Windows 11 Boot Issue

    Intel© Core™ i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz × 8 32.0 GiB RAM Windows 11 Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon PM991a NVMe Samsung 512GB KINGSTON SA400S37480G Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 I have a 2 yr old Dell Desktop PC. Windows 11 is installed on the Samsung 512 M.2 NVE drive, Linux Mint 21.3 is...
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    Windows 10: can't update KB5034763

    New member here, first post. Would like some help/advice with the above. The update downloads, and installs to the restart required. Restart first displays the "working on updates" blue-screen, but at 6% progress, commences to close and reboot. (Normally this reaches the 30% progress point??)...
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    DCP Watchdog Violation issue while gaming

    I am getting consistent blue screens on certain games and the error codes I am getting on the blue screens keep changing the last one was DCP Watchdog violation but I've also had Page Fault in the non page area and Unexpected Kernnel Mode Trap. This seems to be happening mostly in Call of...
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    DISM Restorehealth source files can't be found

    Hello all, I'm new to the forum and I was hoping if someone could help. I have a user who's windows 10 machine's SSD has gone bad. Because of that parts of Windows 10 is not working such as windows update and start menu. I would love to just clone him over to a new SSD and just be done with it...
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    Windows 10 setup cannot see drives

    I am trying to install Windows on a HP Microserver Gen8. It contains 4 rust drives in the main bays, and an SSD in the optical slot. The nature of the HP BIOS is such that the SSD needs to be created as an "array of one" before it can be used, but I've done that, and set it as the primary boot...
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    Include Ubuntu in Windows Dual Boot Manager ...

    Would like to include Ubuntu to my setup in Windows Dual Boot Manager, but to no avail. 3 pictures included, where I have the mix of Win10 and 11 in the manager, and Ubuntu can be found down in the options. Pic. 01: I want Ubuntu to show up here, within the selection of Win10 or Win11. Pic. 02...
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    Windows 10 Pc msi all in one non si accende led arancione

    Buongiorno, ho un problema con il mio PC MSI AM 241 All-in-One. Il computer funzionava correttamente, e volevo solo sostituire l'SSD M.2. Dopo aver smontato e rimontato il PC, al momento dell'accensione, non si avviava e mostrava un LED arancione quando collegavo l'alimentatore. Pensando fosse...
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    What use are SMR HDD's

    Shingled Magnetic Recording drives have a bad name, and rightly so if you need to write continuously for more than a couple of minutes, because the firmware just can't cope and frequently grinds to a halt for a few seconds. As someone who always buys NAS HDD's for their longevity and durability...
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    Desktop not loading after Edge update

    Hi there since December 24th, my Windows 11 desktop is not loading anymore after I logged in. The only things I can do is open the windows task manager or display the shutdown icon which I use (holding the SHIFT key while press reboot icon) to do a system recovery from a few days before. With...
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    Workaround For Possibly Corrupted Windows 10 Installtion Disk

    I have been trying to install Windows 10 on my new computer from a DVD I purchased with my old decommissioned computer. I have a DVD reader attached via USB. WIth the disk in the drive, when I turn on the system, it boots to the DVD and Windows commences to install. At the 2nd step of coping...
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    Windows 10 Fresh Windows - Excluding Folder?

    Hello Steam or I have messed up my SSD Drive. I have steam installed on 2 drives and after installing a new game, steam put it on the wrong drive somehow. After moving a folder using cut&paste suddenly i have no disc space left. The original Folder that was moved from C to C is gone, but i have...
  13. This Wreckage

    EaseUS backup error mystery...

    I have a Dell Optiplex 3020 PC with a 1TB SSD. I bought a Toshiba 1TB external HDD to back up my files and apps. I've never used a backup system before. I set up EaseUS Todo Backup Free to perform a backup of my files which total around 600GB. I noticed in File Explorer that my internal SSD...
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    Windows 10 Upgrading and House Cleaning at the Same Time

    I have a 8yo Dell Optiplex 9020 with a new Samsung SSD 870 EVO HD. Win10 and all the apps are running fine. I would like to install Win 11 and maintain all the apps. The trick is I need to wipe the remnants of an old local company that set the computer up for me. They're gone, I don't have...
  15. GrateJames

    Booting a cloned disk

    Hello! I'm trying to clone my 512GB SSD to my much larger 4TB USB hard drive, without disrupting the other partitions. I've tried cloning 3 different ways: GParted, Macrium reflect cloning, and Macrium Reflect image and then restored to the drive. In each case I cannot boot. Though the clone is...
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    Dell XPS Audio Dropouts - ACPI.sys Latency

    Hi all. I'm just looking for a bit of help After having had to replace the motherboard in my Dell XPS 15 9550 laptop, I'm experiencing an issue with high DPC latency / audio drop outs (i.e. clicks & pops) whenever audio comes out of the speakers. This is when doing very basic things such as...
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    Windows won't boot up from ssd unless hdd unplugged

    Greetings! I have windows 11 pro running on a dell laptop i had an nvme storage upgrade few months ago so i cloned my windows onto there, which created two identical options for windows boot manager in the bios boot selection menu , yet windows will always load up from ssd.. everything was...
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    Upgrade to larger SSD UEFI vs. BIOS

    I want to upgrade my SSD to a larger drive. My HP Probook 450 G3 is running Windows 10 64 bit, and has UEFI disabled, running in BIOS mode. I have created an image on an external USB 2TB drive using the Windows 10/7 backup app. To restore that image on the new SSD, I need bootable media, but...
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    removing Win7 boot disk, installing Win10 on new disk

    i have a Win7 machine i'm wanting to upgrade to, Win10 x64 22H2, as new install on new SSD. i downloaded the ISO today from MS. currently there are 2 SSD's in the machine as data drives D: & E: along with the Win7 boot SSD drive which i will remove and replace with a new SSD. i will install...
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    Windows 10 SSD Cloning Software Needed

    Hi guys, I need to clone a HDD to SSD? Tried some online software that claims to be free, however at installation stage, asks for payment of the licence. Is there a genuinely 100% free cloning software available??
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