startup issues

  1. Fix Windows 11 Freezing at Startup: Comprehensive Troubleshooting Guide

    Are you frustrated by your Windows 11 PC freezing immediately after startup? You're not alone. Many users encounter this issue, which can stem from a variety of causes. Fortunately, most of these problems can be addressed with straightforward fixes or more advanced troubleshooting steps. This...
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    System Shutdown error 6008 on all normal shutdowns

    Hello! System specs below. Whenever I shutdown and start up my computer I notice in the error log that an "unexpected shutdown has occurred (error 6008)." I'm not having any trouble with shutdowns. I do occasionally seem to have trouble on startup with the computer sending a signal to the...
  3. Windows 10 Windows 10

    Can someone help me? I accidentally deleted Windows.applicationmodel.dll file, and now whenever I tried to turn on my PC it just kept showing me black screen. Please I need help🙏
  4. A question regarding Windows 11. (Games freezing on startup).

    Hello! I have a new computer and windows 11. The problem is then, some of my games freezes about ten seconds in. This was the cause concerning Counter strike source which a windows update fixed. Some games works and others not. I wonder if this is what we have to live with since most of the...
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    Windows 10 windows 10 slow start up

    I have a amd ryzen 3900x . Just as of lately when windows starts KmE9s1wzvJ after login screen my desktop hangs for over 2-3 mins before it’s loads everything . Icons folders etc ! This is very strange because 2-3 months ago it would never take that long . I have been asking for help and...
  6. Windows 10 slow computer

    Hello, I am in great need of help. 4 years ago I got a gaming pc with very good components, I was just blown away by the speed of it, however over time it became extremely slow, just the startup took about 15 minutes. I lived with it for about 1 year before rebooting it. After that, it was very...
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    Windows 10 Preparing Automatic Repair loop

    Hi, Since today I have a very annoying problem. I keep getting my startupscreen saying 'Preparing automatic repair' loop' and after a few seconds switches to black screen and then back to 'Preparing automatic prepair'. This loop basicly goes on forever...what can I do??? My only options seem to...
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    Windows 10 How to Upgrade this computer to Windows 10?

    I have a VAIO core i5 laptop that died, seemingly of some sort of hard disk issues (or possibly a virus? ... However, McAfee didn't alert me to any virus problems). I tried lots of fixes (including using a bootable recovery USB that I had created in the past. For some reason, however, that...
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    Windows 10 Critical Process Died & Unexpected Store Exception

    Hello, I've been getting a bunch of these BSODs for a very long time. It's been fairly frustrating to try and figure out what's been happening since the PC hangs long before it manages to dump any sort of meaningful logs as to why the BSODs occur. I've only had one exception where it actually...
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    Windows 10 I need some serious help

    right now I am having a few problems with my newly built pc on windows 10. first of all, the start menu is not working. whenever I try to open the start menu or settings it just does nothing. my second problem is that the error “you’ll need a new app to open this ms-wpc link” keeps popping up...
  11. Windows 10 Problems with MBR!

    The mbr on my Windows 10 professional laptop is missing or corrupt. I've tried to repair it through the command prompt but it won't let me run as administrator because it can not find the runas command. I have bootable usb and able to boot into the troubleshooting mode but it won't repair...
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    Windows 10 Unable to enter password when Windows 10 boots up.

    When I turn on my Acer PC Windows 10 boots up to the wallpaper screen where the date and time are showing in the lower left corner and the monitor is showing in the lower right corner. When I press any key to bring up where I enter the password the screen goes black for a few seconds then the...
  13. Windows 10 Installed Windows 10 but gives me errors.

    I installed MySQL on my laptop. Then try to write code but it was giving me error. I thought it was the port using the same as the Microsoft SQL server, Kind of regret That I didn't do a little more research. It wasn't storing the admin password. I used command prompt to reset MySQL password but...
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    Windows 10 Windows unable to start after laptop crashed during encryption

    Hi all! I really hope that I am in the right part of the forum here. I have the following problem: I tried encrypting my laptop yesterday, but while DiskCryptor was running, said laptop crashed. When I turned it on again, it attempted to repair itself, which it wasn’t able to do. I was given...
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    Windows 10 Unable to start real Windows HDD in virtual machi

    Not tested on Windows 2000. But if I attempt starting a working XP/Vista/7/8/10 HDD via VirtualBox or a different PC, I can only access the boot menu. Even safe mode results into BSOD.
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    Windows 10 windows factory reset

    Hi, my laptop show black screen afterfailed restore windows. It is run windows but didnt start anything. I cant restore to factory options. i cant run .exe, regedit, cmd. Sorry for my not good English.
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    Windows 7 Power Manager Icon Partially Hidden At Startup.

    Lenovo T530, Windows 7 PRO, Lenovo Power Manager 6.68.15 (n1au415w.exe). At startup the battery icon that shows percentage of battery remaining is partially obscured on the task bar. (see screen capture) I can toggle the Lock status on the task bar and the icon will reappear correctly. I have...
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    Windows 10 Can't open explorer at all after multiple automatic repair issues

    So I am stepping in for my father who is having some issues with his laptop. For a few days now, he couldn't get into windows 10. Upon starting the computer, a big white rectangle would flash during POST, and then it would load for a second before going into the blue diagnostic screen like...
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    Windows 10 Need advice on 2 issues having

    hi, I am 65yrs old and have just got Windows 10 on my laptop and am having a few teething issues to say the least but there are 2 that I would like to get sorted out. 1/ 2016 Microsoft Outlook is starting up when I start computer and I don’t want it to,,,,, NOW outlook is not in startup folder...
  20. Windows 8 Windows Defender Remove something On Every Startup

    Hi im using windows 8.1 Pro With media center i dont know what is it but every time i boot up the windows i see a notification right up the screen that say : Windows Defender Removing Malware i checked the quarantined item but its empty and in all detected items i see this : { Category: Tool...