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Assassin’s Creed Shadows is fast approaching its launch on March 20, 2025, and PC gamers are already buzzing about whether their machines are up to the challenge. The successor to Assassin’s Creed Mirage promises a blend of historical stealth action and cutting-edge graphics, but before you dive...

Feudal Japan comes alive in Assassin's Creed Shadows—not just through its meticulously rendered cherry blossoms and serene Torii gates, but also through a spectrum of hardware demands that challenge even the savviest PC gamers. If you’re planning to journey through this enigmatic world as Naoe...

The launch of Windows 11 has been met with mixed reactions, especially concerning its redesigned taskbar. Many users who appreciate the classic functionality and design of the Windows 10 taskbar have been exploring ways to revert their interface to a more familiar setup. In this article, we'll...

Microsoft has decided to hit the refresh button on the Windows 11 Settings interface, and the good news? They’re making it easier than ever for users to understand their PC specifications at a glance. If you’ve ever found yourself diving into the labyrinth of menus trying to decipher hardware...

Microsoft appears to be on a mission to simplify tech for its users, and its latest venture might just make life a little easier for PC enthusiasts, tinkerers, and tech-averse consumers alike. In a move that seems long overdue, Windows 11 is testing a redesigned About Page in the Settings app to...

My Windows 11 pc has suddenly slowed down to a snail’s pace. It takes two or three times as long to boot up, applications open very slowly, etc.. I ran a Malwarebytes scan which showed one minor PUP error but no other problems. I also ran an SFC /scannow and a DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image...

This is so strange. It may happen a couple of times a day, or not at all. When it does happen there will be, every minute or 30 seconds, a 2-second delay to both typing and scrolling. This affects three browsers, Steam and Windows itself. I can get rid of it by rebooting, but not much else...

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! 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...

Minimum processor state in advanced power settings does not make any difference in Windows 10/11 no matter what I set it to or what plan is active. Changing the Maximum processor state works just fine. I'm currently running Windows 11, but I had the same issue when using 10, so I imagine the...

I keep getting constant BSOD, typically 2-3 back to back, which forces a restore to before enabling driver verifier. Driver at fault is amdgpio3.sys. This is a new build, I have already RMA'd the MOBO, Processor, and RAM. While playing games or doing other tasks I get intermittent BSOD for...

I want to perform a clean re-install of my Windows OS on my computer, but my settings app keeps crashing ONLY when I try to access "Recovery" under the "Updates & Security" tab. I can open any other setting in the settings app, except for the one I actually need. Here is a list of solutions on...

Recently I connected external monitor (acer 144hz) to my laptop (ASUS TUF GAMING F15) through HDMI cable. The first 3 minutes it worked perfectly, but soon after a lot of strange things began to happen: -I couldn't open file explorer or any other app -It seem like the screen froze, but i could...

Recently I connected external monitor (acer 144hz) to my laptop (ASUS TUF GAMING F15) through HDMI cable. The first 3 minutes it worked perfectly, but soon after a lot of strange things began to happen: -I couldn't open file explorer or any other app -It seem like the screen froze, but i could...

After the system goes to sleep once I awake it it hangs at the Windows screen (where time is shown left corner). After a bit I'm greeted with BSOD stating... DPC WATCHDOG VIOLATION This is a clean install of Windows 10 Pro 1909 18363.535. When I hit the power button (after the diagnostic runs...

My computer needed more than 3 hours to install the last update today (August 20th, 2019) while I needed to finish an urgent work. Can you please inform customers about the time an update should take ?! ("Between 2 and 3 hours" for example). Because I am really furious! My computer is normal: 8...

Anyone come across this unusal behaviour of my PC? It seems to at random turn off at the base unit; I have to unplug it at the back and then plug it Could this be Windows 10 problem or the PC? It is an Intel i5 1tb hard drive 6GB Ram Windows 10 Pro make is a Fujitsu Q9000 No viruses or...

I finally timed it today. Once i hit the power button to login screen was 10.3 monutes. Then for icons in taskbar to showup and wifi to connect, another 3.2 minutes 12gb ram 1tb hdd (256gb free) Amd quad core a10 5750 Page file is 2328 to 3300 (custom) Currently allocated is 2328, min allowed is...

Apologies in advance, but this isn't something I know how to deal with. I'll try to keep up. I've attached my system specs and the two recent Bluescreen logs. So, the three programs that Bluescreen me are PCSX2, Gauntlet: Slayer Edition, and now Mr Shifty. It's been like this for about 2 years...

Hi, so I have Windows 7 home premium running in Virtualbox VM on my Mac, I will post specs below, but I am having a problem with the aero theme on there. When I have the aero theme enabled, the windows close really slow and it seems to lag the computer. If anyone could help, that would be great...