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--- Windows 11 users can sometimes face challenges that may necessitate a complete reinstallation of the operating system. However, a full wipe isn't always required; using an ISO file can serve as a more flexible option to repair your desktop while preserving settings and files. This article...

Installing Windows 11 has been a daunting task for many users, mainly due to Microsoft's strictly enforced hardware and security requirements. For WindowsForum.com members, the situation presents an intriguing challenge. Windows 11 targets modern systems, leaving older hardware and those who...

The ongoing saga of Windows 11 and its stringent system requirements has taken a new turn as Microsoft starts tightening its grip on how users upgrade their operating systems. Windows 11 has been a topic of much contention since its debut in late 2021, with numerous users expressing frustration...

Installing Windows on an SD card is an interesting option for users that wish to have a portable version of the operating system. This process can be especially beneficial for laptops with SD card slots, allowing for easy boot and usage of Windows across various computers. The steps involved in...

Are you contemplating upgrading your old PC to Windows 11 but are worried about facing potential compatibility issues? Despite Microsoft's official stance suggesting certain hardware limitations, many users have found that it is still possible to upgrade to Windows 11, even if your PC is deemed...

I have three drives two with win 11 and one with win 10. One of the drives is older and two are newer which were installed after the older drive. I cannot seem to change the bootmanager. Wwwindows was installed on each drive independently but when I put them together the boot manager on drive c...

I have tried to install 7, 8.1, & 10 to no avail. Its starts the install where its reading the files & I get to a point where it doesn't have the drivers to install. I'm asked to scan for them but there are none to be found on install medium. I have a Acrer R11. Is there any way to get Windows...

Hi, when I do a capture image with cmd, create an iso and then install, Windows create 2 folders on the C drive. $WINDOWS.~BT & $WINDOWS.~LS. Can I prevent this?

The problem started when I was getting the BSOD. Now I can't even get that; computer only boots into BIOS or into a bootable USB. When I boot into a bootable USB with SystemRescue (a linux distro) I am able to detect my hard drive (using the command fsarchiver) and to mount it. However, when I...

IRQL Not less or equal, System Thread Exception Not Handled, Stop Code: Page Fault, Stop Code: Memory Management, and quite a few others. After about 2 weeks of no problems running Windows 10 Enterprise v20H2 b19042.330, and having all updates disabled, including BITS. On mid execution of a...

Hi, when I make a recovery drive on usb on my desktop it is 16GB in size. When I make a recovery drive on usb for a Lenovo laptop the drive is only 524MB in size. Both are for the same latest version of Windows 10 and I clicked copy system files in both cases. How would the Lenovo recovery of...

Hi! This is a newly built computer, it worked fine with a GT710, replaced it with an RX480 now it keeps throwing memory_management and other various BSOD upon bootup or during a clean windows installation. I can confirm the RX480 works on an Intel based system that passed MSI Kombustor 15min...

I am trying to figure out how to burn my ISO image for "Windows 10 Enterprise free trial" to my DVD. I have to use a 4.7(4.38)Gb disk and this windows edition below. The ISO image ends up as a file size of 4.5Gb and will not fit on the disk. Can somebody help me to figure this out because this...

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...

I've tried everything, from bootrec /rebuildbcd to trying to launch system restores but saying they don't exist, it can't detect my windows installation BUT it says when i do dir C:\ that my files exist.

I did a fresh install of Windows 10 on a new Samsung SSD drive several months ago. I have a second drive in my system which is my data drive. I've had no issues for several months. Yesterday I decided to replace my secondary drive with a bigger drive. When I powered up my computer I get a...

HI, Recently I took the 2.5" SSD off from my Windows notebook, formatted it and installed MACOSX to use it on. a Mac temporarily. Some time later I bought a NVMe M.2 SSD to upgrade the MAC and a M.2 SSD to upgrade the Windows notebook. As the Windows notebook accepts two 2.5" SATA SSDs, I...

I have installed a new computer and copied files from my old one. Properties on the folder I copied to shows 639MB and 4,197 files but going through the sub directories I cannot find any files at all. I have checked “show hidden files”.

when I update Feature update to Windows 10, version 2004 on release preview I get error 'windows cannot be installed because this pc has an unsupported disk layout for uefi. then run into other problems. I have dual boot release preview and fast ring on separate hard drive. now I tried to...

Hello! I want to use active Windows installation to test its behavior after installing any new software to avoid problems. I know that's possible by virtual machine with the same OS and test them there. But problem is when I'm working in time on real Windows it changes and virtual machine is...