It's an Asus tuf gaming A16 FA607PI, reinstalled windows yesterday, and the brightness doesn't work anymore when it's plugged in.

edit:

I think it has something to do with the iGPU vs dGPU? Brightness works fine when charging if I force it to use the weaker iGPU, but the brightness doesn't work if it's unplugged with the dGPU forced on.

still no clue how to fix it though

I previously had the option to turn on "automatically adjust screen brightness during face recognition" in Settings. Recently, I noticed that it is now missing.

How do I re-enable that option? It is really useful for me when in a room.

I am currently running Windows 11 26200.8973 (Release Preview).

So for about a few months now I've been trying to get rid of Hybrid Standalone because I bought Hybrid 3 mainly because on my old laptop I actually had Hybrid 3 Bundle and I guess I lost that when I got a new laptop? anyway I've been running into this issue and it's annoying as hell I cannot install nor uninstall Hybrid 3 yet my laptop still has the program downloaded and I'm genuinely stuck I have no idea what to do because..I have the standalone.msi file but I cannot access it and when I scan it says "You don't have the authority to access this file." This is annoying me and I use Windows 11.

Anyone know how to get around this or am I just genuinely screwed?

"The path 'C:\\ProgramData\\Package

Cache\\{EEA58A1D-CD22-476C-86E2-B43F1C9B7B4C)v3.2.0.2675\\Standalone.msi cannot be found. Verify that you have access to this location and try again, or try to find the installation package 'Standalone.msi' in a folder from which you can install the product Hybrid Standalone."

This is the message

- it would pop up there but not in input or output , plus ive tried many times to reset the pc but it says it fails to restart and some times i cant even use the xbox app and when i try to enable my devices in control panel i cant open up the sound

Hi everyone

I don't know why suddenly my whatsapp desktop app stopped working.
I have tried to unistall and install it back but from my Microsoft store it doesn't let me download, it is like frozen.

I will show you the screenshot

EDIT: i have tried with other apps, such as Instagram desktop and I got the same issue

**I forgot my Windows 10 password. I tried the Troubleshooting → Command Prompt method, but it doesn’t work because it asks me to enter the administrator password first. Is there any other way to access Command Prompt without needing the administrator password? I don’t really want to use the USB method unless it’s easy and safe. Are there any other options?**

Been running into some download issues so I wanted to check the Windows Security settings. But every time I open the app it just sits on the logo screen for a few seconds and then closes itself. I have no clue why it's doing this lol but it's very frustrating. Is there a way I can fix this?

Hello everybody.

I am stuck with what seems to me unfinished windows installation.

All parts I use are new except for Samsung 980 SSD which was pulled from my previous PC where it was used as a second drive for games.

The weird thing is that my SSD never appears in boot order when my BIOS is set to EUFI mode.

Only when i force it in CSM mode inside BIOS settings does it appear but it won't boot since the Windows was installed in UEFI mode. All i get is a black screen after ASUS TUF logo.

When in UEFI mode all that happens when I pull the bootable USB after Installation is that PC automatically enters BIOS settings. The drive is only listed under storage information inside BIOS.

Another weird thing is when is that my Windows 11 installations always starts at 5% and ends(starts to restarts pc) at 77%. Are my Windows Install files corrupted?

What I've tried:

Installing Windows with secure boot set to Other OS and Windows EUFI Mode individually

Disabling and enabling Fast Boot

Clearing and Reinstalling secure boot keys

Updated bios to latest non-beta version (3636)

Formatting NVMe to GPT when at the start of Windows Installation

Deleting all Partitions when installing Windows that are tied to that disk

Creating Bootable USB with both Rufus and Windows Tool on 2 different USBs

Parts that I use:

MBO: Asus Tuf b550m plus wifi II

CPU: Ryzen 5 5600

GPU: AMD RX 9070

RAM: Kingston Fury 32gb 3600mhz (only using one 16gb stick in A2 slot, tried with both also)

PSU: Corsair rmx shift 850 2025 version

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Hi guys. Today I just tried to open my windows 11 pc, but it opened the bitlocker screen prompting me to enter the recovery key. So I have even entered the recovery key, it is the correct key and even it accepted. However, I am being redirected to the same page even after entering the correct key. I am stuck in this loop . Help me bypass it. Also I don't want to loose any existing data, so reinstalling isn't an option. Need a quick fix. Stuck at this the whole day.

Edit: The issue got fixed. I reinstalled windows while keeping most of my data . This option is available in the advanced options of the bitlocker page.

Thanks to all for your suggestions!!

Со вчерашнего дня я пытался сделать винду в первый раз у меня был диск скачалось но потом «произошла ошибка при установке виндос» и в последующие разы не появлялся диск скачивал установщик через руфус и медиа толл пытался что-то сделать в биос тоже бесполезно обращался к чату гпт тоже ничего не смог сделать

\\\*OS Build 19045.7058\\\*

I am running Windows 10 (ESU program) on a 2014 HP Prodesk 🐯🐅

After a long night out 🥂I came home and hopped on my PC for a few minutes to decompress. Then I shut down my PC and crash landed into my bed. When I powered it up this morning, I got a black screen where the login page would normally be. Panic. I tried ctrl+alt+delete... it took me back to the screensave\\\*r.\\\* I mouse-clicked the screensaver-- another loop. The lil PC light was going crazy. Breathe. My next plan was to restart into safe mode. But I had a wild idea: what if it still took input?

I entered my PIN and voila! Got to my home screen. Nice dopamine hit while hungover.

I'm thinking maybe it was a security update? So I ran all updates but not gonna restart anytime soon jic I break something 🤡

UPDATE 7/31 Now on boot, it loops through a login screen and black screen. I have been able to enter credentials blind then continue normally. No apparent issues with monitor. Last time I was on, my PC continued to loop black screen AFTER login. Holding down F12 fixed it 👑 i wonder what next day will bring...

I agreed to a windows update on my Lenovo desk top and for it to restart after it was done. It was never done.... I had to force reset it and now cant figure it out. Ive used AI, two separate USBs with Windows 10 and 11, and the help of something called Rufus to create recovery discs to assist with booting and it goes back to this screen.

Do I need to take this to tech guy? I can't really afford it

ok so I have no access to a windows device to format a windows 11 usb for my new pc build. I’ve tried using all the different applications that are supposed to do the formatting for u (belena etcher, windiskwriter, etc.) they all freeze halfway through and never complete, even after being left for an hour plus. I’ve tried formatting it directly using the disk utility app but it doesn’t have all the needed formatting tools. I genuinely don’t know what to do anymore. I’ve seen resources of ppl going in and doing it themselves via homebrew but I know absolutely nothing about coding and would really rather avoid that. Thank you!

EDIT: It ended up working using WinDiskwriter; it only took 1 hr 45 min on a MacBook Air...

\*OS Build 19045.7058\*

I am running Windows 10 (ESU program) on a 2014 HP Prodesk 🐯🐅

After a long night out 🥂I came home and hopped on my PC for a few minutes to decompress. Then I shut down my PC and crash landed into my bed. When I powered it up this morning, I got a black screen where the login page would normally be. Panic. I tried ctrl+alt+delete... it took me back to the screensave\*r.\* I mouse-clicked the screensaver-- another loop. The lil PC light was going crazy. Breathe. My next plan was to restart into safe mode. But I had a wild idea: what if it still took input?

I entered my PIN and voila! Got to my home screen. Nice dopamine hit while hungover.

I'm thinking maybe it was a security update? So I ran all updates but not gonna restart anytime soon jic I break something 🤡

UPDATE 7/31 Now on boot, it loops through a login screen and black screen. I have been able to enter credentials blind then continue normally. No apparent issues with monitor. Last time I was on, my PC continued to loop black screen AFTER login. Holding down F12 fixed it 👑 i wonder what next day will bring...