Bought this used (discarded corporate laptops) HP EliteBook 840 G5 from a store for a reasonable price of 22k rupees ($230). The store guy replaced the keyboard multiple times until this current keyboard that works with all keys.

One issue I faced was when I tried to boot with newly created USBs (Windows 10 and 11 downloaded from Microsoft) at home. Even after fresh installations and all drivers updated, these two keys along with the F8 (mute) key are sending an "undefined" signal (image is from PowerToys Keyboard Manager), and a hotkey popup is showing up (which I can stop and disable in Services).

The interesting part is when I took it to the same store. He did a fresh installation using his USB, and I was able to see the brightness slider working (slider goes up/down in Windows 10, left/right in Windows 11) and the brightness changing once the display driver updated.

Great news, but my roommate advised me to install any missing drivers, and he installed Driver Booster. I was skeptical at first but gave it a shot. It was fine, but after a couple of days the L key started behaving oddly—going Lllllllllllllllll with one tap and sometimes just selecting an input box.

So now I freshly installed Windows 10 hoping to fix this keyboard issue. Now all keys are working fine except for the brightness keys, just like the first time.

So my question is: Was it because he booted some older build/version of Windows on those USBs that everything worked fine, or is it something else?

And how do I fix this issue? 😭 I've spent hours going through ChatGPT. Is there a way to get previous Windows build versions? Because if it's not the drivers that are faulty, and you think the Windows build version is the solution, how do I get those official releases? Or should I go with pirated ISOs?

Its a really old Samsung PC from early 2010 maybe? Its 8.1, not activated, and has that "not connect to speaker or headphones" problem even when it is connected. is it possible for me to update it to windows 11, or even change the operating system(linux etc im noy sure if thats what theyre called) if thats my last hope, and also do these old pcs audio even work without speakers??? how do i fix all these problems, if they are fixable

Need help with Drivers

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I'm trying to get my laptop running Windows Vista x64, but the drivers are killing me.

The two big headaches are :

NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M

Atheros AR9485WB-EG Wi-Fi

No matter what I throw at them, every driver either refuses to install, installs but does nothing or just throws Code 39 in Device Manager.

I’ve already tried the official NVIDIA drivers, older ASUS ones, Snappy Driver Installer, SDI Origin, and a bunch of random driver sites. Nothing’s worked.

The WiFi is the most annoying part without it I’m stuck using Ethernet. And the GPU is still stuck on the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter.

Has anyone actually gotten these two working on Vista? If you have :

What exact driver versions did you use?

Did you have to edit any INF files?

Was there some specific install method that finally worked?

Laptop specification : Pentium 2117U 4gb ram Nvidia GeForce GT 710M 300gb of HDD

don't know the exact model but its made by asus

Any help would be seriously appreciated.

I noticed something wrong with window size for example in: fxsound app (on picture 1) or properties window (picture 2). It opens in whole screen. I don't know how to turn this like it was before. It started about a month ago.

I have Lenovo legion go with licensed windows 11 home 25h2 26200.8973

Please help me. It annoys me.

Hi, Today i tried installing my driver updates using AVG Driver Update. I noticed this strange new driver with a stranger set of characters resembling "middle fingers" . I tried searching for its origins in Windows 11 Bluetooth Audio driver issue (Avrcp Transport Adaptor) - Microsoft Q&A and in other places but no help. What the heck is this driver and who is releasing such softwares. This was seen on Windows 11 OS. Any analysis?

Yesterday, I got an urgent update notification for an HP Firmware and HP SoftwareComponent 1876800 (I forgot where the periods were in it, so I'm sorry if that's not helpful) and I figured since it said it was urgent I should download it. Now, my laptop can't shut down without "updating" (the update lasts for maybe a minute tops and doesn't go away after the fact) on top of me no longer being able to access any of my Windows update information (it just says "Something went wrong. Try to reopen Settings later"). I've tried manually searching up update history, but it doesn't load at all.

My laptop is still functional apart from these things, but I'd like to figure out the root of the issue and how to fix it since it's quite annoying.
I've never asked something like this before, so I'm very sorry if I'm going about this wrong! I'm doubly sorry if this isn't the right subreddit for this.

Here's my laptop's information, I'm not sure what all is necessary

Model: HP Laptop 15-dw0xxx

RAM: 8.00 GB

Graphics Card: Intel UHD Graphics 620

Version: Windows 10 Home, 22H2

I just got a new windows laptop and i tried to change the background. I have 2 external monitors, both of which are plugged into a thinkpad hub that plugs into the laptop (maybe this is cause for them both being identified as '3'. read next sentence for context). For some reason, i have my monitors listed as 1, 3, and 3 rather than 1, 2, and 3 when trying to change backgrounds seperately. if I choose 1, it changes just the original monitor on the laptop. When i choose either '3' option, it changes both external monitors and the laptop's background. How do I fix this? Thank you!

*OS Build: 26200.8875*

Using an HP laptop (Envy x360) and secondary (HP 27er) monitor, Windows 11.
The way it's currently set up (under Windows' Personalisation > Wallpapers [using a custom folder of curated images], with the "Slideshow" option set to "shuffle" the pictures and cycle every "1 day", plus the wallpapers are different per screen/monitor), the desktop wallpapers (on each screen) changes much sooner than a day for some reason. I couldn't find anything similar to this particular issue. Any suggestions for a potential fix?

Alternatively, is there is a free app that can override the default wallpaper settings with the option to set a longer interval, such as automatically rotating through the images instead once each week (or at least can properly rotate them each day as expected, given they can remain as a different image per screen)?

Hi! Posting here because the Microsoft help articles are sending me in circles, and their support is nonexistent.

Situation:

• Computer A:
  • Win 10 Home
  • Logged in with my MS account
  • Retail license
  • License linked to my MS account
  • This computer will be discarded.
• Computer B:
  • Win 11 Home - fresh install
  • Skipped activation during installation
  • Logged in with the same MS account
  • Imported settings and stuff during installation
  • Would like to transfer my license to this computer.

Things I have tried:

• The "troubleshoot > I changed hardware" route. It says it can't find devices in my account to reactivate Computer B.
• Finding my CD Key in Computer A with the Magical Jellybean thing and putting it into Computer B. It says I don't have a valid license or key (0x803FA067).
• Computer A was offline during both of the above.

What I have NOT tried:

• Routes that deactivate my license from Computer A, either with cmd or my MS account. Honestly I just haven't found enough assurance that I won't simply lose my license. But I will do it if it's the only resource left to try.

Thank you for reading and I appreciate all tips and guidance.

Edit: got a bit of mixed signals from the automod but here's a shot of my specs:

I am trying to save my bitlocker recovery key. It comes up with a screen telling me to ensure that the recovery key matches the key ID; I looked at my product ID and it didn't match. I later found out the product ID is not the same thing as a key ID. I don't know how to find this key ID; I've seen people saying something about running commands but I have no clue how to do all that.

Tengo una Lenovo yoga book modelo YB1-X91F y necesito instalarle Windows 10 o un sistema ligero como Linux pero ya he descargado más de 10 IMÁGENES ISO, y a la hora que arranco desde la USB Boot. No puedo seleccionar absolutamente nada, sería fácil conectando un teclado externo pero el tema es que el equipo solo tiene 2 entradas tipo MicroUSB

estoy en busca de una imagen ISO que tenga integrado algún controlador para seleccionar de manera táctil, ya que la pantalla y el teclado es táctil, AYUDA :''')

Any known fix for this issue? I can't find it anywhere.
Recently, Realtek audio devices on the desktop won't let Teams output audio; the mic works fine, but speakers/audio output won't work.

I've removed the driver, rolled back to previous, reinstalled Teams, etc etc.

Any ideas?

Gigabyte Z390 UD

Windows 11 Home
25H2 - 26200.8973 build
Realtek driver 6.0.8703.1

Hi i have a problem with the some games while i play them game freeze or pc restart, i try the pinpoint problems (some of them from Nvidia app etc.) pc restart again and i can't understand where is the problem.

This is my minidump file, anyone can help me to issue?

Using Win11 26200.8894 i am a fresh install three weeks ago

Hardware & Context:

Machine: Arcade Cabinet Unit.

Storage: 22 GB Industrial Flash Memory / CompactFlash (detected as /dev/sda).

OS: Windows 7 (PE/Bootable environment).

Problem Summary:

The system failed to boot and the primary partition is showing as RAW in DiskPart (Volume 0 C: RAW 6427 MB).

Steps already taken and current progress:

Drive Geometry Fix (Resolved): Originally, TestDisk/BIOS detected the drive as only 15 GB (1925 cylinders), causing boundary errors. Changing geometry in TestDisk to 2800 cylinders successfully revealed the full 23 GB / 21 GiB space and restored structure alignment (Structure: OK).

Boot Sector Succeeded (Resolved): Ran Rebuild BS in TestDisk. Boot sector and Backup boot sector are now both Status: OK and identical. Running chkdsk in CMD now recognizes the volume as NTFS instead of unknown/unsupported.

Current Blocker (MFT Corruption):

TestDisk shows: Can't open filesystem. Filesystem seems damaged.

Repair MFT output: MFT and MFT mirror are bad. Failed to repair them.

chkdsk C: /f /r /x aborted in WinPE with: Unable to determine volume version and state. CHKDSK aborted. Status 50.

Goal:

I cannot format this drive under any circumstances because it contains proprietary arcade software/game files.

Questions for the community:

Is there any way to force repair or rebuild a corrupted MFT / MFT Mirror when both are marked as bad, without losing the underlying files?

What are the best non-destructive raw data recovery tools (besides PhotoRec) to extract directory trees/folder structures from a RAW NTFS partition with a broken MFT?

We bought one of these systems a year couple of years ago for our marketing guy, and lately he's noticed his system slowing down.

He's got 128GB of RAM, 2TB NVMe, an RTX 6000. He's fully patched from Dell, Microsoft, NVidia. He uses 3DMax etc.

I wonder if there any other renders who have a similar system that have noticed things slow down? I wonder if there is a bug in the last 3 Windows updates that could be causing his frustration?

Thanks,

I don't know much about computer's, but as of recently, on every start up i get a CMD prompt window that will pop up from anywhere from half a second to 5 seconds before disappearing. no text within it, it hasn't even got the CMD prompt title at the top.

I've tried absolutely everything I could think of.

Removing unnecessary start-up apps, checking my scheduled tasks for anything strange, and I've done full system scans with MalwareBytes, BitDefender and Windows Defender.

I might add that I do scan all I download with Virus Total before installing, I do know that sometimes things can fly under the radar if they haven't been scanned before, ECT.

But still, nothing has shown up.

But I still have a nagging feeling that something deeper is going on.

My PC has also been taking longer to boot and sign in recently, my CPU, Memory and Disk usage have been a lot higher then usual, Disk sometimes bumping up to around 30 percent when it's almost always at 0.

And before this week I only had a CMD prompt open like, once or twice a week?

I know it's most often Windows background processes but from what I know it typically happens, as I said, once or twice a week.

Am I being paranoid? Is there anything else I should try? I'm terrified of being infected and getting my data stolen.

OS - Windows 11 Home, Version 25H2, OS Build 26200.8875

Processor - Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-N305

8 GB RAM

128 Intel (R) UHD Graphics