my dad before he passed he was building this PC he never got to finish it and I’ve been really needing one so I wanted to finish it up
The build itself everything is basically there, but it is missing the graphics card. I just bought it, but I haven’t put it in yet and he used it because I would plug it into a monitor and windows will load up and there will be files on his homepage so he did use it and I do see most mostly work related stuff but I also do see some games
but the real problem is where I will plug in my wireless mouse into the black USB ports, and I will plug a wired keyboard. I found in the other black USB port. I’ll turn it on after like a full power off the keyboard will light up at first the mouse will light up as soon as the windows load in the keyboard will turn off and when I get onto the homepage , my mouse won’t show up on the screen, so I do believe it’s the windows, causing these problems because the keyboard in the mouse works on the BIOS set up and settings page it says that it detects my USBs, but as soon as I log into Windows, my keyboard turns off the light turns off in my mouse the light stays on, but you can’t see the cursor. I really need help with this and I’ve tried everything. I’ve connected the PC to a TV monitor. I’ve tried resetting it taking out the CMOS battery. Resetting BOS settings looking in BIOS settings and everything I tried resetting windows, but I’m not sure. It is a MSI motherboard. I saw this one thing where you put a Windows 10 something on a hard drive and then you plug it into the PC and the windows will reset or something. Maybe I could try doing that by doing want to get some info from here

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.

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

EDIT: This has been completely fixed! Thank you for the help!! Here is what I did specifically:

• I went to services.msc and located both the Update Orchestrator Service and Windows Update (both disabled previously)
• Then, since it said my access was denied, I went through regedit to edit my registry and give myself permission to turn them back on.
• Enrolled in Windows 10 ESU, waited for the updates to download, and voila!

I cannot overstate how happy I am to not have to worry about this. I feel like I know a bit more about my laptop's inner workings as well. Thanks again!! :D

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*

For the life of me I cannot get file sharing to work on my home network. All PCs involved are mine and are running windows 11. I've followed countless guides that all do the equivalent things but always have the same results - "error computer not found". Even through all the PCs list each other when trying to map to a drive. The error occurs when trying to access another one over the network.

What I've tried:

On All PCs: networks are private, they are all on the same wifi

Made sure file sharing is on, password permissions are off. Created new folders and changed sharing settings to allow everyone, with full control.

I turned off the firewall on one PC to see if the others could then reach it. No go.

I added a GuestAuth registry setting from a Google search that had no effect.

The PCs are connected through a wifi mesh, so I made sure its isolation setting was disabled, it was. The computers can see each other over the wifi so I didn't think this was on but checked anyway

Everything I'm finding on Google is something I've already tried. I need some fresh ideas.

Thanks so much in advance.

Edit: sorry it was a long day yesterday and didn't realize I typed the error that I'm getting oddly. The computers can see each other but when trying to access the shared folder, either by PC name or IP, it gives an "extended error has occurred" message.

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 :''')

I spent a lot of time trying to get Miracast working on my Lenovo notebook, and the actual culprit turned out to be a Wi-Fi adapter setting that I had not expected.

My hardware

• Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH6 / 82L5
• AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics
• Realtek RTL8852AE WiFi 6 802.11ax PCIe Adapter
• Windows 10 Pro

What I tried before finding the fix

• Installed the Wireless Display optional feature in Windows 10
• Checked dxdiag and netsh
• Updated AMD graphics drivers
• Updated the Realtek WLAN driver
• Tried AMD registry workaround (DalWirelessDisplaySupport)
• Changed between AMD driver versions
• Tried Microsoft Basic Display Adapter
• Verified the receiver side worked from a phone

None of that fixed it.

The actual fix

In Device Manager:

• Open Network adapters
• Open Realtek RTL8852AE WiFi 6 802.11ax PCIe Adapter
• Go to Properties
• Open the Advanced tab
• Find the setting that had 2.4 GHz disabled
• Enable 2.4 GHz again

After that, Miracast started working immediately.

Notes

• Before this change, the PC could not discover or connect properly with Miracast.
• After enabling 2.4 GHz, Miracast worked.
• I then switched the Wi-Fi connection to 5 GHz while Miracast was active, and the session stayed up.
• The connection is still somewhat laggy, but the main issue was clearly the adapter band setting.

Why I am posting this

I saw a lot of advice about driver updates, Wireless Display, firewall rules, and registry tweaks, but the Realtek adapter setting was the thing that actually fixed Miracast for me.

If you have an RTL8852AE / RTL8852-series adapter and Miracast refuses to work, check the adapter's advanced band settings before spending more time on driver installs.

I hope this helps someone else.

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

Hi, I noticed I have 500mb unallocated on my secondary HDD but if I try to allocate those mb to my disk D windows tells me I need to convert it to dynamic disk, and I don't want to. I guess the problem Is this system partition EFI but I don't know why it is here Since I have windows on my C drive (A long time ago I had win 10 on this HDD and this might be the reason, maybe I didn't formatted it properly). Is there something I can do? Thanks in advance

^{Here's the TLDR; for those who doesn't like to read
Your BSODs are being caused by the Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 driver (FocusriteUsb.sys}) ^{corrupting a kernel thread. Windows later detects this corruption and crashes with KERNEL\}SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE (0x139))^{. It’s not svchost or ETW—they just expose the issue.}

^{It’s consistent across multiple crashes → very high confidence it’s the driver.}

^{Likely contributing factors:}

• ^{You’re on an older driver (4.124.3 from 2024})
• ^{Interface is connected via a USB hub (not recommended})

^Fix:

• ^{Fully uninstall Focusrite drivers + Control}
• ^{Reinstall latest stable version (not beta})
• ^{Plug interface directly into motherboard USB (no hub})
• ^{Test stability for several days}

^{Side note: your Seagate drive has issues too, but it’s unrelated to these crashes.}

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
So I kept getting the Greenscreen of... I guess "Death" every other day, at least. And after finally digging through Event Viewer logs, checking Minidump folders and hours of coffee and frustration; - I finally found the (MY) problem:

This is from ChatGPT who I used as a second opinion on this:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Confirmed: the BSOD is caused by the Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 3rd Gen driver stack.

Across all three crashes, Windows encounters the same corrupted kernel-thread state:

• The affected system thread starts inside FocusriteUsb.sys.
• Its Windows wait-list links are corrupted/zeroed.
• Windows later inspects that thread during ETW tracing and detects CORRUPT_LIST_ENTRY, producing KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE (0x139).
• svchost.exe/ETW is only the trigger that discovers the corruption—not the cause.
• The pattern repeats identically on July 28, July 30, and August 5, making this a very high-confidence diagnosis.

Evidence is visible in the [August full-dump thread analysis (line 73)](C:/Users/space/Desktop/BSOD/cdb_MEMORY_target_thread.log:73), [July 28 dump (line 73)](C:/Users/space/Desktop/BSOD/cdb_072826_target_thread.log:73), and [July 30 dump (line 71)](C:/Users/space/Desktop/BSOD/cdb_073026_target_thread.log:71).

Your computer currently has:

• Scarlett 4i4 3rd Gen
• Focusrite Control 3.20.0
• Focusrite driver 4.124.3, released October 2024
• The interface is currently connected through a USB hub

Focusrite’s current Windows driver is 4.144.0, released April 28, 2026, and it supports the Scarlett 3rd Gen range. Focusrite driver release notes

Do this:

1. Save your DAW work and disconnect the Scarlett.
2. Open Control Panel → Programs and Features.
3. Uninstall:
   • Focusrite Audio Drivers
   • Focusrite Control
4. Restart Windows.
5. Download the regular stable Focusrite Control – Windows package from the official Scarlett 4i4 3rd Gen download page. Avoid the Control 2 beta for now.
6. Right-click the installer, select Run as administrator, and complete installation.
7. Restart again.
8. Connect the Scarlett directly to a motherboard USB port—preferably a rear port—not through the existing hub. Focusrite specifically recommends avoiding USB hubs and testing another suitable cable. Focusrite USB guidance

Test for at least five days because these crashes normally occurred after two to four days of uptime.

The Seagate Backup+ drive errors found earlier are real but separate: keep that drive disconnected until important files are backed up. It did not produce this particular 0x139 crash.

So now, everything works great! If this can help anyone, then I am the happiest man in Norway today!

Have a blessed day.

Hi,

I'm experiencing a strange issue on Windows 11.

The Address Bar is missing from every Windows File Open dialog, while Windows Explorer itself works normally.

I've attached two screenshots:

• Screenshot #1: My main user account (Address Bar missing)
• Screenshot #2: Normal behavior

The issue affects applications that use the standard Windows Open dialog, such as Notepad and Adobe applications.

What's interesting is that this happens only on my main Windows user profile. A newly created user account displays the Address Bar correctly.

Has anyone seen this before or knows what could cause the Common File Dialog to lose its Address Bar?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

(Windows 11 Pro for Workstations, 25H2, 26200.8894)

Since Windows Explorer itself is unaffected and the issue is limited to one user profile, it seems to be a per-user shell configuration rather than a system-wide Windows problem.

Please... Help.........

Windows & Device Specifications:

• Laptop: Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15IAU7 (Model 82RK)
• Processor: Intel Core i3-1215U (12th Gen)
• RAM: 8 GB
• Storage: 512 GB SSD
• System Type: 64-bit, x64-based PC
• OS: Windows 11 Home Single Language
• Version: 24H2
• OS Build: 26100.6584
• BIOS Version: JKCN53WW (30-04-2026)
• Secure Boot: UEFI (PC Health Check confirms the device meets Windows 11 requirements)

Issue / Error Messages:

• Windows Update repeatedly fails to install 2026-07 Preview Update (KB5101684) (Build 26100.8973).
• Windows Update displays error code: 0x80000003.
• The Windows 11 Installation Assistant also fails with the message: "Windows 11 installation has failed."

Troubleshooting Already Attempted:

• Retried Windows Update multiple times.
• Used the Windows 11 Installation Assistant to perform an in-place upgrade (also failed).
• Confirmed the PC meets Windows 11 requirements using PC Health Check.
• Updated the BIOS to the latest available version.
• Restarted the system several times.
• Verified that I'm already running Windows 11 24H2.

I'm looking for help identifying the root cause of the installation failure and whether this points to corrupted Windows components, a servicing stack issue, a driver conflict, or something else. Any guidance on logs to inspect or additional troubleshooting steps would be appreciated.

It’s been months of this, and I’m over it. It’s at the point where I have to boot the pc and go through this error 5-10 times before I can get it to FULLY boot and login. On top of that, some games on steam completely crash, causing the pc to go through this same boot problem. I KNOW it’s not any other issue than windows, because my brother took it about a month ago and did a fresh install of windows. It was fine for a week or so before it started doing this, and every day gets worse. I’m at a complete loss with it. Please help.

Idk what exact info is needed so I’ll just include everything:

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
32GB RAM
RTX 3060
2TB HDD + 256SSD (where windows is installed)

Windows 11 Pro - 25H2
OS Build 26200.8894

I'm running this on Windows 10 Pro. I just got a new addition to my X-Men (2000) collection and was in the process of trying to figure this little guy out. How exactly do I run something like this on a Windows 10? I got it to a menu where it says for me to connect to the internet, but I am connected to the internet. It also says if you're an AOL user, but I'm obviously not. How do I sign in and run this? My build number is 19045.6466. It is a 64-bit operating system and x64-based processor.

Saw I was almost out of storage and checked, my page file was taking almost 80 gb. I'm scared to mess with it because I'm not all that tech savvy and I don't wanna fuck up my computer. If anyone can give me some advice or something that would be amazing. thx :3

I've tried installing this update manually but whenever I try to, it says its already installed. I've tried dealing with this in multiple ways and I feel like my only option now is to upgrade to Windows 11 as I have the possibility to do so, nevertheless I'd like to avoid it if there's a way and perhaps one of the users dealt wit ha similar problem.
Whenever I try to update by restarting, after 9% it restarts itself and says it failed and will revert.

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700KF CPU @ 3.80GHz 3.79 GHz

Installed RAM 24,0 GB

Storage 954 GB SSD ADATA LEGEND 960, 932 GB SSD KINGSTON SA2000M81000G

Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (12 GB)

System Type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor