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    PC randomly powers off while gaming, RGB remains on

    In the past couple weeks, while gaming, my computer has suddenly powered off with no warning. When this occurs, strangely, the PC's internal RGB remains on, while everything else powers off. My fans stop spinning, monitors stop receiving signals, and power button doesn’t do anything until I...
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    How to transfer files via local wifi-network?

    Dear community, At home I typically transfer files between Pcs using an USB-stick. The two computers in question are usually a Windows 10 desktop PC and a Windows 11 laptop. Both Windows installations are in Dutch. So in this text I use translations, e.g. ‘Network detection’ is my translation...
    • Amoranemix2
    • Thread
    • desktop file transfer laptop wifi windows 10 windows 11
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Windows 11
  3. slackjaw

    Solved No display out of pc

    Hi I've been having trouble with an old pc. The display just stopped working while playing a game on steam. I've done some troubleshooting and it's not the monitor, HDMI cord, or the graphics card itself I tried a couple of different cards still no display. This has happened before, last time I...
  4. Hiimhungry

    Solved Pc & monitors turn off mid or after boot

    I power on my pc and mid boot everything disconnects, like my two monitors, keyboard, mouse and all my fans ramp up to max speed. All I see is a black screen, no pop ups, no blue sceen. I have to switch off my psu (I can’t turn it off at all, the only way is through the psu switch when this...
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    Solved All sort of problems lately

    My pc has been having problems in the past couple days, my account has become "User" (instead of the normal account); my desktop becomes all black showing the icons, but the wallpaper is full black; some programs were unistalled, but they still appear on the "Programs" tab in Control Panel...
    • Crikzz
    • Thread
    • desktop errors slow startup unistall windows 10 issue
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows 10
  6. rocky.simmoni

    Solved Windows 10 desktop themes

    Hello guys, When I had W7, I used to install various very nice-looking desktop themes (including icon and folder packs), but my current PC is the only one I've got, so I wouldn't wanna risk crashing it. However, I was wondering if there are maybe any safe W10 desktop themes (from 3rd parties...
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    Speakers make sound rigth after pc shut down

    I've had my pc for over 5 years with the following specs: cpu: intel i7-4970k gpu: gigabyte gtx960 4gb motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 5 ram: fury hyperx 8gb sound card: creative sound blaster zxr I recently replaced my gpu with a Gigabyte 2070 super and my psu with a Gigabyte P750GM...
    • themis
    • Thread
    • desktop power supply shut down sound sound blaster sound card
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Internal Hardware
  8. Brother-Captain Diomedes

    Solved Desktop wont boot but has power

    Hi guys, wondering if you can help on this one it really stumped me: Last night my desktop PC suddenly turned off during use and now wont turn off again, I have had the system as is for about 5 years and haven't had a notable problem like this since a RAM stick died about 3 years ago. Specs...
  9. Unknown Null

    The Ram Upgrade issue

    Hey everyone, So the plan was to use the second slot available for RAM. I already have 8 gigs of RAM installed and I wanna put another 8 gigs. The existing one that I have is: ADATA 8GB DDR4 2400Mhz UDIMM The problem is : 1. I can't find the exact same one anymore 2. I don't know what all...
  10. loismke

    help, screen making weird pixel things sometimes

    so i have made my own desktop about 2-3 months ago amd radeon 5700xt amd ryzen 5 3600x asus x570 a pro motherboard 16gb ram with windows 10 but since a week ago when i was just random watching youtube i got some weird purple squares in my screen (picture attached) and it maybe stays for a few...
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    Dell Optiplex 990 start up issue.

    Video of issue: To fix this issue I basically hold the button on the PSU at the back of the PC. The light blinks faster and faster the longer I hold it until it eventually turns blue and I can turn the PC back on normally; so almost as if I'm recharging something till it has enough power to...
  12. CaloricUnicorn

    Solved Games won't go past launcher

    I have a problem in which Warframe (Steam) and For Honor (Uplay) won't run without any apparent issues. I tried reinstalling both games already, but it didn't work.
  13. Lucasisfilming

    No video signal after RAM unplug and plug in

    While clearing out the dust from my PC, I took out my 2 DDR4 8gb RAM sticks and pushed them back in until I heard a click and checked to make sure they were pushed in as good as they could be. When I connected my DVI cord back to my monitor, my screen showed “no input”. Help! This PC is only a...
  14. Lolmentry

    Failed boot and Win 10 install

    So it goes like that, A week ago my PC couldn't boot when I powered it on, I tried to re-install win10 but after selecting the SSD it should install to and after it finished copying the files it restarted and got stuck on the win10 logo and rolling dots for loading, it was for about 15m minutes...
  15. AMQB

    Solved Random Crashes Even After Fresh Install

    Hi there, I've got a Dell Optiplex 7020 MT which was crashing mostly after I resume it from hibernation (and continue playing a game or performing a heavy task, or sometimes even when just browsing). Instead of finding the root cause, I decided to re-install the OS (Windows 10Pro x64) afresh...
  16. Wolfganguntoten

    Red Dram light, no display

    I bought and installed all new components to a large tower case with 700w psu. No display and on boot it flashes red light CPU for a second and then switches to a solid red Dram light. All components picked were from PC part picker I used to build my last rig and they said were comparable. Help...
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    Flashing on and off at startup

    Hey all! I plugged my computer in and wiped the drive before selling it, turned it off and unplugged it. The buyer took it home turned it on and would boot up and down over and over Whats going on? It begins to boot up and shuts down then repeats Thank you :) (Cant figure out how to attach a video)
  18. Patrick92

    Solved PC won't turn on, fans and LED's starts for a second then everything turns off.

    The previous day to this post an electrician came over to install ceiling fans and in doing so he turned the power off so without me knowing I tried to turn my pc on and it did what it is doing now, the fans run and leds for about half a second then die. The thing is I had the problem yesterday...
    • Patrick92
    • Thread
    • cant boot desktop motherboard pc help power power on power supply troubleshooting wont turn on
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Internal Hardware
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    Black Screen Desktop

    Hello. After unexpected system shutdown, I can't load desktop( blackscreen only) and there goes dll files errors - userenv.dll, RpcRtRemote.dll, config/systemprofile/Desktop - cant find file. Sfc /scannow won't work. Same situation in safe mode too. I already tried to reinstall these files but...
  20. TukmanPC

    Upgrading ram

    Hello, I'm thinking of upgrading my desktop ram, but I'm not sure how it works. I currently have two Vengeance lpx ddr4 8GB (16GB ) ram sticks, so can i just buy another two similar sticks to upgrade my ram to 32GB? Thank you in advance!
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