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  1. C

    A lot of processes/programs are getting terminated/closed immediately (Malware/Virus?)

    Hey, When I try to start (almost any) program, it immediately closes again. This is true for a lot of executables (e.g. teamspeak3, LeagueOfLegends), any .txt and even a lot of windows processes (like settings, regedit, systemrecovery etc.). They all immediately freeze for a second after...
  2. D

    BSOD after Windows update

    Hello, I tried to install some updates for Win10, my PC restarted as usual, then I got hit with a BSOD stop code: bad system config info. What I did afterwards: Recovery environment -> Advanced options: Startup repair: error Uninstall recent updates: error System restore: succeeded but didn't...
  3. Bastet

    Solved EaseUS partition manager question.

    Hi, has anyone use EaseUS partition manager to expand their Recovery partition? How did it go? I’ve used this to automatically increase the partition & found several curiosities. 1: It adds a drive letter to System reserved partition (Z) & to the recovery partition (G), the Z partition then...
  4. Brandon Byrnes

    Solved Windows Detecting 2nd Instance of Windows 10 at Boot Up

    Yesterday I installed Windows 10 on a HDD for a friend. I did it by plugging his HDD into my computer via one of my mobo SATA headers (it was a 3.5 inch internal drive so I couldn't do it via USB) I used the Windows Media Creation Tool, made sure to select his HDD and not my HDD which already...
  5. X

    Solved How can I recover this laptop?

    Hi, my girlfriends laptop ran into a problem the other day. It will not boot windows and the blue crash screen appears saying BAD SYSTEM CONFIG. The laptop is an IOTA 2320. So the onboard storage is a 32gb ssd which is not enough space even just for windows 10. It tells me this when i try and...
  6. MushMellows

    BSOD Error code: 0xc0000428 upon restart

    Hi, I'm sorry in advance if my explanation of things isn't super clear, I'm far from an expert when it comes to computers sadly. A couple of days ago I turned on my PC only to be greeted by a blue screen saying: "Recovery 0xc0000428: Windows cannot verify the digital signature for this file"...
  7. A

    Retrieving photos and files off an old hard drive

    Can I get some help/advice please? I have an old HP laptop that hasn’t worked for a while, I’ve been meaning to take it to a repair shop or such like to get it looked at but never seem to get round to it. I would like to know if it is at all possible to retrieve photos from a broken laptop? I...
  8. Sidf25

    Windows not detected booting in boot mamager

    Hey guys i kinda need a little hand. Yesterday my pc was fine and suddenly on boot it keeps trying to automatic repair but fails everytime keeps saying automatic repair couldnt repair your pc. On advancwd options cannot refresh or reset. It says theres was a problem resetting or refreshing your...
  9. D

    Installing programs on new ssd

    So my ssd was faulty, but luckily I was able to transfer all the files (literally copied and pasted) to my hdd. They're just sitting in a folder on my data drive at the moment and I have a new ssd installed. Is there a way to restore the settings and programs to how they were before the swap as...