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  1. ecco

    Solved Fast Boot BIOS issue

    well, I've a laptop, it's a Lenovo V15-IIL. I updated to windows 11 22h2, so I had changed my BIOS settings from Legacy to UEFI. But the Fast Boot is ALWAYS ON, if I turn off the fast boot, it turns on. I'm saving the bios settings. And yes, I turned off the Windows Fast Startup.
  2. Z

    Issues with Factory Reset

    Hello, I'm attempting to do a full factory reset on a Windows 10 laptop of mine (Lenovo Legion Y520). I plan on using it exclusively for educational/production purposes and would like to start completely fresh. After resetting, windows prompts me to login to my account from before the reset...
  3. 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...
  4. P1geon

    Computer opens to black screen with small white dash near the middle

    I haven't used my pc in about a week but just went back to it today. Upon opening it the screen remained black with only a white dash in the top left so I decided to just restart the computer. The same thing happened only the line was now more towards the centre of the screen. This appears...
  5. C

    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...