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    Solved How do I fix 0xc000021a windows 10 infinite bsod?

    I've read multiple threads from Googling and have tried almost everything. My pc has occasionally bsod randomly but it has always fixed itself. Windows had an update so I let it restart and now it keeps giving me this error and will bsod. I can't get to the desktop. I can only get into trouble...
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    Having trouble making MSI laptop keep cool when gaming.

    I have an MSI GF65 thin laptop that is a year or two old. It has a RTX 3060 and an intel i7-10750H CPU. It runs great but it tends to overheat a lot, especially during the summer months here in the middle east, having an average CPU temp of 95C and a GPU temp of 75C when playing something like...
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    Extra monitors won't turn on until HDMI connected TV is powered on.

    I currently have a 4 monitor setup using 3 connected with DP (two of which are connected with DP input to HDMI output adapter cables) and one TV (LG CX) connected with an HDMI 2.1. I'm using Windows 10. The problem Previously, I owned a 1080ti and used this setup without problems. I would power...
  4. 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...
  5. K

    PC keeps BSOD’ing even after T/S

    So one day my PC randomly BSODed on me while I was on it. After that it seemed like my MOBO was looping. Meaning it would start the motherboard and before I launched windows, it would restart with an occasional blue screen here and there, and the BSOD errors kept changing. I tried to do some...
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    Problem with control

    Hi, I ask for help with my computer. Long story short, it has a weird thing where I can only write special characters like ą and ł (I’m from Poland). The roller (?) on my mouse only makes page on chrome bigger and smaller and don’t move the page up and down. There are some other problems but it...
  7. Jay Burch

    Can’t reach site

    I recently just built my first PC. Everything is brand new but the graphics card. Almost every time I’m on chrome and try loading a new page or clicking a link, I get “site can’t be reached”. I’ve done multiple scans and even bought a product (Restoro). And nothing has solved my problem. My...
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    Freezes and crash with my computer

    Hi, I'm running into some issues with my computer. It completely freezes randomly without any application opened or high temperature, the system just stops working. I've already had many problems before and had to reset the computer twice before of crashes and Windows malfunction, but this time...
  9. emgem

    Windows has disappeared from my PC

    Hi. I tried googling around but couldn’t find anyone in anything near my specific situation. Basically I moved 2 years ago and got a new desktop PC, so my old one has been sat at my dad’s gathering dust. I tried booting it up again today only to be greeted by the Gnu grub textbox I’ve now...
  10. Jerome Yankee

    Solved Will I need a Second Modem for the new desktop or can this be done with a Router and Ethernet Cable?

    Hi Everyone: Hope you can give me some insight on the setup for a new computer coming for a work at home job. I am sorry for the lack of knowledge. Currently the house has 2 computers both laptops. The router/modem is in Room 1. A new computer is being sent (desktop for a work at home...
  11. Zack Edin

    Fast File Copy tool Needed (windows 11)

    A fast file copy tool is needed for large transfers to external drives and to a PC in a local network, I found tools like Goodsync and Gs Richcopy 360, the trial versions show that both speeds up file copying so much but I cannot expect everyone to purchase one of both for a similar simple task...
  12. AGenericFool

    Mostly Blue Screens of death, a few black screen crashes

    Hey, so since very roughly about a month ago I am frequently experiencing Blue Screens of Death, with two black screen crashes sprinkled in. The last BSOD message was "Kernel Security Check failure", which happened more than once, I haven't wrote the other ones down, but generally all I found...
  13. Michael Gismondi

    Computer routinely crashes while playing any game and BSOD almost once a day.

    Hello! I have a computer I ordered pre-built back in 2018ish. My specs are below this post. I noticed about 4 months ago that my computer started randomly blue screening while playing any game regardless of graphical requirements. After it crashed once, I rebooted and it started to crash while...
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    Can you automate a program start up?

    Hi all. We have five VR Welding machines that are essentially Windows 10 computers that run the VR software on start up. However, I have installed screen recording software on them so as to record specific elements to then load to USB and play elsewhere at a later date. This means that instead...
  15. desmae

    Solved Game performance on my Windows 10 PC tanks UNLESS task manager is open, but task manager closes after a few moments. What seems to be my issue?

    Hi, I got a new computer a couple of months ago, and it seemed to be working fine. My important specs (which are also a potential cause of the issue) are: GeForce RTX 3060 16 GB RAM 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz I began to notice this with Elden Ring, but other games...
  16. Brunsos

    Solved Random Freezes While Gaming

    I've Experienced 3 random pc freezes in the past 3 days and I'm clueless as to how to fix it. A friend told me to check my "Reliability Monitor" for a reason why it's freezing. I've attached screenshots of what those look like in case that is useful. I wasn't playing a performance-heavy game but...
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    Solved Taskbar search box not responding/opening

    After the most recent windows update, whenever I try to click the search bar on the bottom left in Windows 10, nothing happens. Not even the typing indicator shows up. All that happens is a blue loading icon appears next to my cursor for a few seconds and nothing follows. Also, in File...
  18. SlavaUkraini

    Solved PC randomly freezes when playing games, followed by loud static from speakers

    Hi all, so for a while, I have been getting this issue where my PC will freeze while playing games out of nowhere. It seems to be highly unpredictable just when it will freeze... but when it does, a loud, ear-piercing static will come out of the headphones and everything will become...
  19. willbd33

    Automatic Repair Loop

    All of a sudden, after turning off my pc yesterday, every time it is turned back on, it starts getting diagnosed and then says "Automatic Repair couldn't repair your PC". After trying the troubleshooting advanced options, none of these recovery options work. I watched some YouTube videos...
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    Windows 10 OS update issue

    Hi! So sometime recently my OS has been giving me issue since I updated (or tried to update) to the Anniversary version of Windows 10. I now have this recurring "Activate Windows Go to Settings to activate Windows." message at the bottom of my screen. I got my Windows 10 OS from college and...