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  1. M

    Solved PC Won't start up :(

    Hi there, Thank you for checking this post, I will provide any information that's requested as quick as I can as the help is very much appreciated! I built my PC about 6 months ago, all new parts. I called the company I bought the parts from but they've stated that I need to send them the...
  2. 0

    RDS vs VM for Home computers

    So I am going to be building a home server for network storage, Plex media server, small-time rendering services for video editing, etc. Since I am building a server for these other purposes, I would also like to test out either virtualizing all home PC’s for my home (we have about 10 PC’s...
  3. Exyztence

    BSOD

    Hello! I had a thread in this forum before and Phill helped me. We did not come to any solution and the BSODs ended by themselves. After a while, they returned, but they were very sporadic, literally once a week. Unfortunately, they are quite common now. 90% of the time, BSOD occurs when I'm not...
  4. H

    Very inconsistent internet connection

    For a little while now my internet connection has been unreliable at best, and downright demoralizing at worst. This is especially annoying since it's starting to interfere with my studies, and I've been looking for a solution for a while now, but I've come to realize that without any specific...
  5. L

    Laptop not detecting any external microphone - Conexant

    Hi there, I'm posting for my partner. We have tried everything that we can find on google, to try and get her laptop to detect a microphone on a headset to be detected, but with no luck so far. It was working fine, then she had a fresh install of windows 10 done and now it just isn't detecting...
  6. P

    Mic not working

    Hello there i got a big problem. No one of my mics seems to work sinse july, middle of july... I tried with Steelseries siberia 650. Its own "soundcard", Usb and 3.5mm Steelseries siberia 800 Usb. also has "chatmix " for xbox, even tried that cable nothing works. i know i know its for xbox and...
  7. powplow

    Why won't my PC boot after I turned on safe mode?

    Hi and Thanks for reading. This all Started yesterday with my PC when I found a malware chrome extension on my computer that has been there for a while called optimum search. I wanted to get rid of it so I went to YouTube and search up a tutorial on how to do this. During this tutorial it...
  8. StayExcellent

    A lot of Issues suddenly came up...

    So about a day ago my pc started to get random crashes on programs like task manager, file explorer and just many other applications in general. It also freezes sometimes while typing (so far only noticed on discord and steam) but Task Manager says my components are doing fine and are not...
  9. W

    File missing inside a share folder

    I have two PCs (let's say PC1 and PC2) connected to each other through the LAN cable. From this connection, I created a share folder which can be accessed from both PCs. However, most of the time when there is a file inside the folder, PC1 is able to detect the file while PC2 detected that the...
  10. kitkatx123x

    Solved Accidentally uninstalled Dolby Atmo

    Hey, I accidentally uninstalled Dolby Atmo on my Lenovo Y520-15IKBN Laptop. The app was there when I first bought the PC and I can't find anywhere on Lenovos site where or how to install it again. I think I might be missing also some drivers for it but I'm not sure.
  11. Evenkarke

    Random shutdown without bluescreen.

    Hey, The computer does (atleast what seems random) shutdown. No bluescreen, no warnings, just a black screen. Anyway to get some sort of error logs, or do some dianostic? No problem restarting it after the random shutdown. HDD changed to SSD, did not fix it. New RAM is ordererd. CPU torture...
  12. N

    Need some help to bypass windows 10 password

    My younger sister changed win10 login password as requested the other day. But she forgot to write down the new password and now it is locked because of incorrect password. I am trying to use Ophcrack to recover the password, but it returns table not found error when booting into it. Any suggestion?
  13. H

    What should I do about this automatic repair problem?

    Hey guys. Last year my pc would go to automatic repair screen when booting up after a windows 10 update. I was able to access my files without logging in so I grabbed what was important on a usb drive and reinstalled windows. I just had another update recently and it said automatic repairs when...
  14. Brandon Byrnes

    Solved Pinned Taskbar Programs not Opening or Disappearing?

    I have recently been having some problems with my PC. The two main issues is if I leave my system on and walk away for a while then come back and try to open any program via desktop shortcuts or pinned programs on Taskbar, they will not open. i just get a hourglass waiting icon. When this...
  15. Timtompc

    Unexplainable newfound lag.

    First I'll list my specs, I built my pc myself a couple years back and everything's been smooth sailing up until just over a week ago. I don't remember my motherboard model, I know it's gigabyte made. AMD FX8350 Gtx960 (4gb) 8Gb DDR3 ram 1tb Seagate hard drive.. (more on this later) So until...
  16. Happi

    UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION and then infinite loading

    Hi, i need help with a problem that just happened today I was normally using my computer watching youtube until i got a bluescreen with the phrase UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION at first i wasnt really worried since i had a bluescreen about that before and no problems after it but after this one...
  17. Brunsos

    Solved Large FPS Drop When Opening Certain Programs On Taskbar

    I'm confused why my computer lags incredibly after i open programs such as my gamecube emulator and my league of legends client. It only seems to lag when i open gaming related programs. After a few seconds its returns to normal until i click out and click back in again, then it lags again. Also...
  18. HolzstockG

    Certain websites don't work on both OS

    Hello there! I'm having for several days a sudden problem - I can not run lots of websites on Windows 10 without a reason. After plugging my smartphone to a computer I have changed in Windows to its internet and then I could open them, but problem still occurs on my main internet that computer...
  19. twan2020

    SSD detected in BIOS but not in windows disk manager

    I recently got an SSD (Samsung EVO 860) and am trying to install it but for some reason it shows up in my BIOS but not in diskmanagement. So I cannot format and use it. The SSD shows up in device manager: But not in disk management or when listing all disks in the command prompt (it just...
  20. Trillemannen

    My pc wont boot properly!

    The other day i was sitting in my room playing video games on my computer when my network made me lag alot, so i decided to move my computer closer to the router. I turned off the computer, unplugged everything, moved it and plugged everything in to it again. I started the computer and it just...