Windows & Linux
Operating system installs, updates, drivers and tweaks.
ugh. i need a calm person to talk me down. that's my Linux Mint laptop after switching to an NVMe drive. it just freezes there with teh caps lock light blinking. I have a live USB from when I installed it. I'm comfortable with a terminal but I've never had…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts ive been dual booting Windows and Pop! OS for a while, and i noticed i almost never boot Windows anymore. The only reason i keep it is music production, and even that is starting to feel optional. Before i wipe the…
I was copying files over teh network on my home built Ryzen PC when teh screen went blue for the third time this week. Same message every time: It counts to 100%, reboots, and everything looks fine again until the next time. Ive already run Windows Update…
my family PC has been trying to install a security update for a week, it downloads, asks to restart, gets to 100% and then says its undoing changes... back in Windows, i get this: error 0x800f0922. I've rebooted more times than I can count. I'm worried that…
ok so short version: blue screen, restart, repeat. Longer version: teh ThinkPad laptop is about two years old and was perfectly stable until roughly a month ago. Now it crashes while copying files over teh network, sometimes twice in an evening. i havent…
ugh. i was streaming video on my Dell Inspiron when the screen went blue for the third time this week. Same message every time: it counts to 100%, reboots, and everything looks fine again until teh next time. ive alerady run Windows Update and the system…
hmmmm ok genuine question, not trying to start a war. for people doing programming: are you on Windows, macOS, or Linux, and would you switch? im tempted by Ubuntu because my laptop feels slow on Windows and I like the idea of controlling updates. but I…
ok weird one my custom service fails during boot but starts fine afterwards by hand. i suspect its starting too early and smth isnt ready yet, but Im guessing. How do ppl dig into this properly? Id like to understand…
hmmmm ok has anyone beaten 0x800f0922? Im close to giving up. The secondhand laptop is otherwise healthy, plenty of free space on C:, no weird software 😅 i did resize partitions a while ago to give more space to C:, if that matters. Every attempt at the…
so annoyed rn i left the office laptop updating overnight and woke up to this: its a security update again... this is the fifth time it has failed with 0x800f0922... the troubleshooter ran, said it fixed something, and the next attempt failed teh same way..…
i need a calm person to talk me down. thats my Pop! OS laptop after a routine kernel update 😂 it just freezes there with teh caps lock light blinking. i have a live USB from when i installed it. im comfortable with a terminal but Ive never had to repair a…
help!! i was launching a game on my Lenovo Legion when the screen went blue for the third time this week. Same message every time: it counts to 100%, rebotos, and everything looks fine again until the next time, ive already run Windows Update and the system…
help!! ive been dual booting Windows and Pop! OS for a while, and i noticed i almost never boot Windows anymore. The only reason i keep it is music production, and even that is starting to feel optional lmao Before i wipe teh Windows partition, i wanna hear…
guys pls help i was joining a voice call on my home built Ryzen PC when teh screen went blue for the third time this week... same message every time: it counts to 100%, reboots, and evreything looks fine again until teh next time... ive already run Windows…
Weird one. After switching to an NVMe drive, my Ubuntu install panics on boot: But if i pick teh previous kernel under advanced options in GRUB, it boots fine and everything works xD So the disk isnt dead. Whats different about teh new kernel entry? Id like…
im literally losing my mind here my secondhand laptop has been trying to install teh .NET cmuulative update for a week. it downloads, asks to restart, gets to 100% and then says its undoing changes. back in Windows, i get this: Error 0x800f0922. Ive rebooted…
ugh. ive tried Ubuntu three times over the years and gave up every time. Something always pulled me back, usually gaming. ppl keep telling me its different now. What changed for you? Im curious what a realistic first month looks like for someone who knows…
i was launching a game on my HP Pavilion when teh srceen went blue for the third time this week... same message every time: it counts to 100%, reboots, and everything looks fine again until the next time, ive arleady run Windows Update and the system tray…
Genuine question, not trying to start a war. For pepole doing photo editnig: are you on Windows, macOS, or Linux, and would u switch? 😅 I'm tempted by Linux Mint because my lapotp feels slow on Windows and I like the idea of controlling updates. But I…
ok so i need a calm person to talk me down. Thats my Pop! OS laptop after enabling disk encryption. It just freezes there with the caps lock light blinking, i have a live USB from when i installed it. Im comfortable with a terminal but Ive never had to…
okay, Im officially frustrated. my Dell Inspiron has been blue screening with IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL, and it always seems to happen while joining a voice call, heres what it looks like: i have a deadline on Friday and i can't trust this machine to stay up…
guys pls help has anyone beaten 0x800f0922?? im close to giving up. the work from home desktop is otherwise healthy, plenty of free space on C:, no weird software. i did resize partitions a while ago to give more space to C:, if that matters. every attempt…
hmmmm ok weird one. after a power cut mid update, my Ubuntu install panics on boot: but if I pick teh previous kernel under advanced options in GRUB, it boots fine and everything works... so the disk isnt dead. whats diffreent about the new kernel entry?? id…
short version: blue screen, restart, repeat. longer version: the HP Pavilion is about two years old and was perfectly stable until roughly a month ago. now it crashes while copying files over the network, sometimes twice in an evening. I hvaent added any…
i need a calm person to talk me down. Thats my Pop! OS laptop after rseizing teh root partition 🔥 It just freezes there with teh caps lock light blinking. i have a live USB from when i installed it. Im comfortable with a terminal but Ive never had to repair…
