#windows
guys pls help is it just me or is the start menu getting way more cluttered lately??? i feel like every time i update, microsoft decides to shove even more 'reocmmended' junk and sponsored stuff right in the middle of my actual apps. tbh i hate having to…
mild panic here because the only way to configure my scanners buttons is through teh vendor app, and Windows flat out refuses to open it: It even happened to a second copy i downloaded again. Am i dealing with a broken download, a 32/64 bit thing, or…
i wanted to make a script run at login and every guide gave me a long path through AppData. Then someone said: press Win+R, type shell:startup, Enter. boom, the Startup folder for my user opened xD drop a shortcut there and it runs at login. turns out there…
quick question before i buy a new drawing tablet: Thats what i see whenever i connect it through teh monitors USB port.. 🤷 i rebooted, uninstalled teh device in Device Manager, and tried again. Same thing 😤 Is there anything else on teh software side worth…
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…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts im a support tech and this tool saved me hundreds of hours lol Steps Recorder captures what a user clicks, with screenshots of each step, no install needed... u can even add comments mid recording. the catch: it doesnt…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts i wanted a super simple work log without installing anything. someone told me about Notepads .LOG trick. create a new text file, type .LOG in uppercase as the very first line, save it, and close it. the next time you…
I found a box I found in the attic for an old flight sim and got realy excited. Then I tried to install it on a new gaming laptop: I tried compatibility mode for older Windows versions and running as administrator. no luck. I really want to play this again.…
quick question before I buy a new USB flash drive: That's what i see whenever i connect it through the rear USB 3.0 port. i rebooted, uninstalled the device in Device Manager, and tried again. Same thing. Is there anything else on the software side worth…
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…
This is so annoying. My work laptop was fine yesterday. Today, after a driver update: it says connected but nothing loads. the troubleshooter says something about the default gateway not being available. i don't know what that means. i'd prefer to fix it…
so annoyed rn after waking from sleep, my mini PC connects to Wi Fi but shows this: No internet, secured. My phone and TV on the same network are fine... i restarted the router and the mini PC. Nothing. Im writing this on my phone. Any ideas? Ive already…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts every so often my keyboard and mouse stop responding for a second or two, and i hear teh Windows "device disconnected" then "connected" sounds. It happens a few times a day. Both…
hmmmm ok a remote salesperson changed their password on Monday. Since then the account locks right after a password change: we suspect something is still using the old password, but they have a laptop, a phone, a tablet and who knows what else. how do we…
so annoyed rn a remote salesperson changed their password on Monday. since then the account locks every time they open Outlook: we suspect something is still using the old password, but they have a laptop, a phone, a tablet and who knows what else, how do we…
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…
a developer changed their password on Monday. Since then teh account locks every 15 minutes: we suspect smth is still using teh old password, but they have a laptop, a phone, a tablet and who knows what else. how do we narrow it down? Weve already asked them…
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…
long time lurker first post lol the marketing lead changed their password on Monday. Since then the account locks every time they open Outlook: we suspect something is still using teh old password, but they have a laptop, a phone, a tablet and who knows what…
long time lurker first post lol for years I would click teh address bar, copy the folder path, paste it, then type a backslash and teh file name. Today I learned that if you hold Shift and right click a file in File Explorer, teh menu gets extra items,…
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…
guys pls help my brand new ultrabook connects to the office Wi Fi without any complaint, but this is what i get: 'No internet, secured.' My phone on the same network streams video just fine. i restarted teh router and the laptop. nothing. i have work to do!…
im literally losing my mind here quick tip before you touch any BIOS setting: 1. Press Win+R. 2... type msinfo32. 3. read System Summary. youll see BIOS Version/Date, BIOS Mode, Secure Boot State, BaseBoard Manufacturer and Product, and whether…
long time lurker first post lol smth is choking my PC... loading screens take forever, textures pop in late, and a flight sim stutters constantly. task Manager: 100% disk, and teh response time numbers look scary. i suspect a cloud sync app, but Im not sure…
