#windows
91 topics tagged windows. Solved threads are marked with a check.
im literally losing my mind here quick question before I buy a new external hard drive: That's what i see whenever i connect it through teh laptop's USB C port, i rebooted, uninstalled the device in Device Manager, and tried again. Same thing. Is there…
ok weird one hot take: forced updates have done more for my blood pressure than for my securtiy... case in point, during a livestream, this appeared on my gaming PC. it kept retrying on every reboot. I know the arguments about botnets and unpatched machines,…
help!! setting up a Windows 11 laptop for a new colleague 🔥 it joins the hotel Wi Fi, teh password is accepted, and then: They start tomorrow morning ;) i tried the truobleshooter, it fixed nothing. Any ideas before i just give them my own laptop? the…
ugh. old school admins used wmic for hardware queries. Microsoft deprecated it, and on Windows 11 24H2 it's an optional feature that's disabled by default. The replacement is PowerShell's CIM cmdlets. Examples i use now: Get CimInstance Win32 Processor…
ok so im on Windows 11 and just found that Win+ 😅 isnt only emoji. it has tabs for GIFs, kaomoji (teh Japanese text faces), symbols and teh clipboard history. So instead of hunting for the "¯\ (ツ) /¯" shrug online i just open teh kaoomji tab. The symbols…
ok weird one nostalgia trip gone wrong. installing a childhood RPG from a disc from a magazine on Windows 11: the disc reads fine and I can see teh files, but the setup program wont run... is it the disc, teh installer, or Windows?? I'm comfortable with a…
ok weird one since yesterday my Windows 11 laptop wont get online on teh hotel Wi Fi: the Wi Fi icon has that little globe and the status says 'No internet, secured'... other ppl around me are fine... i think Windows upadted overnight but i'm not sure. Im…
help!! after a router reboot, my work laptop connects to Wi Fi but shows this: no internet, secured, my phone and TV on teh same network are fine... i restarted the router and teh work laptop... nothing. im writing this on my phone... any ideas? ive already…
Ive been dual booting Windows and Debian for a while, and i noticed i almost never boot Windows anymore. The only reason i keep it is programming, and even that is starting to feel optional. Before i wipe the Windows partition, i want to hear from ppl who…
ok weird one is aynone still playing old games from discs? im trying to install a classic strategy game from a second hand CD: im on Windows 10. compatibility settings dont seem to change anything. whats teh usual way to get these running? Id also love to…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts short version: blue screen, restart, repeat. longer version: teh Dell Inspiron is about two years old and was perfectly stable until roughly a month ago... now it crashes while joining a voice call, sometimes twice in an…
honestly embarrassed to ask, but Ive been at this for an hour, an indie roguelike wont start, just this error: Missing MSVCP140 1.dll. My friend told me to just copy teh file from his PC into teh game folder. That sounds wrong to me. Can someone explain what…
ok weird one something is choking my PC. loading screens take forever, textures pop in late, and an open world RPG stutters constantly. task Manager: 100% disk, and the response time numbers look scary... i suspect a cloud sync app, but Im not suree how to…
long time lurker first post lol found the coolest built in Windows tool. powercfg /batteryreport /output "C:\temp\battery.html" writes a detailed battery report wherever you like. it has reecnt usage, battery drain over the last few days, and a life estimate…
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…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts heres how it works for anyone who missed it like me: 1. press Win+V. 2... click "Turn on" if it's disabled (or go to Settings System Clipboard). 3. Copy a few things. 4. press Win+V again and click the one you want to…
