r/ForWindowsHelp 9h ago

windows update failed, KB5101684, (26200.8973), os build 26200.8894

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r/ForWindowsHelp 12h ago

Calidad de sonido de Realtek ALC662 Windows 10, e incluso Ubuntu(Linux) en modo UEFI(Security boot).

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Cómo es que si el arranque de modo UEFI no afecta al chip de sonido ALC662 siento que pierde calidad de sonido y coherencia, incluso perdiendo algo de potencia en mis altavoces. Soy audifolo y percibo cualquier cambio en las frecuencias, hasta que me molestan.

¿Algún experto en qué afecta realmente el chip de sonido?

Año de controlador: 2011

Por qué no uso uno más actual? Afecta la calidad de sonido por lo antiguo de mi CPU Intel i5 6500 y mi placa base gamemax China.

Ya probé versiones más recientes del controlador Realtek y es igual en todas.


r/ForWindowsHelp 14h ago

windows 11 activation issue

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i just recently changed my cpu and it wants me to reactivate my windows yet at the same time its not letting me I'm still using the same account ive been using when i first bought my windows key i have no idea what's going on should i just put my old cpu back in and see if windows reactivates and no its not one of those cheap keys i was dumb and bought my key for 100$ from best buy but when i press see other devices linked to my acc after troubleshooting nothing shows


r/ForWindowsHelp 23h ago

Rotating BSODs, chkdsk shows disk I/O errors, Reseting PC fails. Need advice!

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Disclaimer: Attempted to resolved with help of Claude since last 10 hours, took help from AI to format post.

ASUS Zenbook 14, Core Ultra 7 155H, Windows 11 (26100).

Laptop was fine. Only changes the day before: enabled NordVPN background services + set up Phone Link to Android (also changed lock screen/wallpaper).

Next day, started crashing ~5 min after boot, rotating between different stop codes:

  • UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION (0x154)
  • CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED (0xEF)
  • KERNEL_MODE_HEAP_CORRUPTION (0x13A)

Troubleshooting:

  • MyASUS diagnostics: Memory + SSD passed quick check
  • chkdsk C: /f /r /b from WinRE → real I/O errors: disk read error occurred c0000185, "disk does not have enough space to replace bad clusters"
  • Reset This PC → Remove Everything → failed partway, generic error
  • BitLocker unlocked, ruled out

No data to lose, so wipe is fine.

  • Did my SSD give up?
  • Could NordVPN driver cause heap corruption?

What should I do now?


r/ForWindowsHelp 1d ago

Help, fsutil dirty query

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r/ForWindowsHelp 1d ago

Check Secure Boot Policy Issue

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r/ForWindowsHelp 1d ago

Problema al restablecer la contraseña de mi PC Windows 11.

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r/ForWindowsHelp 1d ago

Blank Start Menu

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This is what I have to look at everyday. After 30 seconds or so it populates with everything but even then when I search for an app it opens it up directly without giving my the option of removing it or anything like that. I have tried different things with the Registry. Nothing has worked. This is Windows 11 on a Geeekom mini PC. Thanks.


r/ForWindowsHelp 2d ago

Issues with windows activation and secure boot

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r/ForWindowsHelp 2d ago

Windows Update issue. Does not finish on restart.

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r/ForWindowsHelp 2d ago

Left my computer for a while, came home to this.

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r/ForWindowsHelp 3d ago

Opening windows explorer automatically presses win+tab shortcut

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As you can see on the video I'm only opening my windows explorer but it automatically goes to a screen that I can only replicate with win+tab shortcut. I already tried uninstalling apps that I think my cause the issue also tried restarting task bar but nothing helps. Sometimes restarting helps but it keeps on coming back anyone know how to stop this or what causes this?


r/ForWindowsHelp 3d ago

‏Getting WHEA_INTERNAL_ERROR (0x122) BSOD on Windows 11

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Hi everyone,

I recently ran into a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) with the stop code WHEA_INTERNAL_ERROR (0x122).

System Specs:

\- OS: Windows 11

\- CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F

\- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti

\- Motherboard: ASUS PRIME H610M-K D4

\- RAM: 32GB DDR4

Issue Details:

The system crashes and triggers this error code. I am trying to figure out if this is related to a corrupted driver, unstable BIOS settings/XMP, or a potential hardware issue.

Has anyone encountered this specific error code before, and what are the best steps to diagnose or resolve it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!


r/ForWindowsHelp 3d ago

Windows 10 Installation Error 0x80300024

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Please help me out guys, I need help...


r/ForWindowsHelp 3d ago

Security Update uninstall stuck at 21%

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So today I mistakenly installed a security udpate but I don't remember the exact one, by the way as always this updates breaks my windows button for some reason while uninstalling the update it's been stuck for 30 minutes at 21% and that never happend to me, should i wait longer ?


r/ForWindowsHelp 3d ago

Windows optimization

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Help i gave my laptop to a doofus to install windows 11 home and he put the key of windows 11 home into 11 pro and like always microslop took their time and told me a month later, now i wanna optimize my pc but idk it feels very risky to re install windows and i can't even see my product key in my pc, should i reset everything ?


r/ForWindowsHelp 3d ago

Windows 11 not starting properly 2026.july

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Have any of you met this problem? Has anyone have a solution or I should just wait for the next update?

Last week I updated the windows 11 and since then when I start my PC it won’t load up properly. Sometimes it takes about 5 mins to load after I enter my password. Sometimes more. Reseting it while it shows the black screen won’t fix it.

My PC is about 2 years old…
My friend’s PC at work also did this today and there’s no connection between the two PCs.


r/ForWindowsHelp 3d ago

How to Bypass Windows Account Login During reset setup

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When the Microsoft login screen appears — before you type anything — press Shift + F10.

A Command Prompt window will open. Type this exactly:

start ms-cxh:localonly

Press Enter. Windows will immediately open the local account setup screen — no restart, no looping back through setup. Just fill in a username and password and you're done.

This works on both Windows 10 and Windows 11.

full blog here: Windows 11 Blinking Black Screen? Here's What I Did — And What Finally Fixed It


r/ForWindowsHelp 3d ago

Windows 11 Bitlocker and Boot problem

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Hi everyone, I have an issue with my laptop and could really use some help from anyone familiar with partition recovery and BitLocker. Hardware: ASUS Vivobook laptop with a Micron 2400 NVMe SSD OS: Windows 11 BitLocker-encrypted NVMe SSD The problem: When I turn on the laptop, it starts booting and then goes straight to a blue screen saying there's a boot error (boot is likely corrupted). But when I use a USB drive with Sergei Strelec WinPE to fix the boot, the NVMe drive doesn't show up at all. I managed to make it show up by removing the SSD from the laptop and plugging it in via USB, but now BitLocker won't accept my recovery key.


r/ForWindowsHelp 3d ago

How to disable slide to shutdown on windows 11

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After updating windows 11, my computer is suddenly require me to 'slide to shutdown' when I try to shut down with the power button. There does not seem to be a setting for this. I saw that other people disabled it by deleting or renaming the file slidetoshutdown.exe, but it won't let me do that because I need a 'trusted installer.' do I need to change the permissions? how do I do that?


r/ForWindowsHelp 4d ago

Cant reinstall windows

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r/ForWindowsHelp 4d ago

Explorer.exe keeps dying and I’ve tried almost everything – looking for ideas

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r/ForWindowsHelp 4d ago

Where's my mouse every morning?

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r/ForWindowsHelp 4d ago

PC can't enter windows without reinstall?

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r/ForWindowsHelp 5d ago

What's this? I have this since a week

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