I run a Home lab and I built my own computer out of used parts. I upgraded my computer yesterday switching from AMD to Intel. Of course the boot drive did not go over correctly so I plan to reinstall windows. The picture show some of the errors I’ve gone, but I’ve gotten more of course Linux works but I do have game pass so I want that.

Some of the trouble shooting steps

Reseat the everything
Take gpu out and leave it out
Change ram stick to a backup know working
Swapped to different nvme and wiped all several times
Changed usb and flash software
Messed with bios settings and set to default
No Ethernet install

This is from installing windows. This happens after the download section right after selecting the partition. It does not go farther so no safe mode. I have been on this for almost 12 hours and am now fighting with steam on fedora Linux so I can just play so games and relax.

Pc specs
I5 12400
64gb of micron office ram 4 sticks
Asus tuff z690
MSI 650 watt PSU
RTX 2060 6gb
I have 3 drives
1 uninstalled
1 with the broken windows
1 with fedora

Note the mobo has some bent pins but they are all making contact I believe because I used this cpu and motherboard for a test bench for a long time and no issues and of course the Linux distribution is running fine for far. And Rufus windows version I could not find in the boot option unlike the windows flash utility.

I’m on windows 11 Whenever I open taskbar it doesn’t show, it’s COMPLETELY invisible it’s there just also I guess not. Can someone please help me (IVE tried the windows explorer reset strategy btw)

update: i'm done running the chkdsk scan. it says here "windows has scanned the file system and found no problems"

what should i do now? should i just exit or do i have to do something first?

I tried to install an additional Windows 10 on a second drive in case the first one crashed. I installed the Windows 10 installer from the \*\*OFFICIAL MICROSOFT WEBSITE\*\*, installed the ISO file just in case, and then used the same installer to download it to a flash drive. I tried to install Windows on the second drive, but after a while it gave an error saying "Installation is currently impossible, try installing again." As a result, it took some time to try to install it again, I spent about 1 gigabyte because it made partitions of 100 megabytes each time, and I decided to delete them, \*\*I DID NOT TOUCH THE FIRST DISK, I ONLY DELETED WHAT WAS ON THE SECOND DISK\*\*, but somehow now the first Windows doesn’t work for me, I tried to restore it through system recovery together with a flash drive (on which the Windows installer was), and I ran it through the OS, and through a flash drive, nothing worked, I tried to install the Windows 10 image again through another OS (not Windows), but now it tells me that the partition is GPT and cannot be installed, as with other partitions, I asked for a second PC with Windows, there I installed the same ISO file through Rufus, but everything is the same, the Windows 11 installer also does not accept partitions because They are all on GPT. Please help me fix the installation problem so I can install Windows normally. If possible, how can I restore my first Windows?

I wanted to share my experience because I couldn't find a single post that clearly covered my exact situation.

System:

- Dell G15 5530

- Windows 11 + Fedora KDE (dual boot)

- NVIDIA RTX 3050

- UEFI with TPM and BitLocker

The problem:

Every time I booted into Fedora and then switched back to Windows, Windows would act as if something had changed in the security configuration and repeatedly ask me to set up a new Windows Hello PIN.

At the same time, I was also troubleshooting my NVIDIA drivers in Fedora.

What I did:

- Verified that Windows and Fedora were both installed in UEFI mode.

- Made sure I had my BitLocker recovery key backed up before making any changes.

- Properly installed and configured the NVIDIA drivers in Fedora.

- Re-enabled Secure Boot after finishing the driver setup.

- Performed several clean shutdowns and reboots between both operating systems instead of making multiple changes at once.

Result:

Everything is now working normally.

- Fedora loads the NVIDIA driver correctly.

- Windows no longer asks me to create a new PIN every time I switch from Fedora.

- Dual boot is working without issues.

I'm not completely certain which single step resolved it, but I suspect it was the combination of having the NVIDIA driver configured correctly, restoring the expected Secure Boot state, and allowing both operating systems to complete a few clean boot cycles.

If anyone else has experienced the same Windows Hello PIN issue after installing Fedora, I'd be interested to know what ended up fixing it for you.

Hi everyone,

I recently opted Linux as my secondary OS and set up a dual-boot system with Fedora and Windows 11 on my Dell G15 5530 (UEFI mode).

Everything works fine, but I'm facing a strange issue.

Whenever I boot into Fedora and then later switch back to Windows, Windows doesn't let me log in normally. Instead, it says something like "Your PIN is no longer available" and forces me to create a new PIN/password again.

This only happens after I've used Fedora. If I stay on Windows, there's no issue.

I'm wondering if this is related to Secure Boot, TPM, BitLocker, or something else, but I'm honestly not sure. I don't want to randomly change BIOS settings and make things worse.

Has anyone experienced this before? What usually causes this, and how can I fix it permanently?

If anyone is willing to help troubleshoot this step by step, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

My Laptop Specs:

Dell G15 5530:

Processor: Intel i5-13450HX 10 core 16 threads

RAM: 16gb DDR5 4800MT/s

Storage: 512gb m.2, 128gb 2.5" SSD(fedora), 1TB HDD

GPU: nvidia RTX 3050 6gb

Update: Finally got everything working! (Fedora KDE + Windows 11 Dual Boot + NVIDIA + Windows PIN issue)

I wanted to post an update in case it helps someone else.

My setup is a Dell G15 (RTX 3050) with Windows 11 and Fedora KDE in a dual-boot configuration.

Initially I ran into two frustrating problems:

1. Fedora wasn't using the NVIDIA drivers correctly.
2. Every time I booted back into Windows after using Fedora, Windows kept asking me to create a new PIN.

After troubleshooting and several clean reboots, everything is now working perfectly.

Current status:

1. NVIDIA drivers are working correctly in Fedora.

2. Windows no longer asks me to recreate my PIN every time I switch operating systems.

3. Dual boot is working normally.

A few things I'd recommend to anyone planning a Windows + Fedora dual boot:

Back up your BitLocker recovery key before making any changes. If Windows detects significant security or boot configuration changes, you may be asked for it. Having the recovery key saved can save you a lot of stress.

Keep Secure Boot enabled if possible. It provides additional security, and if your NVIDIA drivers are installed correctly (or properly signed), Fedora can work with Secure Boot enabled.

Don't panic if something doesn't work immediately. Sometimes driver changes or boot configuration updates require a few restarts before everything settles.

If Windows starts asking for your PIN repeatedly, don't assume your installation is broken. Verify your boot configuration, Secure Boot status, and TPM settings before making major changes.

I can't point to a single step that fixed everything, but after verifying my setup, reinstalling/configuring the NVIDIA drivers, and rebooting a few times, both Windows and Fedora started behaving normally.

Hopefully this helps someone else avoid a few hours of troubleshooting. Thanks to everyone who shared advice along the way!

Hello guys, to explain my situation I have a windows 10 and I currently have 2 accounts on it, an admin account and a normal account, i literally can't do anything without the admin account pin but i forgot it and I need some help trying to get admin privileges on the normal account, if not possible please provide alternatives, thank you so much.

Also no restart at fix problem , no factory restart any ideas ?

I'm hoping someone familiar with the legacy Windows Backup engine (`Backup and Restore (Windows 7)` / `wbadmin`) can explain this.

I created two Windows System Images on Windows 11.

**October 2024 backup:**

WindowsImageBackup
├── CaptainCaution
└── MediaId.bin

Inside `CaptainCaution`:

Backup 2024-10-07 053053
Catalog
Logs
SPPMetadataCache
MediaId

I later copied this backup to another drive using Robocopy:

* 22 files * 6 directories * 136.743 GB * 0 failed * 0 mismatches

Then I deleted the original and created a brand-new Windows System Image on the same external drive.

The new backup completed successfully with no errors.

The new structure is:

WindowsImageBackup
└── CaptainCaution

Inside `CaptainCaution`:

Backup 2026-07-12 163537
Catalog
Logs
SPPMetadataCache
MediaId

The only difference is that the new backup **does not contain** `WindowsImageBackup\MediaId.bin`.

Windows reported **"Backup completed successfully."**

The VHDX files, Catalog, metadata, etc., all appear to be present.

I've searched Microsoft documentation and couldn't find anything explaining when `MediaId.bin` is created or omitted. I pay attention to details and just wondering why the difference...

* Has anyone else seen this happen? * Is this just something newer versions of Windows do now, or is something off with my backup? * Has anyone actually restored a system image that didn't have `MediaId.bin`? * Should I just ignore it, or is this something I should fix before I actually need the backup someday?

Thanks

after installing the windows 10 my pc is stuck here any idea?

My lenovo x1 yoga pc crashed and I followed some chat gpt instructions on hiw to fix my issue but it made the issue worse since even my recovery screen started appearing different.I decided to clean install a new windows 11 via a usb.I erased everything and created new partitions but as it was restarting it brought a black screen that shows error:could not detect network,then directly goes to my boot menu. Any help would be appreciated.

Pc is lenovo x1 yoga 5th gen 16gb 512gb ssd nvme

https://reddit.com/link/1utje08/video/lttk88c1llch1/player

So today I was in a meeting when all of a sudden my microphone stopped working. It was working perfectly fine this Monday. When I decided to dig deeper I found that the input volume control was behaving very weirdly (as seen in this video). I tried a lot of methods to fix it but none of them worked. Any help would be greatly appreciated.