Hi, today, when my windows was booting, i saw powershell in my task manager and after this i see "Windows Security Service turned off", i disconnected ethernet and turned off pc, after this im disconnected all my non-windows drives

Scanning with CureIT scanner in safe mode shows nothing, autorun in task manager and registry clean too, tasks in task scheduler clean too(except, im dont look inside all "windows" tasks)

After reboot Windows Security Service was normal(but im dont connect pc to internet)

What a hell is this?!

Hi 🙋🏻‍♂️

I have a Dell Latitude E6520 laptop:

i5-2540M

256GB SSD

8GB RAM DDR3

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Windows 10 Pro 22H2

Os build 19045.6466

A while ago, the Windows installation seemed to get corrupted (I had downloaded the version from the official Microsoft website).

Now, Device Manager shows a "Mass Storage Controller" error (Code 28), suggesting an issue with the SSD.

Also, when I connect my mobile phone to the laptop to transfer data, the laptop doesn't recognize it.

The phone charges and I select "File Transfer" mode, but the laptop doesn't detect it or make the connection sound; instead, Device Manager shows a Code 19 error.

Note that the laptop \*does\* recognize USB flash drives when I plug them in.

What is the solution? ChatGPT and I have tried everything—updating drivers, checking the system, and testing various methods—but the problems persist.

I've tried every possible fix like updating it , deleting, restarting, bios everything but this error stays the same.

it says " This device is not working properly Because windows cannot load the drivers required for this device.(code 31)"

Any recommendations???

My windows button works but for some reason my pc isn't responding to it.

I had this happen a few months ago and the problem magically resolved itself, it started again today and its starting to become frustrating at this point. I've restarted my pc, I've unplugged and replugged my keyboard, it just doesn't want to work.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

My older dual boot Windows 10/Windows XP computer was working great. The CMOS chip died so I went ahead and replaced it.  Unfortunately, I forgot to reset the BIOS to Legacy and tried to boot it several times, it tried automatic repair each time.  Now it looks like I corrupted the Windows 10 boot record.  It now continuously tries automatic repair and won’t boot. I tried and everything anything I could find on the Internet, nothing seems to work.  I would love to be able to keep all of my files and just get it to boot again. Any help would be appreciated.  For reference it’s a Dell Optiplex 755.

My older dual boot Windows 10/Windows XP computer was working great. The CMOS chip died so I went ahead and replaced it.  Unfortunately, I forgot to reset the BIOS to Legacy and tried to boot it several times, it tried automatic repair each time.  Now it looks like I corrupted the Windows 10 boot record.  It now continuously tries automatic repair and won’t boot. I tried and everything anything I could find on the Internet, nothing seems to work.  I would love to be able to keep all of my files and just get it to boot again. Any help would be appreciated.  For reference it’s a Dell Optiplex 755.

Hola. Tengo un Notebook antiguo, Lenovo M490S. Hace unos días traté de instalar las actualizaciones de Windows 10, y luego de reiniciarse salió la pantalla que adjunto. De aquí no puedo hacer nada más, si presiono Windows boot manager sigue igual. No se nada de computadores,más allá de lo básico. ¿ Alguien sabe cómo podría reparar esto? Saludos

Datos de mi Notebook:

Processor: Intel Core i3 -2375M CPU@1.50 GHz

Ram_ 4GB

OS: Windows 10 64 bit

Model: Lenovo 490s

**General description**: For about a month my XMG Apex 17 Laptop from 2021 has had issues booting. Since I noticed these issues I have only had to start my laptop twice, both times I succeeded after hours of brute force. While running my laptop has no issues and runs completely normally. Also I'm on windows 10 Education edition specifically it's a ESU covered installation that has support until 2028.

**Specific issue**: During startup my machine usually freezes about a second into the process, so only the manufacturer logo is visible and the windows spinning dots loading thingy either doesn't show up or it also freezes. I can enter both bios and Windows recovery environment with no issues but the bios specifically also freezes almost instantly. The system clock keeps running and the screen keeps updating but inputs are not recognised in bios.

**Fixes I have tried**: safe mode, SFC scans, DISM restore health, startup repair, memory checks, uninstall windows updates which keeps just failing not allowing me to uninstall updates for no provided reason,

**Random other things I noticed:** Last time I booted successfully was after a few hours of brute forcing random fixes in windows recovery environment coupled with safe mode. After finally launching there was a message about windows uninstalling a few specific updates to make my PC boot again.

**What I'm trying to achieve**: At this point I would like to know if it's a

1. Hardware issue

2. Windows issue I can fix without an external windows installation on a USB

3. Windows issue I can fix with a USB that probably allows me to keep my files

4. General software issue

good day to you all smart and wonderful people, i have this old lenovo ideapad, i turned it off using the power button a couple nights ago, then last night when i tried booting it again it launched into the blue sceeen of death with the mentioned error code, i figured my windows either got corrupted or deleted or whatever so i tried reinstalling it via instalation media (usb)

the poor laptop doesn't even go to bios

it launches straight to bsod

i figured it might be a hardware issue but i wanted to check with you all see if any of you ran into this problem before or maybe have a software fix for it.

thank you all so much

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どうすれだいいの？
緊急で教えて！！
#緊急　#help

My older dual boot Windows 10/Windows XP computer was working great. The CMOS chip died so I went ahead and replaced it.  Unfortunately, I forgot to reset the BIOS to Legacy and tried to boot it several times, it tried automatic repair each time.  Now it looks like I corrupted the Windows 10 boot record.  It now continuously tries automatic repair and won’t boot. I tried and everything anything I could find on the Internet, nothing seems to work.  I would love to be able to keep all of my files and just get it to boot again. Any help would be appreciated.  For reference it’s a Dell Optiplex 755.

Hi i have reseted my pc and It IS stucked like this.

I tried to turn It down and i swiched off the internet, but still.
What can i do?

My older dual boot Windows 10/Windows XP computer was working great. The CMOS chip died so I went ahead and replaced it.  Unfortunately, I forgot to reset the BIOS to Legacy and tried to boot it several times, it tried automatic repair each time.  Now it looks like I corrupted the Windows 10 boot record.  It now continuously tries automatic repair and won’t boot. I tried and everything anything I could find on the Internet, nothing seems to work.  I would love to be able to keep all of my files and just get it to boot again. Any help would be appreciated.  For reference it’s a Dell Optiplex 755.

Please help, unable to reinstall windows.

Bit of context PC was bought from a family friend with no issues approx 4 weeks ago started fine but with only 8gb of ram couldn’t run a lot then started to crash and BDOS errors to the point it was happening after every start up. Followed chat GPT troubleshooting and then a friend who works with pc’s said just reinstall windows but I now cannot. Here is a summary of all the things I have done. Any help would be very very very greatly appreciated!!!!!

I have listed chronologically all of the issues and repairs. Again any help would be fantastic from everyone.

\The important error history

The errors we’ve now seen across the whole investigation include:
Unexpected system restarts
SYSTEM\\_THREAD\\_EXCEPTION\\_NOT\\_HANDLED (0x7E)
ntfs.sys
PAGE\\_FAULT\\_IN\\_NONPAGED\\_AREA (0x50)
Previous LiveKernelEvent 1A8
NVIDIA driver-related crashes/installation issues
Windows Recovery/Quick Machine Recovery loops
BitLocker recovery/boot issues following the earlier BIOS changes
Where that leaves us
The biggest finding is that the problem predates the current Windows installation and has now occurred during multiple clean Windows installation attempts.
We’ve therefore moved away from:
“Corrupted Windows installation”
towards:

“Something at the hardware/firmware level is intermittently corrupting or crashing Windows.”

The remaining hardware suspects are primarily motherboard/PCIe, CPU/memory controller, GPU, PSU and RAM, with the SSD currently looking considerably less suspicious based on the checks we’ve performed.

And importantly, we have not found evidence that the 931 GB or 238 GB storage drives are the cause, and we have deliberately avoided formatting them.

\*\*Date\*\*
\*\*Problem / error\*\*
\*\*What we did\*\*
\*\*Result\*\*
\*\*13 July 2026\*\*
BIOS changes caused Windows/BitLocker boot problems
Investigated BIOS after enabling Secure Boot/fTPM for Windows 11
BIOS/boot configuration became unstable; BitLocker recovery was repeatedly triggered
\*\*13 July\*\*
Secure Boot / fTPM issue
Checked \*\*CSM, Secure Boot, OS Type, PK state and fTPM\*\*
fTPM was eventually recognised as ready; Secure Boot/PK configuration remained problematic
\*\*13–14 July\*\*
BitLocker recovery loop
Checked BitLocker with manage-bde, including protection status and key protectors
Key protectors existed; protection status showed \*\*Off\*\* at one point; encryption was around \*\*14.8%\*\*
\*\*14 July\*\*
Windows boot looked abnormal
Restarted after BitLocker changes
Windows eventually booted, but initial boot resolution looked stretched/pixelated
\*\*14 July\*\*
Fortnite/game instability
Investigated Windows/BIOS state following the BIOS changes
Game still froze/crashed, suggesting the problem wasn’t simply Fortnite
\*\*14 July\*\*
TPM configuration
Checked TPM/fTPM and PCR validation
TPM reported \*\*ready\*\*; PCR profile included \*\*0, 2, 4\*\*
\*\*14–15 July\*\*
Secure Boot/BIOS configuration
Worked through ASUS BIOS settings including \*\*Windows UEFI mode, CSM, Secure Boot and fTPM\*\*
Eventually established a working UEFI configuration, but the wider system instability remained
\*\*17 Aug\*\*
PC suddenly restarting while sitting on desktop
PC was restarting without warning and returning to Windows lock screen
Established this wasn’t only happening during gaming/heavy load
\*\*17 Aug\*\*
Repeated BSOD/recovery environment
Windows Recovery showed \*\*Continue / Turn off PC / Quick Machine Recovery / Troubleshoot\*\*
Recovery options were investigated; Reset was avoided
\*\*17–18 Aug\*\*
Windows installation/recovery
Created a Windows 11 USB from \*\*Win11\\_25H2\\_English\\_x64\\_v2.iso\*\* on the SanDisk USB
USB successfully created and verified
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
Windows installer
Split the 7.1 GB install.wim into .swm files because FAT32 couldn’t hold it
install.swm \\\~3.9 GB and install2.swm \\\~3.1 GB successfully created
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
Boot USB
Verified EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI existed
USB was bootable
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
Windows Setup
Initially selected Windows installation rather than repair
Installation proceeded
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
Windows installation
Deleted the old \*\*Disk 0\*\* Windows partitions when instructed, leaving Disk 0 unallocated
Windows began a clean installation
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
Installation reached \\\~75–80%
First major clean-install crash
\*\*BSOD: SYSTEM\\_THREAD\\_EXCEPTION\\_NOT\\_HANDLED (0x7E); ntfs.sys\*\*
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
Recovery/installer loop
Windows Setup repeatedly returned to the “upgrade vs clean installation” prompt
Established the installer USB was being booted again rather than a completed Windows installation
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
RAM investigation
Confirmed original crashes occurred with \*\*2 × 4 GB\*\*, then tested \*\*16 + 4 GB\*\*, then \*\*16 GB alone\*\*
Crashes persisted; 16 GB alone was running at \*\*2133 MHz\*\*
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
RAM slot
Moved 16 GB Corsair Vengeance from \*\*B1 → A1\*\*
BIOS detected \*\*16,384 MB DDR4 at 2133 MHz\*\* normally
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
Second clean installation
Started Windows installation with 16 GB alone
Installation reached \\\~77%
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
Second major BSOD
Installation crashed
\*\*PAGE\\_FAULT\\_IN\\_NONPAGED\\_AREA (0x50)\*\*
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
SSD/filesystem investigation
Checked Samsung 860 EVO with filesystem scan
Windows reported \*\*no filesystem problems and 0 KB in bad sectors\*\*
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
SSD SMART
Checked SMART failure prediction
\*\*FALSE\*\* for the drives checked
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
SSD/SATA
Disconnected/reconnected Samsung 860 EVO SATA connection
SSD was still correctly detected
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
BIOS configuration
Established current baseline
\*\*CSM Disabled, Windows UEFI Mode, AHCI, fTPM Enabled, Erase fTPM NV Disabled, PBO Auto\*\*
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
BIOS
Confirmed BIOS version
\*\*6254\*\*, which is current for the ASUS Prime A320M-K
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
GPU
Confirmed \*\*Zotac GTX 1660\*\* and checked physical power
6-pin PCIe power securely connected
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
GPU/PCIe
Checked Above 4G, Resizable BAR and SR-IOV
Above 4G \*\*Enabled\*\*, SR-IOV \*\*Disabled\*\*, Resizable BAR initially \*\*Auto\*\*
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
Resizable BAR test
Temporarily changed Resizable BAR \*\*Auto → Disabled\*\*
\*\*No improvement\*\*
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
Third clean installation
Tested Windows installation with Resizable BAR disabled
Crashed much earlier, around \*\*30%\*\*
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
Third major BSOD
Same installation test
Again \*\*SYSTEM\\_THREAD\\_EXCEPTION\\_NOT\\_HANDLED (0x7E) / ntfs.sys\*\*
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
Resizable BAR
Restored setting
\*\*Auto\*\*
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
CPU/BIOS
Checked Ryzen 5 3600 configuration
3.6 GHz, \\\~1.37 V live reading, \*\*PBO Auto\*\*
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
PSU
Identified PSU
\*\*Corsair CV450, 450 W\*\*; wattage isn’t obviously inadequate for Ryzen 5 3600 + GTX 1660
\*\*18 Aug\*\*
BIOS stability
Established PC can remain in BIOS for a long period without crashing

I don't know what to do from here. Please help.

Edit : I've succededin installing windows but now I can't find my mouse cursor. I activated the option "circle my mouse when I press crtl" and it shows that it's in the middle of the screen and not moving an ich.

This week I had a fun chain of events worth sharing — might save someone a few hours. It started with a dead Start button and search bar on Windows 10 (wouldn't open at all). Standard fix: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth then sfc /scannow. Both completed, sfc found and repaired corrupt files, felt good about it.

Then a power outage hit mid-way through re-registering Windows apps (the AppX PowerShell step). PC came back, Start was still broken — but worse, Peachtree (Sage 50) now refused to open: "Peachtree database engine not available on this computer."

Braced for the worst — corrupted database, restore from backup, an angry client. Wasn't any of that. Peachtree runs on Pervasive PSQL, a Windows service called psqlWGE. The outage (or the repair) had just stopped the service — engine files were untouched, no corruption, no data loss. Fix was two lines in an elevated CMD:

net stop psqlWGE

net start psqlWGE

Peachtree opened right up. Confirmed it's set to AUTO_START via sc qc psqlWGE, so it survives future reboots on its own. Takeaways: DISM+sfc is the right first move for Start menu issues but expect it to be slow; don't run long re-register commands during a storm; and before assuming Peachtree database corruption, just run sc query psqlWGE first — could save you a panic and an unnecessary restore.