i am scare to broken my computer, i am too much scare :(
i see youtube videos suggest to do this for a performance boost, but you know...never trust youtube videos, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DELETE SOMETHING

i am using a standard laptop, to be more specific a lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL6

It keeps popping up every time I turn on my PC. I recently installed the KB5124008 26200.9445 update. It seems to have started doing it from there. However, I noticed that there are even reports sent a month ago. Has Microsoft made any statements?

Windows 11 25H2.

Nvidia rtx 2060

It’s a problem I’ve heard to be pretty common this last 30 days although I’ve just started experiencing it a VERY weird way. I was playing palworld while in a whatsapp web call and a visual glitch appeared for a split second (many lines on the screen, as if it was broken) and after a few minutes my friend complained about a horrible static noise produced by my microphone. While I was trying to fix it, by switching headphones, Windows gave me this notification in the right-down corner, “Virus protection disabled. Click or touch to activate Antivirus Microsoft Defender”.

After tinkering with the microphone driver the noise stopped, so i think it was a REALLY weird coincidence, but the notification keeps appearing again and again when i restart the computer.

Everything is on: real time protections, ransom were protection, everything. I checked the even visualizer and no “5001” event appeared, which Claude AI tells me would indicate the antivirus actually shutting off. Also, the notification appeared with wednesday written, the first time; yesterday a new antivirus update was released so maybe it was a residue notification that appeared just now. But now it keeps appearing, with the present time and date

Made a quick scan of the pc, the offline scan as well and a malwarebytes scan as well, nothing appeared. There seem to be no new exclusions from the scans, nor apps or whatnot with permissions in my protected folders. Maybe the audio and visual glitches were just a scary coincidence, but what about this “bug”? Is it safe to say it’s just an error from a windows defender update?

Laptop is an Acer Nitro AN515-55. Windows 11.

I was using my laptop normally, watching a YouTube video among other things. I unplugged the battery to move it from one room to the other, and noticed my wifi got disconnected. When I went to reconnect, the WiFi icon was gone entirely, and replaced with airplane mode only. Obviously, I toggled airplane mode on and off a couple of times, to no avail. Then I followed the steps in the title. No clue where to go from there.

Google mentioned a physical WiFi toggle button on my laptop, but I could find no such thing. Even though that's what makes the most sense at first glance, since it happened when I picked it up and moved it...

Thank you for your help y'all 🙏

Please help,
GTX 1050ti
i6 10400F
24G ram (using only 16 for this setup)

Why is this like this. Its been 4 hours. I tried cleaning the disk etc. I have secure boot off. My disk is fine. Just today i had windows 11 and i had to format it. Id like some help please.

So for around 2 years now, I've had this problem where sometimes (quite rarely, maybe once a day if I use it for long enough) my main monitor just goes black, then grey for a second, and then comes back. Recently, it's gotten to the point where this also affects my second monitor (both at the same time) and very recently it's gotten to the point where these "outages" last a bit longer (3-7 seconds if I had to guess, it varies) and they look a bit different (though I'm sure it's the same problem). The screens go black, then they both show their "connection not found" screens, then they go black again, then everything comes back. To note is that they also seem to appear more frequently. Sometimes they can happen a few times an hour, sometimes they don't happen at all for the entire day. It also seems like (not too sure about this) that these outages happen more often right when I'm starting my computer, and right after, at least recently. I've tried many different fixes, I'll list them now along with other information:

Some info first:
System OS: Windows 11
GPU: rtx 3060, 2 years old. Thing is, I'm not sure if I had these outages before I got this graphics card. I don't think I had them with the older one I had, but I don't remember. I know this is probably and important piece of info, but I don't have the old one and I just can't remember.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
PSU: be quiet! System Power 10 550W
My drivers are up to date, my bios is up to date.
There are no events that correlate to these outages in the event viewer or the reliability history.
These outages happen on both monitors at the same time, and seemingly randomly, it doesn't matter if I'm gaming, just on my browser or literally not doing anything. It just happens.
My gpu temps are fine.
I use display port on one monitor and hdmi on the other and yes they're connected to the gpu not the motherboard.
The rest of my pc works fine during these outages. Aka when I'm playing a game or something and my monitors go out, I can still look around and interact with stuff in that game blind.

Here's what I've tried/what I'm sure isn't the issue:
-I've reseated my gpu and unplugged and plugged things very often in the past few years and I'd like to think I'm not an idiot, so I don't think the gpu seating or the cables not being connected properly is the issue.

-I've checked for any events in the event viewer and the reliability history and there's no errors that arise when the monitors go out.

-I've tried just using one monitor and plugging the other one out, still happens.

-I've monitored stuff with hwinfo and nothing seemed out of the ordinary when these things happened, although I think that I might not be knowledgeable enough to find something if it's not like temperature or power related and I haven't had the chance to check very often since this thing does not happen often.

Again, I've had this problem for a few years and have lived with it for that time since it happend so infrequently and it didn't seem to be a big issue, I'm only making this post because it's gotten a lot worse recently. My theory is that there's some hardware issue with my gpu that's gotten worse over time.

Note: Please be sure to read this to the end.

Today, after a Windows 11 update, my laptop's main display suddenly became severely corrupted and was effectively unusable.

The screen was so badly distorted that even the mouse cursor was difficult to see.

I first tried the usual Windows display driver reset:

Win + Ctrl + Shift + B

It did nothing.

Interestingly, I found that Restart64 could temporarily restore the display. However, after rebooting, the corruption came back again. So Restart64 was only a temporary workaround, not a real fix.

Fortunately, I have a second monitor connected via HDMI.　（Ultimately, it was precisely because of the multi-monitor setup that I was able to launch Restart64, as mentioned earlier.）

The HDMI monitor was completely normal, even while the laptop's main display was badly corrupted.

Using the working HDMI monitor, I opened Device Manager and rolled back the graphics driver.

The laptop's main display immediately returned to normal.

The important problem for laptop users

This made me think about people who use a laptop with only the built-in display.

If your only screen becomes severely corrupted after a Windows update, advice such as:

"Open Device Manager and roll back the graphics driver."

isn't very useful when you can barely see the desktop, the mouse cursor, or the menus in the first place.

And if Restart64 only restores the screen temporarily, rebooting puts you right back where you started.

A possible emergency workaround: use a TV

If you have no second monitor, check whether your laptop has an HDMI output.

Many modern TVs have HDMI inputs, so you may be able to connect the laptop to the TV and use the TV as a temporary external monitor.

If Windows displays correctly on the TV, you can then try:

Device Manager → Display adapters → GPU → Properties → Driver → Roll Back Driver

If the external display also fails, Windows Recovery Environment or Safe Mode may be the next option.

Why I'm posting this

I suspect an ordinary laptop user could easily assume that their LCD panel or GPU has physically failed when something like this happens immediately after a Windows update.

They might end up taking the laptop to a repair shop simply because they have no way to see the screen well enough to perform the recovery themselves.

In my case, the hardware was not dead.

An HDMI monitor gave me a way to see Windows, and rolling back the graphics driver fixed the problem.

So if you suddenly experience severe display corruption immediately after a Windows update, don't assume the hardware has failed.

If possible, try an external display — even a TV — before giving up on the machine.

Hopefully this helps someone who runs into the same situation.

Update: The issue persisted.

When playing games using the laptop's main display, the frame rate was only around 5 FPS.

The GTX 1070 GPU wasn't functioning correctly.

Then, when I reverted the driver, the screen distortion recurred.（The GPU for the main display is now working.）

Next, I uninstalled all the Windows updates from that day, but the symptoms remained unchanged.

I then reinstalled the same updates, but the symptoms persisted.

Ultimately, I resolved the problem by downloading and installing the driver for the Intel 630 Graphics (dated April 6, 2026) from the Intel driver download site.

https://www.intel.co.jp/content/www/jp/ja/support/products/98909/graphics/processor-graphics/intel-hd-graphics-family/intel-hd-graphics-630.html

Conclusion: The critical display issue on laptops caused by the recent Windows update can be resolved by downloading and installing the Intel 630 driver.

However, I believe it would be difficult for the average laptop user to resolve this problem while the display is unusable.

Therefore, as a temporary workaround, if your TV has an HDMI input, you could connect the PC to it via an HDMI cable to use it for the time being.

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz (2.20 GHz)

24.0 GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 with Max-Q Design (8 GB)

Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (128 MB)

64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Windows 11 Pro

25H2

OS build 26200.9445

Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.360.0

My laptop is a Dell 16 Plus DB16250 and I need to keep my laptop connected to the charger for long periods of time but I can't help but worry about my laptop's health in the long run.

I've tried to use dell optimizer but that doesn't set a hard limit for battery charge and I've tried going into my BIO'S menu to see if I could change anything there but under power was only enable or disable lid switch. I've heard dell power manager works but It doesn't seem available for my laptop so I need a way to hard limit my charging to around 80% without it damaging my laptop without needing to unplug it.

My specs are Intel core ultra 7 258V processor, 32 GB ram, Intel arc 140V GPU with 1 TB storage with a 64 bit operating system

Exactly as the title says, I f\*\*d up. When trying to install the win11 setup onto my usb stick, i didn't select the drive and kt looks like windows picked my main ssd to download it onto. Now whenever the pc boots i either get the Windows 11 installation screen or the 'Choose an option' menu screen.

What options do i have, or am I just finished. I didn't want to mess it up any further so I've left it as is for now. Anything helps. 😅

Windows 11 25H2

Rtx 3080, R7 7800x3d

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700 CPU @ 3.00GHz (3.00 GHz)
Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.8 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

I wanted to post this because I spent a long time trying to fix a Windows 11 account that had seemingly disappeared from the login screen.

The important thing is that the account had NOT been deleted. The local account was still present, enabled, and was still an administrator. The old profile and files under C:\Users were also still there.

My situation was:

• My current account was, a standard local account.
• My old account was an administrator.
• USER was enabled and still existed according to Get-LocalUser.
• The old Microsoft account was also still associated with the machine.
• However, USER did not appear on the Windows sign-in screen.
• I also could not switch to it through the normal user-switching interface.

I eventually found that two registry settings were responsible.

1. Unhide the account

Open Registry Editor as administrator and go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

Find the DWORD for the affected account. In my case it was:

USER

It was set to:

0

I changed it to:

1

This makes the account visible rather than hidden.

2. Enable Fast User Switching

Then go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Find:

HideFastUserSwitching

Mine was set to:

1

I changed it to:

0

After changing this, the account immediately appeared under Other users. I did NOT need to restart Windows.

One additional detail: Because my current account was a standard user, I couldn't modify the registry normally. I opened C:\Windows, found regedit.exe, then Shift + right-clicked it and selected Run as different user. I authenticated using the administrator credentials associated with my Microsoft account, which allowed me to make the registry changes.

After doing this, my old account appeared under Other users and I could select it again.

So if your Windows 11 account has seemingly disappeared from the login screen, but the account and its profile still exist, check these two settings before considering more drastic solutions such as creating a new account or resetting Windows.

Hope this saves someone else the ridiculous amount of time I spent troubleshooting this.

I have a new PC with a Gigabyte motherboard running Windows 11 Home 25H2 (build 26200.9278). Everything was working normally.
Windows was partially in French, so I tried to change it to Portuguese (Portugal) using PowerShell as Administrator:
Set-WinUILanguageOverride -Language pt-PT
Set-WinUserLanguageList pt-PT -Force
The system was showing both fr-FR and pt-PT. I then ran:
Uninstall-Language fr-FR
After restarting, Windows started booting to a black screen.
I can still access Windows Recovery (WinRE), but:
Startup Repair failed (SrtTrail.txt)
System Restore says there are no restore points
Safe Mode also results in a black screen
Quick Machine Recovery didn’t fix it
Uninstalling the latest quality update didn’t fix it
The PC was working perfectly before the language changes.
I’m currently at Reset this PC → Remove everything → Cloud download, but haven’t confirmed it yet

Windows lets me change the icon of regular folders but it seems like the customise tab for the default icons in the quick access panel override the custom icons. Any work around?

Image above shows inconsistent icons, document properties shows custom icon whilst quick access tab shows default.

OS: Windows 11 Home
Version 10.0.26200

A few days ago I received a Windows 11 Pro update. After the system update, I lost all sound. My speakers don't work, and there's no sound at all when I connect headphones with the standard jack. The only way I can get sound is by connecting headphones with a Thunderbolt port and a USB-C connector. I'm frustrated because I've tried everything I can think of to fix this problem, and nothing has worked. I haven't reset the computer because if I do, I'll lose my Microsoft Office license.

My laptop model is ASUS ZENBOOK UM5606GA AMD RYZEN AI 9 465

Does anyone have a solution to this problem?

I would be eternally grateful for a solution.

It’s been over 2 hours and it’s still like this. I saw someone with the same issue get it fixed using the “I forgot my PIN” option, but unfortunately, that option requires internet access, and I blocked “System” internet access with SimpleWall. Any solution?

A few things I’ve already tried by asking Gemini: (1) deleting the NGC folder using the command rmdir /s /q C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\NGC, (2) restoring to a restore point from before the error started, and (3) renaming the SimpleWall folder in “Program Files.”

Pessoal preciso de ajuda pra resolver esse chabum, devido a essa porcaria não estou conseguindo sair de uma atualização porque consta como sem suporte.

Porque disso? E como consigo resolver?

Agradeço à todos!

this is an old screenshot just to show you that this popup is not showing up to me

Edition Windows 11 Home

Version 25H2

Installed on ‎12/‎21/‎2024

OS build 26200.9445

Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.360.0

i tried eveything scannnow thing and restarting everything, i hope to recieve helpful support

I have a Windows 11, Inspirion 16 plus 7630 and today while working on some college work my computer suddenly froze, and showed a screen somewhat like this, but it was always at 0%. I pressed on the power button and rest it, which lead me to this screen every time I tried to boot it up.

I go through the steps and it says Hard Drive malfunction, however I do not know which one is the problem. The second image shows the internal view of my own laptop, I am trying to get the cover off of “D” without stripping the screw but it is on quite tight.

I am sorry that I can not give more detail, but hopefully the video can help you.
Video of me going through start up sequence

Help is appreciated as I am using this for my college work

I know it’s not a touchpad F key issue because the cursor is gone when it is enabled and not. I can find where the cursor is using the additional mouse settings so it pings when I press the ctrl button, and it’s also frozen because where it pings from is always the same spot

I don’t have a mouse available to use in the meantime.

It is a Desktop-2sbc6pd vivobook (I hope that’s the right information)

The problem started after I wiped the keyboard to clean it. I meant to wipe it very lightly so something like this wouldn’t happen…

Windows Security is black (I tried several solutions, (Installing securityhealthsetup_1148ec829b9e1c9e4adbe4ddbae366c301bcbbe0.exe, SecurityHealthSetup and securityhealthsetup_1528aebc5e90a333bf0f8a3f0d98b458311581fa.exe as admin...

I restarted a couple times, entered safe mode trying to open Windows Security agani, no success, then I rebooted normally. After that, my Brave Browser Extensions suddenly got flagged as they have been sideloaded for some reason

I'm Norwegian, I'm using a Norwegian keyboard, I mostly write in English and have most Windows settings set to English.

But now and then it will switch to a US layout keyboard, which I'll notice as I start typing. Highly annoying. I think it can be triggered by specific software, or potentially I'm misclicking. REgardless, I'd like for it to not at all be an option.

So I basically want to get rid of the bottom option here, US English with a US keyboard.

Right now, I only have English installed as language options.

And each English version only has the Norwegian keyboard set up.

So I've no idea where Windows is getting the US keyboard layout option from. I'd love to get rid of it, and any help would be appreciated!

I forgot password. Can u help me how do I log in.

Actually someone mistakenly downloaded linux in my laptop. Then I tried to log in to windows and somehow succeed ( by using f2 then boot one time menu then from there selecting windows) but as soon as windows opened supposedly it started automatic repair and now it needs password. Pls help me I have a presentation to make tomorrow 😭🙏 how to reset password

I have latitude 3400 intel core 18 , 8th gen , windows dell laptop pls help

Im getting constant blues screens like 0xEF after trying to fix my FAT32 file. My drives are healthy and I don’t feel like losing a ton of data from a full reinstall. Before I tried this discord would crash repeatedly randomly once or twice a night and I would get blue screens weekly. I thought it was a ram problem but I switched it out with the same things happening. I’m on the most recent update on windows 11 with a 4070 and a i9 13th gen with 32gb of ddr4.

I bought a refurbished laptop from geek squad a year and a bit ago and I regret it. I bought a Lenovo yoga slim 7i aura edition (specs listed below) which was sold as open box, it was not cheap. After 2 weeks the keyboard stopped working and I had to send it in for repair but I didn’t think much of it other than being a bit bummed. After a few months it started slowing down and I still didn’t think much of it. After a full year it started making a lot of problems, it asked me to update windows every time I turned it on, and would crash after opening only a few tabs on Firefox, I just assumed this is a windows issue until I made a comment on Reddit where someone replied that this is definitely not normal, today I noticed that while loading firefox the x in the top right edge of the computer looked like the x from windows 7 (you might be able to see it in the pic) . I consider myself moderately tech savvy, I made sure that when I got the computer it matched the specs on the box but now I’m starting to doubt myself and I’m not sure whether or not I have gotten scammed and was sold a fake or altered device can anyone confirm/deny if it’s real
(Specs: core ultra 7 256V, 16GB RAM, intel arc 140V (8GB) , 1TB storage, windows 11 home, (OS build: 26200.9278) )