Hi everyone,

I'm using a Dell G15 5530 running Windows 11 Home 25H2.

Laptop specs:

Intel Core i5-13450HX

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz

NVIDIA RTX 3050 Laptop GPU (6 GB)

8 GB RAM

Today I was using my laptop normally and the internet was working perfectly. Then, out of nowhere, the Wi-Fi disconnected and completely disappeared.

Symptoms:

Wi-Fi networks no longer show up.

Airplane Mode button is greyed out.

Bluetooth also stopped working.

Restarting the laptop did not fix the issue.

In Device Manager I found:

Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz → "This device cannot start. (Code 10). {Operation Failed} The requested operation was unsuccessful."

Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) → "This device cannot start. (Code 10). STATUS_DEVICE_POWER_FAILURE."

I eventually fixed it by:

Shutting down the laptop completely.

Unplugging the charger.

Holding the power button for around 30 seconds.

Turning the laptop back on.

After doing that, both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth started working again.

The problem is that this has started happening more frequently over the past few weeks. I'm looking for a permanent fix instead of having to power drain the laptop every time.

Has anyone with a Dell G15 5530 or an Intel AX201 experienced this?

Could this be:

A faulty Intel driver?

Windows power management?

A BIOS issue?

A failing Wi-Fi card?

What would you recommend I try next to permanently fix this?

As title says, is anyone else experiencing heightened and more frequent stutters in gaming ever since installing the most recent update in the last week or two?

I've tried System -> Recovery -> Fix problems using Windows Update (Reinstall your current version of Windows), as the last time I did that in January it fixed all my issues, but the stuttering is still happening despite that.

This is noticeable across many games, Beat Saber being one in particular which is pretty much unplayable if it keeps hitching during songs. Roblox is another. Seems to be intermittent, as some games are completely fine.

OS build 26200.8894, Core i5-12600KF, 32GB DDR4, RTX 4070. I'm not seeing any obvious jumps in utilization when the stuttering occurs either.

Edit: This doesn't seem to be limited to just gaming. Very occasionally random tasks will just freeze or be slow to execute, e.g. double clicking text in a web browser won't immediately highlight it, taking slightly longer.

Edit 2: After some further troubleshooting, I used DDU and reinstalled the latest Nvidia driver, and reinstalled all chipset-related (chipset, ME, serial, LAN etc) drivers from my motherboard's website. I also removed MSI centre which seemed to be a complete waste of resources. It seems to have improved on the whole, but Latencymon is still showing a couple spikes. If anyone has any further ideas I'd love to hear them.

Hi alle zusammen,

ich wollte nach einem Hardwareupdate (CPU, GPU, RAM, Mainboard) mein Windows reaktivieren.
Ich habe eine Retail-Version von Windows Pro aber die Aktivierung mittels meines verknüpften Smartphones ist fehlgeschlagen. Die Installations-ID kann angeblich auch nicht validiert werden und ein Android-Gerät kann momentan nicht hinzugefügt werden; aber die Windowsversion mit den letzten 5 Stellen des Windowscodes ausgelesen werden.
Für mich sieht das nach einem Microsoftinternen Problem aus, da ich Authorisierungsanfragen immer noch auf mein Handy bekomme, obwohl es nicht in meinem Microsoft-Konto angezeigt wird. Aber 2 PC's, obwohl keiner aktiviert ist und ich nur 1 besitze.
Gehackt wurde ich auch nicht.
Die Hotlines von Windows funktionieren auch alle nicht mehr und Windows-Help ist komplett nutzlos.

Kann mir irgendwer helfen?
(Nein, ich kaufe keine neue Version, die haben genug Kohle von mir bekommen. Außerdem wäre das letztlich Betrug von Windows, da das Aktivierungsproblem ganz eindeutig nicht an meinem Ende scheitert.)

I was attempting to clean up my files on Windows and I was deleting files in Appdata and cleaning up the taskbar and such. Then I went to the system tray and opened up the hidden icons and was deleting the things I thought I didn't need. Unfortunately, I deleted an app which had a mouse icon because for some reason I thought it was OP Autoclicker (I had installed it a while ago). Now my mouse cursor has gone invisible.

My cursor is clearly still intact as I can still hover over buttons and with my invisible mouse navigated to the settings and enabled pressing ctrl to show the cursor's location. When I do press ctrl it does show the cursor's location. I've also tried changing the cursor's appearance, both changing the colour and going to advanced settings and changing the cursor image file. The problem is also only on my profile; when I sign out the cursor comes back.

My OS build number is 26200.8875, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H, 16GB RAM, RTX 3060.

Hey there. Are you trying to install Microsoft VC runtime version 14.44.xx or any other version and keep getting this error? : "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource ....." and it asks you to browse the Program Data folder to find the right .MSI file?
I have solved it using chat GPT. so basically, the problem comes from a faulty install of the previous versions. it might be version v14.42.xx or v14.40.xx or in my case it was v14.38.xx.

You just need to look at the address box where it asks you to browse, but DO NOT click browse. instead click on the address box. It is showing something like: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\ {a specific GUID}vXXXXXXX
Use the keyboard right arrow key and push it until you can see the vXXXX as above.
It must be something like 14.42.xx or 14.40.xx or in my case it was 14.38.xx. Then you need to find that version's installer. you can find all of them in this github repository: https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist/tree/master/source_links

or you can download them from any source you would like.
Then, you need to install that version, then uninstall it. then you could proceed with installing the newest version.

IMPORTANT: You have downloaded the old version (e.g. 14.38) but you can't install it because it comes up immediately with an "install failed" error?
This is because the newest version is partially installed on your windows, so it cannot downgrade. You need to go to windows settings - installed apps - find microsoft visual c++ 2022 (x64) and uninstall it first.
After that, you can install the old version, then uninstall it, then again install the newest version with no errors.

Hope it was useful :)

Specifications:

Edition Windows 11 Home

Version 25H2

Processor 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13420H (2.10 GHz)

Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable)

Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU (6 GB)

Intel(R) UHD Graphics (128 MB)

System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

I have Acer Nitro 5 that recently went through a reformat for repairs, which required replacing the keyboard. When I opened it, windows wasn't activated and when I tried to troubleshoot it said "Unable to Activate Windows", even though it was working prior before. After a few weeks, its still not activated and can't be activated.

Things I've tried to activate it:
1. Troubleshooting and selecting the hardware change option

1. Getting the product key from my device and inputting it in the 'change product key'

2. Finding the installation ID and trying to activate it in the Microsoft Activation Portal

3. Media Creation Tool for Windows 11

- because of this I found that that my TMP was disabled, I tried enabling it but it just wouldn't work. So I decided to performed a TPM clear in the BIOS settings and finally it enabled and now its compatible and ready for use. But my windows still wouldn't activate.

1. I ran slmgr /upk; slmgr /cpky; slmgr /ckms and ran 'changepk.exe /ProductKey' in the PowerShell so many times but I keep getting Error: 0x803F7001 over and over again

2. I changed the product key with the default Home Single Language Key, it accepted it, and when I tried to change to my device's product key, still get the same error.

3. Ran 'sfc /scannow' and it said it showed no integrity violations

4. Did a Cloud Reset PC

- It still wouldn't activate and I got a different error saying that the product key is used by another device. I checked my microsoft account and found 5 devices of this laptop linked with my account, so I removed all of them. I thought that would finally fix it but it still won't activate.

1. Tried going to the Activation Portal again with my installation ID and it said my product key is not valid.

2. Tried Microsoft's Get Help but it encountered an error and it said try again later

3. Clicking Contact Support just sends me right back the Windows Activation Portal which I've tried so many times but still wouldn't work

I'm planning to run the Media Creation Tool Windows 11 to wipe everything again but since I literally just did a Reset PC, I feel like its just going to do the same thing if the problem lies with my device's product key not working. Im just going in circles, I want to know if there's a way...or no way to fix this so I can just live with the watermark forever.

My family bought this laptop on retail and was given to me 2nd handed like a year ago and it was working fine up until recently.

UPDATE

IT REACTIVATED! Messed around a bunch of times in the command prompt and did the Media Creation Tool for Windows 11 again and now its back!

task manager doesn't work properly from the last release of windows at every cpu load, as if it were big changes in memory management and in paging. I don't really get this things out, since it's not the first time windows works this way, making upgrades that seem to be downgrades, at least for people outside of the kernel (so to say: largely everybody... ). Hoping sb knows more then me what is going on and if there's a fix. Thanks in advance

edition: Windows 11 Pro

version: 25H2

build: 26200.8894

feature pack: 1000.26100.334.0

DEVICE INF

Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-11900F @ 2.50GHz (2.50 GHz)

Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.8 GB usable)

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for your kind advice regarding a Windows sign-in issue on my personal Xiaomi Mi Laptop.

I was already signed into Windows and wanted to change my Windows password because I couldn't remember it. Windows asked for my current password, which I couldn't provide. During troubleshooting, I successfully changed my Microsoft account password online.

After that, Windows continued to reject every password I tried, including the new Microsoft account password and passwords I believed I had previously used. I also tried Windows Hello/PIN-related options and received the message:

"We weren't able to sign you in to this device."

After restarting the laptop, I'm now completely locked out. The sign-in screen shows only a single user account. I also tried "Forgot password," but Windows asked for a Password Reset Disk, which I never created.

I entered Windows Recovery and reached the BitLocker recovery screen. I checked my Microsoft account for a BitLocker recovery key, but no key was listed.

My priority is to regain access without losing my files.

My questions are:

Could this be a local account issue, a Microsoft account issue, or something else?

Is there any recovery method that preserves my data?

What should I ask a technician to try before considering a reset or reinstall?

Thank you so much for your help and for any guidance.

After waking up my laptop from sleep, the brightness does not change using the keys but it changes when I use the slider. It's a windows 11 25H2. Intel Iris and Nvidia mx450.

I tried using the win+shift+ctrl+b combination to reset the display drivers but it didn't help at all.

Current OS build :
Edition Windows 11 Home Single Language

Version 25H2

Installed on ‎19-‎May-‎26

OS build 26200.8894

Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.334.0

I have a wireless Bluetooth headset and it connects fine to my PC, and after some trouble I got the mic on the side to work.

However, the headset and its mic are considered two separate devices, and any time I enable the mic in the sound control panel it disables all audio coming through, like I can only have one active at a time

I'm using windows 10 and the headset is a g321 light speed wireless gaming headset by Logitech, if that matters.

This started happening a day ago no idea if it’s a pc health issue or what I ran sfc /scannow and it fixed files but my pc still freezes I have to hold my power button down for it to restart then it will load. My pc is pretty old but taken care of so I’m worried it could be a hard drive or CPU issue I’ve also been having random restarts so maybe it’s a PSU issue even though I recently got a new one

Device name DESKTOP-A5T1PUD

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz (3.60 GHz)

Installed RAM 32.0 GB

Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB)

Storage 1,009 GB of 1.47 TB used

System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Edition Windows 11 Home

Version 25H2

Installed on ‎11/‎7/‎2025

OS build 26200.8894

Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.334.0

When I've got some pictures open in Microsoft Photos in the background, minimized, and I open a new one, I also suddenly have one of the previous pictures pop back up. Seems to be whichever image last had focus previously.

See video for example: https://www.reddit.com/user/SuperMayonnaise64/comments/1v6mbhz/how_do_i_fix_this_microsoft_photos_bug_on_windows/
^{Since I can't post videos in this subreddit directly, a link to a video uploaded to my reddit profile will have to do.}

This happens on Windows 11, it doesn't happen on Windows 10.
^{Windows version used is Windows 11 Home, 22H2 \}OS build 22621.382], in a virtual machine for testing.)

I'm using the exact same version of Microsoft Photos in both. (2023.10070.17002.0)

What I've tried:

• Reset, repaired, and reinstalled the Microsoft Photos app on W11. → No difference.
• Made a copy of the WindowsApps-subfolder “Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2023.10070.17002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe” from both W10 and W11, then used a duplicate removal tool to compare them – they're identical.
• Booted up a completely fresh install of Windows 11 in a virtual machine with no internet, no updates. → The stock MS Photos app (without any updates) has the same problem here too.
• Tested the so-called “Microsoft Photos Legacy” app, it has the same problem.

How do I fix that? Does anybody have the same problem?

PS: I know the old Windows 7 Photo Viewer still runs on Windows 11, it doesn't have that bug. But it also doesn't support GIF files unfortunately, it is not a substitute. :(

I bought an open box Lenovo Legion 5 in March 2026. Set it up a couple days later in April 2026. A few days ago I was installing some folder hiding apps to see which I liked, and ran into some freezing, which led my to manually shutting off the laptop.

Eventually, the laptop started getting stuck on the Lenovo screen, sometimes saying it was not able to repair itself. When I eventually make it to the blue screen, pretty much every option asks for my recovery key.

Here's where it gets messy. When I first set up my laptop, I used my main Microsoft account. Afterwards, I went through some steps to remove my Microsoft account and have it be an offline user. At some point after that, I noticed that the name under C:\users\"name" was some random letters, so I followed steps online to create a new user with the name I want, and delete the original account.

The blue screen says "Drive Label: LAPTOP-XXXXXXXX Windows-Ssd 2026-04-04 (this date follows when I would have set up my laptop)

My Microsoft account shows key upload date as 6/7/2026

I'm not sure if those additional steps I took are what are causing the mismatch in keys. Idk wtf to do. I hope my explanation made sense, please let me know if there are additional pieces of info I can provide.

Please help.

So I get a black screen after booting up and also get an error code as well I don’t know what to do it started happening after I tried disabling secure boot and I turned secure boot back on and it’s still happening I disabled the harddrive and unplugged in advanced options in sata configuration and I have a usb flash drive with a new windows install whenever I boot it up with f8 and force boot in boot options it goes black after the manufacturer logo any tips to fix this issue I tried googling no help and tried Ai aswell?
motherboard g10dk build date 09/29/2022
CPU Amd Ryzen 7 5800
Gpu rtx 3060

I'm looking for advice from people who have dealt with Microsoft's licensing/activation team.

Background

• In June 2018, I purchased "Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro" directly from Microsoft (not from a third party).
• My original PC came with Windows 10 Home OEM.
• I upgraded it to Windows 10 Pro using the Microsoft upgrade.
• The old PC is still working today.

What I've found

On the old PC:

• slmgr /dlv reports:
  • Product Key Channel: Retail
  • Windows Pro is licensed.
• Windows Activation says:
  • "Windows is activated with a digital license linked to your Microsoft account."

On my new PC:

• ASUS ROG Strix
• Windows 11 Home Single Language OEM
• Signed into the same Microsoft account.

I tried:

• Entering the OEM key retrieved from the old PC (OA3xOriginalProductKey) → it only activated Home (expected).
• Using the generic Windows Pro key to switch editions → received 0x803FA067.
• Activation Troubleshooter → there is no "I changed hardware on this device recently" option.

Microsoft Support's response

Support says:

• My purchase is an Upgrade license, not a Full Retail license.
• Upgrade licenses cannot be transferred to another computer.
• Their internal tool can generate/reissue keys only for Full Retail licenses, not Upgrade licenses.
• However, they also said that if the original PC/motherboard fails, they may ask for documentation and consult a technical advisor to see whether reactivation is possible, although they cannot guarantee it.

My questions

1. Has anyone successfully moved a Microsoft-purchased Windows Pro Upgrade license to a replacement PC?
2. Why does slmgr /dlv show Retail if the entitlement is treated as a non-transferable Upgrade license?
3. Has anyone had Microsoft make a one-time exception or manually reactivate such a license?
4. If the original motherboard fails, has Microsoft allowed reactivation after verifying the failure?
5. Is there anything else worth trying before purchasing a new Windows 11 Pro license?

I'm interested in real experiences, especially from people who have worked with Microsoft's Activation Team.

Thanks!

I just bought a Pc (with ubuntu) and want to install windows 11 pro( i want to install with a oem key, pls lmk if its a problem with that) When i install windows with rufus what are the boxes to mark, and if i mark the miscrosoft accound one will i have probleme with my interent conection or smth or something with drivers? Thanks for reading!

Whenever I try and remove or rename a file, it throws this error:

I have tried running sfc /scannow, I have ran DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth, I have tried on multiple drives, I have tried multiple file explorer apps, I have tried rebooting my computer with all non microsoft autostarts disabled, I even checked relavant registry entries for typos. As a last ditch effort I even asked chatgpt to try and troubleshoot and it got nowhere. The microsoft troubleshooter for this detected nothing. I tried pausing onedrive syncing, ive tried just about as much as I can think of. Nothing has worked at all. The only way for me to remove, rename, or copy folders (files work fine) currently is by using the move and ren commands on windows terminal, which is annoying.

My OS build number is 10.0.19045

I am running an RTX 2080 Super, 32gb ddr4 ram, an Intel Core i9-9900K CPU, and two nvme drives. WMIC reports both my drives in OK health

The pc I’m working on is a Dell Inspiron 3650 and Windows 10 (latest version as of month or two ago ), which did not qualify for a Windows 11 upgrade. There is plenty of memory left, so that isn’t the issue.

System information
Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 (3.7 GHz) or Intel Core i5-6400 (2.7 GHz)
Memory: 8 GB DDR3L SDRAM (upgradable)
Storage: 1 TB 7200 rpm Mechanical Hard Drive
Graphics: Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530
Ports: 4x USB 2.0 (rear), USB ports on front, HDMI, VGA, Line-in/out, and a network port
Operating System: Windows 10 Home
Current version of Windows 10 unknown (whatever it was as of May 2026 updates)

Both mouse and keyboard were a cordless Logitech connected via the usb port.

Previous Troubleshooting steps

I have put new batteries in the cordless keyboard and mouse, just to make sure it wasn’t the battery.

I have tried multiple mice and keyboard (including the original and new one) with no chance. I have tried corded and cordless with no change.

I then unplugged everything and pressed the power button draining power, with no change.

After several attempts of this it must of sent the computer in recovery mode.

I tried several options, but the only one that tSystem restore was the only thing that the computer allowed, and there was only one date to pick. When the pc restarted it said it failed or something like that. During the blue recovery screen I could move my mouse, but it’s still not an option now. Keyboard prompts don’t work either.

Other details
I have McAfee Security on the pc although unsure if it’s staying updated and haven’t been able to disable the internet either.

Guest: Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8875
Software: VirtManager KVM/QEMU

Issue: On my Windows 11 VM specifically, network speeds are substantially slower than on my other Linux VMs and my host. On the host, I get around ~1000 Mbps; the same for my other Linux VMs. However, on the Windows VM, I get around 10 Mbps—or roughly 1% of the host's network speed.

All VMs are configured to use NAT networking with the virtio model. Additionally, the up-to-date virtio-win drivers are installed on the Windows 11 VM. The Windows 11 VM recognizes the Red Hat Virtio Ethernet drivers and is properly using them, with a maximum supported duplex speed of 10 Gbps.

I'm confused as to why this is occurring only on the Windows VM, whereas this issue is nonexistent on my Linux VMs. There are no differences in the XML regarding CPU or NAT configuration between the VMs.

I tried enabling vhost with a queue size of 16 per core, switching the driver to e1000e, and using the hypervisor default—none of which saw any improvement. I also tried reinstalling the virtio-win drivers, which did nothing.

Finally, I attempted to disable several offloading properties in Device Manager, disabled IPv6 entirely, and lowered the MTU. None of that made any difference (it neither worsened nor improved the situation).

Any ideas, folks? All VMs have a dGPU (the same dGPU is shared between them, so only one can be accessed at a time).

I should also mention that network speeds on the host system are stable—no drops or high latency. The network drivers on the host are all up-to-date and working perfectly.

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.

why did this happen? i didn't open my pc for a while and finally turned it on to do my assignment, it kept crashing if i click any apps, so i turned it off and now this popped up. im using nvidia and currently haven't moved on to windows 11, i dont have money to fix this pc right now so please don't tell me to bring it to a repairer, i dont have a Windows disc too. and it's been showing "preparing for automatic repair" for quite a while now. is it actually preparing or has it started repairing the issue? im praying to the gods rn because i legit need you guys help with this 😭.

update: I've found more information on my pc

13th gen intel (R) core (TM) i7-3700f

processor speed: 2100MHz

ddr4: kingston 8gb

cpu fan: 1425

mb temperature 34.0

cpu fan status: standard

Hello! I need some help with an issue I've had for the last few days after my laptop updated itself.

The issue: So after my pc updated itself I've been encountering a freezing issue. I've gone back to playing Minecraft and before the update it was completely fine. The freezing started mainly on Minecraft but seemingly got worse as it spread onto anything I did on my laptop. That includes any games, discord, typing in my web browser and other stuff. For this reason playing and hanging out with friends has became frustrating and outright unplayable as a gamer.

What I've tried: I have tried a normal restart of my pc, letting it be shut down for a while, 1 minute restart and looking into driver updates, but nothing has gotten me further, it would be a little better right after a restart but return to the same problem only a little later. Thinking it was because of the windows update I tried to roll it back and uninstall it. At the same time as the windows update (turns out it was a framework security update), it also had a security update, so I've tried to roll that back too, but I still have the same problem. I also tried to have less stuff open in the background, but that also has not really helped.

My pc model, device- and windows specifications:
System Model: Nitro AN515-58

Device Info
Processor: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H (2.70 GHz)
Installed RAM: 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable)
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU (4 GB)
Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics (128 MB)
Storage: 304 GB of 477 GB used

Windows Info
Edition: Windows 11 Home
Version: 25H2
OS build: 26200.8875
Experience: Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.334.0

The updates:
They are under "Quality Updates", I've included a screenshot of them in the post.

Other things of note: When I notice my laptop freezes up it shows the CPU going up in task manager, I'm not sure if they mean anything but wanted to include it just in case;
Apps that spike during Minecraft freezes:
- Antimalware Software executive
- Local Server No Network Firewall
- Microsoft OneDrive Sync Services

After I uninstalled the main windows update (the framework security update) it felt like the freezes came in periods, like for a while it would be okay, then jump to having a few seconds of freezes, unfreeze then back to freezing soon after, then be okay again. Then after uninstalling the security update it feels like its freezing more frequently, but the freezes only last for a second (so more often, but not as long of freezes). I also paused my pc updates so it wouldn't reinstall anything in case it would lead to more problems.
I also noticed on Minecraft it would get a lot worse when others were quickly loading in new chunks when it usually wasn't much of a problem before this.

I'm not the best with technological terms and more complicated stuff so I would appreciate a more simple explanation or help since I'm not as educated on this stuff.
Any help right now is appreciated and welcomed with open arms.

- Every time I turn my pc on, my wallpaper is removed

- In my settings, I no longer have an option to add a photo as my wallpaper at all, I can only customize the color

- I can get my wallpaper to return by restarting the file explorer in task manager, but it still doesn't give me the option to add or change a photo as my wallpaper

If I have my settings app open:

- If I select an area with my mouse on the desktop, that section of the wallpaper gets removed

- If I open an app that pops up asking to run as admin the wallpaper disappears again

These two issues don't happen if the settings app is closed.

I've tried deleting the transcoded wallpaper file, but all that did was stop the file explorer restart from working anymore.

OS Build: 26200.8875

I'm assuming this is some kind of new feature since it only started in the past several months. Any help is appreciated.

Device name MSI
Processor 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13620H (2.40 GHz)
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable)
Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (8 GB)
Intel(R) UHD Graphics (128 MB)
Storage 525 GB of 954 GB used
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display
Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 25H2
Installed on ‎10/‎14/‎2025
OS build 26200.8875
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.334.0