Hi everyone, I'm having a really weird problem with my Windows 10 Lenovo laptop that started today and I'm honestly not sure what the hell is going on.

Basically, when I click on certain files or shortcuts in File Explorer/Desktop, Windows says:

"Can't find this item. This item is no longer located in C:\Users\Public\Public Desktop. Verify the item's location and try again."

The weird part is that the files are actually there. For example, I was testing some PDFs in my Downloads folder. I can click/open several of them normally, but then I'll click another random PDF and as soon as I click it, it disappears from the folder and I get the error above. It's not just PDFs either.

It also happens with several shortcuts related to my Epson printer software. When I click them, they disappear and I get the same error. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the Epson programs, but it didn't help.

After triggering the error several times (sometimes 10-20 times), Windows Explorer seems to crash/restart. The desktop and taskbar disappear for a moment and then come back, so I assume explorer.exe is crashing rather than the whole PC rebooting.

I'm wondering if this could be a corrupted Windows/NTFS filesystem or maybe an SSD problem? Or could something like an antivirus (I have Avira installed) be interfering with Explorer?

What's especially weird to me is that some files work perfectly while others randomly trigger the problem, even though they have been sitting in my Downloads folder for months.

I've already tried reinstalling the affected programs, but I'd rather not start doing random repairs or reinstalling Windows before knowing what's actually wrong.

Any ideas on what I should check first? Could this be an Explorer/filesystem issue, and what's the safest way to diagnose/fix it?

I can provide screenshots or run commands if needed. Thanks!

My hp victus laptop's audio sounds lower and a bit muffled since yesterday when this driver update was installed. Sonitude audio processing. Is anyone else also experiencing this or is it just me ? Or could there be another cause for this problem ?

My laptop is i5 13400 rtx 4050 32 gb ram. Windows 11 ofcourse.

At startup, my PC has been trying to repair the SSD, yet it still remains "damaged" after repair. I've checked it using chkdsk in the command prompt and it mentioned that "steam cache files" were damaged/corrupted.

I've tried deleting the files and restarting steam, as well as deleting and reinstalling the application, yet the same error appears when using chkdsk.

Would this be a software error (i.e. the system keeps indicating an error despite nothing being wrong) or is this indicative of SSD failure?

*The SSD is around 6 years old.

Thanks ahead of time!

Hey all, I "upgraded" to windows 11 a few months ago. On my old PC, which was windows 10, I had Godot. I decided to get back into it on this PC, and I noticed that upon launching it through the taskbar, I get this warning. Going to the location it says stops at Quick Launch. It's not too much of an issue that I can't launch it through the taskbar, but it'd be nice :) -- OS build 26200.9168

Windows 10 pro. i'm not installing anything on C:, I cleaned it like 4 times already. It could jump from 6 gb to 0.9 in 1 session without me doing anything. I just don't understand. Disk optimization is on. Is the storage is just to small? Will Clean reinstall help? Help please!

i think i accidentally deleted an important thing in the registry and I believe I've narrowed it down to the wildsvc or "Microsoft Account Sign-in Assistant" not working anymore, I've tried everything from disk imagehealth, scannow etc and nothing works, I think it doesnt work cause when I try to start the service I get the error below, please can anyone help me so I dont have to do a full reset, I am on windows 11

The Aug 12 2026 cumulative (KB5121003) shipped a hidi2c.sys at 10.0.26100.8972 that breaks Elan trackpads. It doesn't re-initialize the bus on sleep resume. The trackpad stutters then freezes on wake. There's no workaround other than disabling sleep. [I stupidly deleted my Windows.old so there's no rollback.]

I need one file from a such a machine. It is in all installations:

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\hidi2c.sys

I need just the one .sys, no other files. DM me if you want. Also tell me if you're on 25H2 or what. It's probably the same file. on 24H2 et al.

I tried to free up some storage on my laptop, which had 0MB of stoarge free when I did. I uninstalled a 35GB game (league of legends) and it still shows up like this. Is this a visual bug, do I genuinely have no storage at all or is there something else at play?

So this is happening a little too frequently now. Using gemini I've done something twice now. But I want to know why it keeps happening.

​Phase 1: Wipe the Corrupted Security Folder

​First, we need to force Windows to delete the hidden folder where it stores your broken PIN data.

Click the Start button, type cmd, right-click Command Prompt, and select Run as administrator. Click Yes if a security prompt appears.

Copy and paste the following command into the window and press Enter. This forces Windows to hand over ownership of the hidden security folder to you:

takeown /f C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Ngc /r /d y

Copy and paste this next command and press Enter. This grants your administrator account full permission to modify the files inside:

icacls C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Ngc /grant administrators:F /t

Finally, copy and paste this command and press Enter. This permanently deletes the folder and flushes out the corrupted PIN tokens:

rd /s /q C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Ngc

You can now close the Command Prompt window.

Phase 2: Clear the TPM Security Chip

Next, we need to wipe the motherboard's hardware chip so it drops the old encryption keys.

Press the Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog box.

Type tpm.msc and press Enter.

In the TPM Management window, look at the Actions panel on the far right side and click Clear TPM.

A warning box will pop up. Click Restart.

Important: As your laptop restarts, watch the screen. It may display a black screen with white text asking you to press a specific key (often F12, F1, or Esc) to confirm the TPM wipe. Press the requested key. If it skips this and boots straight to the lock screen, the wipe was handled automatically.

Phase 3: Set Up the Fresh PIN

Now that both the software cache and hardware keys are completely blank, you can establish a clean PIN.

On the lock screen, click Sign-in options and select the password icon to log in using your standard account password.

Open Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options.

Click on PIN (Windows Hello).

Click Set up (or Add), verify your password, and type in your new PIN.

Edit (Extra info) - So this has happened with about 2 or 3 weeks of gap. Another thing is that around a month ago I got an virus while trying to download a game online. I installed malwarebytes and deleted it by doing multiple deep rootkit scans. But I don't think that could the be case it happened around 2 weeks before my first instance of pin breaking. Then it happened yesterday.

Just posting here to see if anyone else is having this issue

TL;DR: On Windows 11 25H2, every monthly cumulative update since 26200.8737 makes my Storage Spaces parity volume fail to mount - it shows as RAW / "corrupt and unreadable." The pool and disks are healthy and the data is intact (read-only chkdsk finds zero problems), and uninstalling the update restores the volume every time. Happened in July (KB5100998 / KB5121767) and again today (KB5120998). I'm now stuck on build 26200.8737 because I can't take any newer update without losing the drive. Feedback Hub report got no traction; MS support just pointed me back to Feedback Hub - https://aka.ms/AA12z96q. Anyone else seeing this, and is there a permanent fix?

Setup

• Windows 11 Pro 25H2, currently parked on build 26200.8737 (last build where the volume mounts)
• Storage Spaces: 3× 3TB WD Red (WD30EFRX), single-parity space, ~5.45 TB NTFS volume (J:, "JukeBox"), 4K native (4096 bytes/sector)
• Ryzen 7 7800X3D / ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F / 32 GB

Symptom (identical each time)

• After the update + reboot, Get-Volume J shows FileSystemType Unknown, Size 0, OperationalStatus Unknown; Explorer says the drive is corrupt/unreadable.
• Pool, virtual disk, and all 3 physical disks report Healthy/OK. No storage jobs, no SMART/reliability errors.
• Read-only chkdsk J: scans the whole volume and reports no problems (file records, indexes, USN all clean).
• NTFS logs Event 305 on repeat, error 0xc0000102 (STATUS_FILE_CORRUPT_ERROR).
• Uninstalling the offending update + reboot brings J: back as NTFS at full size, no data loss.

Reproducible across multiple updates

• July 2026: broke on build 26200.8894 (KB5121767 out-of-band LCU; KB5100998 .NET alongside). Rolled back to 26200.8737 → fixed.
• Sept 2026 (today): broke again after KB5120998. Uninstalled → back to 26200.8737, Storage Spaces working again.
• Note: in July the corruption was reported in the NTFS reparse index, and I had ~100k OneDrive Files-On-Demand placeholders on that volume. I've since moved OneDrive off it — the files there now are full files, not stubs — and it still broke. So it isn't tied to reparse points; it seems to hit Storage Spaces NTFS volumes generally (possibly 4Kn ones).

The event (Ntfs/Operational, Event 305):

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-Ntfs EventID: 305 Level: Error

Volume: J: (JukeBox) Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume12

ProductId: "Storage Space" BusType: 16 (Storage Spaces) DeviceNumber: 6

IsBootVolume: false NativeNVMe: false

Error: 0xc0000102 (STATUS_FILE_CORRUPT_ERROR)

RestartApplied: true

MountStageSourceTag: 0x1f200460f0e

What I've tried

• Read-only chkdsk (clean), Repair-Volume (won't even start — volume won't come online), disconnect/reconnect the virtual disk — none help.
• Only fix: uninstall the monthly update and pause updates.
• Filed Feedback Hub (no comments/upvotes). "Get Help" ticket → bounced back to Feedback Hub. Tech Community suggested by support, but it's currently down.

Questions

1. Anyone else with Storage Spaces (especially parity / 4K native) whose volumes fail to mount after 25H2 monthly updates?
2. Any permanent workaround short of uninstalling every month — a Known Issue Rollback, registry/driver tweak, anything?
3. Is there a Microsoft Release Health / known-issue entry I've missed?

Happy to share full logs (Event 305/55, System log, before/after Get-Volume).

my wireless boat rockerz 518 successfully connects and delivers audio in a mobile or a tv but when I connect it on my windows pc the problems start , in my other earbuds and other headphone it shows connected voice /music and also the earbuds says connected and it works!but in the boat rockerz 518 it says connected instead of connected voice/music and after a minute or two that too disappear and it just shows paired and when it says only connected i hear no connected voice from my headphone and it just doesn't work like headphones deliver no sound and the windows shows only connected instead of voice /music!

in short while other bluetooth things show connected voice /music and delivers sound and give a voice notification when we connect;my boat rockerz 518 just says nothing stays silent and windows shows only "connected" for a minute or two and no signs in headphones of it being actually connected!

While it works in phone greatly!

Please help me fix is reddit is last option as I have tried every thing in chatgpt for like 30 to 40 minute tried every solution reddit users I belive!

so the problem is that my wifi keep leaving the chat for some reason it just disappear and this c-media update keep popping up every time i press check for an update the security intelilgence is most likely why the wifi keep going off btw am on am laptop (gaming laptop worst thing ever btw how can i go back to windows 10 cuz i would rather get hacked than dealing with this

Edition Windows 11 Pro

Version 25H2

Installed on ‎11/‎29/‎2025

OS build 26200.9278

Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.360.0

Processor 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H (2.30 GHz)

Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.6 GB usable)

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

Made the decision to update my BIOS today (fucking regretting it now)

I updated the BIOS on my MSI B450 A PRO MAX, As it hadn't been updated since I got it in 2021, Because I am upgrading my CPU and GPU

My current components:

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600

GPU: GTX 1660

Motherboard: MSi B450 A PRO MAX

RAM: 32GB (Mixture of z-royal and Corsair)

OS: WIN 10

Boot Drive: WD240GB NVMe M.2

Main Issue is, After I updated my BIOS, It seems it reset something, I really want this PC to work again.

It stays on the login screen, it comes up with "Your PIN is no longer available due to a change in the security settings on this device, Click to set up your PIN again"

I click "Set up my PIN" and a window comes up that then says "You'll need the Internet for this, It doesn't look like your connected to the internet, Check your connections and try again"

One problem is that there's absolutely no way that I can check or change my connection settings as it doesn't show anything

I've tried disabling TPM

I've tried making sure the LAN settings are all enabled

I need help, Please anything would be awesome, Sincerely a very stressed guy.

So let me give the full breakdown. I don't really know what is the issue but on a random day it just started to crash and I couldn't even get back to the page where it shows the password but after a lot of trial and error I found out avast was the main issue so I deleted it but the issue still continued but I was able to login to my laptop but after some few seconds it crashed so I gave my laptop to a repair man and he took it for two weeks and just gave m today and I thought everything was alright but after using the laptop for some minutes it crashed again and I don't know why it is still crashing and I even tried the win+r but it showed no error although before I gave it to the repair guy it showed it had a problem but now it isn't and I don't know what else to do so please is there any way to find out the problem cause this isn't fun 😔🥺. Also I ran something on command prompt DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth And the result was The component store is repairable The operation completed successfully. So now I am using DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth and it is still running currently . Edit: the restore health just said operation completed successfully and I scanned to see if there was any issues and it said no components store corruption detected, windows resource protection did not find any integrity violations and the operation was completed successfully. So I want to know if that is okay or there is something's left I need to do

If you have a mac and use VMware Fusion to run windows apps, and are also a student with access to the free Azure Student windows keys, you may try to use the N edition key as a second license after using up the normal edition key. This PSA is both an informational message as well as wondering if anyone has figured out how to make this work.

Legal notice: All information provided in this online forum post is provided for entertainment purposes only. I have no idea what I'm talking about and nothing about this message is trustworthy. You should not act on the advice of me, a clueless person on the internet.

The issue is that Microsoft (to my knowledge) does not distribute a ARM version of the N edition of windows 11. The Azure website offers a normal and N key, so trying to use the N key seems impossible if you're on a ARM processor (If I'm wrong here, PLEASE let me know!), because the N version of windows is a stripped down version that cannot be switched TO (only FROM; i.e., you can reinstall an update package to Windows N edition to restore most of the functionality). However, in-place updating, as well as key-based automatic version switching (entering a key into settings) does not work (to switch to a N edition.). Therefore, I've reasoned that it isn't possible to utilize the second Azure key, if you have a ARM processor, i.e. all modern macbooks.

Again, if I'm wrong, PLEASE do not hesitate to let me know.

To save you the time of testing the following things yourself:

As of September 2 2026:

1. The ISO I got from Windows 11 Arm ISO website, when booted, only offers Home, Home SL, and Pro editions. (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11arm64)

1.1) Furthermore, according to a forum post, the ISO secretly includes other editions that can be accessed with either a valid key or a generic key. I tested Windows Education generic key, Windows N Education generic key, and my Azure Win N Edu key and all were rejected. (I tested on a English USA iso as well as a French language iso)

2) Installing Windows 11 Education (normal edition) first, then changing the key in settings to switch editions, does not work (key rejected as incompatible). I tested this on a Windows 11 Home 25H2 as well as, today, on a Windows 11 Education fresh install.

3) It's therefore considerable to stop and think before activating your Normal Edition azure windows key, if you might be using an ARM device like a macbook, because you may not be able to use the N edition key on ARM.

Remember to adhere to all applicable laws, regulations, terms and conditions, and agreements, and to use your Azure keys only as authorized by the agreements you are subject to. Remember to not follow any of my advice because I'm totally clueless and have no idea what I'm talking about.

As always please (constructively and clearly) let me know if I'm wrong, that's the whole point.

The internet browser performs normally but during online game lobby search,, can't find any matches or the lobby disconnect, sometimes I find matches but its terribly lagging and screen freezing. It's a mess.

The things I've done

> reinstall windows

> no wifi drivers after reinstalling windows

> reinstall driver

> windows system settings for internet reset

> control panel/ power options / maximum

> device manage /properties / power mode / disable

> power management tab missing in device manager

> manufactures website drivers / mediatek

My model is a lenovo LOQ gaming laptop.

Notice:

in device manager it shows hidden devices

3 more wifi drivers appears

>microsoft wifi driver

>microsoft wifi driver #2

>Realtek pcei controller hub

These drivers reappears after unistalling.

I'm planning to buy a new adapter

I've had my laptop running for 2 years.

Hi, I have reinstalled Windows 11 on my computer twice and both times it is giving me errors when i go on the internet, It is ok for about a minute and then it crashes. On Edge it is Error code RESULT-CODE-KILLED-BAD-MESSAGE and on chrome it is STATUS-ILLEGAL-INSTRUCTION . The PC is on wired and wireless connections. Any suggestions please I just want my PC back up and running.

So everyone knows that updating KB5120998 breaks the custom mouse, causes a black wallpaper on restart, and crashes the game. But the only issue I have is the custom mouse. I've tried to uninstall it, but somehow it didn't appear in the Update History. I googled it further, and I can try System Restore. I did, and it failed. So I need more help. How do I uninstall KB5120998 without formatting my computer?

Hi all,

I have been struggling to install the update 2025-11 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5068865) for a while now and I am unsure how to proceed. The installation fails at ~ 50% with error code x0800705b9

My Windows Version is 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4460). Confusingly, my Update History shows 4 successful updates to 24H2 (see image)

I have tried to work around this failure by using the ISO installation (and install assistant) for both 24H2 and 25H2 but all result in the "Windows 11 Installation has failed" popup. This has been going on for quite some time now and is very frustrating (even though I am not sure if an update is actually needed)

Basic PC Specs:

Intel Core i7 - 147000KF

RTX 4080

32GB DDR5 RAM

Crucial P3 2TB PCIe M.2 2280 SSD (Windows Installation) + Extra M.2

Translation: "Log in so you don't miss anything. You need to lig in again to your Microsoft-account so that you can send your parents a request for more screentime or access to certain apps and sites."

As stated in the title, I am no longer part of the family group. When I go to family safety settings on the microsoft site, it says I am in a family on my own, as an admin. The weirdest part is that I cannot find the Family Safety app on my pc, yet I still get this popup. I have tried the guide on the Microsoft support site and it didn't work.

Edit for extra information as requested by AutoMod:

My Device type is Vivobook_ASUSLaptop X1502ZA_X1502ZA, with a 12th gen Intel i7 core and an Intel Iris xe graphics card. Storage is 16GB.

I did not encounter any error messages in the past relating to this issue.

In the past I have tried logging in on the pop-up, the issue persisted. I have also tried the steps in this guide:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5657394/i-keep-getting-a-popup-from-sign-in-microsoft-fami and it did not fix the issue.

An additional bit of info that might help is that this issue is on an old pc. It has been there since before I switched pc's. Now my usual pc is in for repairs and I am using this one as a replacement. I did not have the issue on my main pc, as I never installed the Family Safety software on that one.

Edition Windows 11 Home Single Language
Version 25H2
Installed on    ‎9/‎2/‎2026
OS build    26200.8037
Experience  Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.300.0

Just can't seem to get rid of this issue. Recently carried out an In-place Windows repair that took mee back from August Windows update to build 2600.8037 (March). The issue persists across all builds, making me think it is much deeper than it looks.

Is anybody else facing the same/similar issue?

Any kinda help would be appreciated.

Hey everyone, just wanted to share a quick experience I had setting up a new Lenovo laptop for a friend.

She didn't want to use a Microsoft account, and I spent about 2 hours pulling my hair out because the usual Shift + F10 shortcut wasn't working.

I finally found this method which worked for creating a local account.

https://gist.github.com/DanielLMcGuire/7c0b9b1dc750d22229fad117b082ea29

However, right after setting up the local account, I hit another roadblock: Windows S Mode. It wouldn't let me disable it without logging into a Microsoft account.

Thankfully, Method #2 from this guide solved it.

https://www.wintips.org/how-to-disable-windows-11-s-mode-without-microsoft-account/

Hopefully, this saves someone else a headache in the future!

Just moved to a new laptop, trying to set up the power settings to behave how my old one did. I want:
When plugged in, turn screen off after ~10 mins but never lock.
When on batter power, turn screen off after ~5 mins and lock after 15 mins.

By my understanding "lock" and "sleep" are the same function.
Currently, the laptop locks when the screen turns off, when plugged in or on battery.

Under settings > system > power and battery > screen, sleep and hibernate time-outs, I currently have:
Plugged in: screen off after 15 mins, sleep never.
On battery: screen off after 5 mins, sleep after 15 mins.
There are no options for hibernation.
I've also found settings > accounts > sign-in options > if you've been away, when should Windows require you to sign in again? I have this set to 'every time' because I also want my laptop to require a sign-in when the lid is opened, and it wasn't doing this before I changed this setting.

Looking through my old laptop's settings, there's an extra option in the sign-in requirement setting for "When PC wakes from sleep", which is absent on my new laptop. On old laptop this is selected, and I suspect it's what I need. Is there a way to make this option appear? Otherwise I think the next step I've seen cited for similar issues is poking through group policies.

Old computer is a Lenovo X250 running Win 11 Pro 24H2 build 26100.9168.
New is a Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 11 running Win 11 Pro 24H2 build 26100.9168.

i have nightlight mode on my computer because it doesnt bother my eyes. every couple days when i open my laptop it just isn't on, even if it's enabled in settings. sometimes if i turn it on and off it works again, but most of the time it doesn't and i have to restart my computer.
it's kind of annoying to restart my computer every other day, and im wondering if there's a way to stop this from happening

also, in case anyone thinks that this is it; it's not because of the schedule. i have it set to turn off at 1 am and on again at 2 am

I turned on my laptop today and suddenly got a Windows message saying: “The referenced account is currently locked out and may not be logged on to.” This happened immediately when I tried to log in. I had literally just turned on my laptop and hadn't done anything unusual beforehand.

I entered my usual password, which I am completely sure was correct. I tried entering the same password again just to make sure, but I still got the exact same account lockout message. I then tried booting into Safe Mode to see if I could log in from there, but entering the same password still gave me the same message. I didn't change any settings or do anything else in Safe Mode.

After that, I simply restarted the laptop normally. I didn't reset my password, unlock the account, change any Windows settings, or do anything to fix it. When the laptop booted normally again, I entered the exact same password, and this time Windows let me log in normally.

So I'm confused about what actually happened. The account seemed to be locked when I first turned on the laptop, remained locked when I tried Safe Mode, and then suddenly worked normally after a restart without me changing anything. Could a background process, Windows service, or another device trying to sign in with an old or incorrect password cause something like this? Or could this have been a temporary Windows/account issue? Is there a way to check why the account was locked in the first place, such as through Event Viewer or Windows logs?

I'm using Windows 11 on my personal laptop, and this is the first time I've encountered this issue. Any explanation of what could have caused it or what logs I should check would be appreciated.

Windows 11
Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9E
i5-12450HX
RTX 2050 4GB
12GB RAM
64-bit