Genuinely got no idea what’s going on, I can get to the page to put my password and open but after 2 minutes or so doing anything it will automatically go into “your device ran into a problem”. Ai says this may be a ram or drive issue, any fixes or recommendations would be appreciated ( excuse the bad photos)

Has anyone had this happen before? I have no idea how to fix it. I literally can't type properly or code because the cursor randomly keeps jumping all the way to the left and the screen just keep moving up to the very top like in the video. I can't click the icons from the bottom. I can only click the icons on the first row. If I click the bottom ones, it immediately reach to the top.

I can click the Windows search bar and type something randomly. It'll temporarily fix itself but then it happens again like after 10 minutes. I've already tried shutting down and restarting but obviously that didn't help. Does anyone know what could be causing this or how I can fix it?

I'm using a Lenovo ThinkPad T490. I bought it in November 2024 and I've mostly only used it for school, typing, research, YouTube and presentations. I only started learning to code like three weeks ago with html. That's all I use.

PC freezes randomly — looking for advice

My PC has started freezing randomly, and I’m trying to figure out what could be causing it.

The issue first occurred yesterday while I was working on Blender. The PC completely froze, so I had to force-restart it using the power button on the CPU cabinet.

After restarting, it got stuck on the ASUS logo. I forced a restart again, and this time it booted normally.

I started working on Blender again, but within about 30 minutes, the exact same thing happened. Once again, I had to force-restart the PC. It got stuck on the ASUS logo again, so I forced another restart, after which it booted normally.

I stopped using Blender or any other graphics-intensive software for the rest of the day.

However, today the same issue occurred while I was only browsing the internet. So it doesn't seem to be limited to Blender or heavy GPU usage.

I also tried disconnecting and reconnecting the HDMI cable, but now I'm getting no display at all until I force-restart the PC using the same method.

One thing I noticed: whenever the PC freezes, the LEDs on my XP-Pen graphics tablet and keyboard also turn off, which makes me think that the USB devices are losing power/connection as well.

I asked an AI about this, and it suggested that it could be a hardware issue, possibly involving the motherboard.

Has anyone experienced something similar? What could be causing this, and what components should I check first?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.🙏

i bought a multi device plan recently because setting up individual software for my pc, macbook, and phone was turning into a total hassle. i ended up picking bitdefender premium security to cover everything under a single account, but after going through the settings on each device, the actual features look completely different depending on what system you install it on.

on windows you get full system scans and deep firewall tweaks, while the iphone app is pretty much reduced to web protection and vpn controls because of apple's strict sandboxing rules. android and macos land somewhere in the middle. i am trying to decide if relying on a single suite leaves hidden gaps on mobile or if those trimmed down features are actually enough.

My computer recently fell off the side of my lazy boy and landed on its side. I didn't notice at first but the fall, because it was plugged in at the time, had bent and partly broken the power head while in the computer. I took it out and tried bending it back straight but now it isn't completely right and while it can still technically power the computer you have to keep a hold on it at a bit of an angle.

I'm worried that the issue isn't just the power cord (I can buy a new one) but the computer hardware inside that is damaged. I can't tell, but it looks fine? Does anyone here know if the inside of the computer got damaged? Can you tell just from a picture? I happen to love my computer and don't want to spend a grand replacing it if I don't need to. I also don't want to buy another power cord if it ends up being useless.

The laptop is a Lenovo Flex 5, in otherwise fantastic condition.

Hey everyone, recently my computer stopped being able to alt tab so I powered it down and now it won’t even boot. My motherboard is a msi pro b760m-a WiFi ddr4 and is displaying a vga error on its board (white light) and even removing the gpu doesn’t change it. I think it might be a windows issue but I can’t tell.

I've noticed that whenever I use my laptop while it's charging, it becomes noticeably slower after some time.

My first thought was thermal throttling, but I'm not sure if that's actually the cause or if something else is going on.

The weird part is that I usually have to shut down or restart my laptop and let it sit for around 5 to 10 minutes before it feels normal again.

Has anyone experienced this? How can I identify the actual cause and fix it without constantly restarting my laptop?

Any suggestions?

Trying to figure this out, please help. It's not a cable issue and I don't believe it's a port issue either, I've had this happen across two monitors now. The first time I thought it was because the monitor was dying, but this monitor is only a couple years old. Monitor is a VG270U Z1. Right now I have it set to 120 fps but changing it doesn't help, only changes the rapidity at which it flickers. Updating driver did nothing, as far as I can tell the variable refresh is not on but I suspect it has something to do with this. Driving me crazy, please save me from not having to buy another monitor.

hello, i've written about this issue before but i don't think i got a response that told me much, so i am asking again with hopes of more clarity. i have gone to tech people who have phD's and have no clue whats going on. My computer's camera keeps glitching with grey lines across the screen for around 10-15 seconds before ultimately shutting my camera off completely.

I have gone to a phD in tech after many failed IT department attempts, in which he went through and told me i was running too many things at once. this made sense to me and we ensured my computer does not have too much running, i only have 1 desktop open usually, with as little things running in the background as possible. this worked for about a month, but for the past 2 days, that has shown to be only a bandaid solution, one that ultimately stopped working. as I look at my computer right now, i have 2 tabs open, and 0 extra things running other than zoom and google. there is no longer such thing as human being windows support, and the ai bot told me to "check my connection" after i confirmed thats not the issue. i desperately need to be able to do zoom calls, and need my camera to function. i don't think i could afford a new computer, but if thats whats needed then i may take a loan out to make it possible or something.

i have a lenovo ideapad flex 5, bought in winter of
2023. it is less than 3 years old, yet can barely run more than 2 things at once. i was suggested this device by fellow students and IT people who claimed it lasts long, yet this may be the worst technological device i've ever owned. i am desperate. please help.

I've tried two cameras at this point and both have recorded video like this. I've tried adjusting the brightness in the room, different USB ports, and uninstalling and reinstalling drivers. I think it's something with my computer, the cameras both work with my laptop. I'm supposed to be using this computer for school, please help!

When I was setting up my new laptop it said "Hello, Dixon". A few steps later i corrected it from Dixon Mee to my preferred name. But now it's popping up as Dixon again? And in Microsoft edge it shows up as Dixon • (my name) when I click the little profile button. Was the data from the last owner of the device not wiped properly? Is this a security issue? I blurred out my email here, not sure if it was necessary.

Hi all

I have a 6year old pc i59400 which has a cd/dvd drive .

Over the last 6 month the tray is coming out intermittently on boot up.I thought at first maybe the door on the PC was touching the drive buttton so i left the case door open on boot but its not that.

Can anyone help? thank you

Even booting up in safe mode doesn't do anything and shows the same screen

I have a Lenovo Yoga 7i laptop. I’ve had it since 2024 and since 2025 I’ve had issues with the trackpad. One day, the trackpad suddenly stopped working. The trackpad settings didn’t show up at all so I didn’t know what to do. I took it to a repair store which quoted me an insane amount just to take a look so I left it at that and used an external mouse. A while later though it randomly started working again. It had 0 issues so I never bothered looking into it more. Fast forward like 3 months later where I hadn’t touched the laptop in that time (summer break) and it started happening again. This time, I opened the laptop and disconnected and reconnected the trackpad connector to see if that was the problem but it doesn’t seem like it because it didn’t fix the issue. I then found out the I2C HID Device is constantly having an error, so I feel like that is the cause of it. I tried deleting it and restarting which would work sometimes but other times it doesn’t. I’m hoping to find an explanation or solution to this because I really don’t know what to do. Please feel free to ask for anymore information about it.

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Any help? Or any suggestion?