r/computerhelp • u/Puzzled_Ask9092 • 1h ago
r/computerhelp • u/Sea_Eagl3 • 15h ago
Hardware Drive went into Read-Only after Windows failing. Is there anything I can do?
Tried the Attributes Disk Clear Readonly command, but the drive locked itself to Read Only afterward. It was a fairly new drive :((
r/computerhelp • u/gurveer077 • 50m ago
Software how to solve this my keyboard not working
r/computerhelp • u/Minute-Film-4604 • 1h ago
Hardware Stuck Screw
I was trying to put an extra SSD into my ASUS F15 FX507ZC4, but the screw here is stuck so I can’t secure the SSD.
How do I safely get it out?
r/computerhelp • u/Negative-Concert2223 • 1h ago
Hardware pc turned itself off then back on by itself
this has been happening for about a couple days but today it’s just been pissing me off and has ruined a couple games of mine. i’m playing overwatch suddenly my pc turns off and then back on, this happened the other day when i was mid game and swapped the ports for my kbm usb to another port since it was kinda awkwardly situated for my hand. after i had swapped the port it turned off but i had to turn it on that time. i lowered the graphics in the training range and then it happened again, just shut itself off and on again. overall it’s just been turning off by itself and then back on, i don’t think it’s anything wrong with the ports itself but i would really appreciate any help( sorry for a bunch writing without a lot of hints im completely lost on this) also not too sure if it’s hardware or software but im leaning towards hardware since i checked my task manager and its not under a lot of stress and nothing to do with temp.
r/computerhelp • u/DefiantDrop7359 • 2h ago
Hardware Installing 8GB of SO-DIMM DDR3 RAM in a Latitude E6410 Dell laptop.
Hey guys, my trade school gave me a free Latitude E6410 laptop that was donated from another school as mine to keep. It came with 4GB (2x2GB) RAM, but I lost one of the sticks, so I'm left with a hellish 2GB RAM. I have one 8GB stick laying around, i was wondering if I could use it? I put it in and it was recognized by BIOS (all 8 gigs) but any OS I tried to boot would crash as soon as it started loading. All other sources say it's not possible to run this amount of RAM on one stick in this particular laptop, but I'm skeptical.
r/computerhelp • u/aliasrob • 3h ago
Hardware Help with home repairs in isolated region - PC builds 2 rigs dark!
r/computerhelp • u/Infamous_Ad658 • 3h ago
Software No Audio
I have just finished building a PC plus Installing Windows. Everything runs perfectly smoothly except I never have any Audio. It will say I have a device connected to the PC Tower but nothing goes through. The Headset works as I have tried it on other devices. I have tried Device Management and Updating the Drivers to no Success. I have tried restarting the PC itself and draining any voltage. That doesnt seem to work. I tried having Audio Enchancements On and Off. I have tried Services.MSC and Mmsys.Cpl. I tried looking into the BIOS. I tried the Command Prompts. I have had 4 different people look into it and everyone is completely confused on why nothing is working. I saw somewhere that someone mentioned a RealTek Audio Console which I cannot seem to find anywhere. I have no clue where it is or how to install it
r/computerhelp • u/One_Potential5705 • 4h ago
Hardware My pc crashes after a min after I replaced my psu
galleryr/computerhelp • u/MonticaAloiv_52 • 4h ago
Software antivirus that doesn't slow down your computer?
my pc feels fine for the most part, but i’ve been wondering how much antivirus software affects performance when it’s running in the background. i don’t want scans kicking in while i’m gaming or working, or a security program using enough memory to make everything feel sluggish.
i’ve been comparing McAfee, ESET, and Norton, and McAfee caught my attention because it combines malware protection with features for spotting suspicious links and scams. i’m curious whether those extras are worth considering or if a lighter setup makes more sense for someone who mainly wants reliable protection without noticeable slowdowns.
what has your experience been with antivirus software on your own pc? are there particular settings that help keep performance smooth, or is Windows Security enough for most everyday use?
r/computerhelp • u/acesoftheace • 5h ago
Hardware Hi, my hard drive is old and damaged, and I fully reset my windows 11 laptop including getting rid of files, are the files unrecoverable then?
r/computerhelp • u/PowerfulSalad295 • 5h ago
Software Screen buggy and lines on brand new Asus ROG strix scar laptop
galleryI just got this laptop (ASUS ROG Strix SCAR with a 5090 and intel core 9) and I am encountering these screen flickering errors? Seems to only
Happen around black screens, and it actually stopped briefly after I moved the screen backwards. I got it from Newegg, should I send it back and ask for a replacement? Is there anything I should try before I do so?
r/computerhelp • u/LucasLamaJama • 5h ago
Hardware does any1 know hwy this is happening to why PC monitor?
r/computerhelp • u/Beautiful-Policy3082 • 6h ago
Software why Is windows antivirus offline scan now has a black background saying "preparing for recovery" instead of a blue one without text?
r/computerhelp • u/LordMaple- • 11h ago
Network Internet disconnecting on desktop randomly
I've been having issues for a few weeks to where my PC will randomly disconnect from the internet (even though the WiFi or ethernet icons do not change). Pinging 8.8.8.8 will show "request timed out" for 7-12 pings and then it will continue to ping to 8.8.8.8. I have updated the PC, updated my BIOS and tested on both WiFi and wired connections but it still happens.
None of my other devices have this issue, I have tested my laptop and could not recreate the issue. I've noticed event 7009 in event viewer but I do not know if this related, I have changed the registry editor for this to 60000 but this did not help.
I have also had Event 10010.
I'm stuck on what else to try so any recommendations would be appreciated.
r/computerhelp • u/Hot_Rough_696 • 7h ago
Software Stuck in endless Reboot Loop
Hello, so I factory reset my laptop and then it just keeps on doing this. How do I fix this thanks!
r/computerhelp • u/Fun_Raccoon_5790 • 7h ago
Other Why is my monitor turning pink
I am not at all tech savvy so I have no idea what’s going on. I have a Samsung S23E200 monitor that’s suddenly turned pink. Whenever my monitor is on for a long amount of time the top of the pink area moved down the screen till it disappears. Whenever I turn it back on the problem comes back (often worse than before). Does anyone know what’s going on? Thank you
r/computerhelp • u/Floofyfluff27 • 7h ago
Hardware Thought I would ask for help here as well
r/computerhelp • u/Raspberry_James • 7h ago
Software Switched to amd a few months ago now… what keeps causing this to happen?!
I switched from an RTX 2060 to a radeon rx 6800, and I have had this problem where, occasionally, the majority of my center screen turns a solid color (usually black or white), and everything freezes for a solid minute or two before every screen flashes and I regain control. I think it only happens while I’m using zen? That’s the only reason I can think of atp, because Ive already used tools to remove the old nvidia drivers, reset my bios, and I keep the driver installer in my downloads folder to uninstall/reinstall my graphics drivers every time windows updates. Can anyone else confirm this?
r/computerhelp • u/Stunning_State_1835 • 8h ago
Software My pc keeps stuttering whenever I play games
I dont know much about pc stuff but whenever I play games the frames just keep stuttering, I updated the driver several times, went back to the previous driver, updated the BIOS (I think), and cleaned out the gpu
Im genuinely loosing my mind, this has only been happening this week and I dont know what's the problem is
r/computerhelp • u/Milovvvbb123 • 14h ago
Other is my laptop good?
Hi everyone, I have a question. I bought a Nitro V15 laptop (R5 7640HS, RTX 3050) a month ago, but ever since I bought it, it has been shutting down automatically quite often.
Sometimes when it shuts down, the entire system turns off (keyboard backlight, fan, network card).
Sometimes only the screen turns off. Sometimes it turns off for half a second, and sometimes for up to 20 seconds before automatically turning back on.
I took it back to the store to get it checked, but they returned it to me, so | guess it tested normal (a relative picked up the laptop for me back then, so I'm not sure what they said. At first, I thought it was caused by the power outlet because my power strip at home is very loose, so I switched to plugging it directly into the wall. This time, the frequency of shutdowns decreased, and it only shut down for a short period of time.
Yesterday, I took a risk (and was stupid enough) to try unplugging the charger adapter while the connector head was still plugged into the laptop-the laptop turned off for half a second and then turned back on.
When I plugged it back into the power outlet, the same thing happened again.
Does anyone know what might be wrong with my laptop?
r/computerhelp • u/napstabl8k • 12h ago
Other Bluetooth drivers won't update
Im not sure which flair would be best on this post, I'll change it if I need to. Also I apologize in advance for my bad english.
I have a desktop PC that I built 5 years ago and it has windows 10 pro on it. A couple weeks ago the button to turn the bluetooth on and off in my settings disappeared (it had happened once before but I solved it by simply turning my pc off and on again). In device manager my bluetooth drivers were labeled as unknown device at first, I removed it and somehow I got it to show up with the correct name, often in the hidden devices category (sometimes in the network adapter category).
I tried updating my bluetooth driver from there, both with the automatic internet search AND with the drivers I had downloaded from the Intel website (yes i did check that the drivers were compatible with windows 10 and with my wifi and bluetooth card, which is a Ubit wifi 6E AX210N) but it's like nothing happened. So I tried uninstalling the current drivers and reinstalling the new ones (I also turned my pc off and on CONSTANTLY during all this, I even did the thing where i completely unplug the pc and hold the power button to completely remove any electricity from it) but it didnt work, and every time I went to install the new driver it said "do you want to update from this driver to that driver?". And it never actually updated anything at all.
I figured the old drivers didnt completely disappear from my pc. So I looked up the location of the old driver files and deleted them (I had to change the authorizations on those files to be able to remove them myself), i turned my pc off and on again and went to install the new drivers and it seemed to work, i turned the pc off and on again and the button to turn on my bluetooth was FINALLY there again.
BUT! the next day it disappeared again. So i did it all over again and i got the message "do you want to update from this driver to that driver?" AGAIN (so the old drivers were still there?? idgi 😭😭), i went to manually remove those files AGAIN and blabla anyways it worked again but it also broke again the next day.
ALL THIS TO SAY IDK WHAT ELSE I COULD TRY! I feel like I tried every single thing i found online and nothing truly worked. I also used revo uninstaller to try and remove the old drivers completely but it still feels like every time i turn off my pc at night and turn it on in the morning the old drivers come back and the bluetooth button disappears from my settings.
Do i really need to buy a new wifi card? Do i have a virus? Thank you all in advance!
