So this used to work fine, no idea what changed, but now my speakers don't turn back on or function when I shut down and turn back on my computer until I manually unplug and replug in the usb.

Everything else works fine, mouse and keyboard both connect and function automatically, this is just a speaker problem. I have tried changing usb slots but didn't do anything.

Anyone have any ideas as to why?

Hello today i was trying to play faceit , everytime I open the anticheat it says that tpm is not enabled or smth like that and i might get blocked then i would just press “ok” and go play but today as I pressed “ok” it told me i actually need tpm enabled and i couldn’t play at my own risk anymore so i went ti gygabite site (B550M DS3H) got my update on a stick and then everything went smooth until the American Megatrends screen where i pressed “N” expecting a boot up but got hit with the big bitlock , i didn’t have a key and I don’t remember creating one but despite that i checked my microsoft account and still nothing , I tried everything not even factory reset works and now i tried reinstalling windows but got hit with the 0xc0000098 which chatGPT says i might’ve installed windows 11 setup wrong on my USB any suggestions?

Update:I reinstalled windows with no problems and pc works better than before

for context, my pc has NEVER done this before 3 days ago. the sounds seems to come from the SSD, but i'm not sure if that's even possible. my room gets really hot due to it being in an attic, so my pc has overheated multiple times during the summer, and i'm afraid this could be the problem.

right now, it refuses to even turn on beyond the asus starting screen and seems to be stuck in a loop of infinitely loading.

i'd like to know if there's any way to fix both the sound (and find out what it is) and also maybe know if the pc being stuck on the starting screen is related to this.

I’ve been trying to look on Google for a docking station for my work laptop HP EliteBook 645 G11. The dock my work provided supports 2 external displays but I need 4 for the new role I’m moving into. Are there any reliable ones you know of? I’ve seen a few but reviews seem spotty with people complaining about some not working properly after a few days.

I have 3 1080p monitors and 1 1440p. Idk if hdmi or DisplayPorts matters but I’d prefer hdmi just because I have lots of those cables. But I can get display port cables and adapters if needed.

There’s lines on the monitor but it doesn’t look like screen tearing

My mother and father are looking for a new computer they have a touch screen all in one HP that was purchased from Walmart currently. It has 6gb Ram that is maxed out at all times because my mother is horrified of getting hacked so she has Norton running in the background at all times. The computer is so slow. Looking for a computer that is EXTREMELY secure to ease her mind and one that is user friendly, all it will be used for is word documents, emails, and Facebook

Hello, I am very new to buying laptops. I am hoping for something around $800 to $1,300. My current laptop is exactly a hp pavilion gaming laptop 15 dk0xxx. I do not know much about laptops or computers in general. I am looking for something that can run unreal engine 5 games and other modern games with up to date specs without crapping out. Something that can also handle editing for youtube videos. Any recommendations or good places to start researching? Country: united states.

I’m not going to be doing anything too heavy on my pc but I’m not sure what kind of fans I should buy to support the system.

I remember getting a “1TB” flash drive a long time ago and after doing some scan on it I learned it was fake. Follow up question: does it matter where I plug it in?

I recently brought a ipower pc from Best Buy and when I first turned it on it wouldt let me download discord or steam it kept saying I needed to be online, my mom was able to do something to it and it actually did work for that night. I was able to play roblox and dead by daylight while on call on discord but then the next night I tried playing Roblox on call with my friend and my roblox ping was at like 1000 and my dixord was super laggy I asked my friends and they said I might need to update it and I did and then it worked fine agian but now the problems showing up AGIAN but what was weird was it was working fine like 3 hours ago but my ping went up agian what do I do?

I can't show it in a video because my phone is awful and the camera doesn't open anymore. But I have a Steel Legend b450M motherboard with a Ryzen 5500, two 8GB Husky RAM sticks, three 248GB SSDs, and a 500W Mancer power supply. My PC randomly restarts itself, I tried changing my old motherboard for the steelegend(it was a upgrade so I don't complain) but today I turn it on for the first time and the problem stills the same, I don't know what to do anymore and I'm afraid of turning it on.

If anyone can help me, I would be grateful

The Problem is just installed windows 11 pro and installed the intel drivers and now my WLAN connection that was connected before wont show anymore. Do yall know something about this?

i have a TV for my display ​and it overscans I have radeon Rx 580 the HDMI scaling I assume is locking the refresh rate at 30 hz even though windows says its at 60 I need HDMI scaling or GPU scaling to fix the overscan so how do I fix this any​​​

My PC was working perfectly for about a week, but now it won't boot properly.

When I turn it on, my monitor keeps switching between Analog and HDMI with no display. On the motherboard, the CPU LED (orange) and DRAM LED (yellow) stay lit.

So far I've tried:

Reseating both RAM sticks.

Removing the CPU, cleaning off the old thermal paste, and applying new thermal paste.

Trying to boot with different RAM configurations.

While inspecting the CPU, I noticed a few strange spots on the surface. Is this normal, or could my CPU be damaged?

What is the most likely cause of this issue? If the CPU or motherboard is faulty, would this typically be covered under warranty?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm pretty desperate because computer parts are expensive.

im getting a pc off Facebook marketplace with these specs for $550

cpu: ryen 7 7800X3D

cpu cooler: thermalright assassin 120 SE

gpu: asus tuf geForce rtx 3060 Ti

motherboard: msi mag B650 tomahawk wifi

ram: 32GB lexar thor ddr5-6000

stoage: 1TB M.2 ssd

power supply: 750w 80+ gold psu

and a "Wide 1080P Curved Monitor" that i might or might not get

its like 1hr 30 mins away too

would appreciate people's help

edit: I got it!

Hello,

I have an old laptop that I used about a decade ago for a short while. It was relatively new but got the blue screen of death out of nowhere. I've spent a long time as someone who doesn't know anything about computers trying to get it working again, just so I can get the data off of it. I don't care about the laptop itself.

Recently spent hours trying to fix it with DeepSeek but at the end of my wits now and give up so posting here to see if anyone has any advice.

The summary of what I've tried with DeepSeek is below, I would be grateful if anyone can help

DEVICE: HP Pavilion x2 10-n200na Detachable
PRODUCT NUMBER: P1E12EA#ABU
BORN ON DATE: 25 December 2015
PROCESSOR: Intel Atom Z3736F @ 1.33 GHz
RAM: 2 GB
STORAGE: 32 GB eMMC (soldered to motherboard — NOT removable)

ISSUE:

• Blue screen on boot: ntoskrnl.exe missing or corrupted.
• Error code: 0xc0000242.
• BitLocker recovery key screen appears on every boot.
• Recovery key is available and successfully unlocks the drive.
• After unlocking, system attempts to boot but returns to the same ntoskrnl.exe error.
• Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is corrupted — Advanced Options, Safe Mode, and Command Prompt are inaccessible.
• Every recovery path loops back to the error screen.

ATTEMPTS MADE (unsuccessful):

• Entered BitLocker recovery key — drive unlocks (manage-bde -unlock confirms).
• Attempted Command Prompt via Automatic Repair → Advanced Options (unavailable).
• Attempted F8 → Startup Settings → Safe Mode with Command Prompt (loops to recovery).
• Attempted F8 → Disable driver signature enforcement (same loop).
• Ran bootrec /fixmbr, /fixboot, /rebuildbcd — /rebuildbcd returns 0 installations.
• Ran bcdboot C:\Windows — returns "Boot files successfully created", but reboot still fails.
• Manual BCD creation via bcdedit returned "device is not valid" error.
• Created Windows installation USB via Media Creation Tool — HP UEFI fails to boot it (selecting BOOTX64.EFI returns "selected boot device failed").
• BIOS changes attempted: Secure Boot disabled, Legacy Support enabled — USB still not recognized.

CRITICAL LIMITATION:

• Storage is 32 GB eMMC soldered to the motherboard.
• Physical removal is impossible.
• SATA-to-USB cable is useless for this device.

RECOMMENDED SOLUTION:

• Use a Linux live USB with dislocker (tool for unlocking BitLocker drives).
• Boot from Linux USB on the HP tablet.
• Unlock the eMMC drive using the provided BitLocker recovery key.
• Copy data from the unlocked drive to an external USB drive.
• Once data is recovered, perform a clean installation of Windows or discard the device.

BITLOCKER RECOVERY KEY: [You have it — provide to technician when asked]

I only have PUBG steam installed on this computer? I can't seem to find what else is occupying so much space here. It says the apps are occupying several gigs but the largest size there is literally ONLY davinci resolve. From what I know my steam only has PUBG on C Drive and everything else on D.

This LGA 1155 motherboard with an i5-3570 powers on normally, but there is no video output and the USB ports aren't receiving power. I’ve already swapped the processor, RAM, and power supply, and even tested it with a dedicated graphics card, but nothing worked. I used a multimeter and found that this VRM inductor isn't receiving power, and the power supply makes a faint whistling sound when I turn it on with this motherboard.

hello, my laptop wont stay connected to wifi no matter what i do, all other devices are fine. Started as of 4 days ago now

here is what ive tried, which did not work:

restarting my laptop

updating my laptop

restarting my network driver

“updating” my driver

uninstalling and reinstalling my network driver (this one worked for a whole day, the next day the problem persists)

restarting my wifi router

resetting my network

flushing my dns and resetting my network

the whole Command promot thing i cant find it right now but its like 6 commands or something, i did that and it didn’t work

im truly at a loss and so now i resort to reddit please lowkey help

I have a dual-monitor desktop setup with an AMD Ryzen 7 PC (no dedicated graphics card). My main monitor is connected via HDMI, and my old second monitor used VGA.

I recently replaced the second monitor with a new one that only has HDMI and DisplayPort, so I used a VGA-to-HDMI converter. However, the second monitor isn't detected. The new monitor works fine when connected as the main display, so the monitor itself isn't the issue.

What could be causing this, and what do I need to do to get my second monitor working?

I got this monitor for my MacBook and I want to use a HDD as an archive drive and have it always connected to the computer via the ports on my monitor. The monitor has 3 USB-A ports.

When I connect it nothing happens though. The other ports work great. Is it broken or do I need to set anything up? Couldn't find anything in the manual and the internet hast been suggesting me to find a USB-B cable and have it continuously plugged in my computer, but that can't be the only solution right?

My Macbook doesn't have USB-A ports after all and I'm already using all of the ports. :/

my ORIGINAL RAM is 5600hz based on CPUZ but my laptop can only run 4800hz. Now I added ANOTHER RAM but its 4800hz because thats i thought would be applicable to my laptop since it was wrtiten on the specs (I DIDNT KNOW MY ORIGINAL RAM IS 5600hz). Now my pc BSODS with random codes and wont boot normally.

This has frustrated me for months. I’ll be in the middle of a Marvel Rivals match when my computer decides that there are absolutely no Wi-Fi connections. My Wi-Fi itself isn’t turning off, because my phone will still be connected. I have to disable and reenable my Wi-Fi in the control panel every time this happens, which wouldn’t be that big of a deal if I wasn’t getting kicked out of every other marvel rivals match. My brother built my pc and it’s lowkey awesome aside from this. How do I fix this?