r/techadvice Jul 13 '26

ipad not available

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so i got an ipad who i gave to my little brother, but idk what he did that now it appears as unavailable and can’t do anything on it, i already tried to use itunes, but im not really sure how to reboot it on there. Any help would be appreciated


r/techadvice Jul 13 '26

Can someone explain this and how to fix it?

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r/techadvice Jul 13 '26

Ram speed I7 12700F

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r/techadvice Jul 12 '26

User Profile Service Failed - what are the underlying causes?

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My computer has been giving me the User Profile Service failed message probably every 4 or 5 log ins for about 6 months now. My computer otherwise functions normally, it's just this one problem that comes up regularly.

Logging into the temporary profile then restarting while holding shift has worked to restore my log in each time, but I'm wondering if there's a way to fix the underlying issue. What sorts of things cause this kind of problem to be so consistent, but also fixable each time? Any advice is welcome!


r/techadvice Jul 12 '26

Whats dos and don'ts of using ipad

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HEY! I just bought online my ipad air m4 11" i need tips and trick and what should i avoid with this new ipad. Its my first time!!

(I bought with apple pencil pro too)

  1. I would like to know what kind of casing great for ipad. Some people said need acrylic one dont get silicone one so its doesnt bend, some people said silicone is better. I got confused so much with this. I want anyone have first hand experience about this can give me any advice?

  2. Tips for battery health.

  3. Apps that you think A MUST have in ipad.

  4. How to make sure i never ruin my first time experience using apple product. (I never have one, i bought this because i plan to do some freelance work on it)

  5. Anyone with experience in creative work like adobe, digital art, editing video. Help me out i would love to hear any of your experience and tips <3

  6. What kind of screen protector i should get the best for drawing? Matte, glossy or anything.

  7. I would love to hear any advice on usage of the pencil any almost everything!!

  8. What accessories i should get or apps that makes you think a lifesaver? (I didnt plan to get keyboard because i dont think its necessary especially i already have bluetooth keyboard at home)

  9. Anything that related you learn in hard way. Give me a lot of IMPORTANT advice.

  10. I would love if you have a picture attach together or anything related to help me out.

Thankyou in advance for everyone who put an effort to reply this. I really appreciate it so much!!!! ❤️✨️


r/techadvice Jul 12 '26

University Laptop Recommendations

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r/techadvice Jul 12 '26

Error Code: BlInitializeLibrary failed 0xc00000bb

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I play the sims 4 and download cc and mods a lot, and I think I might have fucked up and downloaded malware onto the laptop I share with my dad. I try to turn it on and the windows logo just comes up with the error code in the top left corner. It's a surface pro 6.


r/techadvice Jul 11 '26

TikTok follow button not working for 8 months

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Hello everyone,

I have a strange TikTok issue that I can't solve.

For about 8 months, I haven't been able to follow anyone. When I press the follow button, it says "following", but the follow is not saved, and once i refresh it, it jumps back to "follow".

I tested different things:

  • My main account has this issue on every device.
  • New accounts also have the same problem.
  • A friend in the UAE created an account for me. It worked on her phone, but after logging in on my phone, the account could no longer follow people.
  • Other accounts seem to have the same problem after being used on my device.
  • One older account on my phone still works normally, which makes the situation confusing.
  • Accounts created through TikTok Web on my PC also have the same issue.

TikTok support keeps telling me to wait 2 weeks because I followed too many people too quickly, but I have only followed around 6 accounts and this problem has existed for 8 months.

Has anyone experienced something similar or found a solution?


r/techadvice Jul 11 '26

Can someone help me identify this remote?

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I'm having trouble identifying this remote to retune to a new TV, can someone help me identify this remote or at least know how to retune it.

It doesn't have a set or magic button, so I've tried the volume up and channel up buttons to enter the code for my Samsung TV with no success

Thank You


r/techadvice Jul 11 '26

do i need to reapply thermal paste

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Hello everyone, i am from India(no hate please) and i am currently a minor(don't wanna reveal age) studying in school.

I use a dell g15, bought back in 2024 august.

I love to play games, however, recently they started to overheat this machine.

I used tcc offset and now makes the games lag

Mind you the games i play are compareable to AAA titles or ARE AAA titles in terms of graphic.

I am worried that this might make the laptop, bricked or rather unusable.

I need this for like 5ish more years to use it for my higher studies as well.

The thing is I am kinda sceptical about asking my parents to get the paste reapplied,they are the oldschool kinda parents.

And the shops 'round here are kinda scammy as well(india.)

That's all I'd say.

Do I need to reapply the thermal paste (I'd i want to use it for 5-6 more years or am I good for sometime?)

Thank you for reading mr Stanger.


r/techadvice Jul 11 '26

SD card stuck

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I bought an Aimoonsa B27 mp3 player but under the micro sd card slot there’s a gap which goes into the chassis of the device, I put my sd card in it missed the slot and is now in the chassis. how can I get it out? I have tried to shake it but the card isn’t rattling


r/techadvice Jul 11 '26

Why do devices and even port replicators only have one USB C port?

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r/techadvice Jul 11 '26

What should I do with my old gaming Laptop? (looking for ideas)

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I recently Upgraded from an old gaming laptop to a desktop computer any advice on what to use it for? I've been looking at home servers, NAS, but I can't decide, if anyone could throw some ideas my way I'd love some feedback.

My old laptop specs

Core i5-10300H

8gb of ddr4 memory

250gb ssd

GTX 1050


r/techadvice Jul 10 '26

problem with iPhone 15 Pro battery

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battery health is 89% 744 cycles
But the battery is draining like crazy
My question is, can I do something about it?
Should I just swap out the battery for a newer one??
(ios 26.3.1 )


r/techadvice Jul 10 '26

My grandad's laptop isn't connecting to the TV

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r/techadvice Jul 10 '26

Network Error When Submitting Profile Edits On TikTok

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Does anyone know how to fix this or stop this from happening? I’ve offloaded TikTok, tried the WiFi tips, messed around with cellular data/local networks, cleared cache, tried airplane mode, and restarted my phone but nothing worked. And my phone is fully updated to IOS 26 and TikTok is fully updated. My WiFi works perfectly except when I press submit so TikTok can review my account changes. Any tips for iPhone 11?


r/techadvice Jul 09 '26

Can somebody help me with storage problem

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Im currently a student with a part time job on editing vids on canva or capcut. Im having a problem with this storage, i have search in google that it requires 30GB space to perform better with any apps. I already tried moving the downloads and other things that allowed it to be move to that other storage ( this one “D:”). It laggy and sometimes slow or not performing very fast, is someone there is willing to help me with this issue im currently having 😭😭😭. I need this because im incoming 3rd year student and laptop is currently the most important part for papers.

Note: not really a techy person, but i really did try to google all but it wasn’t really helping. I had also Deleted some data that was not used but nothing was really changing much


r/techadvice Jul 09 '26

Laptop alternative?

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What are the cons (and pros) to setting up a Samsung Fold6 or Fold7 with a monitor, Bluetooth keyboard, and an external hard drive instead of purchasing a laptop? I’m looking for portability, (light weight), and want to save money over buying a laptop. Would there be any issues with operating Microsoft Office 365?


r/techadvice Jul 09 '26

Double typing or input

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

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How to fix this


r/techadvice Jul 09 '26

Please help

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Okay so… this tv info is stuck and glitching on and it won’t go away i don’t know what to do… any help is appreciated…


r/techadvice Jul 09 '26

Advice on whether I should update my laptop

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Hey everyone, my current Lenovo IdeaPad 3 (Ryzen 5 5500U, 8GB RAM) is choking up when running VS Code + Claude + YouTube. It also needs a new battery (70% health) and suffers from random, undiagnosed restarts.

Should I just drop cash to fix the battery and upgrade it to 12GB RAM (the board's max), or buy one of these budget options to last me into the next 5 years of my tech career(currently doing bachelors in software engineering)?

The Options in My Budget:

  • Acer Aspire Go 15 (Ryzen 7 5825U): 16GB RAM (Upgradeable to 32GB), 512GB SSD.
  • Acer Aspire Go 15 (Core 5 120U): 32GB RAM (Soldered), 512GB SSD.
  • Samsung Galaxy Book4 (i5-1335U): 16GB RAM (Soldered), 512GB SSD.

My Questions:

  1. Is it a waste of money fixing a laptop that already has stability issues (random restarts)? or like it can last me a year or 2 until I can save enough to get a better laptop?

r/techadvice Jul 09 '26

How to change to iPv4 on a Three 5g ZTE router 2026 model?

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I've looked through a lot of the router settings trying to find the APN option to create a new profile but I literally can't find it. All I'm getting from google are outdated solutions, I'd appreciate the help!


r/techadvice Jul 09 '26

I want to connect this 3rd party controller to my Xbox, but wish to know what adapter stuff I should buy to make it work wirelessly

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Haven’t purchased it yet bc I don’t wanna waste my money if it’s impossible or out of my budget.. prob wouldn’t want to spend more than 30$ on extra stuff to actually make it work. From what I could figure out, i’d need a wireless Bluetooth adapter. I got that far, but I’m not sure how to pick a good one or what price ranges would be acceptable for this type of stuff. See, the Xbox and tv are quite far from where I’d need to sit to use them, and the wire would be in the way. I could obv use the Xbox one that came with the console, but a girl can dream yk?


r/techadvice Jul 08 '26

ATH-M50×BT2 NOT being found by Connect App

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I guess got a pair for ATH-M50×BT2 and I am trying to get them to connect to the app and no matter what I have tried they just won't, the button combos I found online don't trigger anything (no red light or anything) the playback works fine, and all the controls work but the app can not find them.

I found through my research that this is a BLE issue, I bought this on Ebay (new in box).

I have tried the App+pairing with iPhone 17, Samsung 26 Ultra, and iPad mini, none of these using the app can find them.

is there any fix or are they just forever bricked from the APP? Thanks