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CLOCK WATCHDOG TIMEOUT bluescreen

I've been getting these CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT Bluescreens on my laptop lately, they happen infrequently. I have tried using Memory Diagnostics but it said that there were no errors. Does anybody know how to stop this from reocurring? It's very annoying.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2025-07-12T05:59:47.0566667+00:00
MD 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-12T06:36:02.89+00:00
MD 0 Reputation points
7 answers

My desktop has been crashing randomly since a few days ago. It says the previous shutdown was unexpected in Event Viewer, and the message before says Unable to load Pluton-Windows firmware. StatusCode: STATUS_SUCCESS, Reason: Failed to apply firmware.

So this started a few days ago, and my desktop has been shutting off randomly. One day it crashed more than 10 times, today it crashed about 4 times. Does anyone know what it could be? I am certain it is not due to the plug or overheating. I have a…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2025-07-06T06:07:17.0166667+00:00
j hern 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-12T06:34:47.6433333+00:00
DaveM121 1,040 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Need help changing my alias (@xboxlivefamily.com account alias)

I currently unable to change my primary alias on my Microsoft account. My account was made back in 2013 on the Xbox 360, and it has ...@xboxlivefamily.com as the domain. I do not want that as the email associated with the account anymore and would rather…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2025-07-04T01:08:51.2966667+00:00
Riley Colt 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-07-12T06:32:09.1333333+00:00
Riley Colt 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Pink and Green Screen with HDR setting Dolby Vision mode enabled with Nvidia GPU

I am running Windows 11 Home 24H2 with my Desktop having an EVGA RTX 3070 8GB as my video out through an HDMI 2.1 to my 42" LG OLED C2 display. The TV's settings are Gamemode on with Gsync, 4:4:4 pass through, and deep color enabled. I was…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2025-07-12T05:37:54.29+00:00
DJ S 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-12T06:31:13.3633333+00:00
nobuko c 160 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Urgent please: "completion_tokens", "prompt_tokens" vs "input", "output" and "Cached Input" on Azure OpenAi pricing :-(

Hello All https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/cognitive-services/openai-service/#pricing In the API call responses, I see "completion_tokens", "prompt_tokens" And the pricing page has input, output and cached input. I am…

Azure AI services
Azure AI services
A group of Azure services, SDKs, and APIs designed to make apps more intelligent, engaging, and discoverable.
3,662 questions
asked 2025-07-12T06:29:53.4666667+00:00
It is VMS 100 Reputation points
2 answers

How to initialize my disk

Basically, my external hard drive suddenly stopped showing in explorer. I tried changing ports and cables but nothing works. I checked in the Device Manager and it says that the device is working properly. Then when I checked in Disk Management, I was…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2025-07-11T12:25:18.5033333+00:00
Marcus 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-12T06:28:17.1933333+00:00
DaveM121 1,040 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How can I turn my reward experience to Bangladesh from USA ?

hello , i am a old user of microsoft bing . i am currently in BANGLADESH , but my account shows me the reward exp of USA . it says "looks like you are for the go , for now you will see the reward experience for USA, but if you keep earning point in…

Bing | Microsoft Rewards
asked 2025-07-12T05:11:08.24+00:00
sifat raw 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-12T06:27:33.65+00:00
paulr0511 470 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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SD Card Not Recognized on ROG Ally

i got a Team Group Pro+ 1TB SD card for the ROG Ally Z1, but it is not working. The disk does not appear in Disk Management, and it is not recognized by the system settings or anywhere else on the device. Videos watched indicate the disk should be…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-07-11T16:51:06.09+00:00
Rex 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-07-12T06:27:26.1866667+00:00
Rex 0 Reputation points
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Azure VM Agent Unhealthy: Cannot SSH or RDP Access

An Azure Linux VM is running but reports an unhealthy/unavailable VM Agent, preventing SSH and RDP access. All TCP SYNs to ports 22 (SSH) and 3389 (RDP) are timing out, and Run-Command invocations are failing due to the missing agent. What has been…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
9,067 questions
asked 2025-07-12T06:25:09.51+00:00
Moon Liu 0 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Action required: Make a purchase by June 4, 2025 to continue using your tenant

Hello, I need some help to rectify the issue below. I received an email entitled: “Action required: Make a purchase by June 4, 2025 to continue using your tenant” from microsoft-noreply@microsoft.com . Required action: To continue using your tenant, make…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2025-05-04T05:13:41.4966667+00:00
JOYCE SIM 30 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-12T06:24:55.6033333+00:00
Nazar Pallaev 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Accessing centralized laws in Resource-context

Hi, our centralized laws is currently using use resource or workspace permissions as access control mode so that all our cloud admins can see all the data from different applications (vm + native components) using Log Analytics Reader. I know that…

Azure Monitor
Azure Monitor
An Azure service that is used to collect, analyze, and act on telemetry data from Azure and on-premises environments.
3,668 questions
asked 2022-12-21T07:57:41.21+00:00
Bombbe 1,441 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-12T06:24:16.4533333+00:00
Jana fisher 0 Reputation points
6 answers

Windows 11 from HDD to SDD

I need to copy windows 11 C drive (Keep my games on my D Drive) from an HDD to SDD. What free cloning software can I trust?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-07-09T18:27:10.47+00:00
GrizzGolf 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-12T06:23:29.0266667+00:00
30225997 75 Reputation points
6 answers

Windows 11 install reformatted my USB to FAT32 after I made it NTSC

Windows 11 install reformatted my USB to FAT32 after I made it NTSC. How do I install Windows 11 if this keeps happening?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-07-09T07:27:03.2566667+00:00
markireland 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-12T06:22:56.29+00:00
DaveM121 1,040 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Stuck at "choose your keyboard layout" in Automatic Repair.

keyboard or mouse not responding in automatic repair when asking for a keyboard layout

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2025-07-11T18:25:24.44+00:00
Alternative Micro 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-12T06:21:12.9766667+00:00
Alternative Micro 0 Reputation points
1 answer

All of my games are crashing as of 7/10/25

I played a game for about an hour, then I went and fixed myself some dinner. I came back in about 3 hours and now my computer can't open any games that opens and fills the entire screen without major lag, then a still image, and then crashing. I cant…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2025-07-12T06:16:34.54+00:00
Tetinoue 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-12T06:16:34.9866667+00:00
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My dism had a problem

_Quang@Cyber 🤖 : dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth Công cụ quản lý và bảo trì hình ảnh triển khai Phiên bản: 10.0.26100.5582 Phiên bản hình ảnh: 10.0.26200.5670 [==========================100.0%==========================] Hoạt động khôi phục…

Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Other
asked 2025-07-12T06:13:37.5733333+00:00
Quang 0 Reputation points
1 answer

surface pro13 batteries

サーフェイスpro13 購入時より充電中に筐体がビリビリしていました。初めての購入でしたのでこのようなものだと思っていたのですが、1年経った現在は充電中のビリビリが強くなっているような感じです。 そのような仕様であればいいのですが漏電とかが心配です。皆さんのご使用中のサーフェイスproはいかがでしょうか?Microsoftさんの問い合わせ先や修理などに出すにも分からないためお聞きした次第です。 何卒ご教示ください。よろしくお願いします。

Surface | Surface Pro | Power and battery
asked 2025-07-12T05:22:47.0633333+00:00
Jun 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-12T06:12:12.3566667+00:00
nobuko c 160 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why isn't my camera working at all, not even an error code is popping up?

I have a Surface Pro 7. I tried previewing the surface camera front and it specifically says, "Camera preview failed to start, please reload the page and try again" (Reloading the page did nothing). I tried shutting down my PC for thirty…

Surface | Surface Pro | Sound and camera
asked 2025-07-12T01:02:59.1033333+00:00
Fellow Struggler 0 Reputation points
accepted 2025-07-12T06:10:01.05+00:00
Fellow Struggler 0 Reputation points
2 answers

is allocated memory taken from Virtual memory reserved or its different.

if you see the screenshot , the buffle pool memory clerk, the allocated memory, Virtual memory reserved and virtual memory committed. I am confused if the allocated memory taken from virtual memory, or allocated memory is taken from OS and Virtual memory…

SQL Server Database Engine
asked 2025-07-10T06:32:35.12+00:00
SQLDBA 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-07-12T06:08:16.53+00:00
SQLDBA 0 Reputation points
1 answer

How to set permissions on external drive connected to a second PC to full access

I recently got my RDP back to my second PC after Windows 11 24H2 broke it, and I have been dealing with my RDP being broken for close to a year. Now that I have finally got it back and can see all my drives, and can access all my drives. The problem is…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy
asked 2025-07-12T00:52:31.0066667+00:00
Chris Byrd 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-12T06:06:15.0033333+00:00
Ian Trinh 640 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator