Computer stopped working

john macco 45 Reputation points
2025-12-15T14:30:40.44+00:00

My ASUS Vivobook laptop, Windows-11 and HP Officejet 4655 printer has essentially stopped working. I cannot load a download from the folder. I cannot load Firefox. I cannot print anything. The error message says windows cannot access specified device, path or file. I can provide any additional information if needed.


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Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
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  1. john macco 45 Reputation points
    2025-12-15T14:36:53.3033333+00:00

    I tried what was suggested but did not resolve problems

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  2. JC 7,515 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-12-15T19:55:02.1366667+00:00

    Hello,

    Can you describe exactly how firefox stopped working?
    Does it give any other error messages aside from "cannot acccess"?
    Was there a windows update before all this happened?

    Let me know more when you can,

    JC

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  3. john macco 45 Reputation points
    2025-12-15T21:04:06.49+00:00

    all the error messages said cannot access specified device path or file

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