How to recover data? Bitlocker won’t recognise password after Windows 11 Pro 24H2 rebooted (TPM-WMI System errors with event ID 1796)
PC rebooted itself 02:09:39 morning. When I select my data drive the Bitlocker dialogue pops up but it says the password is incorrect (it isn't). It doesn't recognise the recovery keys saved in my Microsoft account. Event viewer shows several TPM-WMI…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy
How do I unlink my children's local logins from their Microsoft accounts?
I recently set up a Windows 11 machine for my family (2 adults, 2 children). We are having login problems, which I've reported in a different thread. I deliberately set up everyone with local accounts, but I notice if I log into anything with a…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
Ethernet capping at 10mbps?
Hi everyone, my ethernet has been capping at 10 mbps for the past month or so when its supposed to go 100mbps and over, however if i disable and reenable the ethernet adapter (sometimes) it will go back to its normal 100mbps. But around 30 mins after…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Internet and connectivity
Slow data tansfer
Data transfer from laptop to external portable SSD very slow, currently 2mps, usually about 700mps. High performance ThinkPad P1 gen7 and 2 x Samsung t7 shield SSD, all up to date.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
Frequent BSODs on HP Victus Laptop — DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION (0x133), VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE (0x116), DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE (0x9F)
Hi everyone, Victus by HP Gaming Laptop 15-fa1xxx 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13420H GeForce RTX 3050 6gb windows 11 I’ve been facing repeated BSODs on my HP Victus Gaming Laptop 15-fa1xxx (Windows 11) from 1-2 months after buying, the problem is…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers

Should I go back to windows 10
I changed from windows 10 to windows 11 a year ago it was all good and no problems but after time issues have popped up I can't update windows because of my pc then a lot of dll files are missing then I can't run sfc /scannow command and my pc is just…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
phone link contacts sync
Phone link is not syncing my contacts on Iphone. So when I look at messages only the phone number displays.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
Windows explorer issues affecting screen interaction and file explorer dialogs
For a while I've been experiencing a few weird problems with explorer. Problem 1: After a while of using my laptop, the left side of my screen becomes unclickable. The display is fine, the cursor shows up, and it updates as expected, but I just can't…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
NO DELETE ALL PASSWORD FEATURE EXISTS IN MICROSOFT
Issue: Inability to Delete Stored Windows Passwords in Bulk Despite multiple attempts and misleading suggestions from various community responses, the issue remains unresolved: passwords stored in Windows cannot be deleted in bulk. Let me be clear—this…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy
I can't change my screen brightness.
The Screen Brightness toggles on the keyboard don't do anything, and then slide bar in settings is greyed out. There is no slide bar in the quick settings when I click the battery. My retinas thank you for any help.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
How do i transfer Spotify Playlist to Windows Media player so i can listen offline
How do i transfer Spotify Playlist to Windows Media player so i can listen offline
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
Intel Core i7-3612QM with 2.1GHz with 8 Cores Supports Windows 11? I am asking before i download Windows 11.
My Windows 10 is so old version and Doesn't Support Anything and Doesn't Getting Any Updates, So I want to upgrade my windows to 11, I don't know if my processor really support That Version Of Windows, I am asking before i download OS
Windows for home | Windows 11 | PC Health Checker
Windows 11 on 7th gen processor
Hi, PC Health Check shows Windows 11 system requirements are met other than processor. Currently Windows 10 Home 22H2 on Intel Core i7-7500U @2.70GHz processor, 2 cores. Aware oldest recommended is 8th gen. However, meet all other requirements;…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
After 2025-07 cumulative Windows 10 update, laptop won't shut down
When trying to turn off the laptop, the login page reappears every time. This happened right after the latest cumulative windows 10 2025-07 update. I have tried several things to little avail: I have done every step of this guide. The only thing that…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
I need help with BSOD
I am having problems with BSOD crashes during gaming and cannot figure out the problem. Im trying to use WINDBG but I cant understand how to read dump file.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

Having to frequently restart because screen gets choppy
I've been having this problem where I need restart constantly because my screen just starts to feel choppy. The first time it really was the fault of a faulty DP cable but now that I have switched to HDMI the experience for like the first hour or…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
Blue screen ntoskrnl.exe but only when connected to the internet.
Hey guys, So i'm having an issue where my PC will get BSOD if he is connected to the internet, be it via cable or wifi adapter. Now i managed to narrow it down to probably being a driver issue, because this does not happen if i run my PC in safe mode…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
Meu segundo monitor não funciona no Windows 11
Tenho 2 monitores Samsung T350 e minha placa de vídeo é a AMD RX550. Na tela da bios os 2 monitores funcionam normalmente, mas ao iniciar o windows funciona apenas 1 monitor. Ja atualizei o windows e os drivers da placa de vídeo e ate agora nada. Ja tem…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
BSOD - Page Fault in nonpaged area
Dear Experts, I would like some help and guidance to save my windows 11 which has suddenly showing me BSOD after a restart with a message page-fault_in_nonpaged_area I am thinking of two possible cuplrits; I updated NVIDIA GPU driver for 2070Ti I…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
Windows keeps giving me a preparing windows message during every boot up
Windows keeps giving me a message during boot up like "preparing windows" and other things that flash to fast to read. I was successfully logged into my account but I'm still worried why it happens with each boot. I have ran sfc/scannow and…