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Windows Activation Issue After Motherboard Replacement
This PC was activated using a Windows 10 volume license and was later upgraded to Windows 11. After the motherboard was replaced last week due to a hardware failure, Windows is no longer activated. When attempting to activate Windows using the previously…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
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S Mode auto-activated, can't load pdf files or McAfee
Win11 S Mode seems to have auto-activated; now pdf files won't load, get McAfee errors Moved from: Microsoft Edge | Browser crashes or stops working | Windows 11
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
4,228 questions
asked 2026-01-08T20:05:24.3666667+00:00
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Jean Chacona
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commented 2026-01-16T01:05:00.7433333+00:00
Jean Chacona
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Windows 11, My new computer came with "Windows 11 Home"
Hello from Steve Windows 11, My new computer came with "Windows 11 Home". My other computer has Windows 11 Pro I have downloaded Windows 11 Pro to a USB stick using the other computer. Question please am I allowed to install Windows Pro on my…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Install and upgrade
8,461 questions
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transfer windows digital licence to new machine
i own windows 10 pro digital licence and want to move it to windows 11 machine a new device currently active as windows 11 home
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation
6,621 questions
asked 2026-01-03T10:35:04.6533333+00:00
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Shaun Colley
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answered 2026-01-16T00:57:18.9566667+00:00
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John Dougherty
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High Disk Usage on System Drive (C:) Since First Use
Good afternoon, I am experiencing an issue with consistently high disk usage on my laptop, which has been present since the first day of use. The system drive (C:) appears to be extremely overloaded, significantly affecting the overall performance and…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
30,291 questions
asked 2026-01-15T23:58:38.92+00:00
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Maksym Aharkov
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answered 2026-01-16T00:55:36.56+00:00
Maksym Aharkov
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KB5074109 blank screen issue after computer enters sleep
I just received the Jan security update KB5074109. Now when my computer goes into sleep mode, it doesn't go into sleep mode all of the way. The screen turns off but the power light stays on and there's still disk activity. When I try to wake the…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,990 questions
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how do i scan from printer to laptop
how do i scan a document from the printer to my laptop
Windows for home | Other | Apps
6,215 questions
asked 2026-01-15T21:42:52.5166667+00:00
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Toni McDevitt
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edited the question 2026-01-16T00:39:43.2366667+00:00
Gérard Oomens
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Quick Question about my GPU driver.
Currently, on my Lenovo Legion, I have Nvidia GeForce Experience as my GPU driver for my laptop 4070. If I factory reset my laptop, it would reset the driver back to Lenovo's GPU driver. But I want Nvidia's so I can capture game moments. SO, if I did a…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
21,309 questions
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I cannot install Turbotax 2025. I get the setup.exe file, but when I run it, nothing happens, no error, nothing. Help!
download turbotax.exe , (transfer completes), run even as administrator, screen shows "extracting files", then screen does nothing. Did DISM then SFC, completed with no errors Did run as administrator. Plenty of memory and hard drive…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
1,570 questions
asked 2025-11-27T02:32:06.3633333+00:00
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Daniel Smith
15
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commented 2026-01-16T00:29:53.2533333+00:00
Daniel Smith
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My 2025 hp does not go to sleep even though I set up energy setting at 3 minutes for non plug in and 5 minutes for plug in
My 2025 hp does not go to sleep even though I set up energy setting at 3 minutes for non plug in and 5 minutes for plug in
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
1,990 questions
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ark survival ascended not updating through Microsoft store
it says something went wrong when I update it and I keep clicking it and it does not work
Windows for home | Other | Gaming
3,184 questions
asked 2026-01-15T22:21:51.1+00:00
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Avery Walker
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edited the question 2026-01-16T00:18:50.58+00:00
Gérard Oomens
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Removing duplicate icons on taskbar for multiple monitors is a top 3 most terrible microsoft move in this decade.
Why have you removed the ability for duplicate icons/hidden icons on taskbar with no way to add them back in? If there is one, no efficient way to do it? I have looked for months and no one has found any solution to this.... I haven't even found if…
Windows for home | Other | Desktop, Start, and personalization
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Windows 10 22H2 reboots after Fortnite (UE5 / DX12) crash – Kernel-Power 41, no BSOD
Hello, I’m experiencing an unexpected system reboot on Windows 10 Pro 22H2 after a graphics-related application crash, and I would appreciate some guidance from the community or Microsoft moderators. The issue occurs specifically when running Fortnite…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
42,398 questions
asked 2026-01-15T21:32:40.82+00:00
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Cristian Rodriguez Palancas
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commented 2026-01-16T00:14:47.2166667+00:00
Cristian Rodriguez Palancas
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How do i fix windows back up error saying partially backed up
Trying to fiqure out why windows backup is saying only partially backed up. Says folders not backed up and then option to open one drive but I don't know what to do next? Everything I have tried is not working.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
5,002 questions
asked 2026-01-16T00:12:15.83+00:00
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Jayne Strickland
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answered 2026-01-16T00:12:24.6233333+00:00
Q&A Assist
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How to fix HPSAAppLauncher.exe
HPSAAppLauncher.exe: I am always receiving this notice. How can I resolve this issue?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
13,922 questions
asked 2025-11-20T10:18:40.0233333+00:00
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Joe Arnaud
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commented 2026-01-16T00:08:16.34+00:00
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John Tough
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Can’t activate windows 11
Hello, I recently factory reset my pc and reinstalled windows to a different drive. Upon reinstalling windows I’ve found it’s no longer activated. When I try to trouble shoot the activation and click “I changed hardware on this pc recently” I’m met with…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
4,228 questions
asked 2026-01-15T22:43:24.77+00:00
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William Mitchell
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commented 2026-01-16T00:07:20.2+00:00
EmilyS726
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Since Windows 11 updates my Epson XP-430 will not scan.
I have talked with Epson several times but they suspect some win11 updates may have caused problem. They suggested a temp turnoff by Microsoft of firewall and antivirus to see if that works. The printer function works fine but scan does not.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
21,309 questions
asked 2026-01-15T23:32:13.3433333+00:00
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Joe Usiewicz
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answered 2026-01-16T00:06:17.09+00:00
EmilyS726
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Windows OS Functions stop working during and after Google Meet Screen Share
When sharing my screen during a Google Meet, certain hotkeys and general functions of Windows 10 OS do not work until after a restart. These functions include, but may not be limited to: Alt+Tab, WindowsKey+X, WindowsKey (to open start menu), and opening…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
42,398 questions
asked 2026-01-15T23:35:47.8633333+00:00
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Liam Beal
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answered 2026-01-15T23:36:25.5866667+00:00
Q&A Assist
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System speaker volume control says "no audio device is installed"
No Sound. System speaker volume control says "no audio device is installed" It appears no output device exists? I up-dated audio drivers and after that no sound is working Audio Drivers: Intel Smart Sound Tech Bus Ver: 10.29.0.12389, …
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
21,309 questions
asked 2026-01-15T18:21:30.1566667+00:00
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RemmingtonBishop-4586
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commented 2026-01-15T23:29:24.5233333+00:00
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Ivan B
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Independent Advisor
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WHEA-Logger Event 17
I previously had a GTX 1660 Super, an i5-12400F, 32 GB of RAM, an XPG Core Reactor 2 VE power supply, and a Prime B760M-K D4 motherboard. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PERFECTLY until I changed the graphic card to an RTX 5060. At first, I was getting STUTTERING…
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
39,278 questions
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