Windows 11

Starting about a week ago, my secondary drive (SSD, X:) has acquired a "shortcut" badge.About the same time, iCloud Drive started behaving very strangely, continuously trying to sync files that are already sync'ed. The logs stored by iCloudDrive contain millions (literally) of entries of the formPath doesn't exist: X:\Cloud\iCloudDrive\Shared\Photos\2022\20220710-MetoliusRiver\JPEG-Large\20220710-91741.jpgI'm not 100% sure the shortcut designation is the cause of the iCloud issue. The drive appears normal (not a shortcut) in its "Properties" dialog and also in diskmgmt.mscHow do I proceed?View the full article

so when i have a hard drive and i try to play microsoft flight simulator and i dont have a xbox app downloaded (when i try to download the app it says to ask permision; i got this pc and i am under 16 years old and i am not really good with tech) and someone from microsoft do you need to have the xbox browser downlaod to play games from a harddrive? And one thing it says it doesnt run on the version that i have and i run on a windows 11 and i have another pc. please answer View the full article

The PC often won't boot. When I press the on button there is only a gray screen. If I disconnect all external connections, it starts occasionally if I first unplug the power cord for a minute and then hold the start button for 10-15 seconds before finally briefly pressing the start button again. It works fine to put the PC to sleep (put the screen down), then it starts normally when I open the lid again. I have installed all the updates from Microsoft, except the last one that came after my problem occurred. I have run Lenovo's trouble-shooting program. It found noView the full article

When looking at news articles on msn, either on the app or lap top the name on my profile is correct but the name next to my photo when I try to comment is not correct. I am blocked from commenting based on that name. I recently changed the name and it did not change on photo on feed Not sure I chose correct product for this questionView the full article

A little over a month ago I built a brand new pc and ever since the day I built it I've been getting blue screens. I don't think it has anything to do with windows as I've done a clean install twice and still the bsods persist. I'm pretty sure I've managed to narrow it down to something to do with drivers but I need help analyzing the dump file created after a crash. Here's the link:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lsfs4B1M_acyJadLY5wHicj_Sr-Lm22f/view?usp=sharingView the full article

On Minecraft launcher it says for bedrock edition that it's waiting on install and wont get actually install View the full article

Every few minutes to an hour, games I'm playing (or other appilcations) keep on crashing with what looks like no reason. Most games that I play constantly that are doing this are Roblox, and Baldi's Basics +, which crashes much more. Discord also keeps on crashing as well.This is what it usually looks like.If you need any computer specs, here they are.Intel Core i9-14900KF32 GB of memory2 TB storageNVIDIA Geforce RTX 4080 SUPERthis has been annoying me very much as this is a new computer and i want to use it without stuff constantly crashingif you can fix this i will be very greatful :)View the full article

Im trying to make a shortcut open as an App, that option is no longer available and I go to chrome://flags/ and "Shortcuts not Apps" doesnt even exist anymore to disableView the full article

My bitlocker was stolen. I formatted and when I logged back in everything was fine then I had to restart. My BitLocker recovery key came up and it no longer works. I formatted again because the key I had written down did not work.I have been told that windows 11 home doesn't have BitLocker by two computer antivirus companies. And a person calling from Washington stated the same thing. Yet the Microsoft website on a page, states that Win 11 Home has a limited form of bitlocker.I am missing about 40 videos for my YouTube Channel. As well as a bunch of Photos and possibly a few documents.Please hView the full article

Hello,I performed a major Windows update two days ago, and since then, my computer keeps freezing. The screen locks up for a few seconds, and if I switch screens while playing a game, the game completely freezes.I have checked all my drivers and ensured they are up to date, but the issue persists. I'm not sure what is causing this. Could you please help me troubleshoot the problem?Thank you.View the full article

Same issue as a few weeks ago where I would get an error trying to update Windows 24H2, the only solution was an in-place upgrade. Now even if I do an in-place upgrade it won't update my windows at all and it's basically a waste of time. I've tried everything.Error: 0x800f0823 or even 0x800f081f.Trying to reinstall windows via the repair method of going to System > Recovery and then "Reinstall Now" gives me the "Repair Version of Windows not found, please try again later"I've heard that some people can help me on this forum via CBS logs or whatever. I would be greatView the full article

Hi, Every time I try and login to my windows 11 laptop it doesn't let me type my password into the box. When i type I it comes up with a blank box and doesn't let my type any number or letters. My password is number and letters.I try and use my external and internal keyboard both don't work.My only work around is to forget login and go back. Then forget login again and then it allows me to enter my password.This has been going on for about a month now but it was once every other week. But now it every time i open my laptop and login.Any help would be appreciated as I can't keep doing this everView the full article

I've tried all the solutions I could find on the community page with no luck. This same pop up from User Account Control returns every time on my son's new laptop.. I've removed all restrictions that I can find. Removed him from our Microsoft family account, changed his age to 24 and turned off all internet restrictions, incase that's what it was. All the solutions just lead to another pop up with only NO as an option. So far they are from Overwolf, Steam, User Account Control Settings, and Advanced User Accounts Control Panel.. Please help. View the full article

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Dear Community!I am running a laptop with Win11 installed and am experiencing (in that order) massive lag, crashing of the Task manager, a BSOD with always the same error message (DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION) after which the laptop restarts.I've experienced this consistenly in the following situations:- Playing any 3D game- Using my Nvidia graphics card for said gameI did a bit of googling to narrow down the cause of this, hence I tried around and found out that, whenever I use my NVIDIA graphics card for that game, the BSOD occurs after ca. 5 minutes.I do not have that issue when specifically usinView the full article

So basically what i wanted to do was to manually backup some data from my old s22 ultra to my computer using an usb cable, and i've done it multiple times before, even with other phones, but it looks like this option is now broken.When i plug my cell phone to my computer, it recognizes the phone and even shows it at the dispositives tab in explorer, and when i click on it, it even shows the "internal storage folder", and this is where the strange thing starts to happen.When i click on the internal storage (of my phone) folder in explorer, it just opens the documents tab in another window, and View the full article

My Windows 11 laptop has had an update and now whenever I try and connect anything via bluetooth the machine crashes. It goes to a blue screen and says "your device ran into a problem and needs to restart..."Tried a number of devices and all the same. I've run the bluetooth troubleshooter and this does nothing.View the full article

Hi I'm trying to clear up any misconceptions around the legality of using Windows 11 as an Application server in small businesses.We have a print makeready solution that runs very well in Windows 11. It can allow one to three users to log into the application simultaneously to work on various activities. Connectivity to the application is achieved either through a web browser for non Windows PC's or a client application as an option on a Windows PC.From a functionality standpoint we have had up to five users logged in simultaneously and the PC hums along with no performance degradation so we View the full article

microsoft support said they will sent an email in 24-72 hours if needed i got proof is mine from minecraft screenshots and videos and i dont got a back up email to helpView the full article

Hi Microsoft Community,I received an email from Microsoft account team and it appears legitimate. It includes a code and says to change the password on my account. I read everything I found and the email has all the right information so appears legitimate but I have had some bad luck so want to be extra safe.Microsoft gives some reasons for changing the password but since I changed it <> 2 years ago I'm just concerned and want to be certain that this is Microsoft and not some evil genius hacker. Why does Microsoft want me to change the password?Please tell me how I can learn and verifView the full article

February 11, 2025—KB5051987 (OS Build 26100.3194)Check out ALL the info about KB5051987.Cheers,DrewView the full article

February 11, 2025—KB5051987 (OS Build 26100.3194)Check out ALL the info about KB5051987.Cheers,DrewView the full article

Since the Windows 11 24H2 update (which also updated my audio driver to a Windows version), I am experiencing a loud popping sound through my PC speakers every time a notification sound plays. The "pop" precedes the notification sound and is always the same volume (loud!) regardless of the current audio volume setting. There are no other sound issues. I have run the audio troubleshooter and the "pop" does not occur when I play a test sound. It also does not occur when I use USB headphones (presumably because they use a different audio device).This did happen on my system with a previous updateView the full article

My laptop stops making noise after I pause the audio. The only way to get sound back is to restart the device but once i pause the output stops again. The sound icon is showing up but no sound coming out. Problem started randomly when I paused spotify and when i came back audio was broken.I have trouble shooted audio drives and searched for availble updates but no errors are found. I have tried to cheack the device manager and reinstall drivers but nothing works.Im on an alienware laptop that I bought only 2 months ago, no idea what the problem is.View the full article

Since the Windows 11 24H2 update (which also updated my audio driver to a Windows version), I am experiencing a loud popping sound through my PC speakers every time a notification sound plays. The "pop" precedes the notification sound and is always the same volume (loud!) regardless of the current audio volume setting. There are no other sound issues. I have run the audio troubleshooter and the "pop" does not occur when I play a test sound. It also does not occur when I use USB headphones (presumably because they use a different audio device).This did happen on my system with a previous updateView the full article