Windows 11

Hi I puchased Windows 10/11 E3 and it installed - but now I have a watermark on the bottom right of my screen saying 'Activate Windows - go to Settings to activate Windows.When I go to activations in Windows it says it can't activate as it can't reach our Organisations Activation Server. What do I need to do?View the full article

I updated windows on my PC and now I’m unable to use it. My internet is connected via Ethernet but I’m having DNS cache issues ever since I updated it. It doesn’t let me uninstall the latest upgrade or system reset back to before the upgrade. I’ve tried to reset the router multiple times, flushing the DNS cache and reset my network setting but my PC is still completely unusable.View the full article

hi pleas can i see new comments like this year comments pleasView the full article

Paint 3D was still working fine when I upgraded to windows 11 from 10 but then one morning after I woke up I notice the app was closed off my screen and would not open every time I clicked it, the screen and app wouldn't open anymore, I tried restarting my computer few times still didn't open I'm aware its deprecated Microsoft no longer provides updates and taken off the app of their store but I always had it installed and was working, I don't want to lose all of my saved projects it has all my digital artworks, they mean a lot me I'm so pissed and upset and its making me depressed I don't knoView the full article

Can replace some numbers on my bitlocker key with letters?View the full article

I incorrectly added **** as the alternate when it should be xxx.net - both are now an option but when I ask it send me the code neither work. no matter which I choose I get this error: "That doesn't match the alternate email associated with your account." View the full article

I am not receiving PIN code to my email View the full article

I believe I gave wrong rule instructions in my Windows 11 settings because now when I start my computer, after putting my password in, it immediately tells me its shutting down and does exactly that. I cannot get into my computer now to change/reverse/reset what I've done. View the full article

I bpught got a new mini pc with windows 11 pre-installed onto it but when I boot it up it just shows the default user0 thing and I tired the reset password but it dosnt it asked for the reset disk or something which I learned was a flash drive but it didn't detect the flash drive at all and I also tried the other option of holding shift and reseting the computer that way but when I hit trouble shoot it dosnt give me the option to reset the computer from there either so I am at a lost of what to do nowView the full article

Well so frustrated this darn Windows 11 update I see people are having the same problem did not work did not work can't figure out how to do it. I actually uninstalled both updates computer works fine again. Why don't they leave well enough alone they just screw things all up damn windowsView the full article

Hello,Lately i've been trying to debug an issue ocurring with my computer where the system locks up. I've done basically every single first ocurrent step such as clean boot, updating BIOS, updating drivers, hardware test (Memtest, OCCT) changing PSU and so on. But this isn't the issue since i narrowed it down to either a motherboard failure or a USB device failure.In any case i've been checking driver failure and today i found about the Windows Assesment toolkit. When checking driver issues i noticed i had 9 multiple drivers, it seems the driver Store installs outdated or the same driver versiView the full article

Dear all,Looks like someone from microsoft tried to scam by sending the locked option on my laptop and I am unable to access anything and it's locked and I need help to unlock the error message as I am unable to access my laptop due to that errorView the full article

I can’t update my pc after updating it to 24h2. Please Help!View the full article

I assembled my computer approximately 3-4 months ago and it was running smoothly for a cuple of weeks. I have experienced a few Blue Screen of Death (BOSD) incidents, particularly when the issue was at its worst. but now i cant even open Chrome or any application for mor then a hour or soo before i get BSOD, which indicated that the "ntoskrnl.exe" file is responsible for the blue screen of death.I have utilized various troubleshooting tools and techniques, including the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool, DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth, and sfc /scannow. I have also conducted checks foView the full article

My apps are opening and playing sounds, but they won't show any window so I cannot interact with it. It shows that it's open, but it isn't. This happened after I restarted after an update. I did install a game using steam beforehand. I can't open ANY app, not settings, not task manager, nothing.View the full article

Why can't my system boot after latest update. I was was warned this is to be a big update, but your latest update has stopped systems from booting. Browsing the forums I see this is a big issue. Please reply.View the full article

No update button nor activity in this screen. Just the icon and a yellow bg rounded exclamation mark. I tried restarting the service, em ty cache and all Internet solutions. How to fix it?I'm not able to upload a screenshot because it fails. Sorry.View the full article

Windows 11 24H2 build 26100.3323 I have an issue with DISM not finding source files after installing cumulative PREVIEW updates which involves ;- After the cumulative update Preview files is removed with disk cleanup via WINDOWS UPDATE CLEANUP, immediately after ;- DISM Reports errors, unable to fix with DISM because cannot find source file,- SFC fixes corruptions- Re running DISM still errors out cannot find source fileView the full article

I have a computer that can be turned into a tablet. After a lot of searching I have found that the rotation lock option being greyed out is actually a "feature" of the laptop mode of all windows computers that can do this. However, when in laptop mode it still can rotate. Who in their right mind would want to use laptop mode in anything except a normal orientation? What values in the registry editor or something else do I need to change so that I can enable the rotation lock whenever I want it enabled, not when windows wrongly assumes the rotation can't change?View the full article

i have lenovo ideapad gaming 3 laptop with following specifications:Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 (2021)GTX 1650Intel i5 11320H16GB DDR4 RAM512GB Samsung NVMe Driveas soon as i start my laptop, and check HWinfo, it shows cpu is running at 60-70C and peak was reached 97C. my GPU also idles at 50-70C. i have clean installed windows and still the issue persists. no background process is consuming any resource. i have updated all drivers to latest. tried downgrading as well. i have cleaned my thermals and applied thermal paste as well. still the issue persist. what could be potential reason for such issView the full article

It has been 4 weeks that I wanted to install the security update and when I click on "Check for updates" it load for some seconds and then nothing happens. There is the cercle with the two arrows (one on the opposite sense of the other) with a red point the rapid access of some applications in the status. I really don't know why this update is so difficult to install on my computer. View the full article

The message "Something happened and your PIN isn't available. Click below to reset pin". But when i click it, it flashes for a second and then nothing happens. So I'm stuck in the log in screen. The last thing I was doing before this happened is; I was trying to restore my pc to before an update because my pc was crashing. I booted into safe mode and a warning popped saying something about needing my encryption key. I noted it down and tried to restore it. At this point, im not even sure if it restored. But when it restarted, that message about my pin popped up and I haven't been able to get aView the full article

I have tried resetting my internet multiple times, and other devices on the internet are fine. I have tried a new ethernet cable and it still did not work. I have tried resetting my PC multiple times and it still did not work. I have tried the troubleshooting tips from my PC. I have tried uninstalling my and reinstalling the ethernet driver? (Forgive me I am not a computer genius and had multiple people trying to walk me through various things) In the end nothing has worked. I am not sure what else to do.View the full article

I Cloned my M.2 1TB to another M.2 2TB and I tried booting it will not work. I wiped the main drive and now I can't access any of them in recovery or repair.View the full article

I left my PC for 3 minutes and when i came back it was like this, does this mean that the monitor is broken and i should return it or is there any way to fix this?I installed and updated all drivers. I use Nvidia gpu, DP port, the monitor is brand new. I basically tried everything and i don't know how to get rid of it. View the full article