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Best ai background remover tool that works on my windows pc?
The priority is finding a dedicated desktop application, as online tools aren't suitable for the volume of high-resolution images needing processing. The ideal tool would cleanly handle tricky details and offer a smooth local workflow. Can the community share proven recommendations for a powerful AI background remover on Windows? I've tried a few online ai image editors, but I often work with batches of images and need a dedicated desktop application for better speed and privacy. I'd prefer a one-time purchase, but I'm open to a subscription if it's truly the best. What are your top picks for software that handles complex edges well on Windows 11/10? Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
Migrate to Win 11 before or after changing HDD ?
Windows 10 offers me to upgrade to Windows 11, but I want to change my hard drive to upgrade to an SSD. Regarding the license, in what order should I take it ? Another question, is the migration done via an update, or do you have to download an ISO ? THANKS
Windows Chat support,Microsoft Store & Windows activation Issues.
The Microsoft Store app on my freshly installed Windows 11 Pro 23H2, is not opening since I could not activate my Windows 11 using my digital signature which was connected to my previous version of Windows 10 that subsequently updated to Windows 11 Pro 23 H2. Neither online chat support is accessible nor their phone callback is working though I have placed three callbacks out of which one was cancelled after 3 days! In the meantime, I am unable to activate Windows 11 though I have tried several methods including buying a new activation key! The new activation key also failed to connect to my digital account. Different types of Errors are coming. Although I have purchased a new product key, an error saying the product key was used on another device. Searching for any such device left me blank as no such devices could be traced! Hence, I am unable to activate Windows 11 for which I wanted to contact support, but that also failed! What is going on and what is the solution to my problems? I have also tried to activate with my old product key which I used for my Windows 10 PC for the first time. I have made no hardware changes while upgrading to Windows 11 Pro 23H2. Then what is the problem I cannot understand!
Unable to backup SSD from another laptop.
Hello community, I'm attempting to repair a HP laptop (running Windows 11) that has been crashing shortly after booting and then getting stuck in a boot loop. I removed the SSD, put it in an enclosure and attempted to back it up. However, the progress bar would sit at 0% while disk activity in task manager would sit at 100%. I've tried Macrium Reflect, M.T. Partition Wizard and HDD Raw Copy, all with the same result. I checked the SSD with Crystal Disk Info and it all came up green with 98% life left. Dyring an attempted backup, event manager reports a whole bunch of the following errors, ID: 129 Source: UASPStor Description: Reset to device, \Device\RaidPort6, was issued. ID: 153 Source: disk Description: The IO operation at logical block address 0x<varies> for Disk 6 (PDO name: \Device\000000c6) was retried. And the occasional, ID: 50 Source: NTFS Description: {Delayed Write Failed} Windows was unable to save all the data for the file \:$I30:$INDEX_ALLOCATION. The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware or network connection. Please try to save this file elsewhere. I suspect that this is a BitLocker encryption failure because when I briefly had it working, I checked C: drive and there was no BitLocker icon. But when I connected it to my computer I got the unlocked BitLocker icon with a warning sign. I checked BitLocker settings and it showed the following error. I want to make a backup before I try doing anything to remove BitLocker. Can anyone suggest anything I can do to make a successful backup? Further info: When I briefly had the laptop running, I ran chkdsk and it returned no errors, but when I ran chkdsk /r it crashed after a minute or two. I attempted chkdsk M: /r while it was in the enclosure, but it took over an hour and a half to get 19% of the way through stage 1.
After updating to the new Windows 11 25H2 version, disk performance has decreased.
After installing these two updates, SSD sequential write speed dropped from 6000 MB/s to 4000 MB/s, and 4K random read/write speeds also decreased significantly. Is this a widespread issue? How can it be mitigated or rolled back?
How to Disable Drag and Drop Pop Up
I just got a new Dell Laptop that came with Windows 11 Pro version 25H2 (26200.7623). When trying to drag and drop between two folders I get this pop up. How do I disable it? I'm assuming a regedit or something along those lines but I haven't been able to find this mentioned anywhere online. I use drag and drop a lot and this pop up really disrupts my work flow.Windows 11 on Unsported Harware Not Getting Updates
Hi, I trust someone can help. I have unsupported hardware, no TPM or secure boot. I used the Rufus method to update Windows 10 Pro to Win11 (24H2) in January 2025. All worked well until fairly recently updates failed to install i.e. "Windows 11, version 24H2 (repair version) Failed to install on 14/01/2026 - 0xc1900200". When I try to fix this I get the message that I have unsupported hardware. I have just used the enablement package (KB5054156) and successfully updated from 24H2 to 25H2. However when I check for latest updates this still fails and get the same message that my hardware is unsupported. Can anyone suggest how I can solve this to successfully get updates. Would doing an "in place" install using the Rufus method sort this problem i.e. reinstalling 25H2 over the existing 25H2? All help gratefully received.Can I download playlist youtube video for pc windows 11?
Hi everyone, I use a Windows 11 PC and want to know if there is a way to download a complete YouTube playlist to my computer. I can save single videos without much trouble, but doing this one by one is not practical for long playlists. I hope to find a safe and reliable method that works well on Windows 11 for downloading playlist youtube video. Simple tools are preferred, though I can also try command-line options if needed. Any advice or real experiences would really help. Thank you!I have taken notice that my taskbar manager is not responding correctly.
Its been a month now that I have noticed many things within my computer system. The task manager is one of them. The apps that I have assigned to it are not acting correctly. Ive tried to look into it but I keep on getting no luck. Im thinking of just using the Desktop solely. Can anyone give me assistance on fixing my task manager?Windows 11 Update Error
During Windows 11 system updates (including feature updates, quality updates, or driver updates), an error occurred causing the update to fail. However, the specific error code or type is unknown. I am seeking systematic troubleshooting steps and a general troubleshooting solution.It is recommended that the Windows 11 right-click menu include a Send to”option.
Currently, the default right-click menu in Win11 does not include the "Send to" option. To find it, you need to press Shift + Right-click or select "Show more options." It is recommended to directly add this function to the file/folder context menu for quick and easy access.How to download playlist from Spotify to computer for offline listening?
I recently came across an amazing playlist on Spotify that I would love to download the entire all of the tracks to my computer so I can listen them on my Apple Watch. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how to go about this. I've looked into a few methods but haven't found a working solution that works for me. Is there any specific software or method that is recommended for this purpose? Also, are there any legal considerations I should be aware of when downloading Spotify playlist to computer? Much appreciated if someone could share a reliable method for doing this.With Microsoft Edge too much advertising with Google...
Following a recent update of "Microsoft Edge" when I use the "Google" search engine and I enter a simple word before finding information on the word I have lots of ads that I don't have no need. Recently I have been looking for information on road works not far from my home and as I use the word "exchanger", I find myself with heat pumps and others, I have to go down my elevator to find the information I need. 'need. With the same search with Firefox no problem, just with Edge. Do you know how to prevent all these ads?
Always the same endless updates (1 hour) every time you start PC
Hello everyone, First of all, THANK YOU, thank you to those who can help me, I can't get enough of this problem, it's been going on for over a year! I have only finally decided to ask for your help. HAS each starting my PC, I mean every time I start it!! I am entitled to 2 green screens (depending on the progress of the updates) And the problem is that the same updates are always installed. And each time I start it takes almost 1 hour to install, yes yes, 1 hour!!! **Cumulative update for Windows 10 version 22H2 for x64 systems (KB......) **Cumulative update of.NET FRAMEWORK 3.5, 4.8 and 4.8.1 Windows 10 version 22H2 for x64 (KB.....) How to make this update installation problem disappear? I tried disabling Windows updates, but it doesn't work, the problem is still present. EDIT: I may have expressed myself badly, it may not be the same updates every time, the "KBs....." are different I thank once again the people who can help me find a solution. Kind regardsHow to uninstall infineon tpm professional package
Good morning the latest Win11 update does not want to install, because it tells me to first uninstall "infineon tpm professional package" which would be incompatible. Except that I can't find this package anywhere, the services it is supposed to contain do not exist on my computer, which is normal since I have a PC originally mounted with Win10. I have already had two win11 updates without this causing any problems. Has anyone encountered and resolved this issue before?
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