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Screen Freezes and turns black randomly
I have a weird one my screen suddenly freezes goes black then in a matter of seconds comes back on as if nothing has happened. I have read that there is problem with Windows 11 and this does it seems to have happened after an update. Any Ideas please?noah88Feb 11, 2026Brass Contributor9Views1like2CommentsUnable to install 2026-01 Security Update KB507419
I have a HP Laptop 3C0C5E63 11th Gen Intel (R), Core (TM) i5-113567 with 64-bit operating system... Now with version 25H2 (OS Build 26200.6584) thanks for your help with this. Now I have another issue that is not installing due to error 0x800f0983. This time it is the 2026-01 Security Update KB507419 (26200.7623). I am getting a failed to install message. Is there a work around for this one?? Thanks TeresamissykatFeb 11, 2026Copper Contributor26Views0likes1CommentSearch window it gets shifted to the upper screen position
I have a problem that when i open search window it gets shifted to the upper screen position and it's missing a part of it's window. How can i restore search window position so it becomes whole again?Sims08Feb 10, 2026Brass Contributor35Views1like1Commentblack screen after wake up from sleep or hibernate
Exciting news! The latest beta version of Win11 is running smoothly before my full system reinstallation. However, after the reinstall, I encountered a strange issue where the system would go into sleep mode according to the schedule but upon waking up, it would display a black screen. The hard drive seemed to be working for a moment before automatically entering hibernation. Interestingly, I discovered that by clicking the mouse or pressing a key on the keyboard during the black screen, I could bring up the lock screen. After spending three days extensively searching on Google, I have been unable to find a solution to this peculiar problem. Has anyone else experienced a similar issue?EthanHarveyFeb 10, 2026Copper Contributor6.4KViews0likes5CommentsSnap layout slide adjuster won't disappear
I use the snap window function a lot because I have an ultra wide monitor. However, I'm finding the slider to adjust the window size stays up even when my mouse isn't hovering over it. I have to keep moving the mouse over it to make it go away. I've tried re-starting windows explorer, turning the feature off and on again, disabling transparancy effects but nothing seems to work. Is this an issue anyone else is having? I have the same issue on PC and laptop Windows 11 Home 25H2 64 bitUser_1010101010Feb 10, 2026Occasional Reader10Views0likes0CommentsWindows 11 23h2 update or in place upgrade to 24h2 or 25h2 fails on reboot
For quite some time, I was trying to upgrade my home computer to 24h2, and it would always fail on reboot after reaching 100%. I received the standard stop code that points to a bad driver. Boot failed in the safe_os phase 0xc1900101. I've kept my system up to date, driver-wise, and none of them are ever listed as problematic. Secure Boot, Core Isolation, Memory Integrity, etc. are all active and have been for years. Now I'm trying to do an in place upgrade to 25h2, and, to no one's surprise, it is failing in the same manner. The system starts to boot, then either spits me into the recovery environment, where I have to uninstall the latest update, or it rolls back to 23h2 on its own. The only drivers I have that are older are for my HighPoint SSD7505s, and they're still the latest versions available. I built this system about 4 years ago, and it should be compatible with the latest version of Windows 11 Pro. The RTX3090 Ti and Samsung 850 Pro are left over from older systems. The basic specs are: Asus WRX80E Sage Wifi II AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5965wx 256GB 3200MHz DDR 4 RAM Nvidia RTX3090 Ti 8x 2TB Seagate Firecuda 530 NVME in a RAID10 across two Highpoint 7505s (currently empty after using it for bulk storage for a few years, as I intend to migrate my programs over to it and turn the D7 into bulk storage, instead - swap things around.) 2TB Seagate Firecuda 530 (current boot drive) 6.4TB Intel D7 P5620 u.2 (most programs) 400GB Intel DC 5800x u.2 (page file, scratch disk for Adobe programs) 1TB Samsung 850 Pro SATA3 I am running Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, though I have uninstalled it and rebooted before attempting updates, either the online Windows Update path, or Upgrade in Place. I make sure to disconnect all unnecessary peripherals before attempting the update/upgrade. I have to use a USB2.0 extender cable for my mouse and keyboard, as the system is located in a different room. It has no driver, and is merely an actively-powered cable. I have no devices listed as problems, uninstalled, or disabled in Device Manager. Event Viewer does not contain any driver-related warnings or errors. I am running the most current BIOS revision for the motherboard. The system is not overclocked, and I have over 1TB free on the boot drive. I've run DISM and SFC commands, and have found no corruption or errors. The Windows Update troubleshooter is useless, as it provides no actionable information. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!frazzlesnapFeb 10, 2026Copper Contributor104Views0likes7CommentsUnable 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.ShannaHamFeb 10, 2026Copper Contributor64Views0likes5CommentsHow Can I Upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware?
Windows 10 will be ended of official support very soon and no secure update since then. This is the main reason why I want to upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11 on this Dell XPS 13 laptop (9350). The hardware specs are: Processor: Intel Core i5-6200 Graphics adapter: Intel HD Graphics 520 Memory: 8 GB DDR3 Mainboard: Intel Skylake-U Premium PCH Storage: Samsung NVMe SSD 256 GB Currently, this old laptop runs Windows 10 Pro very well but it is not supported by Windows 11 after checking with PC Health tool. Is there any way to upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware without losing data? ThanksSolvedFinleyWilderFeb 10, 2026Iron Contributor14KViews1like11CommentsWindows 11 has got to be the worst Operating System I've ever used in my life
I've never ever been this disappointed in a software product as much as I am disappointed with Windows 11. I've always held onto the current WIN for as long as I could, and last month I bit the bullet and thought I'd give WIN11 a go, and I'm regeretting it ever since. It's not even, "omg this is new, I don't know how to use it" type of frustration - no, the OS is a complete mess, it's unstable, messy, unprofessional, and the entire thing felt fake and dysfunctional on so many levels. It really makes my blood boil. When I drag the volume all the way down in the sound mixer, it doesn't mute the app, I have to click on the app icon itself When I select a lot of files, and I click in that little small gap in-between each file, it deselects all of them When I have a lot of windows open and I would hover over them to select one, it rarely catches it from the first try. I'd click the window I want to use and it never selects it If I have a file path selected in a window, I click away, and I click back again on that window, I get the drop down list of paths that lead to that path and I end up clicking on a completely different path that would take me out of the window I selected When I click on and out of a folder, it updates in the Quick Access bar and in doing so, it glitches the entire UI across all windows open I could go on and on and on, this has got to be the worst product I've ever used. I have a couple big projects I'm finishing now, but after I'm done, I'm going back to Windows 10, and I'd stay with that until it gets hacked by Anonymous or something. My lord what a joke of a product.OstarariFeb 09, 2026Iron Contributor2.5KViews13likes11Comments
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