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Microsoft Surface Pro 9 not charging via a USB-C 65W PD charger
I purchased this 65 W USB-C PD Charger to charge My Microsoft Surface Pro 9 and this worked till recently always fast charging my laptop. However, since the latest update, when smart charging was introduced, my 65W USB-C PD charger is no longer charging my Surface Pro 9.I have to hit the power button and restart the Surface Pro 9 for it to recognize that it is connected to a charger and start charging. Once I disconnect the PD charger and connect it again, the Surface Pro 9 no longer recognize the charger and doesn't charge. However, the original Surface Power Adapter always works and always charges my Microsoft Surface Pro 9. I believe this problem was introduced by smart charging and when I try to disable smart charging I am unable to do that as shown in the attached image. when I go to the surface app and then go to the battery and recharging section it says smart charging is already paused and the option to charge to 100% is completely disabled. How do I fix this?WDAG - My problem child (crash and other issues)
I have an issue with Windows Defender Application Guard. When I attempt to open a new protected browser window in Edge, it shows a loading animation for a few seconds and then closes unexpectedly. I rarely use it, but I still would like it to work because I paid for the Windows license. The main reason I'm reaching out is because even if the feature is disabled or enabled, the FRST scan (I eyeball through those scan results like once a month, just to be sure everything is as it should) marks the "WDAGUtilityAccount" account with "<--- ATTENTION!". Additionally, I've observed that the "S-21-****" number varies in different locations; the last few digits differ on what I found in the registry and in the filesystem. This inconsistency doesn't seem normal to me. Can anyone advise on how to resolve this issue? Thank you. What I have tried: dism restorehealth and sfc scannow. chkdsk on all drives. Remove all features related to WDAG, boot, Enable them again. (containers, hyper-v, etc.) Some powershell re-registering attempts and other guides which I found on other help forums. Help that AI offered, which caused more problems, and I rolled back.
Need help to upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11 24H2
For no reason, I can't upgrade Windows 10 to the latest Windows 11 24H2. When I run the setup.exe from mounted Windows ISO for an in-place upgrade, the error code 0x8007007f shows up at the end of the installation process. It is an ASUS VivoBook and here is the specs: Intel Pentium N3700 128GB SSD 4GB DDR3 Intel HD Graphics 405 If you know a way to upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11 24H2 without losing data, pls kindly share with me. Thank you
[Merge Fellas] Unlimited Shake Animation Bug in WinUI 3 on Windows 11?
Hi everyone, I'm running into a bizarre rendering issue on Windows 11 (22H2) with a WinUI 3 project and I'm hoping to get some community insight. The core of my app involves dynamically merging two UI panels. For simplicity in my dev team, we call these components "the fellas". The goal is a smooth merge fellas operation where one panel absorbs the other. However, after the state update, the target panel enters an unlimited shake animation loop. It looks like the standard "input error" shake, but it never stops. This unlimited shake completely freezes the UI thread. My question is, has anyone seen this kind of behavior before? Is this a potential race condition bug in the Windows 11 DWM or WinUI 3's composition engine when handling rapid state changes? Or is my approach to the merge fellas logic itself flawed, causing a recursive update loop that manifests as an unlimited shake? I'm trying to achieve a fluid, non-blocking merge effect, something conceptually similar to the smooth transitions you can see on this web app: https://www.google.com/url?sa=E&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmodhello.com%2Fmerge-fellas%2F The problem is that my merge fellas unlimited shake issue seems to be platform-specific. I'm looking for architectural advice or alternative approaches. Is there a better way to handle merging stateful UI components in WinUI 3 to avoid these rendering conflicts? Any thoughts or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.I have some weird screen tearing problem on Windows 11
When this happens, I have to drag the window or move my mouse over it for it to render the correct stuff. I really want this to not be my hardware but at this point I'm at my wits end with this. I've tried reinstalling my GPU drivers, I've tried opening my PC to make sure everything is connected properly, which I can say with confidence that it is. I do not know what the issue could be and help would be very much appreciated.
Assuming it can de done, should I upgrade to Windows 11?
Hello. I currently have a Dell XPS 8700 (bought in 2014). 1.82 TB of storage. 4 GB graphics card. Intent i7-4790 CPU @3.60GHz. 16.0 GB RAM. running Windows 10 Home 64-bit OS, x64-based processor. I used PC Health Check and it said my PC doesn't meet Windows 11 system requirements because: (1) TPM 2.0 must be supported; and (2) my processor isn't currently supported for Windows 11. Despite those obstacles, some people are saying that I should upgrade. They recommend downloading Windows 11 and mounting it or installing it from a flash drive. Assuming TPM 2.0 could be activated, would it be possible to install Windows 11 on this machine? Would that make sense from a technical standpoint? In other words, would there by some benefit to doing it? An alternative is leaving the computer as it is. It still runs fine for the most part. But my concern is that when Windows ends support for Windows 10, I won't be able to get critical updates. What do you think I should do? (Yes, I'm considering a new computer altogether, but that's a separate issue.)
Chkdsk hanging?
Not sure where this goes but it's happening on my Windows 11 computer. I'm running Chkdsk on an external drive and it gets to, Stage 2: Correcting error in index $I30 for file 27, then it appears to stop. I tried running it in what I think is called the windows environment, but the drive is not even recognized there. I let it run overnight and it's still the same. It could be because the drive is over 18 TB but how can you tell? Nothing is apparent that you say something is happening. There's just a blinking cursor and that's it.Windows problem
Minutes ago, I started up my game via the Steam desktop app on my Alienware Aurora R8 desktop PC with Intel® Core ™ i5-9400 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz, 8.00 GB (7.83 GB usable) installed RAM, it has Windows 11 Home Edition ver. 23H2, Intel UHD Graphics 630, TOSHIBA DT01ACA200 hard drive. When my game titled Football Manager 2024 was on its loading screen, it started rapidly flash an empty main page from the aforementioned Steam app. I went into my task manager and received a message that said, "The memory on your device is running low." With that said, is there any way I can increase the memory on my PC, in order to run my game?
