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My first BSOD in 20 years on Windows 11 computer
I know now what caused it. The BFE (Base Filtering Engine) was infected with a malware. That caused my firewall to stop functioning and invited more malware into my system, and that eventually led to it. It was kind of my fault for I was online for a few minutes without any anti-virus protection to update my drivers. If you ever face the same problem (BFE unable to activate and kind of being grayed out), there is a freeware tool called PSTools that will reactivate it.I managed to run Windows 11 on a phone
For a couple days i wanted to install windows 11 on my old phone cuz why not. Also, i did have experience in running linux distro (postmarket os) on my different phone so i thought it will be not more difficult than that. I was mistaken.. it took me around 8 hrs of trying and finding tools and files that could work on my device (Mi POCO X3 pro). But finally, after 3 attempts i managed to get it running pretty smooth. Only thing, touchscreen it kinda messed up and inverted by half.. so if you guys have any solution, l'd appreciate if you share it.
What's the safest and best YouTube video downloader these days?
Alright, I know this topic comes up a lot, but the landscape seems to change constantly. I need to download a few lectures for offline study, but I'm wary of sketchy sites and hidden malware. What's the current community favorite for reliability and safety? I'm on a Windows 11 laptop, and I'd strongly prefer a simple, clean youtube video downloader tool without a bunch of bloat. Free is ideal, but I'll consider a trustworthy paid option if it's significantly better. What are you all using in 2026?How can I upgrade or install Windows 11 26H1 on unsupported computer?
My daily working machine is an older but still capable machine (i7-7700K, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSS, no TPM 2.0) that Microsoft has officially left behind. I'm aware of the compatibility warnings, but I need to test some software that requires the newer 26H1 build specifically. The official installer won't even let me install Windows 11 26H1 on unsupported hardware. I have seen old guides for bypassing TPM and Secure Boot checks on earlier builds, but not sure if those methods still work for the latest insider/dev channel releases. Has anyone successfully dirty-installed a recent build like 26H1 on unsupported hardware lately?
UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION bsod
Hi, I have a new Win11 computer built by Acer. I've had a few crashes during normal operations - playing a game, sometimes just using Firefox. I only managed to capture one minidump after getting that turned on, and I'm trying to figure out if it's a hardware or software issue. I have attempted the following sfc /scannow DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth Checking for updates in the system settings tool Updating my graphics drivers (NVidia) Running a memory diagnostic via Windows Memory Diagnostic Ensuring I have most of the bloatware installed with the computer removed (McAfee, Acer stuff) The last several frames of my minidump look like this [0x0] nt!KeBugCheckEx 0xfffffb0f4148bb38 0xfffff80490201d36 [0x1] nt!SMKM_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::SmStUnhandledExceptionFilter+0x7e 0xfffffb0f4148bb40 0xfffff804902c2303 [0x2] nt!`SMKM_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::SmStDirectReadIssue'::`1'::filt$0+0x22 0xfffffb0f4148bb90 0xfffff804900fb15f [0x3] nt!_C_specific_handler+0x9f 0xfffffb0f4148bbc0 0xfffff804902ab692 [0x4] nt!RtlpExecuteHandlerForException+0x12 0xfffffb0f4148bc30 0xfffff8048fea45c2 [0x5] nt!RtlDispatchException+0x2d2 0xfffffb0f4148bc60 0xfffff8048ffdb9af [0x6] nt!KiDispatchException+0x35f 0xfffffb0f4148c3c0 0xfffff804902b6145 [0x7] nt!KiExceptionDispatch+0x145 0xfffffb0f4148cab0 0xfffff804902b1282 [0x8] nt!KiPageFault+0x442 0xfffffb0f4148cc90 0xfffff8048ffb2968 [0x9] nt!RtlDecompressBufferLz4+0xd8 0xfffffb0f4148ce20 0xfffff8048feee141 [0xa] nt!SmStoreDecompressBuffer+0x99 0xfffffb0f4148ce70 0xfffff8048feed0dc [0xb] nt!ST_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::StDmSinglePageCopy+0x128 0xfffffb0f4148cf70 0xfffff8048feec909 [0xc] nt!ST_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::StDmpSinglePageRetrieve+0x479 0xfffffb0f4148d010 0xfffff8048feec27a [0xd] nt!ST_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::StDmPageRetrieve+0x13a 0xfffffb0f4148d080 0xfffff8048fea3a2d [0xe] nt!SMKM_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::SmStDirectReadIssue+0xed 0xfffffb0f4148d140 0xfffff8048fea488b [0xf] nt!SMKM_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::SmStDirectReadCallout+0x2b 0xfffffb0f4148d1e0 0xfffff8048fea5987 [0x10] nt!KeExpandKernelStackAndCalloutInternal+0xb7 0xfffffb0f4148d210 0xfffff8048fea58bd [0x11] nt!KeExpandKernelStackAndCalloutEx+0x1d 0xfffffb0f4148d280 0xfffff8048ff8377f [0x12] nt!SMKM_STORE<SM_TRAITS>::SmStDirectRead+0xcf 0xfffffb0f4148d2c0 0xfffff8048ff8453f And running !analyze -v in WinDbg, I see this as part of the output CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1 PROCESS_NAME: MemCompression ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000006 - The instruction at 0x%p referenced memory at 0x%p. The required data was not placed into memory because of an I/O error status of 0x%x. EXCEPTION_CODE_STR: c0000006 EXCEPTION_PARAMETER3: 00000000c000000eSharing a Folder Issue
I have 4 computers and all share a folder off one of the machines. Recently power went out for a few hours and 2 of the coimputers stopped sharing the folder and kept popping up to enter the password. I did this to no avail. I have gone so far as to remove all passwords and tell the networking to allow people to access the shared folder without a password. Again it still pops up asking for a password. Here is what I have done Rebooted Removed all Passwords Made sure everything was on a private server Used CMD Prompt to make sure the account was unlocked Tried to share a completely different folder (same results) Rebooted the modem Made sure everything was updated. Tried resetting passwords to ones I know Checked Credentials and there was nothing there. Any help?Solved How can I shutdown a newly installed Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account ?
I bought a used Windows 10 laptop with an enclosure that has an exterior coloured in rose gold. The installation is encrypted with BitLocker. I was not given a BitLocker key. This unit is an HP 15dy0702ds. I removed the SSD and installed a bigger SSD and installed Windows 11. I know a child that likes rose gold. I want to send this computer from Canada to Florida, U.S.A.. On a clean installation of Windows 11 is the Microsoft Account sign in screen as shown. As far as I know it is unavoidable. I prefer to let the child in Florida sign in. My problem is that there does not seem to be a way to shutdown Windows 11 at this point. When the unit is sent via courier, I would prefer Windows 11 be completely shutdown. When I press the power button, the screen goes black and the power light is blinking. The user guide says the blinking power light indicates the sleep state (a power-saving state). As in the title ... How can I shutdown a newly installed Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account ? I believe powering the unit off while in UEFI setup would cause a shutdown. Strangely, I cannot get a prompt to access the UEFI setup. My usual means of entering UEFI setup is to power on while repeatedly hitting the ESC key. It does not go to UEFI setup and instead it shows the same Windows screen for the Microsoft Account sign in. The HP user guide says power on and hit F10 is the way to get into UEFI setup but that does not work either. This unit does not have an easily removable battery.I am getting an error about the secure boot
I recently started getting this,should I be worried about this: Secure Boot certificates have been updated but are not yet applied to the device firmware. Review the published guidance to complete the update and ensure full protection. This device signature information is included here. When the check the msi download page,the latest bios version is E17T2IMS.110 and this is the version I currently have installed.
