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Is there a coherent way to investigate File Explorer crashes?
I have installed Win11 24H2 from scratch (i.e., not upgrading a previous version of Windows). I find File Explorer is crashing. This tends to happen when I right-click on something in File Explorer. It seems mostly to happen when I right-click on something in the navigation pane, but I just had a crash when I right-clicked on empty space in the Details pane. Google searches lead to lists of things to try. Prior experience teaches that these laundry lists of possible solutions can waste a lot of time. Experience with this particular problem supports that impression. It seems it might make more sense to know where to look, in various logs, to figure out what happened, in the moments after some such crash. Or to have a tool that can parse such logs in lay terms. The question is, is there a tool or method that I can use to approach Explorer crashes systematically, instead of trying random "solutions" that may actually have nothing to do with the problem.Some jpg files not opening on Windows 11 but do on Windows 10 using Photo Viewer
I have had the strange problem of a few (maybe 10) JPG photos on my Windows 11 system not opening with Photo Viewer. It says the file is either corrupt or the file format not supported. All the photos were copied from my Windows 10 machine and all opened without problem, using the Photo Viewer. There are no problems on the M.2 drive as the Photo Viewer won't open them on a USB stick either. Photoshop Elements will however open the files without problem and if I "Save As" back to the same file, the new files will now open with Photo Viewer on Windows 11. So all the problem JPG files have been corrected. It is clear there must have been an issue with the files, but what and why this happened I don't know. Has anyone else experienced this problem or got any insights into this? Don't want this to happen again.How to Grant Administrator Permission to Delete a Folder on Windows 11
Hello, I'm Dave and I'm here to assist you. Could you please share more information about the issue you are facing? 1. Can you specify the name and precise location of the folder you wish to delete? 2. Are you using a user account with full administrator privileges on the computer?Help! Can I recover data from my dead laptop SSD?
Last week, my laptop suddenly crashed. The power button didn't work at all. I guess the problem should be with the motherboard or other hardware, not the SSD. But the problem is that all my important documents, photos and some work data are stored in it, and now I can't get them out at all. I'm so anxious! 😠This SSD is NVMe. I checked online and it seems that if the SSD itself is not broken, there seems to be a way to recover the data (recover data from dead laptop). I plan to buy an NVMe to USB adapter and connect the SSD to another computer to see if I can read the data, but I don't know if this method is reliable. In addition, if the laptop is really broken, are there any tools or professional services that can recover the data from ssd? I feel that everyone must have encountered similar situations. If you can share your experience or suggestions, I would really appreciate it!Seagate Free Agent 2.0 USB drive doesn't boot after cloning Windows 11 pro.
I am on Windows 11 Pro on a Dell Optrex 3000 tower On the previous computer I had two SATA HDD with Windows installed on each of them and I'd boot from either of them, if need be, in case of problems with the other HDD.. On the new Dell I'd like to do do pretty much the same, i.e. have a bootable 2nd drive on stand-by, in this case an older Seagate 235 GB 2.0 Free Agent. I have cloned on the Seagate Free Agent my current fully loaded Windows 11 Pro with Macrium Reflect , with the expectation that I could boot from it, after setting it as a 1st priority on the BIOS ( UEFI). Unfortunately it doesn't show in the Boot configuration and it doesn't boot. Any suggestions? THanksCPU overheating with AIO 240mm cooler
Hello, I'm currently running the i9 14900k with the Thermalright Frozen Notte 240 Black ARGB Water Cooling CPU Cooler. I'm having some temp problems specifically while gaming. I've updated to the latest BIOS for my motherboard and I'm really left with what to do in terms of how to solve this without buying a bigger AIO CPU Cooler. However, I could be wrong if these temps are normal.. I'll attach a photo I took of the temps while gaming.
Will disable bitlocker in 23H2 be carried over to 24H2?
I don't want the 24H2 update to enable Bitlocker in my copy of Win11 Home. I have Win11 Home, version 23H2. I've read that MS will automatically update Win11 Home from 23H2 to 24H2. I've also read that 24H2 automatically enables Bitlocker. I don't want Bitlocker to encrypt my drive(s). If I disable Bitlocker in the registry for my current Win11 Home 23H2, when MS auto updates my Win11 PC to 24H2, will the registry still disable Bitlocker? Or will 24H2 change the registry entry to allow Bitlocker to encrypt my drive(s)? (BTW, I don't even know if Bitlocker can be disabled in 23H2's registry since I haven't tried it yet. Will disable Bitlocker in the registry work in 23H2?)How to remove OEM drivers Causing Memory Integrity Problems.
I had a situation where my Core Isolation was Disabled by Samsung Drivers that were causing Memory Integrity Problems. This prevented me from being able to Reenable the Core Isolation In Defender. I found a simple solution to the problem by removing the Problematic Drivers by using PowerShell and the PNPUTIL command. The first step is to identify the drivers OEM Number. Open PowerShell as Administrator. Do this by Typing pnputil /enum-drivers then hit Enter. Now Find the Driver that is causing the Problem and Identify the OEM#.INF Now we can Force Delete the Problematic Driver causing you Problems. Type pnputil /delete-driver oem#.inf /uninstall /force. Do this for each Driver causing an Issue. Now you can Reenable Defender Core Isolation. # is the number identified in the OEM listing. Be aware that removing Drivers can have unforeseen consequences so use this with Caution.
