How to restore an entire drive with file history
My computer is running on Windows 11, with file history backing up to an external SSD drive. I had a problem with the computer not booting up. Took it to a shop and they said windows needed to be reinstalled. They made a copy of all data on C drive, where Windows is located. They were told to not touch D drive as it contained thousands of pictures. Apparently they reinstalled Windows on the C drive and reinstalled the data. However they completely wiped the D drive! Computer is running good and all data is present on C drive. I attempted to restore D drive from the external drive using file history. I could not get it to restore the drive. The note “There isn’t any history of your files, folders, or libraries.” comes up. If I open the D drive, I can find all the pictures along with several copies. How can I get file history to work? I can copy and paste them but that is a lot of work, considering multiple copies in different places.What should I do about severe lag after updating to Windows 11?
After a system update, severe lag occurs: programs start slowly and frequently become unresponsive. Conventional cleanup methods have been tried but are ineffective, and rolling back the version is not possible. How should this be resolved?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.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.
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.
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.How to enable dark mode and adjust to a higher resolution for applications in Windows 11?
The system theme has been set to dark mode, but some system interfaces, application windows, or dialog boxes still display in light mode, and their interface resolution or scaling appears low. It is necessary to confirm whether this is a known limitation of the component, and if there are methods to forcibly enable dark mode or adjust its independent display resolution/scaling to match the overall visual style and clarity of the system.
