It's time to get a new PC and install Windows 11.
I'm considering upgrading to a new PC and planning to install Windows 11, but I want to make sure it's the right move for my needs. I'm looking for advice on whether Windows 11 will run smoothly on a new machine, what to expect in terms of performance and compatibility, and if there are any common issues I should be aware of before making the switch.
How come all of a sudden all of my Earbuds and Headphones skip audio?
Hi, I like to use Earbuds when on my PC, (Windows 11 Pro) I never had this issue until about 2 weeks ago. I cannot use any Earbuds or Headphones because the audio skips so badly that I miss out on the majority of what is being said, I do not know what to do. I live chatted with a Microsoft rep who then connected to my PC and didn't know what to do. So, he restored an old backup - and that worked for 1 day. Then the next day I turned my PC on and boom it was back. Does anyone know what is happening or what I can do to resolve this? I play 1 game, and when I do it's just massive skips and it is incredibly annoying. I would greatly appreciate anyone's help on resolving this please. It has become unbearable. Please help! Thank you, - Jon
Create a custom keyboard layout / language in WIN11
Problem: I would like to create a custom keyboard layout / language. Long explanation: Laptop. I have a physical US keyboard layout. I type 90% in english, occasionally in German and Russian, grew up on a QWERTZ. I would like the option to have a custom keyboard layout where Z and Y is switched, the $ is moved from "4" to "|" and where Alt+: shortcut gives out Ä (and Ö and Ü respectively with " and {). This would allow me to type in English on QWERTZ how I'm used to, and easily type in Germany using Ä, Ö, Ü withouth needing to switch layout. For Russian I'd still need to switch. Attempted fixes: MSCKLC v1.4: Doesn't work on WIN11 natively. Needs .NET3.5. I install .NET3.5 which gets blocked by WIN installer. I put a script in powershell to enable the .NET3.5 installation but it doesn't work. PowerToys: Doesn't allow to create a custom keyboard layout. If I remap the keys to how I want to, the Ä shortcut still doesn't work on US layout furthermore due to the Y <-> Z switch, if I switch to Russian it's all messed up.ASUS Update Check Removal Tool
NOTE: Right-click on the following batch files after saving them, and click "Run as administrator". Use Notepad to create this file on your desktop or another folder: ASUS_Update_Check_Remove.bat @ECHO OFF SETLOCAL REM WHEN THE NETWORK STACK IS DISABLED IN UEFI / BIOS, AND ARMORY CRATE IS ENABLED, THE UEFI WILL LEAVE BEHIND AN UPDATE SERVICE, WHICH CANNOT BE REMOVED WITH THE ARMORY CRATE UNINSTALL TOOL, AND HAS TO BE REMOVED MANUALLY, WITH THE ASUS ARMORY CRATE BEING DISABLED IN UEFI / BIOS BEFOREHAND CD /D "%~dp0" SET ASUS_UPDTCHK_RMV_RSTRT_VAL=0 IF [%1]==[] GOTO ASUS_UPDTCHK_RMV_RSTRT_LBL_ IF %1==ASUS_UPDTCHK_RMV_RESTART (SET ASUS_UPDTCHK_RMV_RSTRT_VAL=1) :ASUS_UPDTCHK_RMV_RSTRT_LBL_ IF %ASUS_UPDTCHK_RMV_RSTRT_VAL% EQU 0 GOTO ASUS_UPDTCHK_RMV_END_LBL_ IF %Processor_Architecture%==ARM64 SET SDEL_EXT_=SDELETE64A IF %Processor_Architecture%==AMD64 SET SDEL_EXT_=SDELETE64 IF %Processor_Architecture%==x86 SET SDEL_EXT_=SDELETE NET STOP AsusUpdateCheck TASKKILL /IM AsusUpdateCheck.exe /T /F SC DELETE AsusUpdateCheck PowerShell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Remove-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\AsusUpdateCheck' -Recurse -Force}" IF EXIST "%SystemRoot%\System32\%SDEL_EXT_%.EXE" %SDEL_EXT_% -ACCEPTEULA -Q -R -NOBANNER "%SystemRoot%\System32\AsusDownLoadLicense.exe" "%SystemRoot%\System32\AsusUpdateCheck.exe" IF NOT EXIST "%SystemRoot%\System32\%SDEL_EXT_%.EXE" DEL /Q "%SystemRoot%\System32\AsusDownLoadLicense.exe" "%SystemRoot%\System32\AsusUpdateCheck.exe" :ASUS_UPDTCHK_RMV_END_LBL_ IF %ASUS_UPDTCHK_RMV_RSTRT_VAL% EQU 0 (CALL ASUS_Update_Check_Remove.bat ASUS_UPDTCHK_RMV_RESTART >nul 2>&1) ENDLOCAL MOVE NUL 2>&0
I'm pissed, how is the install experience this bad.
I switched to Linux, uninstalled Windows, and made sure to link my microsoft account to my install first. Pop!OS installed like a dream, no issues. I realize one of my devices has a windows only driver, so I reluctantly reinstall windows on a new SSD. Windows loads broken drivers for my Intel NIC and breaks. Google Gemini walks me through solving it by going back to my pop!os install and getting the drivers. Everything seems fine, but Windows won't activate on my account. Hitting "Troubleshoot" and following the troubleshooter results in the troubleshooter crashing, saying it can't find ANY previous devices, not the one I'm on, not my old one, just a blank spot in the page where the device would be printed normally. It says I need to click "Get Help." I do, I sign in, and get denied because I only have a "personal account." I'm left here staring a dead end of support. Oh and the entire time it's asking me "Why don't you click on the store and just buy a new license?" F*** You. It doesn't say, if you don't have a license click here. The wording clearly implies "It would be easier if you just paid us again." You feel like a scumbag mobile game. I go to microsoft's device page. And my install is there, on the website. The troubleshooter can't find it. I spend like 3 hours trying to force it to recognize my old install, give up and nuke the installation again. Gemini (who knows your stuff better than you do honestly.) suggests it was due to the installer not being online due to the nic issue. I have the drivers now, so I nuke the entire install, resintall from USB (Because your in place installer freezes during windows update, on a fully updated machine that just ran windows update.) I get through the installer, point it to my nic drivers, the install finishes. It finds my old device, THANK GOD. I go to sleep. I wake up, Windows is asking me to activate. Seriously, as soon as I replace the one device I have that needs a windows driver. You're gone.Win 11 randomly disables SetPoint settings (K400r)
I've been having the same issues for years, spanning over several windows installs and also with a completely different PC. Windows will randomly forget my setpoint-settings, and I have to restart SetPoint.exe - using a batch file now because I have to do it so frequently. It will randomly disable that I have disabled tap-to-click, and sometimes it's the edge gestures that get reenabled. The restart always fixes tap-to-click, when it's the edge gestures that gets reenabled, then I have to tick the boxes and apply, then untick and apply to fix it. I've tried various compatibility settings in SetPoint.exe properties, but it's made no change, I've tried reinstalls of both windows and setpoint - but the issue always returns - I've also suspected Windows sleep mode to be the trigger, but I've found no way to consistently trigger the issue. SetPoint will also sometimes not pop up when I click it in the right side taskbar, no other programs have this issues - and it's also why I made the restart SetPoint batch-file software issues aside, the K400r have been a great keyboard
Unable to upgrade from Windows 11 23H2 to later version
When I try and do the feature upgrade to 24H2 2026-05 on a Windows 10 era Dell PC (let's not get ahead of ourselves with 25H2!) the upgrade fails and rolls back. setupdiag points to Error: 0xc1900101-0x40017 SetupDiag reports rollback failure found. Last Phase = Post First Boot Last Operation = Ensure suspended services are stopped Error = 0xC1900101-0x40017 and googling suggests this is likely down to a driver. The PC in question has some realtek drivers which are seen as problematic but it is not clear what the resolution is there. How can I diagnose WHICH service or driver is causing the problem? Thank you Mark
Any safe Place for Windows 11 Pro ISO Download
I'm looking for a safe and trustworthy place to download the Windows 11 Pro ISO file. I want to make sure that I get the official and unaltered version directly from a reliable source to avoid any security risks or malware, but I am unsure where to find such a download. Since Windows 11 Pro is essential for my system, I prefer to obtain the ISO from an official Microsoft website or a reputable platform that guarantees the authenticity and safety of the files. I am concerned about third-party sites that may host tampered or infected copies, so I want to avoid those and stick to trusted sources. If anyone can recommend a verified and secure location for the Windows 11 Pro download, I would greatly appreciate it.I built a Python runtime that loads precompiled MLIR artifacts from a closed-source compiler
I’ve been building Fluno, a closed-source compiler/runtime experiment for extracting selected hot regions from Python/PyTorch-style continuous inference loops and running them as precompiled native artifacts. The public repo is not the compiler. It is the audit/runtime surface: - a Python package ("fluno_runtime") that loads precompiled artifacts - manifest/schema/hash/expiry validation before dynamic library loading - a Windows x86_64 live artifact package - benchmark docs and claim boundaries - zero-compiler-internals public package structure The current L-size continuous inference benchmark shows: - PyTorch optimized repeated: 84.673 ms - Fluno "hot_vector_repeated": 4.061 ms - Fluno "hot_run_repeated": 7.245 ms - max absolute error: 0.0 within the published 11-element "partial_summary_vector" scope Important limitation: Fluno does not currently beat the handwritten Rust/C++ references on this row. The point of the current public release is not “faster than C++”; it is showing a Python-callable artifact runtime boundary with fail-closed validation and native-class latency.
Don’t want to support Windows, feeling eh about everything else… what’s my next laptop?
I’m not a computer-scientist-engineer-whatever-the-**bleep** first and foremost. But like most people, I use my computer a lot. For..everything. I just finished undergrad in biology/poli sci, which I needed my laptop for pretty much always. I hated bringing my relatively large 2019 Lenovo laptop everywhere. Especially when the keyboard crapped out and I have to now carry an external keyboard with me everywhere. I’m now working in marine science research where I’m working on vessels on & off, as well as taking some TV/movie production jobs as an art & tech PA. Also starting law school in the fall. So I need something reliable, light, and relatively small (although I personally prefer a large to mid-size monitor) with high storage capacity. That is also affordable and not going to cost me rent. I’m a lifelong personal PC user but have experience using pretty much everything. In light of recent events & personal ethics I’m not ecstatic about supporting Windows anymore. I’m also just a little annoyed with the interface’s general non-evolution. But I’m not sure what else is out there that will fit my needs. I wish there were a “nothing” computer. I’m leaning towards just grabbing a Mac, maybe because I’ve been influenced by “Mac supremacists” through work, but would appreciate any suggestions. For hardware & OS. I’m sure in the style of Reddit/computer stuff you will all be very mean to me lol but it’s fine, go ahead. Just would like to get some perspective from someone that’s not my boomer part time computer users in my life.
