What is the best data recovery software for PC on Windows 11?
Hi Microsoft Community, I recently experienced an unfortunate situation where I accidentally deleted a folder of important documents and photos on my Windows 11 PC, and the files were not in the Recycle Bin. I also have an older external hard drive that appears to have become partially corrupted, with several folders no longer showing up when I plug it in. I understand that data recovery software may be able to scan drives at a deeper level and restore lost or deleted files before they are permanently overwritten, but I'm not sure where to start. Could anyone with hands-on experience recommend the best data recovery software for PC currently available for Windows 11? I'm particularly interested in tools that are easy to use for non-technical users, support recovery from both internal and external drives, and offer a free version or trial to preview recoverable files before purchasing.
Black screen
My PC just crashed this morning. It completely froze, after restarting the pc, i dont get a screen. Its just constantly black. I cant even get into the BIOS of my computer. I think it has something to do with the recent june update but im not sure. Does anybody have a solution? I have already restarted it a couple of times and turned the full power of for more than a minute.
Windows 11 slow to startup
Windows 11 Slow Startup I have a MSI ge75 Raider 10sf-018 that would boot pretty quickly to desktop on Windows 11. I don’t remember why but I decided to format and reinstall and now it no longer boots as quickly as it did before even though in the past I’ve formatted the drive and reinstalled everything and it worked just fine. Not only is it slow to boot but slow to load the desktop and slow to react when trying to open programs or system tools. I wipe the drive again and same results. Booting into Safe Mode and same slow responses. Windows 11 Home, i7 10750h @2.6GHz, 64Gb DDR4-2666, Geforce RTX Super, WD PC SN730 NVMe SSD 512Gb and ST1000LM048-2E7172 Windows 11 Home 25H2 OS build 26200.8655 ============================================================= I used Sysinternals Process Monitor and enabled Bootlogging, and filtered out processes with a Duration longer than 30seconds BUT I have no idea how to read and understand the outcome. HELP!!
Windows Update Fails to Install or Gets Stuck on Windows 11
The issues with my Windows 11 system where Windows Update either fails to install updates or gets stuck during the process, causing frustration and preventing my device from staying current. Despite multiple attempts to troubleshoot, the problem persists, and I haven't found a clear solution that resolves the issue completely, leaving my system vulnerable to security risks and missing out on new features.File Explorer in Windows 11 opens slowly, especially on computers with network drives
When opening File Explorer, the address bar takes a long time to load, and the green progress bar takes several seconds to appear—this is especially noticeable when the computer has a network drive or OneDrive mounted.Win11 File Explorer Address Bar Drop-Down Menu Freezes
When you click the drop-down arrow in the File Explorer address bar to view the path history, the drop-down menu freezes for a few seconds or even causes the entire window to become unresponsive, requiring you to restart File Explorer to resolve the issue.Incorrect Storage Used Number
When I go into my storage settings and check how much storage I've used, it says I've used 98.4 GB. It also says my installed apps take up 49.1 GB, my temporary files take up 4.63 GB, and Other files take up 4.01, all of which do not add up to 98.4. Which one do I believe, and how do I fix this?Windows 11 Partitions
Recently I bought a new computer because Windows 10 is no longer supported. It came with Windows11 Pro installed. When I ran setup it partitioned my SSD into two drives. The second drive is called Data. Does Windows use this drive for anything? If not, can I delete the second drive so I can increase the size of the primary drive? Otherwise I will have no use for over half my 512 Gb SSD. I have attached a screenshot of Disk Manager above.
