Headset option missing from desktop
When I look at audio device options in the taskbar config popup and 'select a sound input' I only see speakers. Both my speakers and headset are plugged in. I have an MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk Wifi - it has 5 audio jacks - 3 for speakers and 2 for headset (output + mic). Audio is coming out of both speakers and headset, so I can turn the speakers on or turn them off and put the headset on. That's great, except the audio is not being channeled correctly by Windows, if I put a movie on with 5.1 sound, I can't hear some of the channels in the headset. And there is no way to select headset because Windows doesn't have a headset option. When I go into device manager, here's what I see... Those headset options are for my old headset, which was a USB headset, I now have a twin-jack headset. I've removed the usb dongle, I've even removed the devices in device manager and checked for changes. The Razer USB Sound Card just gets added back in by Windows. I'm not sure what to do here. It's useful to have both speakers and headset running at the same time because sometimes I will have both the headset on and the speakers running. But how do i know if audio is working correctly when some sources don't play correctly. And why was there a Headset option with my old headset and not my new one?Today only: OEM Secure Boot Office Hours
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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.The Compress Folderfeature cannot compress files into .zip format and displays an error message.
When you select a file or folder in File Explorer, right-click, and choose “Send to” → “Compressed Folder,” a system pop-up appears stating that the compression operation cannot be completed, even though you have verified that there is sufficient disk space and the destination folder has write permissions. You can compress the file normally using third-party compression software.How to clear browser cache on windows 11?
Really need help on this. My browser is acting a bit sluggish on Windows 11 and I'm pretty sure it's time for a cache purge. I also noticed some websites aren't loading correctly, and I've heard that clearing the cache can help, but I want to make sure I'm doing it the right way without accidentally deleting my saved passwords or important settings. I'm not tech-savvy and I'm unsure of the correct steps. Could someone please explain the simplest method to delete or clear browser cache for Chrome, Edge, or Firefox on Windows 11? I want to make sure I'm doing it properly without deleting important data. Thanks
