PC goes to sleep, but won't fully wake up (3rd time in 3 years)
Greetings, friends, For some reason, every year I seem to get this problem where I can put my PC to sleep, but it won't wake up from sleep state properly. The CPU lights up and fans power up but keyboard, mouse and monitor are all unresponsive. The only way to recover is to hard reboot PC. I have changed my card to an NVIDIA instead of Radeon in the previous profile of my PC. I am attaching the event viewer logs of "System" to help with any early troubleshooting or tips for further information. Kindly let me know if you have any suggestions for me, or any other information. Windows 25H2, version 26200.8457I Cannot Disable Windows Hypervisor, why?
I am trying to disable Windows Hypervisor on my computer so I can run other virtualization software like VMware or Virtual Box, but the option is grayed out in Windows Features and every command I try in PowerShell seems to fail or tells me the hypervisor is still running. I have already turned off Hyper-V, disabled Virtual Machine Platform, and checked my BIOS settings for virtualization, but whenever I run systeminfo in the command prompt, it still says "Hyper-V Requirements: A hypervisor has been detected." Has anyone found a reliable way to completely remove or disable the Windows Hypervisor without having to reinstall Windows from scratch? Any step-by-step advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.How to delete failed updates from history etc on Windows 11
I'm trying to figure out how to clean up my Windows Update history on Windows 11, specifically to remove records of failed updates that keep showing up. I've already tried running the Windows Update Troubleshooter and clearing the SoftwareDistribution folder, but the failed update entries still remain in the update history list, and it's getting annoying to look at. Is there a safe way to delete or reset the update history log so those failed attempts no longer appear, or is this information stored somewhere in the registry or a system file that can be manually cleared? I would really appreciate any step-by-step guidance you can offer, keeping in mind that I'd prefer not to use any third-party tools if possible. Thank you in advance for your help.How is the Tor operation using Windows 11?
I'm curious about how the Tor browser operates on Windows 11 and whether there are any specific steps or considerations I should be aware of when setting it up. I want to understand if there are any compatibility issues, performance differences, or security features that work differently on Windows 11 compared to other operating systems, so I can ensure a smooth and secure browsing experience.How to Use different calendar on Windows 11
I'm trying to figure out how to use different calendars on Windows 11 so I can keep separate schedules for work and personal life. I want to know if it's possible to have multiple calendars integrated within the system or if I need to use specific apps or settings to manage them effectively.Chrome slow to start and slow to upload files on Win 11
About a month ago my Chrome browser became very slow to load and very slow to upload files. Once loaded tabs worked fine but if I had to upload a file there was a long delay. I tried everything I could find on the web to no avail. Then I installed the following update from Microsoft:- 2026-05 Preview Update (KB5089573) (26200.8524) This appears to have fixed the problem With Slow Chrome start-up and uploading files My System:- Processor AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor (3.60 GHz) Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.9 GB usable) Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti (985 MB) Storage 519 GB of 2.27 TB used (System SSD) + 2TB Spinning drive System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor No symptoms on my laptop which is configured roughly the same. I hope this helps others with the same issue.Windows 11 LTSC - How many people here are using it?
I read this link, regarding the above, and tried it. Have to say so far, really impressed with the smoothness, and how the GUI feels snappy. I know it is a 90 day evaluation originally, can hopefully extend it 3x times more, for a years use, before re-install. I'm not a gamer, and don't keep many personal files on W11, just need Windows box for WFH/Citrix, Office, Teams, Zoom, Adobe PDF Reader maybe even Visual Studio code. No, running the above in a Windows VM in Linux, is not the same as Windows on bare metal, especially with web cam in Teams/Zoom/Webex.
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.My hard drive is encrypted with Bit Locker and I can't unlock it. What should I do
I'm using an NVMe SSD on Windows 11, and I previously enabled Bit Locker for full disk encryption. But today, after booting up, I encountered the following situation: the system prompts "A recovery key is required to unlock the drive." The recovery key I found after logging into my Microsoft account is invalid. What could be causing this? I recently performed a Windows update and also upgraded the BIOS, so I'm unsure if that's related.
