Dell G15 Became Extremely Slow After a Board Repair
My Dell G15 suddenly shut down while I was playing FC 26 and would not boot. A technician kept it for two days and said he repaired an…
Windows Boot Manager
Laptop Says “Boot Device Not Found” After Restoring BIOS Defaults
My HP laptop had already been taking five to ten minutes to get past the HP logo, although occasionally it would boot normally in under a minute after…
Laptop Shows “Boot Device Not Found” After Resetting BIOS Defaults
My HP laptop had already been taking 5–10 minutes to get past the HP logo, and sometimes I had to hard-restart it several times before it would boot…
Lenovo Laptop Keeps Returning to the Windows Boot Manager Menu
My Lenovo laptop suddenly started showing a Boot Menu with only one option: "Windows Boot Manager." When I select it and press Enter, the same menu immediately appears…
Lenovo Laptop Keeps Returning to the Windows Boot Manager Menu
My Lenovo laptop suddenly opens to a Boot Menu that only lists "Windows Boot Manager." When I select it and press Enter, the same menu immediately appears again…
Windows Boot Device Missing After BIOS Update on Lenovo IdeaPad S145
I have a Lenovo IdeaPad S145-14. While trying to troubleshoot some other issues, I installed the BIOS update from Lenovo's support site, changing the version from AWCN27WW to…
HP Laptop Shows Boot Device Not Found (3F0) Even Though SSD Passes Tests
My HP laptop suddenly stopped booting Windows. It first entered automatic repair and repeatedly reported that the PC did not start correctly. I ran sfc /scannow, which found…
Windows 11 boots to PXE instead of Windows when Secure Boot is enabled
My system uses UEFI, and Secure Boot worked previously. Now, whenever I enable Secure Boot, the computer skips the normal Windows startup and displays "Start PXE over IPv4."…
Linux Installs Successfully, but Only Windows Appears in the Boot Menu
I'm trying to install Linux alongside Windows, but I haven't been able to boot into Linux afterward. I've tried Pop!_OS, Bliss OS, CachyOS, and Nobara. The installations either…
Linux Installs Successfully, but Only Windows Appears in the Boot Menu
I'm trying to install Linux alongside Windows, but I haven't been able to boot into Linux afterward. I've tried Pop!_OS, Bliss OS, CachyOS, and Nobara. In some cases…
Windows 11 Boot Manager Error During Installation from Fedora
I have a laptop running only Fedora Workstation and tried to install Windows 11 using a Ventoy USB drive with a Windows ISO file. During the boot or…
How Can I Recover Data After My HP Laptop Lost Its Boot Partitions?
A few days ago, my HP laptop began displaying visual artifacts and blocky errors, so I shut it down immediately. When I powered it on again, it reported…
What should I back up before switching to Arch Linux?
I'm considering switching my entire system to Arch Linux, but I'm not sure what files I need to back up to avoid losing important data if things go…
Why Does My Laptop Keep Booting to the Boot Menu After Updates?
I'm having a frustrating issue with my laptop where it goes to the boot menu instead of booting into Windows after updates or when clearing the TPM. The…