Windows Starts to a Black Screen with Only the Mouse Cursor Visible
I turned on an older Windows PC that had been unused for a while. After signing in, it displayed "Preparing Windows" for several minutes, then finished on a…
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Why doesn’t my PowerShell hotspot task run at system startup?
I have a PowerShell script that enables Windows Mobile Hotspot automatically when an Ethernet connection is active. The script works when I run it manually, and it also…
Why doesn’t my PowerShell hotspot task run at system startup?
I have a PowerShell script that enables Mobile Hotspot automatically when an Ethernet connection is active. The script works when I run it manually, and it also works…
Windows Update Finished, but My PC Keeps Booting Straight Into BIOS
I installed a Windows update last night, and since then my computer keeps returning to the BIOS instead of starting Windows. I'm not very experienced with troubleshooting this,…
PC Boots Straight Into BIOS After Shutdown—How Can I Start Windows Again?
After launching a game, a browser tab, and another application, my computer became extremely slow. Task Manager would not open, and although Alt+F4 closed most of the browser…
Desktop icons disappear at startup and Pictures/Videos folders are missing
During the first few seconds after my computer starts, all of my desktop icons are visible. Around 12 seconds later, most disappear, leaving only three shortcuts. The Desktop…
Desktop icons disappear after startup, and Pictures/Videos folders are missing
During the first few seconds after my computer starts, all of my desktop icons are visible. After roughly 12 seconds, most of them disappear, leaving only three shortcuts.…
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…
Why does my new PC sometimes take 15 minutes to boot and become extremely slow?
I built this fairly new PC with a 14th-generation Intel Core i7, a KLEVV M.2 SSD as the Windows boot drive, 32GB of DDR5 memory, a SanDisk SATA…
Why Did a Command Prompt Flash Briefly on My Brand-New PC?
I built a new PC from scratch and installed Windows and the drivers using a brand-new USB drive. The only other computer that used the drive was a…
PC Suddenly Boots Straight Into UEFI BIOS Instead of Windows
My PC was working perfectly last night, but when I turned it on today it went straight into the UEFI BIOS settings. Nothing was moved, unplugged, or changed…
PC Suddenly Boots Straight Into UEFI BIOS Instead of Windows
My PC was working normally last night, but when I tried to use it today, it had opened the UEFI BIOS settings and now won't boot into the…
HP Laptop Says “Boot Device Not Found” Even Though Drive Diagnostics Pass
I have a Windows HP laptop that was working normally when I left for college. When I came back, it displayed a message saying that no operating system…
RTX 3060 loses display signal when Windows starts after fan replacement
I replaced the fan on my Asus Phoenix GeForce RTX 3060, and ever since then the computer loses monitor signal shortly after Windows begins loading. The screen sometimes…
RTX 3060 Loses Display Signal Shortly After Windows Starts
I recently replaced the fan on my ASUS Phoenix GeForce RTX 3060. The card worked normally before I separated the heatsink from the PCB, but now the display…
A Chromium-Based App Opened with Strange Numbered Pages After Startup—Should I Be Concerned?
When I started my PC today, an unfamiliar Chromium-based window opened automatically. It contained pages or cards with names made up of unusual numbers and dots, but the…
How can I fix a new PC that keeps returning to the blue Windows startup screen?
My roughly three-week-old PC started showing a blue Windows startup or recovery screen after I shut it down normally from the desktop. Whenever I choose an option, the…
How can I fix a Secure Boot violation after resetting my boot keys?
I was trying to play Call of Duty when my PC reported that Secure Boot was disabled. After following advice to reset the Secure Boot keys, I started…
Laptop Stuck on Microsoft Loading Screen Before Password Entry
Whenever I start my laptop and press the spacebar or click to bring up the password field, it shows a screen with Microsoft icons on the left and…
Is a 40-Second Boot Time Normal for a New AM5 Gaming PC?
I recently built a new PC with help from a friend and wanted to check whether its startup time is reasonable. The system has a Ryzen 7 7800X3D,…