Phantom Blade Zero Stuttering on PC Even at High FPS
Gaming

Phantom Blade Zero Stuttering on PC Even at High FPS

If you’re playing Phantom Blade Zero on PC and the game keeps stuttering or hitching even though the FPS counter shows 100 or more, it isn’t just your PC. The picture freezes for a [...]

By Nyau Wai Hoe, ago
DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION (0x133) Blue Screen in Windows 11
Troubleshoot

DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION (0x133) Blue Screen in Windows 11

If your Windows 11 or 10 PC freezes and then crashes with the stop code DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION (0x133), whether it’s while gaming, at startup or even while the PC is just sitting idle, it [...]

By Nyau Wai Hoe, ago
PC Stutters Every Few Seconds When the TV Is Off or on Standby
AMD

PC Stutters Every Few Seconds When the TV Is Off or on Standby

If you have a TV connected to your PC as a second screen and notice that the whole PC freezes for a split second every 5 to 10 seconds while the TV is turned off or sitting on standby, even [...]

By Nyau Wai Hoe, ago
OneDrive Signed In With the Wrong Account on Windows 11
Troubleshoot

OneDrive Signed In With the Wrong Account on Windows 11

If you open OneDrive on your Windows 11 PC and notice it’s signed in with a different email than the Microsoft account you actually use (or the one you bought your storage on), your files [...]

By Nyau Wai Hoe, ago
RTX 50 Series Black Screen and Fans Go 100% While Gaming
Gaming

RTX 50 Series Black Screen and Fans Go 100% While Gaming

If your monitor suddenly goes black in the middle of a game and your graphics card’s fans spin up to 100% while the PC keeps running (you can still hear the game or Discord) until you [...]

By Nyau Wai Hoe, ago
Word and Excel Files Turn Into Numbered .tmp Files, What to do?
Troubleshoot

Word and Excel Files Turn Into Numbered .tmp Files, What to do?

If you’re working on a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file saved in OneDrive and it suddenly gets renamed to a string of numbers (like 583920 or 5359.xlsx) while the original file disappears [...]

By Nyau Wai Hoe, ago
Edge Profile Stuck on "Setting up sync...", What to do?
Browser

Edge Profile Stuck on “Setting up sync…”, What to do?

If your Microsoft Edge profile keeps saying “Setting up sync…” and never gets past it, and your favorites, passwords and history stop syncing between your devices (or even go [...]

By Nyau Wai Hoe, ago
Games Feel Choppy Until You Alt-Tab or Press the Windows Key
Gaming

Games Feel Choppy Until You Alt-Tab or Press the Windows Key

If your FPS counter says your game is running at 100 or 200 FPS but it looks and feels more like 30, and the moment you press the Windows key or Alt-Tab out of the game everything suddenly [...]

By Nyau Wai Hoe, ago
CRITICAL_SERVICE_FAILED (0x5A) Blue Screen in Windows 11
Troubleshoot

CRITICAL_SERVICE_FAILED (0x5A) Blue Screen in Windows 11

If your PC shows a blue screen with the stop code CRITICAL_SERVICE_FAILED (0x5A) while it’s starting up, then restarts into “Preparing Automatic Repair” and ends up on the same [...]

By Nyau Wai Hoe, ago