Troubleshoot
Driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL on Windows 11/10
The DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL is a STOP code of a blue screen of death (BSOD) error that can happen randomly, like during startup or sudden crashes when you’re using your PC, in [...]
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Browser
Fixing Website’s Security Certificate Error on Windows 11/10
When you visit websites on the internet, you often see error messages like “There is a problem with this website’s security certificate“, “Certificate Error: Navigation [...]
Hardware
“Reboot and select proper boot device” on Windows 10/11
When you start your computer, you might see this error message: “Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key”. This can be quite [...]
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“A Disk Read Error Occurred” Windows 11/10 (SSD or HDD)
If you’re trying to start your computer with your SSD, HDD or a bootable USB as first boot priority and you see the error message, “A disk read error occurred. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to [...]
Laptop
Laptop Battery “Plugged in, not charging” in Windows 10/11
If you plug your laptop’s power adapter into a power socket while the battery is in the laptop, the battery icon on the Windows 10 or Windows 11 taskbar should normally show that it’s [...]
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Windows Update Troubleshooter Not Working Windows 10/11
If you have problems with Windows Update in Windows 11 or 10, you might try the Windows Update Troubleshooter to fix the issue. But sometimes, the troubleshooter tool itself doesn’t work, [...]
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Search Indexer in Windows 11/10 High CPU or Disk Usage
When you open the Task Manager in Windows 10 or Windows 11, you will usually see a process called Search Indexer or searchindexer.exe that’s using a lot of your CPU and Disk from time to [...]
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“Setup has failed to validate the product key” Windows 10/11
If you encounter the error message “Something happened – Setup has failed to validate the product key” when upgrading to or installing Windows 10 or Windows 11, it indicates [...]
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The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first
If you are using Windows 10 or Windows 11, you might have encountered a weird problem where your PC would go into a random restart rampage with the following critical error message: “The [...]
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Windows 10/11 Emoji Panel Keyboard Shortcut Not Working
The Emoji Panel is a feature in Windows 10 and Windows 11 that lets you use all kinds of emojis in whatever text fields that you can type into, like text documents, chats, web browsers, apps, [...]
