Want to reinstall Windows 11 without a USB drive? Here are the official options: reinstall through Windows Update keeping everything, Reset this PC keeping files or removing everything, and what to do first.
Chrome won’t open, opens and closes, freezes or is very slow? Here’s how to fix it: stuck processes, extensions, cache, hardware acceleration, resetting and reinstalling.
Emails aren’t arriving in Gmail? Here’s where they may be and how to fix it: spam, tabs, filters and blocked addresses, forwarding, full storage and sender problems.
Wi-Fi or Ethernet shows as connected, but with “No internet” or “Unidentified network”? Here’s how to tell whether it’s the router or the PC and how to fix it: IP, network reset, DNS and VPN.
Your USB flash drive doesn’t show up on the PC or you get “USB device not recognized”? Here’s the fix: port and cable, drive letter, USB drivers and power saving.
Forgot your Windows 11 password? Here’s how to get back in the official ways: Microsoft account, security questions, another administrator and, as a last resort, resetting the PC.
Need the Wi-Fi password to connect another device? Here are three ways to see it on Windows 11: Settings, the wireless network properties and the netsh command for saved networks.
Windows asked for your BitLocker recovery key at startup? Here’s where the key is saved (Microsoft account, your company, paper or a file), why it appears and how to prevent it.
“Activate Windows” showing in the corner of your screen? Here’s what changes when Windows isn’t activated, the most common errors (0x803F7001, 0xC004F213) and how to reactivate after a motherboard change.
Your Microsoft account (Outlook, Hotmail, Xbox, Windows) was locked for unusual activity? Here’s how to unlock it with an SMS code, what to do without access and how to prevent it.
Your email is sending messages you didn’t write, or the password was changed? Here’s what to do in the right order: regain access, kick out the intruder and close the doors they left open.
Your laptop touchpad stopped working, the cursor won’t move or gestures don’t respond? Here’s how to fix it: the function key, Windows settings, driver and BIOS.
