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5,258 questions with Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup tags
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Windows 11 Critical System Corruption – Explorer, Taskbar, and Network Not Working (DLL Errors
Hello everyone, I’m facing a serious issue with my Windows 11 system and need help Device: PC (no recent hardware changes) Problems I’m facing: Taskbar is completely missing Start menu is not opening Windows Explorer opens but shows nothing / not working…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-04-07T17:18:39.93+00:00
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VFX artist
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accepted 2026-04-07T19:52:07.6566667+00:00
VFX artist
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after reinstall of windows I found my 25 digit key
I reinstalled windows 11 on my laptop and now I found my 25 digit bit locker key. Can I still use it to reinstall my locked computer settings?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
5,258 questions
asked 2026-04-07T18:11:07.51+00:00
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Steven Longhenry
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answered 2026-04-07T18:57:05.3266667+00:00
EmilyS726
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How do i fix my computer that wont factory reset at all and I dont have a bit locker recovery key
Hello, No clue how the bit locker got put on my daughter's computer and why we are getting that screen, but we are. All that happened is the computer got unplugged and for some reason it wont restart, it goes right it the bitlocker recovery screen. …
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5,258 questions
asked 2026-04-07T14:27:23.0866667+00:00
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Jennifer Rossi
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answered 2026-04-07T15:01:15.59+00:00
DaveM121
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My account was hacked, my email was removed, and now it says the account doesn’t exist.
I'm trying to recover my <PII removed>@gmail.com account. I tried the https://account.live.com/acsr and also https://support.microsoft.com/home/contact SO many times, but alas, no luck. It is very frustrating, considering all it took for them to…
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5,258 questions
asked 2026-04-04T03:49:38.2033333+00:00
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Thomas Ceraso
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edited an answer 2026-04-07T14:08:05.54+00:00
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Carl-L
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Need help with blue screen error.
I was trying to delete something and unknowingly delete some registry file in “regedit”. H_key_windows_microsoft_uninstall. Then after I started seeing this prob. I tried all of the methods on YouTube but I keep getting back the same screen. I can’t…
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asked 2026-04-07T06:44:25.92+00:00
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Aditya Veeramalla
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answered 2026-04-07T07:20:42.64+00:00
DaveM121
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Bitlocker Sucks and Microsoft Doesn't Care
How in the heck is Bitlocker allowed to still be used? There are pages and pages of reddit posts about people getting locked out of their computer because the bitlocker key wasn't connected to their microsoft account somehow. How is this possible??? How…
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5,258 questions
asked 2026-03-03T01:44:07.8666667+00:00
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Rebecca Brown
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commented 2026-04-07T04:27:37.3766667+00:00
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Cliff Curtis
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BitLocker Recovery Issue
My laptop is asking for a recovery key. My Microsoft account has my laptop registered on it but when i click on "manage recovery key" I get the message You don't have any BitLocker recovery keys uploaded to your Microsoft account. I have…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
5,258 questions
asked 2026-04-07T00:09:27.7533333+00:00
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Sue Delplavignano
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edited an answer 2026-04-07T02:59:46.45+00:00
Bulldog
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Password recovery
How to recover password that expired and no longer recognize
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
5,258 questions
asked 2026-04-06T16:56:12.4466667+00:00
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Brian Morrissey
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answered 2026-04-06T18:38:39.13+00:00
VARADHARAJAN K
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unable to boot computer after SSD changeout, tried to download copy of windows 11 but was stopped after 2 tries
made a copy of Windows 11 2x but was informed that I had the incorrect format on the USB drive had NTFS when it should have been ex-fat, anyway I corrected the format on the USB drive and went into the Microsoft Windows 11 ISO and it keeps saying error,…
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5,258 questions
asked 2026-03-29T00:30:06.64+00:00
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Tom McManus
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answered 2026-04-06T18:14:44.01+00:00
VARADHARAJAN K
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Bitlocker is needing code
I need the Bitlocker key to get in to my account. Why is my computer locked now?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
5,258 questions
asked 2026-04-06T15:48:35.83+00:00
Steven Longhenry
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answered 2026-04-06T16:21:37.2+00:00
DaveM121
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How do I create a recovery drive on my copilot pc
I tried to create a recovery drive using the windows tool. I have used 64, 128, 256, and 512 gb flash drives, all failed with the “backup system files “ box checked. Is there a way to create a recovery drive with the system files?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
5,258 questions
asked 2026-04-02T03:26:03.21+00:00
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Charles Kausch
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answered 2026-04-06T11:15:21.58+00:00
Charles Kausch
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How to can I access my pc after I updated my bios and can't find my device on my Microsoft account and can't put in the bitlocker key
Good evening I have updated my bios and after that I got locked out of my PC and I can't find my device in my Microsoft account even though it was logged in my PC and my device was registered before but now I can't find it anywhere. Can Microsoft support…
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5,258 questions
asked 2026-04-05T21:38:28.06+00:00
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iheb naoufel
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answered 2026-04-05T22:29:12.29+00:00
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Estrella721
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Laptop won’t recognize my thumb drive to create recovery disk
My laptop, which is Dell running Windows 11 won’t recognize my 64 Gig Thumb Dr. and I’ve tried several different thumb drives and it doesn’t recognize any of them. Any help or insights are appreciated.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
5,258 questions
asked 2026-04-05T19:30:26.3233333+00:00
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Dr. Tonya Cannon, PhD
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answered 2026-04-05T19:30:35.5866667+00:00
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windows 11 update stopped at 30% - now in bitlocker loopback
windows 11 update stopped at 30% - now in bitlocker loopback When this initially happened. Googled solution found and entered bitlocker code bitlocker ran repair and windows update rolled back computer booted all OK - or so I thought. However,…
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Tech Support Lost All Files
Tech support lost all my files, did not know how to do a system restore. They had 5 different agents help me but no one knew what to do. Won't let me talk to a supervisor and suggested I take my computer (desk top) somewhere and have them fix it. Help, I…
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5,258 questions
asked 2026-03-24T20:45:20.5266667+00:00
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Kathryn Blegen
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answered 2026-04-05T17:27:48.4933333+00:00
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Lucus-V
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Windows 11 clone drive boots from USB but not as internal drive
I cloned my windows 11 on Lenovo Thinkpad X1 carbon laptop to a larger SSD using DiskGenius®. The laptop boots fine when the cloned disk is used to boot as external USB drive. However, when I install it on the motherboard, the laptop does not boot.…
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asked 2026-03-30T00:19:14.9166667+00:00
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kapildverma
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commented 2026-04-05T10:58:07.58+00:00
kapildverma
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Can I use my Windows backup product key to activate windows
I had to rest my laptop after an update because it kept on going into recovery mode. Now I am asked to activate Windows again. I am unable to find the original 25 digit activation (I used the free upgrade from W10 to W11) but I have found a 25 digit…
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asked 2026-01-31T16:37:43.0133333+00:00
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Piet van Staden
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commented 2026-04-05T06:48:29.99+00:00
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prashant pal
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Deleted Documents folder; recreated a documents folder but need to make it a system folder
I accidentally deleted my Documents folder in Win11. I went to OneDrive online and restored everything, but the new Documents folder seems not to be a system folder. How do I make this new Documents folder a system folder? (Do I have to?)
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
5,258 questions
asked 2026-04-04T15:01:16.64+00:00
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Marty Joe Piccoli
20
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accepted 2026-04-04T15:02:27.9233333+00:00
Marty Joe Piccoli
20
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Unable to restore deleted files from C:OneDrive
Good Morning everyone, I hope you are well, hope someone can help me. I am pretty computer illiterate so pardon the lingo. Last night I attempted to free up space on my C: drive. I saw that the OneDrive folder contained 47gb and I mistakenly deleted…
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5,258 questions
asked 2025-10-07T12:05:37.3366667+00:00
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Lee Bourgoin
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commented 2026-04-02T23:19:04.1266667+00:00
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Beena Shah
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2 answers
Pc crash in windows 11
No bootable device windows11 and boot manager gives no options with a system usb plugged in
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
5,258 questions
asked 2026-04-02T15:30:26.7666667+00:00
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Brian Fisher
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answered 2026-04-02T16:05:10.4366667+00:00
DaveM121
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