r/techsupport Jul 26 '21

Recommended wiki articles (including malware removal)

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r/techsupport 5h ago

Open | Software Any web tools to download videos/audios/photos from multiple social media websites ? Don't want to have several bookmarks & not looking for command line tools

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Are there any good web-based tools that allow downloading videos, audios, or photos from multiple social media platforms—all in one place? I’m specifically looking for something that works in the browser, so I don’t have to rely on separate bookmarks for each platform. Also, I’m not looking for command-line tools or desktop software—just a clean, all-in-one web solution. Any recommendations?


r/techsupport 2h ago

Open | Hardware Tried to replace RAM and now my computer won’t boot.

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So I attempted to upgrade my RAM, the new RAM is same brand, model of the old ones just double the size, didn’t think there would be any compatibility issues. So with the new RAM, machine turned on but no boot. I then put my old RAM sticks back in and encountered the same problem.

Things I’ve tried are trying to boot with different sticks individually, trying different slots, taking out the CMOS battery. But nothing is working even with the old RAM sticks in the same slots.

Kind of at my wits end here, would appreciate any advice.

Motherboard is a b450 Tomahawk MAX if that’s helpful.

EDIT: So after trying everything recommended I was watching a YouTube video where the guy was saying to wiggle the graphics card a bit because the ports can get blocked slightly, not allowing for a full connection. I was like there’s no way that’s the problem, but why not at this point. Well what do you ya know I pressed a bit harder when plugging into the HDMI port and felt a noticeable click. All motherboard lights went off, windows started up and my new RAM works fine. I didn’t unplug my hdmi when I installed the RAM so it probably was an issue of “memory training” initially and I thought something was wrong, at which point everything was unplugged multiple times. I feel dumb, but at least I’m back up and running.

Thanks to everyone who offered advice!


r/techsupport 45m ago

Open | Linux I messed with linux mint

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I was trying to stop making it use intel integrated graphics and use the graphics card and i messed up a config file now the pc doesn't open normally. I can open the pc by entering grub and then continuing. I want to format my oc and reinstall linux mint. But when i boot my usb it gets stuck on linux mint screen and doesn't open.


r/techsupport 51m ago

Open | Hardware Xbox series x Fan not working and some really wierd noises

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My Xbox turned off due to overheating. When I started it again I noticed the cooling fan wasn't spinning. Then I noticed the wierd almost droplet like sounds (sound can be heard in xboxsupport subreddit, check my posts!). I opened the back of the console to do some cleaning and to see if the wire for the fan is still connected. Cleaning did not help. And the wire is connected. Has this happened anyone, does someone know how to fix this?

Had the console almost since launch. No extended warranty.


r/techsupport 9h ago

Open | Malware Getting unknown microsoft sign in requests from multiple countries 10 times a day

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can someone please help me Idk i m getting these sign in requests 10 times a day since last 2 weeks, and its showing it s been tried in different countries and different ip addresses, i k its vpn but i m not getting it , like should i be very concerned about it or its something that happens quiet commonly this days and just ignore it? I have reported its not me multiple times, but it comes from a different ip address amd a different location everytime https://imgur.com/a/Yc9kIm0 - here is the image of the same


r/techsupport 1h ago

Open | Phone Is my phone hacked?

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So I saw weird symbols where the telephone operator/ sim name is located (top most right corner)

I copy pasted it but the first symbol is wrong: I ŞA! $oF £é ¥où

Idk what it is,, and I am really freaked out. I use an android btw. Restarted it and it is okay now. No weird symbols are showing up. But is phone hacked?


r/techsupport 3h ago

Open | Hardware How fucked up is my pc

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So it wont turn on and in american megatrends it says S.M.A.R.T Status Bad, Backup and Replace.

So is it true that i lost all the data and that the lc is fucked or is there chance this is an error or something, anyways the pc is fucked and so am i since it's mainly my brothers


r/techsupport 3h ago

Open | Windows Local Disc C keeps randomly opening up when playing games.

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Recently, when I've been playing Honkai Star Rail and Cyberpunk, the C drive folder just randomly opens up. When I close it it opens up again after a while. I'm on windows 11, never had this issue before.


r/techsupport 3h ago

Open | Windows Mic doesn't work on Google Meet, but works on Discord at the same time.

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My mic works perfectly on Discord, but for some reason, it doesn’t work on Google Meet when both are open at the same time. Meet recognizes that a microphone is connected and shows that it’s working, but no one can hear me, and the microphone button stays red. I’ve already checked that the correct mic is selected in both Meet and system settings, granted all the necessary permissions, tried different browsers, restarted my PC, but nothing worked. Discord picks up my voice just fine, so the mic itself clearly isn’t the issue. Anyone know what could be causing this?


r/techsupport 3h ago

Open | Windows ''File Access Denied'' error message for my 5 TB WD external hard drive.

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Help please, I have this WD 5 TB external hard drive for almost 3 years, and it was filled with around 4.95 TB more or less with my data (Movies and TV shows and similar stuff), and it was working fine till a few months ago, it has been so slow and making my pc very slow, but it was fine with me as long as it was working.
Recently, it stopped working completely, it just shows in My PC but doesn't open and the space bar disappeared and it was much slower and my pc was freezing until I plug off the hard drive only then the pc returns normal.
I was desperate to make it work again and I kept searching for a solution, but I found nothing for it.
Now I formatted it and it worked but when I try to move files into/out of it keeps asking for administrator's permission and gives me this error message: ''You'll need to provide administrator permission to move this file'', and it hides the file size and puts it as 0 bytes

Is there a solution to this error message to make the hard drive work normal as it was ???
I'm afraid that it will make the same problem again in the future and I lose my data if I use it again.


r/techsupport 3h ago

Open | Software So uh computer keeps loading no idea what to do

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I turn it on and it infinitely loads, the rgb doesn’t turn on and the graphics card fans don’t turn on


r/techsupport 3h ago

Open | Phone Device’s Internet Issues

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This issue started yesterday. My phone (iPhone 12 if it matters) was connected to the Wi-Fi, but the internet didn’t work even though it said it was connected. My online games wouldn’t load, YouTube was stuck as the all-black screen where none of the thumbnails or video titles loaded (don’t know if there is a term for that or not), and Google searches wouldn’t load. After testing, I found that my internet could work, but it was only for a short time after I restarted my phone. This means that I have to restart my device every single time I want to use the internet for literally anything. What should I do to fix this?


r/techsupport 3h ago

Open | Software side by side configuration is incorrect

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whenever i am trying to install something this thing pops up that side by side congifuration of file is incorrect
i have tried many methods but none of them worked i tried deleting and reinstalling chrome but after deleting chrome i am not even able to reinstall it back because of the same pop up
i think c++ files are missing in my computer but that too i am not able to download
please help me guys


r/techsupport 3h ago

Open | Windows Critical problem with Kernel

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Yesterday, I'm playing Viewfinder, and when I close the game, my two screen are out of video, I restarted my pc and check the logs and I see that, but the all records they happened have days, plus the one that occurred when i abruptly turned off I check RAM's, Energy plans and temperature, but I don't see anything strange, any ideas?

The Kernel error code is (70368744177664),(2) Category 63

My build is a 4070(last drivers), r7 5800x(no oc), 64GB ram ddr4 3000mhz and ASRock x570 steel series(last bios version)


r/techsupport 3h ago

Open | Mac iphone imessage trouble

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Hello, I have an iphone 14 pro and while sending a text message, the blue bar at the top would not go through and it would not say delivered. I went to toggle with the Wi-Fi on my phone and when I reopened the message app the pending text was gone. However, I know the text has been delivered as it says so on my Apple Watch. I need this message. Is there anyway I can make it reappear on my iPhone. Thank you.


r/techsupport 3m ago

Open | Software This is my 2nd post on the subject of iTunes not recognizing my iPhone 15 Pro. New info.

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Starting from beginning. My old PC’s C drive was full and I was removing some files etc from that drive to keep the PC operational until I got my new PC. I didn’t upgrade my hard drive only because I wanted Win11 but my PC hardware was too old. During the time while my C drive was full I started losing functionality of my Office programs etc. I performed a backup and it said it was successful.
Move forward to the new PC. I have not been able to find my old Office files except for those that were saved online which was a small amount. I downloaded Office again and it all works fine but I have no contacts etc. Next and the current issue I need help with is iTunes not recognizing my phone. After my first post here requesting help I did uninstall iTunes and reinstalled it from the Apple Store instead of the MS store. It downloaded fine but when I went to open it an error banner came up saying it could not run the iTunes library.ilt file because of new and old versions. I used online help and ended up changing the name of the current host file to make it the old one and also created a new host file. That went fine. I restarted it and iTunes opens and seems to work fine EXCEPT it does not recognize my phone. And yes my phone is recognized in file explorer and device manager.
I have used different ports on the pc and several different cables too. Still does not appear in iTunes.

Someone please help a brotha out!


r/techsupport 4m ago

Open | Software Black screen with loading cursor

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I’ve tried resetting the graphics driver but nothing happens, I can still move my cursor but I can’t interact with anything and it’s in the blue loading mode. I can hear it boot up and I know the monitor settings are correct, I’ve tried a hard reset, I have it unplugged for a while, also last night I tried to turn it off and the shut down button didn’t work so I turned it off with the physical power button and this morning it was back on again but like this


r/techsupport 6m ago

Open | Windows is the prime B450-plus motherboard compatible with 9 9700

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so I have a problem because I'm going to buy a new processor (amd ryzen 9 9700) and I'm curious if it will work with my motherboard because I want everything to be compatible. I need help because I don't know if I should buy a new motherboard. If you have any questions I'll be happy to answer


r/techsupport 8m ago

Open | Software Computer Having Trouble Playing Any Games

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I'm house sitting for family and I'm welcome to use their computer. It's more powerful than mine at home, so I expected it to be able to handle anything I played at home, easily.

Instead, most games I have tried to open up have crashed, a few have had major screen tearing issues, and a few have played.

My hardware specs are an i7-12700K, a GeForce RTX 3060Ti, 64GB of RAM, and it is running Windows 11.

I have updated all drivers. I have run a check for any memory issues. I have tried enabling triple buffering and V-Sync. I have uninstalled and reinstalled each game, and verified the integrity of all their files. I've rebooted the computer a few times.

In case it is important, here are the games I've tried.

these games crashed:

Against the Storm

Brotato

Age of Wonders 4

Mechabellum

Games that had serious graphical errors:

Dune: Spice Wars

Fights in Tight Spaces

Games that work fine:

Invisible Inc.

The Last Spell

With how many games it is having an issue with, it feels like there is something going on with the computer rather than a specific setting on any one game. Any help or suggestions would be highly appreciated.


r/techsupport 10m ago

Open | Hardware Necesito ayuda con mi T-wolf

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Hola necesito ayuda con mi conjunto de teclado y mouse Bluetooth T-WOLF según busque el modelo espesifico es un TF 100 pero me está dando problemas hace unos 3 días y no encuentro como solucionarlo, esto funciona con un USB y es Bluetooth como ya dije antes, y al enchufarlo en la PC solo funciona el teclado y no el mause lo cual es raro pues hace unos días funcionaba bien lo probé en un tv Smart y funciona bien no se cómo solucionarlo

El mause prende su luz abajo y todo Pero realmente no se que pasó y nesecito ayuda


r/techsupport 3h ago

Open | Software Gen 3 ssd running at Gen 1 speed, still no solution :(

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r/techsupport 11m ago

Open | Windows Tablet PC Settings Configure Setup Not Working on Windows 11 Pro 23H2

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I have a touchscreen as a secondary monitor. When I first got it (and I had Windows 11 at that time too), I used the Tablet PC Settings option in control panel to force the secondary monitor to be where touch input registers. Worked like a charm first time.

But now after I ran DDU and reinstalled my Nvidia drivers, it won't work. I click on setup, hit enter to switch to the proper monitor, then tap on the touchscreen. It then abruptly stops and the touch input is still stuck on my primary monitor.


r/techsupport 12m ago

Open | Hardware Volt compatibility

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Hi i need help to know if i can use this monitor charger for my speakers The speakers are in dc 12volt and 1000mA And the charger is in : Input 100/240V , 50/60hz and 1.0A max Output 12V 2.0A and 24w I can show pictures in private Tysm


r/techsupport 17m ago

Open | Windows Why am I the only one whose unattended file doesn't work on a laptop? (Windows 11)

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So.. I am currently trying to reset and wipe my Asus ZenBook Pro Duo 14 and used help from this YouTube video using this website.

The problem is that this ABSOLUTELY doesn't work at all. Whenever I try to plug my USB drive into my laptop, whenever it is already restarted and on the "Wait a moment..." section or just shut down and I restart it after. It always takes me to the usual Windows Setup pages without ever taking account of my autounattend.xml file I have on my external drive...

I am literally hopeless... I'm in for literally hours and don't know why nobody else on any forum I visited ever went through that. I don't know why it doesn't work and it seems I am the only one dumb enough to not manage to pull that off.

PS: sorry for my approximate English, this is not my native language.

(so yeah, please help me...)


r/techsupport 20m ago

Open | Hardware Won't boot up despite seemingly charging

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I have a Dell Latitude 3410 and it wont boot up for some reason. I thought maybe its battery was dead(had a habit of leaving it with low battery) and so i charged it for a good half hour or so, i frequently used it while it was charging including booting it up while charging so i thought it was just normal routine. Then i tried turning it on, it. usually has a light thing on the capslock key that indicates it turning on but Nothing happened, the capslock key light thing wasnt on.Tried turning it on via power button, Nothing. It seems to be charging but its not booting on. Anyone have any advice? Thank you

EDIT: ok got it working again but anyone know how or why this happens thank you.