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Difficulty increasing the volume level of PC's audio

I had been trying to increase the volume level of the system's speaker(s) with no success. Here's what I observed in the Control Panel display: My question to this forum is how to increase the volume level. But I expect that the answer I will get is…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-05-16T05:09:08.66+00:00
Phillip Richcreek 590 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-16T05:09:30.7466667+00:00
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How to remove default Microsoft Bopomofo(Chinese) Keyboard in Windows 11

As this title, I tried many ways which I searched from Internet but no luck.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-05-16T05:00:29.93+00:00
Norman Hsiao 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-16T05:00:45.9366667+00:00
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When I click on this web, it shows : This site can’t be reached Check if there is a typo in www.thefareast.co. If spelling is correct, try running Windows Network Diagnostics. DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN. Why ?

When I click on this link, (www.thefareast.co.) it shows: This site can’t be reached Check if there is a typo in www.thefareast.co. If spelling is correct, try running Windows Network Diagnostics. DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN What is it? It stop me to…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Internet and connectivity
asked 2026-05-16T04:57:56.84+00:00
Duy Trung 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-16T04:58:11.4366667+00:00
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KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED after waking up from sleep mode.

For context, I am running Windows 10 with extended security updates, and I have been using sleep mode reliably for months before my issue started. Around four days ago I woke up my computer and from the lock screen the first of many bsods occurred. To…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-05-13T08:22:39.3266667+00:00
Steve 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-16T04:53:48.84+00:00
Thileep Kumar 4,190 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Redirect search virus on chrome browser on windows 11 asus zenbook

Problem: Whenever I search on my chrome browser I get redirected using a different search engine. I went to my browser settings, and it shows that google is my default and only search engine, but when I go to edit my search engine URL, it shows…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy
asked 2026-05-13T00:30:52.87+00:00
Elijah Vasquez 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-16T04:49:56.05+00:00
Elijah Vasquez 0 Reputation points
10 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to fix sign in for microsoft account on Minecraft bedrock

It will not let me sign in to my microsoft account I have tried restarting my PC, Minecraft launcher, and just Minecraft itself and it hasn't been working I have the error message "We could not sign you into your Microsoft account. Access to Realms,…

Windows for home | Other | Gaming
asked 2025-10-30T17:59:18.7433333+00:00
CookiePlayzReal 180 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-16T04:27:31.1066667+00:00
Coco Dino 0 Reputation points
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DirectX related issue after the latest update

After the latest update (May 12th 2026), I've been experiencing issue running games on Steam that require DirectX drivers. When I try to run a game it shows: The following components are required to run this program: DirectX runtime The issue is that…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-05-14T21:01:24.25+00:00
Artie Yakovlev 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-05-16T04:20:25.1533333+00:00
Artie Yakovlev 0 Reputation points
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home office activation problem

Hi, I bout a new computer with home office, but I cannot activate because it's getting confused with my old login ******@pivit.net.au.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
asked 2026-05-16T03:32:25.5133333+00:00
Silvia 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-16T04:16:49.7466667+00:00
Estrella721 37,635 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Unable to play Ubisoft titles?

Hello, I've been having some troubles with my gamepass lately. As you can see, for whatever reason, I'm completely unable to download or play games made by Ubisoft. Regardless of which game I choose, if it's by them, it always has a "..."…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2026-02-25T23:37:14.9333333+00:00
Jordan B 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-16T04:09:13.54+00:00
Ignatius Juan 0 Reputation points
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problemas en iniciar sesion

intente jugar minecrafr pero a la hora de entrar al launcher me pedia iniciar sesion, lo intente pero a la hora de poner el correo me dice que no existe Moved from: Microsoft 365 and Office | Access | Development

Windows for home | Other | Gaming
asked 2025-11-30T06:04:04.04+00:00
Ronald ramirez 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-16T04:03:34.48+00:00
Emmanuel Cuevas 0 Reputation points
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Unable to get past "prove you're human"

Trying to create a new microsoft account, seems like Microsoft has now made it impossible to get past the "prove you're human" thing. Tried this numerous times on both Edge and Chrome. I'll hold the button, after a couple of seconds the button…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
asked 2026-05-16T03:48:52.2266667+00:00
Hendrik Venter 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-16T03:49:05.9266667+00:00
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After a windows 11 update my system is asking for a bitlocker key which weas never setup

I had never setup bitlocker keys. I updated windows 11 every time it was requested. Yesterday the auto update ran and after that it is asking me for the bitlocker key which I do not have. I looked at my devices in the account, it is blank. I use this…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-04-14T14:43:31.36+00:00
Luda Nodelman 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-16T03:39:22.35+00:00
Champagne 0 Reputation points
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xbox app not opening

xbox is not lunching when i click on xbox app it just show loading for few moment on curser tip then stop.App not opening i have tried every solution techniques but not any one work what can i do.I unstalled game surver but it doesnot works and also…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2026-05-13T16:33:11.27+00:00
Saroj Mal 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-16T03:37:31.67+00:00
Ben Basler 0 Reputation points
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After moving my personal one drive files to a different hard drive, i cannot reconnect

i had a personal onedrive white icon and two business onedrive blue icon. i moved my personal onedrive folder to another drive now the white icon is gone and i can't reconnect. The OneDrive sync app versions: Windows – Production ring: 26.070.0414.0001…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2026-05-15T18:52:29.7966667+00:00
James Swedenburg 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-16T03:36:59.4966667+00:00
Rodrigo Queiroz 77,670 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Has KB5089549 been recalled?

KB5089549 fails during the restart procedure on my PC (Dell Alienware Auroa R16, Windows 11 Pro) with 0x800f0922 which I believe means that I don't have enough space in my EFI partition. I am able to recover but have had to pause all Windows updates…

Windows for home | Other | Windows update
asked 2026-05-14T16:44:54.9666667+00:00
James Borders 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-16T03:30:10.0433333+00:00
Sumit D - IA 168.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Intermittent WiFi issues on new laptop (Asus G16) Error Code 10.

Hi, I've been having wifi issues with my laptop since I got it for Christmas. On both Windows 10 and 11 it will randomly cut in and out with no obvious solution. I've tried new drivers (OEM, Windows default, and Intel), clean wipes through the recovery…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-05-15T02:17:20.6033333+00:00
Owen Pompa 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-16T03:26:08.9133333+00:00
Sumit D - IA 168.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Kernel_Security_Error BSOD. Driver Verifier causing bootloop.

Remaking my previous question as I had lost the ability to comment on it, for some reason. When attempting to launch certain games, or whenever I double-click on any program that is crashing (window with white overlay and spinning wheel where cursor is…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-05-16T03:18:28.2+00:00
M 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-16T03:23:35.6366667+00:00
M 0 Reputation points
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DirectX End User Web Installer not downloading due to internal system error

A game I wish to play requires DirectX9 dlls to function. Using the DirectX web installer to install the required files returns with an internal system error. I have also tried installing it manually with the .cab files in a folder, running DXSETUP.exe…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Install and upgrade
asked 2026-05-16T02:43:50.2166667+00:00
Chase 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-16T03:20:54.4666667+00:00
Ramesh Srinivasan 80,725 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Windows 11 Pro early boot BSODs before login, no dump/logs, KMODE and SYSTEM_THREAD stop codes

I want to first start off with I saw the second one after a windows update, that might've caused it but there are things that can lead me away from putting all the fault on the update. About 1 week ago my laptop the FA507NU ran into a BSOD on boot(idk…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-05-15T20:44:19.7733333+00:00
Olis Ajeti 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-16T03:19:17.5766667+00:00
Hendrix-V 14,170 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How do I fix code 0X800706BE

How do I fix this? I've done everything that I've read from this site and on reddit and I don't know what else to do play help me.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Microsoft Store
asked 2026-05-16T02:32:49.34+00:00
Lyric Snow 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-16T03:12:31.01+00:00
Sumit D - IA 168.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor