Top 30 🔥 Desktop PC Troubleshooting Problems with Solutions

hi everyone in this video you're going to discover the top 30 desktop pc troubleshooting problems with solutions my name is lauren and this channel is all about showing you how to become a highly paid it pro fast let's get started [Music] number one desktop pc heating up one of the most common desktop pc troubleshooting problems is a computer heating up beyond acceptable levels this problem could have several causes and solutions some of the most useful ways to fix this problem are tuning up heatsinks and applying new thermal paste opening the pc case and making sure that fans are running and plugged in properly ensuring proper heat exhaustion and avoiding putting the pc in an enclosed box or on a mattress and cleaning the pc casing to prevent dust accumulation and exhaustion issues number two usb port not working to narrow down the list of possible causes of a usb port not working you can plug in your usb device into the usb port of a different computer or plug it into a different usb port on the same computer if it's established that the problem is with a specific usb port try the following solutions clean your usb port you can use a toothpick or cotton bud for this open device manager right click your computer name and scan for hardware changes open device manager click the small arrow next to the little usb cable right click on the first usb controller in the list and select uninstall device repeat for each usb controller you find number three desktop pc is too slow apart from the obvious solutions like getting more ram increasing hard disk space and installing an ssd below are some of the solutions that work to fix a slow computer problem open task manager and see which apps are the biggest users of your cpu resources stop those apps if you can or uninstall them if they are not useful uninstall unnecessary programs that you don't use or rarely use go to my computer and click on the windows folder open the temp folder and delete all files in the folder open my computer and right click on your hard drive go to properties and click on the tools tab click on defragment now or the optimize option number four blue screen of death one of the most common desktop pc troubleshooting problems is the blue screen of death or b sod the problem could be fixed by trying various solutions some of them are mentioned below you will have to try to get the computer into safe mode before attempting some of the solutions below you should update the device driver software for all devices by going to device manager open device manager and click on update driver software for each driver if you are facing the blue screen of death error after installing an update go to settings update and security windows update and click on uninstall updates using system restore points in windows is also a useful way to get rid of the blue screen of death problem if nothing works a clean installation of windows will get rid of the bsod issue as long as it's not hardware related however please note that you will lose data while performing a clean install of windows therefore make sure to backup your data number five computer won't turn on computers not turning on is a very common problem this can be solved by trying the following solutions unplug any external hard drive or usb before turning on your computer external storage devices are known to be a common cause of this problem sometimes your computer won't turn on because it's not getting enough power if you are using a power strip extension socket or ups unplug your computer and plug it into a direct power socket like a wall socket check the power cord to verify that it's connected properly with the computer unplug and plug it in again and try turning on the computer check your motherboard faulty capacitors fresh soldering or cracks in chips are some of the common causes of this problem number six desktop pc keeps restarting a computer that keeps restarting is a problem faced by many pc users here's how to solve it go to control panel system system properties and click on the advanced tab under the startup and recovery option click on the settings button uncheck the automatically restart option another common cause of this problem is dust and heat make sure your cpu motherboard ram hard drive and other components are clean and your fans are working try opening the case of your desktop pc to let the heat exhaust make sure your power supply is working correctly when your computer is not getting enough power it goes into a loop and keeps restarting number seven desktop pc keeps freezing update your device drivers by going to device manager updating drivers almost always resolves this issue fixing or replacing the power supply unit psu has resolved this problem for a lot of users when your computer cannot get enough consistent power it starts to freeze try checking your power supply or replacing it with a new one to resolve this problem use third-party tools like ccleaner or digius system optimizer to troubleshoot your pc oftentimes these tools remove the memory blockages errors and resolve problems that are causing system freezes if nothing else works reinstall your operating system this will likely solve the system freeze issues number eight keyboard not working there are several ways to fix a keyboard that's not working in windows open device manager go to the keyboards option and right click on your keyboard now click on update driver make sure the filter keys option is turned off open the run box and type control and click the ok button when you see the control panel make sure your view mode is set to category click on the ease of access heading now click on change how your keyboard works make sure that the turn on filter keys checkbox is off make sure that your keyboard is plugged in properly if you're using a usb keyboard try plugging it into a different usb port number nine error 0x8030024 while installing windows on the ssd a lot of people face this error when trying to install windows on an ssd usually this happens when you connect a new ssd to a motherboard which already has an hdd here's how to fix this problem make sure to disconnect the hdd and leave the ssd attached after installing windows on the ssd you can attach the hdd number 10 programs not responding in windows many users face the not responding error for different programs in windows 10 and windows 7. here's how to fix this problem open settings updates and make sure no do updates are left uninstalled defragmenting disks is known to fix this problem go to the properties of your disk drives to start defragmentation when system resources are exhausted the system stops responding a quick way to fix this problem is to increase virtual memory to do that right click on computer and go to properties advanced system settings open performance and click settings click the advanced tab and under virtual memory click change clear the automatically manage paging file size for all drives checkbox the paging file should be on the c drive click custom size and type a new size in megabytes and click ok number 11 microsoft edge is not working go to the settings of microsoft edge and locate the clear browsing data section now clear browsing data cache and browsing memory another troubleshooting step is to try to go to the settings of microsoft edge and locate the reset settings section reset edge to its original settings number 12 start menu and taskbar not working in windows 10. go to your desktop screen and make a new shortcut the system will ask you for a location type ms config in the location box and click next give the shortcut any name you want double-click the shortcut and click the boot tab at the top after opening the boot tab open safe boot and then click network underneath click apply and okay now restart the computer after restarting open ms config again and turn off safe boot and then click apply and restart your computer again this should fix the problem number 13 app store not opening in windows 10. if you are having trouble opening the app store in windows 10 try the solution mentioned below go to this location delete all the files and folders at this location now try opening the app store it should work number 14. youtube videos not playing a lot of users face this problem you can try the following solutions to fix this issue go into internet explorer and open internet options open the advanced tab and make sure to check the box titled use software rendering instead of gpu rendering right-click on your speaker and select different playback devices sometimes selecting a different playback device and then selecting your default playback device fixes this problem number 15. printer not working after windows 10 upgrade open device manager and update drivers for your printer this almost always works you can also install device drivers for your printers from the website of your printer's company number 16 mouse not working plug in a different mouse in your system to make sure your mouse isn't faulty make sure your mouse usb or ps2 is plugged in correctly try using a different port as well a specific windows update is a known culprit behind the mouse not working problem in desktop pcs you should uninstall this update to fix your mouse to do that go to settings update and security view installed update history uninstall updates and find security update for microsoft windows kb 407 4588 and uninstall it number 17 search box not working in windows 10. open run type powershell and hit enter now paste the following command number 18 pc unable to wake from sleep updating your graphics and drivers will most probably solve this problem to update your graphics card driver go to the device manager click on display adapters and right click on your graphics card name and click the update driver option number 19 the print spooler service stops unexpectedly in windows open control panel and go to programs and features click turn windows features on or off under print and document services check ldp and lpr this will fix the spooler problem number 20. unable to log into a microsoft account in windows 10 adding a new user often solves this problem to do that press windows key plus r now type lusr mgr dot msc and hit enter open users and right click the blank area and select new user option enter the name of the user and choose a password uncheck the must change password option now double-click the account and use the member of tab to make yourself a member of the local admins group this will fix the problem number 21 cannot see nas drives in windows open command prompt type and hit enter type and hit enter restart your computer number 22 unable to shut down or restart the computer properly sometimes shutdown and restart options fail to work and you have to use the power button if you are unable to shut down or restart your pc properly in windows try the following solutions open command prompt and type shutdown s t 0 and hit enter this will shut down your computer try to run a registry repair program that will fix the power issues and take care of the shutdown restart problem number 23 cannot open word documents the best solution for this problem is to do a fresh install of microsoft word if your ms office program is not activated try to activate it as soon as possible you can also try the repair option open control panel programs and features select microsoft word and hit change choose the quick repair option and then choose repair number 24 mic not working in desktop pc open control panel and go to the sound section head over to the recording tab and check if your mic is set as default double click on it and go to properties levels and make sure it's not muted you can also try this step open the recording tab in sound settings right click on your mic and select properties click on the listen tab check the box next to listen to this device and click the drop down arrow below this option to select your device click apply and okay number 25 no sound in windows 10 make sure you have installed updated drivers for sound in your desktop pc make sure your speakers or audio device is plugged in go to sound settings and open playback tab select your audio device and make sure it is set to default windows 10 also offers the audio troubleshooter in windows 10 search bar search for find and fix problems with playing sound to fix audio problems number 26 monitor not working make sure your display drivers and graphics card drivers are installed and updated open your graphics card manufacturer website and ensure that you have the right driver installed otherwise manually download the correct driver and install it another common solution is to recheck your cables make sure your dvi and hdmi cables are working and you are using the right cables to confirm the cause of the problem try connecting a spare monitor to your computer number 27 internet not working type regidit in the search box to open the registry editor in the registry editor app go to right click on enable active probing and select modify change the value data from 0 to 1. click ok to close the window and save your edits close the registry editor restart your computer go to device manager and open network adapters right click on your network adapter click uninstall device now uncheck delete the driver software for this device option click uninstall button and restart your pc the system will automatically reinstall the adapter while restarting and the internet should start working number 28 left mouse button not working while dragging and making selections this problem involves the left click button of a mouse not working if you try to keep pressing it for selecting several items to drag the selection will undo without releasing the button in almost all cases this problem is related to hardware try to change the mouse or replace the left click button number 29 windows explorer crashing open command prompt and type the following dism.exe online cleanup image scan health and hit enter now type dism.exe online cleanup image restore health and hit enter now type sfc scan now and press enter creating a new user also fixes this problem to do that open settings and go to accounts and then to family and other users now select add someone else on this pc option enter a name and hit enter now click finish sign out from the current account and login from the new account number 30. seeing black screen with cursor after running check disk turn on your computer and press f8 to go to the startup screen go to repair your computer and press enter open command prompt and type and hit enter this will take some time you can replace c colon slash with other drives for giving access to the file for example restart your computer thanks for watching check out the video on the right for more information to help you develop your it career

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Length: 19min 8sec (1148 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 23 2021