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My Microsoft PC Manager has a new icon called Clawboard (icon is a red lobster).

I use the Microsoft PC Manager to review my PC. Today I noticed that there is a new icon on it titled Clawboard. There is a red icon and when I click it the window doesnt have anything active that is usable. This is new and I do not know what it is or…

Windows for home | Other | Security and privacy
asked 2026-03-20T03:17:29.69+00:00
PeggyNewel-0206 35 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T03:45:43.0066667+00:00
Shannon Coldren 0 Reputation points
3 answers

Windows 11 makes my screen flicker until I manually restart my PC. I only have one graphic driver. How do I fix this

I cannot uninstall my driver because it is the only one. My computer was fine until I installed Windows 11. Now I have to restart every time I shut the computer down. Help!!!!!

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-04-08T12:23:23.0833333+00:00
JG 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T03:44:36.0666667+00:00
Hendrix-V 12,665 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Partially Successful Phone Link -iOS

I have an iPhone and seem to be partially connected to the "link to windows" feature. My notifications all send to my computer, my texts all come through and I can open them, but when it comes to sending files and photos from either device to…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
asked 2026-04-08T23:04:27.3033333+00:00
Anya 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-09T03:38:23.43+00:00
nobuko c 121.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

How to fix update problems?

Automatic and manual updates are not happening, just get a spinning circle

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-04-09T02:59:41.4+00:00
Ken Davidson 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T03:38:17.1366667+00:00
Tin Luna 23,980 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

Phone Link has stopped showing my outgoing texts

I don't know if this is the right place to post this. Just recently, Phone Link stopped showing outgoing texts. They do go out and are received, but they're not displayed in Phone Link. It'd been fine for a long time. Then for a few days, they were…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Apps
asked 2026-04-08T21:25:08.9566667+00:00
David Bergman 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-09T03:30:03.83+00:00
David Bergman 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Is KB5086672 safe to install or is it another mess. And why is Microsoft Incompetent?

I am just not installing any update until I have to since they have a lot of issues with these updates and I don't want to have to take my laptop to a computer store. So is this update safe? Maybe instead of pushing One Drive and the Edge browser on us,…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-04-09T02:40:13.93+00:00
Edward Sebesta 130 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T03:28:20.32+00:00
Lester Bernard Reyes 77,415 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Windows 10 pro Blutooth problem

This device is blutooth cunnection problem. Please fix this.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
asked 2026-04-07T14:53:21.2866667+00:00
Md. Rasel 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T03:25:11.6066667+00:00
Sin-D 8,805 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

2026-03 Update is not installing (15 retries already)

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-04-08T13:15:01.0766667+00:00
Yamaris Rivera 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-09T03:23:11.2733333+00:00
Hendrix-V 12,665 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

where did you lose my scanner

I loaded all the required information you wanted so that my canon printer scanner combo would work when I needed it and now that I need to scan some documents for my taxes your damned operating system can't seem to find my damned scanner! Where the hell…

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-04-09T03:21:30.9166667+00:00
KellyGarner-4537 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T03:21:46.37+00:00
Q&A Assist
1 answer

Update screen......fake or legit?

I got this blue update screen. Is it a real update or malware? It rendered my computer completely useless

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-04-09T03:19:30.3433333+00:00
CaptChill 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T03:19:46.71+00:00
Q&A Assist
2 answers

PC APP STORE program

An obvious malicious "PC APP STORE" program is running and it has blocked my main screen, and I have not been able to get rid of it. Please help.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Apps
asked 2026-04-09T02:39:00.02+00:00
Romel Rivas 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T03:15:40.88+00:00
Sumit D - IA 164K Reputation points Independent Advisor
4 answers

Volume control is stuck on off

My volume is stuck on mute. When I push it to higher volume it just slides back to mute. And I have what seems to be a permanent volume slider at the bottom of the window.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-04-09T02:06:59.28+00:00
Janie Jensen 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T03:12:09.3133333+00:00
Lester Bernard Reyes 77,415 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

printer is not working

Until yesterday the printer worked. Now it doesn't. I didn't change anything.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-03-31T19:42:13.0033333+00:00
Erwin Dreessen 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-09T03:07:18.0466667+00:00
Norah-L 4,780 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Always getying eroor code 0xc000000f on win 10 on boot

When i was editing a doc the computer sudentley blue scerrnd and on boot error code 0xc000000f and i need that doc

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Sleep and Power on, off
asked 2026-04-08T10:13:55.72+00:00
Chanuga 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-09T03:05:29.46+00:00
Chanuga 20 Reputation points
3 answers

DOWNLOAD INQUIRING

why does my laptop show *retry something went wrong all the time i try downloading anything

Windows for home | Other | Install and upgrade
asked 2026-04-07T15:00:50.8733333+00:00
Roy Mwania 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T02:59:06.6233333+00:00
Sin-D 8,805 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Dual Monitors Stopped Working After Update – Lenovo Thunderbolt Dock (Second Monitor in Power Save Mode)

I previously had a dual monitor setup working correctly for several months using a Lenovo Thunderbolt docking station and two external monitors connected via DisplayPort. Recently, the setup stopped working without any hardware changes. Now, only one…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-04-08T18:42:16.4433333+00:00
Cassandra Hutchinson 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T02:51:39.1466667+00:00
Clary-N 10,005 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

my computor wont play sound at all

its an entity11targa laptop it doesnt play sound i have done trouble shooters it says its playing sound when it isnt and when i did the trouble shooter it asked if i heard a beep i didnt

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
asked 2026-04-07T10:24:53.3966667+00:00
Ali Chughtai 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T02:45:59.73+00:00
Sin-D 8,805 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

why benchmark says wrong info

Why does benchmark say I have direct x 9.0 im supposed to have 12

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2026-04-07T04:15:59.6+00:00
Jay Reviewie 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T02:30:14.67+00:00
Sin-D 8,805 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

How do I login as administrator?

I cannot login as an administrator on my wife's computer. Additionally, when opening any app there is not a yes button, only no. Therefore, it is impossible to open or install anything. And many times, her password is not accepted. This all has happened…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
asked 2026-04-07T02:08:55.59+00:00
Kenneth Johnston 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-09T02:29:03.26+00:00
Kenneth Johnston 0 Reputation points
5 answers

Stuck in the "prove your a human loop"

I have passed my laptop PC on to a friend down on her luck. I have completed a fresh install of W10 and going through the registration process, signing into Microsoft. After entering the MS account info it keeps prompting me to "prove I'm a…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation
asked 2025-12-03T21:14:16.45+00:00
Joel Barrow 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-09T02:28:40.0133333+00:00
Gerard Patrick Freund 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee