1,650 questions with Windows Hardware Performance tags

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BSOD while playing Escape from Tarkov (only happens in Tarkov)

While i am trying to play Escape from Tarkov i am getting BSOD error and it says "WHEA Uncorrectable Error". I checked on internet and they are saying maybe rams are dying or it is related to rams itself. I have done memory diagnostic tool,…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
asked 2024-12-23T16:39:17.27+00:00
Burak Dugali 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-12-25T01:26:23.0066667+00:00
Hania Lian 19,751 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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How to Reduce Latency on RDP Connections?

What steps can be taken to reduce latency on an RDP connection? The connection feels very slow and unusable, even though the internet seems fine outside of RDP, so it doesn't appear to be a hardware or connection issue.

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,907 questions
Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop
A Microsoft app that connects remotely to computers and to virtual apps and desktops.
4,653 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,276 questions
asked 2024-12-23T13:46:32.7133333+00:00
Danny 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-12-24T08:33:48.03+00:00
Danny 0 Reputation points
1 answer

where can I find Cardmod.h (part of CPDK)

When reading the Windows Smart Card Minidriver Specification, I have found multiple reference to the header files from Cryptographic Provider Development Kit. When looking at the code of the Estonian card minidriver,…

Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,699 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
asked 2021-03-08T00:14:53.89+00:00
pawel jasinski 6 Reputation points
edited an answer 2024-12-24T04:04:32.5966667+00:00
Christopher Warrington 0 Reputation points
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How to upgrade UFS firmware?

hi my friend, Does IOCTL_STORAGE_FIRMWARE_DOWNLOAD support to upgrade UFS firmware? I can use IOCTL_STORAGE_FIRMWARE_DOWNLOAD to upgrade EMMC & SSD firmware, but when I use this to upgrade UFS firmware, it will report an -87 error code. thanks

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
asked 2024-12-17T08:00:43.15+00:00
松源 张 40 Reputation points
accepted 2024-12-24T01:34:02.4866667+00:00
松源 张 40 Reputation points
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Audio Crackling on Most Windows PCs (Built 3x) Same issue Different Peripherals (NO REPLY NEARLY A WEEK AFTER POSTING)

3X PCs with this issue, Different Peripherals entirely, And different households. Here's specs of them. and steps done to try and fix this, Please help its been over a year and £2000+ in parts for me. Ryzen 5 5700G Asus B450 Prime Plus Corsair Vengeance…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,907 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,276 questions
asked 2024-12-17T14:18:15.28+00:00
The Great Buran 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-12-21T00:10:55.1866667+00:00
The Great Buran 0 Reputation points
2 answers

surface dock 2 and surface pro 11 monitor issue

Hello, my client is having issues with their brand new surface pro 11 with the surface dock 2 when 2 monitors are plugged in via USBC, they are both detected but 1 does not display plugging both monitors directly into the laptop has no problems

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
asked 2024-12-17T21:04:52.6366667+00:00
Billy Nguyen 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-12-19T15:40:07.47+00:00
Billy Nguyen 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Windows event log error

The event error shown in the photo below is occurring. It happens once every two weeks. When an error occurs, it seems that communication is not possible because the communication port is blocked. Please check the symptoms and solution.

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,907 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
asked 2024-12-17T08:57:06.9466667+00:00
sang uk park 1 Reputation point
edited an answer 2024-12-18T08:52:06.93+00:00
Daisy Zhou 26,871 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Why does 24h2/2025 host give only RDP over TCP?

After upgrading to 24h2, the ability to connect to RDP via UDP disappeared everywhere. However, on previous versions everything is fine, configuring policies and substituting mstsc.exe etc. does not solve the problem. This problem itself was still in…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,477 questions
Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop
A Microsoft app that connects remotely to computers and to virtual apps and desktops.
4,653 questions
Windows Network
Windows Network
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Network: A group of devices that communicate either wirelessly or via a physical connection.
796 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,276 questions
asked 2024-12-16T01:03:16.0833333+00:00
funker wolf 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-12-18T01:17:26.3433333+00:00
Jing Zhou 7,675 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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[WHQL] Detect Malicious Software Failed

Hello everyone. I assisted the customer with the WHQL testing, but the test failed when encountering "Detect Malicious Software" in the "Run Test" sub-test. The failure log pointed to the C:\TEST folder, which is the customer's…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,276 questions
asked 2024-12-13T15:11:35.5433333+00:00
Kai Liu 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Is it possible to add new tests to the HLK playlist file?

I want to add my own test to the HLK for testing the driver. Can I add a new test to the playlist file (XML)? In the playlist file I downloaded from Microsoft here-https://aka.ms/HLKPlaylist I see that every test has an ID. (Maybe the HLK finds the…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,477 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
Driver Quality Tools
Driver Quality Tools
a set of tools that aid driver developers in finding, diagnosing, and fixing bugs in their drivers.
9 questions
Hardware Lab Kit
Hardware Lab Kit
A test framework used to test hardware devices for Windows.
9 questions
asked 2024-12-10T07:51:38.16+00:00
Shahar Hanoch 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-12-11T16:44:26.9166667+00:00
Fidaab (MSFT) 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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where is hardware developer

Where is the hardware developer program code signing stuff

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
asked 2024-12-06T15:19:33.74+00:00
Kevin Milch 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-12-11T16:32:27.9066667+00:00
Kevin Milch 0 Reputation points
1 answer

How do I find print queue to remove job?

I cannot print because jobs are stuck in the print queue. I use Windows 11. How do I fix this problem?

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
asked 2024-12-10T19:58:11.75+00:00
Adele Connell 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-12-10T21:42:38.29+00:00
Darrell Gorter 2,131 Reputation points
2 answers

how to fix constant game crashes from source nvlddmkm event id 153

Subject: Help Needed with Persistent Game Crashes and nvlddmkm Error Dear Microsoft Support, I am experiencing persistent game crashes on my system, accompanied by the following error message in Event Viewer: Error Source: nvlddmkm Event ID: 153 …

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,907 questions
Windows 10 Hardware Performance
Windows 10 Hardware Performance
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
118 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
asked 2024-10-10T18:01:26.3966667+00:00
Aleksandar Neskovich 15 Reputation points
commented 2024-12-09T10:55:49.14+00:00
Miguel Ortega 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Intel Core i5-7200U mivel párositható egyASUS X756UXK-alaplapban?

Intel Core i5-7200U mivel párositható egyASUS X756UXK-alaplapban?

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
asked 2024-12-08T19:14:14.0866667+00:00
Duke Raoul 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-12-09T01:27:29.2566667+00:00
Hania Lian 19,751 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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PnPUtil - Show Hidden devices in cmd call

Hi, Recently I've been experiencing an issue wherein my PC doesn't detect my graphics card. Using the windows device manager to "scan for hardware changes" will sometimes resolve this, but sometimes this fix won't work unless I toggle on…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
asked 2024-12-06T20:59:35.66+00:00
Nick 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-12-07T10:18:01.5366667+00:00
Erik Moreau 816 Reputation points MVP
1 answer

CPU and disk usage values which we get from windows API (Using PDH) is not same as the value we see in task manager

I am currently using the PDH (Performance Data Helper) API to log CPU and Disk utilization data in a CSV file. Below is a snippet of the code I am using: #include <windows.h> #include <pdh.h> #include <stdio.h> #include…

Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,649 questions
Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,699 questions
C++
C++
A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
3,806 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,276 questions
asked 2024-12-05T15:51:07.8166667+00:00
Chandan M S 0 Reputation points
accepted 2024-12-06T05:18:46.9433333+00:00
Chandan M S 0 Reputation points
1 answer

how do I get my TV to be recognised as an audio output and not just another monitor

After installing a new motherboard and cpu, my system is not recognizing my TV, which is connected via HDMI, as an audio output. When connected I can get picture but not audio. I have checked and my PC recognizes it as a Generic PnP Monitor. When…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,907 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
asked 2024-12-04T16:24:23.2266667+00:00
Ryan Mayer 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-12-06T05:17:52.8166667+00:00
Ian Xue 38,726 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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I got problem when register hardware developer program, error is below, anyone face the same problem ?

When: Registration - Review -> All license are checked and Click Finish Error: below Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again later. Correlation lD:1d9cc449-7826-4f74-be00-xxxxxxxx Correlation vector: AgRh6hxxxxxxG.1App server.Time: 02 Dec 2024…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
asked 2024-12-02T10:33:09.6066667+00:00
Hong Zeng 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-12-05T08:49:48.0233333+00:00
Hong Zeng 0 Reputation points
4 answers

Setting Mouse Speed Beyond Maximum

I had asked the following question on Microsoft Answers: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_11-other_settings/setting-mouse-speed-beyond-maximum/dc03fab2-1cd8-4868-bafe-e3d84cc19c4b Since a solution is not easy to find, it was…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
asked 2023-04-11T14:10:20.21+00:00
Влад Котенко (Vlad Kotenko) 15 Reputation points
commented 2024-12-03T14:47:30.3633333+00:00
Rodrigo Lolato 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Windows Logo certified Hardware having issues with Windows 11 Security Update KB5041585 and KB5042099

Hi, Hi, We are writing to report a critical issue affecting our Windows Logo certified hardware products due to recent Windows 11 updates. As a Windows Gold partner, we are deeply concerned about its impact on our customers. Issue: Upon booting a PC with…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,650 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,276 questions
Microsoft Configuration Manager Updates
Microsoft Configuration Manager Updates
Microsoft Configuration Manager: An integrated solution for for managing large groups of personal computers and servers.Updates: Broadly released fixes addressing specific issue(s) or related bug(s). Updates may also include new or modified features (i.e. changing default behavior).
1,083 questions
Hardware Lab Kit
Hardware Lab Kit
A test framework used to test hardware devices for Windows.
9 questions
asked 2024-11-29T08:22:47.9533333+00:00
TonyBBIO 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-12-02T02:47:51.4233333+00:00
Hania Lian 19,751 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor