Windows 10: Having performance issues again 2 days after fixing it the last time. Previous fixes not...

I've been trying for a week now to get my computer to run properly and nothing seems to work. C drive is fine according to any scans and such. I've ran multiple windows diagnostics and such but nothing seems to be working. This is what I'm looking at: The only thing running is Firefox with like 2 or 3 tabs open. It's been like this from the moment I booted up my PC. Programs take forever to boot up and, other than World of Warcraft everything runs fine once it has booted up with minimal hitches. It's like my computer just isn't using my 64Gbs of RAM and is functioning purely off the avai

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Destiny 2 Launches with Day One Issues

Likely they were fixing more serious issues in that time. The issues on this list are actually relatively minor and some are quite obscure.

 

Will Windows 10 ever have Fix It support?

Hello,

Thanks for contacting the Microsoft Community. I understand your concern and would be happy to help with your issue.

A few questions:

• What programs are you having trouble with?
• Did they work in previous versions of Windows?

If the answer is "Yes" to question 2, there is a troubleshooter built into Windows 10 that will diagnose and help to fix programs that have compatibility issues. If the program worked in a previous version of Windows, the troubleshooter will suggest different,
optimized settings for that specific program. Here's how to access it:

• In the search box on the taskbar, type Troubleshooting, and click on the Troubleshooting option that pops up at the top. This will open the Troubleshooting window
• Next, click on Programs.
• The next step is to select the Program Compatibility Troubleshooter
• This will open that specific troubleshooter. Follow the on screen instructions from there. The troubleshooter will search out any problematic programs that don't seem to run correctly, and optimize the settings for that program or programs that have the
  issues.

If you need any more assistance please let me know. Thanks!

Dustin

 

PunkBuster Fixes

I've been hearing a lot of people having PB (PunkBuster) problems in games lately. If you have been having an issue please try the following steps.

1. Make sure your PB is up to date. You can do this by going to www.evenbalance.com and downloading the pbsetup application. Once you do this follow the directions on the website and you should be good to go. This will assure you have the latest PB files.

2. If step one does not work you may be running a 64-bit OS. For some reason PB has issues updating in game with a 64-bit OS running. This means that in some cases you have to run pbsetup each time before gaming. Yes its a pain but it does work. Evenbalance knows of this issue and has been working on it for sometime now. They have made some progress but as new games come out the issue reemerges.

3. This is something I do as a final step to PB "failing to connect" during game play. It seems to fix more than anything else. Why I don't know but who cares! It works.

Step 1: Quit all applications.

Step 2: Open your "Task Manager" by hitting Ctrl+Alt+Delete.

Step 3: Find the process "PnkBstrA.exe". Once you found it right click on it and a menu should open. If done properly it should look something like this...



Once the menu is open select "Open File Location".

Step 4: Once you open PnkBstrA.exe location in the C: you will need to right click it again in the new window. This will bring up another menu. Once the menu is open select "Properties". This will open up yet another window. If done properly it should look something like this...



Once this window is open click on the tab "Compatibility". In this tab there a check box in the privileges section. In this section you have the option to "Run this program as an administrator". Turn this option on.

Step 5: Repeat step 3 and 4 for the same application "PnkBstrB.exe".

Step 6: Close all windows and restart the computer. Once this is done try playing the game you were having an issue with. You might have a nice surprise! *Toast :toast:

Tip: PnkBstrB.exe is located in the same exactly place as PnkBstrA.exe. When you change the rights on one just look for the other one in the same folder. DO NOT MESS WITH PnkBstrB.xtr.

Ill update this post with more fixes as I hear about them. In the meantime happy fragging!

UPDATE:

Recently I got a new error. When playing Bad Company 2 it would kick me from servers with the following error "service communication exeption: punkbusterb.exe failed to initialize". To fix this issue follow these steps:

1. Go to the BC2 application folder.
2. Locate the "pb" folder.
3. Delete the content of the "pb" folder but DO NOT delete the folder itself.
4. Now you can manually update the PB using this.

After that follow the directions above this update.