Windows 10: My computer keeps doing this weird thing. I’m seeking a solution.

i turned my computer on today and noticed when I click on the windows icon or the windows key nothing happens. Clicking on the search icon nothing happens. Right clicking on the desktop and pressing personalize I am prompted with “this file does not have an app associated with it for performing this action. Please install an app or, If one is already installed, create an association in the default apps settings page”. It is completely impossible to get into the settings. I could only open things by opening run and task manager. I ran sfc scan and dism scans and had no luck. I decided to do a r

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Computer keeps freezing up whenever I try to do various things

Hi Brandon,

Upon analyzing the details you have provided, there are a lot of reasons why this issue occurs. To isolate this
matter, we have some questions for you:

• 
  When did this issue start?
  
• 
  Were there any changes made before the issue occur?
  
• 
  Does this happens only when using any of your Microsoft Office suits?
  
• 
  What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
  

It is possible that this was caused by a corrupted system file and the system image. We suggest that you perform
these methods of troubleshooting steps and see if there's any changes:

Method 1: Update your drivers.

To know how to update your drivers, click
here.



Method 2:
Run SFC Scan.  

To run an
SFC scan, follow these steps:  

• 
  Run
  Command Prompt as Administrator.  
  
• 
  Type
  sfc /scannow
  and hit
  Enter.   
  

Method 3:
Run DISM Tool.  

To run
DISM Tool, follow these steps:

• 
  Run
  Command Prompt as Administrator.  
  
• 
  Type the following command:  
  
  • 
    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /scanhealth  
    
  • 
    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth  
    

NOTE:
This might take a while to finish scanning.
Do not cancel. 



Method 4: Clean Boot.

To perform a
Clean Boot, click
here.



Note:
Reset the computer back to
Normal Mode
once you are done with the troubleshooting by following the section
"How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting"
from the same article.

Let us know how it goes.

Regards.

 

M-Audio M-Track 2x2 Not Recognized by my computer.

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We appreciate the research and troubleshooting you have done, this issue could be from the software end or from the hardware itself.



Please try few of the troubleshooting below to further eliminate the root cause of the issue.

1. Try to connect the device with a different USB and check if that helps.
   
2. Connect the M-track to different computer and check if you still face the issue there, if the issue persists, it could be caused by hardware.
   

Method 1:

1. Press Windows + R key on your keyboard together, and type
   control printers.
   
2. You will see list of all the devices and printers connected to your computer.
   
3. Click on Add a device and follow the onscreen instruction and add your device.
   

Method 2:

1. Uninstall
   all the M-Track drivers from device manager.
   
2. Reboot the computer and check.
   

Method 3:



I suggest you login to the manufacturer site,
download the drivers for your registered device and
install it.



If you still face the issue, I suggest you to get in touch with the
manufacturer and get the hardware checked once.



Hope it helps.

Amit Sunar

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Pentium M

Not sure what I'm looking at. Though when I do go to Options and then CPU it lists my CPU
as Intel Pentium M processor 1.73 GHz, and then under that it lists speed: 799.9 MHz
and then features and cache size.I ran the benchmark test and don't understand all
those numbers, but while testing I checked CPUZ and it still says it is running at 800 MHz.