Gusthewizard here, i love talking about tech, and am always trying to expand my knowledge about anything tech or computer related, plus i love helping people, drop your issues or questions down below and ill do my best to help!

EDIT #1: worst case scenario it may take me up to 12 hours or maybe until morning to respond, my timezone is EST

5 days ago*

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Is anyone interested in this idea of a monthly technology hotline/thread?

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5 days ago
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i should have reserved a first comment ;0 ill do so now by replying to you

4 days ago
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Jajajajjaja yeah.... See the opportunity and acted by the child inside me... Sorry about that

4 days ago
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youre all good :)

4 days ago
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Perfect! I have an issue with bluetooth. It disconnects everytime I turn on my PC. I need to manually switch off BT, then switch it on, everytime I need to use it. That's the only solution I've found so far that works.

5 days ago
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hmm, have you tried going to your motherboard manufacturers website and installing the latest bluetooth drivers?

5 days ago
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I've tried it, didn't help :(

3 days ago
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hmm, what bt device are you trying to connect, and how old are they? damaged in any way? same question with the pc, is it damaged or old?
(trying to rule out physical damage)

are you putting the pc to sleep or hibernating? or are you shutting it down? if you shut it down everytime thats not an issue, probably normal from turning on after being shut down that it has to turn off and back on the bluetooth

3 days ago
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Is there such a thing as a dustproof case?

5 days ago
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probably not, because the pc needs to have airflow, i guess you could theoretically put dust covers or pads over your pc, (pads with holes in them so that air passes through but dust doesnt)

5 days ago
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If you hookup your GPU & CPU to watercooling (preferably closed loop because then you don't need to worry about replacing the coolant), and then point all your PCs fans outwards (so it just blows air out) then your system shouldn't really get dust in it.

This won't be an optimal build, but a build that will greatly reduce the amount of dust buildup.

5 days ago
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As much air must come inside the case as it leaves. You won't get vacuum just because you point all fans "outward".

If you point all fans "out", then they will push air out and fresh air will be drawn in through non-filtered mesh and gaps in case. Which means more dust inside. You'd need to move the loop outside of the PC, together with radiators and fans, and seal all gaps in the case itself, to have dust-free space.

To reduce dust buildup inside, you'd need to have more air come inside the case through dust-filtered fans than is pushed out through non-filtered fans. That way you have a bit of positive pressure, which prevents dust entering the case through non-specific spaces. Like grills on the expansion slots at the back or gaps in the metal plates fitting.

5 days ago
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Ah, yeh that makes a lot of sense :)

4 days ago
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Yes, but not in our price range 😆

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdgmLOEy8Ak

(Immersion cooling with heat exchanged outside the case in separate unit)

5 days ago
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This thread feels like a godsend.
Right now, my computer randomly plays the USB connection and disconnection sounds.
I don’t have any particular idea what might be causing it.
Is there a way to figure out which USB device (or which USB port) is connecting/disconnecting?

5 days ago
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I had a similar experience, and it turned out to be hinky mouse cable. YMMV.

5 days ago
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you could go to the connected devices in windows settings, (i beleive it is the same area where you connect to bluetooth) and see which peripheral is disappearing and reappearing, then disconnect it and buy a new one, lmk if that works

5 days ago
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Thank you for your response!
Since this issue occurs randomly, I’ll keep the suggested page open and monitor any changes in the relevant sections.
I’ll post again if there’s any progress!

4 days ago
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【レビュー】PCに接続されているUSB機器の情報をツリー形式で一覧表示「USB Device Tree Viewer」 - 窓の杜
https://forest.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/review/666986.html
これらで日頃の情報一覧を把握しておいて変な音が出た時に更新して確認してみるのも手っぱ🙄
上の記事は日本語表示なので理解が楽かと(mojibake問題の直し方を含む)

USB Device Tree Viewer
https://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtreeview_e.html
Would it be easier to understand the problem with something like this to understand the whole situation once during normal operation and then update and compare the information when there is a disconnect sound?

2 days ago
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ありがとうございます!家に帰ったらインストールしてみます!
ポロン……ポンポポン!って一瞬で再接続されるので気が付けるか怪しいですが、頑張って監視します(笑)

2 days ago
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まあいざとなれば
スタートボタンの上で右クリックして イベントビューアーを開いて
管理イベントの要約 そこの 「重大」ってのがあるんだけど
選んで右クリックして このイベントのすべてのインスタンスを表示っておすと
タブン
DriverFrameworks-UserMode
ってところのエラーが何件か表示されると思う
それは大体USB接続したものエラーが記録される場所なので🙄
そこに心当たりの接続機材の名前が出ている予感・・

単純に接触不良(双方を抜き差しすれば治る可能性)
USBのHUBを経由して給電不足になったり(HUBを経由するのを辞める)
あるいはケーブルが断線して接触不良の場合にそれらの現象は起きやすいので

あんまり頻発してノイローゼになりそうな時はご確認どうぞっぱ(人Θ'o)ネッ

人がいくら湧いていても正しい答えから縁遠いのが現代のネットなのは嘆かわしいっぱがの  ⛩️🥒 

2 days ago
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詳しい情報ありがとうございます。今確認したところ「重大」の中にはそれらしきものは確認されませんでした。
しかし、エラーの項目に「接続・再接続」が行われたタイミングで書き込まれたログがありました。
ソース:DeviceSetupManager
全般:メタデータ ステージングが失敗しました。コンテナー '{6CCEA67D-3370-11ED-AF63-04D4C4920D72}' の結果=0x80070490
こんな感じですね。やっぱりドライバーのシステム不備ですかね……?

1 day ago
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あー…
もう接続の抜き差しがまともにログが取れる状態じゃなくなってる
WindowsにいれてあるSecurityソフトが干渉している可能性もあるけど
それらのアプリケーションをインストールしている心当たりがない場合は

システムのファイルがぶっ壊れてる可能性があるので
スタート→右クリック→ターミナル(管理者) を開いて
sfc /scannow を入力して100%になるまで待って
結果の内容を読んでから再起動することで改善する可能性がある

それでダメな場合は面倒だけど
Device Setup Manager Metadata staging failed Event ID 131 - Microsoft Community
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/device-setup-manager-metadata-staging-failed-event/67212749-06b1-48c6-9033-f560badb8751

Open your Advanced System Settings by going to Settings | System | About and select the Advanced

とか書いてあるところまで移動して内容を読むほうがいいかと
雑にいうと システムのプロパティを開いてハードウェア情報のデバイスのインストール設定を開いて自動でドライバーをダウンロードする設定を「いいえ」にすることで何度も抜き差しした時に自動でドライバーをダウンロードしてこようとする挙動でうっかりドライバーがぶっ壊れるのを防ぐという対応がとれるのであんまり新しいハードウェアを追加する予定がない時はここの設定を触ればいいかと
(なお、新しいハードウェアを導入する時は一時的に元に戻しておくと問題がおきない。設定後、2・3回再起動してからまた”いいえ”に戻せば問題ない)

まあダメな場合になってないものとしてシステムスキャンを行ってみるのが正解かのぅ・・ 最近のPcなら10分位 大昔のPCで1時間ぐらいで終わるっぱ

1 day ago
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Happened to me with my logitech mouse. Changing the power options settings to make sure the laptop wasn't suspending power to the USB fixed it.

5 days ago
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interesting, i didnt know that could be an issue, "the moree you know"

5 days ago
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It was mostly a Win10 issue but it was never really fixed and my gf also had the issue on her Win11 laptop just recently.
I think it's just the system not being able to recognize when a device is idle or just not being used atm and not switching back when it needs to.

4 days ago
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thats interesting, could be an issue with the port being dirty perhaps?

4 days ago
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Don't think so. When it happened to me my laptop was about 2 weeks out of the box. I think it might be pure software.

4 days ago
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hmm, well glad you fixed it regardless

4 days ago
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or it could also be a dirty port that needs cleaned out, either on the PC itself or on the periferal, it could also be old drivers that need updated,

4 days ago
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After receiving your advice, I started monitoring the situation, and since then, the symptoms have subsided...
Until recently, I had been hoping the symptoms would go away, but now I find myself looking forward to them happening again 🤣

2 days ago
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hmm, strange, after what i said, what was the device that was disconnecting? is your pc fully updated? drivers, windows updates etc.?
were the ports dirty or damaged like i said? on either the pc or peripheral?

2 days ago
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Thank you for your reply.
I haven't done any cleaning, but I have updated my PC. I haven't updated the drivers.
As for USB devices, I only have a keyboard, mouse, USB charging cable, and Valve Index connected.
These devices work without any issues, and usually, even if they disconnect, they reconnect within a second, so I almost miss it.
(The sound of disconnection and reconnection happens consecutively.)
I’ll report any further progress. Thank you again.

2 days ago
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i know with my old laptop, it only supported 3 usb devices at a time, any more then that, and it would disconnect and reconnect sometimes, although usually the device just wouldnt work at all, that doesnt seem to be the case here

even just doing some light blowing could sometimes help, could be dust, as long as there isnt visable damage it shouldnt not work, but yes, keep me posted :)

2 days ago
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Following Kappa King's advice, I checked the Event Viewer.
When the issue occurred, I found an error under Administrative Events with the following details:

Event ID: 131
Source: DeviceSetupManager
Message: Metadata staging failed. Result = 0x80070490 for container '{6CCEA67D-3370-11ED-AF63-04D4C4920D72}'

Is there any useful information that can be gathered from this?

1 day ago
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i cant identify exact error codes but after some research (Chatgpt, YES ITS ACCURATE) Error 0x80070490 = ERROR_NOT_FOUND, which usually means a file, component, or registry entry is missing or cannot be found by the system.
it means that windows couldnt fetch metadata for the device, could be

Loose USB connection or bad USB cable/device.

The USB port itself is failing or has poor power delivery.

Power saving settings are turning off USB ports temporarily.

Driver issues or corrupted USB metadata store.

Conflicts caused by recently connected devices.

id recommend keeping your device plugged in and try a windows repair (it repairs windows while keeping all your data safe) just go into settings > System > Recovery > Fix Problems using Windows Update > Reinstall Now. a repair version of windows will install and usually fixes most software related issues, if you still notice the sounds, then it means one of your usb devices is damaged/broken, youll have to do some trial and error on your end testing each device unplugging a different one on each start up to isolate the weak link.

23 hours ago
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I've had this a few times, it's usually faulty cables. Usually from mouse or headphones.

I've had this issue one time but it was from an usb stick if i'm not mistaking, it was constantly connecting and disconnecting, think it was driver related.

1 day ago
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I mean... I think it's a good idea, but you would have to pay me a shitload of money to get me back to doing Windows tech support 😅

5 days ago
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i hear ya, those windows level problems can be pretty deep sated issues

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Exactly. In my experience, so much depends on the specific hardware and the exact configuration of a machine. And then you have the driver versions, the piecemeal software that everyone has installed. No two end-user machines are the same, so it feels like starting from scratch most of the time.

5 days ago
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and sometimes it can be an easier issue, not always a deep issue, but in the case it is a deep issue then you just recommend anything you can think of or advise a windows reinstall as that usually fixes most issues

4 days ago
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anything outside of hands on/in person... I pretty much don't want to do. Just to many possibilities to want to start listing them all.

sometimes the cause is something that doesn't even sound real to someone who doesn't work with tech... like a microSD card causing a tablet to no longer power on... a laptop AC adapter tripping a commercial facilities circuit breaker(at least confirming it was defective was easy :P), FPC for Display/touch screen causing tablets/phones to no longer boot past a brands logo(and wiping the contacts with an alcohol based solution sometimes fixes it... no visible debris or anything), etc...

5 days ago
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yeah i hear that, but at least you learn more about it since youve now encountered that issue and knowledge gets increased :)

4 days ago
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i just want yahoo answers back. when the world needed it most... he vanished

3 days ago
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ive never used yahoo, you mean like forums? just use reddit or the internet

3 days ago
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reddit is pay to win, moderated for profit and heavily advertised in all forms
yahoo answers was peak internet for knowledge for a long time
when you searched a question online the 1st thing would would get is other people asking the same question on YA and almost always a helpful answer
the internet has gone from sharing of knowledge to trying to sell you shit in every way and form.
much harder to find accurate and helpful info
just like how rotten tomatoes removed negative reviews of movies for $$$ and we lost all trust in the site. reddit removes posts and info they dont like or the sponsors
both sites have fallen to greed

2 days ago
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you just need to know where to go, i havent seen that side of reddit, i know there are lots of ads at the top of posts and while scrolling through posts, but its not that bad,
same with the internet, USE BRAVE BROWSER, not firefox or chrome, as they have TONS of sponsered search results instead of what you were actually searching for, Brave also has an amazing ad/tracking blocker, its very speedy as well and takes up less resources to run.

ChatGPT has gotten amazing also with each passing day, ASK CHATGPT TO TURN ON AUTO-VERIFY MODE, it will search for a reputable source online to make sure its answers are correct, its not 100% obviously but its wayy better.

Rotten Tomatoes got bought by Disney i believe, and should never be used... FOR MOVIE REVIEWS (this isnt my area at all but...) Common Sense Media used to be alright and still can be useful, BUT IMDB is my #1 pick, they have parents guides built into the page, and have good reviews.

2 days ago
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I think having a thread to help people in the SG community with PC/Laptop/Tablet/Phone issues on here is fine. Some obviously won't need help with these things, but for those who do it's here. Community member Sakakino already posted and said that they need help and are happy to see this thread, so that right there is enough to say making the thread was worth it.

2 days ago
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glad to hear it, i want to pursue a job in this area in the future, so im trying to expand my knowledge as well as help people if i can

2 days ago
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Is it that bad to hold onto Windows 10 for the rest of the year or get a new PC when they stop supporting it?
What would be a good choice in Linux OS?

1 day ago
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good question, staying on Windows 10 will be ok, its just that there wont be any more security updates, so if you practice decent internet safety youll be fine, it just means that there will be more ways for you to potentially get hacked or virus etc. as there arent actively patching that os anymore

you can update to windows 11 using a website called "Rufus" (search it up online) regardless of your hardware being "compatible"

as for Linux Distros i havent had any personal experience in them, BUT i hear that Ubuntu and Arch are popular choices if you choose to go that route

23 hours ago
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