Your lid triggers a system power action; if it’s set to shut down, or a battery, driver, or heat rule fires, the laptop can power off when you close it.   What Closing The Lid Usually Does On every platform the lid switch maps to a power action. The usual action is sleep. Some models […]

Login black screens usually point to a display driver, display mode, or Explorer startup fault; Safe Mode and driver fixes bring the picture back. Your laptop accepts the password, then the panel fades to black. The fan spins, the cursor may show, and that’s it. Annoying, but fixable. This guide gives you fast checks, deeper

It usually means the battery, charger, or power settings are blocking a charge—try a different adapter, reset battery drivers, and check BIOS/battery health. Laptop says plugged in but not charging: fast checks You see the charging icon, yet the percentage sits still. Start with quick, low risk moves before you change parts. Unplug the adapter

A blue screen (BSOD) means Windows hit a critical error—usually drivers, hardware, or updates—so it stops to prevent damage and logs a crash dump. What A Blue Screen Actually Means When Windows sees a stop error it halts, shows a blue screen, and writes a crash dump. That pause protects data and captures clues. You’ll

It means your PC can’t find a bootable drive or loader—fix by checking BIOS/UEFI boot order, disk health/cables, and repairing boot files. You press the power button and get a stark message: “No bootable device” or “Boot device not found.” Your laptop has stopped short of loading the OS. The good news: most causes are

A faint tingle usually comes from tiny leakage current in an ungrounded charger or static buildup; a sharp zap points to damage or bad wiring. That pinprick sensation on your palms while the charger is plugged in feels unnerving. It can be a nuisance or a warning. This guide explains what that feeling means, safe

Most tingles come from tiny touch current and static while on AC power; sharp shocks point to bad grounding, wiring, or a failed charger. You sit down, plug in, brush the edge of the case, and—zap—a quick tingle. Annoying? Sure. Scary? Sometimes. Many laptop “shocks” trace back to small, allowed currents or static build-up, not

Screen vibration comes from refresh-rate or driver mismatches, PWM dimming, a loose display cable, failing panel, EMI, or simple desk wobble. A shaky view kills focus. On laptops people describe the issue with words like vibrate, shimmer, flicker, ripple, or wobble. The root can be software, power, settings, or old-fashioned hardware wear. The fix starts

Auto-rotation, hotkeys, or driver glitches trigger sideways screens; fix with Ctrl+Alt+Arrow, Display settings, or driver update. Your screen suddenly rotated 90 or 180 degrees, and the cursor feels backwards. Take a breath. This usually comes from a single switch, a stray shortcut, or a sensor misread on a 2-in-1. The fixes are quick, and you

Wrong time comes from time sync errors, bad time zone, a dead RTC/CMOS battery, dual-boot quirks, or blocked NTP—check these in that order. Your laptop clock drives sign-ins, file saves, emails, chat, and web security. When the time drifts, odd bugs pile up—failed logins, SSL warnings, and weird app behavior. Good news: the root causes