Headphones on a laptop often fail due to mute mix-ups, wrong default device, driver faults, or bad jacks—fix via Sound settings, updates, and ports.

On a laptop, click failures usually stem from a hung app, input drivers, or OS glitches—restart, reset the touchpad, or boot in safe mode.

Most dark laptop screens stem from brightness settings, power modes, drivers, or backlight faults—start with brightness keys and an external monitor test.

A one-hour restart usually points to updates, repair tasks, disk errors, drivers, or heat; try the checks below to end the loop safely.

A locked laptop usually stems from account issues, security policies, overheating, drive encryption, or malware; check prompts and try Safe Mode.

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Laptop running slow usually comes from heavy startup apps, low storage, heat, aging hardware, or malware on the device.

In Windows 10, a missing desktop usually stems from hidden icons, Tablet mode, a crashed Explorer.exe, display changes, or a temporary profile.

A laptop camera stops working due to blocked permissions, driver faults, or conflicts—check privacy toggles, updates, and a quick restart.

Desktop icons change when file associations, the icon cache, or shortcuts break; check defaults, rebuild the cache, and scan for issues.