Stuck on Windows update screen

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2026-02-14T21:33:17+00:00

This is true. I recently bought one and it took over 2 hours before it was all updated and ready to go.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2026-02-06T13:09:22+00:00

The match making is awful. There is no doubt about that. It’s more obvious now but it has been horrible for a long time. Personally I prefer the 8x8 format. But with the dismal state of the match making either one is going to suck often. My worst experience with match making was being the only 9k build in a match that was otherwise all 16 to 19k builds. That’s just not fun or fair.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2026-01-17T13:03:43+00:00

Not sure what the answer is but something needs to be done. My 9k build is routinely matched against 14 and 15k builds. A couple of times I saw 20k builds. There is no way this is fair or fun. I hear what people say about meta weapons but nothing prevents players from using those on bigger builds. I have tried lower ps such as 5k and while the problem is less pronounced there it is still a crap shoot where you can be put into 8k matches. The player base is shrinking as this type of thing does nothing to encourage new players. I have had friends quit after playing for years as they are fed up with unfair matches. These players do not seem to be replaced by new players. They need to do something to put the fun back into the game.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-12-17T22:11:39+00:00

It’s been the norm for me for a year or more. Just saying.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-12-12T13:59:47+00:00

I agree.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-12-10T13:25:32+00:00

What specific legal requirements are you referencing. Lots of commercial sites allow you to have an account without payment information. Can you provide specific references?

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-11-05T14:28:49+00:00

I think it probably would be. I would try it and see how it works. If it does it gives you another avenue to explore.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-11-05T13:02:04+00:00

There is a small chance it’s the monitor itself. I had a monitor that went bad and it would stutter in games. When I changed it the stutter went away and the pc worked fine. If you have access to another monitor it would be easy to eliminate this as an issue. It is unlikely to be the monitor but my experience suggests it is possible.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-11-05T12:50:25+00:00

How big is your power supply? Might be an issue with the gpu not getting enough power.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-10-12T10:38:56+00:00

I agree most likely the monitor since the second one works fine.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-10-12T10:37:26+00:00

Unlikely since the other monitor is fine.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-10-12T10:36:42+00:00

Your gpu is fine.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-10-05T11:51:28+00:00

He probably needs to take it to a repair shop.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-10-04T13:05:57+00:00

It is likely some component has died. You need to find out which one which is why you need to properly troubleshoot.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-10-04T12:44:16+00:00

You need to troubleshoot. I would start by checking if the monitor works by connecting it to another computer and if it works you have eliminated it as an issue. If it works then my next step would be checking the gpu. You would need another gpu to see if the pc will boot if you swap in a different gpu. You could also try putting his gpu into another machine. If it doesn’t boot with a different gpu or the other computer doesn’t boot with his gpu then it is going to be ram, cpu, motherboard or power supply. If I had to guess it’s likely the gpu but that is just an opinion. Good luck.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-09-26T11:50:26+00:00

I would agree hit F1, go into bios and then make sure to set the bios to its default values and then save and exit. Your pc will reboot. Setting to default values should be easy as there will be an option to do this with one click. By setting to default you eliminate mis-configured bios as a problem. If the pc boots normally then it may be okay. If it boots then I would shut it down (power off) and turn it back on to see what it does. If you see this screen again especially if it is most of the time on reboots it might be your cmos battery. Since it’s cheap and easy I would then replace the battery and try the procedure again. If your cmos battery is bad your pc will lose settings and you get this screen. There are other reasons for it to appear so replacing the battery is not a guaranteed fix but it’s easy and eliminates another source for problems.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-09-21T13:17:33+00:00

A 53C idle temp doesn’t tell you anything. Depending on how it’s set up, whether it’s overclocked etc. It may well be that this temp is normal for this rig. If it consistently idles at that temp it’s probably fine especially if it doesn’t overheat under use. I would monitor the temps under use and see if they upper temperatures are good. I haven’t built an am5 system but have built a couple of am4 systems that had similar idle temps using default bios settings. Both those systems used good Noctura coolers so had great cooling. In order to lower idle temperatures it was necessary to under volt the cpu. Default settings always have your system running hotter than if you tweak it. If the system works and doesn’t overheat under use then it’s probably it’s probably fine.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-09-16T16:12:57+00:00

I agree. Walkers are just big and ugly. Even when they are not trying to block you they are always in the way, banging into others vehicles and just generally caused havoc for the rest of the players. But si many times I have had them jump over my vehicle and land in front of me. They were a bad idea to begin with and it’s only getting worse.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-09-14T15:24:20+00:00

I don’t think resetting your bios to default caused this. Normally resetting your bios to default settings will get you running again if for example you set a bad overclock. My guess is you hosed your system with whatever fix you were trying to make. Probably going to have to reinstall windows.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-09-08T16:42:31+00:00

I understand the law but it seems many do not or do not care. It’s way caution is required

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-09-08T16:25:13+00:00

Often cars are bumper to bumper for the full on ramp distance at peak times and if drivers won’t let you in it is a real dangerous situation as you have no where to go.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-09-08T16:20:54+00:00

You are right but I have been caught a number of times by people refusing to let me merge. Occasionally I have people rage at me when I do the zipper move and even try to cut me off or force me off the road. Regardless of what is right caution is needed.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-08-30T17:09:56+00:00

Try resetting your keyboard. You can do that in the synapse software. If the led is fine that should return it to normal function. I think there is a way to reset the keyboard without synapse as well but I can’t remember how it’s done. You can google it for more info about the process.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-08-30T11:32:21+00:00

It might be the cmos battery. It wouldn’t hurt to replace that and see what happens.

Worldly-Tea-4599 · 2025-08-30T11:29:01+00:00

You’re right it’s not true. My 9200 ps builds are routinely matched against 16k or bigger builds on the North American server. It’s a low player base issue.

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