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Start with Event Logs. See if the PC is being shut down gracefully or if it is perhaps BSODs. Even if the system is just cutting off, they maybe some warning events that trigger before it goes down. Lacking any of that, begin with testing the power supply. The PSU is the most likely...

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/07/secure-boot-is-completely-compromised-on-200-models-from-5-big-device-makers/ TL : DR Several PC and motherboard manufacturers have incorporated a test certificate, intended only for lab use and who public and private keys are available on GitHub, in...

I’m aware of that. You missed my point. To get those systems booted all they had to do was load the previous kernel. (This as assuming that you retain copies of your previous kernel when you patch it. Not everyone does). It’s an easier fix than booting into safe mode than Windows.

Not surprisingly as this was an enterprise issue. Home PCs or small business don’t use this product.

The could build the windows boot process to work more like Linux. The driver is a kernel level driver. Linux compiles that into a single file and most distros keep the older kernels. So if something borks that current one you can select a previous one from a menu. As you mentioned Microsoft...

Of course you can. If I rent an apartment I have to put up a deposit. Rent a car? You better return it with a full tank of gas or get charged. Your “good” client is costing you extra time and expenses because they can’t take care of your equipment. Recognize when you are being taken...

Yeah but this before the press down, so I think he’s going to get a lot overflow.

TAP doesn’t require knowing the end users M365 password. Adding a new TOTP phone is going to require you to know the end users password. TAP is more secure and just as easy to setup as any rouge phone.

Lol professional hackers break into Facebook accounts by tricking end users into giving up their known passwords. A hacker good enough to bust into Facebook isn’t going to waste time with your client. They will just break in and scam thousands of users for money or load ransomware on the...

Sounds normal to me. I’ve seen plenty of touch pads that died intermittently. Replace it is probably the only fix. It can also be a motherboard issue.

And everything you said was said about Discount Mountain. DM operated for years and Microsoft allowed it, until they didn’t. It’s a grey market source not an authorized retailer.

So long as you and they understand that Microsoft at any random moment can throw StackSocial under the bus and suddenly deactivate your software. Microsoft has done that before. Remember discount mountain? It seems to be the unwritten policy to allow such quasi-piracy for a time and then end...

Me thinks Ghoppie got hacked by ChatGPT.

Honestly that looks like a hardware issue. As mentioned above the system is in PXE mode so it maybe trying to boot off the network. Turn off PXE boot and make sure your boot order is correct. Disable secure and or fastboot options.

Run the exe from a WinPE disk.

No, it is not. This forum is ONLY for IT Business owners. You have to be providing IT-related services or hardware to your clients. @Kitten Kong

If it’s in a docking station just close the lid.

Macrium Reflect can inject generic drivers onto a system so that it will boot up. I think it still works on Xp. But if all he is doing is burning DVDs then get a linux distribution on it.

That would be Windows itself. If another user has admin rights they can change the password of another user.