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Mouse Pointer Becomes Tiny in PokerStars Tables

The mouse pointer appears normal in all applications except for PokerStars. When clicking on a PokerStars table, the pointer becomes extremely small. Various adjustments have been made in Windows 11 Pro 23H2 edition, including resolution and mouse size…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-07-13T16:41:47.08+00:00
Martin Urick 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-11T17:30:12.7633333+00:00
Martin Urick 5 Reputation points
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hello , i own minecraft from 2017 long time ago , now not!!!

i loged to my account and a found that i dont have the game! they asked me to buy it again!! all my level on Hypixel server! i contact minecraft support they said talk to Microsoft!

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-10T20:17:20.1266667+00:00
Raad Aref 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-11T15:15:44.8066667+00:00
Aron 7,085 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to fix SU-Bv05 error when installing Epic Games?

Hi, so im trying to install Epic Games and when I go to Install it gives me an error names: SU-BV05. It told me this error can be caused by attempting to install on a FAT32 formatted drive or by a hardware failure of your hard drive or RAM. I recently…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-11-14T06:08:08.15+00:00
Caat 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-11T03:48:57.4133333+00:00
semudete 0 Reputation points
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How do I set up dual boot for Ubuntu on my windows 11?

I have been trying to set up dual boot Ubuntu on my MSI gaming laptop for some time now. The laptop has NVIDIA 5070 graphics. I have tried taking help from chatgpt, youtube and different websites but I am not able to do it. The main problem is: When…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-08T23:55:54.3833333+00:00
Saksham Kawatra 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-10T23:57:57.21+00:00
Saksham Kawatra 0 Reputation points
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Microsoft gravity blocks won't go to a new game.

Gravity blocks: Call it up, click on "New Game" and the screen flashes and the same screen appears again. Click on "New Game" again and the "Back" button appears. Click on "back" and the "New Game"…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-10T18:05:42.5433333+00:00
Trish Morman 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-10T19:05:50.2666667+00:00
Harold Milan 11,905 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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xbox app not opening

my xbox app is refusing to start, only showing a loading screen before automatically closing. i have uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times, used powershell to clear my caches, changed my firewall settings, tried repairing and resetting the…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-08T03:33:38.05+00:00
Jack Taylor 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-10T06:30:15.02+00:00
Sin-D 5,750 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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pc randomly reboot

The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x00000116 (0xffffb802d0a9b010, 0xfffff8076f7da120, 0xffffffffc000009a, 0x0000000000000004). A dump was saved in: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\120925-8140-01.dmp. Report Id:…

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asked 2025-12-09T03:35:05.1966667+00:00
nithikorn sattabut 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-10T04:31:02.6066667+00:00
Lester Bernard Reyes 67,900 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Wireless Gamepad F710 there are no drivers

Wireless Gamepad F710 there are no drivers cant set it up

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-10T03:29:48.7766667+00:00
mark ward 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-10T04:24:37.4333333+00:00
S.Sengupta 27,591 Reputation points MVP
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Cant launch minecraft

I can't launch Minecraft. I've tried everything and it still doesn't work

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-10T03:57:48.14+00:00
aaron johnson 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-12-10T04:04:55.5+00:00
aaron johnson 0 Reputation points
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Dying Light 2 game crashing

Dying Light 2 game crashing going into the game. This is my Event Viewer Log Name: Application Source: Application Error Date: 12/9/2025 9:23:15 AM Event ID: 1000 Task Category: Application Crashing Events Level: …

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-09T14:39:32.5433333+00:00
Dan 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-09T19:22:40.7966667+00:00
DaveM121 813.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Help with getting a refund on canceled Xbox Game Pass Subscription

I was charged for my subscription earlier this morning, prior to me cancelling this evening. Is there any way for me to get a refund, as I've not used any of the benefits in well over a month.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-03T06:55:55.4166667+00:00
Jacob Reid 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-09T13:21:38.37+00:00
Carl-L 4,075 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Xbox PC App says it's launching but never does

As the title says, I have searched quite a bit and tried everything including resetting, repairing and uninstalling the xbox app. I have also tried to uninstall and reinstall the gaming service and other such components, restarted pc, checked if it is an…

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asked 2025-11-30T08:39:50.2133333+00:00
Regin 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-09T07:05:41.4266667+00:00
Sin-D 5,750 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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The following components) are required to run this program: Direct Runtime

Hello Microsoft Support, I’m having an issue running a game on my PC with Windows 11 Pro. Every time I try to launch the game, I receive this message: “The following component(s) are required to run this program: Direct Runtime.” I have already tried all…

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asked 2025-10-05T03:41:05.77+00:00
PAHAT1111 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-08T22:06:07.38+00:00
S B 0 Reputation points
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Microsoft is wasting my time! I need my money back

I just bought Minecraft like 1 month ago, now my account got hacked! The hacker changed my email AND thee recovery email. I already tried asking Sh1tBox and it’s all fgkkk dumb bots. I did the recovery with mshit support 2 times and they just give fgk…

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asked 2025-12-08T11:23:19.1366667+00:00
999 yosh 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-08T14:22:42.2966667+00:00
Harold Milan 11,905 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Unable to allow access of app through firewall

Hi everyone! Please read all the way through to see how it interacts with windows. I have recently been unable to join any minecraft servers, getting the error code Getsockopt. Youtube suggests it is a problem with my firewall or IP address. I have done…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-08-03T06:00:31.5133333+00:00
joseph 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-08T08:23:37.8866667+00:00
Cadmar 0 Reputation points
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Since installing the drivers and software for the SOL R4 HOTAS flight stick. Xbox controller while it says it's connected refuses to work with steam titles

As the query implies I have recently bought the SOL R4 Hands on throttle and stick or HOTAS for short. Upon installing the software and drivers for it typical install nothing went wrong until I tried to use my controller on a Steam Title. I'm connected…

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asked 2025-12-05T03:44:35.9133333+00:00
Jesse Barrett 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-08T07:44:44.86+00:00
Lucus-V 3,250 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Typed in wrong security code and now my game is not opening.

Hello. I have been playing my Flight Simulator for years but recently got a new Desktop. I reinstalled the app the old-fashioned way (how I knew how to do it) and downloaded the cd's one by one and after 6 hours of downloads I was asked to put in the…

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asked 2025-12-08T04:05:18.1733333+00:00
Ruben Garza 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-08T05:26:27.4766667+00:00
Randy Baroja 19,120 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How do I get Civ 4 to run on Windows 11?

How do I get Civilization 4 to run on Windows 11 on my laptop?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-05T18:28:37.2533333+00:00
Dean Chambless 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-07T17:00:49.2533333+00:00
Ivan B 87,875 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Midnight Crash In Roblox

While macroing on roblox, on bee swarm simulator. i get crashed, last time this night at 3:21 (at my time) Characteristics of pc: Ideapad gaming 3 82EY NVIDIA Gtx 1650 Ti (4 Gb) AMD Radeon 5 4600H Copied from Settings: "Выпуск Windows 11…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-07T06:52:52.9266667+00:00
stas stas 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-07T15:52:17.85+00:00
DaveM121 813.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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BSOD from Attempted Switch From DPC

I have ran into a BSOD under ATTEMPED_SWITCH_FROM_DPC with a cause address from ntoskrnl.exe+4f6880 3 times now. I have had problems with this BSOD for over a year now with a 8 month lull because I sent my CPU in for warranty. It is showing up again and…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-11-26T01:57:07.2033333+00:00
Tanner Figland 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-07T03:25:19.9733333+00:00
Tanner Figland 0 Reputation points