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When I upgraded to a SSD I just used my Macrium USB boot drive to boot the laptop & restored the latest image to it. No SSD driver was asked for or seemed to be needed. You can also clone the old drive to the new one using the same program.

Check that it doesn’t slide rather than lift up. With my laptop I have to slide the back panel away away from me. Can you provide a screenshot?

Same for me. It started with 1909, although I could connect first time, subsequent times it would fail. With each new Windows version it has become worse. Now it won’t connect at all. My laptop finds the TV & shows connecting but then fails.

You could try DDU to cleanly remove the graphics driver then install the updated one. https://www.wagnardsoft.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3430 Ensure you have the nVidia driver downloaded too.

Is there a key on the keyboard to enable/disable the camera? If so this may have been clicked accidentally & turned the camera off. Does the camera appear under device manager? If not check further under View>Show hidden devices. If it isn’t there then the camera module may have failed.

We can only advise of PCSpecialist laptops & PCs. Have you checked out their offers or considered having them build you a PC?

What speed tire are you on? 100, 200, 350 or 1Gb. Have you restarted the Hub? How far away from the Hub are you? Are you using the 2.5Ghz or 5Ghz network? If unsure you can rename the 5G network under the router’s settings (just add 5Ghz to the SSID) then on the PC add the change - 5Ghz - &...

Is this a PCSpecialist laptop? If not then this forum usually only helps with its own devices. You may receive better help on other non specialist forums like TenForums or Blleping Computer.

Where did you purchase the RAM from? I’m wondering if it’s fake. The label isn’t straight whereas the one below has a perfect label. You might want to check further here: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/66809-determine-system-memory-size-speed-type-windows-10-a.html to see what each step...

A Synaptics update removed their tab from the Mouse option in device manager. Is there a new Touchpad option under Settings>Devices? I had to download & install Microsoft’s precision touchpad driver to add extra settings including disabling the touchpad...

Simple way I did this from a 2Tb HDD to same size SSD was to image the HD then change the drive for the SSD & use the imaging program boot media to restore the image.

I would roll back the update & see if this restores the PC’s speed. Did you allow the update to complete then restart or did you shutdown the PC & it finished updating after this? I would’ve restarted the PC then allowed to to finish the installation before shutting down.

Do you have any activation key? Perhaps you need to download bullguard from your PCSpecialist account then activate it.

If you’re running the latest Windows build then check under action centre for a brightness slider.

Do you have any external speaker connected? I receive the same error on my laptop when using sound blaster 2 but assumed it was due to using external speakers.

I would first check for fluff & dust in & around the vents & inside the laptop as this can cause overheating.

On mine bios is F2 & temp boot order is F7.

Did you purchase the license from Microsoft or from an eBay seller? If eBay then it was most likely a KMS/Volume license & has now been blocked. Right click on start & choose powershell with admin & enter: slmgr.vbs /dlv This will show a popup showing whether your license is OEM, Retail, or...

It would be strange. Have you signed in to Windows with a Microsoft account? Did you purchase with Windows 10 Home or Pro? Are you running the same version which you purchased? Right click on start & choose powershell with admin & enter: slmgr.vbs /dlv & see what shows.

You can block the Microsoft update: You can use this MS tool to show & hide problematic drivers or updates: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3073930. You can also try the windows update minitool to block the update permanently...