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Title

Updated from 24H2.

I have to force shutdown via power button every time.

Problem

1. [Day 0] Windows and macOS error "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key"
2. [Day 1] Windows didn't boot. It boots to Linux Disk.
3. [Day 1] Was able to see files in Windows disk from linux.
4. [Day 2] [Maybe SSD Controller Fail or Corrupt firmware ]
   1. [Since reverting to older BIOS and using Linux Disks App to 'Check filesystem']
   2. Windows SSD shows as "Sandisk Milpitas SSD" not usual "WDC randomnumbers" and Linux is showing it as 16 KB (it's 240GB) and SMART is not supported.

What I tried

[Day 2] [To Fix Windows] these command from windows USB installation shows

"Total identified Windows installations: 0"

bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /rebuildbcd

diskpart is not listing the SSD

[Day 3] [To Fix SSD] leaving SSD plugedin in BIOS without SATA data for an hour

Zeroing Out

1. BIOS setting isn't the problem: BIOS can see my disks (CMS not UEFI). Tried RESETing my BIOS.
2. It's not SATA Cable: Tried switching SATA (data) cable used for linux disk windows disk.
3. I tried boot select key to make sure I am boot to windows, also tried unplugging all other disks.

What Happened

1. Windows 11 FROZE so I force shutdown it.
2. Without retying to reboot I went to UEFI and I INCREASED RAM SPEED to 2666 (below XMP).
3. Recent Error - For a week I had to force shutdown via powerbutton and windows took forever to shutdown.

SSD health

Now after switching to old bios (day 2 of error)

:~$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda
[sudo] password for lucas:         
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for lucas:         
smartctl 7.4 2023-08-01 r5530 [x86_64-linux-6.17.0-14-generic] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-23, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model:     Sandisk Milpitas SSD
Serial Number:    [No Information Found]
Firmware Version: 0.00
User Capacity:    16,384 bytes [16.3 KB]
Sector Size:      512 bytes logical/physical
Device is:        Not in smartctl database 7.3/5528
ATA Version is:   ATA/ATAPI-6 T13/1410D revision 1
Local Time is:    Tue Mar 10 12:43:42 2026 IST
SMART support is: Unavailable - device lacks SMART capability.

A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options.

Day 1 of error, files were viable from Linux)

Linux 'Disks App' was showing Windows' disk as "DISK IS LIKELY TO FAIL SOON" but not for macOS Disk.

# Not able to boot windows USB installation (Fixed switching to Old BIOS)

~~I was able to boot old Windows version maybe 24H2 now it just keeps loading via ventoy~~

~~25H2 via ventoy shows "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1. Insert you Windows installation...."~~

~~dd command is not suported for windows `sudo dd if=/path/to/windows.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress`~~

Observation

1. [Sometimes] Setting BIOS to UEFI only, BIOS Doesn't See Windows and macOS DISKS , even though all disks are GPT.

Recent Changes

1. Updated to Windows 11 25H2 (https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/new-report-blames-phisons-pre-release-firmware-for-ssd-failures-not-microsofts-august-patch-for-windows). I have been using factory firmware.
2. [I have switched back] About-a-week back updated BIOS, it's beta. It worked normally for 4-5 days.
3. Update Motherboard chipset driver.

Setup

1. I have 3 separate disks for Windows 11, Linux, macOS.
2. Hardware B450, R5 3600, 16GB 3000Mhz.

BIOS Settings

reset UEFI to default and

1. Turn on SATA hotplug.
2. Turn XMP and RAM speed to 2400.
3. Switch from UEFI to CMS (I know I should use UEFI only but earlier my Linux was MBR).
4. Turn off TPM.

Display turns on with mouse/keyboard instantly. In taskbar icon or floating button. Maybe I can use PowerShell for it.

It's 21002Mhz normal and 3000 with XMP.

B450, Ryzen 3000 series

nvraid.sys nvstor.sys

I was using 24H2 Win 11, I got a BSOD and all USB stopped working, I tried every thing (i took me 5 hours) and finally had to update to 25H2 and my USB started to work again.

Luckily I have a PS/2 keyboard

Problem: Low Disk Space, Slow to crawl speed after 2 hibernations

Page File https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-reset-virtual-memory-or-page-file-in-windows

Windows also uses Swapfile so limiting page shouldn't be a issue.

There should be a small notepad icon at bottom left of the custome icon

Title

The main 'Show Desktop' function (Win+D) is a bit overbearing, in that it will minimise desktop applications that are intended to be a permanent part of the desktop itself (such as Portals). I discovered that Win+M will minimise all windows, and won't affect desktop-integrated applications, which is nice. I'd like to have this be a button on the taskbar I can click that will send that keyboard shortcut, but I have no clue how to do that, or if there's a more direct way to invoke the function that doesn't involve simulating keystrokes.

I basically want the button there so I can use that instead of the baked-in 'Show Desktop' one. I can of course just use the keyboard shortcut, but having a clickable button there would also be very useful for me.

This seems like it should be a simple enough thing to accomplish, but I've been struggling with AutoHotKey tutorials and .bat scripts for the last 45 minutes and am still none the wiser. I'm probably over-complicating things!

Thank you for your help.

EDIT: 2026-03-13

Figured out how to do it with AutoHotKey, and of course it was so simple that I feel embarrassed for having asked for help in the first place.

This is the entire script:

#Requires AutoHotKey v2.0
SendInput "#m"
ExitApp

The # symbol after SendInput represents the Windows key, and m is, well, m!

In order to have a clickable button on the Taskbar, I converted the script to an .exe using AHK's built-in tool for that.

• Windows 11, version 21H2: EOS.
• Windows 11 version 22H2: EOS
• Windows 11, version 23H2: KB5075941 (OS Build 22631.6649)
• Windows 11, version 24H2 / 25H2: KB5077181 (OS Builds 26200.7840 and 26100.7840)

I'm going to switch from Windows 11 to Linux soon but first I wish to backup every every data and config files I can in my current Windows installation, even those that wouldn't natively work in Linux. I know the \Users folder is important to back up, but I don't know what other directories I am missing.

Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Windows service.

I sometimes just have a pdf open. This may save eletricity and hardware life.

White webpages make me blind