r/WindowsHelp is a subreddit with 135k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses windows, frustrating, annoying, apps, and windows 11, and they frequently recommend/review backup software, pdf reader, and tiling window manager.
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Popular Themes in r/WindowsHelp
#1
Solution Requests
: "I just booted up my pc, & now all the icons for my games have this icon next to them, what is it, & can I get rid of them?"
25 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "why did my computer do this? its annoying"
5 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Clean Windows 10/11 installs, recurring SFC corruption, Steam file corruption, and NVMe SSD randomly disappearing. I'm out of ideas."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/WindowsHelp
#1
Windows
41 posts
#2
Frustrating
23 posts
#3
Annoying
14 posts
#4
Apps
13 posts
#5
Windows 11
9 posts
#6
Update
6 posts
#7
Laptop
5 posts
#8
Error
5 posts
#9
Struggling
5 posts
#10
Windows Updates
: "windows wont update for the past 5 hours"
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/WindowsHelp
Backup Software
8 reviews
#1
Macrium Reflect
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Uranium Backup
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
BootIt
4.0★ from 1 review
Pdf Reader
3 reviews
#1
Microsoft Edge
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Foxit Reader
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Sumatra PDF Reader
5.0★ from 1 review
Tiling Window Manager
2 reviews
#1
Microsoft PowerToys
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
FancyWM
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/WindowsHelp
#1
Windows 11
: "I just booted up my pc, & now all the icons for my games have this icon next to them, what is it, & can I get rid of them?"
59 posts
#2
Windows 10
: "Failed- Virus scan failed error when downloading files — all antivirus protection is off"
5 posts
#3
Blue Screen of Death (BSoD)
: "IRQL error appearing only on boot"
2 posts
#4
Windows 7
: "Windows Cannot See Any Drrive I Own But Linux Can Install It Self To It? Am I Looseing My Mind?"
1 post
#5
Solved
: "[Solved] Windows kept asking me to create a new PIN after booting from Fedora (Dual Boot)"
1 post
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Yearly
+53k members(65.1%)
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Last updated: July 18, 2026