r/techsupport

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This subreddit is strictly for providing and receiving technical support. Posts that are not directly related to a technical issue or attempt to recommend/advertise products or services will be removed. Companies or their employees are also prohibited from posting.

Before you post: Posts that are recommendations or advertisements are not allowed, and companies/employees are prohibited from posting. Any post not directly related to a tech support issue will be removed.

The rules, in their words

1. Read all the rules: Please read our new rules page for more in-depth rules. https://rtech.support/docs/meta/rules
2. No Incomplete Posts: Submissions consisting of the following are considered incomplete and will be removed: 1. Posts with empty body, only a link in the body, title copied into the body, and/or lack of information in the body 2. Posts with "Help" or non-descriptive titles. Please make your title and contents descriptive.
3. No Password or Account issues: We cannot assist with password or account issues. No matter the reason. Do not message us asking us to make an exception. Only support for the related account can help you. This includes thing such as: 2 Factor Authentication Google, Apple, Microsoft, Instagram, Facebook or any other account Password Issues with account lockout on any of the above platforms (and all others) And more - see https://rtech.support/docs/meta/rules
4. No Offering Rewards: No offering of reward/compensation for solutions. No Amazon gift voucher or paypal transfer. This community is "free" as it is full of volunteers. Please do not take advantage of the community.
5. Recommendations: We are not a recommendation or advertisement subreddit. We do not allow posts asking for recommendations on hardware/software or recommendations comparing two or more hardware/software. Recommending a hardware/software solution as a comment to a post is acceptable. Recommending products not in the whitelist might result in your comment or post being removed and a ban imposed. If you want anything added please message the mods and we will consider it.
6. No [Meta] Posts About Tech/Jobs: No [Meta] posts about jobs (tech support related or not) or technology in general, such as "I have a interview, help me." or "I want a product that can do XYZ." or "How does the internet work?" Google is your friend.
7. No Private Messages or Moving to Another Service: Any and all communication not kept public and is moved away from the subreddit or Discord/IRC channel is prohibited. Do not suggest or ask to move to another service or to private message. Private messages and other services are unsafe as they cannot be monitored. Doing so will cause you to be permanently banned from /r/TechSupport. You may advise them of other relevant subreddits if their question would break our rules such as asking how to build a PC.. go to /r/BuildAPC
8. No Violating Privacy of Others, Piracy, or Breaking Terms/Agreements: We do not support users that violates other's privacy, or breaks terms and agreements. Doing so might resolve in a ban. This includes: 1. Bypassing home network controls. 2. Bypassing any parental controls. 3. Piracy or issues caused by it. 4. Gray market product codes - See Rule 1. 5. Any other posts/comments that violates or breaks terms and agreements.
9. No EOL Software or Unsupported Systems: We do not provide support for EOL (end of life) software. Software that is EOL has lost all support from the developer and therefore all consumer communities as well. These operating systems and various softwares are no longer receiving security patches. Running them is unsafe and we recommend users install a supported version as soon as possible. This list includes Windows XP, Vista, and 7. We will also not assist with getting Windows 11 running on unsupported hardware.
10. No Public Service Announcements: No public service announcements unless relevant to an issue (it must be a comment). If you wish to create a post then message the mods first and get approval otherwise you will be banned.
11. No Soliciting: No soliciting of any kind. This includes (but is not limited to) asking for us to link to your subreddit, forum, bulletin board, newsgroup, Facebook page, etc. We're here to help with technical issues, not market for others.
12. No Spam, Trolling, Insults, Jokes, or Posts Unrelated to Tech Support: Posts and comments containing (but not limited to) the following will be removed: blog spam, link spam, referral spam, joke responses, memes, novelty accounts, trolling, unethical behavior, and personal insults. Posts not containing a tech support issue will be removed. Off topic comments will be removed. Please stick to the issue being addressed in the post. If not you might get a temp ban.
13. No Posts/Comments by a Company or an Employee on Behalf of a Company: Employees of companies with social media presences for marketing or damage control are not allowed.
14. No Potentially Malicious Links: Do not post any potentially malicious links. We will consider Dropbox links, Google Drive links, or Google Photos links to be potentially malicious. We recommend against using any URL shorteners as they can hide malicious links.