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Frequent BSODs on Windows 11 computer?
Hi, few months ago i built my first PC, everything was running great for a month, two max. But now I'm getting frequent bluescreens with this error code: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (a) Was googling around, but can't find any info that would help me figure out whats wrong. PC Specs MB: B450M Pro4 R2.0 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600 RAM: GSkill AEGIS DDR4 16gx2 XMP 2.0 Ready PSU: Aerocool Integrator 600W
Downsides of using UTC time by setting RealTimeIsUniversal
Hi, I have a dual-boot machine where I use both Windows 11 and Linux. To fix a minor annoyance with the hardware RTC clock always being set to the wrong time zone whenever I switch to the other OS, I know I can make Windows use UTC time by adding the RealTimeIsUniversal entry to the registry: reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation" /v RealTimeIsUniversal /t REG_DWORD /d 1 What are the downsides of making this change? Are there any known issues, other than the usual caveats about using undocumented and unsupported registry keys?How do I completely wipe an SD card and make it unrecoverable?
I heard that a simple format of an SD card doesn't actually erase the data and that files could be recovered. Currently, I am working on a data disposition project and require authoritative guidance on secure SD card sanitization. Could you elaborate on the distinction between software-based overwriting methodologies and hardware-based cryptographic sanitization via the ATA Secure Erase command? What are the specific tool recommendations and procedural considerations for dealing with wear-leveling and reserved sectors on modern flash media? I need to clear or completely wipe an SD card and make the SD card unrecoverable. Your detailed technical insight will be instrumental in establishing a compliant and verifiable data destruction workflow. Thank you for your contribution to this critical operational security matter.How can I clean install windows 11 from windows 10 without usb?
I want to try out Windows 11 as Windows 10 will end support very soon. Unfortunately, my Windows 10 PC doesn't receive Windows 11 upgrade notices. Is this normal? My PC has: Intel i7 CPU 16GB Kingston RAM 512GB Samsung NVME SSD Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Could you please tell me a way to clean install windows 11 from windows 10 without usb? Hope someone would suggest a simple solution here. Regards. Kate
Updates from Oct 2025 to Jan 2026 causing Desktop and Taskbar to disappear
Machine is DELL Optiplex 7070, OS is Windows 11 x64: Starting in Oct 2025 and thru to Jan 2026 following updates caused the taskbar to disappear: KB5065789 KB5066835 KB5068861 KB5072033 The first three times I was able to uninstall the update since I had access to god-mode on my desktop. But on Jan. 11, 2026 the last one (KB5072033)also caused my desktop to disappear. Just a black screen. I used Ctrl-Alt-Del to get to task manager and by working on changing permissions on Explorer.exe and stopping and restarting explorer.exe I was finally able to get the desktop to return and then uninstall KB5072033. I Have paused updates for 5 weeks, and hidden the offensive ones, but I rely on the computer to manage many accounts and this is getting really scary.AVG Prevented HP Smart Installing - Windows 11
Neighbour was tearing his hair out trying to get a new HP printer (yes, I know…) connected and the HP Smart app systematically crashed during install. No indications from AVG that it was doing anything, but watching Task Manager, I saw AVG CPU use spike just as HP Smart crashed. Uninstalled the various AVG elements and restarted. HP Smart app installed normally and new printed set up correctly. Neighbour already had the hump with the recently installed AVG as it “kept trying to sell him add-ons”, so he wasn’t fussed about it being removed.
