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Task Manager doesn't show my dGPU temperature
I'm running Windows build 26100.6584 Home with an i7 13700K UHD 770 and Arc A770LE graphics devices. Drivers 7076 and 8132 respectively, installed fresh after DDUing previous drivers. When I open the Windows Task Manager, the Arc dGPU's temperature is not shown on the performance details page at all. The sidebar only shows the temperature if I set the Task Manager to not open on the performance tab. In the past year, there were short periods where the details page did show the temperature, but only if the Arc dGPU was assigned as #1, not #0. Does anyone else experience this issue? Is this a bug with the Task Manager or with the Arc drivers? Note that I posted the issue on the https://github.com/IGCIT/Intel-GPU-Community-Issue-Tracker-IGCIT/issues/1237#issuecomment-3330315844 and they suggested the forums. Thank you.
since KB5065426 or KB5064081 my old 32 bit app doesn't launch
hi, on windows 11, after one of the two KBs installation (in the title), my exe 32 bits files from 2001 doesn't launch anymore. i don't know where to look for explanation. there is nothing in the event observer. the exe just quits. if i remove the KB, everything is working fine . but sometimes i just can remove them anymore. Has anyone had a similar problem? how to investigate further Thank you in advance for your insights DavidWin11: Suggestion - only update when on the "home base" network
Note that this would be separate from "Public" and "Private" network settings, which primarily affect the firewall setting defaults. Instead, setting a network as a "Home Base" network, would record the MAC of the AP or router, and Windows Update would ONLY update when connected to this Home Base network. Therefore, just because you're on Wifi at Starbucks or McD's, Windows 11 wouldn't decide that it's time to download an entire Windows Upgrade over their wifi. The user/owner/admin could of course, designate multiple networks as "Home Base" networks, if they so chose. (Could update, at work or at home, or at multiple relative's home wifi, etc. Not to mention, if you take the PC into a shop, they could designate their shop's network as a Home Base, in order to do updates on it.)Best OS for home NAS? QNAP's custom QTS os looks great
I am thinking of building a new home NAS to replace my old CentOs one. One of shortcoming of my old setup is amount of tinkering and CMD usage needed to get everything setup. Looking at the best OS system for home NAS let me to QNAP's custom QTS os for their NASes. The review and other features from snapshots, backup, Plex media server all sounds great and seem very easy to setup! Any idea if I should ditch the idea of building my own NAS with CentOs/FreeNAS and go with QNAP just because of its operating system? Anyone know if QTS os really is as good as it seems?
Middle Click to open new instance broken by July updates - Fix?
I just installed the 23H2 July updates yesterday. (yes July) Now when I middle click on the explorer icon pinned to my start bar after one instance of explorer is already open, it resizes the running instance instead of opening a new instance like it has always done. FYI In system multitasking I have 'snap windows' on but all the options below that turned off. I tried changing all those settings and it doesn't make any difference. Does someone know a fix to get middle click to open a new instance again?Can't sign in online to my Microsoft account if my computer is logged into a local account
I used to be able to access my Microsoft account online with my Microsoft credentials when my computer was logged in with a local account. Apparently Microsoft no longer likes that and requires the computer to be logged into your Microsoft account. I am on W11 24H2.Something happened and your PIN isn’t available. Click to set up your pin again.
Firstly I am sure this problem has been addressed many times before, so my apologies in advance. Win 11 Home Premium – Safe Mode I recently acquired a Dell Vostro 15 3000 Core i5 10th Gen. Prior to accessing the www for the first time I went to sys.config & clicked on safe mode. After the standard re-start I had this message "Something happened and your PIN isn’t available. Click to set up your pin again." However, after clicking the onscreen link nothing happened, this was repeated in a number of occasions with the same result. I did a restart using F2 to get to the BIOS setup but was unsure of the options available to remedy the problem, has anyone had a similar problem which they managed to resolve? Any help would be appreciated. Regards.Why is Win10 update 1803 so frickin slow? (Acer E5-553)
I have an Acer E5-553-T4PT laptop into which I've put in a Toshiba Q300 Pro SSD. The laptop had lots of driver issues where I thought the AMD-provided drivers would gel with WIndows 10, but actually only the OE drivers worked. I used to get screen blackout issues and random program crashes, especially in memory intensive programs. The most irritating part was the lag: every button I press on Windows caused a split second lag that drives me nuts, especially when considering that the hardware is more than enough to support the OS. Even loading webpages with only Chrome open is a lot slower. So I did what anyone would do and formatted my system. I'd use a system image that was created long ago, with the older display drivers and an older version of Windows. It ran flawlessly, and this time around even the updated OE drivers didn't cause issues. I looked around and my Windows Update was stuck; I re-ran the service and it updated to 1803, taking its time to do so. Now that damned lag is back and I don't know what to do. Any advice?Seriously consider moving to Linux
Used to test Linux in VM only (on SSD) for a long time. For the past week I finally install Q4OS Linux (TDE or KDE desktop) on SSD and use it as host machine. TDE -- Trinity Desktop Environment is XP like. Found it extremely smooth, no tons of crap processes running in the background as Windows 10. Virtual environment KVM is almost as good as VMwarre Workstation.Should I use Administrator account for everyday use?
Used to test Linux in VM only (on SSD) for a long time. For the past week I finally install Q4OS Linux (TDE or KDE desktop) on SSD and use it as host machine. TDE -- Trinity Desktop Environment is XP like. Found it extremely smooth, no tons of crap processes running in the background as Windows 10. Virtual environment KVM is almost as good as VMwarre Workstation.
Lenovo X1 Nano randomly freezes or shuts down during Teams/browser use
Hi everyone, I’m using a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano and I’m running into a frustrating problem I can’t shake. Whenever I load my website Lauth Investigations (including the WordPress backend) or join video calls, the laptop will behave erratically: browsers freeze or become unresponsive, pages (and the WP admin) hang for long periods, video/audio stutters during Teams calls, and in some cases the machine will hard-shutdown or crash instead of just recovering. The behavior often looks like a sudden spike in CPU/latency followed by a freeze or forced reboot — everything will be fine for a while and then the issue appears mid-session. I’ve already tried the usual troubleshooting steps: installed the latest Windows updates, updated Lenovo firmware/BIOS and drivers via Lenovo Vantage/System Update, updated Intel drivers (including ME), disabled hardware acceleration in browsers, tested with and without the dock, and reset power-plan/processor maximum states, but the problem still pops up intermittently. It’s making day-to-day work (and editing the WordPress backend) unreliable. Has anyone else with an X1 Nano seen these exact symptoms (freezes, lags, or shutdowns tied to Teams or heavy browser/WordPress use)? If so, what concrete fixes worked for you, specific BIOS versions, driver rollbacks, Teams settings, or Lenovo/Intel patches that actually stopped the crashes? Any configuration or logs I should collect to help diagnose it would also be appreciated. Thanks in advance!How can I verify that a backup is valid, on a laptop or all-in-one PC?
How can I verify that a Windows backup is valid, on a laptop or all-in-one PC without disassembling the PC? A friend bought an Asus All-in-one (AIO) PC running Win10 and I'm setting up a backup system for her. The problem is that it is a major task to disassemble an AIO PC to access the internal HDD. So I want to try verifying that a clone backup can work by installing the cloned HDD in a USB3 docking station and then booting windows from that USB3 docking station. QUESTIONS: 1. Has anyone ever done this successfully? 2. Win10 in the AIO is currently working with the internal HDD that is on a SATA port. So a cloned drive will be configured identically. Do you think it's possible to install the cloned HDD in a USB3 docking station and boot and run Win10 from it, without disconnecting the internal HDD? I'm hoping that Win10 is smart enough to reconfigure itself to run from a USB port instead of from a SATA port. Think this will work? 3. Any ideas on how to test a backup on an AIO PC without disassembling the PC, will be very welcome. This dilemma would also apply to laptops.
Surface Recovery Image Download - Dead link?
Hi all, I've tried to take this up directly through Microsoft support, but there doesn't seem to be a graceful way to do so. I am trying to download the Surface Recovery Image for my Surface Pro X (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface-recovery-image) after it ungracefully decided to self-detonate itself into a series of startup bluescreens post-update, however, I'm constantly met with the "A temporary error has occurred while processing your request. Please try again later..." error message. I have confirmed that my serial checks out, and I have tried different internet connections, devices, and browsers. Is anyone else about to confirm whether this is basically a dead link? Thanks in advance.Windows 10 - Can you choose folder columns specific to folders?
This is one that's been eluding me, or maybe it's not possible. There should definitely be an ability to have the column headers (and therefore the columns) shown specific to either the folder or the folder type. There are generally, in my experience, literally scores of available columns that can be displayed and you can rearrange them, i.e. the order shown left to right. However, usually all you see are Name, Date Modified, Type, Size. Some folders contain files that beg for a much more varied and interesting set of columns. For instance, music files I want to see length. Length has no meaning for most files. I keep encountering this. To find Length in the list of available columns when there are like 100 available is a hassle and I don't want to keep having to add it. Plus there are a ton of other attributes I might want shown. What am I missing?
Windows XP and Windows 11 on one computer
I have a Asus Expert Centre D700SC computer with Windows 11 installed when bought. What I am trying to do is fit another hdd ( done ) and install windows XP onto it. I am unable to set the boot to the usb drive that has got windows XP on it. I have managed to set the boot on other computers before, but am unable to do so on this one.Where to obtain Windows XP in 2025?
I am putting together a retro PC from the XP era and haven't used XP in at least 10 years. I have since tossed all my OS discs, but also know XP is insecure to use now. I heard you can install an unofficial SP4 to get it much safer though. Anyway, where is a legit/"safe" place to get an XP installer or ISO that is "secure" that isn't going to be full of malware? I am just trying to run old benchmarks and a handful of games, but would like to be online. Any advice from those running XP on retro PCs welcome, this is my first one!
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