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Oliver_Besner
Jul 18, 2022Copper Contributor
Please help with Performance Settings issue - Huawei Laptop w/ Windows 10
Laptop and Operating System Info: Device name OLIVER-PC Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz 2.80 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.8 GB usable) Device ID 2118AB07-E0E7-401B-9B...
Oliver_Besner
Jul 18, 2022Copper Contributor
One more point of concern... windows defender regularly alerts me to an app called SmartScreen for Microsoft Edge. It's turned off, but it seems to trigger a vulnerability warning. When I was shut out of windows security the other day, I noticed that whenever I'd attempt to run any 3rd party malware/virus software (eset, kaspersky, malwarebytes, etc) something or someone would attempt to shut it down as well, and whenever that occurred, I'd notice the MS Edge SmartScreen app would be running. It actually appeared on the bottom right-hand corner of my desktop as a sort of picture-in-picture type display box. I'm concerned that this might be related to one of the above issues or perhaps a separate ongoing problem. I'm still receiving vulnerability prompts from Windows Security about having it turned off... not sure if that's unusual?
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Jul 18, 2022To rule out malware use this security scanner, but I think you can change the Defender notification settings, often this information is irrelevant, of course if the scanner does not detect threats.
- Oliver_BesnerJul 18, 2022Copper ContributorThanks, my laptop's clean. Nothing detected. Just the weird issues persisting as noted in the OP. I guess they don't really impact anything... just annoying to constantly get that popup prompt when starting my pc.
- MousefluffJul 18, 2022Iron Contributor
Oliver_BesnerYou most likely do not have chipset drivers installed (update your drivers,) and your page file is probably disabled. You could re-enable it, restart the computer, and then disable it again. This is ONLY if you want it to stay disabled. The page / swap file has to reside on a fixed volume which is mounted as soon as the primary bootloader (UEFI / BIOS) passes control to the secondary bootloader, which in turn passes control to the Operating System itself.
How to determine the appropriate page file size for 64-bit versions of Windows
Start Menu -> Run -> SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe -> Performance -> Settings Data Execution Prevention -> Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only Virtual Memory -> Change... -> Automatically manage paging file size for all drives
If that doesn't work you could try editing this registry entry to change the swap / page file size and location, although it's not absolutely necessary -> Start Menu -> Run -> Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
I wrote a guide on disabling the ELAM driver, Windows Defender Antivirus, Smartscreen, etc, which you could try at your own risk, but I would suggest reading about how it works before you try it:
You could also try to find newer drivers on with the links on this page, and the other pages associated with it: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-11/after-installing-windows-update-kb5015814-i-can-t-hear-audio/m-p/3575679/highlight/true#M4482
NOTE: Typically the OEM (Huawei in this case,) supplies a fully customized driver on their support page. Anything you can get off of the device manufacturer's page, are often newer, more generic / have no customization. If it's an APU or some type of Hybrid / All-In-One Tablet / Laptop CPU, then typically you can only use the OEM's website (Huawei, HP, Dell, etc) to get drivers. This is if it's a pre-built computer. In any other situation you would individually download drivers from each vendor based on the parts you have selected (if you built / assembled it yourself.) In some situations, if the motherboard has integrated graphics / audio, then you might have to rely on the support page for drivers (but you could get similar results with generic drivers from the device manufacturer.) Often the ones packaged with the motherboard have a special UI, or it's some type of hybrid peripheral where they license certain features (Soundblaster / Realtek hybrid, etc.) To duplicate the same level of functionality, you would have to replace it with a separate application (Realtek Audio Control,) or use the built-in Windows UI / interface, with a newer generic driver from the device manufacturer. I would use the Intel drivers on the Intel website, instead of the Huawei ones (often they are newer.) For hybrids and All-In-One Tablet PCs, typically the device manufacturer releases a driver, and some amount of associated IP, which is bound by a non-disclosure agreement. In this case, only the OEM, or Huawei, is able to provide updates (none would exist on the device manufacturer's website anyways.)
- Oliver_BesnerJul 20, 2022Copper ContributorThis solved my problem (auto-manage paging file size) - no more annoying popups!
Thank you so much for all your help!!!