Recent content by computerdave911

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    News Windows 11 24H2 updates are still failing on Western Digital's SN770, despite the fact that a fix came out 8 months ago — here's what to do if you'...

    thats not the issue,, its installing 11 on the SN770,, the issue is the firmware they did not update,, wd has the update, might need to 1st install windows 10 to update the firmware with the WD dashboard app or whatever app they use now,
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    News Windows 11 Insiders surprised by return of Vista startup sound — it’s a bug not a feature, says MS exec

    its because windows 7 8 10 and 11 are still windows Vista under the hood,, it took 10 years to make vista wich started before xp was even released,, people think after Vista they made a new OS,, no the just kept adding and making changes to Vista,, it the same OS today , and they forgot to...
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    News Windows 11 Insiders surprised by return of Vista startup sound — it’s a bug not a feature, says MS exec

    dam i even crave the xp sounds from time to time, lol, i gonna reinstall vista on my old 3rd gen i7 dell just to hear it again, lol
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    News Ancient CD ripping tool updated for the first time in 16 years, now supports Windows 11

    The last time i used a CD was 20 years ago as a coaster
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    News Windows 10 support is ending — but End of 10 wants you to switch to Linux

    i have 6 computers in the house with 11 24h2,, 3 of them on unsupported cpu,, 3rd gen a 6 and 7th pc, as long as you have ssd and 8gb ram , 11 works same if not better than 10 on them, so unless they stop from being able to use rufus to install 11 on unsupported hardware i would wait to install...
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    Review WD Black SN770 SSD Review: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

    i have a sn750 and sn770 and looks good on paper but i keep going back to the sn750 as it is much faster booting and loading due to having DRAM cache
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    News Microsoft updates Windows 11 CPU support for OEM systems to include 8th to 10th Gen Intel CPUs

    makes no sense at all, I worked at Dell for 6 years, and they have never used a cpu from the year before even
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    News Intel 8th, 9th and 10th Gen processors absent from Microsoft's Windows 11 24H2 CPU support list

    the 8th to 10th have been restored to the list,, someone got fired, lol, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-24h2-supported-intel-processors
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    News Microsoft allows Windows 11 to be installed on older, unsupported hardware but specifically nixes official support — minimum requirements for full...

    nothing has changed,,i have several pc's , some with 11 on old,, some new, some still with 10,, i just tested a pc 7th gen intel , has tmp so nothing to do with it , its the cpu,, anyways still says DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS RUNNING THE installation assistants, lol, you still need to use...
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    News Microsoft's redesign of the Windows 11's Weather app shoves in yet more ads

    dont know if as im in Canada but the MS weather app is often off by a couple degrees for Toronto weather , so i have to use the weathernetwork site..
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    News Microsoft begins forced updates to Windows 11 23H2 — targets PCs running 21H2 and 22H2

    i wonder about unsupported cpu i have 2 7th gen unsupported systems in the house and i have had to manually install each version as it wont update on its own ,have to download the iso and install it when they release the next versions, so when 24h2 is is released i expect i will have to...
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    News Windows Setup Experience gets first update since Vista – cleaner modern installer debuts in Windows 11 Build 26040

    tested it yesterday ,i did not like the new setup via booting to the media, you have to ceck a box that you will loose all your files, dont like that , as how does it know i am not going to another partition, as i have 3 drives and 9 partitions and 4 operating systems on my pc.
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    News Microsoft Rolls Out Windows 11 Version 23H2

    just did clean install of 23h2, less updates then 22h2 off the bat ,right away hide that copiolet , useless to me, some fixes under the hood other than that is the same os, also put it on my old 1st gen i5 pc, use rufus to easily remove to remove hardware check, all went well, its the same...
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    Tested: Windows 11 Pro's On-By-Default Encryption Slows SSDs Up to 45%

    this is old news, also if you have OEM ,bitlocker is on also for Windows 10 Home even but they call it device encryption but its still bitlocker, only deference is you cant do external connected drive , only pro...