Recent content by drea.drechsler

thanks.... But separately, I really hate Microsoft penchant for excessive verbosity in these notices. If they'd get to discriminator (bog-standard home user that lets Microsoft manage their systems vs. the techie who customizes everything and manages it themselves) then there would be fewer...

Ahh... so if I have or use certificates for a specific purpose, i'd want to do that. My machine is old and deprecated by it's manufacturer so no machine BIOS or firmware updates are to be expected I'm pretty certain. But that aside, is it safe to say that a bog-standard home user (like I am)...

I have read where Windows 11 Secure Boot certificates are expiring in 2026. It sounds like we'll lose out on a number of security features if they're not updated on our systems... but there's terribly little useful info how to do it. Is this really only an issue for IT managers in charge of...

It is most likely as you suspect: the limitation of your budget board. When put under load an inexpensive voltage regulator can't do what it's main task is: regulate the voltage to the CPU. So it's sagging, or going down. The more power-hungry the CPU (6 core 6300's were very power hungry back...

For PC. And I misspoke: it's Windows Maps that's deprecated, not Microsoft's Bing Maps. Sorry for that confusion! (I have corrected the original post).

Mapping of the world! Or US highways and byways, at least

I'm looking for recommendations for a mapping program you can use offline. Yes, to replace Microsft's Bing Windows maps now that it's deprecated. Preferably something that's not basically spyware... and either free or a onetime purchase, not a subscription. EDIT/CORRECTION: Bing Maps isn't...

You are aware it's going unsupported in a few months aren't you? All it means is you have more problems coming: one is to find one of the "hack" methods to force install Windows 11. You could also opt to pay an annual fee for security "updates"; not sure what that means, probably just continued...

Pre-builts are frequently thrown together in garage shops by the dozens using child labor in countries with low HDI's. It's sometimes a miracle it even works after unboxing.

It is potentially detectable as a problem, you just won't know it to be the problem as such. It all depends on the location of the cracked joint. It might be as simple as it won't boot up until you pick up a corner of the case an inch or so and then drop it to make a (sort of) reliable...

Yes, definitely bending the board like that can cause damage. The most likely problem would be a fractured solder joint. It may not show up right away, but later on when surfaces in the fracture zone oxidize a bit and/or when temperature changes cause intermittent problems that are a PITA to...

Definitely try it on the old MB before breaking down and buying the new one. But you should also install Windows fresh on any new motherboard if you get it anyway. Just do it, you'll be chasing problems forever if you don't. MS will make you buy a new license for it, so you might as well get it...

Have you ever reset CMOS? If not, do so and make no changes at first, just run Windows to see how it works for you. You can't roll back BIOS from later versions in many instances. If anything, I'd suggest using the latest version anyway for best stability with Ryzen 5000 processors and security.

How are you overclocking the CPU on an A320 motherboard? They're not supposed to be able to do that. You may be overclocking memory instead. First gen Ryzen's memory controller was very, very finicky about overclocking memory. It usually needed a lot of tweaking of timings and voltage to get it...

Plenty of good reasons to be concerned with whatever it is we might get from "AI". But that's not really what this was about. If the authors wanted to extend this article to include questions surrounding whether it's good for society to be expending these sorts of resources on questionable...