Recent content by luke.anthony.williams

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    [SOLVED] Very bizarre Windows Startup Program

    They ended up being registry keys from the game "Once Human". They were trackers for how many times you have ran the game, and the other one was related to your steam user ID or some such thing. Consensus seems to be just lazy or bad way of tracking such info. I have since removed the game and...
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    Question I found this startup process in the task manager but I don't know what it could be

    Did you confirm these programs are from the game Once Human? I have nearly the same thing going on
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    [SOLVED] Very bizarre Windows Startup Program

    This post, looks similar to mine, and mentions the game "Once Human". I did download that when it launched a few weeks back. Perhaps its' related to that game...
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    [SOLVED] Very bizarre Windows Startup Program

    All downloaded from the links provided, the original mod group/creators' sites. Any idea why nothing pops on Microsoft Defender?
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    [SOLVED] Very bizarre Windows Startup Program

    Yes. Let's see, probably a week ago I downloaded two addons for Temple of Elemental Evil. First was called Circle of Eight, https://co8.org/community/ and the second is Temple+ https://www.nexusmods.com/thetempleofelementalevil/mods/1 also, Median XL for Diablo 2 https://median-xl.com/
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    [SOLVED] Very bizarre Windows Startup Program

    Hey guys. So i happened to open my Task Manager and check Startup Programs today, and i have two strange programs listed. First one is has no icon, and is named "1". The second one also has no icon and is named "8852f68b-8a6f-43fc-869a-2959dec57375". Right clicking on either one does NOT give...
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    Question Can't Install programs after trying Windows Update

    I’ve ran check disk, there were some problems but were repaired. Windows update still didn’t work afterwards
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    Question Can't Install programs after trying Windows Update

    Alright. I have Windows 10 OS Build 1909. There were some new updates on Windows Update that wouldn't install properly, kept getting error 0xe0000100. I tried doing some troubleshooting - did DISM, SFC, Reset Windows Update, Some Group Policy tweaks. Never got it to work, but I somehow...
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    Viruses, Trojans, Malware and ... Keyboards? A cautionary Tale

    Hello all, this isnt a question but rather an experience I wanted to share. So for the past few days my Chrome browser seemed to be hijacked. Randomly it would open a new browser window and go to my default homepage. Sometimes it would open one window, sometimes multiple, up to 10 or so. Very...
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    Expensive Gaming PC from 2014, runs hot. Looking to fix it anyway possible.

    Some interesting updates: I had been talking to MeanMachine in messages but I thought I should share with the group. So i went ahead and and did the bios tweaks you mentioned (disabled Cool and Quiet, Sleep state C6, Turbo mode, and set LLC to High current capability to 120%). It didnt turn...
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    Expensive Gaming PC from 2014, runs hot. Looking to fix it anyway possible.

    I have cleaned my H80i and computer internals. it was filthy of course. My PSU is an OCZ 700W Power supply, model OCZ700MXSP.
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    Expensive Gaming PC from 2014, runs hot. Looking to fix it anyway possible.

    Thanks for the answers so far. I will take a look at my PSU in the morning and report back. I'll also look at the H100i in the meantime as well. (As well as clean my H80i)
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    Expensive Gaming PC from 2014, runs hot. Looking to fix it anyway possible.

    First, I read the new build or upgrade advice thread, so if I am doing something wrong, please message me and ill fix it. My problem: PC runs, but in order to run games I must run my CPU liquid cooler at MAX speed to keep CPU from overheating and system crashing. Approximate Purchase Date...