Recent content by osisteve

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    Getting a first IT job with minimal experience?

    It's not just about tech skills. Try to focus on your other skills too, like communication skills and positive attitude. I have been in situations where I recommended people who didn't have as much skill as the other applicant, but who were much nicer people. At your level, they are also...
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    Random reboots while playing games

    Download and run RealTemp. Configure it so it writes to a log file every 5 seconds. Then use your computer as normal, and run some games. After the reboot check the RealTemp long file for any spikes in temperature. If the temp is a lot higher, your reboot issue may be related to overheating...
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    Laptop running slow Windows 10

    Intel Core 2 Duo and 2GB of RAM for Windows 10 is really pushing it. With all the background activity like updates, and scanning and telemetry garbage don't expect consistently fast performance. One thing that you can do for a huge performance boost with minimal money, is to upgrade to an SSD...
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    Windows 10 constant crashes

    For anyone still encountering this issue, I had experienced the exact same symptoms after cloning my HDD to a smaller SSD. In my case, and likely for others, the issue was caused by an older or out of date driver for the SATA AHCI Controller. This driver is part of the "Intel Rapid Storage...