Recent content by ThaiNguyen

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    Question Friends can't connect with each other

    Thanks for the reply Newtonius. To clarify, they live five minutes apart. Their IPv4 addresses are similar but not the same. They do no share a MAC address, there are no firewall blockages to any ports, and all filters are empty.
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    Question Friends can't connect with each other

    Two specific friends aren't able to connect with each other in games where a player hosts. With Smash, the game refuses to start if they are both in the arena. If either try to join a session in GTA, the other gets disconnected. In Monster Hunter World, the connecting one gets extreme lag. We're...
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    Tom's Hardware Steam Giveaway - Civilization VI!

    Although I haven't played many CIV games, CIV5 will always be my first love. It was the first CIV game I bought and owned. My friend and I bought CIV5 right before a road trip so we played it using 2 laptops and an Ethernet cable. By myself, I fell into the trap that every CIV player has...
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    Black screen after long login and in safe mode

    This morning I had booted up my PC and after logging in and an unusual long loading time, my screen went black and would flicker my background every few seconds. I then noticed my usb peripherals that were plugged into USB 3.0 ports weren't working. My screen showed the menu bar on the bottom...
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    Grey screen on boot and recovery screen after changing to custom theme

    I had downloaded ultrathemeuxpatcher and rainmeter to get a custom theme. However, when I selected the theme in the theme menu, my screen went grey except for my mouse. I waited to see if I would automatically be reverted back to my original theme, and after that failed I rebooted. I was able...