Recent content by badrobot

No one really builds a laptop. But whether it's an off-the-shelf laptop or desktop PC, they both have bloatware.

It's a PWM fan, it must be running at full speed when it doesn't have to?

Isn't ignoring ads a lot easier? No effort necessary.

That's been like that for any off the shelf PC or laptop since more than a decade ago. Not if you build your own PC which is not an option for everybody.

Wait. StartAllBack is blocked? What W11 version does it stop working? So far still working here.

I've been looking at this projector to upgrade my generic VicTsing projector that I've been using for the past 4 years now. Using it in the bedroom projected to the ceiling. Regular TV hurts my neck due to a weird view angle. Great deal!

Tried to understand what this is all about. I can't figure out the real issue.

playing around with partitions is make or break. You won't even see it in file explorer because it doesn't have a letter assigned to it. I'll just leave those partitions alone.

I was looking to buy a 2TB spinner for image backups and found this one right away on Amazon Canada. It's a no brainer for backups. Transfer speed on Macrium is very comparable with my 1TB SSD data drive at 1.7Gb/s. It's actually really good.

Usually, it's the hardware maker who adapts to Windows and not the other way around. Why would Microsoft even care about inserting themselves into a Logitech software? Hardware maker does this so that the hardware would work right away (default settings). Then customize it if you want.

Macrium image restore will work. Did it a few times before.

The motherboard has a built in BIOS flash feature. Don't over think it. Just use the built-in feature.

Does the cooling pad has its own power supply when the laptop is on sleep mode?

Did you say you just leave your laptop on sleep mode and not shut it down? If that is the case, it overheats due to poor ventilation around the laptop. If your laptop is not properly ventilated, it can overheat when it's in sleep mode or when the lid is closed. When you have the lid closed...

Do you have an MS account on your current PC? You can reactivate windows by logging into your MS account after changing the hardware. Or simply type in the key. Edit: Image restore will work. Just need to reactivate after hardware change. Reactivating Windows after a hardware change