Recent content by Buddywh

Yeah. I ended up rolling back too. We'll see what comes.

This is the preview cumulative update that delivers UI responsiveness improvements, or Low Latency Profile (LLP). I just installed it, and everything seems fine except for occasional screen flashes that I didn't see previously. It looks almost like a misbehaving overclocked GPU in a game—which...

I have read that Microsoft specifically does not provide for 'validating' a key by any method aside from activating a Windows instance. The reasoning seems simple enough: they don't want to create an incentive for the creation of apps that could be used, or subverted, for stealing keys.

I don't think it's supposed to, not even for OEM licenses which are limited to the specific motherboard it is installed and activated on. But something must happen occasionally with some (hopefully rare) BIOS updates that changes the way it identifies to the validation routine. With a retail...

Like they say, it doesn't matter much who you buy it from: if MS allows activation it's a legit key. But that is the only way you know, and even from a seller with a good reputation you can get a key that's been previously activated. But that good reputation is earned when you shoot them back...

Do you mean ALL the certs? even the 2023 KEK, which is the stickler for so many systems?

That's perhaps a better question for one of the Pro's... but it will get them for sure when they start revoking permissions. That may or may not come in June and probably doesn't have to. What little I get to read suggests Microsoft's still having problems that revoking them globally through...

That explains it. Use Garlin's script to install it if needed immediately, but I have to think it will get it along with all the DBX revocation updates at some point. EDIT: BTW: why did you feel the need to clear secure boot keys first?

It's obviously missing SVN 7.0. Have you allowed Windows to post all it's updates? it might come with a Security update that hasn't posted yet. But then, 23H2 (Home and Pro) reached End of Servicing on Nov. 11 2025; that may have something to do with not receiving it. But separately, assuming...

I would completely agree the best course of action should start with updating BIOS to get the 2023 keys, even if the Microsoft process is working properly for a system. But that's not always possible when you have, or fear you have, a system that's been abandoned by the mfr. for reasons that are...

Kinda what I thought. But I did remember, about a year ago I took a 256GB SSD out of a USB portable drive that had been sitting unused in a used parts box for well over 5 years. Installed it in a retro build for a system drive, formatted, installed Windows 10, later upgraded to Windows 11. It...

It can be re-formatted and used. If Samsung Magician is Win 7 capable it might help to run its diagnostics to give you assurance.

It depends on which type of NAND is used, SLC (enterprise grade) can last up to 10 years before data might be lost. But from what I understand just reformatting one and putting it to use should not be a problem regardless of type. The reason it took so long might have been all the error...

Works as it should: found all defaults and active certs! The only "required action" was to revoke the PCA 2011 cert, which I'm deferring on right now. BTW, I like that it includes disabling bitlocker protectors for a boot cycle in the list of commands to do it. That's going to avoid a lot of...

When I run it in -Verbose mode it does show me the factory default certs for KEK and DB but for the factory default PK it says there are (NONE). I know that there is a factory default PK cert (Gigabyte) since that came with the updated BIOS, it was restored when I tested the Restore Defaults...