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Another free option is the Tweaking.com Registry Backup program, available at Bleeping Computer. I have been using that for years, as well as doing weekly System Restores and full Macrium system images. Someone said you can never have TOO MANY BACKUPS! Have a great day. Regards, Phil

The update was installed successfully. The SFC scan was without errors.

@Brink , Confirming you are right. The upgrade created a desktop shortcut that I deleted after I pinned it to the Taskbar. When I went to empty the trash, the logo said it said that it was the official desktop app. Have a great day. Regards, Phil

@Brink , That's probably it. The newly updated Proton Mail desktop app was set by default to download beta versions. I did not turn that off. I figured that since I started with the beta version, why not? I really appreciate the quick and knowledgeable response. You're the best! Have a...

@Brink , I had the Proton beta desktop app. I just loaded it, and it updated. The aqua bar above the hollow in the shortcut logo, which was present in the beta version, has disappeared, but the new Version is 5.0.37 β. What is the version number of the non-beta app? Did Proton just forget...

@antspants , You would be mistaken, I am afraid. Unless a Dell Support Tech told you to install something, Dell backs away from the warranty. Lots of reports of that in the Dell Forums, which are a mess these days because of an autumn 2023 "update" that borked most of it. The use or not of...

I had a Dell BIOS update brick my Dell XPS 8930 SE about a year ago. It would not post when the BIOS update, installed via Dell Update, went south. Thankfully, the Dell Forum guru, @RoHe, was kind enough to provide me with a BIOS recovery file and instructed me on how to activate it. I was...

@Winuser , Thank you for sharing your experience. I still have the same issue. Like you, I think it is some kind of Windows bug that has decided to afflict my Dell 8930 SE. The overall copy speed, despite the fluctuations showing, is where it should be: 100 to 107 MB/s, according to the...

@gaffar , I would recommend that you do so, particularly BIOS updates that address security vulnerabilities. I am amazed at how many BIOS updates Dell issues for my two older Windows 11 computers. There are usually three or four a year. My laptop is on BIOS Version 1.27, and my desktop is...

I just updated the BIOS in my Dell XPS 15 7590 laptop today, purchased in 2020. My older XPS 8930 SE desktop (2019) is still getting BIOS updates as well. I am a member of the Dell Forums. Their guru is @RoHe. He consistently and strongly recommends turning off the ability of Windows to...

@jumanji , I just got the update notice from HD Sentinel Pro this morning. It found the update itself. I did not initiate it, so I guess Version 6.20 is now ready for the big time. Have a great day. Regards, Phil

Topic Starter appears to have an identical topic over at Bleeping Computer: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/795189/ethernetlan-takes-30-seconds-to-come-up-after-reboot/?p=5621737 that he posted yesterday evening. Have a great day. Regards, Phil

I tested Proton Mail Free for several weeks. I agree with @Edwin that it still lacks some features, like even being able to add a Profile photo. That said, I am impressed with the software, so I purchased a two-year subscription for the "Proton Mail Plus" package. The software was launched in...

Another +1 for FastStone Image Viewer. It is great software and completely free. Have a great day. Regards, Phil

My Live Mail account gets a lot of spam, so I started using MailWasher Pro (MWP) a year or so ago. You can set up rules to auto-delete emails containing certain words, spaces, symbols, etc., and it works with multiple email accounts. DISCLOSURE: MWP is currently experiencing difficulties...