Recent content by nuspieds

And I believe in accurate/non-deceptive quoting. Like, seriously, why would you omit the emoji? Not that I expected anyone to truly think or believe that I could or want to rule the world, but if anyone had any doubt, the emoji is significant:

I know, nothing is 100% fool-proof, so it is not BitLocker specifically, but device/storage encryption, in general. BitLocker just happens to be the one supplied by Microsoft.

Are you confusing BitLocker (storage encryption) with BitDefender (Antivirus)? Because BitLocker is not about preventing malware.

If I ruled the world, I'd make BitLocker mandatory for everyone! 😊 So, yeah, especially when you travel a lot and use it while waiting at the airport or even just leaving it in your hotel room while you go out to dinner, the risk of theft is higher. How many of us, in an airline lounge, for...

😄 But, hey, your hacker might be Japanese or Chinese or neither but still fluent in either so, sorry, you'll still be vulnerable! ☺️

As the only user of my laptop, I have only one login and, of course, it has Administrator rights. I want and need to be able to do whatever I want without the need to elevate or logout and login to an Admin account. But if my laptop were shared, for sure I would create those additional...

I have an excellent Backup program, Macrium Reflect, and I never hesitate to upgrade to the latest version of Windows. Why? Because before I do the upgrade, I take a full backup and if, after the upgrade, it results in a real disaster, then I restore. If there is a confirmed issue with the...

It was a successful upgrade for me, too, and it is running fine; moreover, it resolved several issues I had in 24H1. I'm sure some of those disaster claims include those who did not put in any or much effort to troubleshoot and just immediately blamed 24H2. As an example, the last app to load...

Neither am I and I more than recognize that you are trying to help. No one says, "Try to do <x> in the meantime until a permanent solution is found," if they are not trying to help. Just keep in mind, however, that I am experiencing the exact same issue as that other member. The only thing...

So you quoted someone else and that means I am not permitted to state my opinion? But had I agreed with your suggestion, I am sure you would not have posted the above. I was not shooting down your suggestion; rather, just letting you know the full context of the issue and why your suggestion...

No, because, first and foremost, it is not a startup issue; if Explorer crashes and restarts on its own or if I am forced do to it, then I run into these issues.

My guess is that it is a cache issue because, on my Work laptop, my icons are stored on OneDrive and whenever I boot and OneDrive is not yet fully synced, I get those "unknown" Taskbar icons; once fully synced, however, all is well and there are no issues. As we both stated before, the list...

Oh, yeah, its small footprint and speed were definitely factors in my initial decision to choose Webroot. However, one thing I'm sure you've noticed that, to this very day that has still not resolved, is the crazy growth of the WRData folder! My fix for that has been to take a baseline copy of...

Yes, I'm an IT professional, but not on the Windows side. For Windows, I would consider myself as a Joe Advanced; I have enough skills and expertise to delve into advanced/expert tools such as USMT. For my next new PC, for example, I am going to fully use/test it to see how it works out...

I tried PCmover, then EaseUS Todo PC Trans, and then USMT. I'm not looking to move files to my new PC (as I have my Backup program that will restore them) nor am I looking to move/reinstall programs to my new PC (because, for me, the issue isn't the effort to reinstall apps; rather, it is the...