Recent content by syntoh


  1. Solved Disappearing desktop background since 23H2 install this afternoon

    Same here on my PC, but not on the Laptop. Black screen after Login. All icons on place, Windows shows activated. Everything works normal. I set my Desktop background picture again and it remains for a few windows restarts. Already four times happened. It occured two times on 22H2 and once...
  2. 1mb of Unallocated Space in Win11 Partition Structure

    Yes, it's very common. This has to do with Hard Disk Geometry and and fast access of Blocks on the disk. syntoh
  3. A recent glitch in Firefox

    Yes, seen this also but not very often. It's not a new effect, about some month already
  4. Solved Latest Macrium Reflect updates

    In my settings the CBT is on, was never off since years and this never caused problems in the past So I'm waiting with the newest version until CBT will be fixed Thanks all for the tips
  5. Solved Latest Macrium Reflect updates

    How does it look now? Is version 8.1, build 7336 really safe to use or is it still in (somewhat like) Beta? syntoh
  6. Strange Graphics Problem with Epson Scan

    This is a bug in W11. Thousands of users have this - me too. Epson will not fix it - too old SW The simplest workaround is this: After the Gui opened. press the left ALT key and the missing controls are there
  7. Solved Latest Macrium Reflect updates

    My installed version is also 8.0.7175. Searching for updates answers, it's the latest.
  8. VmWare Virtual Machine has 2 hard drives, 3 File Explorer entries

    Your drive E: is configured as removeable. The Windows File explorer shows all removeables twice
  9. Show us your CPU model

    HP Laptop: intel i5-1035G1 Self made PC: intel i5-11400
  10. Is this possible, and what are the pitfalls, if any?

    Booting Windows from an external device is called Windows to Go. But this is only possible with the Pro and upwards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_To_Go The wikipedia text don't say something about Pro but it works with Pro. I tried it out with external Sata USB3 drive syntoh
  11. Solved Heads up: Before you update your BIOS

    It depends on the computer brand and/or the bios maker Some turns off the TPM during bios update. Windows Hello is then unable to gather the information. In Settings - Accounts - Signin Options is a Setting "User must use Windows Hello..." If this is enabled, and TPM off or (worse) cleared...
  12. IT"S BAACK!! 22H2 ONCE AGAIN CREATING HUNDREDS OF EMPTY TMP FOLDERS

    Oh sorry, my questian is obsolete I just found the corresponding inormation for win10
  13. IT"S BAACK!! 22H2 ONCE AGAIN CREATING HUNDREDS OF EMPTY TMP FOLDERS

    I just checked my Windows 10 machine, 19044.2075. 16 Thousand tmp Folders in System32\config\,,, It's not an W11only problem? syntoh
  14. How often do you reformat your PC?

    Never, I'm too lazy to do a fresh install. Everything runs great, all the time
  15. Macrium Reflect does not complete backup until I unlock machine

    From one day to another I had the same effect. Nothing on the machine was changed before, no new software, no Windows updates, no changes somewhere in the configuration of windows or macrium. The scheduled tasks were not started after windows loaded but remains on the login screen. Soon after...
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