We often preach here about the importance of having a good backup plan in place. Here is an example of another reason for having backups:
I fired up my computer today and immediately encountered a weird problem. My mouse pointer had a small rotating circle next to it non-stop. I tried a bunch of troubleshooting steps including disabling every single startup program and all non-Microsoft services, but the problem remained.
However, I knew that I have great backups, including one from less than an hour earlier. So, I started uninstalling programs with reckless abandon and finally found that the problem was resolved when I uninstalled the "ASUS Framework Service". But, in the meantime, I had uninstalled like a dozen other programs. No problem! Did a quick restore of my C: drive backup and then uninstalled ONLY the ASUS Framework Service. Problem solved.
The point? Backups are great not only for data loss or corruption, but you can go hog wild on your Windows installation and start yanking stuff out and modifying things with not a worry in the world because you can simply restore your backup afterward. In my case, this saved me a ton of time.
I fired up my computer today and immediately encountered a weird problem. My mouse pointer had a small rotating circle next to it non-stop. I tried a bunch of troubleshooting steps including disabling every single startup program and all non-Microsoft services, but the problem remained.
However, I knew that I have great backups, including one from less than an hour earlier. So, I started uninstalling programs with reckless abandon and finally found that the problem was resolved when I uninstalled the "ASUS Framework Service". But, in the meantime, I had uninstalled like a dozen other programs. No problem! Did a quick restore of my C: drive backup and then uninstalled ONLY the ASUS Framework Service. Problem solved.
The point? Backups are great not only for data loss or corruption, but you can go hog wild on your Windows installation and start yanking stuff out and modifying things with not a worry in the world because you can simply restore your backup afterward. In my case, this saved me a ton of time.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Win11 Pro 23H2
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Home Built
- CPU
- Intel i7-11700K
- Motherboard
- ASUS Prime Z590-A
- Memory
- 128GB Crucial Ballistix 3200MHz DRAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- No GPU - CPU graphics only (for now)
- Sound Card
- Realtek (on motherboard)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP Envy 32
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1440
- Hard Drives
- 1 x 1TB NVMe Gen 4 x 4 SSD
1 x 2TB NVMe Gen 3 x 4 SSD
2 x 512GB 2.5" SSDs
2 x 8TB HD
- PSU
- Corsair HX850i
- Case
- Corsair iCue 5000X RGB
- Cooling
- Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black cooler + 10 case fans
- Keyboard
- CODE backlit mechanical keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3
- Internet Speed
- 1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
- Other Info
- Additional options installed:
WiFi 6E PCIe adapter
ASUS ThunderboltEX 4 PCIe adapter
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- Operating System
- Win11 Pro 23H2
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
- CPU
- Intel i7-1255U
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- Sound Card
- Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 13.3-inch IPS Display
- Screen Resolution
- WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
- Hard Drives
- 2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
- PSU
- USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
- Mouse
- Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
- Keyboard
- Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
- Internet Speed
- 1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
- Other Info
- WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor