Drivers after a fresh install of Windows 11


Yes it usually gives it a name like that after a new install. I change it shortly after install - usually to the computer model or something - so I know which computer is which on my antivirus website as have the av installed on four machines - and can see which licence is which.
Four machines, that is a lot!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi
    Memory
    DOMINATOR® PLATINUM RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti SUPRIM X 12GB
    Hard Drives
    980 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB
    970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000 1000 W 80+ Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Meshify 2
    Cooling
    iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Cooler
Not all mine :-) Two are mine, one is stepson's gaming PC and one is his laptop. Occasionally a fifth as I have a netbook I tinker about with.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 14-ce3514sa
    CPU
    Core i5
    Memory
    16gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 evo plus 2TB
    Cooling
    Could be better
    Internet Speed
    200mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    Originally installed with a 500gb H10 Optane ssd

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.3296)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon VII
    Sound Card
    Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    NEC PA242w (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    5 Samsung SSD drives: 2X 970 NVME (512 & 1TB), 3X EVO SATA (2X 2TB, 1X 1TB)
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova I000 G2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Cooler Master H500M
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
    Keyboard
    Logitech Craft
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    500mb Download. 11mb Upload
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2130)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-7700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum (3333Mhz)
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 Fury
    Sound Card
    Onboard (Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2415 (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD drives: 1x 512gig 950 NVMe drive (OS drive), 1 x 512gig 850 Pro, 1x 256gig 840 Pro.
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Phantek Enthoo Luxe
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 710
    Internet Speed
    100MB
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    This is my backup system.

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi
    Memory
    DOMINATOR® PLATINUM RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti SUPRIM X 12GB
    Hard Drives
    980 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB
    970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000 1000 W 80+ Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Meshify 2
    Cooling
    iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Cooler
Earlier in this thread I asked is it necessary to have Samsung Magician installed. Well maybe it is a good idea after all:

One of ths first things I saw this morning on my phone when I woke up was a video on YouTube "Samsung 980 Pro NVMe Failure and how to stop it from happening!"

I happen to have one of these that my OS is installed on, but mine is a 1TB. The one he refers to in the video is a 2TB.

Has anyone else watched this video? Is it pure scaremongering or the real deal?

Another confusing part of the video is at this part he says you may need to update your BIOS. Did he mean firmware?


I will have to look into this later as I am not at my new PC now.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi
    Memory
    DOMINATOR® PLATINUM RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti SUPRIM X 12GB
    Hard Drives
    980 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB
    970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000 1000 W 80+ Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Meshify 2
    Cooling
    iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Cooler
One of ths first things I saw this morning on my phone when I woke up was a video on YouTube "Samsung 980 Pro NVMe Failure and how to stop it from happening!"

I happen to have one of these that my OS is installed on, but mine is a 1TB. The one he refers to in the video is a 2TB.
It does seem to be limited to the 2TB drive, but Magician will tell you if there is a firmware update for yours, and can install it for you. More on that in this thread.

...saw this story today about a critical samsung firmware update for the 2TB 980 drives.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
It does seem to be limited to the 2TB drive, but Magician will tell you if there is a firmware update for yours, and can install it for you. More on that in this thread.


Thanks for the link. Yes, interesting that they say it is affecting the 2TB ones. Probably a good idea to download Samsung Magician and check the status anyway to see what it says.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi
    Memory
    DOMINATOR® PLATINUM RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti SUPRIM X 12GB
    Hard Drives
    980 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB
    970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000 1000 W 80+ Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Meshify 2
    Cooling
    iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Cooler
Has anyone else watched this video? Is it pure scaremongering or the real deal?
The real deal. Jay isn't one of those people just posting junk. And typically, if he's talking about an issue, so are others ;-)

Another confusing part of the video is at this part he says you may need to update your BIOS. Did he mean firmware?
Didn't hear where he mentions BIOS update, but an old/outdated BIOS can also affect system performance depending on hardware.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.3296)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon VII
    Sound Card
    Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    NEC PA242w (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    5 Samsung SSD drives: 2X 970 NVME (512 & 1TB), 3X EVO SATA (2X 2TB, 1X 1TB)
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova I000 G2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Cooler Master H500M
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
    Keyboard
    Logitech Craft
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    500mb Download. 11mb Upload
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2130)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-7700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum (3333Mhz)
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 Fury
    Sound Card
    Onboard (Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2415 (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD drives: 1x 512gig 950 NVMe drive (OS drive), 1 x 512gig 850 Pro, 1x 256gig 840 Pro.
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Phantek Enthoo Luxe
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 710
    Internet Speed
    100MB
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    This is my backup system.
I have a Samsung NVME 1tb - I've never bothered with programs for ssd's before but someone suggested installing Samsung magician. I assume it's helpful - it helps you see things are working ok - it recently did an update (for the Magician software) and another one for firmware so I guess it's doing its job.

Bios updates are something else. If everything's working ok I wouldn't worry about needing a bios update. Sometimes updating bios can cause issues with some machines and then it's hard getting the old bios back. If yours is a custom build I wouldn't have a clue how to find the latest bios. If it's a branded one like HP then any updates would be on their website.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 14-ce3514sa
    CPU
    Core i5
    Memory
    16gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 evo plus 2TB
    Cooling
    Could be better
    Internet Speed
    200mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    Originally installed with a 500gb H10 Optane ssd
The real deal. Jay isn't one of those people just posting junk. And typically, if he's talking about an issue, so are others ;-)


Didn't hear where he mentions BIOS update, but an old/outdated BIOS can also affect system performance depending on hardware.
Please check the video again, I have it marked just before he says it. A few seconds in
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi
    Memory
    DOMINATOR® PLATINUM RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti SUPRIM X 12GB
    Hard Drives
    980 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB
    970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000 1000 W 80+ Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Meshify 2
    Cooling
    iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Cooler
I have a Samsung NVME 1tb - I've never bothered with programs for ssd's before but someone suggested installing Samsung magician. I assume it's helpful - it helps you see things are working ok - it recently did an update (for the Magician software) and another one for firmware so I guess it's doing its job.

Bios updates are something else. If everything's working ok I wouldn't worry about needing a bios update. Sometimes updating bios can cause issues with some machines and then it's hard getting the old bios back. If yours is a custom build I wouldn't have a clue how to find the latest bios. If it's a branded one like HP then any updates would be on their website.
Yeah looks like it's good for checking how healthy the drive is and that.

BIOS is a word that just......scares me!

I want nothing to do with it, I never ever had to do anything with BIOS as far as I can remember, except the recent Armoury Crate thing. Even the look of the word is scary hahaha.

I respect there's folk on here that fiddle around with this stuff to their hearts content who really like it and are so comfortable with it. Not for me though! Only unless something comes up that I MUST look into it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi
    Memory
    DOMINATOR® PLATINUM RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti SUPRIM X 12GB
    Hard Drives
    980 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB
    970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000 1000 W 80+ Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Meshify 2
    Cooling
    iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Cooler
If it aint broke ..........:-)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 14-ce3514sa
    CPU
    Core i5
    Memory
    16gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 evo plus 2TB
    Cooling
    Could be better
    Internet Speed
    200mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    Originally installed with a 500gb H10 Optane ssd
I just installed Samsung Magician there and all is OK. I didn't need to update any firmware.

I will keep it installed to throw my eye on the two drives every now and then!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi
    Memory
    DOMINATOR® PLATINUM RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti SUPRIM X 12GB
    Hard Drives
    980 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB
    970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000 1000 W 80+ Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Meshify 2
    Cooling
    iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Cooler
I just leave it installed and it pops up to tell you if an update is needed. I tend to ignore that for a bit and then do it. Just to make sure the update is not too new! I think I've only ever had one firmware upgrade (which is just for the ssd of course - not the computer itself).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 14-ce3514sa
    CPU
    Core i5
    Memory
    16gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 evo plus 2TB
    Cooling
    Could be better
    Internet Speed
    200mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    Originally installed with a 500gb H10 Optane ssd
I just leave it installed and it pops up to tell you if an update is needed. I tend to ignore that for a bit and then do it. Just to make sure the update is not too new! I think I've only ever had one firmware upgrade (which is just for the ssd of course - not the computer itself).
Cool(y)

You know this Controlled folder access in Windows Security. Do you use that?

Also I'd like to hear if other people who have read this thread use it or not. @Ghot do you use this?

Is it much of a risk to keep off?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi
    Memory
    DOMINATOR® PLATINUM RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti SUPRIM X 12GB
    Hard Drives
    980 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB
    970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000 1000 W 80+ Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Meshify 2
    Cooling
    iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Cooler

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Vivobook 14
    CPU
    I7
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    N/A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Optane NVME SSD, 1 TB NVME SSD
    PSU
    Yep, got one
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wired
    Internet Speed
    72 Mb/s :-(
    Browser
    Edge mostly
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0
Cool(y)

You know this Controlled folder access in Windows Security. Do you use that?

Also I'd like to hear if other people who have read this thread use it or not. @Ghot do you use this?

Is it much of a risk to keep off?
Any takers? 😃
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi
    Memory
    DOMINATOR® PLATINUM RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti SUPRIM X 12GB
    Hard Drives
    980 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB
    970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000 1000 W 80+ Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Meshify 2
    Cooling
    iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Cooler
You know this Controlled folder access in Windows Security. Do you use that?
Controlled Folder Access is also known as Ransomware Protection. It protects your user data folders from unauthorised access or changes. The downside is that some 3rd-party apps may be blocked from saving to your user folders until you have added then to the list of allowed apps. It is easy enough to add an allowed app, and once you have added all those you use then you won't notice it is on, it doesn't get in your way.

I have it enabled on all my machines.


Another thing I like to have enabled is Reputation based protection.

 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
Controlled Folder Access is also known as Ransomware Protection. It protects your user data folders from unauthorised access or changes. The downside is that some 3rd-party apps may be blocked from saving to your user folders until you have added then to the list of allowed apps. It is easy enough to add an allowed app, and once you have added all those you use then you won't notice it is on, it doesn't get in your way.

I have it enabled on all my machines.


Another thing I like to have enabled is Reputation based protection.

Thanks for the reply.

Cool, I will give it a shot and see how it goes
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi
    Memory
    DOMINATOR® PLATINUM RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti SUPRIM X 12GB
    Hard Drives
    980 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB
    970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000 1000 W 80+ Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Meshify 2
    Cooling
    iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Cooler
Hi again,

More Computers 101 questions from me.

I have most of my programs up and running, but when I went to add one that is configured with a .cmd file, it didn't work.

After some digging online, I found that the maximum number of characters in the PC name has to be 15. Of course, mine is 16 :rolleyes:

After my earlier posts in here about renaming the PC, I had gone back to my initial Macrium backup, renamed the PC (with these 16 characters), did another backup, then proceeded ahead customising Windows, installing programs etc.

Although the person who gave me this cmd script said that the PC name doesn't matter, surely the fact it is recommended to have a max of 15 characters will have had an issue when I installed all of my programs?

If I simply rename it now to not have 16 characters, then continue as normal, will that have a negative affect? Or, should I go all the way back to my base install with just my drivers and WIndows Updates and start all of this again? :rolleyes:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi
    Memory
    DOMINATOR® PLATINUM RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti SUPRIM X 12GB
    Hard Drives
    980 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB
    970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000 1000 W 80+ Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Meshify 2
    Cooling
    iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Cooler

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