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Most of you will be aware that Microsoft first released a tool to check if PCs meet Windows 11 requirements a couple of months ago which, as it turned out, was a piece of crap. Not only was the tool inaccurate but also, if a […]
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This is an addendum to the original article on this subject – What Is DPC Latency, How To Fix It. For the full skinny on DPC Latency, you should really read that article before continuing with this one. Firewalls Firewalls can become a tricky conversation.
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Disable all Network Adapter energy-saving settings. This is an addendum to the original article on this subject – What Is DPC Latency, How To Fix It. For the full skinny on DPC Latency, you should really read that article before continuing with this one. This
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Most modern PCs will boot from both MBR and GPT partitioned system drives running under a combination Legacy/UEFI system. However, with the advent of Windows 11 and its harsh requirements, GPT will become mandatory and some users might want or need to convert a system
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Microsoft has copped a lot of criticism over its decisions regarding Windows 11, including plenty emanating from DCT: Windows 11 Requirements: Over The Top? Windows 11 – What Are They Smoking At Microsoft? However, the most telling criticisms are coming from users involved in the
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Upgrade GPU Drivers and Disable Dynamic Ticking. This is an addendum to the original article on this subject – What Is DPC Latency, How To Fix It. For the full skinny on DPC Latency, you should really read that article before continuing with this one.
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I was always a fan of the IObit uninstaller until this morning. It popped up an update message, I allowed it but all I got was three programs I didn’t ask for. Nor was I given any opt-out options. Not a fan anymore. For uninstallers,
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A woman came to me because she wanted some music copied from her phone to a USB flash drive. She wanted to play the music in her car through the USB plugin. When I copy music to flash drives, one thing I check is the
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The official release date for Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system has been announced on the Windows Experience blog. The new version of Windows will become available for compatible Windows 10 devices and preloaded on devices such as PCs and laptops from 5th October 2021. We are
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What Is DPC Latency “A Deferred Procedure Call (DPC) is a Microsoft Windows operating system mechanism which allows high-priority tasks (e.g. an interrupt handler) to defer required but lower-priority tasks for later execution. This permits device drivers and other low-level event consumers to perform the
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Windows automatically runs lots of programs and services at boot time. You can enable/disable the Services and you can “break” your installation by doing so. We are not going to delve into that dark crevasse today. What we will be talking about are all those
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In a blog post published on 27th August Microsoft announced an easing of requirements for Windows 11. The bad news is that it is a very minor concession and users who were hoping for less strict requirements are sure to be disappointed. While Microsoft has
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Microsoft has finally made Windows 11 ISOs available to download allowing users to perform clean installs of the new operating system. NOTE: You still need to be a registered Insider in order to download an ISO. Previously, Windows 11 Preview has only been available to
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Windows 11 is expected to start rolling out before the end of this year and many users are keen to see what the new operating system looks like. For those who do not want to go the Insider route, any sort of preview has been
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