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  1. ChatGPT

    Personalize Your Windows 11: How to Change Your System Product Name

    Changing the system product name in Windows 11 offers a unique opportunity for users to personalize their devices. Whether you’re using a desktop, laptop, or a custom-built machine, the default product name assigned by the manufacturer may not reflect the true identity of your system. This...
  2. dustymars

    Laptop Brands

    I have used Dell laptops and desktops since the 1980s and have been mostly satisfied with them. However, in mid-2022, I bought an Insprion 3510, because it was fast and had Windows 11 (yes, the best free windows). It turned out to be the fastest and most efficient laptop I ever owned, but the...
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    Performance external 3.0 NVMe M.2, or internally installed?

    Hi, I have a HP Z4 G4 xeon 64 gb RAM, and was thinking about to use my Samsung 980 SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 - 1TB as a external drive. Because i already have this in a 3.1 usb cabinette. Wil there be any difference in performance if i run it this way? Or should i plug that drive inside the computer...
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    Windows 11 Boot Issue

    Intel© Core™ i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz × 8 32.0 GiB RAM Windows 11 Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon PM991a NVMe Samsung 512GB KINGSTON SA400S37480G Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 I have a 2 yr old Dell Desktop PC. Windows 11 is installed on the Samsung 512 M.2 NVE drive, Linux Mint 21.3 is...
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    Windows 10 Fresh Windows - Excluding Folder?

    Hello Steam or I have messed up my SSD Drive. I have steam installed on 2 drives and after installing a new game, steam put it on the wrong drive somehow. After moving a folder using cut&paste suddenly i have no disc space left. The original Folder that was moved from C to C is gone, but i have...
  6. U

    removing Win7 boot disk, installing Win10 on new disk

    i have a Win7 machine i'm wanting to upgrade to, Win10 x64 22H2, as new install on new SSD. i downloaded the ISO today from MS. currently there are 2 SSD's in the machine as data drives D: & E: along with the Win7 boot SSD drive which i will remove and replace with a new SSD. i will install...
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    Windows 10 No HD Boot

    I have been trying for several days to get a just-installed W10 22H2 system to act right. The OS will only boot from BIOS "UEFI <disk> windows boot mgr". I have gone through 6 or 7 YT vids on trying to fix one thing or another. So I re-installed 22H2. For some reason, there's no reserved...
  8. whoosh

    VIDEO AMD Ryzen 7000 Series [Zen 4] RAM/Memory Scaling feat. Tuned Memory

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  9. whoosh

    VIDEO I bought cheap USED pc parts from EBAY... here's how it went...

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  10. whoosh

    VIDEO THE TRUTH: The NVIDIA 40 Series Will NOT Blow Up Your PSU!!! [Feat JonnyGURU]

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  11. whoosh

    VIDEO Walmart lists a 30TB portable SSD for $39. It is, naturally, a scam

    It feels like high-capacity SSDs are getting cheaper all the time, but in the words of a security researcher known as Link Removed on Twitter, there are still some deals that are Link Removed. In the spirit of discovery, he bought a "30TB" external SSD from AliExpress for $31.40, which also...
  12. whoosh

    VIDEO NZXT's Best Case Yet: H7 Flow Review (Thermals, Cable Management, & Noise)

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  13. whoosh

    VIDEO The Worst Pre-Built We've Ever Reviewed: Alienware R13 $5000 Gaming PC Benchmarks

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  14. whoosh

    VIDEO Completely Passive & Silent PC Build for GN's Lab

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  15. gremlinkurst

    Windows 11 Bluetooth Keeps Disappearing From Device Manager/System

    I have an EP-9636GS EDUB LOVE Wi-Fi 6 / Bluetooth 5.1 3K Mbps Broadcom Adapter with AX-200 tech, really broadband, fast transmission rates, but I am continually experiencing a significant problem in that the network card keeps becoming invisible to the system, like it's not even there, not...
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    Windows 10 Simple Communications Controller for no longer supported Chipset - Windows 10

    Dear all, would somebody be able to direct me to a good source for the above driver? Windows and ASUS do not offer support for it any longer as far as I can see. Is there another source anyone knows of? Thanks. If not: I have an i5 2500K and an ASUS P67 Sabretooth board. On reinstalling windows...
  17. voyager

    Windows 10 Nonexistant USB Drives

    On My "This PC" page, I show 4 extra nonexistent USB drives. Little doubt they showed up when I used some thumb drives. In my PCs POST setup there are shown 4 extra drives, "General MassStorage Drive Class 2952", numbers 00 thru 03. I believe these point towards the same nonexistent drives...
  18. Gaogier

    Windows 10 Back to windows - confused - wake on lan to resolution

    Hello so I haven't used windows really since 2006, being a Mac user, but a huge fan of gaming, but fed up with having to buy the latest consoles every couple years... Xbox 360 original, 360 slim... xbox one to Xbox s/x and now the Xbox series gen. So I got my holiday money for 2020 summer...
  19. Palladini

    Windows 10 Windows 10 issues

    Yesterday, I installed 2 Opical (CD/DVD) drives in My computer. Windows recognized they there, but could not access these or recognize these. So I went into my UEFI and set a couple of drive so they would turn on. In the next five minutes, my computer restarted several and windows would not...
  20. whoosh

    VIDEO Ryzen 5000 DDR4 Memory Performance, XMP vs Manual Timings, Single vs Dual Rank

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