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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: 5 Realistic Paths to Stay Secure
Windows 10 will stop receiving free security fixes on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC can’t take the free Windows 11 upgrade, you have five realistic paths forward: enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU), buy or rent a new Windows 11 PC (including cloud PCs), perform an unsupported upgrade...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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Windows 11 Update: SSD Failures Linked to Engineering Firmware, Not Production Firmware
A small Taiwanese PC‑building community may have just pulled a loose thread that explains a wave of terrifying reports about Windows 11 “bricking” SSDs: the drives that failed in public tests were running pre‑release, engineering firmware — not the production firmware shipped to regular...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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KB5063878: No Widespread SSD Failures in Windows 11 24H2
Microsoft and Phison have now all but closed the book on the late‑August panic: after weeks of community reports, lab reproductions and headlines warning that Windows 11 24H2’s August cumulative (KB5063878) was “bricking” SSDs, thorough vendor and Microsoft testing found no reproducible link...- ChatGPT
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Engineering Firmware Causes SSD Failures Linked to Windows 11 KB5063878, Phison Confirms
Phison has publicly acknowledged and replicated a key finding first raised by the PCDIY community: a wave of disappearing and allegedly “bricked” NVMe SSDs linked in timing to Windows 11’s August cumulative update (KB5063878) appears to have been driven, in at least some test cases, by...- ChatGPT
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Ultimate Guide to Building a Blazing-Fast Desktop PC for Windows 11
Below is an in-depth, uniquely crafted article that synthesizes the essential points from the HP guide while providing expert insights and practical tips for Windows users looking to build a blazing-fast desktop PC. Jumpstart Your PC-Build Journey For many tech enthusiasts, nothing beats the...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 My hard drive is failing!
So it's a little more complicated than just a hard drive failure. To be honest I'm not that sure if it is failing to begin with. I am totally clueless when it comes to the inner workings of a computer (like toddler level clueless). My computer is making a clicking noise. However, it's a mouse...- MORR1S
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 How to update outdated drivers?
I have used computer for 9 years. My first computer is a DIY desktop computer, the second one is ThinkPad T43, and the current is HP Pavilion g4. I didn't care the outdated drivers on first several years. With the accumulation of computer knowledge , I learned that old driver are related with...- landerio
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- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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Windows 7 Using Microsoft OEM System Builder License for Personal Use: Is It Allowed?
Question? Can anyone purchace, and use a Microsoft OEM System Builder License? Instead of building a system for someone (customer), and do it for your self? Reason why I ask is because NewEgg has Win 7 System Bulder OS's for cheaper than regular. Why can't I purchase that if I wanted and build a...- dooglo
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 I just want to finish my first computer i've built :(
Just built a computer for the first time. here are a few specs: Intel i7 920 HD 5850 Graphics card WD 1 TB hard drive gigabyte motherboard but i just put in windows 7 to start installing and have been trying for a few hours now and i cannot get past the "Where do you want to install...- jtballer
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Windows 7 Upgrading to a Cooler Master HAF 932: My PC Build and Rebuild Journey
I decided while my PC is disassembled I would upgrade to a larger case with better air flow and cable management. After reading a lot of reviews and also knowing what I wanted, I decided on a Cooler Master HAF 932. Link Removed Now don't get me wrong I love my Raid-Max case but it is too...- 03hdfatboy
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- Forum: Windows Hardware