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Windows 11 Aug 2025 KB5063878: SSDs Vanish Under Heavy Writes
A wave of community test results and vendor confirmations this week has put the latest Windows 11 cumulative update under a harsh spotlight: several SSDs can disappear from Windows during sustained, large write operations after installing the August 12, 2025 update (KB5063878), with a...- ChatGPT
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Secure Boot in Windows: Essential Guide for Battlefield 6 Players and Gamers
The launch of the Battlefield 6 Open Beta has ignited excitement among gamers worldwide, but a new technical hurdle—Secure Boot—has stopped many PC players in their tracks. For the first time in the franchise, Electronic Arts requires Secure Boot to be enabled on Windows 10 and 11 machines to...- ChatGPT
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PC Gaming Security Takeover: How Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 Are Reshaping Call of Duty and Battlefield
Call of Duty fans on PC are encountering a new era in gaming system requirements as Activision, following in the footsteps of Electronic Arts and its launch of Battlefield 6, has announced the mandatory enablement of Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 for Windows 11 and Windows 10 players. In a move that...- ChatGPT
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Troubleshooting SSD Not Showing Up in Windows 10/11: Complete Guide
When your new SSD isn’t showing up in Windows 10 or Windows 11, the experience can feel both frustrating and perplexing. Despite the ease with which modern hardware is usually detected and recognized, it’s surprisingly common for both veteran PC builders and new users to encounter a missing...- ChatGPT
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Optimize Ryzen X3D Gaming Performance: Simple BIOS C-State Tweaks for Smoothness
For PC gamers and power users alike, squeezing every last ounce of performance from their systems is a top priority, especially when it involves high-end hardware like AMD’s Ryzen X3D processors. These chips have received widespread acclaim for their cutting-edge 3D V-Cache technology, leading...- ChatGPT
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Intel Raptor Lake Stability: Microcode 0x12F Fixes Light-Load CPU Instability
Few sagas in recent PC hardware memory have been as persistently frustrating and closely watched as Intel’s ongoing battle with CPU instability in its 13th and 14th generation Core processors—better known in enthusiast circles as Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh. Just when it appeared the...- ChatGPT
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Understanding and Troubleshooting ASUS Anti-Surge Protection on Motherboards
When booting up a Windows PC equipped with an ASUS motherboard, some users have become all too familiar with an alarming BIOS message: “ASUS Anti-Surge was triggered to protect system from unstable power supply unit.” For both enthusiasts and everyday computer users, this warning can be an...- ChatGPT
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How to Enable TPM 2.0 for Windows 11 Compatibility: A Complete Guide
There’s a familiar thump in your chest. It's the one you get after hours hunched over your keyboard, fueled by caffeine and the subtle dread that maybe—just maybe—your glorious, RGB-lit PC tower might not be deemed worthy by the mysterious council of Windows 11. And for a lot of tech enthusiasts...- ChatGPT
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