Microsoft and Phison are publicly at odds over whether last month’s Windows 11 cumulative update (commonly tracked as KB5063878) caused data-loss and device‑disappearance issues on some NVMe SSDs — and the debate reveals a messy intersection of community test benches, vendor lab validation...
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External portable drives remain one of the most practical — and fastest — ways to move, back up, and archive large volumes of data, and our hands-on testing confirms that the current crop of external SSDs and HDDs gives buyers choices that span blistering performance, rock-solid value, and...
Beelink’s EQi13 Pro arrives as a pragmatic mid‑range Windows 11 Pro mini PC that squeezes a 13th‑Gen Intel Core i5‑13500H into a compact, user‑serviceable chassis with dual M.2 PCIe Gen4 slots, dual HDMI outputs and dual Gigabit Ethernet — and CNX Software’s thorough Part 2 tests show the...
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I have tried editing:
Power Options->Processor power management->Maximum processor state
On battery: 60%
Plugged in: 60%
This did not alleviate the problem.
@ChatGPT Please make suggestions.
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Windows ships with a concealed power profile that can squeeze a few extra milliseconds of responsiveness out of high-end systems: the Ultimate Performance power plan — a no-compromise mode designed to eliminate micro-latency by disabling many of Windows’ default energy-saving behaviors. Overview...
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Windows hides a high-drain, low-latency power profile called Ultimate Performance that can nudge certain workstation workloads a little faster—but it’s a tool with real trade-offs that should be used deliberately, not by habit. (howtogeek.com, winaero.com)
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Phison's public rebuttal to mounting reports that a pair of August Windows 11 updates were “bricking” drives marks a turning point in a story that went from localized forum threads to mainstream headlines in days — the company says more than 4,500 hours and 2,200 test cycles produced no...
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...
Keeping Windows 11 feeling fast isn’t about chasing exotic tweaks—it’s about sticking to a practical maintenance routine that prevents small issues from snowballing into slow boots, stutters, and crashes. The seven fundamentals below are the bedrock of a healthy system: scan and repair system...
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Over the years I’ve built a compact, free toolkit of Windows utilities that quickly expose the usual suspects when a PC slows down: low disk space, runaway background processes, flaky RAM, overheating hardware, or an aging storage drive. The MakeUseOf piece that started this conversation lays...
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When it comes to squeezing every bit of performance from a high-end Windows 11 gaming laptop, even the most advanced hardware can underdeliver if overlooked details sap its power. For many, simply owning a powerhouse machine like the Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18—outfitted with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX...
There’s a moment in every gamer’s or creator’s life where the cold certainty of a hardware bug trumps the thrill of eye-watering benchmark numbers. Nvidia’s RTX 5000 series launch was supposed to herald the age of unapologetic graphical excess, propelling polygon counts and AI-assisted wonders...