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A serious SSD encryption issue in Windows 10 when using Bitlocker encryption software Many brand-name desktop and laptop PCs come with a single SSD drive or a boot SSD drive plus a standard hard disk drive with a much higher capacity for storage. A serious issues with regard to the hardware-based encryption that SSDs use…
Motherboard problem: Can I replace the motherboard of my PC without having to reinstall Windows 7/8.1/10? Motherboard and Windows problem Can I replace the motherboard of my PC? – My computer running Windows XP Professional SP3 is using an elderly AMD Athlon X2 4600+ dual-core processor and Socket 939 motherboard, so I am looking to…
UPS – The solution to power outages crashing desktop PCs and internet connections – Use an Uninterruptible Power Supply unit Laptop computers working from the mains electricity supply have a built-in solution to sudden short power outages – their battery, which kicks in as soon as a power outage occurs without losing any unsaved work.…
If the Opera VPN is enabled, Google displays Russian-language content in Google ads on websites and on Google’s YouTube The Opera web browser provides a connection to a free VPN (Virtual Private Network). The image above shows the home page of Google’s YouTube site displaying Russian-language content. You can see Opera’s VPN icon in white…
Microsoft processor support – Only Windows 10 given support on the latest AMD and Intel Processors (CPUs) – but fixes are available – plus how to disable Win10 data-gathering (telemetry) Microsoft processor support for the latest AMD and Intel processors. – The language from Microsoft on its support for the latest AMD and Intel processors…
Power supply problems – Essential information on the power supply unit (PSU) of a computer The power supply unit (PSU) of a computer is its most vital component The power supply unit (PSU) of a computer is its most vital component. All too often, it is the most neglected component. As with RAM memory, if…
No HDMI sound output on a Windows 7 PC using a Nvidia GeForce graphics card and BenQ monitor I have a workstation PC running Windows 7, a new BenQ GW 2270 monitor with built-in speakers actively using an HDMI connection from an Nvidia GeForce GT 710 graphics card. An HDMI-to-HDMI connection carries video and sound…
How to get Win10 free and use it free any time after the July 29 2016 deadline for the free offer Note that Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 product keys have always been able to activate Windows 10, You must use the standard activation process and the version of Win7/8.1 must match the version of…
CCleaner privacy – the issue of anonymized data collection and alternative crapware cleaners In July 2017, Avast the internet security company, acquired Piriform, the UK developer of the most widely used crapware cleaner, CCleaner. The acquisition brought the fear from the tech community that Avast would use CCleaner to collect data from its 130 million…
Upgrade your old computer with a motherboard, processor, CPU cooler, RAM memory bundle Problem PC upgrade or buy a new computer. – I’ve been having problems with my desktop computer and I think it’s a hardware issue. It’s pretty old. I reinstalled Windows 10 but it keeps crashing and jamming. I think I might buy…
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