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  1. Thread: Font sizes changed by garyfritz
    Forum: Graphic Cards
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    I appreciate the suggestion, but I don't WANT to...

    I appreciate the suggestion, but I don't WANT to run the laptop at native resolution. I tried to run it like that when I first got it, and it messed up too much stuff to run different resolutions on...
  2. Thread: Font sizes changed by garyfritz
    Forum: Graphic Cards
    Replies 2 Views 1,343

    Font sizes changed

    This isn't strictly about graphics cards (I think?) but it's a display issue.

    I have an HP Spectre x360 15 laptop. Its native resolution is 3840x2160. But I don't need or particularly want that...
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    Yeah that's what I suspected. I ordered a...

    Yeah that's what I suspected. I ordered a replacement yesterday. The hub has been working fine for a couple of years, and everything plugged into the hub (keyboard, speaker/mike, webcam) works...
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    Nope, no errors. It created several USB...

    Nope, no errors. It created several USB Controller devices, but there were no new errors. Mouse is still trapped on the bottom of the screen.
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    Mouse is stuck in one spot -- ah, USB hub is the culprit?

    My mouse has suddenly gotten "stuck" to one spot (bottom of screen, toward the right).

    If I move the mouse, the sprite jitters around but it always snaps back to its "home." Same behavior for...
  6. Thread: Laptop hangs while in screen saver by garyfritz
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 19 Views 26,594

    Ya I watched them as they ran. No worrisome...

    Ya I watched them as they ran. No worrisome messages.
  7. Thread: Laptop hangs while in screen saver by garyfritz
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 19 Views 26,594

    OK, I ran DISM. Checked the DISM.log and the...

    OK, I ran DISM. Checked the DISM.log and the only obvious errors look like script errors or something?

    [3464] [0x8007007b] FIOReadFileIntoBuffer:(1452): The filename, directory name, or volume...
  8. Thread: Laptop hangs while in screen saver by garyfritz
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 19 Views 26,594

    Sorry, is that fix supposed to repair the...

    Sorry, is that fix supposed to repair the bluescreen problem?

    I wouldn't expect SFC to find much, since the system was just refreshed a few weeks ago ...
  9. Thread: Laptop hangs while in screen saver by garyfritz
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 19 Views 26,594

    FWIW: the problem kept getting worse, until it...

    FWIW: the problem kept getting worse, until it was happening every day or so. I finally gave up and did a Windows "Refresh" -- re-installing the OS while leaving my files (but not apps) intact. A...
  10. Thread: Laptop hangs while in screen saver by garyfritz
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 19 Views 26,594

    The virtualization flag is already on. I'm...

    The virtualization flag is already on. I'm running 6 VMs at the moment. :D (But it has hung plenty of times when no VMs were active.)

    - - - Updated - - -

    Apparently F.27 is not supported on...
  11. Thread: Laptop hangs while in screen saver by garyfritz
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 19 Views 26,594

    It does sound similar. I'm running F.33 now. ...

    It does sound similar. I'm running F.33 now. I'll try reverting to F.27 and see if it helps. Thanks!

    No, I haven't posted this to any HP sites yet, just here and on a Microsoft site. I haven't...
  12. Thread: Laptop hangs while in screen saver by garyfritz
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 19 Views 26,594

    It's still doing it, locking up once or twice a...

    It's still doing it, locking up once or twice a week. VERY annoying.

    A possible clue:

    As I said, I've installed a couple of Remote Desktop apps on my phone. I've determined that the system...
  13. Thread: Laptop hangs while in screen saver by garyfritz
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 19 Views 26,594

    So it NEVER sleeps?? I already had those...

    So it NEVER sleeps??


    I already had those settings.
  14. Thread: Laptop hangs while in screen saver by garyfritz
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 19 Views 26,594

    Since I don't think it's ever frozen while on...

    Since I don't think it's ever frozen while on battery, and the description doesn't sound like my problem, I'll assume this doesn't apply to me.


    Not to the one that was just released 2 months...
  15. Thread: Laptop hangs while in screen saver by garyfritz
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 19 Views 26,594

    I usually have it plugged in. I don't think it's...

    I usually have it plugged in. I don't think it's ever frozen when on battery power.
  16. Thread: Laptop hangs while in screen saver by garyfritz
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 19 Views 26,594

    Laptop hangs while in screen saver

    I have an HP Spectre x360 15-ch0xx. Windows 10 Pro, version 20H2, OS build 19042.746. Since it was new, it's had a very annoying problem: it hangs while in the screen saver. I'll walk away from...
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    Hm. I finished listening to music and went back...

    Hm. I finished listening to music and went back to work, and... now LatencyMon is showing about 30k faults in the last 20 minutes, max int time of 83547 usec, max DPC time of 83533 usec. That's...
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    It appeared the Realtek driver worked pretty...

    It appeared the Realtek driver worked pretty well, but it never stayed long enough to really test it out. Within hours it would get hijacked by the Microsoft driver, and the crackles/stutters would...
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    I definitely need to figure this out. It seems...

    I definitely need to figure this out. It seems to be getting worse. Now in addition to the sound breaking up more than it was, the system is getting sluggish when responding to keystrokes...
  20. Replies 9 Views 14,759

    It may be hard-fault related. I was running half...

    It may be hard-fault related. I was running half a dozen Linux VMs, with 15 GB in use. It seemed a bit better when I shut down the VMs, but then before long it started going nuts again. The ISR...
  21. Replies 9 Views 14,759

    Yes, this does often sound like buffer underrun...

    Yes, this does often sound like buffer underrun -- like the audio driver can't keep up. And in fact LatencyMon says "Your system appears to be having trouble handling real-time audio and other...
  22. Replies 9 Views 14,759

    Mushy crackling sound on HP Spectre x360 15

    I have an HP Spectre x360 15-ch00x laptop. Windows 10 Pro, winver 19041.630.

    It has a very annoying sound problem. I get crackling sounds, almost sort of mushy sounding, during louder passages. ...
  23. Thread: Sluggish laptop -- any suggestions? by garyfritz
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 107 Views 215,610

    Hm. That's... interesting. Last month I...

    Hm. That's... interesting. Last month I reported on a problem where Windows hung, and Reliability Monitor showed a "Hardware error" and a bunch of errors from dwm.exe and Desktop Window Manager. ...
  24. Thread: Sluggish laptop -- any suggestions? by garyfritz
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 107 Views 215,610

    The situation seems to be much better than it...

    The situation seems to be much better than it was. I don't think I can justify spending days to further roil the waters, maybe improving it a bit, maybe making it worse. I think it's time to say...
  25. Thread: Sluggish laptop -- any suggestions? by garyfritz
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 107 Views 215,610

    1) I have not submitted a support case for VBox. ...

    1) I have not submitted a support case for VBox. Major medical issues have kept me busy & not playing with laptop diagnosis.

    2) I've run HWMonitor and other temp tools before. Temps run in the...
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