R.I.P. :cry:

Any reasons for the disk failure that you can think of? The laptop wasn't really mobile... the only places it was used being my bed and side-table. So anything you can think of?

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dalchina,

Yes. I'm certain it was a UEFI installation.

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zbook,

The disk passed the SMART test, but failed the Long Generic Test. :(
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umm.. zbook, how do I test with the SeaTools? I can't boot into the Windows right now and it seems they run inside Windows.

Should I just jump to the commands?

Or should I use SeaTools Bootable...

While I follow up on your suggestions above, I just ran the Ubuntu live cd and look what it found:
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It says that the Toshiba hard disk is OK, but doesn't have any volumes. Anything we can do...

Hi zbook,

All the important files are backed up either on my other laptop, or on the cloud. So no worries in that department. Although, this wasn't a conscious effort...just something I happened...

Hi dalchina,

The disk of this laptop was replaced in 2018. Back then, the laptop was having trouble with BSODs while waking up from sleep. Community members suggested me to check device read/write...

Hello,My laptop (Dell Latitude E5430) was working perfectly till yesterday. But yesterday night, it restarted on its own and ever since, it's stuck at this screen:
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Also, inside the BIOS, no...

Caledon Ken,

Thanks for the validation.

Regarding the addin, I am ashamed I forgot to mention it in my previous post itself. Apologies for that.
It's called Netspeed Monitor by an independent...

Caledon Ken

So I looked up at the HP drivers page and tried locating an older version of the Realtek Wifi driver. No luck, though.

However, there was an update to the driver and I installed...

Hello,

I own a Dell Latitude 5430 and an HP 15-ay513tx. I often have to use my mobile's wifi hotspot to access internet on the go.

I notice that I am able to access the internet fine on the...

Right!

The updated BETA is attached.

@MrPepka, @zbook,

The system update was interrupted by the Dell guy who had visited me that day. He supposedly updated the drivers, which he was unable to prove to me. (Obviously! Since I had...

@MrPepka,
I had this shortcut called Windows 10 Anniversary Update shortcut on my desktop. I'm trying with that first. If it doesn't work, I'll try the update with your method.

zbook,
Once the...

Thank you so much for that explanation, dalchina!

So I want to change the Start Menu Tile background colour for Microsoft Edge. By default, it has blueish tile background. I want blackish/greyish tile background.

Let me explain my need with the...

Please find attached the new BETA zip (DESKTOP-2OOD0RP-(2019-05-01_11-44-49).zip)
The SetupDiag report is also attached (SetupDiagResults.log) It also seems to have created a zip file (Logs.zip).
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Does the silence indicate that we've reached a dead end?

zbook:
I didn't choose to lag behind the updates. See this screenshot:

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While this screen is showing 0% right now, it showed 51% before the system restarted a few moments ago... I was...

Yes. It seems that nothing has been written into the MEMORY.DMP file since 5th March 2019.
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But clearly this is the file that's configured in Startup and Recovery settings under System...

MrPepka

Please check the current memory dump here.

Also, Dell has replaced my system's motherboard today (and the dump was created on this system after its motherboard was replaced today). So...

@MrPepka

I'm assuming that by minidumps, you're referring to the dumps in "C:\Windows\MiniDump" and by full memory dump, you're referring to "%SystemRoot%\MEMORY.DMP"?

I've uploaded the former...

@MrPepka
Even after updating to BIOS version 1.1.17, the system restarted on its own (again, without any BSOD). WhoCrashed lists the following details:

On Thu 18-04-2019 14:47:05 your computer...

I did run the Dell Command Update application and it didn't report any BIOS update being available.
But at Dell's driver page for this system, I get this BIOS version 1.1.17 released on 13th Feb...

Hello,

I'm using this OptiPlex 5055 Ryzen CPU desktop and have uploaded this system's specifications under the "2nd PC Spec" section of my profile.

This system often restarts itself at...

Thank you, axe0!

I've got a replacement Hard Disk and the HDtune Benchmark tests for this replacement Hard Disk are as follows:

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This benchmark was run after re-installing Windows 10,...