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  1. Thread: Very VERY slow boot Windows 10 by GracieAllen
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 23 Views 9,552

    User 2, the expert, was "absolutely going to do...

    User 2, the expert, was "absolutely going to do the Windows repair" Thursday night. Didn't.

    Employed brute force method: Had user 1 get a 512GB SSD. Unplugged all HDD so the only storage device...
  2. Thread: Very VERY slow boot Windows 10 by GracieAllen
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 23 Views 9,552

    On this system, having the second drive makes no...

    On this system, having the second drive makes no difference. With EVERYTHING except the boot drive unplugged, it still takes about 3 ˝ minutes for Windows – that’s AFTER it’s through POST and such,...
  3. Thread: Very VERY slow boot Windows 10 by GracieAllen
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 23 Views 9,552

    The system is a Dell XPS8730, and there's no M.2...

    The system is a Dell XPS8730, and there's no M.2 drive in there at the moment. It's in a very small mini-tower and I don't know if there's even an M.2 slot. What's currently there is a pair of 2TB...
  4. Thread: Very VERY slow boot Windows 10 by GracieAllen
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 23 Views 9,552

    I got to see the system yesterday. I took a...

    I got to see the system yesterday.

    I took a cell phone and router with me, so we had plenty of bandwidth - around 30 Mbps on the system.

    On a reboot, it gets to the Post display in about 5...
  5. Thread: Very VERY slow boot Windows 10 by GracieAllen
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 23 Views 9,552

    I know they have OneDrive on, but insist they...

    I know they have OneDrive on, but insist they never use it, or even know what it is...

    If and when I go up there, maybe I'll take one of my portable routers and use my cell - it was showing...
  6. Thread: Very VERY slow boot Windows 10 by GracieAllen
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 23 Views 9,552

    Taking over their computer isn't feasible. Their...

    Taking over their computer isn't feasible. Their bandwidth is non-existent. On a GOOD day they'll get maybe 3Mbps. It'll run a meeting at low resolution (1920x1080), but just turning on the screen...
  7. Thread: Very VERY slow boot Windows 10 by GracieAllen
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 23 Views 9,552

    It appears the user wasn't even aware that...

    It appears the user wasn't even aware that drivers and such needed updating. And using the WPA will be well beyond their capability. They're going to try to get the service tag, but this problem is...
  8. Thread: Very VERY slow boot Windows 10 by GracieAllen
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 23 Views 9,552

    I'm not there, I've been trying to help by Zoom. ...

    I'm not there, I've been trying to help by Zoom. I'll see if I can get the service tag from the person. As far as I know, the box is the way it came from dell. It's got an I7-8700, 2 2TB HDD, 32GB...
  9. Thread: Very VERY slow boot Windows 10 by GracieAllen
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 23 Views 9,552

    Very VERY slow boot Windows 10

    I have an acquaintance with a Dell desktop - not sure what model. It's running Windows 10 Home as far as I know, and it's slow. WAY slow.
    Even booting it's slow - it can take the thing anywhere...
  10. Thread: Reasonable, basic security for a NORMAL PC? by GracieAllen
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 80 Views 10,525

    OK, disabled on Ublock... I did the same thing...

    OK, disabled on Ublock...

    I did the same thing on MBG and found 3 dots - if I clicked I could put in a url. I'm not sure WHICH thing to disable, but I started with ads/trackers.

    Thanks for the...
  11. Thread: Reasonable, basic security for a NORMAL PC? by GracieAllen
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 80 Views 10,525

    I've now made Opera so secure iheart radio won't...

    I've now made Opera so secure iheart radio won't run.........

    I put the Malwarebytes Browser Guard and Ublock Origin on Opera. The ONLY thing this browser is used for is to sit in the corner and...
  12. Thread: Reasonable, basic security for a NORMAL PC? by GracieAllen
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 80 Views 10,525

    I don't think most of the "normal" users out...

    I don't think most of the "normal" users out here, me included, are going to go to that effort.

    My original question, many pages ago was how to set up a simple, effective reasonably secure system...
  13. Thread: Reasonable, basic security for a NORMAL PC? by GracieAllen
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 80 Views 10,525

    I'm curious about the article ICY007 referenced. ...

    I'm curious about the article ICY007 referenced. I read it and the thought I had was - if THEY know this and the hackers know this, Nikon has to know this.

    "The issue has persisted for at least...
  14. Thread: Reasonable, basic security for a NORMAL PC? by GracieAllen
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 80 Views 10,525

    I'm not sure what limits the board has, but I...

    I'm not sure what limits the board has, but I suspect if you're talking about regular security products they'd be happy to have the information here. I don't think exposing specific deficiencies...
  15. Thread: Reasonable, basic security for a NORMAL PC? by GracieAllen
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 80 Views 10,525

    I could'a sworn I put this in first thing this...

    I could'a sworn I put this in first thing this morning, but I don't see it, so...

    Jimmy, thanks for your thoughts…

    As I originally started with, this is a brand new box. On which I did a clean...
  16. Thread: Reasonable, basic security for a NORMAL PC? by GracieAllen
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 80 Views 10,525

    I haven't run an offline scan before, but I just...

    I haven't run an offline scan before, but I just did...

    And looked in the log file.

    Is there something specific I'm looking for that will be obvious to the uninformed observer? 'Cause there's...
  17. Thread: Reasonable, basic security for a NORMAL PC? by GracieAllen
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 80 Views 10,525

    Are you talking about the warning that the screen...

    Are you talking about the warning that the screen gets dimmed or some OTHER warning that I missed?

    As for 2-years-old, I have no idea. System's brand new, all the software I've put on has been...
  18. Thread: Reasonable, basic security for a NORMAL PC? by GracieAllen
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 80 Views 10,525

    I turned the UAC back up… It pops up a lot. ...

    I turned the UAC back up… It pops up a lot. Seems like every time I open something to configure a program this thing pops up and I have go over and click on it to let me make a change. It pops up...
  19. Thread: Installing Windows 10 Pro, finds NO Internet by GracieAllen
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 58 Views 14,601

    My thinking is - 2 different purposes. I use a...

    My thinking is - 2 different purposes. I use a backup software like Todo Backup because it'll do a system image I can restore in the event of some egregious stupid human trick.

    I use Syncback...
  20. Thread: Installing Windows 10 Pro, finds NO Internet by GracieAllen
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 58 Views 14,601

    I consider myself a pretty average user. But as...

    I consider myself a pretty average user. But as a photographer, I want to be sure anything and everything that changes gets backed up daily. So I have a couple backups that run every night at 1...
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    OK, basically the same thing I've been doing...

    OK, basically the same thing I've been doing since about 3 minutes after I put Windows 10 on the first time. I've always used Classic Shell and a couple other little things to make the whole Start...
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    dalchina, what are the better options? 'Cause...

    dalchina, what are the better options? 'Cause I've got ALL the important icons on the desktop because the #$%^&*( Start button is so UTTERLY unproductive... I actually have a long question I was...
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    OK, this is EITHER a sign of the coming...

    OK, this is EITHER a sign of the coming apocalypse or simply that the universe is screwing with me.......

    I have NEVER, in all the umpteen years of using Windows 10 had to go through this level of...
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    Windows 10 - Icons WILL NOT stay in place on the desktop

    Today's silly question. New build, Windows 10 Pro. I don't remember having this problem for YEARS on the old system, but I've got it now!

    I've looked at a dozen topics on keeping the desktop...
  25. Thread: Installing Windows 10 Pro, finds NO Internet by GracieAllen
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 58 Views 14,601

    Ah, wrong "imaging"... I've been using EaseUS...

    Ah, wrong "imaging"... I've been using EaseUS Todo Backup for the last year or so. Prior to that I used Macrium, but it's harder to see what's in a backup with Macrium. I don't remember the...
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