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  1. Thread: Win 10 PC awfully slow by Hazel123
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
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    Just thinking you could get a 1tb ssd sata drive...

    Just thinking you could get a 1tb ssd sata drive for about £60, clone the drive and use the old one for backups in an external drive enclosure like the one below (second link) :-) Did moving the...
  2. Thread: Win 10 PC awfully slow by Hazel123
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 40 Views 3,956

    Yes it could just be the hard drive failing. A...

    Yes it could just be the hard drive failing. A 250gb ssd isn't very expensive these days. You can get a good 1tb nvme ssd for about £80.

    I am not that up on partitioning or the purposes for it -...
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    Thanks for the link - I've never been able to get...

    Thanks for the link - I've never been able to get Support Solutions Framework to work - maybe they've updated it now. The latest link for the "Support Assistant" programme online is still version 9...
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    One thing that does concern me about used...

    One thing that does concern me about used computers that will upgrade to Windows 11 (ie 8th generation onwards isn't it?) is that some manufacturers are not providing up to date drivers for Windows...
  5. Thread: Unexpected Kernel Mode Trap by Hazel123
    Forum: BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    Replies 35 Views 3,897

    Thanks. I'm wondering if it is a driver issue...

    Thanks. I'm wondering if it is a driver issue now. I have an identical model which I set up as my spare laptop when this one failed. It also had the odd blue screen and crash when installing...
  6. Thread: Unexpected Kernel Mode Trap by Hazel123
    Forum: BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    Replies 35 Views 3,897

    Thanks. I was going to do this, but can't get it...

    Thanks. I was going to do this, but can't get it to boot up for more than a few seconds without the screen going black. No Nvidia graphics - just integrated ones. Would the WDV work in safe mode? ...
  7. Thread: Win 10 PC awfully slow by Hazel123
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 40 Views 3,956

    Sorry I didn't look at the photo properly. So C...

    Sorry I didn't look at the photo properly. So C drive isn't very big and E drive is very big. Maybe a faster 1tb then? Assuming it's not an ssd already? Personally I'd just have a big c drive.
  8. Thread: Win 10 PC awfully slow by Hazel123
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
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    Personally I’d back up all her files and install...

    Personally I’d back up all her files and install a new, bigger ssd :-)

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    Probably quicker than dealing with it in its current state too. Assume she has backups? Then you can...
  9. Thread: Unexpected Kernel Mode Trap by Hazel123
    Forum: BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    Replies 35 Views 3,897

    Ok. Thanks. That makes sense. - - - Updated...

    Ok. Thanks. That makes sense.

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    I think Windows does install some Intel and Realtek drivers .
  10. Thread: Unexpected Kernel Mode Trap by Hazel123
    Forum: BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    Replies 35 Views 3,897

    As there is just Windows 11 and nothing else on,...

    As there is just Windows 11 and nothing else on, and all the drivers (but one) came with Windows - would it really be a driver? The one I installed was the intel graphics driver - it was worse...
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    Co pilot can be removed from the task bar quite...

    Co pilot can be removed from the task bar quite easily :-)

    Still have my landline but I think it will be turned off next year and VOIP only. Considering the number of storms and power cuts we get...
  12. Thread: Win 10 PC awfully slow by Hazel123
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 40 Views 3,956

    Or get a bigger hard drive? How many partitions...

    Or get a bigger hard drive? How many partitions are there? If C drive is nearly full that could be the cause. Could you screenshot the partitions in disk management?
  13. Thread: Unexpected Kernel Mode Trap by Hazel123
    Forum: BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    Replies 35 Views 3,897

    What is WDV? Maybe? It's more that...

    What is WDV?



    Maybe? It's more that everything freezes not long after being on the desktop. Meaning can't shut down properly so have to manually shut down. On restarting it (sometimes) then...
  14. Thread: Unexpected Kernel Mode Trap by Hazel123
    Forum: BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    Replies 35 Views 3,897

    I'll try! - - - Updated - - - Nope. It...

    I'll try!

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    Nope. It still just has a black screen at switch on. I tried hard resetting it a couple of times. Last time, after a hard reset and waiting 20 minutes, it did...
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    Cheaterslick. I usually get them on eBay - being...

    Cheaterslick. I usually get them on eBay - being careful to only buy from private sellers with a good reputation. Never had an issue yet. Bree has always suggested Cash Converters - they usually...
  16. Thread: Laptop and Windows 12 question by Hazel123
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 21 Views 2,448

    Durable for many years is my gripe these days -...

    Durable for many years is my gripe these days - not many of them seem built for that. But the thinkpads are supposed to be I think. I can’t see Microsoft getting rid of Windows 11 very soon -...
  17. Thread: Win 10 PC awfully slow by Hazel123
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 40 Views 3,956

    Does she have One Drive installed? If she...

    Does she have One Drive installed? If she doesn’t use it, then uninstall it in control panel. I’ve found it can make things lag a lot if running in the background.

    Also as Samuria said - it...
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    I've installed it on an Eee PC 10" netbook with...

    I've installed it on an Eee PC 10" netbook with an atom processor and 2gb of ram :-) It works - if slowly (It was a rufus burned iso). I think the main issue is - the uncertainty of whether...
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    Windows 11 really isn’t that bad. I switched...

    Windows 11 really isn’t that bad. I switched back and forth between that and Windows 10 for a couple of years and now I actually prefer Windows 11. It’s not perfect but it works well and you can...
  20. Thread: Unexpected Kernel Mode Trap by Hazel123
    Forum: BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    Replies 35 Views 3,897

    Thanks. Replaced the memory chip for a different...

    Thanks. Replaced the memory chip for a different one so will just assume the old one was faulty. And it has a different/good ssd in it now. Will keep running hardware diagnostics though and try it...
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    I've been looking into idrive. Still mulling it...

    I've been looking into idrive. Still mulling it over. It says it does image backups and can be restored to the same or similiar/dissimilar computer. From what I've read, to restore to a dissimilar...
  22. Thread: Unexpected Kernel Mode Trap by Hazel123
    Forum: BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    Replies 35 Views 3,897

    Thanks. It looked very clean inside when I took...

    Thanks. It looked very clean inside when I took the ssd out - the odd bit of dust which was cleaned out - but nothing black or melted!

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    Swapped the ram. Didn't use the...
  23. Thread: Unexpected Kernel Mode Trap by Hazel123
    Forum: BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    Replies 35 Views 3,897

    Thanks - - - Updated - - - Thanks. The...

    Thanks

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    Thanks. The good news is I’ve got a spare laptop installed and up and running so have something to use while I’m sorting the other one out.

    The not good news is...
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    Win Update Ha ha :-) I had been back and forth between both...

    Ha ha :-) I had been back and forth between both on different machines anyway. But you have a point as, to date, I've never had any problem Windows 11 updates.

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    Vast...
  25. Thread: Unexpected Kernel Mode Trap by Hazel123
    Forum: BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    Replies 35 Views 3,897

    Thanks - I have a bootable Windows 10 usb. When...

    Thanks - I have a bootable Windows 10 usb. When I switched it on again it blue screened again. Error message was IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

    Switched it off again. Booted into the HP Hardware...
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