Bond.

Well a lot of more recent laptops do not use disposable batteries any more. The CMOS battery is rechargeable and cannot be replaced. Bummer if battery dies I guess

Exterminate (50% of Dalek speech)

Aren't those options for standard not admin users?

Fastboot is a bios function whereby certain power on tests are bypassed. This is independent of the Operating system.

Fast Startup is totally different - it is basically a mini hibernation tool...

Whoever wrote this has lost the plot and should stop using LSD.

Yep - this is way to do it.

If you do not have a spare drive to hold image backups, you can do it like this:
1) create two partitions on SSD.

2) format both partitions as NTFS

image backup...

wish

I hate food stores who price every item individually, and expect me to pay for each item regardless of cost EVERY TIME I go to store. Surely I should pay only once and then get it free for the rest...

The best way to check a backup is to restore image to a virtual hard drive and make a native boot entry for it. The vhd maximum size must be less than free space on drive containing vhd (I recommend...

I was joking.

When will MS Dev Team understand (i.e. get it through their dense grey matter) that most of us are not arty farty people who freeform with fancy pen and ink devices.

Most of us are just ordinary...

What is unclear?

In simple terms, MS are not responsible for anything, and you cannot sue them.

Sentence 1 - wrong (a quick google will give you correct info).

Sentence 2 - no way ever. Why do Linuxians keep recommending an OS that just will not run a fraction of key apps used by Windows...

Titanic

Where do you get that idea. I have old pcs and they update with no issues.

Haar (was once stuck offshore for two weeks after my normal visit).

Roxanne, sane people exterminate sciuridae (google that if you do not know last word).

E E E E E

The basic steps needed to create a vm of W10 on vmware in Linux are as follows:
(I am assuming you know how basics of how to use VMWare and Macrium Reflect). Many web guides to help.

The steps...

For sure this is possible. Easiest way is to clone C drive and hidden partitions to a virtual hard drive .vhdx format. You would be better off using kvm on Linux. jimbo45 is the kvm expert.

OP I agree with you - I found old dvd drives are pretty useless if unused for long periods. The space saved by getting rid of clutter is far more important in my modest sized flat. it is not...

Boring discussion. OP was complaining about paying $1 and made no mention of the tinfoil brigade fallbacks.

Have the last word if you like - I will not bother answer.

Silently, every school gassed sciuridae.

YYLDE

Oxford

No offence taken.

In the end, you get what you pay for. Cheap and quality is pretty much exclusive.