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  1. Thread: Why is Hyper V So bad? by lx07
    Forum: Virtualization
    Replies 18 Views 15,619

    Well fair enough. I'm not an expert on the...

    Well fair enough.

    I'm not an expert on the internals of the VHD format. My point was that Hyper-V guests resuming after a host restart is a massive benefit. Neither VMWare or VBox do it.
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    That simply isn't true. If you are part of...

    That simply isn't true.

    If you are part of Administrator group you are allowed to do anything and so is any program started under your permissions. If you are a standard user you can't.

    The...
  3. Thread: Why is Hyper V So bad? by lx07
    Forum: Virtualization
    Replies 18 Views 15,619

    Meh, that is nothing to do with Hyper-V - it is...

    Meh, that is nothing to do with Hyper-V - it is just Macrium making their format compatible - they could have made it bootable with anything if they desired - VHD(x) is just a container.

    The...
  4. Thread: Clover Bootloader by lx07
    Forum: Drivers and Hardware
    Replies 1 Views 6,026

    I don't know about Clover but I use 32 bit rEFInd...

    I don't know about Clover but I use 32 bit rEFInd bootloader to run 64 bit Windows 10 on a system with 32bit EFI (an old 2006 MBP). I've also used 32 bit grub to call 64 bit Linux. Neither required...
  5. Thread: Encrypting the Windows System Disk - good idea or not? by lx07
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 15 Views 5,370

    I don't think it is overkill to encrypt the OS...

    I don't think it is overkill to encrypt the OS volumes at all. The main reason to do so is you don't know what temp files are going to be stored where (autosaved Word docs, pagefile/swap, caches...
  6. Thread: DBAN disk wipe on Bitlocker? by lx07
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 7 Views 7,673

    No need. Not unless you've set it to unlock with...

    No need. Not unless you've set it to unlock with a password "1234" or "Password" - no-one will guess the bitlocker recovery key in the remaining lifetime of the universe.

    A DBAN wiped and a...
  7. Replies 970 Views 1,022,053

    Installation & Upgrade In Windows 8* the installer would make 128MiB...

    In Windows 8* the installer would make 128MiB MSR. I think Windows 10 has always been 16MiB but I could be misremembering.

    This is the Windows 8 doc Configure UEFI/GPT-Based Hard Drive...
  8. Thread: Office (Outlook) 2019 what is this COM thing by lx07
    Forum: Microsoft Office and 365
    Replies 2 Views 1,501

    COM add-ins are to extend functionality of Office...

    COM add-ins are to extend functionality of Office products. I've only used them for Excel to access ODBC databases.

    See Excel COM add-ins and Automation add-ins or Get an Office Add-in for...
  9. Thread: Cloned drive won’t boot by lx07
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 26 Views 27,296

    Looks like you copied the contents OK from disk 1...

    Looks like you copied the contents OK from disk 1 to disk 0 (the space used is the same anyway).

    Now try bcdboot to set the boot files.

    You want bcdboot C:\Windows /s D: as D: is the active...
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    Seems it was fixed in build 2020.02.04.6238073. ...

    Seems it was fixed in build 2020.02.04.6238073.

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    According to Woody On Windows is is because " Somebody at Microsoft is beta-testing buggy JavaScript code on our machines. Without...
  11. Thread: Windows search not working/is blank by lx07
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 10 Views 8,378

    Don't think it was an update - at least not a...

    Don't think it was an update - at least not a visible one. For me it just stopped this morning. According to reddit


    The regedit fix to disable bing seems to work for me on 1909 but not 2004...
  12. Thread: Windows search not working/is blank by lx07
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 10 Views 8,378

    Happening to lots of people today. Try the fix...

    Happening to lots of people today.

    Try the fix described here : Windows 10 Search not loading, showing blank window
  13. Thread: Static DNS with DHCP in Windows 10 by lx07
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 13 Views 12,822

    I think if you don't specify an IP it will use...

    I think if you don't specify an IP it will use DHCP so you'll get assigned one.
  14. Thread: Static DNS with DHCP in Windows 10 by lx07
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 13 Views 12,822

    I just noticed you can do it direct in settings. ...

    I just noticed you can do it direct in settings.

    Go to Settings > Network and Internet > Wi-Fi and select "Manage known networks"

    Select the SSID of your network, then Properties and click...
  15. Replies 64 Views 126,663

    Apps & Features wsl2 needs >= 18917 so at minimum slow ring which...

    wsl2 needs >= 18917 so at minimum slow ring which is 19041. The non-insider 1909 (November update) is only 18363.

    I went to slow ring explicitly for wsl2 as it will (probably) be 20H1.
  16. Replies 64 Views 126,663

    Apps & Features Golden - did you enable "Virtual Machine...

    Golden - did you enable "Virtual Machine Platform" as well as "Windows Subsystem for Linux"? I'm running it OK on slow ring...
  17. Replies 8 Views 2,099

    Practically any PC made in the last decade will...

    Practically any PC made in the last decade will do. If your requirement really is that it was initially released with Windows 10 you want something released July 2015 or later.

    You want 4GB...
  18. Thread: HYPER-V and VMWare / VBOX concurrently by lx07
    Forum: Virtualization
    Replies 6 Views 8,353

    Most of my PCs are Macs, yes. I mostly run...

    Most of my PCs are Macs, yes. I mostly run Windows on them.

    Parallels works fine (if a bit basic and niche) but like VMware Fusion (which is the mac version of Workstation) it is extremely...
  19. Replies 8 Views 3,596

    Could it be coil whine? It is fairly common on...

    Could it be coil whine? It is fairly common on XPS.

    See this YouTube video.
  20. Thread: Windows Image Acquisition process - high CPU usage by lx07
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 9 Views 62,443

    You are right - changing to "disabled" would be...

    You are right - changing to "disabled" would be better than "manual" if you wanted to stop it starting.

    It was 5 years ago I posted that though - I'm not sure if it is a problem any more.
  21. Thread: HYPER-V and VMWare / VBOX concurrently by lx07
    Forum: Virtualization
    Replies 6 Views 8,353

    The reason VBox works with Hyper-V role enabled...

    The reason VBox works with Hyper-V role enabled is because they changed their program to make use of the Windows Hypervisor Platform API released in 1809. When VT-x is unavailable VBox will try to...
  22. Thread: OneDrive.bat out of date? by lx07
    Forum: Software and Apps
    Replies 49 Views 14,214

    As far as I know OneDrive uses the...

    As far as I know OneDrive uses the OneDriveSetup.exe in %localappdata% not in %SYSTEMROOT%

    You could try this to uninstall it : Uninstall OneDrive in Windows 10
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    Performance & Maintenance Nice tutorial. If in doubt and if you have it...

    Nice tutorial.

    If in doubt and if you have it start by disabling igfxDTCM (Intel Graphics Desktop Context Menu) if you have it.

    It was a problem for me in 2015 and is still a problem today...
  24. Thread: Is v.1909 back ? by lx07
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 31 Views 5,969

    Interesting - I had that earlier this week after...

    Interesting - I had that earlier this week after latest updates. For me it was just a context menu item (yet again it was Intel - it always is and this has been going on for years). It was fixed by...
  25. Replies 28 Views 11,008

    Did you actually try it? Their forums suggests...

    Did you actually try it?

    Their forums suggests it works Solved: 3DS MAX for windows 10 64bit - Autodesk Community

    If you didn't try it then the whole question is rather speculative (or...
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