Take an external Ethernet adapter to PCI express. It will not block a USB port, I advise that for that, technically between USB and PCI express I have no knowledge.

Do you have the latest bios?
TUF GAMING B460M-PLUS (WI-FI) BIOS 1601 Version 1601 8.42 MB 2022/04/07
"- Improve system stability
-Intel security update
-Update...

:-) Yes

These represent the golden plugs with pins to push in, such as memory sticks.

How to inquire Warranty Status | Official Support | ASUS USA

Warranty Status Inquiry | Official Support | ASUS USA

by quickly searching google usa asus. TUF Series -5 years Limited Local Warranty for India, see for USA.

I believe Asus has warranties of more than 2 years on motherboards.

You can already protect the macrium images folder against ransomware with an antivirus including that of Microsoft.

No, I'm not sure, but laptop manufacturers often update SSD firmware.
You will have to try the new nvme when you think you have tried everything.

On your laptop page there is no bios and/or firmware (for the Samsung PM981 SSD) to update?

You had to make system backups, especially since you work with your computer. If you solve the problem and it was not at the hardware level, think about it.

Do the command Dism /Online...

I haven't seen any adware with awesome duplicate photo finder, there is the portable version.
I used it for photo smartphone so if doesn't support sony and nikon etc. not important to me, helped me...

The card I said in the nvidia driver thread. It doesn't matter, I have bsod above this driver and a similar person in the nvidia forum. This driver should be tried if there is a GPU bug. This will...

With all drivers above 546.65 I have bsods on reboot. On the nvidia forum someone has the same problem as me bsod with driver above 546.65. Try the 546.65 driver if you still get bsod or shtutdiwn...

I contacted minitool, the bug will be reported to the development team.

I have already used awesome duplicate photo finder. There is a portable version.
Awesome Duplicate Photo Finder - Find and Remove Duplicate or Similar Images

It was precisely easeus partition master free. There is a portable version of this software.

There is also a portable version of minitool partition wizard. I will contact minitool to report the...

The AMD 5700x and other 5xxx references can cause BSOD freeze problems, I saw it in this forum.
As you have the bsod since the processor change yes you have to exchange it.

minitool 12.8 has a bug, when you shrink or other the c partition: the recovery partition will become raw.
Use and recommend easeus.

Try suspend before then after decrypt if suspend doesn't work. You should get a message “Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption enabled.” when you are going to type...

Yes I think you should deactivate bitlocker before.

Don't use minitool partition wizard 12.8 this version has a bug, the recovery partition will be raw.

Use portable easeus: Portable Partition...

The first one in the first post is an m.2 sata III in the m.2 nvme slot, this motherboard slot does not have the top notch, only the bottom one. The m.2 nvme only has the bottom notch. And both types...

780mb

If it is a laptop the slot can also support m.2 nvme and sata, need the reference and/or laptop manual. Hoping that the m.2 slot information is indicated, not always the case with laptops.

Yes uefi flexible, as you know then you can rearrange partitions. efi partition first, 16mb second, c: and last the recovery one.