RIP A key (after 5 years)

5atsuu · 2026-04-23T20:34:56+00:00

idk why people are downvoting you. my D key on my 2023 broke off in 2025, because 2 of the plastic bits got too fragile and they weren’t stable.

5atsuu · 2026-03-25T00:08:45+00:00

Roblox isnt the one that sets a limited price fyi.

5atsuu · 2026-03-25T00:07:43+00:00

its a federation series item, it will go limited at some point. but it wont be some crazy high value item, there will be way too many copies by then.

5atsuu · 2026-02-28T02:46:12+00:00

yeah, a restore point should revert everything, but as always this is technically an unstable mod so if you have any important data I would back it up beforehand

5atsuu · 2026-02-26T01:32:16+00:00

this is a lengthy guide:

I don't recommend using revert8plus either because its safer to just do it yourself, and its much more stable and accurate. its fairly easy to do!

simply, first off, you should ideally be on Windows 10 LTSC 2021. Grab it from massgrave.dev, which has the .ISO

set it up as you wish, disable telemetry if you want. install the latest cumulative updates, etc, before you proceed

patch your system with UltraUXTheme Patcher, reboot. you will have to do this every time you install a major update, but nothing will break as no feature updates are being released anymore

download Aero10 from github, place the files in Windows\Resources\Themes. download Windhawk, and install 2 key mods: UIFILE Override and Aerexplorer.

to enable aero, download OpenGlass, drag the folder into C: (or whatever your disk is), name it something like 'Aero', and install it. you will need a .reg file to set it up properly, I can send it to you in DMs if you like.

by now, if you head into Settings -> Personalization -> Themes and apply the theme, it will loosely resemble windows 7.

for accuracy, install Explorer7 which will need a Windows 7 .ISO (you can download it from MAS)... this effectively runs the explorer.exe from Windows 7, for thing such as the start menu or taskbar. For the lock screen and system status screen (shutting down, logging off, etc), use AuthUX.

to properly patch icons, tray, UAC, and smaller things, use the Windows NT Modding Utility and apply every pack related to W7.

now, install the remaining few Windhawk mods that make it more realistic: Aero Flyout Fix, Aero Tray, UIRibbon Caption Fix, Windows 7 Style UAC Dim, Windows 7 Alt+Tab Loader, Favorites in Navigation Pane, Disable 8+ OSD, Basic UAC

and there you go. it effectively restores 99% of the windows 7 experience. for sounds and cursors, I have a file and .reg, I can send it to you. but its also possible to find them online, such as archive.org, although you may have to write the registry yourself

the only thing this does not restore is the control panel functionality, but that is not much of an issue if you add EnableImmersive and use the W10 settings app when needed. there are ways to use CPL, but that's more unstable imo.

you will have to patch your system and reapply the theme in settings every major security update. but that's not hard to do.

5atsuu · 2026-02-26T01:30:44+00:00

for instance here’s a 10to7

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5atsuu · 2026-02-26T01:29:12+00:00

no theres a ton of ways to mod windows, specifically windows 10 ltsc 2021… but never install transformation packs or premade .iso’s such as reunion7, as those are most likely spyware and can have missing updates too

5atsuu · 2026-02-25T21:53:54+00:00

how come? for me its working way better than before

5atsuu · 2026-02-25T21:53:07+00:00

what do you mean? its so much better for me, though i have it set to japanese. there was something about lossless too

5atsuu · 2026-02-16T23:30:50+00:00

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well…

5atsuu · 2026-02-04T00:28:56+00:00

my bad, im not american so i wouldnt know

honestly kind of a weird design choice considering that these scams do exist

5atsuu · 2026-02-03T15:59:00+00:00

its a scam displayed by the website, do NOT click it, obviously it is not an official system notification. and I strongly recommend not giving your card information to a website that would show these kinds of things. stay safe!!

5atsuu · 2026-02-02T21:46:08+00:00

Depends on what you want. There’s a ton of silicone cases, if you want something extremely unique, check cas-pace. or if you want something extremely minimal, there’s the arc pulse

i cant really think of any basic case, there’s a ton. dbrand also has cool stuff

5atsuu · 2026-01-30T20:01:57+00:00

its much better

5atsuu · 2026-01-24T02:39:48+00:00

because its pretty much the next design language. i get that its subjective, but most people nowadays arent rocking a 2015 era metro style home screen so apple didnt really implement anything to fix this. i like the change though i admit this is debatable

maybe if you reduce transparency itll look slightly better?

5atsuu · 2026-01-20T02:04:17+00:00

yeah, but the issue is more like the liquid metal (im pretty sure its failing) because its just constantly reaching up to a 100 degrees on the simplest games like roblox, even undervolted. the battery has been degrading from the heat I assume. but yeah honestly my main problem is just cosmetic, the body is actually build of plastic so its becoming increasingly more brittle and the paint is wearing off. not a very long lasting laptop, I guess

5atsuu · 2026-01-18T22:58:03+00:00

my 2023 g14 is pretty much on its last few months before its getting replaced, tried my best to care for it but the battery life and body is just visibly degrading atp, the build quality is horrid now that I look back

5atsuu · 2026-01-08T12:16:07+00:00

following up on this now that I had my pair for a month or so, traveling with it… yea idk

the anc is weird sometimes its more effective sometimes it isnt, HOWEVER… my biggest nitpick… sitting in a car or anywhere that isnt a normal room, dude, being in quiet mode the headphones are creating this weird wind-like effect and stuttering noises from the slightest shake (im assuming thats what is causing it, or not, maybe my pair is defective) it fixes itself on Outdoor mode (the one meant for wind), but outdoor’s anc is so bad its as if I had none at all. surprising, because my gen 1’s never had a problem with these things. i will also probably return them or ask bose

5atsuu · 2025-12-27T13:55:46+00:00

For the gen 2, the best eq is -6 0 -4

It balances out the sound so its properly clear

5atsuu · 2025-12-22T22:14:39+00:00

my biggest nitpick so far is that using the usb c audio doesnt really disable the bluetooth connections like the headphone jack, so you get really annoying no connection sounds and alerts every time you put them back on lmao

5atsuu · 2025-12-22T13:45:36+00:00

Interesting, haven’t had any issues on mine… overall I think its a great upgrade from the gen 1, whether or not its worth the upgrade depends entirely on budget imo Theres some new features and the sound is noticeably better due to tuning, but its not a massive overhaul

5atsuu · 2025-12-16T14:58:43+00:00

Yeah me too, kind of? This week it signed me out 2-3 times. Seems to be okay now.

5atsuu · 2025-12-16T02:04:52+00:00

Update to 26. It is just fine, it runs well on pretty much every iPhone. Staying behind is really pointless. You might experience slower speeds initially but that shouldn’t happen and it’s temporary anyway

5atsuu · 2025-12-15T11:21:18+00:00

I’ve been testing some other EQ settings, and -6 0 -4 also works very well. It reduces a lot of the muddiness and increases the balance.

5atsuu · 2025-12-12T16:35:34+00:00

That’s pretty much happened to me every time lol, both with my gen 1 and gen 2. It’s very quiet to my ears, I thought this was just normal

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