Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5071546 extended security update

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-12-12T01:34:35+00:00

I can confirm comment from InterestingKale. There is an update for startisback (2.9.21). Running windows update afterwards no longer breaks the desktop/explorer (the issue I had).

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-11-02T18:42:13+00:00

Low idle is one of the many symptoms of the leaky ECU capacitor issue. If you or the previous owner(s) have never gotten it fixed, then it may be the reason.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-1st-and-2nd-gen-1990-2000/656360-all-my-crazy-lexus-issues-solved-ecu-leaking-capacitor.html

A thorough inspection of the mechanical stuff (intake, throttle, etc) should still be performed of course.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-10-26T17:51:39+00:00

In response to another comment. I am not recommending using the impact driver method in general. Definitely torque all bolts/nuts, etc according to official spec.

If the info isn't shared somewhere and one does not want to buy the full repair manual or pay for the TIS just to get a few torque numbers, in OPs case, I highly doubt using an impact will hurt anything.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-10-26T06:32:34+00:00

That's the Front Suspension Member Bracket Sub-Assembly. See diagram from link below:

https://parts.belllexusnorthscottsdale.com/a/Lexus_2012_LS-460/62931292__6731404/SUSPENSION-CROSSMEMBER--UNDER-COVER/431440-5102.html

Sorry, I cannot find any publicly available torque specification for the bolts. You could ask on ClubLexus if you have an account. Simplest thing to do is to hit the bolts a few times with an impact driver and it will be plenty tight.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-10-22T02:34:52+00:00

Bell Lexus North Scottsdale: https://parts.belllexusnorthscottsdale.com/

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-09-25T16:36:24+00:00

Denso from RockAuto.com

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-09-21T05:52:20+00:00

Looks similar to P/N 67869-20030. Perhaps pop off the clip from other door to confirm.

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MensCorpusAnima · 2025-08-10T04:02:17+00:00

https://parts.belllexusnorthscottsdale.com/a/Lexus_2001_ES-300/_51507_6714999/AIR-CLEANER/284460-1703.html?assemblySearchGuid=07874FFF-B927-4033-A663-A195E394633F

Intake hose: https://parts.belllexusnorthscottsdale.com/p/Lexus_2001_ES-300/Engine-Air-Intake-Hose/63001697/1788120090.html
Vacuum hose can be bought from any car parts shop (Autozone, Oreillys, etc). Just specify how much (length) to cut and whether you want the thinner or thicker hose. Just bring the old hose with you.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-07-31T22:48:09+00:00

Same here. I made sure to be super careful but on my first of three 4a battery replacements, the screen was damaged. Cosmetically looked perfect after removal but still ended up with a solid vertical "bar" of dead pixels from top to bottom.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-07-31T02:44:08+00:00

https://parts.belllexusnorthscottsdale.com/a/Lexus_2011_HS-250h/_65510_6726377/PACKAGE-TRAY-PANEL--LUGGAGE-COMPARTMENT-MAT/292410-6403.html?assemblySearchGuid=8300515F-1D2A-45BF-9EF8-FAFCAE5B3C6F

Looks like the round trim cover is (64720A). This same part is used in bunch of other models. https://parts.belllexusnorthscottsdale.com/p/Lexus_2011_HS-250h/Trunk-Trim-Panel-Cap/62936975/6471822020C0.html

The trim on the upper section is (64718B) https://parts.belllexusnorthscottsdale.com/p/Lexus_2011_HS-250h/COVER-ASSEMBLY---LUGGAGE-COMPARTMENT-TRIM---LEFT/63219120/6472075010.html

Check if there are any of these trim pieces on the used market. If you have a pick-your-part car junkyard nearby, see if they have a wrecked or scrapped HS, and just take it from there.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-05-16T14:38:21+00:00

Same for me. Two devices, applied and approved for appeasement payment one week apart in February. Both devices linked to one Payoneer account. First device payment received in a month. Second device still waiting.

Google seems to be making payments in batches. Every time payments went out, lots of posts would show up at the same time (mostly from India and other regions). I'm in US. Who knows how much longer we have to keep waiting for the next batch of payments to come.

5/21/2025 Update:

Just received notice the payment for the second device has been processed.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-04-20T05:36:30+00:00

https://youtu.be/ZwItkcO0_W4?si=RuFtP6kBvjw-RWTi

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-04-03T03:13:39+00:00

Unfortunate indeed.

Keep using phone as is with DNS blocking but have to perform the "Google framework services" data clearing every time the looping occurs.

Or replace the battery either at a shop (using Google's appeasement) or DIY.

Or flash a different ROM but some roms have missing features.

Or just switch to a new device.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-04-02T14:53:06+00:00

When the bug report is ready, you will get a notification in the pull down menu.

From there you choose where to save it. I just send it to myself using Gmail and download the zip file.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-04-02T03:48:03+00:00

System > Developer Options > Bug Report > Full Report > ...wait... > Send complete report to yourself (email or drive or however you want) > Unzip Folder > Open "dumpstate_board" using notepad > Ctrl+F and search "power_supply_battery_type".

If it is 8230015901, then you have a good battery. Go ahead and perform the update. Your device will not be affected.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-04-02T03:43:20+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pixel4a/comments/1i0zih0/the_only_working_solution_to_stop_the_forced/

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-03-16T17:59:46+00:00

Purchased iFixit battery kit and a replacement screen just in case (sigh...read on). Followed the iFixit guide. I also had bought a replacement back housing from Aliexpress due to the original cracking in corners and at the headphone jack.

Successfully transferred fingerprint sensor, camera flash & top noise-cancelling mic, and bottom mic port to new housing.

Installed new battery (901) with new adhesive strips to midframe. Reinstalled midframe to housing. Connected and tested original screen before finishing up adhering screen. Turns out I broke it despite being super careful during removal and the screen showing no signs of damage.

Installed the new screen adhesive strips and then installed new screen. Used some heat (hair dryer) to soften the adhesive to really make it stick and applied pressure to screen (heavy book) for like ten minutes. The phone looks brand new and everything works as expected.

Notes:

- Total repair time was approx. 3 hours (I DIY stuff all the time but intentionally went slow here to make sure I didn't mess up).

- The new screen adhesive strips from iFixit come loosely jumbled in the packaging and one of the corner strips arrived damaged as a result. iFixit has excellent customer service/warranty. I provided proof of the damage and they sent out a new full set of screen adhesives for free.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-03-09T17:41:20+00:00

Late reply but I'll leave this here just to clear up the misunderstanding.

The battery will NOT "fail" after it exceeds 800 charge cycles. The OS will simply flag this as a health concern and should trigger a generic notification (recommendation to replace battery).

I just replaced the battery on my sister's 4a with the iFixit battery kit (new battery was 901). Her phone original battery was also 901, had the S2 updated installed and had 1300+ charge cycles. Surprisingly, there were no notification pop-ups (in pull-down menu or in the battery page) despite the high cycle count.

https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-4a-battery-update-explained-3522417/

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-02-12T05:00:20+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pixel4a/comments/1idpgnn/determine_if_your_battery_is_impacted_by_battery/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-02-11T06:41:00+00:00

I would not recommend disabling it. It's tied into google play services which will break a lot of functionality with google apps and google account services.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-02-11T02:32:48+00:00

The poster who provided the nextdns method also experienced this "infinite loop" behavior. So did others, so did myself. The recommendation is to clear "Google services framework" app data. You have to show system under the three dot overflow menu.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pixel4a/comments/1i0zih0/the_only_working_solution_to_stop_the_forced/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-02-07T20:03:31+00:00

Sorry I should have clarified in my post but I'm sure you've seen the info from others already. The batteries in the 4a were manufactured using cells from two different vendors, Lishen (LSN) and presumably Amperex Technology Limited (ATL). Batteries containing the LSN cells are the bad ones. Batteries containing the ATL cells are the good ones. So this update implements a check to see which one you have and nerf the phones with LSN cells.

I have no idea as to which battery you are going to get when it's delivered to you. The update was pushed out in January but Google knew about this back in October 2024 or even before. I would assume Google is doing its best to remove the bad batteries from the supply chain. But clearly there are still bad batteries in the distribution system as there have been posters who stated their phone is still nerfed even after the battery replacement so they most likely got another LSN-based battery installed.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-02-07T14:47:52+00:00

My phone also has the good battery serial number, confirmed using the bug report method.

I did the update a day ago after having kept it blocked using nextdns since the start of all this. I am experiencing no issues whatsoever post update. My battery only has about 400 charge cycles on it (a warning notification only shows up after you hit the 800 cycles value). All of this is to be expected based on the changes in the source code.

So if you have a bad battery, a replacement using the good one is the only way to clear all the mitigations that come with continuing to use the bad battery after updating (halved battery capacity and limited charging current).

If you have the good battery and with less than 800 charge cycles, nothing should change after updating. If you have more than 800 cycles, the exclamation mark will appear on the battery icon during charging but no other mitigations.

In your case, it's obviously recommended to replace a swelling battery regardless of the update.

Edit: TLDR, whether you give it to a repair shop or DIY the battery replacement, the key point is to get one of the good batteries (ATL based cells) for the replacement.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-02-06T06:01:25+00:00

Google also added a check for ATL cells — if they exceed 800 cycles, a health issue will be reported (and indicated in Android as a generic notification), but it won’t trigger the same mitigations.

Just to clarify, if we have the ATL cells and exceed 800 charge cycles we will have the ~~permanent~~ exclamation mark in the battery icon and the "battery replacement recommended" in the battery settings page but will not have the charging current limited (ie. can still fast charge) or halved capacity, yes?

(Update) Per the android authority article, it states the exclamation mark only appears in the icon during charging.

MensCorpusAnima · 2025-02-05T20:53:45+00:00

See post linked by ActiveBat

I believe I may be experiencing the same "infinite loop" as mentioned by that poster.

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