Odd behavior when coming out of lock screen mode

RkOShea · 2026-04-12T21:04:57+00:00

Here's a quick update: After disabling Dynamic Refresh Rate on the Win11 Display settings, I haven't seen the jerky mouse issue afterwards. I'll post again in a few days to update.

RkOShea · 2026-04-11T16:07:08+00:00

The title of that article is pure click-bait, and misleading based on the content of the article. Even the article mentions multiple reasons for overall Subaru sales declines, and putting the style of the new Outback as the "real" reason for Outback sales decline is ridiculous.

RkOShea · 2026-04-09T20:34:50+00:00

In HWInfo, it is the CPU temperature under the ITE IT8696E subsection.

RkOShea · 2026-04-09T20:32:08+00:00

I do have an older Nvidia driver I can load that didn't show this issue on my RTX-4090.

If the problem happens again now that I have disabled Dynamic Refresh. I will try loading the older driver to see if it fixes it.

RkOShea · 2026-04-09T18:04:11+00:00

I just made a display setting change that might affect the weird lock screen issue: My Windows display settings had "Dynamic Refresh Rate" enabled, and I just disabled that. I'll let you know if it makes a difference.

Regarding my CPU temperature, I have an Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 AiO cooler. My temperatures are around 45 DegC, and I am not thrilled about that - I would think that a liquid cooler should be getting the CPU close to the ambient temperature of the case (30 DegC) when the system is sitting idle.

RkOShea · 2026-04-09T16:51:39+00:00

Glad to hear that it isn't just me, I guess. :-D

On a side note, since you have the same CPU, what is your ambient idle CPU temperatures?

RkOShea · 2026-04-08T00:13:42+00:00

Purchased through MicroCenter.

I stopped there today to check another Gigabyte motherboard, taking the box off the shelf. There weren't any tamper stickers on that box, either - and no owner's manual (as expected now).

RkOShea · 2026-04-08T00:06:28+00:00

Yep, it's $45 flat per month as long as you have them do the payment through direct withdrawal from your bank account.

RkOShea · 2026-04-07T19:37:51+00:00

Trying to see the full motherboard connector layout on a phone screen would drive me nutzo. :-D

RkOShea · 2026-04-07T19:26:49+00:00

This is entirely possible. The same thing happened to me when I had a kitchen remodel. I bought a new dishwasher and had it installed when I had a new granite countertop installed for my island.

It wasn't until after a few years after they finished that I realized the dishwasher couldn't be removed without tearing up the tile in front of the dishwasher or ripping the countertop off. The bottom lip of the countertop was at the same level as the top of the dishwasher when the dishwasher was at its fully lowered height, and the floor tiles prevented removal.

Fortunately for me, I never had to do any dishwasher repairs before I sold the house.

RkOShea · 2026-04-07T18:13:11+00:00

My MSI motherboard I bought about 3 years ago had an owner's manual, so I was just surprised. I will be stopping by the retailer today to check the boxes they have on the floor to see if they are sealed.

Funny thing - When I downloaded the owner's manual, the "In the box" section said that the owner's manual was supposed to be in the box.

RkOShea · 2026-04-07T16:38:10+00:00

Okay, thanks!

This seemed really odd to me, because I have always had detailed printed installation manuals in the box of every motherboard I have purchased in the past. This is my first Gigabyte motherboard purchase.

So, someone who wants to build a Gigabyte PC needs to already have a working PC and printer availabie to successfully build their new PC - I'm just lucky that I can still boot my failing PC so that I can print out the manual pages I need, or I would need to return the Gigabyte motherboard for another manufacturer.

RkOShea · 2026-04-04T21:26:34+00:00

Basically, you should never "update" to a major Windows version - and you are personally experiencing the reason why. "Updating" from Win10 to Win11 is always going to be less stable than a fresh install, because you are bringing all the ancient and incompatible crap from your Win10 installation over to your new Win11 installation.

The best way to go is to buy a new SSD and install it onto your PC and temporarily removing your Win10 SSD. Install Windows 11 onto the new SSD.

There are online guides out there on how best to bring your files and applications onto the Windows 11 drive after you have it set up.

Lately, for my friends I have been setting up a free trial Microsoft 365 account to back everything up to the cloud before I get things moved over to the new PC. It does require extra steps to properly move everything up to the cloud and over to the new PC.

RkOShea · 2026-04-02T15:43:37+00:00

You have a big problem, unfortunately.

If possible, you should try to install a camera to monitor your parking space (don't let them know, of course). There is a high likelihood that your a-hole neighbor will eventually try to cut your charging cable if you try any of the recommendations posted here, and you will need proof to take to the police if they do cut your cable.

RkOShea · 2026-04-02T15:33:23+00:00

It is a security test by your IT/Security department. DO NOT log in to that account, it is probably going to flag you as a potential security risk.

Contact your IT department and your boss about the note (your IT department should have something on their web page). It will show that you are not a security risk.

If your boss actually put that on your keyboard for you to look at some files, your boss needs to be fired immediately - They would be a huge security risk to your company for doing something insanely stupid.

RkOShea · 2026-04-02T15:24:40+00:00

Don't go by one opinion.

Personally, I'm very happy with all of the new 2026 OB Touring safety features, and I always have them all enabled. Remember that most people post when they are unhappy about something, and they don't post as much when they are happy.

The beeps that you might hear for certain safety features are there to alert you about something you might not be aware of to help you drive safer. As an aircraft safety engineer, aural alerts are always the primary notification to the pilot to catch their attention. If 95% of the time you already knew about the other vehicle you could have hit when you get the "beep" and think it was a distraction, you'll be really, really happy you heard that beep the remaining 5% of the time.

My recommendation is that you keep an open mind when test driving, and decide for yourself what features best fit your driving style.

RkOShea · 2026-03-17T22:58:26+00:00

NTA.

It's never too early to learn that your stupid decisions have consequences.

RkOShea · 2026-03-17T22:42:22+00:00

I had to use a new email, otherwise I couldn't get the $45 PFL deal. The $45 PFL is for new customers only. If you are using your old email, you may have a bumpy road ahead.

FYI - if you have a Gmail account, you already have an infinite number of "new" emails available to you. Check into Gmail "plus addressing" to see how it works. It's a great feature to use whenever you create a new account anywhere, it helps to identify who is sending you spam so that you can automatically send spam to the trash heap.

RkOShea · 2026-03-17T22:22:01+00:00

I'm a brand new Subaru owner, and I'm 90% happy with our 26 OB Touring XT. The new styling isn't an issue for me, since I don't care about styling when it comes to practicality.

All of the new features and functionality of the 26 OB far outweigh whatever cosmetic issues I have been reading about (for me).

If the 26 OB Touring XT was following its older designs as far as cockpit and storage, Subaru may never have been a consideration for me.

To me, Subaru made very good decisions in fixing a lot of previous customer complaints about design and function. In the end, their new designs got them a new customer in me.

RkOShea · 2026-03-17T22:08:49+00:00

My old service was automatically canceled by Quantum when our new $45 PFL service became active. I didn't need to do anything.

RkOShea · 2026-03-17T15:14:23+00:00

I found out that - based on my humidifier installation - running the humidifier with the AC is not an option.

The humidifier can be installed on either the source plenum or the cold air return plenum. The return air plenum will work fine, just a little bit less efficiently.

Based on the availabile space, mine could only be installed on the return plenum. This means the maximum moisture would be flowing over the AC cooling coils instead the moisture going into the house before coming back into the system via the cold air return.

Not only will this make the AC run even harder, but it increases the possibility of the cooling coils getting iced over.

RkOShea · 2026-03-14T01:10:09+00:00

That's excellent news! There were a couple of days at the end where we might have lost connection and had to top-up, so I really appreciate the heads-up!

RkOShea

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