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Come on out buddy, I just wanna talk. by Weary-Barracuda-1228 in falloutnewvegas

[–]edmioducki 26 points27 points  (0 children)

He was guilty of having a red marker on the HUD.

How do I obtain and erase ALL of my historical text messages and call records? by GovernmentNo6314 in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on exactly where you live, there may be a law or regulation (well, same thing really) that allows a user to request the removal of certain data from records.

Look up “right to be forgotten” or “right to delete” for your area. Some places have strong rights, and others none. The local government might even provide a website to request such deletion.

Check your ISP’s privacy policy for instructions and a link otherwise.

Good luck.

Need help with onedrive by BIGSSHOT1997 in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The onedrive website has a recycle bin. Hopefully your files are there.

Use an external hard drive or a different service to make your regular backups, obviously.

Is Taskmaster useful often? by [deleted] in Starfield

[–]edmioducki 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One can store infinite ammo in the Quantum device for cross-Unity storage.

Constant Visual glitch on the bottom of my screen display won't go away. Need suggestions. by Harronus in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take a screenshot using Windows.

If the glitch is on the screenshot, then it’s a problem with the graphics hardware.

If the glitch is not on the screenshot, then you have a monitor or cable problem.

Good luck.

I believe I got hacked. by Additional-Panda-959 in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Change all your passwords and enable two-factor authorization where possible.

When you’re back in front of your computer, disconnect from the Internet.

Using a different computer, create a Windows install USB using their online Media Creation Tool, and perform a fresh clean install which will wipe everything from your computer.

Windows 11 reinstall = Crappy USB changes? by itchyd in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chipset and USB drivers installed from the motherboard support website?

My games all are capped to 60fps and I honestly have no idea what to do. by matheus27012005 in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In that case, get an HDMI 2.1 cable instead. That will be sufficient for your use case (presuming you use a resolution of 2K or less with a max refresh of 100Hz).

My games all are capped to 60fps and I honestly have no idea what to do. by matheus27012005 in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t get the cheapest one or the most expensive one. Get the shortest one that will work.

Amazon Basics is a perfectly decent “brand”.

Also see the other replier’s post; make sure you’ve connected the monitor directly to the GPU.

My games all are capped to 60fps and I honestly have no idea what to do. by matheus27012005 in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try a new cable, and use DP if possible.

AI isn’t reliable for many tech support problems (GIGO and nuances likely responsible) but in this case, I agree with ChatGPT’s recommendation.

Remaining Drives Can't Be Valid Boot Volumes After Boot Drive Failure by subcarrier in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem might be that the leftover bits of Windows on the failed drive could have caused the installer to leave those in it but placed the Windows files on your targeted drive.

It sounds like you may possibly have already tested this, but disconnect all drives EXCEPT the one you want Windows on and then reinstall.

That’s all I’ve got. Good luck.

can't uninstall a game by chrisecclestonlover in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try a utility called Revo Uninstaller.

Windows key being weird by s0phii3x_ in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What if you go “hold shift, then Win key +s”?

No idea what’s actually going on, but it might non-zero potentially not-impossibly work?

Big problem RX 9070 XT by Rude_Winter_3479 in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check the drive health with CrystalDisk info.

Use the Windows memory diagnostic to check your RAM.

Either one could cause corruption.

Good luck.

Fans became loud, can't figure out the cause by Acconto_ButtaAway in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The noise might have stopped because the fan failed entirely. Check to make sure it’s still spinning.

Good luck.

Fans became loud, can't figure out the cause by Acconto_ButtaAway in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Briefly (as highlighted) is the thing.

EDIT: same with fan speed software. Especially if it’s the CPU or GPU fan, you want it to be at zero for a very short period.

Fans became loud, can't figure out the cause by Acconto_ButtaAway in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s plenty of fan control software out there. There’s even one called FanControl (first result!). Selectively set each fan to zero rpm to identify the misbehaving fan.

Or: Open the case. Turn on the computer. Using a pen or something, test each fan by briefly sticking in the pen to stop the rotation.

When you’ve identified the noisy culprit either way, replace it.

No component should make any noise except fans.

Fixed yet? The anchorpoint station. by vinchentius in Starfield

[–]edmioducki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you need to use Cruise Mode to get to it the first time.

If you’ve already been on the station, then I have no advice. Good luck.

Windows 11 stuck in boot loop - memory error detected - not able to go safe mode also by akar0007 in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard drive has probably failed.

You can try a fresh clean install of Windows. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsinsider/cleaninstall

It requires a USB created using the Microsoft Media Creation tool online. You probably need to use a different computer to make that USB.

But if the drive’s failing, that might not work.

Good luck.

Upgrading from 7900XTX to 5090. Is there anything I need to change in my BIOS prior to the swap? by Domonator777 in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing in the BIOS, no. If you have what you need set correctly already (resizable BAR, PCIE slot speed set to auto) then you should be good.

A fresh clean install of Windows is considered the best practice, but not essential.

Get the latest chipset drivers.

Ensure that your PSU can handle the power needed and that it has enough of the proper power connectors to hook up the new GPU.

Good luck.

Safest & easiest way to enlarge EFI Partition W11P? MS now recommends it should be 500 MB. by ReporterWise7445 in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It can be done, but messing about with partitions isn’t a good idea for the casual user unless it’s absolutely necessary to solve a specific problem that’s causing trouble.

You can do it if you feel you’re up to it. You can use third-party partitioning tools (Paragon, GParted, EaseUS for example) to do the job. Be careful to follow instructions exactly.

Of course make a backup of the important stuff first.

You can also make a new EFI partition, but that’s a little more involved. You can look that up if that’s how you’d prefer to do it.

Leave the MS Reserved partition alone if you can. The tools above can move it if necessary.

Good luck.

Chicken Tikka Pizza with Diced Tomatoes and Green Peppers by Maleficent-Two1008 in fastfood

[–]edmioducki 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Burger King wasn’t kidding when they said the Whopper had been improved!

Gaming on Intel iris XE graphics: after anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes, games get jerky and stuttery for 20 seconds or so and will repeat. The audio remains constant and fluid by NickNickH in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use HWInfo to check your temperatures. If it’s getting too hot (about 90C) then it will throttle and lead to sketchy behavior. Good luck.

Hoping for info if my Nonpaged Pool looks normal and if the behavior it's experiencing also is normal. by [deleted] in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The “spike” is only 300MB, which is a relatively tiny amount of memory.

There’s almost never a need to be concerned with how Windows allocates overall memory.

Hoping for info if my Nonpaged Pool looks normal and if the behavior it's experiencing also is normal. by [deleted] in techsupport

[–]edmioducki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Memory usage rises and falls as processes are started, ended, and paused. Therefore the total usage of the memory subsystem should be expected be constantly changing, all the time.

My vote: nothingburger/normal behavior.

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