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Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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W10: FIX for Lenovo Power Manager

Last post by OldFong_v2.0 « Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:29 am
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by shawross » Sat Aug 13, 2016 7:34 am
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Lenovo Power Manager doesn't work because the Setup file is blocked.
The blocking mechanism is a so-called hard block and is applied by the Program...
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Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:29 am
Stop W10 from automatically updating SPECIFIC drivers.

Last post by muser99 « Mon Dec 30, 2019 1:01 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Mar 19, 2019 8:01 am

Did you go daft again by the latest Micro$haft Update that ruined your drivers?
Stop that irritating hassle once and for all!

Please note: this...

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Mon Dec 30, 2019 1:01 pm
Don't want W10? Concerned about privacy? Make sure to kill/uninstall these updates...

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by ajkula66 » Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:02 pm
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First and foremost, a big thank you goes to my friend known as Matrix Leader on NBR for all the work that he has put into isolating updates that are...
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Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:12 am
Best Older Thinkpad for W10

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:18 pm
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by brucehe » Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:39 pm

I have a friend who I upgraded herT410 from W7 to W10 about a year ago. It is working OK but it has not been too stable running Skype 4 plus hours a...

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Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:18 pm
Snip & Sketch instead of Snipping Tool upon Fn+PrtSc

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by dandreye » Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:10 am

Hi All,

Yet another really valuable W10 enhancement from M$ here: when I click Fn+PrtSc it's some new style app called Snip & Sketch that is started...

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Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:10 am
W10 users being Micro$hafted, again! This time 1903

Last post by Vopu « Sat Nov 14, 2020 1:38 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Nov 09, 2020 12:14 pm

For all of you who are still following this bloatware like (see below):
Windows 10: Microsoft starts forcing Windows 10 1903 PCs up to version...

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Sat Nov 14, 2020 1:38 pm
No battery cycle count in windows 10 report

Last post by gianry « Sun Nov 08, 2020 4:29 pm
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by gianry » Mon Nov 02, 2020 10:56 am

I need to understand the battery cycle count of my T450s laptop.
I've launched : powercfg /batteryreport
In the report I' ve only :

Installed...

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Sun Nov 08, 2020 4:29 pm
intel rapid start technoogy - T450s

Last post by gianry « Sun Nov 08, 2020 9:51 am
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by gianry » Wed Nov 04, 2020 2:22 am

Hi,
I've found the intel rapid start technology compatibility in the Bios .

I dont think my laptop is benefiting of it.

which is the procedure to...

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Sun Nov 08, 2020 9:51 am
Windows 11?

Last post by dr_st « Fri Nov 06, 2020 1:46 am
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by MikalE » Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:24 pm

Windows 10 has been around five years now. Time flies doesn't it?

Where does Microsoft go from here? All they are doing at present is issuing...

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Fri Nov 06, 2020 1:46 am
X61: Power Manager working on Windows 10

Last post by geoffct « Sun Nov 01, 2020 3:07 pm
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by GezzaF7 » Fri Jul 17, 2020 5:16 pm

Hi,

Apologies if this has been done to death already, but I couldn't find any definitive advice on getting
Power manager (with proper battery...

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Sun Nov 01, 2020 3:07 pm
New Windows 10 update permanently removes Adobe Flash

Last post by skx « Fri Oct 30, 2020 4:54 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:43 am

New Windows 10 update permanently removes Adobe Flash

For those of you who still want/need Adobe Flash , see my post here .

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Fri Oct 30, 2020 4:54 pm
Update T430 to Windows 10 2004

Last post by TitoLabieno « Mon Oct 26, 2020 6:06 am
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by TitoLabieno » Wed Oct 14, 2020 10:40 am

Hello, I have a T430 which I have upgraded and dissasembled quite a lot of times. I got a deal on a SSD and I plan to change my current SSD (2013...

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Mon Oct 26, 2020 6:06 am
X230 Synaptics driver bug [pics]

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:12 pm
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by Jake.Werecat » Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:58 am

I am a long windows 7 user, however lately after win 7 support ended I am considering a transition. Yesterday I have installed Win 10 on a spare SSD,...

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Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:12 pm
synaptics

Last post by UMPC2024 « Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:49 pm
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by manolis kokotsakis » Thu Oct 01, 2020 3:42 pm

What will happen, if i will delete Synaptics from my laptop ? I never use touch[pd .

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Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:49 pm
Antivirus for Windows 10 users!

Last post by Vopu « Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:27 pm
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by Ruston88 » Fri May 22, 2020 10:02 am

Hello all,

I'm a newbie here. I started using Windows 10 for a few months. Now I would like to set up a new Antivirus. Which one do you recommend?...

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Last post by Vopu
Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:27 pm
Lenovo warns of Windows 10 2004 crashing ThinkPad laptops

Last post by dr_st « Thu Oct 08, 2020 3:13 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Sep 01, 2020 2:12 am

Why am I not surprised?
Lenovo warns of Windows 10 2004 crashing ThinkPad laptops

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Thu Oct 08, 2020 3:13 pm
Display color change after wake

Last post by d_w_duck « Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:54 pm
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by d_w_duck » Wed Oct 07, 2020 2:47 pm

I have a T440s that, while getting a bit older, is still a very capable device and meets my needs well.

Recently I updated to latest Windows 10 2004...

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Last post by d_w_duck
Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:54 pm
Touchpad drivers reset after waking from sleep

Last post by moofish2842 « Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:49 pm
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by moofish2842 » Mon Sep 14, 2020 4:38 pm

I seem to be having an issue. On my W541 and my X1 Yoga 1st gen, the touchpad/trackpoint synaptics driver allows me to adjust settings, and they make...

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Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:49 pm
Uninstall non-existant power manager PWMTR64V.DLL?

Last post by ArtShapiro « Tue Sep 15, 2020 2:32 pm
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by hellosailor » Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:16 pm

I rarely cold boot my system, so I have no idea what change (a Win10 update patch or a Lenono patch presumably) did this, but now every time it cold...

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Last post by ArtShapiro
Tue Sep 15, 2020 2:32 pm
Possible to Bypass Login Screen on T480S?

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:47 am
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by piawooo » Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:02 am

I bought a T480S for my dad and he has a great experience on it. Yesterday, he told me that he can not login the laptop anymore. It keeps saying...

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Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:47 am
Inacessible Boot Device - cant copy encrypted data HELP

Last post by Cigarguy « Fri Jul 17, 2020 2:54 pm
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by AnalyticalMind » Fri Apr 03, 2020 7:44 am

GuyS! I have huge problem

After i bought t430 i placed in it SSD from my old laptop with w10, which i got from actualisation tool from microsoft.....

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Last post by Cigarguy
Fri Jul 17, 2020 2:54 pm
T400 and Windows 10: My experience

Last post by lenovo_or_bust « Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:37 am
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by jmcafee » Sun Aug 02, 2015 3:17 pm
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Upgrading to Win 10 Pro RTM (not the beta) on a T400 was definitely more painful than any other recent Windows upgrade that I've experienced on...
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Last post by lenovo_or_bust
Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:37 am
Older Thinkpads

Last post by thealphaoverseer « Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:11 pm
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by thealphaoverseer » Tue Jul 07, 2020 12:57 am

Hi Everyone!
How do I install Windows 10 on older Thinkpads?

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Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:11 pm
old t400 thinkpad memory controller...

Last post by screenshot « Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:21 am
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by Ignorant » Fri May 24, 2019 8:34 am

dears,
I have windows 10 working on my T40 1400X 900 screen. ..it is a p8400 based model with 6GB, 160GB++.
I got all the drivers from here and...

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Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:21 am
Windows 10 Compatibility

Last post by thealphaoverseer « Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:31 pm
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by thealphaoverseer » Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:35 pm

Hi everyone!
After somewhat resolving some hardware issues with my W530, Windows 10 has become very buggy. After approximately one minute after...

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Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:31 pm
Hold your horses: W10 uses 2004 updates in 2020 and as usual screws you over...

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:13 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu May 28, 2020 11:38 am

Despite extra testing of the Windows 10 May 2020 update, the rollout has already thrown up multiple driver problems.

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:13 am
Lenovo Settings (Power Manager) for Windows 10 on T500

Last post by OldFong_v2.0 « Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:04 am
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by fje » Mon Feb 29, 2016 4:37 am

Hi, I found that Power Manager doesn't work anymore in Windows 10 and that it is included in something called Lenovo Settings that has to be...

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Last post by OldFong_v2.0
Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:04 am
Messed up with Windows Updates by running Up10control...

Last post by skx « Fri May 08, 2020 10:45 pm
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by georg33 » Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:07 am

Hi All,
Had a fresh Win10 install on my X201 and went to download TPFanControl from here:

I also found Up10control.zip (created by troubadix) lower...

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Last post by skx
Fri May 08, 2020 10:45 pm
from single Os (win10pro) to dual boot (Win10 and Win 7)

Last post by gianry « Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:39 am
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by gianry » Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:54 am

Hi .
I've a lenovo T450s with Win 10 pro 64 bit on a single partition Hard drive.
I need to have another Os (windows 7 32 bit) so it is necessary to...

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Last post by gianry
Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:39 am
Win 7 + 10 dual boot on t420/t430

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:58 am
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by t420poklop » Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:29 pm

Hi,
I have t420 with windows 7 and I bought second mSATA SSD to clean install windows 10 on it and activate it with the OEM Win 7 pro key, but I want...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:58 am
New Errors since Feb update to Vantage / Battery Gauge

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Mar 31, 2020 2:08 am
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by rebop » Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:38 pm

Any insight into the following? :

1. Heartbeat Metrics

Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 3/4/2020 12:00:00 AM
Event ID: 1000...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Mar 31, 2020 2:08 am
Windows 10 updated lastest update 1909 slow

Last post by kiterunner « Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:07 am
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by kiterunner » Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:35 am

So long story short, after several updates in my T450, now my windows 10 is the 1909 Build 18363.719 and it pretty much ruin my experience.

Before...

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Last post by kiterunner
Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:07 am
T430 Keyboard failure with Windows 10

Last post by kiterunner « Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:38 am
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by Gramm » Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:06 pm

I recently had a computer store trouble shoot a failed screen. After installing new screen it failed after a few minutes. Unable for them to find...

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Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:38 am
W10 x86 LTSC installation on X60s

Last post by dandreye « Sat Mar 07, 2020 6:46 pm
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by dandreye » Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:37 am

Hi All,

Is there a known way of installing W10 x86 LTSC (ideally v1809) on IBM ThinkPad X60s? No matter what I try it gets stuck at the very early...

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Last post by dandreye
Sat Mar 07, 2020 6:46 pm
Windows 10 on X201 - Successful install

Last post by achat_2 « Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:31 pm
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by larango » Wed Mar 23, 2016 4:59 pm

I am writing this post for those of you owning a ThinkPad x201 since I couldn't find a similar post anywhere, confirming a successful installation of...

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Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:31 pm
Clear out junk and Optimize the W10-Image before installing afresh

Last post by jdrou « Fri Jan 31, 2020 7:12 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:07 am

Can't say anything about this, other than it's probably a very good idea:
Optimize-Offline is a Windows Image (WIM/ESD) optimization module designed...

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Last post by jdrou
Fri Jan 31, 2020 7:12 pm
Windows 10 PIN

Last post by Weogo « Thu Jan 09, 2020 12:00 pm
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by Weogo » Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:59 pm

Hi Folks,

I just got a T490S.
It's only slightly larger and thicker than my wife's X1 Carbon 2018 6th generation.
Quite a step up from my first...

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Last post by Weogo
Thu Jan 09, 2020 12:00 pm
X1C4 resume problems w/ new Windows 10 install

Last post by TP_guy « Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:08 am
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by TP_guy » Mon May 13, 2019 7:22 pm

I am in the process of putting Windows 10 onto my X1Carbon Gen 4 (shipped with Windows 7) but I cannot get it to resume from long sleep or...

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Last post by TP_guy
Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:08 am
W10: FIX for Chrome/Chromium based browsers black screen after switch to discrete graphics in BIOS

Last post by calypso « Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:42 pm

by calypso » Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:42 pm

Hi all,

just solved a big problem with my Lenovo P51 so decided to share my findings as I couldn't find anything similar on the web (been browsing...

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Last post by calypso
Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:42 pm
Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro has Wifi Hardware Hard Bloked ; Intel 7620 Card

Last post by Hendah « Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:53 am

by Hendah » Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:53 am

Hello,

This is my first time using ubuntu and I using this forum; so I apologize if I'm a bit naive about some things. I'm running windows 10 and...

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Last post by Hendah
Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:53 am
x220 does not fully shutdown / power off (win10 1903)

Last post by plasturion « Thu Nov 07, 2019 12:33 pm
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by franzk » Sat Aug 24, 2019 3:29 pm

Hi,
My x220 (i5, w10 1903, msata ssd, 16gb) started to behave weirdly after a couple of updates, specifically Windows 1903 and the latest ME...

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Last post by plasturion
Thu Nov 07, 2019 12:33 pm
Low Volume - X200 Windows 10

Last post by jdhurst « Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:58 pm
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by Snort » Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:14 pm

I've been running Windows 7 for the last couple years without any problems and I'm moving to Windows 10, using 32 bit because I'm using some 32 bit...

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Last post by jdhurst
Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:58 pm
forrtl: severe (157): Program Exception - access violationn W530 Windows 10

Last post by UMPC2024 « Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:10 pm
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by khary23 » Wed Oct 23, 2019 7:32 am

I am running simulations using a program called MCNP6 on a Lenovo W530 running Windows 10. After my simulation completes I get the following error...

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Last post by UMPC2024
Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:10 pm
Win10 now authenticates off SLIC 2.1

Last post by TonyJZX « Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:30 pm

by TonyJZX » Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:30 pm

I've just done this twice on relatively new hardware, say within 2013 or so. You should know what a slic is.

All you do is install the version of...

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Last post by TonyJZX
Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:30 pm
More Windows 10 misery: CPU Throttling since upgrade 1903

Last post by jdhurst « Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:36 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:46 am

More Windows 10 misery: CPU Throttling since upgrade 1903.
And who is to blame? Apparently that b-itch Cortana !

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Last post by jdhurst
Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:36 pm
Trackpoint-scrolling on W10: Firefox much smoother than Chrome

Last post by ModelMman « Mon Sep 02, 2019 3:40 pm

by ModelMman » Mon Sep 02, 2019 3:40 pm

Tested on both a T410s with classic dome, and a T450s with modern dome, Firefox is much smoother than Chrome when it comes to mid-button Trackpoint...

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Last post by ModelMman
Mon Sep 02, 2019 3:40 pm
New alternative for Win10 Pro only: MS Windows Sandbox

Last post by dr_st « Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:04 am
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by w0qj » Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:34 am

There is a New alternative for Win10 Pro only : MS Windows Sandbox.
www.pcworld.com/article/3338084/how-to-use-windows-sandbox-microsoft.html...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:04 am
MS Flight Simulator coming 2020

Last post by MikalE « Sun Aug 18, 2019 5:11 pm
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by MikalE » Sat Aug 17, 2019 5:52 pm

Just got wind that MS is re-creating Flight Simulator for Windows 10. I saw the preview at the graphics are amazing. As good or better than what I've...

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Last post by MikalE
Sun Aug 18, 2019 5:11 pm
Can someone tell me how this works?

Last post by MikalE « Sun Aug 11, 2019 12:07 pm
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by MikalE » Sat Aug 10, 2019 8:57 am

Two years ago I upgraded from Windows 7 Pro to a purchased and downloaded copy of Windows 10 Home. The installer automatically upgraded the install...

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Sun Aug 11, 2019 12:07 pm
Windows 10 updates on R400

Last post by Sudevan « Sat Aug 10, 2019 10:18 am
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by Sudevan » Fri Aug 09, 2019 1:19 pm

I haven't been on here for a while, but I thought I would write about some questions I have.

Some years ago I acquired a R400 with Windows 10...

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