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redeyes posted:1903 has one cool feature I enjoy. You can make the mouse cursor HUGE and colored. Hey that is pretty cool. It's enjoyably stupid like the sort of poo poo you used to be able to do in Win9x I have a problem with 1903 because I am a stubborn rear end that refuses to get rid of oooooold hardware. I've got a Dell Optiplex 990 that still has one legacy PCI slot and in that slot I've got an Audigy 2 that stopped working after updating. I am still 9 years old on the inside and I enjoy the stupid DSP effects this card offers. I had it working with the Daniel K drivers but that doesn't work anymore. (http://danielkawakami.blogspot.com/) It's hilarious making even the system sounds echo and boom like an idiot and i want it to work again dammit! Vanagoon fucked around with this message at 05:10 on Jun 2, 2019 |
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redeyes posted:1903 has one cool feature I enjoy. You can make the mouse cursor HUGE and colored. I've always been into bigger mouse cursors (always have it set to "large" or "very large" dependent on resolution): The new scaling method makes the cursor look weird (and the text selection version harder to use than necessary, but easier to see), so I'm still using the old (control panel) method for increasing cursor size. Lambert fucked around with this message at 10:11 on Jun 2, 2019 |
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EoRaptor posted:Site:forums.somethingawful.com ? Hipster_Doofus posted:Yeah, but the paywall... They mean typing "site:forums.somethingawful.com" as a search term into Google, not using the SA Forums search feature.
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Jun 2, 2019 11:41
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A good poster posted:They mean typing "site:forums.somethingawful.com" as a search term into Google, not using the SA Forums search feature.
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Jun 2, 2019 13:04
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mystes posted:I think they're saying that the paywall prevents Google from indexing the full forums. Yes, this. Although that's an idea. Using the built-in search should be usef... Ohhh.
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Jun 2, 2019 13:34
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As much as linear forums are much better for conversation than reddit-style threads, they don't index as well. The SA style of big megathreads where there are people talking about a dozen different things at once makes it even worse. Says a lot that the dominant platforms for internet discourse became the ones that were more suited for machines than people.
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Jun 2, 2019 13:48
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Lambert posted:Did you already try changing back to the Windows 10 default theme ("Themes" menu in Personalization) i just figured this out. i'm an idiot and forgot about displayfusion, it updated a week or two ago and changed the default for changing aero color from "do not" to "change based on application"
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Jun 2, 2019 15:03
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I suppose there's no way to change what power plan Windows is supposed to switch to when locking the screen? Windows staying in the balanced plan makes like 20W difference per my UPS, and I'm not sure why it shouldn't go into the power saving plan when locked.
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Jun 3, 2019 11:18
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I'm not sure there's anything built in, but it looks like it'd be possible to write a small program that monitors the workstation becoming locked/unlocked, and switch power plan when it does. Might even be possible to do with just a scheduled task and some PowerShell or VBS, via the Win32_PowerPlan WMI class.
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Jun 3, 2019 12:15
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Combat Pretzel posted:I suppose there's no way to change what power plan Windows is supposed to switch to when locking the screen? Windows staying in the balanced plan makes like 20W difference per my UPS, and I'm not sure why it shouldn't go into the power saving plan when locked. Locking is a security thing, not an indication you're afk and the computer should change power plans. The one thing it does along those lines is switch the monitor off much faster, but that's like the screen is just showing a login, so why not? The real question is, why not just run in balanced mode all the time? Most of the extra 20 watts are because your CPU is running at 100% all the time, rather than down-clocking when idle and running full speed only when it has work to do. CPU power saving is good & smart, the cases where it doesn't react 1000 times faster than you can perceive are far and few between. (In particular, if you have a Ryzen CPU and are using the "Ryzen Balanced" power mode that came with the drivers, don't bother using that anymore. It was a kludge solution to a problem windows had with mis-using a power saving feature, and they solved it by making the CPU run at minimum 95% power. Windows has long been patched to fix the problem, but AMD is still distributing a thing that makes your CPU waste power. They ain't paying your electric bill.)
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It looks like Combat Pretzel is saying they're normally running in the balanced power plan and would like the computer to switch to the power saving power plan when locked. It feels like something that should be achievable with creative use of the task scheduler and command lines to switch to the appropriate plan, like nielsm said. There should be event triggers for locking and unlocking the pc.
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Jun 3, 2019 15:17
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Yeah, I'm using the balanced plan all time. For whatever, it uses +20W over the power saver one. My system idles at higher frequencies on the balanced plan since 1903.
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Jun 3, 2019 18:20
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1903 status update: The "listen to this device" bug still isn't fixed. Also, getting tons of weird intermittent start menu bugs, with the start menu appearing at the wrong screen corner. This is on a fresh install.
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Oh, my bad, I interpreted that the wrong way. I just checked my Balanced plan and apparently my minimum CPU got set to 5%, possibly when I just updated to 1903. I think it needs to be 0% to put the CPU into the lowest power state. For the idea of a script that changes power plans when locked, there's a powershell script that already exists to detect logged in vs locked status.
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Jun 4, 2019 17:54
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Encountering the 1903 bug on the computer I set up for my parents where I go to Settings -> Apps and the whole thing closes. Good thing they don't need to get to Apps I suppose.
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Jun 4, 2019 23:53
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PUBLIC TOILET posted:Encountering the 1903 bug on the computer I set up for my parents where I go to Settings -> Apps and the whole thing closes. Good thing they don't need to get to Apps I suppose. Yeah I got that on all my computers. Have you tried going to the store and updating everything? New App Store app fixed it for me.
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Setting up OneDrive on a fresh install is fun. It crashes when you try to use a different location using the setup wizard. This is pathetic, 4 years in with Windows 10 and we're getting poo poo like this. What the actual gently caress do they do with all their telemetry?
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Jun 5, 2019 00:10
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How about a new thread title? "Windows 10: LTSC (or install Ubuntu)"
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Jun 5, 2019 03:23
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Noticed 1903 now intercepts U2F requests on websites. Works fine for Chrome, but breaks Thunderbird and third-party sandboxes. Dunno about Firefox. Rather annoying, that. At least OG Keepass with KeeChallenge still works fine, else I'd be locked out of all my accounts on Windows.
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Jun 5, 2019 04:16
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Is it still best practice to create separate admin and user accounts on Windows 10? I'd be the only one using the computer and I keep UAC enabled and don't click on random poo poo anyways. I've done separate accounts in the past but it can be kind of annoying sometimes.
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Jun 5, 2019 12:48
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I keep one around just for like if the account is corrupted somehow. Happy to hear why this is terrible though.
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Jun 5, 2019 16:22
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Single account + UAC to max settings is fine for home use
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Mozi posted:Is it still best practice to create separate admin and user accounts on Windows 10? I'd be the only one using the computer and I keep UAC enabled and don't click on random poo poo anyways. I've done separate accounts in the past but it can be kind of annoying sometimes. I did this for a new computer I set up for my parents. Windows 10 Pro 1903, installed ScreenConnect, configured their limited account to auto-login. Added an admin account I use to install software for them, etc.
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https://twitter.com/taviso/status/1133384839321853954
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What is the use case for a permanent admin account that you couldn't accomplish by just booting into safe mode? If you're installing software and logging in/out of user accounts, it would take a trivial amount of extra time to just Shift+Restart. I can't think of anything I would need an admin account for that I couldn't do in safe mode, or that I wouldn't rather do in safe mode. Some kind of software installation that requires a normal Windows instance? I genuinely don't know. I just have a regular admin user account with UAC on. barnold fucked around with this message at 15:23 on Jun 6, 2019 |
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My dream: MS actually commits to releasing well-tested, bug-free OS updates again My realistic dream that seems like something they'll potentially do: charmap.exe becomes resizeable and gains other features like searching.
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Jun 6, 2019 15:43
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Nam Taf posted:My dream: MS actually commits to releasing well-tested, bug-free OS updates again Symbol input (Win+.) isn't searchable but it's a lot easier to find stuff than opening charmap
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Tiny Tubesteak Tom posted:What is the use case for a permanent admin account that you couldn't accomplish by just booting into safe mode? If you're installing software and logging in/out of user accounts, it would take a trivial amount of extra time to just Shift+Restart. The admin account wouldn't need booting or logging out. Right click on the installer .exe, "Run as different user".
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Saukkis posted:The admin account wouldn't need booting or logging out. Right click on the installer .exe, "Run as different user".
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Tiny Tubesteak Tom posted:What is the use case for a permanent admin account that you couldn't accomplish by just booting into safe mode? If you're installing software and logging in/out of user accounts, it would take a trivial amount of extra time to just Shift+Restart.
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Nam Taf posted:My dream: MS actually commits to releasing well-tested, bug-free OS updates again MS is pushing devops pretty hard, so I doubt they will stop pushing to production "at an increased cadence" in order to "make use of robust telemetry and feedback" any time soon. BUZZWORDS
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The Milkman posted:Symbol input (Win+.) isn't searchable but it's a lot easier to find stuff than opening charmap It also stutters a lot (in 1903) including duplicating mouse cursor.
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The Milkman posted:Symbol input (Win+.) isn't searchable but it's a lot easier to find stuff than opening charmap It is searchable, just start typing.
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The Milkman posted:Symbol input (Win+.) isn't searchable but it's a lot easier to find stuff than opening charmap I had no idea this existed, this is great! Except that it's only for emojis, not all of the ascii/unicode characters that I don't have on my keyboard.
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Jun 9, 2019 17:17
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Nam Taf posted:I had no idea this existed, this is great! Except that it's only for emojis, not all of the ascii/unicode characters that I don't have on my keyboard. It definitely has all those other characters in 1903.
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Is there any way to remove the search bar from the task bar on 1903? My laptop has a somewhat narrow 3:2 aspect display and the search bar takes up literally 25% of the width and I would prefer it to... not.
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Jun 9, 2019 23:33
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Mr.Radar posted:Is there any way to remove the search bar from the task bar on 1903? My laptop has a somewhat narrow 3:2 aspect display and the search bar takes up literally 25% of the width and I would prefer it to... not. Right click it, select hidden, same as every other version of Windows 10.
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chutwig posted:It definitely has all those other characters in 1903. Ah, then I shall continue to wait until 1903 finally makes it to me sometime in 2025
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fishmech posted:Right click it, select hidden, same as every other version of Windows 10.  Thanks, not sure how I missed that.
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Apparently NoScript has been recently made available as a Chrome extension. I was browsing a wiki last night that was clearly doing some weird poo poo in the background, so I installed it. I have a question about the default settings. It's set out-of-the box to block the following: script, object, media, font, webgl. The three remaining things that it allows are frame, fetch, and "other". There's no explanation of what each does. What are all these things, and should I be blocking frame, fetch, and "other" by default as well?
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