You are NOT in control of the proess. It does it whether you want it to or not. I want full power out of my system no matter what. You don't get that with AMD, you ONLY get slow on battery.
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Yep, and software has way less issues with intel as well. With most software development, AMD is an afterthought. Like, hey...oh yeah some people use these amd thingys. I guess after months of release we will fix the issues with those systems.
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Decided in the end to try a Garmin watch instead of swapping phones and getting an Apple Watch.
My biggest barrier to using an iPhone while being on Windows/Google is knowing it makes things less neat and simple.
The appeal with the Garmin watch is that it's not so smart watch and focuses on fitness which is a big part of my life. I don't need another phone on my wrist.
My biggest barrier to using an iPhone while being on Windows/Google is knowing it makes things less neat and simple.
The appeal with the Garmin watch is that it's not so smart watch and focuses on fitness which is a big part of my life. I don't need another phone on my wrist.
I tried Garmin before. They are great devices but they just don't have an 'all of the time' design like Apple. Plus the Apple watch just beats everything in overall functionality whether you want a phone on your wrist or not.
That said, if I didn't have an iPhone Garmin would be my first stop.
I'll let you know my thoughts. I've gone for the latest 265s, the AMOLED screen was what did it for me.
LOL, no. I have messed with windows registry for decades. No issues.
I wasn't targeting that at you personally, but "YOU" as the general populace who mess with all of that. That is the reason most people have issues with windows. They mess with crap they know nothing about. If you have to go into registry to fix that battery issue, it's an issue. You can't just turn it off in settings. Again, my point is valid. If you have to go LOOKING for ways to fix that issue, it's not worth buying that system.
So we're talking about how stable windows is. Well my VPN stopped working. I uninstalled ExpressVPN and since I'm now a subscriber for ProtonVPN I installed that - it won't connect. I reinstalled ExpressVPN and the same issue. I'm going through the typical easy checks of disabling antivirus, turning off the firewall, etc etc.
I can see needing to reinstall windows as the only solution and I really don't want to do that. That action will be the last possible solution after I exhaust every other option
I can see needing to reinstall windows as the only solution and I really don't want to do that. That action will be the last possible solution after I exhaust every other option
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I've had this issue happen too, with Surfshark. Removed, reinstalled, still won't work. So I now use WireGuard with Surfshark's VPN profiles - a pain, but it works.
It's these little things that get you over time with Windows. Turned on my desktop the other day, blank screen. Rebooted, logged in, screen blanked out again. Turns out a Windows Update had knocked out the Radeon graphic drivers - download, reinstall, all working again. 30 minutes of work time wasted.
Switched on my Surface Pro last night - face login not working. Windows couldn't turn on the camera. On Microsoft's own hardware.
It's all these little things that make you sigh and think "Why do I do this?". Paper cuts.
The two different VPNs are showing errors. I could be misreading the issue, but it appears that both are trying to leverage the ethernet connection. I don't use ethernet but wifi. I tried disabling (as shown), uninstalling/reinstalling but no luck. I am foreseeing a reset in my future
Gotcha, yeah you have a point there, I wouldn't want my parents messing with the registry...
Well, my gaming laptop doesn't absolutely have to have me do it that anyway...that's just the way to not need ASUS software to do it. That said, the ASUS software will do it fine also. You just set it to "Performance" and you get power for days (and like 2 hour battery life LOL). That's because it also engages the GPU (RTX 3060) so it's kind of understandable. I prefer "Silent" which nerfs the processor (similar to Apple when not needed on the AS chips by the way--I am just doing it manually) and zero fan noise and long battery life. Perfect.
Have you tried resetting the TCP/IP stack? https://www.howtogeek.com/803098/how-to-reset-the-tcpip-stack-on-windows/The two different VPNs are showing errors. I could be misreading the issue, but it appears that both are trying to leverage the ethernet connection. I don't use ethernet but wifi. I tried disabling (as shown), uninstalling/reinstalling but no luck. I am foreseeing a reset in my future
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Yeah, there is a reason this thread exists. Neither side has covered itself in glory from a software perspective the last couple of years.
When setting up my gaming laptop (bought a bigger ssd), I did things in the wrong order and couldn't use an external monitor. No idea why. More careful install with ASUS drivers instead of Windows native ones (from the old hard drive's recovery folder) and everything was perfect. But man, Mac does just (mostly) take care of all this. If only I could boot camp again and install games LOL.
I used to work in an IT dept where I had to have a Windows machine and a Mac on my desk.
Honestly I only used the Windows computer for things like AD where you are better off working from a Windows environment. If pressed I could have just remote desktopped to the server from the Mac. But that's not best practices securitywise and it's not an easy workflow compared to a console.
That all said, in my experience the only reason to have Windows around are if you have some kind of bespoke software solution that only exists in Windows land. This and in some cases there are sophisticated features of Excel that are only on the Windows side. (this may have changed in the last few?)
When I worked at an ad agency in SF we had 95% Macs and just half a dozen people in accounting and billing that ran Windows for that reason alone.
When it comes down to it I would rather be on a Mac running Windows or Linux in virtual machine.
I don't have things in my menu that aren't installed. There is no starting my computer in the morning only to be forced into an update I can't cancel. And when it comes to games, just get a gaming console. Sony and Microsoft make nice ones. Even the Switch is decent. You won't have to sweat settings and drivers. Just plug and play.
It's also great because that dedicates your computer to doing stuff and your gaming system to screwing around.
Building gaming PCs is fun. I did that for years, it's how I got into IT work.
But we are decades past the point where it really matters.
Honestly I only used the Windows computer for things like AD where you are better off working from a Windows environment. If pressed I could have just remote desktopped to the server from the Mac. But that's not best practices securitywise and it's not an easy workflow compared to a console.
That all said, in my experience the only reason to have Windows around are if you have some kind of bespoke software solution that only exists in Windows land. This and in some cases there are sophisticated features of Excel that are only on the Windows side. (this may have changed in the last few?)
When I worked at an ad agency in SF we had 95% Macs and just half a dozen people in accounting and billing that ran Windows for that reason alone.
When it comes down to it I would rather be on a Mac running Windows or Linux in virtual machine.
I don't have things in my menu that aren't installed. There is no starting my computer in the morning only to be forced into an update I can't cancel. And when it comes to games, just get a gaming console. Sony and Microsoft make nice ones. Even the Switch is decent. You won't have to sweat settings and drivers. Just plug and play.
It's also great because that dedicates your computer to doing stuff and your gaming system to screwing around.
Building gaming PCs is fun. I did that for years, it's how I got into IT work.
But we are decades past the point where it really matters.
Yep I tried it. Sadly netsh int ip reset actually threw errors so something was up.
I just finished the "Reset this PC" option that we have windows 11. It worked amazingly well - my files were untouched, but it appears the OS was reinstalled. ProtonVPN is now working, but alas I don't have any apps installed. I'm going to take a slow approach on what to install. I'll probably post more details in the windows 11 thread but suffice to say that my desktop had not had any sort of reinstall for some time and I installed/uninstalled or sorts of apps, including virtualization software (vmware, virtualbox, Docker) all of which installs various drivers.
Sounds more like the VPN not cleaning up after itself at the uninstall point than Windows being the cause.
I don't think so, because the VPN stopped working then I uninstalled ExpressVPN. I tried both ProtonVPN and ExpressVPN (before re-setting my system) in various combinations and I could not get either one working.
Well, it could be that the VPN software affected something important at a system level—which I could honestly kind of see. Not that I am condoning it, but when my work laptop‘s VPN malfunctions it affects everything on a network level.
Something did to be sure, and the obvious culprit is the VPN. I don't use the VPN much on my desktop, so it probably sat there for a while non-functioning.
Third party VPN clients universally break OS'. If you can't leverage the built-in VPN then repurpose an old hardware router or buy an inexpensive one running OpenWRT, FreshTomato, etc.
https://protonvpn.com/support/installing-protonvpn-on-a-router/
https://protonvpn.com/support/installing-protonvpn-on-a-router/
I've been using VPNs for years and never had a problem. I really don't think third party VPNs always break the OS.
I would rather this on my wrist any day than my fisher price looking apple watch I currently have now.
