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  1. Windows 10 build 20197 is now available with a new disk manager

    I know it's pre-release, but that is a terrible layout. I have 4 fixed disks & 2 externals plugged in right now, and in the MMC snap-in, I can see details about them all in the space it takes to show 1 disk of the new design. Accessibility is one thing, but with this layout you'll be scrolling up & down forever to look at details of multiple disks. What's wrong with the current table layout, just revised with a newer UI toolkit. - the File Explorer list view is more capable than the legacy one used in snap-ins, why not just revise to take advantage of that?
    10 points
  2. As opposed to just using the tools Microsoft gives uses? Why? (Microsoft provides several tools to customize Windows installations, maybe check them out first.) Scripts like this to 'clean' and 'shrink' Windows 10 are the bane of the IT industry, they break more than they help or fix, and ironically, most of these that offer 'optimization' introduce problems that cause Windows to run slower, sometimes significantly if a driver or application aggressively keeps tying to start or use a key OS feature that is now missing. Understand what you are doing when working with scripts like this. Understand that when you rip out a feature of the operating system, software and other things can slow and break in ways you might not associate with the things you removed. Understand that often things that logically would seem like 'less' or a performance improvement, might have a reason they are in Windows the way they are for good reasons. Example: Remember in Windows 7 when 'power users' would turn off Aero and Theming? This was around 10-25% slower for application display drawing calls. It wasn't just pretty, it was much faster and there is a reason Microsoft LOCKED it on in WIndows 8 so people would stop slowing down their computer and then bitching at Microsoft for the slow down. There are so many 'tiny' settings that Microsoft lets you change, but understand what the possible ramifications you might have down the road. When something doesn't work like it used to, think back to WHAT YOU DID, before you hit Reddit and start yelling about Windows being a piece of ######. I get tired of people pissing about Windows, only to find out the crashes and bugs and performance crap they are having is because they disabled secure components, performance services, and features that they didn't understand and most people on earth do not understand. For the love of IT/Support's sanity, be careful and mindful that stuff like this introduces more problems most of the time.
    6 points
  3. Windows 10 build 20197 is now available with a new disk manager

    I expected nothing less.
    4 points
  4. Windows 10 build 20197 is now available with a new disk manager

    Blame mobile devices and touch screens.
    4 points
  5. Windows 10 build 20197 is now available with a new disk manager

    Just when you thought MS couldn’t design more worse UI.
    2 points
  6. Without seeing what's below the fold in that image it looks like they've greatly reduced functionality.
    2 points
  7. Thanks, Mr. Parker! I‘ll test this in one of my virtual installs (only way to run Windows 10 for me). Though, the best tool I’ve found to fine tune Windows 10, is my favorite Linux distribution. If that doesn’t work, Microsoft’s last consumer friendly OS, Windows 7, still works beautifully.
    2 points
  8. Sweet. Also, commence people whining about EGS.
    2 points
  9. 178 terabits per second is the new world record for internet speed

    "JUST" upgrading the amplifiers? They won't do that for long-distance sea cables, it would be considerably cheaper to re-lay a new line... and that's where the bandwidth is needed.
    2 points
  10. Facebook announces the old layout is going away in September

    I am announcing that I am going away from Facebook in September. 😆
    2 points
  11. Facebook announces the old layout is going away in September

    Get a petition going, I'll sign Oh I reported these things with the feedback link they have (months ago).
    2 points
  12. Facebook announces the old layout is going away in September

    Annoyances with the new layout: - if you click miss "next" of an image carousel, it closes - the X to close an image changes to the exact same location as the Facebook home page link, so if closing an image isn't immediate (which happens often) and you click again, you can completely refresh the news feed unintentionally - Facebook decides what comments I will see. (wtf?) have fun with constantly clicking "load more comments" /s - Posts that have a few comments might not show any to you (see above) - More that I have forgotten about right now
    2 points
  13. It seems likely that Microsoft has disabled a bunch of background services / code that only benefit Google services, thereby freeing up the processor to do more during the benchmarking. Which is pretty much the same thing that they did with Chrome. Ultimately, a 21 point gain is a 2.8% improvement and really isn't worth talking about, but the 192 point (about 7.1%) gain for multithreaded performance suggests that I am probably right about the code / service removal. You're not allowed to disable anything Google as it is required to get GMS. The user can remove Google software but to build an android phone with GMS you have to include Google software and services.
    2 points
  14. Linux preinstalled on new computer purchase

    It's been a while (years?) since I have posted. And even longer since I have purchased a new PC. But my old rig is showing her age and it is time to retire her. Intel Core2 Duo (4600) CPU, released October 2007 4GB RAM My Load Averages, reported by top, just having this browser open, and a terminal window running top reports: 1.80, 1.99, 1.99 So, yeah... A bit sluggish. Because I am not into maximizing hardware configuration minutae, nor do I require top-end hardware, so I went to the Dell website and looked at their options with Linux pre-installed. Years ago, they offered this option with NO price break for deselecting Windows. Not much of a deal, right? I was pleasantly surprised to find that they now remove $100 and change for electing Ubuntu preinstalled. Nice! I really thought Dell did themselves and their customers a disservice by keeping the same price for Linux as the Windows cost. I chose a cost-effective replacement, going with an i5 9500 CPU and 8GB RAM (one stick, so I can upgrade with a second in dual configuration if I need a small boost in the future). The three and a half week delivery isn't something I am thrilled about, but choosing the free shipping option, you take what you get, right? This old beast will chug along for this last month of service until that time. It will be nice to get the performance boost of a CPU released more recently than a decade ago! Current CPU on left, new one on right.
    1 point
  15. What an ignorant position. If Apple allowed other app stores on their devices this would not be a big deal. Android is an open system and allows other stores as well as direct installs. Apple is going to rightfully lose this one - it's a classic monopoly antitrust case.
    1 point
  16. Extremely dangerous! Here is a quotation from the author: Do you have the expertise to do that? For example, do you know what's Microsoft.549981C3F5F10? Well, that's not enough. You need to know Russian too. Or... trust Google Translate in such a life or death matter. Most likely, you'll break your Windows and blame Microsoft for the rest of your life.
    1 point
  17. No; Windows 7 disables Aero and Theming when using Best Performance in Advanced system settings. And Microsoft 'locked in' DWM on Windows 8 not because of performance but because of things such that the new experiences completely rely on DWM. No DWM ? No Start screen.
    1 point
  18. UK: Report reveals the best mobile and broadband providers

    Satisfaction with reception or signal strength is an interesting metric. Virgin, an MVNO, scored 84% - exactly the same as its network parent EE. GiffGaff scored roughly the same as its network parent, O2. Just 1% out. Somehow Tesco Mobile scored 7% more than O2 despite operating on their network. Either the methodology for collecting these figures is flawed or Tesco Mobile customers are statistically more likely to live and/or work in areas of good O2 coverage than users of O2. Are Tesco Mobile customers more likely to be Tesco supermarket customers and therefore more likely to live in well-covered suburban areas? What can I say, I’m a stats nerd.
    1 point
  19. Perhaps, I can give you a simplified version to help your confusion. The mainstream Docker uses OS-level virtualization on Unix-like OSes. (That means Linux and macOS.) Docker for Windows was originally a different animal. It used hardware virtualization. As a result, it was resource-intensive, slow, and inaccessible. It never really took off. Now, Docker for Windows has changed. Instead of hardware virtualization, it runs directly on a Linux kernel and uses OS-level virtualization. Microsoft is using WSL 2 to maintain its lucrative server and full-stack developer market share.
    1 point
  20. Microsoft now lets you customize the left sidebar in Teams

    they're quite different, skype/SfB are mainly 1to1 chat apps, Teams is a collaboration app, you should compare it more to slack, discord... I disagree that SfB is mainly 1to1. We are using it for large meetings. of course it has group chats/meetings, but the concept is a bit different from the others The concept where they are trying to combine Outlook, Sharepoint, Skype for Business and who knows what else, makes it cluttered and unpolished, from my point of view. they didn't really combinae these tools you mentioned...anyway if you feel it cluttered maybe you don't need it... if you have big companies/projects and use Teams properly it's super useful, better than Slack IMHO, because we should compare Teams to Slack, not to SfB
    1 point
  21. I wait a minute, all thought on all the apple defenders in the other threads on this topic said if Epic doesn't like the rules don't develop for their platform? Isn't that basically the end result here? They don't like the rules, broke the rules, got kicked off the platform, so ios will no longer be support next season. So yes, that means ios users can no longer play. Time for them to link their account to another device...
    1 point
  22. They are b*tt hurt it is not priced at $99 Don't get it either. Anyone who expected a dual-screen, Surface branded phablet to sell for under a 1000 bucks was/is delusional. And did Abhay work for the Verge, as the article does sounds like it. All his semi accusations are already tackled online, from the custom bootlader MS wrote, to the slightly changed Android version the device is running. I reaaly don't get the hate for this device on Neowin, all other sites are at least cautiously positive.
    1 point
  23. As someone who's still on windows 1909 because where I work updates are handled company wide and they're apparently not planning to deploy 2004 for now, this is excellent news !
    1 point
  24. It's Samsung equivalent of Dolby Vision. At least, this was intended. Also this is the reason Samsung TV's don't have Dolby Vision, but HDR10+ instead. "It's Samsung equivalent of Dolby Vision" i know it's equivalent of Dolby Vision but what actually samsung did to HDR10 ? and named it HDR10+ ? what i understand was samsung did increased brightness to 4000N and more saturation and called it "HDR10+" maybe im wrong im not expert in TV tech. but i can understand exact technology differences between CRT , LCD , LED , OLD , MiniLed, MicroLed etc... but i can not comprehend exactly what new tech was added to HDR10 by samsung AKA "HDR10+" Sorry for my ignorant if you expert on the matter. im not happy with samsung brand at all but this is not bashing samsung i was genuinely curious. Very little. They added a packet of metadata to the beginning of each movie in the format based on a studio automated pass/analysis of the dynamic HDR content. BTW: HDR10 is a stripped down version of Dolby Vision that they released into the market free of charge. In their quest to avoid Vision fees they're building on Dolby IP anyway.
    1 point
  25. It's Samsung equivalent of Dolby Vision. At least, this was intended. Also this is the reason Samsung TV's don't have Dolby Vision, but HDR10+ instead. HDR10+ is automated, while Dolby Vision is done on a shot by shot basis by the telecine operator. It can be automated but they don't do video transfers that way in the suite. Dolby Vision also allows for 12-bit resolution, so it's future proofed for newer displays.
    1 point
  26. It's more difficult when modern storage is flash-based. Not sure why the type of storage would matter when this can be handled on the software level in this case. Almost all modern storage is flash based now, and it’s been around for some time. I’d say it’s something that doesn’t need to be solved with storage but just how software manages the data.
    1 point
  27. Facebook announces the old layout is going away in September

    Now you'll hate it more?
    1 point
  28. Have you ever used the term "Virgin USB Port"?

    Get better friends
    1 point
  29. Did you look at https://www.ispyconnect.com/ Are you just wanting local access? Which you could also access via just vpn, etc. Then its free.
    1 point
  30. They are b*tt hurt it is not priced at $99
    1 point
  31. Adobe Fresco gets clipping masks, brush management, and more

    Anyone else read that as "Adobe's Fiasco"
    1 point
  32. The new look is horrible! The news feed is an extremely compact rectangle, everything looks cartoon-ish, dear God... Why, why they can't stick to the current design?? Or at least keep it as an option for users?
    1 point
  33. Facebook announces the old layout is going away in September

    Get a petition going, I'll sign
    1 point
  34. Microsoft details the Surface Duo's camera app and features

    "Unfortunately, the screenshots do little to reveal exactly how good the Duo’s 11MP performs." How well the camera performs. Things ARE good, they DO well. That's why you answer "I feel well" not "I feel good" (James Brown aside). Feeling is a verb - a 'do' not an 'am'. You could have said "Unfortunately, the screenshots do little to reveal exactly how good the Duo’s 11MP camera's pictures are." although that sounds clunky.
    1 point
  35. You shouldn't be looking at your keyboard while typing.
    1 point
  36. Apple becomes the first U.S. company to be worth $2 trillion

    Similar story here. It used to annoy me when my wife bought their products. What pushed me to actually try Apple’s products, was the release of Windows 8. Once I saw Microsoft’s direction, I knew it was time to bail. Today, I happily game on Linux Mint, and Windows 7. While personally using a multitude of Apple products.
    1 point
  37. Yup and I'm pretty sure you can game with these items as well since the mouse at least features the same sensors as the latest DeathAdders & Basilisks mice got in them https://www.razer.com/gaming-mice/razer-pro-click/RZ01-02990100-R3U1
    1 point
  38. Microsoft details the Surface Duo's camera app and features

    nice to see someone else who doesn't care about the bezels. Honestly, this trend of going to as-close-to-zero bezels is not my cup of tea if it's done just for the sake of it. Bezels are fine, if appropriate, and I don't see any issues with them on this device. This type of device needs them so you can hold it without issue. When we're talking about a single screen phone, you're not holding it in the same way so less or no bezels is fine there as well. B.S this is the kind of dumb fan boy stuff we're use to seeing in apple threads and now we've got to see it here too it seems. There's good reason every phone and device on the planet has sought to reduce bezels and amazingly people can still use devices with them. I am guessing when Microsoft release the Surface Duo X in black and with thinner bezels magically you guys will be onboard? It's okay to be pumped for the device and still acknowledge its short-comings, you don't have to justify everything about it. You don't need to spin a tale about why the poor camera specs, poor battery capacity and lack of NFC is somehow a good thing. First off, you need to slow down with the knee-jirk reaction and making it personal. There's a very valid argument for not having edge to edge screens on devices, many people have pointed out the issues that come up with them and getting accidental touches. A dual screen and folding device is bigger, you can't realistically hold it like you hold you single screen phone. It's that simple, it's not about BS fanboy stuff. And second, why are you even lumping in the rest, camera, battery, NFC, when all I talked about was the bezels in my post? Slow the heck down and chill out.
    1 point
  39. Hitman 3 becomes an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC

    Epic whining over Apple policy and then pulling yet another exclusive that can then be ONLY obtained on their launcher. Yeah, Epic, how about you go beep yourself.
    1 point
  40. It seems likely that Microsoft has disabled a bunch of background services / code that only benefit Google services, thereby freeing up the processor to do more during the benchmarking. Which is pretty much the same thing that they did with Chrome. Ultimately, a 21 point gain is a 2.8% improvement and really isn't worth talking about, but the 192 point (about 7.1%) gain for multithreaded performance suggests that I am probably right about the code / service removal.
    1 point
  41. "While the slightly higher numbers could mean that the firm might have optimized the internals slightly" Sounds like random noise to me.
    1 point
  42. Razer veers into productivity with new mouse, keyboard, and mousepad

    The white backlight and white keycaps combination will definitely improve productivity.
    1 point
  43. Hitman 3 becomes an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC

    To me, personally, it doesn't make much of a difference. It's not like I have to pay to install epic store (or any store). I don't care about steam's social features. The reviews are pretty useless and the forums are filled with a lot of haters or worshipers, making it hard to have a proper conversation or get help without someone posting off-topic, judgmental nonsense. I get to play the games on the same PC, with the same hardware setup. I can't say the same about console exclusives, specially third-party ones. I really don't like paying hundreds of dollars to access a few titles.
    1 point
  44. Microsoft now lets you customize the left sidebar in Teams

    they're quite different, skype/SfB are mainly 1to1 chat apps, Teams is a collaboration app, you should compare it more to slack, discord... I disagree that SfB is mainly 1to1. We are using it for large meetings. of course it has group chats/meetings, but the concept is a bit different from the others
    1 point
  45. Microsoft details the Surface Duo's camera app and features

    nice to see someone else who doesn't care about the bezels. Honestly, this trend of going to as-close-to-zero bezels is not my cup of tea if it's done just for the sake of it. Bezels are fine, if appropriate, and I don't see any issues with them on this device.
    1 point
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  47. Microsoft now lets you customize the left sidebar in Teams

    they're quite different, skype/SfB are mainly 1to1 chat apps, Teams is a collaboration app, you should compare it more to slack, discord...
    1 point
  48. Linux preinstalled on new computer purchase

    Always nice to see someone making good use of a PC and holding on to it so long. I built a similar spec Core2Duo PC in 2007 with 4gb of ram that my parents are still using today. I upgraded the hard drive to an SSD and later upgraded the GPU to a Geforce 1030 which allowed them to run a 4K monitor at 60hz. Someone on here was adamant such a PC wouldn’t be of any use today, however for general desktop use, photo viewing, internet, email and watching 4K video it works great and is really responsive today in 2020. I’m sure you will certainly enjoy a new machine after all this time, hopefully you can keep it just as long.
    1 point
  49. It's nowhere near 99%. I am floored by the level of problems I had installing, and I got it directly from the Microsoft Store. Once I finally got the thing to download (took two and a half hours of messing with it just to START downloading, let it run overnight, and then another three hours letting it initialize a 600 GB cache on an SSD, it's really quite impressive. But the bugs in the downloader and the UI are just shocking!
    1 point