Recent content by hsehestedt

I was doing some testing this evening that included performing a 100% clean install of Windows 23H2 on a laptop. After installation I was surprised to discover that Notepad had the spell check option. I knew that this was already available in insider builds but had assumed that this was coming...

Funny you mention this. I was just served a YouTube Short on that very topic. The entire topic of this short video was the assertion by this computer repair person that Lenovo Yogas were absolute trash. His claim was that every Leovo Yoga that comes into his shop has a problem with the hinge...

What's interesting is that I had the exact same problem with an HP Spectre x360 15-BL012DX several years ago. I had to lookup the Device ID of my camera, then searched the Microsoft Update Catalog for a matching driver, and sure enough there was a new driver never published by HP. That driver...

Did you know that touchscreens don't sell very well in Germany? That is supposedly because the Germans can't stand fingerprints and smudges on the screen. I don't know how true that is, just repeating what I have heard reported several times.

I have mixed feelings. I like a 16" on the desktop because it does offer some more versatility (more ports, better cooling, etc). but I love the portability of a small 13" laptop. As I get older, I have to admit that a larger 16" screen appeals to me :-)

I was just on their web site. Those prices are for the new 16" laptop. They also have a 13" starting at $899. I'm impressed. I think that I may try one of these as my next laptop :-)

What I find so interesting is how this little startup has proved this concept is feasible. I absolutely love what they are doing, but I have not priced out their systems yet to see if they are insanely expensive or not. I just really wish that it was the mainstream practice to make laptops so...

Let me try my best to answer your questions. If I have misunderstood anything, please do let me know. Note that when you use any files on a BitLocker encrypted volume it is automatically decrypted for you on the fly once you have unlocked the volume. It is all transparent to you. The exact same...

Correct. Thanks for catching that.

Below is a part of my actual saved file with all my keys in scrambled form. Because it is encrypted, I am perfectly safe posting the actual file here. My program also generates a second file that is identical but adds the actual real key. So, this means that the one file I can safely keep tacked...

LOL. That is the same conclusion I have arrived at after having owned a minimum of 50 personal laptops in my days :-). I have owned Sony, Dell, HP, LG, Acer, ASUS, Lenovo, Toshiba, and more. I used to buy a new laptop every 3 to 6 months, but I no longer do that. It's now several years...

First, when creating your Macrium Reflect recovery media, note that the advanced options have an option to save your BitLocker recovery key to the rescue media so that Macrium can automatically unlock your drive. It can also preserve BitLocker when restoring an image if you select this option...

Sorry for contradicting you, but in the repair industry HP hinges on the Spectre line are known to be about the worst hinges in the industry. For full transparency I have to admit that I have 2 HP Spectre x360 models and neither has a hinge problem, although they both have multiple other...

Thanks.

FYI, you can use a USB-C PD charger with laptops that DON'T support USB charging by purchasing an inexpensive PD trigger cable. As an example, I have an old HP laptop for which the power brick died. The original brick was a 19V 100W model with a barrel jack. I was able to purchase a PD trigger...