Recent content by TraderGary

@garlin, you are correct. You can't open a BitLocker volume without using Windows features. I would agree that the Windows features are proprietary. In Windows 11, Microsoft holds the encryption key in the TPM Module. However the AES 128-bit encryption itself is not proprietary. So I suppose you...

BitLocker uses AES 128-bit encryption and that is NOT proprietary. Microsoft does add their own setup, open, and close algorithms. I suppose that might be considered proprietary. But AES 128-bit encryption itself is NOT proprietary.

Nicely done @Porthos. You earned a 10 point "Great Support" from me! I should have remembered this option and I'll not forget it now What software did you use to do this markeup?

Did you check with Dell? Is it possible for Dell to deliver it with Windows 10 installed?

Having purchased the drive on eBay, there's no telling what the previous user had done with it. I'll wager a format would also have fixed it.

You might try doing a Quick Format on the drive to see if that fixes it.

I have two 4TB Samsung T7 Shield portable SSD drives. Before using them I did a Quick Format on each giving them unique names so I could tell them apart. I use them as storage for my nightly Macrium Reflect image backups. I have no problem using them or seeing them in Microsoft File Explorer.

I don't care who you are... that's funny!

Nothing has changed on my File Explorer. But then I don't use any hacks or apps to change how Windows 11 works.

In the past several decades I've had quite a few single routers that never gave me a good signal anywhere but close to the single router. I don't think newmann's description is less complicated than a Mesh solution. But if you do, that's fine. Forget what I offered. Carry on.

@newmann Your WiFi description is needlessly complex. Simplify your life and put in a Mesh system. I have a contemporary home with 3 floors. I have a Mesh Router on the top floor and a Mesh Satellite on each of the other floors. The speed coming in to my cable modem is 950 Mbps. The WiFi...

On a Dell computer, to run the complete ePSA diagnostics, turn off the system, hold down the "Fn" key on the Keyboard and press the Power button at the same time.

I've had Dell Support for the past 25 years on a number of computers and devices. It's always been excellent. But I always pay extra to get extended Premium Support that includes accidental damage. Premium Support gets you excellent "local" support. It also gets you on-site support where they...

Welcome to the forum Sheryl. One of the advantages of OneDrive is that you can use the same Microsoft Account and have the same OneDrive on two or more different devices. This way two or more devices can use, share, and update the same set of files. If one of the devices fails or is reset...

For me with what I do on the Internet and with my trading, the speed of the Internet is paramount and much more important than any small differences in app/process load speed and memory usage. I spent a good bit on a premium router and pay extra for gigabit speed. For me that makes a huge...