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Not sure how long this has been going on for…but if I save an SVG file to my desktop, it first looks as expected, but then gets blacked out. This behavior is only hapening on desktop, not in File Explorer folder view. For example: But then some indeterminate time, but […]

Windows 11 Desktop SVG File Thumbnails Get Blacked Out?

Can Windows 10 be activated with a Windows 11 product key?

Microsoft is no longer selling Windows 10 licenses on the official store. I have an old PC that doesn’t support Windows 11, so the most I can install is Windows 10. I’ve read different opinions on whether a Windows 11 product key would activate a copy of Windows 10. So […]

Can Windows 10 be activated with a Windows 11 product …

MacOS installer script hangs when running Qt 5.9 installer in InstallGAUSS_OSX.sh

I am trying to install and compile the GAUSS toolbox on macOS using the repository below: Repository: https://github.com/dilevin/GAUSS.git README: https://github.com/dilevin/GAUSS/blob/master/README.md I am following the macOS installation steps, and the process stops in InstallGAUSS_OSX.sh The script gets past the DMG mount step: sudo hdiutil attach -noverify ./qt-opensource-mac-x64-5.9.0.dmg and then hangs on […]

MacOS installer script hangs when running Qt 5.9 installer in …

Trying to make SimulaVR work with HTC Vive

I’ve purchased a used HTC Vive and I’ve been trying, for the past few days, to make SimulaVR work with it, using Copilot with Claude Sonnet 4 to help me make it work, as I don’t have a lot of free time to delve into how it works. First I […]

Trying to make SimulaVR work with HTC Vive

Windows has a broken passkey for Microsoft account – but I cannot delete the passkey

In the Settings app, I have used Accounts > Your accounts to remove a Microsoft account (X@Y.Z). In Settings > Accounts > Passkeys, I still have one passkey which matches this account (X@Y.Z). I have no other passkeys. When I sign in to microsoft.com, Edge suggests I use this passkey. […]

Windows has a broken passkey for Microsoft account – but …

Why has the screen saver stopped working on my Windows 7 PC (Dell Optiplex 780)?

Around two weeks ago the screen saver just stopped being activated. I have always used the screen saver that came with the PC. I had chosen this theme: Mystify (Wait 10 Mins) No mouse moving software installed. Monitor is an old standard no-frills flat-screen monitor. Computer: Dell Optiplex 780, Windows […]

Why has the screen saver stopped working on my Windows …

I bought a Ducky One 3 keyboard, and I wanted to configure it. I am on Windows 11 Pro, and I want to connect via the latest Chrome to their configuration website at: https://one-x.duckyhub.io yet my keyboard is not found: I made sure that the botton switch are all off. […]

Ducky One 3 keyboard won’t connect to its configuration web …

How to deal with RAID Metadata being apparently corrupted while hardware was transitioned?

Recently I tried migrating my HDDs (RAID5 – 4x 4TB) from an existing OMV6 setup to a fresh OMV8 installation on a new pc build, since the new motherboard offered me 2 more SATA slots. Unfortunately the system had a problem with the SATA drives (very old motherboard primarily meant […]

How to deal with RAID Metadata being apparently corrupted while …

Is there any risk of harm to an external SSD connected to laptop while the laptop was fully discharged?

I was connecting external SSD to my laptop, I left my laptop open and the laptop battery got discharged while the SSD still connected to it, I have 2 questions Is there is any physical/electrical harm to the External SSD being connected to the laptop and the laptop got fully […]

Is there any risk of harm to an external SSD …

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  • Windows 11 Desktop SVG File Thumbnails Get Blacked Out?
  • Can Windows 10 be activated with a Windows 11 product key?
  • MacOS installer script hangs when running Qt 5.9 installer in InstallGAUSS_OSX.sh
  • Trying to make SimulaVR work with HTC Vive
  • Windows has a broken passkey for Microsoft account – but I cannot delete the passkey
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