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Disk has been surprise removed – What is xvd in device manager anyway?

December 18, 2019 jeffstokes2014 6

Disk surprise removal is usually a cause for alarm, but not in the case of Windows gaming disks it seems. I have noticed stuttering when they occur, so it’s annoying, hopefully Microsoft is looking into it.

Sorry, this application cannot run in a virtual machine.

Starlink: “Sorry this application cannot run in a Virtual Machine” while running with Windows Defender Application Guard enabled.

December 7, 2019 jeffstokes2014 2

What: Starlink is a game on Uplay. I don’t get it: This could also be phrased “What is the negative impact of Windows Defender Application […]

You see “Enter the user for this data collector set.” when you attempt to modify a Performance Monitor data collector set. (confirmed bug in Perfmon – Resolved in April 2020 rollup)

October 11, 2019 jeffstokes2014 8

Impacts: Windows 10 1903, probably older versions too. Cause: somehow SYSTEM doesn’t have rights to performance profile the machine Fix: Resolved March 2020 Seriously. I […]

How to boot trace Windows 10 using the in-box wpr.exe (no install needed) [edited 12/26]

September 20, 2019 jeffstokes2014 0

Applies to: Windows 10+, Windows Server 2016+ Target audience: People I support primarily. Anyone who wants to perf like a pro? Starting the trace Simply […]

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I tried to play a game and all I got was this suspended/not responding process.

July 13, 2019 jeffstokes2014 0

I think I’ll rerun the game and see if I can debug it, Cataclysm.exe (the binary for Homeworld: Emergence) did a fun dance for me […]

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RunAsRadio guest appearances

May 19, 2019 jeffstokes2014 0

Forgot to publicize this when it happened last time, so just posting a general “hey look I was there!” RunAsRadio spots I’ve done. Richard Campbell […]

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Why does EpicGamesLauncher hook into every process on my machine? (and keep them open after they close?)

March 20, 2019 jeffstokes2014 0

EDIT: FIxed as of 4/13   So venting here. Everyone wants their own game store, everyone wants a piece of the gamer pie. I get […]

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