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Windows 10 20H2 boot trace – dropped events

March 5, 2021 jeffstokes2014 0

TLDR: At time of writing, Windows 10 20H2 has a bug where the default buffer allocations in boot tracing are inadequate to capture the data […]

What’s using your video RAM? Xbox Game Services naturally…

October 8, 2020 jeffstokes2014 2

Applies to: Windows 10, Gamers   One of my routines when installing Windows 10 fresh (or updating builds when it wipes my preferences) is to […]

Microsft Edge – “This site is trying to open” dialog box hell – Fix

July 11, 2020 jeffstokes2014 0

Applies to: Edge I was downloading mods to start up a game of Witcher 3 and every time I tried to download a mod to […]

Why does HyperX NGenuity need 1.16 GB for my headset?!

May 28, 2020 jeffstokes2014 0

I was looking at space used on my C drive in Windows 10 (just upgraded to 2004 build, yay!) and found something that seemed off to me.Now, it’s not unusual to …

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How to get a user dump and immediate kernel dump in Windows on application crash.

May 11, 2020 jeffstokes2014 0

Scenario – Application crashes randomly. Dump attempts have been spotty and point to a potential kernel issue. You want a dump of the process + a dump of the Windows kernel to examine.

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[Guest blog] What I Learnt While Not Remembering: Technology and its use in Traumatic Brain Injury

May 4, 2020 jeffstokes2014 0

I wrote a post for Microsoft’s Humans of IT tech community on my experiences with traumatic brain injury and working in technology. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/humans-of-it-blog/guest-blog-what-i-learnt-while-not-remembering-technology-and/ba-p/1343228   Hope […]

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Solution: Origin keeps ‘alt-tab’ing in front of my game!

April 27, 2020 jeffstokes2014 2

Problem: You are gaming/typing/using your computer and your foreground window in Windows loses focus. Origin game client may appear briefly in front of your window, […]

Let me tell you about John

April 9, 2020 jeffstokes2014 1

John needs your thoughts as he fights cancer.

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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 […]

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