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 …
Author: jeffstokes2014
How to get a user dump and immediate kernel dump in Windows on application crash.
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.
[Guest blog] What I Learnt While Not Remembering: Technology and its use in Traumatic Brain Injury
I wrote a post for Microsoft’s Humans of IT tech community on my experiences with traumatic brain injury and working in technology. https://web.archive.org/web/20200509160740/https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/humans-of-it-blog/guest-blog-what-i-learnt-while-not-remembering-technology-and/ba-p/1343228 Hope you enjoy it. Jeff
Solution: Origin keeps ‘alt-tab’ing in front of my game!
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, then disappear. TL/DR – in my instance, it was Star Wars Battlefront 2 (I even caught it once running Battlefront 2 (update maybe?) and it seized control of foreground 3-4… Continue reading Solution: Origin keeps ‘alt-tab’ing in front of my game!
Let me tell you about John
John needs your thoughts as he fights cancer.
Disk has been surprise removed – What is xvd in device manager anyway?
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.
Starlink: “Sorry this application cannot run in a Virtual Machine” while running with Windows Defender Application Guard enabled.
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 Guard?”. Caveat Emptor or something: Disabling Windows Defender Application Guard isn’t a good solution. A ticket is open with the developers to resolve this weird detection of virtualization. This post… Continue reading Starlink: “Sorry this application cannot run in a Virtual Machine” while running with Windows Defender Application Guard enabled.
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)
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 messed with User Rights Assignments, which I shouldn’t even have to do for SYSTEM in the first place, no dice. Google had 3 hits on this, all are just listing… Continue reading 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)
How to boot trace Windows 10 using the in-box wpr.exe (no install needed) [edited 12/26]
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 open an administrative command prompt. Then make a directory (if required) to save your recording in. Enter the command, as you would for a normal WPR trace, but using the… Continue reading How to boot trace Windows 10 using the in-box wpr.exe (no install needed) [edited 12/26]
I tried to play a game and all I got was this suspended/not responding process.
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 today. The first time I tried to end process (not caught on video) TaskMan said that the process didn’t exist. Kinda odd.