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gkitf16

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  1. Good idea. I was able to remove them using Unlocker 1.9.2. Just curious as to why it happened to begin with. Anyway, all good now.
  2. After the Win 10 install (downloaded from Microsoft, created USB flash drive) I installed directly to a Samsung 970 Pro m.2, no other drives in the machine. After completing, ran Updates, let it do its thing. Forget what the current build is, just did it last week. Then started adding my programs as previously mentioned. Decided to uninstall a few I no longer cared for, then some leftover files couldn't be deleted. I copied some of them into a desktop folder which might have disassociated them from the parent installation (?). Just want to understand what was behind the behavior, whether it was my fault or blame Windows 10.
  3. This subject may already be baked, please forgive me if this is the case. I ran into an issue recently that I have not seen before. Shortly after a new install of Windows 10 Pro on a newly built rig, I began installing my usual programs. In the process, I ended up uninstalling some of them which I decided I really didn't need. I had downloaded the installer files onto my desktop into a folder. I used the Add/Remove programs uninstaller to remove each one. After uninstalling them, I wanted to delete the installer downloads and desktop shortcuts. I right-clicked the desktop folder they were in and selected Delete in the dropdown, nothing happened. No error message, nothing. You could select the items and they would highlight when clicked on, but no response when a Delete was attempted. I tried dragging the folder to the Recycle bin, it would not go. I tried deleting the files one at a time, still nothing, no error message that they were in use or anything. I checked Properties/Security, all permissions were allowed for my account. I have admin privileges and am the only user on the machine. I reviewed various methods of getting rid of this type of stuff. I ended up using Unlocker, which did successfully delete the offending files and folder, one at a time. No other files or folders on the computer were affected in this way I'm interested to know what the real root cause of the problem was, so I might not get into it again. Maybe something I did incorrectly? Or did Windows 10 take a crap on itself?
  4. I'm looking to update the 2 case fans on my rig, which is an Asus P8p67 Deluxe board (a little bit older but still great). The board appears to carry 2 - 4 pin headers, my current fans are 3 pin, and the stock front fan runs wide open 1500 rpm all the time. Not a bad thing blowing across my drives, but just noisy. I can hear it in the next room! So I'm shopping for a much quieter one. Briefly checking stuff, saw a "Be Quiet!" brand which had better reviews. What would you get? It's a simple 2 fan front & rear setup. Already have a giant Noctua cooling the CPU, slow and inaudible, temps are good.
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