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So I just got the official update on my laptop that lets me update to Windows 11. I've been holding off from the insider builds because I use my laptop for school. So before I move to Windows 11, I'd love to hear what you guys think about it so far? I already know about the UI and visual changes. How stable has it been for you so far? Any annoying quirks? How long did it take to set up everything the way you like it?

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Like the other posts say, it's a beta so it'll be unstable. Considering you need MS Teams, you're probably using it for work or school, so I'd recommend not installing it.

Yes, get a Blue or a Barracuda, probably whichever is cheaper or is on sale, and make backups. Drives will fail, sometimes when you least expect them to, so it's good to have at least one backup that you update frequently.

Yeah but it has a lot of bugs right now so hopefully they get fixed soon. Thanks anyways!

I completely second this, Thunderbolt is a really important feature if you think you'll need it and Intel's 11th gen processors aren't too bad. I'd also look on notebookcheck.net for detailed reviews that cover battery life, cooling, upgradeability, etc.

Yeah, you might be better off getting an iPad and saving for a better laptop that's not a 2 in 1. Most of the cheaper ones have terrible cooling, and the Envy in particular might give you problems with the hinge after a year or two particularly if you switch modes frequently. Plus, they're not really that portable so tablet mode is not so ergonomic. And hopefully, we'll get even more efficient Mobile Chips from AMD soon so you don't need to compromise on battery life.

I've already tried an Ubuntu dual boot on my laptop and while it was very easy to install and clean, it was a bit of a hassle booting back and forth because I use MS Teams for school. However, I'd still like to mess around with distros for fun. Any recommendations for a more advanced distro that is more customizable or involves more terminal commands? Anything that will fit on a 50GB partition should be fine.

Hmm thanks for that info. I'm stuck with a 500 GB one for now and I might just try to mess around with distros for the fun of it but I switch between school and other stuff way too often for dual boot to make sense.

Ah, I use a laptop and I was trying out different Linux distros and they were so much better than Windows but my school uses Teams now so I'm stuck with Windows.

It's very simple. You can go to this link and click on Download tool now. Then you just need a 8GB or larger USB Drive to boot your new computer from. Just follow the instructions on the tool and you will have the USB ready. When your PC is built, you just need to connect the USB, boot from it, then follow setup instructions. Download Windows 10 (microsoft.com)

There are a few specific B series motherboards that have great power delivery and features. I'm not quite sure which model is currently the best value. Probably, a good idea to make a separate post in the motherboards section. Oh, also you can run Windows 10 for free, completely legally, with a download from Microsoft's own website. You just can't do any personalization.

Yes AMD is undoubtedly the best value right now. You save money on the motherboard and get most of the performance for gaming and better performance in other workloads. You can either go 3600 and later upload to Zen 3 down the line without a new motherboard. Or you can wait for 5600 to come back in stock. Also websites like versus.com only compare the specs directly and score the chip based on that. While these numbers can be compared to get an idea of the performance it's not direct apples to apples comparison in most cases. You're better sticking to extensive benchmarks and gaming tests.

By upgrade path, he/she means that you can get a newer Ryzen CPU and it'll still be supported on the same motherboard. You might need to do a BIOS update but that's about it.

2R indicates these are dual rank memory.

As @DarkEnergysaid Windows will take care of optimization. Just make sure you don't have a lot of startup apps or background processes running when you don't need them.

This is a folder with some music. I changed some metadata (added tags) but then the name of the song was not showing up right in VLC so I undid my changes. Now, if I try to open that folder in any program the program slows down massively utilizing 90% of my CPU. I have tried deleting the folder but it's stuck at deleting the first file. I have tried this in command prompt as well. Anytime I open File Explorer, I think it tries to load the folder or something in the background so it comes to a halt. I think deleting this files by brute force might solve this issue. Any suggestions?

Hmm, thanks anyway, I'll get an 8GB stick.

4GB from the 8GB stick will run in dual channel with onboard memory and the rest will run as a separate channel?

I want to upgrade the existing 4GB DDR4 2400 MHz CL17 that's soldered on. It's arranged in one row of 4 chips. I can't find a manufacturer mentioned. Should I get another 4GB stick with same config and single rank to operate in dual channel? Will it run in dual channel if I use this stick Amazon.in: Buy Crucial 4GB DDR4 1.2v 2400Mhz CL17 SODIMM RAM Memory Module For Laptops and Notebooks Online at Low Prices in India | Crucial Reviews & Ratings ? Also if I get a CL19 stick, will there be a big difference in performance? I guess you can't say if it will run in dual channel till I try it, in which case should I get an 8GB stick or does dual channel make a big difference on APUs? I think 8GB should suffice for a while. Thanks in advance.

Yeah I thought 1000 cycles was pretty typical. Thanks anyway.

I don't quite understand you. I should use it off Battery power?

I thought so. A replacement battery should fix the issue right?

This is a 2018 HP Envy x360 15. It's nearing 3 years of age and the battery has over 1000 cycles according to batteryreport function in powershell. Sometimes, it alerts me that a battery is not detected, while plugged in, and if I plug out the AC Adaptor it shuts down. When I boot it up, sometimes the problem is fixed and it works other times, the problem persists. But eventually, the computer crashes on battery, and it doesn't boot up without plugging in an AC adaptor upon which the problem is fixed or it says battery is not detected and problem repeats. There has been no liquid damage as far as I know. I also took apart the laptop and removed the battery, which is swollen slightly, cleaned the terminals with a cloth and plugged it back in, and it fixed the problem for a day but the problem came back. I have updated all firmware, drivers and Windows. It's nearly a clean install and I doubt it's a software issue because there haven't been any major updates recently. I guess it's just the battery dying and it needs to be replaced? I have attached a photo below. I can't find a replacement battery in my country easily, are there any other batteries that would work?

I'm trying to sort about 30,000 photos. I've already brought them all into one place and organized them by year. I need to go through all of them and delete bad shots and correct metadata (mostly dates) for some photos. None of them are tagged so I need to do that too. I'll need good renaming, tagging and metadata tools that aren't too complex for a novice but I don't need any editing tools. There about a million recommendations out there so help would be much appreciated.