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...you'll have to run the program inside the VM and while it has a screen, either from console or RDP is active, but it has to have a canvas to click-click on. I would use AutoIt ( google it )

..coding is "if .. then .. else", to make it short. Now, what does entice you ?. Been all the same, choose a project, then a language for the project. That way you have a drive, making the learning enjoyable

at https://youtu.be/R5dPvW7NMJE?t=72 he's talking about the selecting of the headset/mic done automatically by this headset, cool. In any case, I, confronted with switching back and forth, used this mic. and speaker changer. I have more than one headset an it was a mess. You may find it handy too.

The real question is, what drives you to want to code ?, what do you would like to have as a product ? C or Pascal would be a good background but javascript may be what you want to do. Unless you want play with linux, then do stuff in Python. So basically, start with that would give you gratification, else, you're gonna quit. =/

Yes, It throttles the CPU, how it does it, is different.

Next future CPU is always better, but is not now. If you have the money and really want to. I'd say go for it.

Yes I do, but humor me and google "xps 8930 fan noise", to read about the solutions ppl found, even in Dell's forums. In my case, is not worth the time. For the occasional, unrelated to the workload full fan speed, this software solution does the job for me.

I hear you and agree that is a hardware problem. For what I read, due to the form factor, it only allows for a liquid cooler and I don't trust those ( due to my lack of experience )( none really ). As I said, all this PC will do is db for the site. This solution idea, came from the type of use I will give to the box. If I was to use it for, encoding video as an example, then yes, this would not do anything useful. I actually came across this dilemma, while working on my PC ( full tower, no sound issues even at constant 100% CPU ), I hear this XPS ramp up the fan like there is no tomorrow for like 10 seconds, and I'm like, what !!???. So I came up with the basic idea. Tried it. Was functional. And decided to polish it up, give it a GUI with options ( other than those functional to me ) and shared it, for the next person that looks for a software solution to the hardware problem. Is not my rig. Is my customer's and don't wanna change anything, as it does what is meant to do, at full unparked speed. If I install a liquid cooler and it messes up this, about $3000 PC ... I don't wanna answer to that possible scenario. I coded this for a, just in case, the fan goes crazy fast due to an unexpected load. Again, is a software solution to a hardware problem.

Well, not. This throttles the CPU when is going to get "too hot" and not before. So it runs, in my case, at 4.6-ish GHz until it gets hot, then drops to 99% throttle ( 3.7-ish GHz ), if the temp. creeps up, then drops 5% at a time, until it needs no more throttling. This way, the fan stays under the low 2000 RPM and I, in my case, use the "full speed". There is time between CPU load and expression of temperature. Is not immediate. Thanks =)

Hi you all. Came here to share a solution to a common problem for those with a xps ( or any PC with a fan gone crazy due to CPU temp ). In my case, a xps 8930 w/ i7-8700k The fan gets to over 4000 RPM and the noise is just too much. Browsing the Dell forums the most recommended action is to throttle the CPU to 90%, but that defeats having a 8700k. The PC is for a customer and I will not return it, as all it'll do, is just seat there, mainly as an unfrequented web server. But in those infrequent moments, I use all 4.x GHz of unparked cores. I don't game, or do video editing, or any CPU intensive stuff, so I don't know how useful my idea/solution will be to you. Anyway, since I can code, I decided to throttle the CPU only when the temperature "feels" like is going to trigger "airplane turbine mode". If the load is consistent and the temperature still rising, it throttles more. The idea is to keep the fan from going crazy. Is going to throttle anyway once the temp. is too high. This is preemptive throttling. This utility gets the temperature from "Core Temp Remote Server" plug-in. I can not upload the file here, as I see that the max size is 20MB. If anyone wants it is at https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/194420-slow-down-cpu-cooler-cpu-fan-idle/ The source code is there, if you know how to compile it. For those who don't, there is a compiled one with a "read me" in the zip on how to use it. I hope not to get in trouble sharing links. I don't work for anyone, make no money out of it, just sharing, what I wish I had found on the net, but didn't and ended writing myself. PS: I'm not for hire. PS2: Thanks for the videos and forum.