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[Colif]

Comparing CPU Maximum Frequency to CPU Usage on the little chart sure shows how much you leaving on table

Blue is Frequency, the Green is usage

If you want too much info about windows you just load

Process Explorer

Process Explorer - Sysinternals

Find out what files, registry keys and other objects processes have open, which DLLs they have loaded, and more.

learn.microsoft.com

This page shows what all the colours and headings mean, link at bottom of it shows how to use it to find problems. You can right click processes and run an av scan from within the program.

Or just use HWINFO and set up charts to monitor individual parts of the PC, and put those on screen... and make a post about how to do it... nah, have to be mad to do that:

Info Thread 'How to use HWINFO to track temps on PC'

Nov 6, 2023

Download HWINFO - https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

when you open the app, click the tick box next to show sensors only, and click run
in the next window, click on the gear icon in bottom right, this opens settings.

On General tab, under polling period, set it to 500 and click the set button next to it, and click OK. this reduces the amount of time between sensors updating so its more accurate and you can watch CPU fall and rise all day.

I used tips from this video to set up icons in toolbar to track two temps but not the ones he...

• Colif
• Replies: 1
• Forum: Desktop Hardware

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I had real fish for about 5 years, fake ones really don't do it for me. At least you don't have to clean out the dead ones.

 

[Zed Clampet]

Comparing CPU Maximum Frequency to CPU Usage on the little chart sure shows how much you leaving on table

Blue is Frequency, the Green is usage

If you want too much info about windows you just load

Process Explorer

Process Explorer - Sysinternals

Find out what files, registry keys and other objects processes have open, which DLLs they have loaded, and more.

learn.microsoft.com

This page shows what all the colours and headings mean, link at bottom of it shows how to use it to find problems. You can right click processes and run an av scan from within the program.

Or just use HWINFO and set up charts to monitor individual parts of the PC, and put those on screen... and make a post about how to do it... nah, have to be mad to do that:

Info Thread 'How to use HWINFO to track temps on PC'

Nov 6, 2023

Download HWINFO - https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

when you open the app, click the tick box next to show sensors only, and click run
in the next window, click on the gear icon in bottom right, this opens settings.

On General tab, under polling period, set it to 500 and click the set button next to it, and click OK. this reduces the amount of time between sensors updating so its more accurate and you can watch CPU fall and rise all day.

I used tips from this video to set up icons in toolbar to track two temps but not the ones he...

• Colif
• Replies: 1
• Forum: Desktop Hardware

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• 

I had real fish for about 5 years, fake ones really don't do it for me. At least you don't have to clean out the dead ones.

I kept fish, too, but I still find the aquarium "game" relaxing.

I'm considering cleaning out my tank and keeping fish again. I've never done salt water before. If you like fish and management/tycoon games, Megaquarium is pretty awesome. It's on sale, incidentally.

Save 70% on Megaquarium on Steam

The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.

store.steampowered.com

 

[neogunhero]

Well I completely forgot to check any diagnostics or whatnot, but all weekend long it worked just fine. I have no idea why it did that the other day. Gamed a lot this weekend with no issues, no 100% CPU loads or anything.

 

[Colif]

think i seen that game before but I picked it up anyway... add to collection of games I could play...

Could have just needed a restart. That can fix all sorts of problems.

 

[Zed Clampet]

Why does File Explorer now ignore the "." in the search? I searched for *.web* and it pulled up everything on the system with the word "web" anywhere in it.

 

[Colif]

Why does File Explorer now ignore the "." in the search? I

did you ask AI?

One suggested
Reasons for the Change

• "Results-as-you-type" Optimization: Modern File Explorer immediately searches for files as soon as you start typing. It assumes a . is a file extension delimiter, not part of the file name you are looking for.
• Performance & Indexing: To make searches faster, Windows relies heavily on the indexer, which often treats special characters like . as delimiters to split search terms.
• Ignoring File Extensions: If you search for "file.doc," Explorer might prioritize finding "file" rather than the exact name "file.doc," leading to unexpected results.

the new temp dark theme sure makes trophies look strange

 

[Zed Clampet]

did you ask AI?

One suggested
Reasons for the Change

• "Results-as-you-type" Optimization: Modern File Explorer immediately searches for files as soon as you start typing. It assumes a . is a file extension delimiter, not part of the file name you are looking for.
• Performance & Indexing: To make searches faster, Windows relies heavily on the indexer, which often treats special characters like . as delimiters to split search terms.
• Ignoring File Extensions: If you search for "file.doc," Explorer might prioritize finding "file" rather than the exact name "file.doc," leading to unexpected results.

the new temp dark theme sure makes trophies look strange

I asked CoPilot, and all it said was "I need permission to search your drives" and gave me a yes/no option. Since i can search the drives myself, I just ignored it. I got rid of CoPilot on my laptop. I don't want it having any more access to anything since it can't actually do anything but snoop and search for files. If some day it can reliably fix problems, I'll consider it, but after asking it plenty of coding questions, I'm not confident it won't regularly cause catastrophy.

 

[Colif]

oh, the only AI I see is the one Google uses for searches now, that is the source of my previous post

 

[Zed Clampet]

oh, the only AI I see is the one Google uses for searches now, that is the source of my previous post

That's a relatively useful AI, but it isn't as accurate at interpreting your questions properly. It might be an SLM (a lite version of an LLM) so that it doesn't cause any delays when people search. One of the main things that people have traditionally liked about Google was its speed, and Google's full LLM, Gemini, is slow as heck. SLM's can chat, but their logic/reasoning is pretty weak.

 

[Colif]

I normally look at its sources to find it from there, as AI isn't always accurate.
Sometimes its hard to find the answer in its sources though.

 

[Zed Clampet]

I normally look at its sources to find it from there, as AI isn't always accurate.
Sometimes its hard to find the answer in its sources though.

I believe the reason why AI is sometimes inaccurate is because there's a conflict between what it was designed to do and using it as a search engine. It was designed to evaluate known data, perform simulations and always give an answer. So as a search engine, when it doesn't find an exact answer, it goes into logic/simulation mode and attempts to take whatever small amount of info it has and it generate an answer. That's also the reason it's hard to find the answer in its sources. It's because the answer wasn't there, but there was something there that assisted it's logical conclusion.

AI is actually fantastic used for what it was designed for. It's come up with many new drugs and has a 90 percent rate of those drugs getting past the initial drug trials. Among other things, it's come up with several new antibiotics that work in completely new ways, so all these resistant strains will be better treated once the trials are finished.

 

[Colif]

so it should be programmed to just say I don't know if there isn't an actual answer.

Companies put it everywhere to solve their problems without working out if it actually helps. Some companies have realised it doesn't and have back tracked.

Google more committed to idea. It just needs to know its limits