Windows Specifc Hot Tips

Naughty RAM

Download MemTest, install it on a thumb drive using the included exe (this will format a thumb for you). Launch your BIOS’ boot options and boot from the thumbdrive. Wait a while. Now you know which RAM is the naughtiest. Replace it!

Windows Bootable Recovery

Windows has a built-in recovery partition, just like a Mac, but sometimes (if not frequently), that recovery partition gets borked and you need to reinstall a fresh version of Windows. To do this, from another Windows PC, download the Create Windows Media tool here, and plug-in a USB flash drive that’s 8Gb or greater (and that you’re happy to reformat). Then, you can run the MediaCreationTool, and it will take care of the rest (including formatting your thumb drive). When finished, plug that bad boy into the problematic machine, and select the drive in the boot menu. From there: good luck!

You’ve Got A Ton Of Displays And The Window You Want is On the Wrong God-Damn Display and You Can’t Find It Anywhere Or Your Mouse Is Hidden Where The Fuck Did It Go?

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