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Thanks very much. I will definitely check both of those.
Forgot about checking event log (was in a rush).
Didn't know about the superfetch thing so I definitely want to check that.
Thanks again.
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A couple of weeks ago, I did a clean install of Windows 10 Creator's Update on my desktop that has a SSD. Windows 10 had SuperFetch enabled. So my guess is that it is always enabled by default! Thanks for this tip.
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My old laptop running Win 10 does this. In my case, its a video driver problem -- between 8.0 & 8.1 MS made a change to how they initialize it and cause this state. The problem still exists with Win 10, probably because I'm still stuck with the old Vista video driver.
Since none of the solutions you showed worked for me, I found a fix that involves setting an event-triggered task to automatically reset the video driver after booting.
So, first thing I'd do is to download and (re)install the latest Win10 video driver for that laptop.
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patbob wrote: So, first thing I'd do is to download and (re)install the latest Win10 video driver for that laptop.
Thanks for chiming in on this.
I will definitely look into that too, because as I was reading about the issue I saw that video driver could be a problem too.
Hopefully there will be an update since this is a new laptop. But I know the reality of how that works out too.
On my i7, 8Gb toshiba laptop I've suffered with a screen flickering bug that only started occuring under win10 and has only recently been mostly alleviated. It would cause the entire screen to go black for a full minute at times in the past, soon after win10 released. ugh.
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raddevus wrote: Hopefully there will be an update since this is a new laptop. But I know the reality of how that works out too.
Yeah.. one of my other laptops got abandoned between 8.0 & 8.1 -- they sold it with 8.0 and abandoned it a year later when 8.1 came out. Grrrr..
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patbob wrote: one of my other laptops got abandoned between 8.0 & 8.1
That is really terrible.
Sorry to hear that. 
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No luck finding drivers elsewhere? It's a PITA because you need to find the hardware IDs (IIRC buried on a sub dialog of the device mangler) to Google on; but since unless you've got something weird, your assorted embedded components are also in various other companies laptops you can often piggyback on them to find drivers for newer OS versions.
I most recently did it a year ago to get an ancient Vista laptop running Win7. Everything but the SD card reader is working; and that is only not because I don't give an :elepant: about it and never tried to find its driver.
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Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Dan Neely wrote: No luck finding drivers elsewhere? It's a PITA because you need to find the hardware IDs
That's a good idea. I hadn't thought of searching for the hardware IDs to find a driver, mainly because its a laptop, so its an integrated one-off hardware design, and I wouldn't expect anyone but the manufacturer to make drivers for it. For the important drivers, they all work fine under 8.1, it was just the gall that the company would abandon the hardware a year after initially offering it (I was an early adopter). If it was an off brand instead of one of the major ones, I wouldn't have been so disappointed. They did eventually support Win 10, so they may have backported drivers for 8.1 by now, but I don't miss the busted features.. very often.
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I do not support the concept of hacking, no matter the flavor.
I am on the fence when it comes to hacking for national security reasons, for obvious reasons.
Edit: I feel the more types of hacking we allow, the more it will become mainstream, then it will become industry standard, and the next thing you know recruiters will be searching openly on LinkedIn for hackers.
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They already do; they just go by the moniker "Penetration Testers".
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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Nathan Minier wrote: They already do; they just go by the moniker "Penetration Testers".
I believe you accidentally looked up a bridal registry . . .
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I've always thought it sounded more like a bad porno name.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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Alas, I do something akin to it for certain types of spammers - made a tool to send out mail via SMTP. Just tell it how many time to repeat.
Also, will spoof source address with random string addresses, with the option to make them all major domains (like gmail.com, yahoo.com, etc.) so they're not so easily blocked.
And, for good measure, to add variations to the subject and body to further ward off the filters for a while.
Use: to get spammers to stop spamming me. I actually get little spam, anyway, as I've too many email addresses via forwards. The Mrs., however, has needed this aggressive defense on a number of occasions.
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It's a bit like breaking into a suspected thieves house to nick back the stuff you think he stole, and trashing his living room on your way out.
It's vigilantism to my mind.
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I say its like kicking the stuffing out of a bully. One doesn't stop a bully by running to mommy.
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No, and calling it 'white hat' doesn't change what it is...
From the article, they 'suspected' the people were guilty, but there was no proof, so they used illegal methods to get the proof.
And, if we suspect the bank is using underhanded tactics, can we 'hack' the bank to read their correspondence in an attempt to prove our suspicions?
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Tim Carmichael wrote: And, if we suspect the bank is using underhanded tactics, can we 'hack' the bank to read their correspondence in an attempt to prove our suspicions?
That of course is exactly what the media in the US is allowed to do. They are allowed to take data that has been stolen (obtained in a method that the owner did not approve) and then read it and then decide if it has any value to be published.
So the media reads it and makes the decision. Not the courts nor any legal entity.
They cannot request that theft but they are untouchable otherwise. Note they do not have to publish either. So if someone hacks a CEOs email for years and then gives it to some online blogger and it has nothing more interesting than a couple titillating emails with the significant other they don't publish. But it was still read.
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According to the article, 'It was effective'. I don't see anything wrong with it...it'd be better if there was some personal pain and suffering involved for the criminals. 
Honeypots are effective as well. I have a FTP server with a read-only FTP account of Administrator and a password of Admin. Dictionary attacks that used to last for an hour are a thing of the past. 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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I think a logic bomb would be a much better method of dealing with hackers, perhaps initiated by accessing data from an unauthorized system. That would be more like the ink packs that banks will put in with the cash.
If someone steals data which proceeds to destroy their system, I'm fine with that.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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Yes, if it involves separating the hackers' heads from their bodies at one of the cervical vertebrae using a large axe. The detached heads should then be mounted on pikes outside the castle walls as a warning to others.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Gary Wheeler wrote: Yes, if it involves separating the hackers' heads from their bodies
I like this thinking!...sends a clear message...better than just a finger or two! Hope you have a speedy recovery with yours!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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I wholeheartedly agree with you!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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My upvote for you!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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