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New Frequently Asked Questions list in Settings > System > About hidden in builds 26120.3576 and 22635.5090. Has some questions related to the Windows version and device specs. (vivetool /enable /id:55305888).
This existed briefly, but was quickly removed because big box retailers complained that people were looking at the real stats instead of big numbers in their ads.
Windows 11 won't let me know anything. Ever since I was able to get Final Fantasy XIV to run on my Debian laptop, I have not had Windows on any of my computers.
Ever since i was able to play system shock one for the first time and monhun world stopped bsoding on my fedora, i won't experience this feature either.
bsoding
If you're getting BSOD on Linux, you run goofed somewhere.
Brings back memories!
5.1 Calculations per second? Seems low.
Its running Windows. Once the corporations have taken their cut, there are 5.1 calculations left for the user.
Simpler times, when 0.0000000051 GHz was enough to get by!
Depends on what is calculated. Calculating all digits of pi 5.1 times per second seeems pretty fast.
Didn't it also max out at something ridiculous like 8.6? To "keep room for better hardware in the future"?
it maxed out at 5.9 at first, then it was raised to 7.9 for Win7 and 9.9 for the rest. TIL it's still a thing, I thought it started and ended with Vista: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_System_Assessment_Tool
The answer is always going to be, "Because you're running the incredibly bloated Windows operating system."
Windows 11 will soon let you know why ~~your PC hardware~~ Windows 11 sucks.
fuck windows 11
fuck Microsoft
Oh you mean like Windows 7 did
Wasn'it even introduced in Vista?
Now that you mention it, yes. I'd forgotten because I barely used Vista. I ran it as a dual boot with XP and wound up staying on XP most of the time. Didn't really switch over till 7.
Imagine your car does this too: "Beep Bop. Too slow. Car needs a new engine and tire."
Not really even accurate though. It's more like "buy a new car".
It would be really nice if upgrading the engine was something the average person could just do. That's feasible on EVs, but I'm guessing manufacturers and regulators block it.
No, you can do it.
Can I take a Tesla Model 3 or Chevy Bolt and throw on a second motor? Can I add some additional battery capacity in the back?
It's already happening, not this aggressive. My kia vehicle for example, it will display a prompt screen on the dashboard. Telling me about how I have X days of service left. It is telling me, indirectly, that I need to change my oil or do something when I looked up what it was.
That would be like windows setting up a notification to dust your pc.
That's a pretty bog-standard feature though... My 2008 Toyota has a maintenance reminder light that pops on every 5000 miles.
It's supposed to do that though, just like any other vehicle notification. That's why they install all of those light indicators. Check Engine. Low Fuel. All of those things.
Not a screen that pops up telling you specifically that you have some days left to service your vehicle. Especially in all places, where you start up your vehicle, where your MPH is measured .etc
But it can't even give me a descriptive error message as to why it won't accept my password change. Huh.
(Minimum password age, really?)
Or any error issue.
Can it tell why the currently running OS sucks tho?
Honestly, not a bad feature for once. I have seen people build (or get others to build for them) the weirdest fucking systems.
Now, the question will be, will they actually keep it around this time? This was a feature they introduced in Vista, and soon after killed.
Just install UBUNTU, it will make your 10 year old machine run like it's brand new because the OS doesn't suck and isn't Windows 98 with code piled on top of it.
That's unfair. It's Windows NT with code piled on top. Also, Linux Mint may be an easier transition for Windows users.
Ubuntu has been in quite its own mess and having an identity crisis now.
I wonder if it’ll handle e-cores better than Task Manager.
Overall, it’s reporting 20% CPU usage. But all P-cores are pinned at 100%. E-cores idle. Of course I’m not CPU bound, I don’t need a better laptop, don’t be silly! And that’s just a Teams call. Fuck teams.
Ugh I hate this. It could be a list but they've got AI or somebody that writes like AI expand each bullet into a useless paragraph.
Image a world where the OS got faster and wasn't the focus of the computer.
Too bad nobody makes a FOSS OS where the incentive is better performance and compatibility instead of forcing people to repurchase.
I was just wondering why tripple-a games don’t tell you that in the graphics options. Gave cyberpunk another chance with a newer pc and it was hard to dial in the right settings. It’s weird to me that they put a lot of effort into the games itself but don’t care how it will be experienced. Stating bottlenecks and recommendations for demanding settings would go along way i think.
Don’t most games list their recommended and minimum system requirements? Wouldn’t also Task Manager or something similar suggest what the bottleneck is?
Yeah but “recommend” could mean anything? Is that 60fps at full ultra or 30 at high? It’s often quite a bit of trial and error to dial in a good compromise on lower spec pcs
What games should do is tell you the impact that settings have on performance. Just a text blurb that mentions how significantly you can expect a setting to matter. I've seen it in a few games where some settings are marked with something like heavy performance penalty but it would be nice for more things to be labeled.
Looking at something like the task manager will tell you your CPU or GPU is maxed out, but how do you know what to change to correct this? Can you just change a few barely-noticeable settings, or are you expected to replace your CPU? If the recommended is CPU X, then why is my CPU Y maxed out? If I exceed the recommended build, why is my performance so bad?
Often the recommended build is not enough to max out graphics at reasonable framerates, for example.
