Surprise! People Are Having Problems With an Optional Windows 10 Update

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Microsoft released an optional Windows 10 update, KB4535996, in February to address problems affecting Windows Search. But yesterday Windows Latest reported that the update has introduced a few technical issues of its own.

Windows 10 users have reportedly complained of various problems with the KB4535996 update in Microsoft's forums, Feedback Hub and Windows Latest's comment section. It's not clear how widespread any of these problems are


Be Careful: Microsoft Only Has 980 Years to Address This 'Y3K' Bug in Windows 10

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Time travelers beware: Reddit user "DeadMan3000" warned Gigabyte motherboard owners yesterday to make sure they don't mistakenly set the date past January 18, 3001 if they plan to install the Windows 10 November 2019 Update on their systems.

Failing to heed that advice could "result in a lockup at first boot," DeadMan3000 said, even if the date is changed in the BIOS. And so we have


AMD's 12-Core, 24-Thread Ryzen 9 3900X Drops to $420

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It's only been a few months since the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X launched with an MSRP of $499, but despite the chip's popularity, the price has already come down by $80, one of the best tech deals on a CPU right now. It's selling for $420 at Amazon , Walmart and B&H . This is after the chip was almost unobtainable around launch .

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Developers Don't Trust Google to Commit to Stadia Game Streaming Service

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Google Stadia launched in November but only has 28 games still. Business Insider interviewed some developers to find out why they aren't on board with Google's streaming service and found a lot of skepticism around the tech giant's commitment to gaming.

Business Insider said that it interviewed developers and publishers who pointed to two "main reasons" for withholding their games. "Google didn't offer them enough money, and they don't trust the mercurial company to stick with


Nvidia GeForce Now Streaming Service Loses The Long Dark Game Over Lack of Agreement

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Nvidia's GeForce Now streaming service is making an attempt to shake up the gaming industry, but it isn't going so well. Over the last few weeks it has been dropping titles like flies , and today it suffered yet another loss. This time the game that gets pulled is The Long Dark , a game developed by the Hinterland Games.

The game's director, Raphael van Lierop, tweeted Sunday "Sorry to those who are disappointed you can no longer play #


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Intel Adds Fourth ‘Test and Finish’ Site in Costa Rica, Aimed at Xeon Production

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In a product change notification (PCN) on Saturday, Intel announced it has added a fourth site to perform the ‘test and finish’ portion of the manufacturing process. It is located in Costa Rica and aimed at Cascade Lake Xeon Scalable processors. Intel had previously closed its Costa Rica facility six years ago.

Intel said it has certified this fourth site “to ensure a continuous supply” of the targeted processors. The four sites are Penang, Kulim, Vietnam and Costa Rica. Intel


AMD Threadripper 3990X: How I set 10 Overclocking Records

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AMD's 64-core 128-thread Threadripper 3990X represents the pinnacle of threaded horsepower, but if you've read my Threadripper 3970X article , you can really skip this one because AMD has simply doubled the performance: The 3970X multiplied by two equals the Threadripper 3990X, an absolute corker of a processor. Eight 8-core chiplets frosted in solder tucked under a rectangular

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Team Group MP33 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: NVMe performance at SATA prices

Our Verdict

If you’re on a tight budget, Team Group’s MP33 is a great option to help you reach NVMe performance on the cheap.

For

  • Competitive performance
  • Efficient
  • Large write cache
  • Black PCB
  • 5-year warranty

Against

  • Could use further performance optimization
  • Slow native write performance
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Super Flower Entering North America PC Power Supply Market

Super Flower is one of the best PSU OEMs nowadays, and thanks to its designs, EVGA managed to become highly popular in the PSU market, especially in the US. Nonetheless, nothing good lasts forever, so for reasons unknown to us, EVGA decided to break its close cooperation with Super Flower, and this gave the option to the latter to start selling in the US market. So far, it seems that there was an agreement between EVGA and Super Flower prohibiting the presence of the OEM's brand in the

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Riot Games Announces Valorant, a Tactical First-Person Shooter

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Riot Games today announced the launch of Valorant its tactical first-person shooter, which was simply called Project A when it was teased in October 2019. The company also said that it plans to release the game some time this summer 2020.

Valorant was clearly inspired by tactical shooters like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. Riot said the game relies on precise gunplay, like CS:GO , but it also features