NotHereToPlayGames

yep, thanks

I didn't look into it that far (will need to wait for another day). But I suspect that for those of us with access to newer-than-XP, we can run it in that, and just copy a file over to XP. That would be my guess, but I didn't look into it. It is writing that info to "something", .ini, .dat, .bin, .txt, config file without extension, "something". Safe assumption because it DOES ASK if you want to OVERWRITE when you make changes and click the save.

It needs improved. It doesn't really replace the original CH, it "appends" to them. The red arrow is the "original" (the tool DOES change the version, but not the brand). The blue arrow is the tool's "custom" entries. This THREE ENTRY brand isn't "normal", I *think* (but not sure) that most javascript that "reads" this line will only see the ORIGINAL, it will never see that THIRD "appended" entry that follows.

Good question! All Chrome-based browsers use WINDOWS'S "cert store". But I also *never* "update" Windows. But I've also *never* encountered "expired" certificates. And I'm also "deadset against" any (including those found at MSFN) "certificate updaters" (cause more harm than good). So yeah, good question, it would seem that my usage (and it sounds like yours too) would &/or should bump into "expired" certs - but again, I never have. In the past, for me at least, that was because I *created my own* certificate for PROXOMITRON and the browser only relied on that certificate. But I dropped Proxomitron in favor of all userscripts and userstyles about a year and a half ago (too many Cloudflare issues that requires Proxomitron [Reborn] to be bypassed). My gut reaction answer was that maybe certs are good for too long into the future so I've never hit an expiration. But MSFN's cert shows only THREE MONTHS between release date and expiration date. This Win10 install is WAY older than that! With no Windows Updates allowed! But no cert error here at MSFN. Sorry, none of that is really an "answer", per se, but adds intrigue to your question. Hmm...

If you are talking about feodor2, he has visited within the past ONE WEEK. A little over two weeks for Ascii2. Some members disable this (and one has to wonder "why"), but you can always HOVER OVER a member's name to see if they have visited recently. Sure, some (overly paranoid) types have this disabled. But most members do not.

Agreed! And I'd need more info (questions already asked) to offer more suggestions. Things like "timestamp telemetry" can lag network folders, but you haven't told us if this is network only. Any and all services with the purpose of "diagnostics" that run in the background 24/7 is just "crap". Sure, if you "like them" or THINK they actually do any good at "diagnosing" issues, then use them ONLY when you have "issues". But in my experience, they never do any d@mn bit of "diagnostics" and should be trashed and disabled! Rely on "good" forums to assist with real debugging and diagnosing (MSFN may not qualify, too many of the GOOD members have been "silenced" by the BAD that run amuck/amok with "fake likes"). et cetera...

Bummer. AI isn't always that great at writing userscripts. They almost never work as AI provides it but they generally can be edited into a working script. But I do not have "F Book" in order to perform that editing.

Point being, just from the sake of running a tweaked and debloated Win *TEN*, your process count should be between 37 and 53. Anything higher than that is just a bunch of "crap" wasting resources and bogging down your system.

And this is Win *ELEVEN* 21H2. Tweaked and debloated. Again, purely as comparative reference.

Just for comparative reference, the above is LTSC 2021 *as is* (not tweaked or debloated, default install, no updates). The below is LTSC 2019 *tweaked and debloated*, no updates.

I guess we should start with whether we are looking at a "full debloat" or just a "single process trackdown" to fix your lag issues. I've never experienced the type of lag you are talking about - but, I have also *never* used any version of Windows "as is". edit1: below screencap IS an "as is" install of Win10 LTSC 2021 -- en-us_windows_10_iot_enterprise_ltsc_2021_x64_dvd_257ad90f.iso edit2: below screencap is a NEVER-UPDATED install of Win10 LTSC 2021 edit3: below screencap has NEVER accessed the internet for ANY "bs" types of Windows Updates -- I *fully and wholly* **DISABLE** any-and-all "updates" on my OS's 1) Can you share a screencap of your Task Manager's Performance tab for the computer's first full minute of full startup (not return from sleep or hibernate)? 2) Is your lag only when accessing a NETWORK resource? 3) Is your lag only when accessing an EXTERNAL drive? 4) Is your lag purely a WINDOWS issue or does it only occur when you have NON-WINDOWS programs running?

This will have to wait !!! I have no d@mn clue why I keep landing on a "forbidden" page when trying to post.

Okay, seems okay now. I kept getting "forbidden" notices when trying to add replies or edit an old reply when a new reply was "forbidden".

Correction. I will NOT be able to help. I cannot EDIT posts and I have to WAIT 10/15/20 minutes between posts. F Dat!

No, it isn't.

I can help with that. I use Win 10 LTSC 2021 and it has been a GODSEND over XP (which I only finally ditched roughly a year ago [maybe two, but definitly not more). Even on a ten year old Dell Latitude E5470 with "only" an i5-6300U at 2.4 GHz and only 4GB RAM. I have to admit that I don't know the difference between mine and your "IoT" and whether or not there is more than a "2021" version. I *prefer* to use WINREDUCER EX-100 and cut MOST of the bloat *directly out of the install ISO* BEFORE ever installing and NONE of it ever lands on my hard drive !!! But... That approach has seemed too "complex" for the average MSFN user. That is not an indictment, just been down this road before and no "interest" was ever garnered from the MSFN Community. So here's what I'll do. I obtained this ISO from MSFN way back when I was still on XP: en-us_windows_10_iot_enterprise_ltsc_2021_x64_dvd_257ad90f That may not be the most recent, it's just the one that I have (my company IT shares these with me, I do not have the download link). I'll install into a VirtualBox VM and walk through how I debloat an "already installed" Win10. Again, that's not my PREFERRED route, but it is still effective (and even a WinReducer EX-100 approach still needs SOME of this still done after install). Will keep you posted...

Strictly from MEMORY, as I did just look at Nov, Dec, and Jan "new members" just a couple days ago. I'm pretty sure that @Gregg was one of only FOUR real members out of EIGHTY TWO that joined in November. I say "real member" in the sense that they joined in November and actually had a NON-ZERO "post count". My guess is that @Gregg and three other real people kind of got caught in the crosshairs as all of the fake accounts started the same month that they happened to join. While a slight inconvenience, he is able to read the forum without being logged in and he'll have to re-register his account. A small price to pay, but things are all FIXED now and with only ONE (I'm guessing FOUR in total) that were slightly inconvenienced.

Yep, just saw that. Criss-Crossed when posting replies.

Pretty much what I expected. At least it wasn't a manufacturing date code, those things can be brutal to decode.

I completely missed that one. I almost always have to "convert in my head" posted dates. The US is kind of backwards, we mostly do month-day-year but the standard online seems to be day-month-year. So to VistaLover's credit, I do prefer when people SPELL OUT the MONTH - avoids confusion when other countries do things backwards.

Hmm... I guess I should pat myself on the back for predicting the donation requests ??? But I won't... Wait, yes I will...

Agreed. But please don't break your own arm with the obvious patting of self on own back. Stroking of own ego. Blah blah blah. Feel free to add your "you are OT" rant, won't stop me any.

Obviously (to me at least) a typo. If you're pointing out typos, then you missed "requsted".

It appears to me that the forum was reset to a January archive as far as settings and forum software but without loss of any "content" dated after that archive. Some aspects appear to have been reset to last November. For example, the list of members wiped out all "new members" (they were all FAKE anyway!) from December and January. There never was any new members past January. New members were not able to join until just a couple days ago, per that list of members. Unsure why ONE from January was still kept, as it too appears "fake". Along with the "repeat names" which are clearly fake as well. ie, if you see an angryduck and an angryduck22 both join on the same exact day, they are BOTH *fake*. xper is making appearances (ie, seeking donations), so maybe he'll shed actual light.

My previous job had me flying all over the country. 23 different states every year. Never *once* have I ever witnessed anybody taking a THERMOMETER through security. Never before 9/11. Never after 9/11. But sure, I fly a lot less nowadays, so maybe this is something new. Like eating Tide Pods. It's a whole new world. I know a kid (straight A's, honor student) *expelled* from school for three days for having a pair of NAIL CLIPPERS in his pocket. Some "zero tolerance" policy. I just laugh, you can what, injure a person three different ways with a pair of nail clippers? I can think of two hundred and three different ways to injure a person with a NUMBER TWO PENCIL.