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Note: uninstalling the LCU reverts all the changes that were made to the OS with one very important exception… the installed version will not revert back to the previous version; i.e. 19045.5487 will still be 19045.5487 (BTDT).

That’s because the SSU is what determines the installed version and, as pointed out above, you cannot remove it once it’s been installed!

The only way to fully revert back to a previous version would be to restore an “image backup” of the system as it existed before it was updated (also BTDT).

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Bob99

You can use the Skype-parser to view all the chats in that .json file but it doesn’t let you export them.

NirSoft’s free Skype Log Viewer can export chats as text, html, csv or xml files but only works if your version of Skype uses a main.db SQLite database to store chats (i.e. Skype older than v8.)

GitHub’s Skyperious can export chats as text, html or spreadsheet files and works with a main.db SQLite database or downloaded messages from the Skype online service.

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Bruce

Microsoft 365 support posted the following update on X:

We’re investigating an issue in which users may be unable to access Outlook features and services. Additional details can be found under MO1020913 in the admin center.

— Microsoft 365 Status (@MSFT365Status) March 1, 2025

Rick Corbett wrote:

The screen didn’t ‘dim for a second’ either time I tried it

Just tried it on my Windows 10 desktop and my Dell laptop and neither dimmed!

Rick Corbett wrote:

I’m using an old Dell Latitude E7450 laptop running Win 10 Pro. Maybe it’s ‘cos it has an integrated GPU?

Both of my PC’s use a separate Nvidia GPU instead of the integrated GPU so that doesn’t seem to be why it doesn’t dim.

Maybe it’s got something to do with how long it takes to actually save the image?

LHiggins wrote:

if my Gateway needs 3A and I used a 1.5A battery backup – the Gateway won’t turn on, correct?

Correct!

FYI, you might want to take a look at these two battery backup units.

15V High Capacity Rechargeable Battery Pack (15V 4A)

16V Battery Pack Power Bank with 5V USB Port (16V 4A)

They’re intended for use with laptops but, if the connector is correct or you have the appropriate adapter, should work with your gateway.

BTW, a 16V output is within the ± 10% tolerance for a 15V device (it’s only +0.6%) so the device would still work just fine. It’ll just get slightly warmer than normal and experience a slightly shorter total life span due to the extra heat.

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LHiggins

Not for me!

If I use an NTFS formatted USB with EZ Flash on my Asus Maximus XI Gene, I get the exact same results as @Casey H.

The BIOS can see the drive but not the .CAP file located on it.

If fact, it doesn’t see any files/folders on it, even a renamed BIOS file… BTTT!

BTW, since most of the references I found for using MSI’s M-Flash option indicated the USB should be FAT32, I’m will to bet that’s the problem.

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Casey H

Voltage and amps don’t work like that.

A power supply’s output voltage must equal the devices voltage requirements (within ± 10%).

If it’s output voltage is too low, the device simply won’t power up!

If it’s output voltage is too high, the device will overheat and, if it’s high enough, it’ll immediately fry the electronics and may cause it to catch fire.

A power supply’s output amps must equal or exceed the devices amps requirements.

If it’s output amps are too low, the device simply won’t power up!

If it’s output amps are too high, the device will only draw the amps it needs and work just fine.

So, a power supply can damage a device if the voltage is too high, but it can not if the amps are too high; because the device will only draw the amount of amps it needs to work.

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LHiggins

You can turn off the AI results for DDG & Google as follows:

On any DuckDuckGo search results page

Select Three-line menu > Settings > AI Feature

Turn Chat OFF

Set Asist to Never

Click Save and Exit

Note: this works by storing a cookie in your browser so, if you clear your cookies, they’ll reset to ON and Sometimes.

On any Google search results page

Select the Web option.



Not only does this disable the AI results, it also removes the Featured Snippets that normally appear at the top of the search results and “seems” to remove most ads/sponsored posts.

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ctRanger, Charlie, SueW, Elly, satrow, WSbobby-p, NaNoNyMouse

PL1 wrote:

One other thing, Asus requires you to rename the file. They give you a small executable in the zip called a BIOS Renamer.

That only applies if you use Asus’s USB BIOS FlashBack option via the special USB BIOS Flashback port & USB BIOS Flashback button located on the motherboard’s rear panel.

Some MSI motherboards include such an option but, the MSI M-FLASH option @Casey H is using works exactly like the Asus EZ Flash 3 option and renaming the file isn’t necessary.

Note: the 1:15 min mark in the above video clearly shows the downloaded BIOS file can be selected without renaming it.

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Casey H, PL1

Casey H wrote:

There doesn’t appear to be a way to run this from Windows, but only from within the BIOS itself.

You’re right, MSI BIOS updates can only be applied from the BIOS itself!

One possible gotcha is, like my Asus motherboard, the USB containing the new BIOS file must be formatted as FAT32, not NTFS.

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Casey H, satrow

There’s an adage from computer science that’s been around for a very long time that very clearly applies to all current LLM driven AI’s.

The GIGO principle: poor quality (“garbage”) input produces poor quality (“garbage”) output.

IMHO, the developers of these so called AI’s that use info scrapped from the internet to train their models have either never heard of it or have deliberately chosen to ignore it because, as we all know… there’s a TON of garbage info out there on the internet!

According to public records, as of Nov 2024 there were just over 3 million federal workers and, although Elon Mush has refused to disclosed exact numbers, there are currently only 47 known DOGE employees (I’ll give them the benefit of doubt and say 50.)

For the sake of argument lets say all 3 million Federal workers respond and each email can be read/evaluated in ~5 mins.

3,000,000 emails × 5 mins = 15,000,000 mins

15,000,000 mins = 250,000 hrs

250,000 hrs = 10,416.7 days

10,416.7 days ÷ 50 employees = 208.3 days

208.3 days = ~7 months to read/evaluated all those emails!

And even if we cut the read/evaluated time down to an very unrealistic 1 min/email, it’d still take 42 days for 50 employees to evaluated them all.

So, at least to me, this whole exercise makes absolutely no sense whatsoever!

BTW, after working thru the numbers, I understand why the normal process is: each employee reports to their supervisor, then their supervisor reports to their department head, etc., etc.

Doing it any other way would consume way too much time that employees could otherwise use doing their real jobs!

Here’s what I see when I click the This story also appears in our public Newsletter link.

And, if I click the Read this article online button, it returns me to the exact same place.

I experience the same loop if I use the Newsletters/Alerts link at the top of the main page and click the FREE EDITION: Patching embedded code link.

So, where’s the Free Edition article?

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Will Fastie

I have a Casio Databank 150 (DBC-150) I bought back in 1995 that’s been thru multiple batteries and wrist straps and is still going strong!

Memory Integrity requires a CPU that supports nested virtualization, not all CPU’s do, and, even if it does, it must be enabled in the BIOS.

So maybe that’s the difference between your laptops?

To check whether it’s available and enabled, press WinKey+R, enter msinfo32 and press Enter.

Whether it’s available and enabled will be shown at the bottom of the right-hand side.