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@Dustcan  
Thanks for the advice.

@Background Pony #9F10
 
Try disk defragment. Only open one program at a time. Run an anti virus scan. Use Ccleaner to get rid of useless files.

Anyone have any ideas on how to make a laptop go faster? Mine keeps going slow sometimes.

For a really petty issue, you know that little icon that shows up to the left on a tab? Sometimes Youtube’s doesn’t and sometimes it does. Anyone know what the issue there is?

@Dustcan  
Hope so. I can imagine it being distracting.

@evilpresident
 
It’s different. Apparently it’s a Microsoft issue. So I’m hoping they fix it soon.

@Dustcan  
Is it the same or different? Maybe you accidentally installed a toolbar or something.

My Edge browser now has two search bars on the new tab page. The second one just popped up suddenly and is overlapping my tabs. Anyone know a fix?

ok I am having trouble connecting to a site of mine from FileZilla. Its for a class I have to take in college. Its starting to piss me off.

I figured out how to get 2D games to run on my dGPU as opposed to my iGPU. I just went to “NVIDIA Control Panel,” went to “Manage 3D Settings,” and under “Preferred graphics processor” selected my “High Performance NVIDIA Processor.”
 
Colors are slightly better than Intel’s, and switching between tasks is snappier, too.

@SonGokuMonkey  
I was trying to remember the name of the feature that does that.
 
Nvidia Optimus.
 
Chances are your system has that and that is responsible for the seamless switching between Nvidia and Intel GPU.

@Chaotic Mind
 
@wenni
 
OK, if it’s mainly for 2D games, then it’s no big deal. I just though it was weird because I let my GTX 1060 run all games, 2D and 3D, on my desktop PC. Of course, my FX-8320E don’t have an iGPU to automatically switch to…which would make sense.

@SonGokuMonkey  
Typically part of a switching system on the machine. When not needed the discrete chip will power down and let the CPU graphics take over.

@SonGokuMonkey  
Yes. Saves on power consumption. You can usually right click the executable and select “open with nvidia processor” however.

When playing 2D games (such as Sonic Mania) on a gaming laptop (equipped with an i7-6700HQ and a GTX 960M), is it common for the computer to use the iGPU part of the i7-6700HQ over the dedicated GPU?

I’ve never used phones with computers before so this has me in a loop:
 
My mother is using her dell laptop (i3; windows; chrome) for for her job and she’s having problems with compatibility like it not receiving all the calls as it should on top of it being slow. She’s used it for work before, I’m not finding anything new that would cause it slow the computer to a crawl now. I’m check performance, memory usage, and her chrome settings so now I’m cleaning her files with blechbit to see if it improves.

@Dustcan  
Nope. I didn’t change anything at all and now I suddenly can post messages that everyone can read.

@evilpresident
 
Did you have cookies blocked?

Remember that issue I had with YouTube comments not showing up for anyone?
 
No longer an issue. They show up now for some reason. Not that I’m complaining but I do want to know what the issue was.

According to a leak, Intel may be giving their Core processors an extra 2 cores each for their “Coffee Lake” lineup. That means quad-core i3s, six-core i5s and six-core twelve-thread i7s.

If the mouse is working properly and you can confirm the button switch is not wearing out then it is most likely a driver glitch. Common problem on Windows based systems.
 
It could also be the mouse itself. I had an older mouse once that always 2 clicked any time I hit the button a single click. For me the issue was the switch itself. I found a replacement on a junk mouse and swapped it. Double click went away when I did that.
 
Those are the 2 most likely causes I can think of for the issue.

@evilpresident
 
I don’t think so. And I just changed the battery the other day. I also uninstalled then reinstalled the driver.

@Dustcan  
Dust or oils from your hands maybe making it stick?

My mouse randomly double clicks sometimes. Anyone got an idea why?

AMD Ryzen Threadripper to start at $550.
 
Holy shit, they are really gunning for Intel’s share of the market now!