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Statutory Ape posted:As a secondary, but related question, do any of you have any experience with programs that let you mix volumes of individual tasks in windows? I know windows has its own volume mixer, but as an example, one of the games I play has native volume levels so low that I thought it was muted with my music between 15-20% volume. I've seen https://www.letasoft.com/ mentioned a couple of places, wondering if anybody had some thoughts? Windows does have the ability to change the volume of individual programs already.
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Statutory Ape posted:
RDR2 has had this bug in windows forever which sets the game audio to like 15%. You have to alt tab out and manually adjust it nearly every drat time. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the same issue with whatever game you are trying.
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Apr 7, 2021 16:28
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It's 100% not the issue unless windows has a second volume mixer hidden
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Apr 7, 2021 16:59
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Statutory Ape posted:It's 100% not the issue unless windows has a second volume mixer hidden When the game is open do you see it in the volume mixer? I’m going to assume so. It would have its own entry. You might have to scroll to see it.
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Apr 7, 2021 17:16
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Thanks Ants posted:Something like a headphone mixer would be the perfect way to do this I did something similar so I could be sure to hear notification sounds from my work computer when listening to music on my personal computer. It works quite well. If I was going to be using my phone as a source, I'd probably also want to get a stereo BT receiver to use as an input.
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Apr 7, 2021 20:33
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I'm in the final stages of building a new desktop, close to the point of turning it on for the first time. It'll be a fresh install of Windows10 (probably 64 pro), and I'd like to install as much critical software as possible before connecting to the internet. So I'd ask, what software should I consider installing to make my general operation, web browsing, anti-virus, and gaming experience a good one?
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Apr 10, 2021 17:12
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Check out ninite for these sorts of things. I wouldn’t install any antivirus or malware protection, windows defender is good enough.
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Apr 10, 2021 17:18
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Yeah tbh windows handles almost everything pretty drat well now. I’ve mostly switched over to the new edge browser over chrome as well.
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Apr 10, 2021 17:21
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I mean, the most important thing to install is Windows updates anyway. When you're installing I'd create an installation media USB drive from Microsoft and let it install and update. Then if you want to disconnect from the internet you can, but ultimately everything you install is going to need to update anyway...so it's not really worth the trouble IMHO.
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Apr 10, 2021 17:33
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Bootcha posted:I'm in the final stages of building a new desktop, close to the point of turning it on for the first time. Defender ships with Windows. Don't install 3rd party AV.
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Apr 10, 2021 17:48
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I'd say download your drivers in advance and don't let Windows install or update those just in general, but I'm not 100% sure that's for everyone and every device.
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Apr 10, 2021 18:09
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doctorfrog posted:I'd say download your drivers in advance and don't let Windows install or update those just in general, but I'm not 100% sure that's for everyone and every device. What? Why? The drivers that Windows installs from Windows Update are usually the best drivers to use! Other than your graphics card.
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Apr 10, 2021 18:41
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Internet Explorer posted:What? Why? The drivers that Windows installs from Windows Update are usually the best drivers to use! Other than your graphics card. Yeah honestly at this point you can let windows do it’s thing then tweak it from there.
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Apr 10, 2021 18:46
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doctorfrog posted:I'd say download your drivers in advance and don't let Windows install or update those just in general, but I'm not 100% sure that's for everyone and every device. If you're going to manage your own drivers in the future, then yes this is a good idea. Turn off driver updating via windows update before getting on the internet, and manually install them from the start. OTOH unless you're a Big Gamer or have unusual hardware, I think windows update driver delivery is pretty decent. I've been letting WU do the thing on my laptop; I get video drivers every 3-6 months, realtek drivers once or twice a year, and occasional other things. And once a bios firmware update, which was a trip to watch! tldr; if you don't really care about your drivers, letting windows manage them seems ok.
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Apr 10, 2021 18:48
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Letting Windows grab the drivers tends to work fine now. If it doesnt know, it'll throw the drivers into an "optional" category. I have it set as auto for my gaming and all my work computers and it's been OK.
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Apr 10, 2021 18:50
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On the Surface Pro 4 it kept constantly trying to install new drivers for the infrared camera that completely broke Windows Hello. So I'd roll back and tell it to skip this iteration. And then a month later there'd be a new version, that broke it some other way. At some point I stopped keeping track and now it takes half a minute to recognize me instead of two seconds. Which is when I went back to using a pin. A shame. Used to work fantastically. So, I'm in the "don't allow it to gently caress up your working drivers" camp.
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Apr 10, 2021 18:55
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Flipperwaldt posted:On the Surface Pro 4 it kept constantly trying to install new drivers for the infrared camera that completely broke Windows Hello. So I'd roll back and tell it to skip this iteration. And then a month later there'd be a new version, that broke it some other way. At some point I stopped keeping track and now it takes half a minute to recognize me instead of two seconds. Which is when I went back to using a pin. A shame. Used to work fantastically. Windows Hello is pretty neat, but I'd say it falls under Klyith posted:unusual hardware for the time being, and is definitely a good reason to be cautious with updates as opposed to regular cameras on most laptops and tablets. E: the facial recognition, that is. Fingerprint readers seem pretty consistent. Fruits of the sea fucked around with this message at 19:18 on Apr 10, 2021 |
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Apr 10, 2021 19:14
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Fruits of the sea posted:Windows Hello is pretty neat, but I'd say it falls under An infrared camera is deff unusual, but you'd think MS would make sure the correct drivers for their own hardware product were on windows update.
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Apr 10, 2021 23:22
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I've had problems with Surface cameras for the last six months, even outside of Windows Hello, where it would constantly install a new driver that straight out broke the camera in every application and the only solution was overwriting it with a standalone Surface driver. It's only recently they seem to have gotten it under control.
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Apr 10, 2021 23:39
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I don't think Microsoft actually gives much of a poo poo about the Surface.
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