Category: Software

Stopping Windows 10 Update from installing your drivers

So, you have just found a driver that works with your device…. Woohooo!  Then Windows Update is here to the rescue…. well… it’s here to update it to the latest version… which no longer works…   To stop it, do this!   Hit the Windows key and type Control Panel, click on the top result…


Samsung Galaxy S8 – Close to stock/AOSP as possible. Now in 5 easy steps! (kinda)

  So the big question.  Without a Lineage OS rom, how do you get your shiny new Samsung Galaxy S8 as close to stock as possible?  Here’s what I did.   1.  Launcher I personally like to use the Google Now Launcher but of course there are many more launchers to suit everyone’s taste eg Nova…


Linx 10 – Windows 10 Install

You WILL need a USB keyboard for this. Update your Windows 8 install First, use the windows update to update to windows 10.  or download this https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 and run it to upgrade. I had problems with the install sticking at 85%, restarted it and it went through fine.  It is recommended that you remove any SD…


Payday 2/Fallout 3 Crashing on startup

So.. Payday 2 works fine on my desktop and not on my laptop, it crashes on startup.  No amount of validating files or re installing worked, but this did. My crash logs were talking about a “renderer” thread.  No help from the Payday 2 forums so…… 1:  Download the following file:  http://www.mediafire.com/download/xbop42oorjatx96/d3d9.dll (backup link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Lrwww03sbeazNjckpxTmxiQzQ/view?usp=sharing) 2:…


Toggle A/B Video track in Sony Vegas – How do I get out?!?

Stuck on A/B edit mode and don’t know what to do? So my mouse seems to be on it’s way out, the left button keeps messing up my Vegas projects. The video track seems to go to an A/B editing mode and I had no idea how to get rid of it…. until now! Vegas…


Diskpart: Error formatting/Error Parameter is Incorrect

After messing about with Chrome OS on a USB stick, I found that I could not “clean” the disk with diskpart.  I tried deleting volumes, forcing formatting options with /recommended etc but nothing would work. I was getting the following errors: Error Parameter is Incorrect Format error DiskPart has encountered an error: The request could not…


AKAI EIE PRO audio tearing/problem in Windows

  I have been having a problem for a LONG time now.  The audio in windows would be fine for maybe 5-10 mins and then start tearing.  It would sound very very bad indeed and would be very distorted. Initially I thought that the EIE PRO was on the out, but then I tried updating…


How to disable Hibernation in Windows 10

So, I don’t use the hibernation feature in Windows 10 and I want to reclaim some space.  You want to also?  Here’s how: First, hit the Windows button on your keyboard or click on the “Start Button” and type in CMD.  Right click and “Run as administrator” Next up, type in powercfg -h off This…


www.instantunlocks.com Review

www.instantunlocks.com I was looking to unlock my LG G4 and saw this site mentioned.  It is a US site but promises to unlock international phones too. 19:56 – IMEI code sent and payed the $5 by Paypal 20:14 – Unlock code arrived Pretty quick unlock code!  I had no troubles with the code whatsoever, although I did…


Audio distortion in Sony Vegas with USB AKAI EIE Pro

During my time using Sony Vegas I have never had a problem with the audio, until yesterday.  I had audio “distortion” or “tearing” along with the CPU Utilisation being at 99% for Sony Vegas.  First I was worried that my beast PC was not man enough for the task!  But then switching to Windows internal…