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To: Windflier

Are you using MS Browser (Edge or IE) as they may be the culprit? I avoid them at all costs - too slow and buggy.

I was using Chrome but recently I discovered “Slimjet” browser - it uses same Chromium engine but without the tracking software of Chrome. Slimjet is lighter & faster and, hands down, THE best browser I’ve ever used.

So far, Slimjet (32-bit version is recommended) has been 100% stable.

https://www.slimjet.com/

Hope this helps....keep us updated,


3 posted on 09/09/2019 4:14:00 AM PDT by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: newfreep

I’m posting this from from my Dell-Inspiron laptop in safe mode with networking. The Windows 10 upgrade to ver. 1903 has been a disaster. Not even the Microsoft help desk could roll me back to a earlier time.

All of my data/personal files were parked over in the user folder, so at least I can copy them onto a USB thumb drive, but my choice now is to ditch this computer, and block any further upgrades until Microsoft gets this fixed.

Interestingly, I asked the technician (on India Standard Time) if Microsoft was handling many cases like mine. They’re working 24/7.


10 posted on 09/09/2019 4:23:01 AM PDT by plangent
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To: newfreep
Are you using MS Browser (Edge or IE) as they may be the culprit? I avoid them at all costs - too slow and buggy.

My main browser is Firefox, which has been stable for me for well over a decade. I also use Brave on occasion, but I hardly ever use the MS Edge browser.

12 posted on 09/09/2019 4:25:01 AM PDT by Windflier (Torches and pitchforks ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: newfreep

Their website is strangely opaque for an Austin, TX, startup and doesn’t sound quite totally American in its conventions and use of English.

They have an affiliate program that pays sites for signing up new users and something just doesn’t feel right about it.

Then I found this: https://borncity.com/win/2018/03/26/is-flashpeak-inc-shipping-slimjet-browser-with-a-backdoor/


16 posted on 09/09/2019 4:27:58 AM PDT by 9YearLurker (.)
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To: newfreep

Since the update I have had problems also but not browser problems.

My thoughts for you are to explore your computer’s power settings and avoid sleeping or screen savers.

My problems were based on keeping windows from sleeping so that my security camera would upload video on Onedrive.com

Resolved all but one of my problems by using Device Manager to keep all Human and wireless devices from sleeping and re positioning my USB cords to different ports as Windows 10 update seems to affect USB 2.0 usb ports incorrectly.

My final problem now and was that while my video upload problem has gone I still have the computer being in and endless loop heating up the computer and preventing any input from keyboard or mouse. This maybe happening when the monitor shuts down as it does not happen now from the screen saver timing.

I am looking on this thread to address it.
https://superuser.com/questions/1153162/how-do-i-stop-windows-10-going-to-sleep-after-locking-with-winl-key


21 posted on 09/09/2019 4:35:25 AM PDT by Hang'emAll (If guns kill people, do pencils misspell words?)
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To: newfreep

Slimjet bump!! Fantastic browser. Of course I’m running Win 7...


54 posted on 09/09/2019 5:39:01 AM PDT by upchuck (If democrats would stop shooting people gun violence would drop by 90% ~ h/t Mr K.)
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To: newfreep

I’ll have to try that.


122 posted on 09/09/2019 9:32:28 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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