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intrepidity

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10. I eventually let it get online after I adjusted most of the settings I'm familiar with

Reply to marble falls (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 13, 2021, 04:11 PM

Jun 2021

to let it do it's updates thing, which it seemed to do just fine. Presumably whatever it is running looks legit enough for it to get updated.

Or is that a faulty assumption?

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Got an inexpensive knockoff Win10pro laptop [View all] intrepidity Jun 2021 OP

knockoff? nt msongs Jun 2021 #1

No-name, generic, from a Chinese company nt intrepidity Jun 2021 #2

Is it a conflict over beating everything an uncertainly compromised computer can throw at you ... marble falls Jun 2021 #3

Well said intrepidity Jun 2021 #4

I'd figure out if my Windows was supported. If it's not, I'd get a supported version ... marble falls Jun 2021 #7

I eventually let it get online after I adjusted most of the settings I'm familiar with intrepidity Jun 2021 #10

Do you have a valid product key for the Windows installation? n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2021 #5

Not sure. No booklet, like you used to get (with recovery disks) intrepidity Jun 2021 #6

Go to... PoliticAverse Jun 2021 #9

There's nothing compromised by a fresh, clean install of Windows. TwilightZone Jun 2021 #8

Oh yeah, I know what's involved in going through the settings intrepidity Jun 2021 #11

I've never not reinstalled fresh Windows on any laptop I've ever bought ... Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #12