Windows 10: A very large pinch of salt

This post is just to let anyone new to these sort of forums know that you really need to re search your issues in great depth yourself instead of just accepting the advice of others blindly (and yes I'm aware of the irony of this post).
A prime example is the CU KB4512508 debacle and the linked Nvidia driver issue, both of which I suffered from and both I cured with knowledge from these forums, some from past advice, some with ideas generated by new posts in reply to my questions. At one point I was convinced I would have to RMA my 2 month old GPU, or strip my PC down and replace the PSU, luckily this is not the case.
Another example is one which is still current, the issue of DISM showing errors on new installs, this seems to be down to Defender files not being verified by Microsoft.
The issue does not have any real world effect and can be safely ignored by the average user, however I got that information from this forum and from Bleeping Computers.
A different commonly used forum has the same question from users and is answered with a copy - paste wall of text instructing the users to re install Windows.
Now there is nothing wrong with the instructions presented on how to re install Windows efficiently but for this issue it is overkill.
This just goes to highlight that you need to find 2 or more sources you can trust over time for information when things go pear shaped.

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Pinch screen zoom

Thanks for your reply but there is no pinch zoom option for my windows 10 surface pro 5th edition, or at least going through your steps I can't find it. Any other suggestions would be great.

Helen

 

From Russia with a pinch of salt: another death knell for Lumia brand

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From Russia with a pinch of salt: another death knell for Lumia brand

Hi there

Windows phones are great but much too late to the party -- going the way of good stuff but not a sufficient market. Not enough applications either (Real applications -- not kiddy games etc).

Remember Betamax (far superior) and VHS wars, Windows (OK) and OS/2 (hugely better but IBM wasn't keen on home users etc), and Sony refusing old Cassette radios to be developed to use Minidiscs instead -- could have been a great format in its time-- I actually still use a small portable mini disc recorder --excellent device even after all these years.

You could have the BEST product in the entire Galaxy - but if you can't market it OK or it is ringed fenced with so many restrictions that people can't use it easily (Minidisc - Closed proprietary ATRAC format and loads of DRM for example) then they'll switch in droves to a less restrictive alternative. - Unfortunately the best designs / devices don't always win in the hard reality of a market place.

On a much more positive note - the Surface Pro 4 will be a HUGE winner --Ms have actually got this 100% right just about in time --travelling Pros who need both a serious laptop and the convenience of a tablet --with a docking station this will blow almost any laptop out of the water --and I suspect a few desktops too --pity I can't run 8 monitors from one of these -- the graphics card in such a small device would probably need enough power to generate sufficient heat to cause Hydrogen Fusion in a nuclear Bomb. !!


Cheers

jimbo