Windows 10: Ethernet on One windows 10 computer capped around 350mbps, 900mbps on another Win10...

So, I'm using a 12 foot CAT6 ethernet cable to connect to my windows PC to my gigabit router.


Using a Cat6 cable to connect another Windows 10 PC to the gigabit router gives a speedtest result around 950mbps+.


Using a Cat6 cable on the problem computer has a maximum speed around 350mbps. (this is using the built-in ethernet adapter on the motherboard, and using a pci-e ethernet adapter I recently bought. Both advertise gigabit capability.)


The motherboard I'm using is an Asus Z97-E with 16gigs of RAM and an intel i7-4970 processor. GTX 1060 Rog Strix 6gb GPU, running windows off of a 1TB SSD.


Both computers have the same processor.


I also get around 400+mbps over wifi (5ghz) to my surface pro 4.


Any ideas why the problem PC is capping LAN/ethernet speeds to around 350mbps?


I've tried (none changed anything):

• Resetting network devices/services
• A couple command-line "fixes"
• installing/re-installing network adapter drivers
• two different 1gbps network ethernet adapters
• Trying different ports on the router
• Changing a few different settings in the ethernet adapter settings (can't remember off the top of my head but I went through several)

:)

 

Win10: windows update stuck at never ending loop ?

When in win10:

• Update&security -> Windows update -> Finding update... .... .... ....

Planning to download the latest Win10.ISO (vers.1803) and manually update:
- Then wait that my ordered new SSD arrives and clone the old HDD to it.

 

Windows 10 USB boot

Hi there, am not a windows 10 expert. I have a pc in the bedroom on windows 10, I messed up the bootloader trying to fix the xp on that system.

System wont boot, trying to repair via win 10 usb installer.

Downloaded the media creation tool to install windows 10 installer on usb stick. Not compatible with a host of usb sticks I have. Tried the usb sticks that others use, but I think they use rufus; as the media creation tool by win 10 does not detect the usb stick.

So quick question, the win10 machine i am trying to repair the bootloader is a win7 upgraded to win10.
If i were to use the usb win10 installer to "repair installation" does the version of the iso downloaded via the media creation tool matter?

There is three options:
Windows 10
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 N

Also is there a step by step instead of using rufus as I want to try an alternative method of creating a usb win 10 installer. Preferably with more compatibility.

System is a asus sabertooth 990 (r2?) with AMD phenom X 6.

Also is there any other software I can load onto the usb that can repair the bootloader easily?
That would be the ideal alternative. Thanks

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.