Captain’s Blog, 180902.1 – Disappearing Space on Your SSD Drive, and Hidden Files

“…anything in C:\Windows\Temp should be counted in the 107 gigabytes above, right? Because it’s IN one of the folders that I queried, right?

Right??

No. Windows is lying to you. Unless you go to C:\Windows\Temp, double click on it and explicitly grant yourself permission to it then Windows will hide not only the contents of the folder but also the file count and size of the files therein.”

Captain’s Blog, 180716.1; The Horror Of Windows 10 Update 1803 Continues

As you may know, I am partial to the occasional game on Steam and one in particular. However after Windows Update 1803, I was unable to do anything with that on my notebook. When launching any application from Steam I would get a large white box with audio but no video. This morning I tried… Continue reading Captain’s Blog, 180716.1; The Horror Of Windows 10 Update 1803 Continues

Captain’s Blog, 180625.1 – Yet Another Sucking Experience From Windows Update (Windows 10 1803)

03:30 this morning, I see a message advising me to update Windows 10 on my home desktop. One option is “Update and shutdown”. “Sure, why not? I’m off to work anyway.” 17:30 this evening. I get home and turn on the computer. “Updating your PC, your PC will reboot multiple times, do not turn off… Continue reading Captain’s Blog, 180625.1 – Yet Another Sucking Experience From Windows Update (Windows 10 1803)