Recent content by Mark F

This PC was built by PC Specialist and despatched 16/12/2019. I have found under C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files, folders for Aladdin Shared\HASP and SafeNet Sentinel, the folders both have creation date of 20/12/1019. So this stuff was either part of the build or something I did in the...

@ubuysa , thank you. I noticed after I'd posted the update this morning that in AutoRuns the aksdf and aksfridge Publisher was Sentinel Inc, also there was another Sentinel Inc driver named hardlock.sys. A bit of gooling showed hardlock was also something to do with security dongles or some...

I was a bit reluctant to 'delete' the drivers. It's many years since I've 'fiddled' with PCs, when I was working our corporate build laptops just worked, this home PC has worked fine from new (5 years ago) up until very recently. Anyway, doing a bit of searching I came across AutoRuns which I...

Thanks both. Is there an easy way of finding what/where a driver is used other than manually going through every device using device manager?

Ubuysa, thanks for the replies. I'm not sure when the issue started, it could have been going on for weeks without me noticing, I only noticed it a few days ago. Not sure when I updated to 24H2 to be honest. I'd call myself a consumer, so update occasionally as and when I notice somethings...

Thanks for the quick response. While the app was running there were messages about the Services and Tracert reports taking too long to run and being skipped (I assume that'll be mentioned in the files somewhere). Link to the file on WeTransfer https://we.tl/t-QWfNQxnlGk I've not had to do...

Hi, I realise my PC is 5 years old now but it's been perfect up to now. I'm trying here before trying the rest of the world (where to start?). Any help or pointers for further investigation will be much appreciated. Case CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 275Q QUIET CASE Promotional Item Choose from 6...