00:11:00 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Welcome to all members and guests! Want to join the OPCUG? - https://opcug.ca/join-or-renew/ Want to present at Q&A? Give us your material and we can create slides, or we have a PowerPoint template you can download and use: https://opcug.ca/downloads/Q&A-Template.potx Send in questions, shares, etc SuggestionBox@opcug.ca 00:19:09 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: If you are nervous at all, before creating a rescue disk, remove ALL external drives except the one flash drive you want to use as a rescue disk. That way you don't accidentally reformat your backup disk (or something)! 00:20:17 Tom Trottier: What's the advantage of an Easus drive vs a Windows rescue disk? 00:31:50 Tom Trottier: Hibernation is good if your system disk is a spinning disk. 00:33:13 Tom Trottier: SSDs have a more limited max # of writes, so best not to use up on writing hibernation files! 00:36:40 Tom Trottier: SSDs are also faster to boot up, so speed advantage of hibernation on HDDs does not exist 00:37:50 Tom Trottier: Speed advantage on HDD is due to speed of loading 1 big file vs loading & starting bunches of smaller files when booting. 00:38:02 Tom Trottier: which may be all over the disk 00:40:13 Tom Trottier: How often do you run CCleaner? Sometimes Recycle bin good to have.... 00:42:31 Harvey Hope: I periodically need to analyze .dmp files ... I use WinDbg for that task. 00:43:26 Harvey Hope: Usually a driver issue! 00:44:13 Jocelyn Doire: powercfg.exe /hibernate off 00:44:40 Glen: Does CCleaner automatically run in the background to pop up and notify you about significant space? 00:47:02 Tom Trottier: When I replace my computer's drive(s), I put the old ones in enclosures I can connect via USB 00:47:16 Tom Trottier: Then good for backups or portability 00:47:32 Tom Trottier: ditto when PC replaced 00:48:18 Timothy: Space....The Final Frontier. 00:48:46 Tom Trottier: We have too much space.............. 00:49:49 Tom Trottier: Pegasus email is also local and can access multiple accounts 00:51:34 Jeff Dubois: Alan... I think I read somewhere that Google will be eliminating POP access to Gmail in the not too distant future. (Not sure where I read that but it's not really an issue because POP has pretty much gone the way of the dodo anyways.) 00:53:04 Tom Trottier: Steve Gibson has switched to https://www.emclient.com/ for his email 00:53:10 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Replying to "Alan... I think I re..." It appears not to be the case (if you believe Perplexity.AI https://www.perplexity.ai/search/is-google-getting-rid-of-pop3-WM4zL_H.Ty.7K8ibNtoUAA 00:54:06 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: EaseUS Todo Backup https://www.easeus.com/backup-software/ WinDirStat https://windirstat.net/ TreeSize https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free CCleaner https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner 00:56:38 Tom Trottier: Eureka & Pegasus Mail can use Mbox files - is also convertible to some Unix/Linux email systems 00:56:55 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: How to read an .MBOX file - https://www.perplexity.ai/search/how-do-i-read-an-mbox-file-olNFQ6arTFalQPxKlYyx2Q 00:58:06 Tom Trottier: Outlook can also import Mbox files 00:59:08 Tom Trottier: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/how-do-i-open-an-mbox-file-with-outlook/cc66ea49-5d3e-4ac7-9ae5-a6560e3fe002 01:00:52 Tom Trottier: Ooops, Eudora, not Eureka email client 01:00:54 Harvey Hope: The 24H2 would initially not download ... however, a week later it finally worked. 01:01:15 Tristan: I rolled back 24H2 a day after it installed, due to issues I experienced. For example sound stopped working for some applications and some games no longer could boot. 01:01:33 Tom Trottier: RECALL in 24H2? 01:01:52 Stew Bruce: I have read online of folks complaining of Bluetooth issues, Have not noticed anything myself. 01:02:03 Tristan: Yes, it includes Recall. Though it can be disabled. 01:02:11 Carol Pearson: I have not seen it, is it an automatic update 01:02:38 Tristan: How to disable Recall. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy-and-control-over-your-recall-experience-d404f672-7647-41e5-886c-a3c59680af15 01:02:52 Tom Trottier: RECALL stores records of everything you see on your computer 01:02:55 Steve Parker: GRC's In Control will prevent auto updates: https://www.grc.com/incontrol.htm 01:03:39 Tom Trottier: https://cxp.mgcs.gov.on.ca/cxp-web/splash 01:04:01 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: From Perplexity AI: Windows Recall requires a Copilot+ PC 01:04:08 Tristan: I got my bribe....I mean cheque today. Funny how it comes just as an election is called. 01:04:37 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Windows 11 24H2 https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/315965/ microsoft-expands-rollout-of-windows-11-version-24h2 01:05:02 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Sorry, a wayward space... 01:05:03 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Windows 11 24H2 https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/315965/microsoft-expands-rollout-of-windows-11-version-24h2 01:06:09 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Service Ontario 01:06:11 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: https://cxp.mgcs.gov.on.ca/cxp-web/splash 01:06:18 Glen: Is "within 90 days" 90 days before expiration? 01:06:18 Tom Trottier: Car/Drivers license renewal? No problem. Switch to using a bicycle! 01:06:37 Glen: Do they allow access after expiration? 01:06:41 Tristan: My install of 24H2 was forced, by Microsoft's push. If you do get issues, here is how to roll it back within 10 days. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/how-to-uninstall-a-windows-update-c77b8f9b-e4dc-4e9f-a803-fdec12e59fb0 01:07:08 Timothy: I think that my notifications are late. 01:07:51 Harvey Hope: I scrapped off my old Ontario license stickers so Quebec police wouldn't bother me. 🙂 01:08:31 Steve Parker: Best way to uninstall windows updates is to restore today's backup 01:08:32 Tristan: Yes, you can still renew online after expiration. Don't ask me how I know 😉 01:09:52 Tom Trottier: https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/316150/microsoft-changing-account-sign-in-experience-february-2025 01:10:16 Eldon Gaw: service office in Mattawa was open on a Sat. on Thanksgiving weekend last year when I really needed it. and the young lady was exceptionally helpful 01:11:53 Tom Trottier: What if you turn off the PC or exit browser/outlook/.... 01:12:23 Timothy: or power failure... 01:13:01 Steve Parker: Will clearing the cache sign you out? 01:13:11 Olly Wodin: Very risky for places where folks come to use public computers for a few hours- libraries etc. 01:13:54 Tom Trottier: It's so convenient! especially for spies (even in household) or thieves (dittio) 01:14:47 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Microsoft accounts https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/316150/microsoft-changing-account-sign-in-experience-february-2025 01:15:07 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: How does OneDrive work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQh0DDA77Pw 01:15:34 Steve Parker: One Drive is not a backup 01:15:58 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Replying to "One Drive is not a b..." VERY true!!!!! 01:16:42 Michelle Faber: Thank you. 01:17:42 Jeff Dubois: Replying to "Alan... I think I re..." I think it may have referred to legacy accounts. Check the email you've received for the opcug domain email and you may find some changes. I think that's where I read it as I use the legacy account tied to my personal domain jeffJDubois.ca 01:17:52 Jeff Dubois: Replying to "Alan... I think I re..." i'll see if i can find it for next week. 01:19:20 Glen: Thanks 01:19:24 Jeff Dubois: Have a good night everyone. 01:19:26 Gail Eagen OPCUG Secretary: Thank you! 01:19:27 Carol Pearson: thansk