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| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Comment | Post #288932 |
I gave up trying to uninstall Avast. Instead I rebuilt the VM with a new virtual disk based on the same backing store from the old one. That seems to have done the trick. I also added all avast.com domains to my pihole blacklist, for whatever good that might do.
I swear some of these windows antiv... (more) |
— | 10 months ago |
| Edit | Post #288932 |
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— | 10 months ago |
| Edit | Post #288932 | Initial revision | — | 10 months ago |
| Question | — |
Stop Avast from installing itself without permission A few days ago Avast Premium Security installed itself in my win10Vm without permission. I have repeatedly tried uninstalling it with the windows add/remove programs feature, and with the 1st party avast cleaner. In both cases Avast reinstalls itself within a few minutes. Increasing the windows UA... (more) |
— | 10 months ago |
| Comment | Post #286214 |
I disassembled the power supply to poke at inductors and capacitors like Olin suggested, but I can no longer reproduce my issue. I guess breaking the warranty sticker frightened the grimlins or something. (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286214 |
Thanks for the lead, Olin. I will poke around more this evening and see if I can locate the offending components. (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #286213 | Initial revision | — | about 2 years ago |
| Question | — |
Computer whining (~16khz noise coming from somewhere in the case) My computer makes a very annoying high pitched noise under medium loads. I have been chasing this problem for a few days now and would appreciate any input you might have. System details: OS: Lubuntu 21.10; CPU: AMD FX-8350; Mobo: Asrock FX990 Ext.4; GPU1 MSI Geforce GTX1060 6GB; GPU2 ATI Radeon... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |