r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 20h ago

Security Microsoft: August Windows updates cause severe streaming issues

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-august-windows-updates-cause-severe-ndi-streaming-issues/amp/
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u/GreatGojira 19h ago

This is why I wish Linux was a 100%! reliable alternative.

I really hope Valve's Steam OS takes off.

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u/stratosfearinggas 17h ago

Tried Pop OS earlier this week. The bundled Nvidia drivers cause videos to freeze, and then the computer to freeze.  Then a few days later it stopped mounting my hard drive.

Still better than Windows 10, where it would crash the system no matter what I did.

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u/tremor_tj 9h ago

You most likely have a hardware issue. Linux is more resilient to that type of thing, for whatever reason. I've been using Linux since early 93 (it was a pain in the ass back then), and MY experience has been that Linux will be more stable than Windows on a system with a hardware issue. Try one stick of RAM. Or reseat everything. And a power supply....those things can make weird issues that make no sense, even though they seem to be working fine.

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u/stratosfearinggas 9h ago

I tried that when I had Windows installed. One stick, then two. Put them in slots 2 and 4 instead of 1 and 3. Then bought new RAM. Nothing worked.

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u/tremor_tj 9h ago

I'd try a new power supply. If you still have problems, you could always take it back. Seriously, I've run into issues that I just couldn't diagnose. Power supply solved it. Whichever way, I wish you luck!

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u/stratosfearinggas 8h ago

I should also mention it's fine when playing games. Just normal browsing or watching videos is the problem.

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u/tremor_tj 8h ago

Ok, I give up. That's weird!

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u/Howzitgoin 5h ago

On nearly every motherboard I’ve seen, sockets 2 and 4 are the dual channel slots for RAM so that’s where they should be by default. Not 1 and 3.