PC Building Steps in a Text file.

While going through my folders, found a text file that I used for  building the deskptop PC.

Here it is:
Build PC Steps in a Text file.

Windows 10 - 1803 to 1903 Update ...What a Mess and Lesson Learnt

I had been using 1803 version windows 10 for some time.. Microsoft as usual forced their updates on me.  1903 was first released in April-2019.. so I thought it has been there for some time and I should not face much issue.

Once windows 1903 was installed.. realized Microsoft Edge stopped showing pages (kite.zerodha.com and fyers page).. After going through solutions that people had given.. nothing worked.That is when I decided to roll back to 1803. After roll back,  I would have got10 days.

During this phase I learnt to use the sfc and dism commands mentioned here.(https://www.ghacks.net/2018/03/16/use-dism-to-fix-issues-sfc-cant/).

Another machine, My laptop had 1809 and is working fine. This prompted me to think using 1809 instead of directly jumping directly to 1903.

After roll back, I installed 1809 and faced the same issue.. It is so frustrating. I was just thinking why not Microsoft just provide the freezing the release option (I do not require any more releases for next 10 years as I run only amibroker)

Now, came the second round of solution hunting.. found this (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Windows-10/Windows-10-1809-Edge-not-loading-pages/m-p/266050).  They are many solutions that people are using. Unfortunately, none worked for me.

By the grace of the god Google,  found this https://windows101tricks.com/microsoft-edge-not-working-windows-10/

The last solution

Check with a different user account 

worked for me !

I had never bothered to create a standard user a/c after the windows 10 installation as I never required. Having a separate std. user a/c is a better way .

Lesson learnt:

1.  Once the windows 10 installation is complete, create a separate administrator a/c and a std. user a/c !
2.  If windows 10 update shows up a issue then add a new user and test.

PS: Getting 1809 ISO file is a tricky thing. Once a 1903 is available Microsoft landing page just does not provide the option to download 1809 ISO file.  Used the trick in the below link for getting the ISO file.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj_ljF-tPww)

How to upgrade AMD W4100 driver in Windows10 Home edition environment.

After nearly 2 years of graphic driver installation, I faced a strange issue suddenly.  AMD app threw a error message something of this sort.

The fix provided there did not help. I started seeing error in the below image. That is when I decided to upgrade the graphics driver.

Updating graphics driver and associated app is a tricky proposition in windows 10 and more so in Windows10 Home edition.

If there is a mis match between what the Windows 10 automatic update provides and what you need to use from manufacturer, then it becomes really tricky.


Following are the steps that I followed.

Pre-Installation Steps:
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1: Go through the video for general understanding of the steps

2: Note the graphics driver details by running dxdiag
3. Download the correct driver from AMD site.
4. Download  AMD cleanup utility mentioned in https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/gpu-601  for removing previous installed AMD graphics driver.
5. Steps to disable automatic driver updates on Windows 10 -
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-disable-automatic-driver-updates-windows-10  --  Not sure if the steps work in case of windows 10 Home edition  Instead I used technique mentioned in the below link during installation - https://www.itprotoday.com/windows-10/stop-automatic-driver-updates-windows-10
 
 Installation Steps:
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1. Update windows (if any pending, not by force i.,e not clicking check for updates)
2. Optional - (I also did not use Windows Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) and System File Checker (SFC) tools as Administrator,  these are mentioned in  one of the references)
3. Boot windows in safemode (check the video in the reference)
4. Run AMD driver cleanup tool (Removes AMD drivers)
5. Use the cccleaner technique to remove all the AMD related registry entries.
6. Restart in Safemode
7. Use the step 6 in Pre-installation to prevent windows from automatic driver update.
8. Delete AMD folder (default location c:\amd)
9. Again Restart in Safemode (you would see the display in 640x480 size)
10. Stop the windows defender temporarily (Check the video in the references)
11. Install the driver by running the app in the admin mode.
12. Reboot in Normal mode (actually, during the installation of amd driver+associated app it self brings it back to the normal mode)
13.Undo the Step 6 in Pre-installation that prevents automatic driver.


Few images: (Before Un-installation dxdiag output)

After new driver is installed...

References:
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https://www.windowscentral.com/how-disable-automatic-driver-updates-windows-10https://community.amd.com/thread/205937
https://community.amd.com/docs/DOC-1641
https://community.amd.com/thread/180667
https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/gpu-601
https://www.amd.com/en/support/professional-graphics/firepro/firepro-wx100-series/firepro-w4100
https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/rs-install
Booting windows into Safe Mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwIOazT1BxU
Turnoff windows defender temporarily: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-permanently-disable-windows-defender-windows-10


Detailed Steps:
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1. How to Disable Automatic Driver Downloads on Windows 10
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    Right click the Start button and select Control Panel.
    Make your way to System and Security.
    Click System.
    Click Advanced system settings from the left sidebar.
    Select the Hardware tab.
    Press the Device Installation Settings button.
    Choose No, and then press the Save Changes button.