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Apologies in advance for the lengthy post.
You're looking at the inside of a desktop computer I built in 2018. It was high-end at the time, and in fact, it still works beautifully in 2025. But with Windows 10 nearing end of support, it fails Microsoft's compatibility test for Windows 11, saying its hardware doesn't meet the requirements. 🤔 Seriously?
Not enough memory? Hah! Tons of that. Out of date processor? Nope. Why then?
Here's where the scandal comes in. This gets geeky, but stick with me. The detailed test results say it lacks something called a "Trusted Platform Module" - or TPM - which is a requirement for Windows 11's security system. I wasn't so sure that was truly the case, and a few well-honed Google searches revealed that my motherboard does indeed include a TPM - disabled by default. This, it turns out, is very common with systems from just a few years ago. In the computer world, "disabled" equals "not present", so the system fails the check! In my case, I had to get into the system setup (BIOS), find the setting for the TPM, and change it to "enabled". Restart, and now it's fully compatible!
This is the reason for the vast majority of fails for Win11 readiness. Is Microsoft telling anyone about this? Not that I've seen, and many people are buying new computers for a completely bogus reason. If your 3-6 year old computer failed the Windows 11 test, find yourself a capable geek, or if you're good with such things, Google your computer model and "TPM" and you may find instructions for doing what I did. I had two computers that initially failed, and now they both pass with no issues. No money spent. Just a few minutes time.

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas , free from pc viruses , update calamities and general gremlins !!!
Hope to see you in the new year I'm back to work on the 7th !

How to turn off Gemini AI on your android phone and go back to the old google assistant.

I use my phone in the car to navigate around between clients and
also for internet radio while on the move. It links to my bluetooth in the car for a completely hands free experience which is as it should be.

UNTIL !!!!!!! the people at google decided in their wisdom to shove out Gemini Ai and by default switch everyone over to that instead of google assistant.
So now when I say .."hey google navigate to burnham high street"... instead of a map apperaing and directions . I get a list of the shops in burnham high street ... all very interesting and that but definately not needed.. Pull over in the car , go into my maps program manually , set off again .. "hey google play greatest hits radio" ..... another list appears on the screen ...no music ... pull over again .. type it into google ... music plays ... and so on ...
Sorry Google ... your new "help" assistant is poo. I will not be using it for a least 6 months when you may have made it fit for purpose. Stop rolling out half tested code and using the publics feedback to sort it out.

Soooo... how to turn it off.

go into android settings ...
in the search box type " assistant "
scroll down past all settings
and in there you will see "digital assistants from google"
just click in there and sellect google assiatnt and all will be back to normal

Good luck

When I've been asked in the past to " just put a cheap battery in it" I've always refused.. ALWAYS use high quality battery packs from named brand suppliers.

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Lithiumbatterijen en -accu’s kunnen instabiel worden bij overladen, diepontladen en hoge én lage temperaturen. Ook beschadigingen door vallen of stoten kunnen er voor zorgen dat batterijen en accu’s instabiel worden. Bij verkeerd gebruik kan een lithium-ionbatterij spontaan ontbranden of zelfs ontploffen. Gebruik originele opladers en zorg voor werkende rookmelders. Bronnen: @brandweetjes en Stibat