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At least the engine bonnet was safely secured. 😕

Have you tried using DDU to clean your system of nVidia Drivers and the App? Sounds like your system could use a thorough cleaning of the Nvidia stuff...

A day later and still 7 people unaccounted for!☹️

Solution is at TechPowerUp W1zz will no doubt get the hiccup with new drivers/APP sorted soon.

What version of nPI are you using? Some of the latest drivers require nPI 2.4.0.11 or later: https://github.com/Orbmu2k/nvidiaProfileInspector/releases/tag/2.4.0.11

I would choose the WIFI card long before a USB Dongle. My experience with USB WIFI dongles has never been good. Should you choose a WIFI card, try to get one that has separate antennas (the antennas are a separate component that are connected to the card with a dedicated short cable). The separate antennas will allow you to place them near/around/on top of your computer case. Makes it easier to secure the strongest handshake with your router given the unique layout of your home. Before settling on a WIFI card you should familiarize yourself with the limitations of your motherboard... see the "NOTE" section at the bottom of ASUS's page for your board: https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-maximus/rog-maximus-ix-hero-model/spec/ As I recall WIFI Extenders lose half the speed of your connection (as a means of securing a complete handshake of the WIFI connection). Newer extenders may be different?😕 Checking ethernet cables is a sport in/of itself!😁 See this link: https://superuser.com/questions/337132/how-do-i-find-out-the-speed-of-an-ethernet-cable There's also some good info at the Wikipedia pages included in that link. A new Ethernet card might help. But it too would have to deal with the limitations of your motherboard as I noted above. Yet another option that has worked great for me in the past is Ethernet Over Power (EOP). Info at this page: https://www.techreviewer.com/learn-about-tech/powerline-adapters/ We're on opposite sides of the Atlantic, and I don't know how EOP works on your side but it could be a simple, clean solution for you. And no loss of your data stream (your computer would receive the full 500Mbps you're paying for). But start your troubleshooting at the cheapest possible item(s): Your cable(s). You now have a nice data stream coming into your home... make sure you have all the appropriate hardware to take advantage of your new connection!

First easiest thing to do is make sure the ethernet cable running from the WIFI Extender to your motherboard is Gigabit capable. And then, of course, is the Extender also Gigabit capable as well? Is there a switch somewhere between your computer and the router that could be only 100/100 capable? My last choice for solving a connection issue is turning to a USB WIFI dongle. Good ones are not inexpensive, and it may not solve the problem anyway. Your network will only be as fast as the slowest component. Find that slowest component and you'll then know what to buy (or not buy).

Hard to believe anybody would be so sadistic!😡 https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/03/us/planes-false-alerts-midair-collision/index.html

I recently had the chance to run a borrowed Sapphire Pulse 7900 XTX for a couple of months on my overclocked 13900KF system. That GPU is strong, even today more than 2 years after its release. MSFS 2020 is my secondary sim; Prepar3Dv5.3HF2 is my primary, and the card runs both sims very well. Today I would caution against believing much of the claims we're being fed about how "good" the coming AMD offerings will be. The reality is this... the 7900 XTX has more of everything (VRAM, Bandwidth, OC headroom, Texture and Pixel Fill Rates, etc.) than either the 5070Ti (and arguably the 5080) or the upcoming AMD 9000 series. After the recent "paper" Nvidia launch I concluded that AMD's 2 year old brute was the best choice for me. Primary reason was the 24GB of VRAM: for me 16GB just isn't enough with any sim using the DirectX 12 API (I'll be adding MSFS 2024 in a few weeks). Also, after running the 7900XTX for a few weeks I came to appreciate its ability to power thru clouds using its SSAA. The picture I see on the same monitor is sharper with the 7900 XTX than my 3080 12GB. That's without using any Sharpening on the 7900 XTX! And it's stupid simple to overclock... 15% using stock power settings is easy-peasy if you've got the cooling. An area where the 7900 XTX comes up short is comparing it with nVidia's "Fake Frame" features. RDNA4 is supposed to be better than AMD's current offerings, and that will no doubt have some truth to it. I fiddled with AMD's Super Resolution and AFMF 2 (Frame Gen) during the weeks I flew with the 7900 XTX but in the end I reverted to the same solution I use on my nVidia card... no upscaling and LosslessScaling for frame gen. Works better than the 7900 XTX's fake frames and draws less power as well. The greatest weakness of the 7900 XTX (and all AMD cards) as I see it is Adrenaline. Like nVidia's APP, Adrenaline is an advertising, marketing, data collection software that also happens to offer (limited) driver tweaking functionality. Sadly, while we have other choices with nVidia cards (their Control Panel + nvidiaProfileInspector is what I use) not so much for tweaking AMD drivers.☹️ Good luck with your GPU choice and computer build! Greg

The latest nvidiaProfileInspector 2.4.0.11 (Beta) has options for all Profiles A-K as well "Always Use Latest".👍

Geez, I had to watch the video twice just to convince myself someone would do that gig on purpose!!😲

In the preliminary report of the incident, the South Korean investigators today revealed that bird DNA was found in BOTH engines. Mention also was made of the concrete reinforced localizer mound🤬, as well as the specifics about when the FDR and CVR ceased functioning. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/duck-dna-both-engines-jeju-air-plane-crashed-report-says-rcna189367

Interesting how many civilians were able to capture video of the incident. Of all I've viewed, perhaps most compelling is this one showing the aircraft coming from the north (the 19 approach end), gear and flaps were up... clean airplane, and then using so much of the runway length before landing on its belly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0mHOP-Cp3I

Well, OK if you think so.🙄 The more important part of the short article is how easy it is to negate the issue if one feels the need.

TechSpot benches performance while using the Nvidia App