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Jan 19, 2022
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TIP OF THE FORTNIGHT
Tweak chip power to fix crackly audio
For ages, I couldn’t work out why the audio from my Dell laptop was crackling and popping. I fiddled with audio settings, and wondered whether Bluetooth was to blame. It didn’t occur to me that my processor might be at fault, but that’s what my son (a computer programmer) suggested.
He said I should try forcing my processor to use more power. You can access this setting in Windows 10 by opening Control Panel, then clicking Power Options. Click the small blue ‘Change plan settings’ link on the right, then ‘Change advanced power settings’. In the box that appears, you
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