Xbox App Keeps Pinning to Taskbar Windows 10

 Every time I would reboot my Windows 10 computer, the Microsoft Xbox app would reappear on my taskbar.  I could unpin the x-box app and it would go away, but as soon as I reboot the computer, the xbox app repinned itself and showed back up.

I spent a long time trouble shooting user profiles and looking in the registry but could not find a solution that stopped the xbox app from reappearing on my windows 10 task bar.   Finally I found a solution.

Open Explorer and navigate to:

1. C:\Users\your-username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\
   (if windows is installed on a different drive, replace the C: with that drive.)
2. Open the file in Edit mode (right click and edit) Layoutmodification.xml
3. Look for this line:  <CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection> or <defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
    (use ctrl-F)
4. Delete everything between <defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout> and </defaultlayout:TaskbarLayout>
   It should be something like <taskbar:TaskbarPinList> through </taskbar:TaskbarPinList>

Reboot!.  That should remove the xbox icon from your Windows 10 tray permanently.

It seems that MSI computers and MSI laptops (computers with MSI motherboards) often have this xbox app hard-coded to the taskbar.  You'll need to implement the above fix to stop the xbox icon from reappearing on your taskbar after reboot.

Political Memes, 2020 Edition

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O365 = Obama 365

 O365 by Microsoft release June 28th, 2011.  Coincidence?  I think not.

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Fuel Menace Wheels on Sting Grey Jeep Rubicon w/ Nitto Ridge Grapplers

I recently purchased and installed a newly designed and released Fuel Wheel on my Sting Grey Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited JLU 2019.

The Fuel Menace Wheels come in an Anthracite and Machined color combination which, to me, is much better than the black wheels everyone is sporting nowadays.  They come in 17" with 4.5" or 5" backspacing and are listed as Fuel Model D684.   As of this writing (early summer 2020), they are not that easy to come by.  Quadratec was the only place that had them.

I have a non-lifted 2019 Jeep Rubicon JLU (4 door) in Sting Grey.  I wanted to maintain the excellent road quality while having a slightly more aggressive look to the vehicle.  I didn't want to get involved in lifts (the Rubicon JL has a stock 1" lift already), but was interested in something a bit different than the standard ride.  I decided to go with a tire I have some history with, the Nitto Ridge Grappler.  I have owned both BFG KO2 tires and Nitto Ridge Grapplers in the past. 

I think the road quality of the stock Rubicon 33" BFG KO2 is slightly better, and just a tad quieter, but I attribute that to the fact that the Ridge Grapplers are both bigger and much wider than the stock Rubicon 33"s.  The Ridge Grapplers have a much better aggressive appearance and handle slightly better offroad; while still maintaining a decent ride quality.

Ultimately, I paired the Fuel Menace wheels with 5" backspacing with LT305/70R17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers on my Jeep JLU Rubicon 2019 in Sting Grey.   This gets me a 35" tire experience without worrying about tire rub or needing a lift.   The Nitto's measure 34.4 x 12.4" at this size.  For reference purposes, the KO2's 35" tire (KO2 35X12.5R17LT) actually measures at 34.5" x 12.5", just a hair bigger in both directions than the Ridge Grapplers.

I think the combination looks great.   The fact that no lift is required is a huge bonus.  The tires do stick out from the fender just a tiny bit, I would say just under 2 inches.  They might just fail the coin drop test, but you'd need a really aggressive cop to pull you over for it.

The Fuel Menace 17" Rim with Nitto Ridge Grapplers fit onto the stock tire carrier with enough clearance and no rub too.

Buy: Nitto Ridge Grappler - LT305/70R17 
Buy: BFGoodrich alternative 35" KO2 - 35X12.5R17LT 
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Samsung S20+ Has second camera punch bug defect

The Samsung Galaxy S20+ is defective and Samsung's support sucks.    I just received my pre-order of the Samsung S20+ (Galaxy S20 Plus) direct from Samsung, and it is defective.   It looks like a software bug, but I actually think this is a hardware issue.  Specifically, it has a second black dot on the screen that looks exactly like the top hole punch.   See below pictures for the extra black dot on the samsung s20+ phone.

I went through all of the steps to set it up, tried changing themes and wallpapers, but nothing fixed the problem, the black dot hole punch appears on every screen on the right.   It is almost as if there actually is no display pixels there.    

I tried factory resetting the Galaxy S20+ to get rid of the second hole punch, but that did not work.  I also rebooted into safemode on the S20 Plus, and that did not work either.  The black dot is there to stay on the screen of the S20+.

Now here is the worst part.  I called Samsung's support line, and after a half hour on the call, all they offered is for me to send it back.  That means that I don't get the pre-order discounts for returning my old phone, nor do I get the accessory credits.  I will also need to check my credit card to make sure they refund everything properly.  Samsung support sucks for the Galaxy S20+

Don't buy the Samsung S20+ Galaxy phone directly from samsung.com

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