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Writing
Written down so I don't have to figure it out twice.
001Jul 28, 20261 min read
Why am I doing this?
Kicking off the blog because apparently alen.is needed one more page.
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002Jul 28, 202610 min read
How I made my PC boot into "console mode" when woken by a controller (took way longer than it should've)
Wiring a controller to wake the PC straight into Xbox Full Screen Experience, and a mouse to wake it into a normal desktop. A multi-day trip through BIOS settings, USB power management, a firmware reflash, and a race condition in Windows' own event logging.
windows · hardware · csharp