Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Gabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto@mas.to

2/24/2026, 7:28:09 PM

Public

This morning a friend asked for help updating his BIOS. I helped him disable BitLocker because the fTPM would be cleared, then we run the update and also updated the chipset drivers. So far so good. Later my friend calls me up because apparently Windows detected a hardware change and isn't activated anymore. Trying to reactivate it doesn't work, and claims that he's using a Home license when the installation is a Pro one (it was). Sounds stupid enough? Hold on 1/2

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