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# Troubleshooting WIth Modern Laptops Is Hard
- URL: https://pupontech.com/troubleshooting-with-modern-laptops-is-hard/
- Published: 2024-02-26T12:29:20.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-17T18:29:00.000Z
- Author: AY
- Tags: Tech ramblings of the (HR, Day,Week,Month), Computers, Enshittification, x230, #Import 2025-08-23 21:22

A friend of ours modem/router was reset so I went over to try to troubleshoot it and set it back up.  
I brought my new [Dell Inspiron 16 Inch 2 in 1](https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/inspiron-16-2-in-1-laptop/spd/inspiron-16-7620-2-in-1-laptop?ref=pupontech.com). It doesn’t have an ethernet port so it was annoying to try to do anything network related.   
Lesson learned busy re-setting up my ThinkPad X230 as I am starting to do some more IT work again.  
Why modern laptops especially a 16 inch don’t include ports is beyond me.

The laptop also has a grounding issue causing the trackpad to jump but that’s a problem for another day. I found [this method to fix it on Youtube.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xGq5gmKEAA&ref=pupontech.com)

[Oh you apparently cant extend clipboard history on the native windows clipboard](https://superuser.com/questions/1731817/access-windows-clipboard-history-from-past-sessions?ref=pupontech.com). It was bugging me as Ditto my clipboard manager for Win 10 kept everything longer. I will probably reinstall it and disable the Windows clipboard unless someone has a better idea.

Here is a pic of Honey.

![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pupontech/content/images/wordpress/2024/02/DX80i_R17_20240226_103918_lmc_8.4-1-769x1024.jpg)

This is day 5 of [#100DaysToOffload](https://100daystooffload.com/?ref=pupontech.com)