Fixing Intel XTU for Skylake CPU under Windows 11

I was having issues running the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility in my Windows 11 System. It installed fine but when trying to launch it I got a message saying that it was unable to run because there was another application or process monitoring the CPU. After several tries across different days I decided to dig deeper using Perplexity.ai

I didn’t get an immediate solution but after the first inquiry I got clues of what was wrong so I’m writing this guide to help other users that may be running into the same issue under similar system conditions.

Simple Zucchini Chicken Soup

Today’s dinner is a simple soup made from chicken broth and zucchinis. I decided I would share the recipe over here.

An Explainer of This Site's Colour Palette

More than once some homunculus has incorrectly guessed the reason I chose the extravagant colours featured in this website’s UI. I will explain the simple reasons for this choices.

Is Valorant's Anticheat Spyware?

Since I enjoy playing competitive multiplayer FPS games, many times I have been asked why I don’t play Valorant. I know my reasons very well but explaining them is always uncomfortable since I know most people don’t care for that type of details or they think that someone having such knowledge might be suspicious. I totally disagree with them but I also don’t care enough to have an extensive argument with them so I just say anything to brush the questioning.

There's No Such Thing as Fair Multiplayer Competitive Games

Note: This article was originally drafted in 2024-01-26 but it was republished in a later date after I rewrote for quality sake

During the last 3 years I have played and trained almost everyday in the fps multiplayer game Apex Legends. Unfortunately the increasing occurrences of players hacking in the server has made me play less by the day.