[HLUG] Can I borrow use of a Windows machine with Thunberbolt 3 port?

[Robert Wilson]

  Hello Julian,  I have a spare windows machine if you want it, but have no
idea what the Thunderbolt3 port means.  I have been struggling with windows
11 apparently programmed by malevolent beings and have not followed up some
Linux advice from Bob Higgie yet.
  Regards
  Rob Wilson.

On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM Julian Robbins via Herefordshire <
herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi everyone
>
> Looks like the weather has changed a bit now, but we do have the Easter
> break to look forward to.
>
> I bought a Toshiba Thunderbolt 3 dock with the aim of driving my laptop
> running two 22" screens.
>
> However, I can only get the laptop screen and one of the monitors working
> at any time. The spec definitely says two is possible, and I dont think
> it's my use of Linux which is causing any issue.
>
> But there is an outstanding firmware patch for the dock that does deal with
> external screens, which sounds like this may be my fix possibly.
>
> The only issue is that I need a Windows machine to update the firmware, my
> Windows machine does not have a Thunderbolt port ;-( so I'm a bit stuck.
>
> So I'm wondering if anyone who has a Windows machine with a Thunderbolt3
> port can help me out so I can apply the firmware fix ?
>
> Thanks
> Julian
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