Windows 11 26H2 has started rolling out as an optional update, and it comes with three known bugs: Audio no longer works on some PCs – no sound Credential Guard-protected enterprise machine accounts might not work correctly, creating a sign-in issue Desktop loading issue (black
This is the latest headline doing the rounds on tech sites — “Windows 10 More Stable Than Windows 11 In 2026” — and once again I am amazed at the stupidity. The story is based purely on the result of a study analysing the adverse
It has been confirmed that an OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian Medicare database. Medicare is Australia’s publicly funded universal health insurance scheme that provides coverage for all Australian citizens and, as such, its database contains comprehensive personal and medical details of the
It seems the latest growing sport among Windows users is Microsoft bashing. When it comes to Microsoft and Windows, I’ve always tried to be fair-minded, criticizing when deemed warranted and giving credit where credit is due, but maintaining that stance is becoming ever more difficult.
Every month I receive word from Microsoft about upcoming new Windows 11 features, which I then pass on to you, the readers. We’ve been promised so many new features over the past couple of months, and yet I am not seeing any of them appear
Microsoft is adding an age-verification feature to Windows 11 that will allow specific apps to query the user’s age. Australia started the ball rolling on increased protections for minors when that country introduced a social media ban for users under the age of 16. Since
Microsoft is going to auto-enable the Memory Integrity security feature on all supported Windows 11 PCs, and I’ll outline what this might mean for you. Memory Integrity is a security feature in Windows that ensures only verified kernel-mode code is loaded, blocking unsigned rootkits and
Microsoft Defender is repeatedly telling users that protection is turned off when, in fact, it isn’t. Apparently, this is down to a bug in the latest Defender update. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue and is currently working on a solution, although when that solution might
Windows 11 users will notice an optional update (KB5120998) awaiting action in Windows Update: This update delivers several long-awaited improvements, including a movable Taskbar, a resizable Start menu, and a revamped Search box. However, there are also reports of 2 bugs that appear to be
Microsoft has openly admitted that the right-click context menu in Windows 11 has not worked out for the better. Ironically, when Windows 11 was launched back in 2021, Microsoft said at the time that the Windows 10 context menu had become too long and difficult
Windows 11’s August update (KB5121003) is in the process of rolling out, and it delivers quite a few enhancements/improvements. Here is a rundown of what to expect: File Explorer: Now displays file sizes in MBs and GBs as well as in KBs. For years, File
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Microsoft has started force-feeding a new “OneDrive Photos” app onto Windows 11 PCs, whether you want it or not. And if you’re a OneDrive user, you cannot get rid of it without also removing OneDrive; it’s a case of either OneDrive and the OneDrive Photos
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Several companies based online are threatening to block Google’s crawler that collects information to train its AI. Ad revenue has taken a hit during the past decade, firstly with the widespread use of ad-blockers, and now with Google search prioritizing AI summaries. Google utilizes a
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I’ve said all along that Windows 11 has been a work in progress, and it seems that work remains ongoing. Here then is the latest on developing Windows 11 features: Right-Click Context Menu According to reports, Microsoft is working on a more compact context menu.
