Tag: Microsoft
Podcast #660 – RX 6500 XT, MS with Activision Blizzard, EXYNOS 2200, TSMC Expands, Thinkpad P15 Mobile Review + MORE!
2022 is still here, so are we. Welcome to the second show this year, sorry it was late being posted here - I'm blaming the pandemic. The RX 6500 XT is a 4GB…
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Task Manager On Windows 11 Joins Fluent Design And Loses It’s Ability To Talk To Other Apps
CTRL-ALT-DEL was originally supposed to be a secret, but it's existence was quickly communicated among IT professionals and eventually just about everyone knew about it; something Microsoft has never forgotten nor forgiven. …
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Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion USD
Yes. 68.7 BILLION DOLLARS. What more needs to be said? Well, Microsoft has a press release about this, available at the source link (or just click here), and I reproduced...
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Microsoft Continues The Control Panel Shuffle On Windows 11
If you are using Windows 11, or support those that do, you might soon need to do some digging to find the settings you once could expect to find under the Control…
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Happy Friday From Microsoft! Get Your Browser Back And A Better Start Menu
In the current version of Windows 11, if you want to reset your default browser to something other than Edge, after ignoring the message you get when downloading it, you need...
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IT Won’t Give You Admin? This Windows Installer Bug Can Fix That
There once was a zero day exploit called CVE-2021-41379, which let a user gain elevated access to a system with a malformed MSI-type installer. The exploit allowed them to delete files they…
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Windows on ARM, Not Just For Qualcomm Anymore?
There could be an interesting change in the market, if Microsoft and Qualcomm end their current deal which requires any and all ARM powered Windows computers to run on Qualcomm's hardware. There…
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Grab Your 70-Some Fixes For Windows 11
The new build 22000.346 for the Beta and Release previews of Windows 11 incorporates a huge list of fixes, some of which are described accurately by The Register as significant...
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Windows 10 Wasn’t The End Of OSes, But Is The End Of UWP
Microsoft's admission that the Universal Windows Platform has no future is a bit overdue. It is not jut because of the minimal adoption of the platform by programmers but also because it…
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Window 11 Known Issues And How To Install Them
If you like to live dangerously you can pop into your registry and create a DWORD called "AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU" under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup and set it to a value of 1. After doing...
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Would You Rather A Spinal Tap Or A Windows 11 ISO?
Ready or not, Microsoft have now made Windows 11 publicly available, and you can grab the Windows 11 ISO directly from them right here. If your system meets the...
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Scratching The Surface Of Microsoft’s New Ultraportables
Microsoft have released their new generation of Surface ultraportables, with a variety of new models for you to peruse. There is an ARM based model, a new version that will replace the…
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Surface Pro 8 Leak?
On the off chance that the rumours are correct, you can take a peek at what might just be the new Surface Pro 8. There is not much difference between the purported…
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And When You Gaze Long Into An Abyss Windows 11 Also Gazes Into You
Techgage has compiled a look at the current state of Windows 11, 27 days before it's scheduled launch. Instead of focusing on the issues currently present, instead they walk you through the…
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Less Than A Month To Go And Windows 11 Isn’t Ready To Start
If you have been playing with Windows 11 you might have noticed the preview has been having some personality issues. The online derision of the cosmetic changes and reliance on TPM 2.0…
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Windows 11 Launching October 5
Ready or not (mostly not), Microsoft will launch Windows 11 next month. The company named the date yesterday in a blog post, with the free "upgrade" and new PC pre-loads...
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Windows 365 Cloud PCs Are Popular When Free, Perhaps Not When Paid For
The new Microsoft 365 PC as a Service free trials have been so popular that Microsoft have had to stop accepting new applicants as it hit the maximum supported capacity...
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DirectStorage Won’t Need Windows 11, It Just Likes It Better
Microsoft have changed their minds about yet another piece of Windows 11, and the news is good for those planning on sticking with Windows 10. Initially Microsoft announced that DirectStorage, as found…
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