Tag: Microsoft
A Windows Bug Makes File Explorer Faster
Windows bugs are not usually a source of amusement nor do they tend to make your day better, however this newly discovered bug does both. A Twitter user discovered that on this…
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Does Microsoft’s Self-Signed BGAupsell.exe Qualify As Malware?
Microsoft continues it's campaign to push Edge on users, and as is tradition they have put their foot in their mouth again. This time, they bypassed Window's notification system completely and are…
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The Status Of Windows 11 22H2 OOBE, Overly Obnoxious Bloated Experience
Microsoft slowly have made the bloatware that comes with OEM laptops redundant, adding more and more requirements to setting up a fresh computer over the years. In the past, a clean install…
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Microsoft’s Secure Time Seeding Is Quite The “Feature”
A little known Windows feature is making news due to the repercussions it recently caused a phone provider, which has been intermittently making sysadmin's lives quite frustrating for years. Secure Time Seeding…
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Microsoft Changes The Terms On It’s Bing AI Services
If you make use of Microsoft's Bing AI Services you should be aware that the terms of use have changed, and not necessarily for the better. There are two of the terms…
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Scratch Your Surface? Microsoft Now Offers Official Replacement Parts
It's been a long time coming, but soon you will be able to repair your Microsoft Surface with official parts! While their warranty service is quite comprehensive, there comes a...
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Yet Another On By Default Voyeuristic Edge Feature To Disable
There is yet another on by default feature Microsoft Edge offers that you will likely want to disable. The Enhance images in Microsoft Edge feature is designed to upscale low resolution images,…
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Today It Is Microsoft’s Surface Pro X Cameras Dying Suddenly
Owners of the Microsoft Surface Pro X are finding that their cameras suddenly stop working altogether. The problem started this week, and many have been trying to determine the root cause. It…
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Your Windows 10 21H2 Install Will Be Forcibly Upgraded
Windows 10 21H2 hits EOL on June 13th and unless your computer is protected by a corporate network you will be upgraded. The timeline is not exactly clear but soon after that…
Read MorePodcast #722 -16GB RTX 4060 SKU, Big Hard Drives Failing Faster, DDR4 Price Drops Again, Hacking & AI + more!
Another podcast has occurred, and we had more to talk about than originally anticipated. Such as that MSI hack which keeps on giving and if you've got a flickering monitor - check…
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No More Feature Updates For Windows 10!
It's official, Windows 10 22H2 is the final form for that operating system, there will be no more feature updates! We no longer need to live in fear of applications which once…
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Microsoft Finally Fixed SMB Copying Speeds On Windows 11
Windows 11, version 22H2 came with an unexpected and unwanted surprise, decreased performance when copying large files from a remote machine or server. For those that updated Windows, SMB copying speeds could…
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Microsoft’s War Against Third Party UI Customization For Windows 11
There are many of us who despise the changes made by Microsoft in Windows 11, which now resembles a Mac more than a Windows machine. There are also the wonderful new features,…
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Play 60 Questions With AI With Microsoft Bing, ChrEdge, And Skype
Microsoft is expanding the so called AI they added to Bing last week, regardless of how creative some of it's answers have proved to be. One of the major changes for those…
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Check Out Microsoft And Meta’s Picks Of The Week
It's Wednesday, so how about a bit of the weird to start your day off by way of Microsoft, Meta and The Register. The latter discovered that these companies are...
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Microsoft Bringing Xbox PC Games to GeForce Now
In a story from hipster lifestyle (and also tech) outlet The Verge, we now know that if it's an Xbox game that will play on PC, it's coming to NVIDIA's game streaming…
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AI Bing Goes Bong, Gets The Answers Wrong
The release of AI Bing followed almost immediately by Google Bard have had various news outlets reporting on the amazing leap forward they represent. Those stories mostly came from non-technical press sources,…
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Internet Explorer; Good Riddance Or Fare Thee Well?
The end is nigh for Internet Explorer as today will see it forcibly evicted from the majority of systems it is currently installed on. Unless you are running a long...
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