Tag: Microsoft
Opinion: Windows 11 System Requirements Actually Make Sense
Posted by Sebastian Peak | Jun 30, 2021 | General Tech | 9
We Spoke Too Soon, There Was A Problem With Patch Tuesday … But It’s Better Now
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 12, 2025 | General Tech | 0
Patch Tuesday seemed to go without a hitch, until it hit players of online games like Elder Rings, Fortnite and Apex Legends. They were seeing BSODs which lead to what was apparently…
Read MoreIf You Killed Your Inetpub Folder You Can Fix It With One Simple Microsoft PowerShell Script
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 9, 2025 | General Tech | 0
Microsoft pushed out an update that seemed to include a wee mistake, the creation of a blank C:\Inetpub folder on all machines, even those without Internet Information Services (IIS) installed. If you…
Read MorePodcast #824 – NVIDIA Money, ASRock Ryzen Fix, 10 Dollar 10GbE, Two Great Sub-$25 IEMs, 6 Ghz WiFi + MORE!
by PCPer Staff | May 31, 2025 | General Tech | 0
Another quarter is behind us, and NVIDIA just made more money than ever before. Thankfully this "ai" bubble will NEVER burst...right?? ASRock says they have fixed their AM5 issues, 10Gbe is going…
Read MoreMicrosoft Dumps Developers And May Be Injecting AI Into File Explorer
by Jeremy Hellstrom | May 20, 2025 | General Tech | 0
The layoffs at Microsoft took out a large number of developers, according to The Register. This will be very depressing for anyone who needs to rely on Microsoft at work...
Read Moremoricons.dll, A Remnant Of Windows 3.1 Lives On To This Day
by Jeremy Hellstrom | May 9, 2025 | General Tech | 0
When Windows goes through a major upgrade Microsoft is more likely to hide legacy features and files that to actually get rid of them. For instance, you may no longer see Disk…
Read MoreSkype Finally Dies Today, Forcing Home Users To Switch To Anything But Teams
by Jeremy Hellstrom | May 5, 2025 | General Tech | 0
Skype was the last of the conferencing apps that focused purely on video and text chats, without the addition of dozens of features that are barely related to simply making calls over…
Read MoreMicrosoft Is Working On Getting Rid Of Passwords For Windows And O359
by Jeremy Hellstrom | May 2, 2025 | General Tech | 0
The world has a password problem that is getting worse by the second. With hordes of apps now requiring you to create a unique account to access them, with a unique password…
Read MoreMicrosoft Tries To Make It Harder To Set Up A Local Account, So An Enterprising User Makes It Easier To Do
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Apr 2, 2025 | General Tech | 1
There now seems to be an arms race between Microsoft and it's users, which is a little odd considering how Microsoft actually needs users. Redmond has been upping the ante lately, simultaneously…
Read MoreMicrosoft Really Wants You Online When You Install Windows And Are Making It Harder To Avoid
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Mar 31, 2025 | General Tech | 0
Microsoft is testing a way to block one of the more popular ways to avoid setting up an online account with them when installing Windows. That is not to say...
Read MoreDid You Notice Patch Tuesday Accidentally Got Rid Of Copilot?
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Mar 18, 2025 | General Tech | 0
The latest patch Tuesday provided a gift to those that aren't particularly fond of Microsoft installing Copilot on their personal machines. KB5052093 accidentally uninstalls Copilot and unpins it from the...
Read MoreWindows 11 Hates Printers Almost As Much As You Do
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Mar 13, 2025 | General Tech | 1
It seems a recent Windows 11 update is confusing USB printers that are also able to speak Internet Printing Protocol. The Register has heard many reports of these printers spewing...
Read MoreOne Million Devices Infected By Bad GitHub Repositories, But Microsoft Says It’s Totally Not Their Fault
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Mar 7, 2025 | General Tech | 0
There were over a million devices infected with malware after being directed to bad GitHub repositories by clicking in video links leading to those repositories. Microsoft contends they are totally innocent because…
Read MoreMicrosoft Makes Server 2022 Bootable And Outlook Able To Email Again
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jan 20, 2025 | General Tech | 0
Microsoft have released a patch for Server 2022 and a workaround for Outlook Classic which will let you get back to work again. Servers configured with non-uniform memory access, aka NUMA, in…
Read MoreMicrosoft Recall Filter Sensitive Information Setting Doesn’t Work Very Well
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 13, 2024 | General Tech | 0
The newest version of Microsoft Recall still has some problems respecting your privacy, as tests have shown the privacy feature that is supposed to prevent it from capturing sensitive data isn't working…
Read MoreYet Another Windows 0-Day, Click-less For Your Convenience
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 6, 2024 | General Tech | 0
Happy Friday, happy new Windows 0-day exploit. Today it is researchers from 0patch who discovered a way to ruin your day. This particular flaw will work on any system running Windows 7…
Read MoreMicrosoft Recall Is Out, The Reviews Are In
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Nov 25, 2024 | General Tech | 0
Microsoft Recall has been out long enough that some places are offering reviews, and there seems to be some problems with the app. The snapshots can often be delayed, so that you…
Read MoreMicrosoft Reveals A Windows 11 Remote Recovery Tool
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Nov 19, 2024 | General Tech | 0
Microsoft are working on a remote recovery tool they call Quick Machine Recovery, which should prevent what happened with a bad CrowdStrike update from ever happening again. That update, since...
Read MoreUse Bing, Win $1M If You Are In US, Canada, UK, France, or Germany
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Nov 5, 2024 | General Tech | 2
Microsoft is still pushing Bing as a thing, and they've found a new way to try to boost the number of people using their AI infested search engine. They are now running…
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