Tag: Microsoft
We Spoke Too Soon, There Was A Problem With Patch Tuesday … But It’s Better Now
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…
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If You Killed Your Inetpub Folder You Can Fix It With One Simple Microsoft PowerShell Script
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!
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…
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Microsoft Dumps Developers And May Be Injecting AI Into File Explorer
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...
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moricons.dll, A Remnant Of Windows 3.1 Lives On To This Day
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…
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Skype Finally Dies Today, Forcing Home Users To Switch To Anything But Teams
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…
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Microsoft Is Working On Getting Rid Of Passwords For Windows And O359
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…
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Microsoft Tries To Make It Harder To Set Up A Local Account, So An Enterprising User Makes It Easier To Do
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…
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Microsoft Really Wants You Online When You Install Windows And Are Making It Harder To Avoid
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...
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Did You Notice Patch Tuesday Accidentally Got Rid Of Copilot?
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...
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Windows 11 Hates Printers Almost As Much As You Do
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...
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One Million Devices Infected By Bad GitHub Repositories, But Microsoft Says It’s Totally Not Their Fault
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…
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Microsoft Makes Server 2022 Bootable And Outlook Able To Email Again
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…
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Microsoft Recall Filter Sensitive Information Setting Doesn’t Work Very Well
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…
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Yet Another Windows 0-Day, Click-less For Your Convenience
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…
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Microsoft Recall Is Out, The Reviews Are In
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…
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Microsoft Reveals A Windows 11 Remote Recovery Tool
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...
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Use Bing, Win $1M If You Are In US, Canada, UK, France, or Germany
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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