Tag: Windows 11
Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 Reveals The Next Topics On Insecurity Corner
by Jeremy Hellstrom | May 15, 2025 | General Tech | 0
Pwn2Own has kicked off in Berlin and a disturbing number of zero days have been on display on the first day. They range from Windows 11 to Red Hat to Oracle's Virtualbox…
Read MorePodcast #820 – Intel 200S Boost, 9060 XT at Computex? Oblivion Remastered, Intel 18A, Lots of (in)Security
by PCPer Staff | Apr 25, 2025 | General Tech | 0
Another outstanding example of what can be accomplished by sitting in front of a PC with a microphone and a camera, and chatting with other people who are also sitting in front…
Read MorePodcast #817 – Ryzen 9800X3D Failure Update, Windows 11 Offline Account Saga, Switch 2, What Battlemage? + more!
by PCPer Staff | Apr 5, 2025 | General Tech | 0
This episode is brought to you by “start ms-cxh:localonly”, available at your local Windows 11 installer Shift+F10 command prompt and also by USB-C: the choice of a new generation. Check out the…
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 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 MorePodcast #801 – Intel CEO Departs, Arc Battlemage GPU Launch, Radeon RX 8800 XT Rumor, GOG’s Work, and MORE
by PCPer Staff | Dec 6, 2024 | General Tech | 0
After a week off, we expected to have at least a few things to talk about. But it turned out to be a very busy few days, including the sudden "retirement" of…
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 MoreRunning And Updating Windows 11 Without A Wire
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Oct 25, 2024 | General Tech | 0
This topic has been covered before but with the pending demise of Windows 10 in just under a year it is worth repeating for those who would like to move to a…
Read MoreMicrosoft May Be Blocking The No TPM Windows 11 Install
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 20, 2024 | General Tech | 1
A new Canary build of Windows 11 has dropped and among the various new features and changes is one that might upset those who like to install Windows 11 on old hardware. …
Read MoreMicrosoft Is Hiding Local Account Setup Instructions for Windows 11
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 24, 2024 | General Tech | 1
Microsoft really wants you to use a Microsoft Account to activate your Windows 11 install and has been steadily working to hide any mention of setting up a local account instead. They…
Read MoreMicrosoft Can Remember It for You Wholesale With Their New Built In Screen Logger
by Jeremy Hellstrom | May 22, 2024 | General Tech | 5
Today Microsoft announced Windows 11 Recall for Copilot+ PCs, billed as a handy way for you to recall information you've looked for using your PC. What it actually will be...
Read MorePodcast #771 – Intel / AMD Earnings, Intel Response to Core i9 Stability, Razer Firefly V2 Pro, WotC D&D Gaming, IoT Password Defaults + MORE!
by PCPer Staff | May 4, 2024 | General Tech | 0
What's more colorful than a $100 RGB mousepad? The personalities of the PCPer podcast crew, of course! Enjoy the banter and conversations we had between each other and our audience. Tune in…
Read MorePodcast #770 – Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 Stability, RDNA4 GDDR6 Rumor, Windows 11 Adds Ads, Cisco Exploit, Boosted ARC + MORE!
by PCPer Staff | Apr 27, 2024 | General Tech | 0
Podcast 770 is totally not a re-branded Podcast 680. It may have the same CUDA core count, but the memory is clocked slightly higher. Also, this one has a [REDACTED] that you…
Read MoreMicrosoft Keeps On Giving, Now Displaying A Watermark If You’re AI Deficient
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Apr 26, 2024 | General Tech | 2
Redmond is just cranking out the brilliant ideas, managing to come up with a new feature that beats out their ad supported Start Menu for sheer obnoxiousness. As we mentioned earlier this…
Read MoreWindows 11 Comes To Intel 11th Gen Core Systems
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Apr 15, 2024 | General Tech | 0
If you've ever tried to update a Rocket Lake system to Windows 11, you know it's not a great idea. The Intel Smart Sound Technology tech found on many 11th gen Core…
Read MoreGoogle Offers Long Term ChromeOS Flex Updates As An Alternative To Windows 11
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 16, 2024 | General Tech | 0
Microsoft is discontinuing general support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 and their use of the POPCNT CPU instruction set in the upcoming Windows 11 patch means that older computers will…
Read MoreA Peek At The New Windows 11; USB4 Gen2 In WordPad Out
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jan 22, 2024 | General Tech | 0
If you are curious what is in store for you in the next major Windows 11 feature update other than Copilot automatically launching at boot if you have a large enough screen,…
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