Windows Update And Shutdown Now Works As Advertised?
Amongst the other unwanted features which the release of Windows 10 gave us, was a bug with Windows Update. If you asked your machine to Update and Shutdown, it would instead act…
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Welcome To The Purge! Microsoft Is Removing Older Drivers From Windows Update
The headline is scarier that the reality, but since Microsoft made this announcement very quietly it's worth paying attention. In a recent, relatively obscure blog post, Microsoft informed those who found it…
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Free Performance Upgrade For Ryzen CPUs With A Currently Optional Windows Update
The upcoming Windows 11 24H2 will feature a free performance upgrade for Ryzen based systems, from the 5000 series onward. The update in question is amusingly called 2024-08 Cumulative Update Preview for…
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Upcoming Windows 10 19H2 Update Adds Optimizations for Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0’s Favored Cores
Microsoft’s imminent Windows 10 19H2 update (bringing the OS to version 1909) is set to rollout later this month and is set to bring bug fixes, UI tweaks, and performance optimizations to…
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Microsoft Changes Course on Forced Windows 10 Feature Updates
The era of forced Windows Update for Windows 10 users is coming to an end. In a surprise move by Microsoft today it was announced that - at least for feature updates…
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Microsoft Is Changing How Windows 10 Updates (Further)
In a blog post, yesterday, Microsoft outlined their Unified Update Platform (UUP) initiative. The short version of this story is that UUP, which is expected to affect consumers with the...
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Samsung Laptops Disable Windows Update Automatically
A report from Paul Thurrott draws an uncomfortable comparison between the behavior of Samsung's notebook software and the recent Superfish controversy, and should be cause for concern for anyone using Samsung laptops…
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Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Build 10130 ISOs
Microsoft pushed out the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10130 to Fast Ring users late last month, and now the company is releasing downloadable ISOs for the build. Microsoft is not…
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NVIDIA Releases 326.01 WHQL Drivers For Windows 8.1
NVIDIA recently made new WHQL drivers available for users that have upgraded to Windows 8.1. The new drivers are version 326.01 and fully supports Windows 8.1. A full change log of the…
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