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News about BlueScreen crashes on Western Digital or Sandisk SSD systems broke shortly after Microsoft’s release of Windows 11, version 24H2. Affected user systems crashed regularly after the upgrade to the new version of Windows 11. Users started to collect information about the issue and even suggested a fix that involved making an edit to…
Microsoft confirmed three more issues that affect devices that are upgraded to Windows 11 version 24H2. Probably the most severe of the lot is the issue that may cause a BlueScreen error during the upgrade from earlier versions of Windows 11. Here are the details: Microsoft is blocking (some?) Asus devices from upgrading to Windows…
Reports suggest that some Wester Digital users have problems with Bluescreens on devices with Windows 11 version 24H2. Microsoft has not acknowledged the issue yet, but reports from the official Western Digital forum suggest that there is indeed an issue. The post Windows 24H2 + WD = blue screens has 52 replies at the time…
Things are heating up for the Russia-based cybersecurity company Kaspersky. After the company’s antivirus desktop version was hit by a ban in the United States, it is facing a second major drawback. The details: Related content Google confirmed the removal of Kaspersky apps from Google Play in a statement to Bleeping Computer: A search for…
Google announced a new set of features designed to protect Android devices against theft in May. At least some of these features are now rolling out on first devices. The following anti-theft protections are implemented: Good to know: Factory reset protection and private space is included in Android 15. The enhanced protections “will be released…
Microsoft released the 2024 feature update for Windows 11 a few days ago. This update is rolling out to all users and the main way to install it on non-managed devices is through Windows Update. But what if the feature update is not shown to you? When you follow Microsoft’s instructions, but it is not…
Mozilla released a new version of the Firefox web browser today. Firefox 131.0 is the new stable version of the browser. It is available for all supported operating systems and introduces several new features and improvements. The details: Firefox 131.0: new features Temporary permissions Firefox is not the first web browser to support temporary permissions,…
Do you still use torrents to download or share files? The makers of open source torrent client qBittorrent have released a major update; qBittorrent 5.0 comes with a large list of new features and changes. The details: Worth a read: Streaming services are moving in the wrong direction. What is new in qBittorrent 5.0 The…
Microsoft has confirmed a reboot issue that is affecting Windows 11 version 23H2. The company says that it is investigating issues that are causing multiple restarts or blue / green screens after installation of the latest update for Windows 11. The update in question is KB5043145, which Microsoft released as an optional update for the…
The initial announcement of the AI feature Recall is a great example of shooting yourself in the foot. When Microsoft announced Recall, it floated on a wave of positive and encouraging AI news and developments. Recall was never tested in Insider builds prior to the announcement, at least to my knowledge. While the reason for…