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Microsoft’s Windows operating system comes with several features that enables users to restore the system. While the functionality helps at times, it falls short at other times. That’s why third-party backup software remains important. The main advantage is that it can be fully independent of the operating system, provided that it supports backup media that…
Up until very recently, home users had two options when it came to Microsoft 365, Microsoft’s cloud-based Office and storage offering: get the personal plan, for a single user, or the family plan, which allowed up to six users to use the service. Personal, the cheaper option, gave users several benefits, including access to all…
Microsoft continues to increase the number of AI-related features in its Windows 11 operating system. The evolution into an agentic operating system has been announced, which means that the next feature update for Windows 11 will surely introduce more AI-related features. Not all Windows users welcome the change with open arms. While there are not…
Microsoft has accumulated a wealth of downloads over the last four decades or so. From tools and drivers to Windows versions and standalone applications. While some may not be useful anymore at this day and age, other than for a nostalgic look back at how things were back in the good old days, others are…
How is the last supported Windows operating system doing after Microsoft ended support for its predecessor Windows 10 a month ago? Not so good, at least according to Dell CEO Jeffrey Clarke. Clarke revealed several information during the company’s latest earnings call. One of them being that Dell believes that there are 500 million Windows…
You may have heard that Microsoft is working on a new restore feature for Windows 11 called Point-in-time Restore. The backup feature in a sentence: It allows Windows admins to restore the exact previous state of a Windows PC. The main focus is to offer fast restores to a previous system state to allow the…
Microsoft’s plan to turn Windows into an agentic operating system has been met with massive backlash online. When the Microsoft President of the Windows and Devices division announced the next Microsoft Ignite developer and professionals conference, AI made up the cornerstone of the announcement. Windows is evolving into an agentic OS, connecting devices, cloud, and…
Google announced plans earlier this year to change a fundamental cornerstone of the Android ecosystem: sideloading. The plan was to force all developers to verify their identity, even those who had no interest in publishing via the Google Play Store. This was a stark change compared to the status quo. Currently, developers may choose to…
Windows users who use BitLocker to encrypt their data either willingly or unknowingly may have run into a BitLocker related issue several times in the past. It is unclear when it all started, but the essence of the bug was always the same: affected Windows PCs would boot into BitLocker Recovery Mode after installation of…
The integration of Microsoft Bing, or any other online search tool for that matter, in Windows Search is an abomination. The main idea is to run a search online if Windows can’t find anything locally or at least give you the option to run the search. I’d argue that the vast majority of Windows users…