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Microsoft has released two types of feature updates in the past. Those that require just a small enablement patch for the upgrade and those that require a lengthy installation as they make fundamental changes to the underlying system. The current feature update, Windows 11, version 24H2, belongs to the latter category. Users who have bypassed…
Tweaking apps offer a user-friendly option to customize the Windows operating system. Most focus on the removal of apps, disabling certain features, or improving privacy. While it is possible to apply any tweak manually, it is probably safe to say that the majority of Windows users prefers apps for the job. TidyOS is an open…
Microsoft has released out-of-band updates for Windows shortly after it released the cumulative security updates for Windows earlier this week. These new updates are available for Windows 11, version 23H2 and 22H2, as well as several Enterprise and server versions of Windows. Good to know: out-of-band updates are usually released to fix pressing issues. Most…
While it is generally recommended to install Windows security updates, there are situations that make you want to postpone the installation. Maybe it is because of another faulty update that Microsoft released, a bug that you already experienced after an update was installed on your system, or just the desire to keep the PC running…
If you’d ask me to name the most annoying feature of Windows 11’s Start menu, I’d probably pick the Recommended section. Here specifically the inability to remove it from the Start menu. While you can configure Windows to stop giving recommendations, you cannot remove the then-blank section from the Start menu. That is, until now….
Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system has its fair share of annoyances. From mediocre apps, Telemetry and ads to other design decisions that seem to serve Microsoft more than the users of the operating system. Windows Update and the requirement to restart the PC to install updates is certainly on the list of some users. Especially…
When Microsoft launched its Edge web browser, it used Windows to quickly push the usage share of the browser. One of Microsoft’s ways of doing so was to create artificial protocols in Windows that would open only in Edge. Clicks on web searches in Start or news would always open in Edge, even if the…
Mozilla is working on introducing link previews in its Firefox web browser. The feature is in testing in the latest Nightly version currently and includes support for local AI summaries. The main idea behind the feature is to give users a tool at hand to check information about linked resources without visiting them directly. Here…
If you have used Windows long enough, you have probably come into contact with Startup Repair at one point. The feature aims to resolve issues that prevent the operating system from starting up. It is a hit and miss kind of feature for many users though, as it relies solely on local files. All in…
Microsoft is making a change to the Windows 11 out-of-the-box-experience, also called OOBE. The company has removed a script that lets users skip adding a Microsoft account when setting up Windows. Normally, when you install a fresh copy of Windows, the set-up process requires you to sign in to your Microsoft account. It even highlights…