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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…
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…
There is certainly no shortage of options when it comes to capturing screenshots or videos on computer systems. From built-in solutions like Microsoft’s Snipping Tool to excellent third-party apps like my favorite PicPick. Greenshot is another household name. The open source application has been around for a long time and it is well maintained. It…
Microsoft announced an upcoming change regarding the titles of Windows Update. Going forward, Microsoft wants to simplify the name of updates so that they are “more intuitive, consistent, and informative”. The company hopes that this change will make it easier for regular users to understand what an update does that is installing or was installed…
The main future of PC that Microsoft envisions is giving Windows users more flexibility when it comes to interacting with the PC. Instead of using mouse and keyboard, Microsoft is betting big on AI and the recently announced Copilot Voice feature. In simple terms, it allows anyone, Microsoft says even users with no-Copilot+ PCs, to…
It did not take long for Microsoft to confirm the first few issues after the official release of this year’s feature update, Windows 11 version 25H2. The latest issue affects the Windows Recovery Environment. It is an essential recovery option of Windows that includes features such as repairing startup, resetting the PC, or uninstalling updates….