On Windows 11, even though updates are mandatory and automatic, you can still check, download, and install them manually at any time to ensure that not only the system but also your apps are up-to-date. Sometimes, updates can cause unexpected issues (and other annoyances), but they’re still essential, as they […]
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The recent Windows 11 preview builds reportedly contain a change in the required CPU instruction set, which rendered already unsupported processors physically incapable of running Windows 11 version 24H2, with the operating system simply crashing on boot. If you have an old, unsupported computer that runs Windows 11 and you […]
A slow internet speed on your Windows PC is more than enough to break your workflow. Constant buffering or even connectivity drops in between will irk the most patient of Windows users. Thankfully, even if the Windows operating system is rife with random bugs like these, it packs a lot […]
Following its initial reminder in June, Microsoft has once again reminded users about the impending end of support for Windows 8.1 which happens early next year on January 10th. And just like with Windows 10 version 21H1, the company’s focus is once again on moving over users to Windows 11. […]
Microsoft released security and non-security updates for all supported client and server versions of the Windows operating system on the November 2022 Patch Tuesday. The updates are available already, and most home Windows devices should receive the updates automatically starting today. The following guide helps home users and system administrators […]
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Windows Defender is alerting people of a “threat detected” for “Behavior:Win32/Hive.ZY” The issue is tied to a recent listing in Microsoft’s Defender update file, which is making a wrong detection The trigger seems tied to Defender detecting “Electron-based or Chromium-based applications as malware” Microsoft is expected to patch/update Microsoft Defender […]
Windows 8.1 was one of my favourite editions of the popular operating system, especially since it provided a perfect balance between the older, signature Windows interface and the tiled UI Microsoft was going for back then. Windows 8.1 provided a stable experience after the mess that was Windows 8. However, […]
Do you want to check out and test new software programs and Windows features but don’t want a potentially risky program or setting harming your current environment? You need a way to safely isolate such programs or changes so they can’t interfere with the rest of your operating system. For […]
