I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great

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Microsoft silently kills Windows and Office phone activation and forces online activation with a Microsoft account — Windows users are now herded into an online-only portal for activation

tomshardware - Microsoft has somehow put the cap on yet another way to circumvent its internet-powered setup process, and this time it's on a build that they haven't even supported for a while! Production activation via call is still listed in Microsoft's support docs, …

Back to Top / Saturday, January 3, 2026, 2:20 pm / permalink 17462 / 5 stories in 2 months

Microsoft Warns: Windows 11 Agentic Features May Hallucinate

techpowerup - A few days ago, Microsoft announced that Windows 11 is undergoing an agentic overhaul. The company indirectly warned that security vulnerabilities may be exposed, and today they issued an updated notice. "As these capabilities are introduced, AI models st…

Back to Top / Monday, December 1, 2025, 1:20 am / permalink 16424 / 3 stories in 3 months

Microsoft is speeding up and decluttering File Explorer in Windows 11

Tom Warren / theverge - Microsoft is making some changes to the File Explorer in Windows 11 that will make it less cluttered and launch faster. The latest Dev preview builds of Windows 11 include File Explorer preloading “to help improve File Explorer launch performance,” and ch…

Back to Top / Monday, November 24, 2025, 9:20 am / permalink 16251 / 4 stories in 3 months

Windows 11 File Explorer: Microsoft Tests ‘Preloading’ to Fix Lagging Behavior

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft has introduced a controversial "preloading" feature in Windows 11 Build 26220 to reduce File Explorer launch latency by keeping the process permanently resident in RAM.The post Windows 11 File Explorer: Microsoft Tests ‘Preloading’ to Fix Laggin…

Back to Top / Saturday, November 22, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 16205 / 5 stories in 3 months

You can now try the Xbox Full Screen Experience on any PC, laptop, or tablet

Jay Peters / theverge - Microsoft is bringing the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE), which adds a console-like UI while navigating through your game library on a PC with a controller, to laptops, desktops, and tablets. FSE launched with the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, and it has …

Back to Top / Friday, November 21, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 16184 / 4 stories in 3 months

HP and Dell Disable HEVC Support Built Into Their Laptops' CPUs

BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Some Dell and HP laptop owners have been befuddled by their machines' inability to play HEVC/H.265 content in web browsers, despite their machines' processors having integrated decoding support. Lapto…

Back to Top / Friday, November 21, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 16169 / 5 stories in 3 months

Xbox Full Screen Experience is Coming to All Windows Handhelds Tomorrow

Laurent Giret / thurrott - The Xbox Full Screen Experience that debuted on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X will become available on all Windows handhelds starting tomorrow.The post Xbox Full Screen Experience is Coming to All Windows Handhelds Tomorrow appeared first on Thurrott.…

Back to Top / Thursday, November 20, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 16157 / 3 stories in 3 months

Qualcomm Overhauls Windows on Arm Gaming with Downloadable GPU Drivers and AVX2 Support

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Qualcomm has overhauled its Windows on Arm strategy by enabling downloadable graphics drivers and AVX2 support to fix persistent gaming compatibility issues.The post Qualcomm Overhauls Windows on Arm Gaming with Downloadable GPU Drivers and AVX2 Support a…

Back to Top / Thursday, November 20, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 16137 / 5 stories in 3 months

Windows 11’s latest update transforms the taskbar into a home for AI agents

digitaltrends - Microsoft is introducing full-blown AI agents into the Windows 11 taskbar, letting them run tasks, monitor themselves, and interact with files — the taskbar is becoming more than a launcher.

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 16121 / 5 stories in 3 months

Microsoft Store on the Web Adds Multi-App Install

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - The web version of the Microsoft Store quietly added the ability to select and install multiple Windows apps at once.The post Microsoft Store on the Web Adds Multi-App Install appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 15709 / 4 stories in 4 months

Russian Hackers Abuse Hyper-V to Hide Malware and Evade Endpoint Detection

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Russian-linked hackers, Curly COMrades, are abusing Microsoft Hyper-V to deploy malware in hidden Linux VMs, bypassing EDR to conduct stealthy espionage.The post Russian Hackers Abuse Hyper-V to Hide Malware and Evade Endpoint Detection appeared first on …

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 15656 / 3 stories in 4 months

Windows 10 update incorrectly tells some users they've reached end-of-life, despite having extended support — Microsoft confirms message sent to Enterprise, Pro, and Education users in error

tomshardware - Users over the weekend reported seeing incorrect end-of-life messages on Windows 10 despite either being enrolled in the ESU program or running Enterprise/LTSC versions of the OS that are automatically set to receive security updates for a few more years.…

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 15643 / 5 stories in 4 months

Windows 11 tests shared Bluetooth audio support, but only for AI PCs

Mayank Parmar / bleepingcomputer - If you have two headphones, speakers, earbuds, or any other Bluetooth hardware, you can now use both simultaneously on a Copilot+ PC. [...]

Back to Top / Friday, October 31, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 15578 / 6 stories in 4 months

Windows 11’s October Preview Update Has Task Manager Duplication Issue

Laurent Giret / thurrott - The optional October preview update for Windows 11 comes with an unexpected Task Manager duplication bug that may slow down PCs.The post Windows 11’s October Preview Update Has Task Manager Duplication Issue appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Back to Top / Friday, October 31, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 15571 / 4 stories in 4 months

CISA orders feds to patch Windows Server WSUS flaw used in attacks

Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered U.S. government agencies to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) vulnerability after adding it to its catalog of security flaws exploited in attacks. [...]

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Windows 10 Deadline Boosts Mac Sales

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Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Actively Exploited Windows Server Flaw CVE-2025-59287

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft has released an urgent out-of-band patch for CVE-2025-59287, a critical, wormable RCE vulnerability in WSUS that is being actively exploited in the wild.The post Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Actively Exploited Windows Server Flaw CVE-202…

Back to Top / Friday, October 24, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 15378 / 5 stories in 4 months

Windows 11 Emergency Update Addresses Mouse and Keyboard Issues in Recovery Environment

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Microsoft released an emergency update for Windows 11 yesterday to address mouse and keyboard input issues in the Windows Recovery Environment.The post Windows 11 Emergency Update Addresses Mouse and Keyboard Issues in Recovery Environment appeared first …

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